A code enforcement officer is defined by Penal Code section 829.5 as “any person…who is employed by any governmental subdivision, public or quasi-public corporation, public agency, public service corporation, any town, city, county, or municipal corporation, whether incorporated or chartered, who has enforcement authority for health, safety, and welfare requirements, whose duties include enforcement of any statute, rule, regulation, or standard, and who is authorized to issue citations, or file formal complaints.”
Health & Safety Code 26206, et seq. sets forth the standards required and expected of a Code Enforcement Officer certified by the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers (CACEO).