Home furnishings: inspections: reimbursement.

Existing law, the Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various manufacturers, sellers, upholsterers, and sanitizers of home furnishings, such as furniture and bedding. The act is enforced by the Chief of the Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Furnishings, and Thermal Insulation. Existing law authorizes the chief or any inspector to open any article of upholstered furniture or bedding or insulation for the purpose of inspection and to take any part for analysis. This bill would require the bureau to reimburse the manufacturer, distributer, or retailer for the actual cost of the article or sample taken for analysis unless the article or sample is found to be in violation of the act or a regulation of the bureau.