{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-13114.3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 13114.3","heading":"","body":"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after January 1, 1999, no burglar bars shall be installed or maintained on any residential dwelling that is owned or leased by a public agency, unless the burglar bars meet current state and local requirements, as applicable, for burglar bars and safety release mechanisms.\n(b) As used in this section:\n(1) “Burglar bars” means security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling.\n(2) “Public agency” means any of the following:\n(A) A state agency, department, board, or commission.\n(B) The University of California.\n(C) A local agency, including, but not limited to, a city, including a charter city, county, city and county, community redevelopment agency, housing authority, special district, or any other political subdivision of the state.\n(3) “Residential dwelling” means a house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13).","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 12. FIRES AND FIRE PROTECTION [13000. - 14959.]","PART 2. FIRE PROTECTION [13100. - 13263.]","CHAPTER 1. State Fire Marshal [13100. - 13159.10.]","ARTICLE 1. General [13100. - 13135.]"],"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":"5128c7af710493b70f5e17d0034b157c4991eb87f1f7d46e563e2b756cc340d1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-13114.2","next":"us-ca/hsc-13114.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}