California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 3 - Fire Extinguishers
Article 1 - Administration
Section 550.2 - Purpose

The purpose of these regulations and standards is to provide means to register persons who service portable fire extinguishers; to license concerns engaging in the business of servicing portable fire extinguishers; to license private and public entities not engaged in the business and their designated employees who service their own portable fire extinguishers; and to regulate the care, maintenance, placement, frequency of servicing, charging and testing of portable fire extinguishers.

1. Amendment filed 8-8-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 32).
2. Amendment filed 3-4-92; operative 4-3-92 (Register 92, No. 15).
3. Amendment filed 12-27-2001; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 52).

Note: Authority cited: Section 13160, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 13160, 13163 and 13175, Health and Safety Code.