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Cal. Health and Safety Code § 13007 (2026)

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Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, is liable to the owner of such property for any damages to the property caused by the fire.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1992–2024 · leading case: United States v. S. California Edison Co., 413 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (E.D. Cal. 2006).
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United States v. S. California Edison Co., 413 F. Supp. 2d 1101 (E.D. Cal. 2006). · cites it 4× “Code § 4291, (12) liability under Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 13007 and 13008, (13) negligence based on Pub.”
Elton v. Anheuser-Busch Beverage Grp., Inc., 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8424 (Cal. Ct. App. 1996). “2 Health and Safety Code section 13007 provides: “Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of another, whether…”
McKay v. State of California, 92 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6959 (Cal. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “Madonna, supra, 5 Cal.App.3d at p. 408 [double damages provisions of Civ.”
United States v. City & Cnty. of San Francisco, 446 F. Supp. 2d 1140 (E.D. Cal. 2006). “The United States raises eight claims against San Francisco: (1) a state law claim for negligence; (2) violation of California Civil Code § 1714(a); (3) damages under California Health and Safety Code §§ 13007, 13009 and 13009.”
United States v. Sierra Pac. Indus., 879 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (E.D. Cal. 2012). “Plaintiff contends Landowners had a nondelegable duty imposed by California Civil Code section 1714(a) and California Health and Safety Code section 13007.”
United States v. Sierra Pac. Indus., 879 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (E.D. Cal. 2012). “Strict Liability California Health and Safety Code § 13007 provides: “Any person who personally or through another willfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of…”
United States v. Wholesale Fireworks Corp. (C.D. Cal. 2024). · cites it 5× “Motion to Dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) 3 Wholesale Fireworks moves to dismiss the claims of the United States for (1) negligence; (2) 4 violations of California Health and Safety Code sections 13007, 13009, and 13009.”
Bridges v. PacifiCorp (E.D. Cal. 2022). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs assert four general claims against Harris: trespass, nuisance, violation of 13 California Health and Safety Code section 13007 and negligence.”
Andrew Von Oeyen v. The Boeing Co. (C.D. Cal. 2019). “gainst the SCE Defendants; (2) negligence against Boeing; (3) inverse condemnation and strict liability for harm caused by fire against the SCE Defendants; (4) public nuisance against all Defendants; (5) private nuisance against all Defendants; (6) trespass against all…”
United States v. Polaris Indus., Inc. (C.D. Cal. 2020). “) 21 As a preliminary matter, the Government correctly notes that Polaris’s Motion 22 does not address California Health and Safety Code section 13007, which is also part 23 of the Government’s second claim.”
Franklin v. PacifiCorp (E.D. Cal. 2022). “26 Plaintiffs initiated this matter, setting forth claims for inverse condemnation, 27 trespass, nuisance, violation of California Public Utilities Code § 2106, violation of 28 California Health and Safety Code § 13007, and negligence, in the Siskiyou County 1 Superior Court,…”
United States v. Marble Mountain Ranch (E.D. Cal. 2023). “13 The United States alternatively argues that Norman and 14 Carolyn Cole, as landlords, can be held vicariously liable for 15 the negligence of their tenant based on violation of California 16 Health and Safety Code § 13007, which provides that any “person 17 who personally or…”
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