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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 24531

Bunk Beds

Known as the Bunk Bed Safety Act

The act spans §§ 24530–24538 (9 sections).

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 920, Sec. 1

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) No state or federal law exists mandating the safety of bunk beds intended for use by children.

(b) Since November 1994, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 500,000 bunk beds that posed serious health hazards to children, including thousands manufactured in California.

(c) At least 54 children have died from head entrapment in bunk beds since 1990.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.