California SB 53 (Frontier AI Transparency Act) — Incident Reporting

Yes. California SB 53 (Frontier AI Transparency Act) addresses Incident Reporting through 1 provision.

Does California SB 53 (Frontier AI Transparency Act) require Incident Reporting?

California • enforcing

Yes — 1 provision

This regulation imposes 3 specific requirements for Incident Reporting across 1 provision:

15-day OES report — Report critical safety incidents to OES within 15 days of discovery (§ 22757.13(c)(1))
24-hour imminent-risk report — If an incident poses an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury, disclose it within 24 hours to an authority appropriate to the nature of the incident, including a law enforcement or public safety agency with jurisdiction (§ 22757.13(c)(2))
OES reporting mechanism — OES must establish a mechanism for frontier developers and the public to report critical safety incidents (§ 22757.13(a))

enforcing

Requirement	Details
15-day OES report	Report critical safety incidents to OES within 15 days of discovery (§ 22757.13(c)(1))
24-hour imminent-risk report	If an incident poses an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury, disclose it within 24 hours to an authority appropriate to the nature of the incident, including a law enforcement or public safety agency with jurisdiction (§ 22757.13(c)(2))
OES reporting mechanism	OES must establish a mechanism for frontier developers and the public to report critical safety incidents (§ 22757.13(a))

Violation	Fine
Per violation	Up to $1M

Sources: SB 53 official enrolled text