{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-13001","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 13001","heading":"","body":"Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, through careless or negligent action, throws or places any lighted cigarette, cigar, ashes, or other flaming or glowing substance, or any substance or thing which may cause a fire, in any place where it may directly or indirectly start a fire, or who uses or operates a welding torch, tar pot or any other device which may cause a fire, who does not clear the inflammable material surrounding the operation or take such other reasonable precautions necessary to insure against the starting and spreading of fire.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [13000. - 13083.]","CHAPTER 1. Liability in Relation to Fires [13000. - 13011.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"5428bcdd49c371bdedaf2e945ed1593c2b5140f0fdc2db2c20e8c2bcaf47a19b","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-13000","next":"us-ca/hsc-13002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}