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Section 115180.

115180. The term “decontamination,” as used in this chapter, means the reduction of the level of contamination from radioactive material to the level that the department determines is reasonably necessary to eliminate the hazard to public health that is caused by the contamination of any object, building, structure, or premises. Any order by the department […]

Section 115185.

115185. If the department determines that any object, building, structure, or premises is contaminated by radioactive material and constitutes a hazard to the public health, it shall order the person who has control of the object, building, structure, or premises to cease to use or occupy and to exercise due caution to prevent others from […]

Section 115190.

115190. If the department determines that the object, building, structure, or premises does not warrant decontamination because of its low value, it shall so notify in writing the person who had control of the object, building, structure, or premises. The person so notified may decontaminate the object, building, structure, or premises, but if he or […]

Section 115195.

115195. If the department causes the object, building, structure or premises to be decontaminated, the department shall, upon the completion of the decontamination, return the impounded article or seized building, structure, or premises to the person who had control of the article, building, structure, or premises prior to the impounding or seizure. The person who […]

Section 115200.

115200. If the contamination of the object, building, structure, or premises resulted from the negligence of another person, then the department may require that person to pay all reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the department in seizing and decontaminating or disposing of the object, building, structure, or premises and may maintain any action necessary […]

Section 115205.

115205. (a)  A lien in favor of the people of California shall be imposed upon any object, building, structure, or premises for the reasonable amount of expenses and costs incurred by the department in carrying out the provisions of Section 115185, 115190, 115195, or 115200 if the owner of the property or of any interest […]

Section 115210.

115210. (a)  The city attorney of the city or the district attorney of the county in which any violations of this chapter occur, occurred, or will occur, or the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may institute on behalf of the people of California any civil action necessary to carry out this chapter, […]

Section 115175.

115175. The department shall have the authority in the event of an emergency to impound or order the impounding of sources of ionizing radiation in the possession of any person who is not equipped to observe or fails to observe this chapter or any rules or regulations issued thereunder. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, […]