How Did Chapter 712 (AB 1055, Villaraigosa, Statutes of 1999) affect The regulations?
The law has a number of important provisions. For details, you may download a copy of the law from any State Legislative website or the CPRS website cited below. Chapter 712 is the basis for the requirement that an initial inspection to take place by October 1, 2000. It extends the compliance date for private operators to make repairs to January 1, 2003. It “grandfathers in” playgrounds installed between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1999, for fifteen years, if they are upgraded to be as protective as the November 1994 CPSC Guidelines. These entities are still required to get an initial inspection now.
