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Cal. ELEC § 9002 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9002
Section 9002
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of a request from the proponents of a proposed initiative measure for a circulating title and summary, the Attorney General shall initiate a public review process for a period of 30 days by doing all of the following:

(1) Posting the text of the proposed initiative measure on the Attorney General’s internet website.

(2) Inviting, and providing for the submission of, written public comments on the proposed initiative measure on the Attorney General’s internet website. The site shall accept written public comments for the duration of the public review period. The written public comments shall be public records, available for inspection upon request pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, but shall not be displayed to the public on the Attorney General’s internet website during the public review period. The Attorney General shall transmit any written public comments received during the public review period to the proponents of the proposed initiative measure.

(b) During the public review period, the proponents of the proposed initiative measure may submit amendments to the measure that are reasonably germane to the theme, purpose, or subject of the initiative measure as originally proposed. However, amendments shall not be submitted if the initiative measure as originally proposed would not effect a substantive change in law.

(1) An amendment shall be submitted with a signed request by all the proponents to prepare a circulating title and summary using the amended language.

(2) An amendment shall be submitted to the Attorney General’s Initiative Coordinator located in the Attorney General’s Sacramento Office via United States Postal Service, alternative mail service, or personal delivery. Only printed documents shall be accepted; facsimile or email delivery shall not be accepted.

(3) The submission of an amendment shall not extend the period to prepare the estimate required by Section 9005.

(4) An amendment shall not be accepted more than five days after the public review period is concluded. However, a proponent shall not be prohibited from proposing a new initiative measure and requesting that a circulating title and summary be prepared for that measure pursuant to Section 9001.
Cal. BPC § 8530 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 8530
Section 8530
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval of the director, may establish the main office of the board, and branch offices of the board in any city of this State.
Cal. PRC § 2002.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2002.5
Section 2002.5
Status: in_force

“Director” means the Director of Conservation.
Cal. HSC § 1201.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1201.5
Section 1201.5
Status: in_force

“Nonprofit speech and hearing center” means a nonprofit agency which provides an integrated program of speech pathology and audiology services in an outpatient setting designed to improve the functioning of persons with communicative disorders. A nonprofit speech and hearing center provides diagnostic and therapeutic services for such individuals, together with related counseling, pursuant to policies and procedures governing all aspects of the program formulated with the aid of one or more physicians and surgeons, who shall additionally serve on separate committees which determine patient care policy and perform utilization review functions. A multidisciplinary panel, which includes one or more physicians and surgeons, shall serve as a consulting advisory body to the center. All patients of the center shall be referred by a physician and surgeon, or by a dentist or psychologist as appropriate. A center shall prepare, maintain, and revise, as necessary, a treatment plan for all active patients, and shall provide periodic progress reports to the physician and surgeon or other professional referring the patient. A center shall maintain a complete record of all services rendered with respect to each patient.
Cal. HSC § 33302 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 33302
Section 33302
Status: in_force

The community shall have a general plan which complies with Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, and which includes, but is not limited to, a housing element that substantially complies with state law.
Cal. FAC § 18721 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 18721
Section 18721
Status: in_force

To accomplish the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 18691) of this chapter, the director shall require ante mortem and post mortem inspections, quarantine, segregation, and reinspections with respect to the slaughter of any livestock or poultry, or the preparation of any livestock product or poultry product at every establishment in this state, except an establishment which is exempted by him under Section 18811, at which livestock or poultry are slaughtered, or any livestock product or poultry product, is prepared for human food solely for distribution in intrastate commerce.
Cal. WAT § 79143 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 79143
Section 79143
Status: in_force

The board may make grants to municipalities for facility planning studies for water recycling projects. The amount of the grants may not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per study.
Cal. HSC § 2021 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 2021
Section 2021
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after the effective date of the formation of a district, a board of trustees shall be appointed as follows:

(a)  In the case of a district that contains only unincorporated territory in a single county, the board of supervisors shall appoint five persons to the board of trustees.

(b)  In the case of a district that is located entirely within a single county and contains both incorporated territory and unincorporated territory, the board of supervisors may appoint one person to the board of trustees, and the city council of each city that is located in whole or in part within the district may appoint one person to the board of trustees. If those appointments result in a board of trustees with less than five trustees, the board of supervisors shall appoint enough additional persons to make a board of trustees of five members.

(c)  In the case of a district that contains only unincorporated territory in more than one county, the board of supervisors of each county may appoint one person to the board of trustees. If those appointments result in a board of trustees with less than five persons, the board of supervisors of the principal county shall appoint enough additional persons to make a board of trustees of five members.

(d)  In the case of a district that is located in two or more counties and contains both incorporated territory and unincorporated territory, the board of supervisors of each county may appoint one person to the board of trustees, and the city council of each city that is located in whole or part within the district may appoint one person to the board of trustees. If those appointments result in less than five persons, the board of supervisors of the principal county shall appoint enough additional persons to make a board of trustees of five members.
Cal. FAC § 75541 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 3 / Section 75541
Section 75541
Status: in_force

The commission may sue and be sued, enter into contracts, and adopt a seal. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when authenticated, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
Cal. BPC § 4934 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 4934
Section 4934
Status: in_force

(a) The board, by and with the approval of the director, may appoint an executive officer who is exempt from the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(b) This section shall remain in effect until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. FAC § 74927 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 5 / Section 74927
Section 74927
Status: in_force

The petition to establish the commission shall name the persons designated to serve as producer members and their alternate members in the event the commission is approved by referendum. Upon the certification of the establishment of the commission, the producer members and their alternates named in the petition shall become the initial members and alternate members of the commission.
Cal. BPC § 23405.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23405.3
Section 23405.3
Status: in_force

If a corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company holds, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the ownership of a license issued under this division, the licensee shall report any change in the ownership, management, or control of that corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company, in the same manner as would be required by Sections 23405, 23405.1, and 23405.2, if the corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company were itself the licensee.
Cal. VEH § 16 — California Code / Code veh / Section 16
Section 16
Status: in_force

“Oath” includes affirmation.
Cal. PUC § 95191 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 95191
Section 95191
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall have the power to exclude unincorporated areas which, in the board’s determination, would not receive reasonable benefit from inclusion in the district.
Cal. BPC § 2480 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 22 / Section 2480
Section 2480
Status: in_force

The board shall have full authority to investigate and to evaluate each applicant applying for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine and to make a determination of the admission of the applicant to the examination and the issuance of a certificate in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 1720 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1720
Section 1720
Status: in_force

(a) If an obligee fails to give a timely response to an inquiry of an obligor concerning any debit or credit applicable to an obligation, he shall not be entitled to interest, financing charges, service charges, or any other similar charges thereon, from the date of mailing of the inquiry to the date of mailing of the response.

(b) For the purpose of subdivision (a):

(1) An “inquiry” is a writing which is posted by certified mail to the address of the obligee to which payments are normally tendered, unless another address is specifically indicated on the statement for such purpose, then to such address.

(2) A “response” is a writing which is responsive to an inquiry and mailed to the last known address of the obligor.

(3) A response is “timely” if it is mailed within 60 days from the date on which the inquiry was mailed.

(c) This section shall only apply to an obligation created pursuant to a retail installment account as defined by Section 1802.7.
Cal. WAT § 78644 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 78644
Section 78644
Status: in_force

The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans, surveys, research, development, and studies necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out subdivision (a) of Section 78642.
Cal. WAT § 71307 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 71307
Section 71307
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe by ordinance a system of civil service.
Cal. ELEC § 9180 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 9180
Section 9180
Status: in_force

Whenever the county elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9119, 9120, 9160, 9162, and 9167, only one copy of each official matter shall be mailed to a postal address where two or more registered voters have the same surname and the same postal address.

This section shall only apply if the board of supervisors adopts this section.
Cal. RTC § 6564 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 6564
Section 6564
Status: in_force

The order or decision of the board upon a petition for redetermination becomes final 30 days after service upon the petitioner of notice thereof.
Cal. PUC § 13454 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 13454
Section 13454
Status: in_force

The petition shall declare that the public interest or necessity demands the creation of a special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes within the area of the district described in the petition. The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
Cal. WIC § 14151 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 14151
Section 14151
Status: in_force

Bills for services rendered during the 1970–71 fiscal year to persons other than the beneficiaries under the California Medical Assistance Program submitted to the state by any county which has elected to come within the provisions of Section 14150.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code are bills against the appropriation for the fiscal year during which the bills are submitted, and shall be submitted not later than 60 days following the start of the 1971–72 fiscal year. The director may, when he finds that delay in the submission of bills was caused by circumstances beyond the control of the county, extend the period of submissions of bills for a period not to extend beyond the end of the 1971–72 fiscal year. State general funds of $27,661,452 are made available from the 1971–72 appropriation to cover the state cost of such bills received. In the event such bills received are less than $27,661,452, the balance remaining may be used for the basic or supplemental schedules of benefits.
Cal. FAC § 27566 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 27566
Section 27566
Status: in_force

If any commissioner does not adequately and properly enforce the provisions of this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or any agreement, as determined by the director, the director shall provide these services and expend that county’s share of the assessment fees for the proper enforcement of this chapter, in lieu of the reimbursement to such counties pursuant to Sections 27554 and 27562.
Cal. PUC § 21677 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3.5 / Section 21677
Section 21677
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the two-thirds vote required by Section 21676, any public agency in the County of Marin may overrule the Marin County Airport Land Use Commission by a majority vote of its governing body. At least 45 days prior to the decision to overrule the commission, the public agency governing body shall provide the commission and the division a copy of the proposed decision and findings. The commission and the division may provide comments to the public agency governing body within 30 days of receiving the proposed decision and findings. If the commission or the division’s comments are not available within this time limit, the public agency governing body may act without them. The comments by the division or the commission are advisory to the public agency governing body. The public agency governing body shall include comments from the commission and the division in the public record of the final decision to overrule the commission, which may be adopted by a majority vote of the governing body.
Cal. PROB § 19320 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 10 / Section 19320
Section 19320
Status: in_force

If it appears that a debt of the deceased settlor has been paid or is payable in whole or in part from property in the deceased settlor’s trust, then the trustee, the surviving spouse, the personal representative, if any, of a deceased settlor’s probate estate, or a beneficiary may petition for an order to allocate the debt.
Cal. RTC § 30185.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 30185.5
Section 30185.5
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (c), if the Governor issues a state of emergency proclamation, the department may extend the time, for a period not to exceed three months, for making any report or return or paying any tax required under this part for any person in an area identified in the state of emergency proclamation.

(b) If the department makes an extension pursuant to subdivision (a), any person in an area identified in a state of emergency proclamation shall not be required to file a request for the extension.

(c) The department may make the extension in subdivision (a) only during the first 12 months following the issuance of the state of emergency proclamation or the duration of the state of emergency, whichever is less.
Cal. FAC § 79693 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 28 / Article 7 / Section 79693
Section 79693
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties, and for obtaining injunctive relief or specific performance, relating to this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter. A court shall issue to the commission any requested writ of attachment or injunctive relief upon a prima facie showing by verified complaint that a named defendant has violated this chapter or any other rule or regulation of the commission, including, but not limited to, the nonpayment of assessments. No bond shall be required to be posted by the commission as a condition for the issuance of any writ of attachment or injunctive relief.

(b) A writ of attachment shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing specified in Section 485.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not required. Injunctive relief shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing of irreparable harm or of inadequate remedy at law specified by Sections 526 and 527 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not required.

(c) Upon entry of any final judgment on behalf of the commission against any defendant, the court shall enjoin the defendant from conducting any type of business regarding beekeeping until there is full compliance with, and satisfaction of, the judgment.

(d) Upon a favorable judgment for the commission, the court may order that the commission be reimbursed for reasonable attorney’s fees and other actual related costs. Venue for these actions is at the domicile or place of business of the defendant or in the county of the principal office of the commission. The commission may be sued only in the county of its principal office.
Cal. WAT § 1212 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 1212
Section 1212
Status: in_force

The board shall not grant any permit or license to any person other than the treated waste water producer for the appropriation of treated waste water where the producer has introduced such water into the watercourse with the prior stated intention of maintaining or enhancing fishery, wildlife, recreational, or other instream beneficial uses. Holders of existing water rights may not use or claim such water.
Cal. BPC § 4425 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 24 / Section 4425
Section 4425
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition for the participation of a pharmacy in the Medi-Cal program pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the pharmacy, upon presentation of a valid prescription for the patient and the patient’s Medicare card, shall charge Medicare beneficiaries a price that does not exceed the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate for prescription medicines, and an amount, as set by the State Department of Health Care Services to cover electronic transmission charges. However, Medicare beneficiaries shall not be allowed to use the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate for over-the-counter medications or compounded prescriptions.

(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall provide a mechanism to calculate and transmit the price to the pharmacy, but shall not apply the Medi-Cal drug utilization review process for purposes of this section.

(c) The State Department of Health Care Services shall monitor pharmacy participation with the requirements of subdivision (a).

(d) The State Department of Health Care Services shall conduct an outreach program to inform Medicare beneficiaries of their right to participate in the program described in subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Including on its Internet Web site the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate for, at minimum, 200 of the most commonly prescribed medicines and updating this information monthly.

(2) Providing a sign to participating pharmacies that the pharmacies shall prominently display at the point of service and at the point of sale, reminding the Medicare beneficiaries to ask that the charge for their prescription be the same amount as the Medi-Cal reimbursement rate and providing the department’s telephone number, e-mail address, and Internet Web site address to access information about the program.

(e) If prescription drugs are added to the scope of benefits available under the federal Medicare program, the Senate Office of Research shall report that fact to the appropriate committees of the Legislature. It is the intent of the Legislature to evaluate the need to continue the implementation of this article under those circumstances.

(f) This section shall not apply to a prescription that is covered by insurance.
Cal. HSC § 11304 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 11304
Section 11304
Status: in_force

(a) An individual possessing a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog who is engaged in obtaining controlled substances checking services from a controlled substance checking service provider pursuant to this section shall not be subject to any criminal or civil penalty or investigation based solely on the individual’s utilization of a controlled substance checking service or actions authorized by this act, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Detention or arrest.

(2) Criminal prosecution, including a violation or revocation of a grant of probation, parole, pretrial release, or any other form of community supervision.

(3) Civil, disciplinary, or administrative action.

(4) Forfeiture of property.

(5) Referral or transfer to, or detention or investigation for the purpose of referral or transfer to, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or any immigration authority or joint law enforcement task force as those terms are defined in Section 7284.4 of the Government Code.

(b) The exemption provided in this section shall not apply to any party utilizing a controlled substance checking service in bad faith.