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Cal. RTC § 2285 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 2285
Section 2285
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the term “qualified voter of the local agency” means a voter who meets the specific qualifications, if any, set forth for voters of that local agency for other purposes. If no such specific qualifications exist, the term means a registered voter, as defined in the Elections Code, residing within the area within which the election will be held; if there are no registered voters within that area, the term means a landowner, in which case each landowner shall have one vote. If such landowner is a partnership, joint tenancy or tenancy in common, the vote to which such landowner is entitled may be cast by any of the partners, joint tenants or tenants in common; provided that only one such vote shall be cast on behalf of the landowner. If such landowner is a corporation, the vote to which such corporation is entitled may be cast by any officer of such corporation who is empowered to act on behalf of the corporation.

As used in this section “landowner” means any person or corporation shown on the last equalized assessment roll as the owner of land; provided that where such person or corporation is no longer the owner, the term shall mean any person or corporation entitled to be shown as the owner on the next assessment roll.
Cal. HSC § 25206.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9.2 / Section 25206.3
Section 25206.3
Status: in_force

The department shall take all of the following actions with regard to the tracking of indirect costs:

(a)  Ensure that pro rata costs are allocated appropriately to all departmental activities, so that the department’s program will only bear those pro rata costs in proportion to the benefits received by those persons subject to the reimbursement requirements specified in Section 25206.2.

(b)  Routinely include operating expenses in the indirect costs and allocate those expenses using processes that ensure that the department’s program only bears indirect costs in proportion to the benefits received by those persons subject to the reimbursement requirements specified in Section 25206.2.

(c)  Exclude from indirect costs, the costs of grant development and administration, fee administration, contract development and administration, and public and governmental inquiries.
Cal. HSC § 34085 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 34085
Section 34085
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide housing rental-related subsidies for the purposes of disaster relief to persons rendered homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to unemployment, underemployment, or other economic hardship resulting from the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on January 17, 2014. The housing rental-related subsidies shall provide rental assistance to individuals who are unemployed or underemployed because agricultural or other businesses are affected by the drought conditions and to other persons that have suffered economic losses due to the drought conditions.

(b) The department may administer the housing rental-related subsidies or contract with qualified local government agencies or nonprofit organizations to administer the subsidies.

(c) The department shall adopt guidelines establishing criteria for the subsidies, including, but not limited to, eligibility, income limits, and subsidy amounts.
Cal. BPC § 7731.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 7731.1
Section 7731.1
Status: in_force

Failure to pay the charges set forth by Section 7730.10 prior to February 1 for each year shall be cause for suspension of the certificate of authority. The certificate may be restored upon payment to the bureau of the prescribed charges.
Cal. HSC § 25202.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9 / Section 25202.7
Section 25202.7
Status: in_force

Any decision of the department pursuant to either Section 25202.5 or Section 25202.6 shall be subject to review by a court of competent jurisdiction as provided in Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure and shall be upheld if the court finds the decision is supported by substantial evidence.
Cal. HNC § 650 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 650
Section 650
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to promote safety for persons and property in and connected with the use and equipment of vessels and to promote uniformity of laws relating thereto.
Cal. PUC § 70124 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 70124
Section 70124
Status: in_force

The district shall not acquire any existing system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise, nor shall the district dispose of or lease any transit system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate or coordinate any transit system or part thereof, or reduce or limit the lines or service of any existing system or of its system, or terminate any lease arrangement or management contract, unless it shall first have made adequate provision for any employees who are or may be displaced. The terms and conditions of such provision shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining.
Cal. HSC § 1339.54 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 1339.54
Section 1339.54
Status: in_force

Any person may file a claim with the department alleging a violation of this article. The department shall investigate and inform the complaining person of its determination whether a violation has occurred and what action it will take.
Cal. HSC § 50151 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 50151
Section 50151
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 62.   (SB 170)   Effective June 29, 2026.   Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 63 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.]
(a) The Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.

(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 62) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 63.   (SB 170)   Effective June 29, 2026.   Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) The Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness shall be responsible for allocating financial aid and contributions made available directly to state government or to the agency by any agency of the United States for the purpose of subsidizing housing for persons and families of low or moderate income.

(b) The agency shall have priority among all other units of state government for receipt of federal housing subsidies for use in connection with its lending and insurance programs.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
Cal. RTC § 214.14 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 214.14
Section 214.14
Status: in_force

(a) Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums and owned and operated by a religious, hospital, scientific, or charitable fund, foundation, limited liability company, or corporation which meets all the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 214 shall be deemed to be within the exemption provided by Sections 4 and 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution and Section 214.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall include property used for activities and facilities related to the primary charitable purposes of museums and reasonably necessary and incidental to those purposes.

(2) Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall not be required to be indispensable to the primary charitable purposes of museums.

(3) Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall not include property used for activities and facilities not related to the primary charitable purposes of museums and not reasonably necessary or incidental to those purposes.

(4) Property used exclusively for the charitable purposes of museums shall include property owned by a nonprofit association or organization performing auxiliary services to any city or county museum in the state and used for the storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale, the proceeds of which, after taking into account the expenses of the nonprofit association or organization, are used to provide support to those museums. For purposes of this subdivision, “storage of items donated for an annual rummage sale” shall not be considered a “fundraising activity,” as that term is used in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 214.

(c) The amendments made by the act adding this subdivision shall apply with respect to lien dates occurring on and after January 1, 2005.
Cal. HSC § 123915 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 123915
Section 123915
Status: in_force

When the department provides, or arranges for the provision of, services to physically handicapped children directly, as in the case of nonresident physically handicapped children, it shall enter into an agreement with parents, guardians or persons responsible for the care of handicapped children for payment of the enrollment fee.
Cal. HSC § 33492.20 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 33492.20
Section 33492.20
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  The redevelopment plan for the base need not include either of the following:

(A)  The information required pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 33324, relative to the contents of the preliminary plan.

(B)  The finding required pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 33367, relative to the consistency of the redevelopment plan to the community’s general plan.

(2)  The agency shall not expend any tax increment funds allocated to it from the project area for expenses related to carrying out the project, unless and until the legislative bodies of all the communities included in the project area have adopted findings that the redevelopment plan is consistent with the general plan of the community, including the housing element, which substantially complies with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(b)  Notwithstanding Section 33328, the report required by that section need only be as complete as the information then available permits.

(c)  Notwithstanding Section 33344.5, the preliminary report required by that section need only be as complete as the information then available permits, and need not contain the information required by subdivision (c) of Section 33344.5.

(d)  The report submitted by the agency to the legislative body pursuant to Section 33352, need not contain the items listed in subdivisions (h), (j), and (k) of Section 33352, as modified by subdivision (b) of this section.

(e)  The ordinance adopted by the legislative body pursuant to Section 33367 need not contain the items listed in paragraphs (4) and (12) of subdivision (d) of Section 33367.
Cal. HSC § 5063 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 5063
Section 5063
Status: in_force

The income received by the owner-district under the contract shall, if so provided in the ordinance, be deemed to be a part of the revenue of the works. The owner-district shall deduct from the whole cost and expenses such part as shall be paid by the lessee-district pursuant to the provision of the contract; but no rates shall be imposed or collected from the users of the works or portions thereof except in cases where the works or portions thereof have been acquired by means of the bonds, and unless additional benefits will be derived by the users as a result of the contract. In that case the rates shall be only sufficient to cover the value of the additional benefits.
Cal. FAC § 20903 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 20903
Section 20903
Status: in_force

A cattle record brand shall not be recorded.
Cal. FAC § 29734 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 29734
Section 29734
Status: in_force

If an agent is found in possession of any honey which is a public nuisance, notice of rejection or any order of the court concerning the honey may be served on such agent and need not be served on the packer or owner.
Cal. FAC § 34625 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 34625
Section 34625
Status: in_force

Any empty container which is delivered to any producer, manufacturer, retailer, or distributor for the reception of milk or any product of milk shall be kept in a clean, sanitary, and sterile condition. It shall not be used for any other purpose.
Cal. HSC § 13838 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 13838
Section 13838
Status: in_force

In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council which may appoint itself as the district board.
Cal. HSC § 1832 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 1832
Section 1832
Status: in_force

(a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall develop and periodically review and update the minimum medical protocols applicable to each community paramedicine program specialty described in Section 1815 and the minimum triage and assessment protocols for triage to alternate destination program specialties described in Section 1819.

(b) In complying with the requirements of this section, the authority shall establish and consult with an advisory committee comprised of the following members:

(1) Individuals in the fields of public health, social work, hospice, substance use, or mental health with expertise commensurate with the program specialty or specialties described in Section 1815 or 1819.

(2) Physicians and surgeons whose primary practice is emergency medicine.

(3) Two local EMS medical directors selected by the EMS Medical Directors Association of California.

(4) Two local EMS directors selected by the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

(c) The protocols developed pursuant to this section shall be based upon, and informed by, the Community Paramedicine Pilot Program under the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development’s Health Workforce Pilot Project No. 173, and further refinements provided by local EMS agencies during the course and operation of the pilot projects.
Cal. SHC § 700 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 700
Section 700
Status: in_force

(a) “Person,” in addition to the definition in Section 19, includes any city, county, public corporation, or public district.

(b) “Utility facility” means any pole, poleline, pipe, pipeline, conduit, cable, aqueduct, or other structure or appurtenance thereof used for public or privately owned utility services, used to provide cable service or video service, as defined in Section 5830 of the Public Utilities Code, or used by any mutual organization supplying water or telephone service to its members.

(c) “Utility” means any person maintaining any utility facility.

(d) “Freeway” includes any toll bridge, including approaches, under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Cal. PUC § 92001 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 10 / Section 92001
Section 92001
Status: in_force

The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held within 60 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed.
Cal. PUC § 5373.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 5373.1
Section 5373.1
Status: in_force

(a) Each application for a charter-party carrier of passengers certificate or permit shall be accompanied by a filing fee as follows:

(1) Class A certificates (new): one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500).

(2) Class A certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) Class B certificates (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(4) Class B certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(5) Class C certificates (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(6) Class C certificates (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(7) Permits (new): one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(8) Permits (renewal): one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) The commission shall also require each application to be accompanied by a fee to offset the cost of the charter-party carrier bus terminal inspections conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The fee shall be fifteen dollars ($15) per tour bus, as defined in Section 612 of the Vehicle Code, or a maximum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500) for each operating carrier.

(c) The commission shall require each charter-party carrier that operates tour buses, as defined in Section 612 of the Vehicle Code, to undergo an annual bus terminal inspection conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol and to pay an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15) per tour bus, or a maximum of six thousand five hundred dollars ($6,500), to offset the cost of the inspections.

(d) The commission shall deposit the fees collected pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund to cover the costs of the inspections conducted by the department as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c).
Cal. FAC § 12973 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 12973
Section 12973
Status: in_force

The use of any pesticide shall not conflict with labeling registered pursuant to this chapter which is delivered with the pesticide or with any additional limitations applicable to the conditions of any permit issued by the director or commissioner.
Cal. BPC § 23426.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 23426.5
Section 23426.5
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, “club” also means any tennis club that maintains not less than four regulation tennis courts, together with the necessary facilities and clubhouse, has members paying regular monthly dues, has been in existence for not less than 45 years, and is not associated with a common interest development as defined in Section 4100 or 6534 of the Civil Code, a community apartment project as defined in Section 11004 of this code, a project consisting of condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, or a mobilehome park as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any club licensed pursuant to this section to make any discrimination, distinction, or restriction against any person on account of age or any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 of the Civil Code.
Cal. BPC § 25352 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 14 / Section 25352
Section 25352
Status: in_force

The department or its employees may seize any unlicensed still, whether in actual operation or not and whether assembled for operation or dismantled, any parts of such stills, and any materials or supplies capable of being used for the manufacture of alcoholic beverages which are found on or about the premises where any unlicensed still or parts thereof are found. The department or its employees may also seize any implements, instruments, vehicles, and personal property in the place or building, or within any yard or enclosure, where any unlicensed still or parts thereof are found.
Cal. FAC § 56103.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 56103.5
Section 56103.5
Status: in_force

“Cash” means coin or currency of the United States, and does not include a check or money order.
Cal. PROB § 11422 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 11422
Section 11422
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 11421, the personal representative is not required to pay a debt until payment has been ordered by the court.

(b) On the settlement of any account of the personal representative after the expiration of four months after the date letters are first issued to a general personal representative, the court shall order payment of debts, as the circumstances of the estate permit. If property in the estate is insufficient to pay all of the debts, the order shall specify the amount to be paid to each creditor.

(c) If the estate will be exhausted by the payment ordered, the account of the personal representative constitutes a final account, and notice of hearing shall be the notice given for the hearing of a final account. The personal representative is entitled to a discharge when the personal representative has complied with the terms of the order.

(d) Nothing in this section precludes settlement of an account of a personal representative for payment of a debt made without prior court authorization.
Cal. FIN § 17408 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 17408
Section 17408
Status: in_force

(a) If any person subject to this division fails to make any report required by law or by the commissioner, the commissioner may immediately cause the books, records, papers, and affairs of said person to be thoroughly examined.

(b) The commissioner may impose, by order, a penalty on any person who fails, within the time specified in any written demand of the commissioner, (1) to make and file with the commissioner any report required by law or requested by the commissioner, or (2) to furnish any material information required by the commissioner to be included in the report. The amount of the penalty may not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day for the first five days the report or information is overdue, and thereafter may not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each day the report or information is overdue.

(c) If, after an order has been made under subdivision (b), a request for hearing is filed in writing within 30 days of the date of service of the order by the person to whom the order was directed, a hearing shall be held in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner shall have all the powers granted under that chapter.

(d) If the person fails to file a written request for a hearing within 30 days of the date of service of the order, the order imposing the penalty shall be deemed a final order of the commissioner, and the penalty shall be paid within five business days.

(e) If a hearing is requested, the penalty shall be paid within five business days after the effective date of any decision in the case ordering payment to be made.
Cal. RTC § 196.8 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 196.8
Section 196.8
Status: in_force

After the county auditor of an eligible county, as described in Section 196.7, has made the applicable certification to the Director of Finance pursuant to Section 196.7, the director shall, within 30 days after verification of the county auditor’s estimate, certify this amount to the Controller for allocation to the county. Upon receipt of certification from the Director of Finance, the Controller shall make the appropriate allocation to the county within 10 working days thereafter.