CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1674Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1674, as introduced, Gloria. Local building permits.Existing law prohibits a city or county from issuing a building permit without a properly executed declaration by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1674Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1674, as introduced, Gloria. Local building permits.Existing law prohibits a city or county from issuing a building permit without a properly executed declaration by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1674
Introduced by Assembly Member GloriaFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria
February 22, 2019
An act to amend Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to building permits.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1674, as introduced, Gloria. Local building permits.
Existing law prohibits a city or county from issuing a building permit without a properly executed declaration by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
Existing law prohibits a city or county from issuing a building permit without a properly executed declaration by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
SECTION 1. Section 19826 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
19826. (a) No A city or county, whether general law or chartered, shall not issue a building permit which that does not contain all applicable declarations required by Section 19825 properly executed by the owner, applicant, contractor, or agent of the owner, contractor, or applicant. The properly executed declarations shall be a condition for issuance of the building permit. A properly executed declaration may include a declaration signed and transmitted by facsimile or other electronic means. However, no a city or county or its employees shall not be responsible for determining the truth or accuracy of the declarations, and no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages against them, it, shall arise from their a failure to verify the truth or accuracy of the declarations.
(b) A city or county may require that within 15 days of issuance, the issuing agency of the city or county deliver copies of all building permits to the assessor of the county.
(c) For purposes of this section, an application for a building permit shall be construed as a transaction and all declarations required shall be construed as records under Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.