{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-78435","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 78435","heading":"","body":"The department, a representative of the department, or any person designated by the director may take the actions specified in this article only if there is a reasonable basis to believe that there has been or may be a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance, and only for the purpose of determining under this part the need for a response action, the choosing or taking of a response action, or otherwise for the purpose of enforcing this part.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 45. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESPONSE [78000. - 81050.]","PART 2. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ACCOUNT [78000. - 81050.]","CHAPTER 3. General Powers and Duties [78400. - 78620.]","ARTICLE 4. Investigatory Powers [78435. - 78470.]"],"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":"03ac7962d2837ea3028a00b94dfbf5bc8bc96dac27cb304da6f93b8a1bfcc417","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-78420","next":"us-ca/hsc-78440"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}