Opinion No. (2000)

BILL LOCKYER Attorney General ANTHONY M. SUMMERS Deputy Attorney General THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION has requested an opinion on the following question: May the California Building Standards Commission continue to maintain and update through the publication of annual supplements the 1998 edition of the California Building Code, which is based upon the 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code, and publish it as part of the 2001 edition of the California Building Standards Code? CONCLUSION The California Building Standards Commission may continue to maintain and update through the publication of annual supplements the 1998 edition of the California Building Code, which is based upon the 1997 edition of the Uniform Building Code, and publish it as part of the 2001 edition of the California Building Standards Code. ANALYSIS The Legislature has enacted the California Building Standards Law (Health Saf. Code, §§ 18901 - 18949.31 ) 1 to govern the adoption of building standards published in the California Building Standards Code (§ 18910; Cal. Code Regs., tit. 24; "Code"). One part of the Code is the California Building Code, the current 1998 edition of…