California Health and Safety Code

§ 19890

HSC § 19890 Effective Jan 1, 1994Div. 13 · Part 3 · Ch. 12.5

Statute text

(a)On or after January 1, 1991, no person, corporation, or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, purchase, sell or offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state, a residential automatic garage door opener that does not have an automatic reverse safety device that complies with the applicable standards set forth in the Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Standard for Safety-ANSI/UL 325-30.1 and 325-30.2, Third Edition, as revised May 4, 1988.

(b)In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), on or after January 1, 1993, no person, corporation, or entity shall manufacture for sale in this state, purchase, sell or offer for sale at retail or wholesale, or install in this state, any residential automatic garage door opener unless, in order to operate, it requires the inclusion of a tactile garage door edge sensor, an optical sensor, or a similar device that when activated is designed to cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. This device shall be designed to operate in a manner so that the interruption or misalignment of the device or an opening or short in the wires between the device and the power head would cause a closing door to open and prevent an open door from closing. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, a garage door opener that is manufactured prior to January 1, 1993, and that is in the possession of a retailer or wholesaler on January 1, 1993, may be purchased, sold, offered for sale, and installed on or before July 1, 1993, provided the garage door opener is in compliance with subdivision (a).

(c)On or after January 1, 1991, any manufacturer selling or offering for sale residential automatic garage door openers in this state shall comply with federal labeling requirements for automatic residential garage door openers contained in Section 203 of Public Law 101-608.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 802, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.