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Cal. WAT § 56010 — California Code / Code wat / Division 17 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 56010
Section 56010
Status: in_force

Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall be instituted by the board of supervisors of a county when a petition requesting the institution of such proceedings and signed by the requisite number of owners of real property is filed with the board. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, each of which must comply with all of the requirements of a petition except as to the number of signatures.
Cal. BPC § 11229 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11229
Section 11229
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with its review of the registration application of a time-share plan, the commissioner may make an examination of any time-share property submitted for registration pursuant to this chapter, and shall, unless there are grounds for denial, issue to the developer a public report authorizing the sale or lease in this state of the time-share interests within the time-share plan submitted pursuant to this chapter. The report shall contain the data obtained in accordance with Section 11234.

(b) The commissioner may deny the issuance of the public report based on the applicant’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations of the commissioner pertaining thereto, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The sale or lease would constitute misrepresentation to, or deceit or fraud of, the purchasers or lessees.

(2) Inability to deliver title or other interest contracted for.

(3) Inability to demonstrate, in accordance with this chapter, that adequate financial arrangements have been made for all offsite improvements included in the offering.

(4) Inability to demonstrate, in accordance with this chapter, that adequate financial arrangements have been made for any community, recreational, or other facilities included in the offering.

(5) Failure to make a showing that the parcels can be used for the purpose for which they are offered.

(6) Failure to provide in the contract or other writing the use or uses for which the parcels are offered, together with any covenants or conditions relative thereto.

(c) Any developer objecting to the denial of a public report may, within 30 days after receipt of the order of denial, file a written request for a hearing. The commissioner shall hold the hearing within 20 days thereafter unless the party requesting the hearing requests a postponement. If the hearing is not held within 20 days after request for a hearing is received plus the period of the postponement or if a proposed decision is not rendered within 45 days after submission and an order adopting or rejecting the proposed decision is not issued within 15 days thereafter, the order of denial shall be rescinded and a public report issued.
Cal. HSC § 101860.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 101860.5
Section 101860.5
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the primary public benefit purpose of the corporation is as stated in its articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation.
Cal. PRC § 21080.57 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21080.57
Section 21080.57
Status: in_force

This division does not apply to any activity or approval necessary for or incidental to planning, design, site acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of public park or nonmotorized recreational trail facilities funded in whole or in part by the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Division 50 (commencing with Section 90000)).
Cal. FAC § 35171 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 35171
Section 35171
Status: in_force

Every license that is issued pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 35131) and this article expires two years from the date of issue. License renewal fees must be received within 90 days of the license expiration date for renewals to be issued. Each licensee required to be licensed pursuant to Section 35163 must, within six months prior to the expiration of the license, successfully complete a refresher course and proficiency evaluation acceptable to the secretary. Licenses may then be renewed for two-year periods upon payment of the fee which is prescribed by Section 35231.
Cal. WIC § 889.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 24 / Section 889.1
Section 889.1
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Minors detained in or committed to a juvenile ranch, camp, or forestry camp shall be provided with access to computer technology and the Internet for the purposes of education.

(2) Minors detained in or committed to a juvenile ranch, camp, or forestry camp may be provided with access to computer technology and the Internet for maintaining relationships with family.

(b) This section does not limit the authority of the chief probation officer, or his or her designee, to limit or deny access to computer technology or the Internet for safety and security or staffing reasons.
Cal. PRC § 3190.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.6 / Section 3190.2
Section 3190.2
Status: in_force

A well that has been permitted or operated as a Class II well, as defined in Section 3130, shall not be authorized for use as a gravity-based energy storage well without the written acknowledgment and authorization of the federal agency. The written acknowledgment and authorization shall be part of the well record.
Cal. VEH § 472 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 472
Section 472
Status: in_force

A “pilot car” is a motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, motorized bicycle, or motorized quadricycle, which is used to escort one or more other vehicles, when required, due to the vehicles’ size or character of load, in accordance with conditions set forth in a permit issued by the appropriate state agency or by a local authority.
Cal. PROB § 1957 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 1957
Section 1957
Status: in_force

To the greatest extent possible, the court shall elicit and take into account the views of the individual for whom sterilization is proposed in determining whether sterilization is to be authorized.
Cal. SHC § 261 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 261
Section 261
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and apply pertinent planning and design standards for development of official scenic highways.

In establishing and applying such standards for, and undertaking the development of, official scenic highways, the department shall take into consideration the concept of the “complete highway,” which is a highway which incorporates not only safety, utility, and economy but also beauty. The department shall also take into consideration in establishing such standards that, in a “complete highway,” pleasing appearance is a consideration in the planning and design process. In the development of official scenic highways, the department shall give special attention both to the impact of the highway on the landscape and to the highway’s visual appearance. The standards for official scenic highways shall also require that local governmental agencies have taken such action as may be necessary to protect the scenic appearance of the scenic corridor, the band of land generally adjacent to the highway right-of-way, including, but not limited to, (1) regulation of land use and intensity (density) of development; (2) detailed land and site planning; (3) control of outdoor advertising; (4) careful attention to and control of earthmoving and landscaping; and (5) the design and appearance of structures and equipment.
Cal. PUC § 12821.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12821.5
Section 12821.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Whenever residential light, heat, or power is furnished through a submeter system by a master-meter customer for sale to users who are tenants of a mobilehome park, apartment building, or similar residential complex, the master-meter customer is responsible for maintenance and repair of its submeter facilities beyond the master meter, and nothing in this section requires a district to make repairs to or perform maintenance on the submeter system.

(b) Every master-meter customer shall provide an itemized billing of charges for light, heat, and power to each individual user generally in accordance with the form and content of bills of the district to its residential customers, including, but not limited to, the opening and closing readings for the meter, and the identification of all rates and quantities under the applicable rate structure. The master-meter customer shall charge each user of the service at a rate which does not exceed the rate which would be applicable if the user were receiving residential light, heat, or power directly from the district. The master-meter customer shall also post, in a conspicuous place, the applicable prevailing residential rate schedule, as published by the district.

(c) The district shall notify each master-meter customer of its responsibilities to its users under this section.
Cal. BPC § 26034 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 26034
Section 26034
Status: in_force

All accusations against licensees shall be filed by the department within five years after the performance of the act or omission alleged as the ground for disciplinary action; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not constitute a defense to an accusation alleging fraud or misrepresentation as a ground for disciplinary action. The cause for disciplinary action in that case shall not be deemed to have accrued until discovery, by the department, of the facts constituting the fraud or misrepresentation, and, in that case, the accusation shall be filed within five years after that discovery.
Cal. PRC § 5783.13 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 5783.13
Section 5783.13
Status: in_force

In the case of a district where the initial board of directors is to be appointed, the county board of supervisors or the city council that appoints the board of directors shall specify either of the following:

(a) The persons appointed to the board of directors shall serve fixed terms. The directors appointed to the initial board of directors shall classify themselves by lot into two classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, and the terms of office of the class having the greater number shall be four years and the terms of office of the class having the lesser number shall be two years.

(b) The persons appointed to the board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of the county board of supervisors or the city council which made the appointments.
Cal. WIC § 1767.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1767.1
Section 1767.1
Status: in_force

At least 30 days before the Youth Authority Board meets to review or consider the parole of any person who has been committed to the control of the Department of the Youth Authority for the commission of any offense described in subdivision (b), paragraph (2) of subdivision (d), or subdivision (e) of Section 707, or for the commission of an offense in violation of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 262 or paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 261 of the Penal Code, the board shall send written notice of the hearing to each of the following persons: the judge of the court that committed the person to the authority, the attorney for the person, the district attorney of the county from which the person was committed, the law enforcement agency that investigated the case, and the victim pursuant to Section 1767. The board shall also send a progress report regarding the ward to the judge of the court that committed the person at the same time it sends the written notice to the judge.

Each of the persons so notified shall have the right to submit a written statement to the board at least 10 days prior to the decision for the board’s consideration. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to permit any person so notified to attend the hearing. With respect to the parole of any person over the age of 18 years, the presiding officer of the board shall state findings and supporting reasons for the decision of the board. The findings and reasons shall be reduced to writing, and shall be made available for inspection by members of the public no later than 30 days from the date of the decision.
Cal. WAT § 1122 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1122
Section 1122
Status: in_force

The board may order a reconsideration of all or part of a decision or order on the board’s own motion or on the filing of a petition of any interested person or entity. The petition shall be filed not later than 30 days from the date the board adopts a decision or order. The authority of the board to order a reconsideration on its own motion shall expire 30 days after it has adopted a decision or order. The board shall order or deny reconsideration on a petition therefor not later than 90 days from the date the board adopts the decision or order.
Cal. FIN § 4805.10 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4805.10
Section 4805.10
Status: in_force

In this division, “industrial loan company” means an industrial bank as defined in Section 111.
Cal. VEH § 21 — California Code / Code veh / Section 21
Section 21
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of this code are applicable and uniform throughout the state and in all counties and municipalities therein, and a local authority shall not enact or enforce any ordinance or resolution on the matters covered by this code, including ordinances or resolutions that establish regulations or procedures for, or assess a fine, penalty, assessment, or fee for a violation of, matters covered by this code, unless expressly authorized by this code.

(b) To the extent permitted by current state law, this section does not impair the current lawful authority of the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, a joint powers authority, or any member agency constituted therein as of July 1, 2010, to enforce an ordinance or resolution relating to the management of public lands within its jurisdiction.
Cal. WIC § 15879 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3.3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 15879
Section 15879
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 14124.70) of Chapter 7 of Part 3, benefits received under this article or Article 4 (commencing with Section 15881) are in excess of and secondary to, any other form of health benefits coverage.
Cal. BPC § 18832 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 13 / Section 18832
Section 18832
Status: in_force

Every person who charges and receives a fee for exhibiting a simultaneous telecast of any live, current, or spontaneous contest or wrestling exhibition on a closed-circuit telecast viewed within this state shall, within 72 hours after such event, furnish to the commission, a written report under penalty of perjury on a form which shall be provided by the commission showing the number of tickets or subscriptions where an extra or additional fee is charged for the viewing, which were issued or sold, and the gross receipts therefor without any deductions whatsoever. The person shall also, at the same time, pay to the commission a 5 percent tax, exclusive of federal taxes thereon, of the amount paid for admission or subscription telecast, as defined in Section 18830, to the showing or viewing of the contest or wrestling exhibition. In no event, however, shall the tax be less than fifty dollars ($50). The tax shall apply uniformly to all persons subject to the tax.

The tax on admission shall apply to the amount actually paid for admission and not the regular established price.

No tax is due in the case of a person admitted free of charge.
Cal. LAB § 1706.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 1706.1
Section 1706.1
Status: in_force

A person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each violation is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. HSC § 8738 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 8738
Section 8738
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “net price” means the retail price less any discounts the cemetery provides to consumers for the purchase of an interment space.

(b) An endowment care cemetery is one which has deposited in its endowment care fund the minimum amounts heretofore required by law and shall hereafter have deposited in its endowment care fund at the time of or not later than completion of the initial sale not less than the following amounts for plots sold or disposed of:

(1) Either 10 percent of net price or two hundred fifty dollars ($250), whichever is greater, with a required deposit not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), for each grave.

(2) Either 10 percent of net price or one hundred fifty dollars ($150), whichever is greater, with a required deposit not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), for each niche.

(3) Either 10 percent of net price or two hundred fifty dollars ($250), whichever is greater, with a required deposit not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000), for each crypt.

(4) Either 10 percent of net price or one hundred fifty dollars ($150), whichever is greater, for the cremated or hydrolyzed remains of each deceased person scattered in the cemetery at a garden or designated open area that is not an interment site subject to paragraph (1).

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
Cal. WAT § 23809 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 2A / Section 23809
Section 23809
Status: in_force

Before April 1st of each year after the warrants are issued the board shall fix charges for the use of water in the improvement district sufficient, when added to other allocated revenue that will be received during the current year, to provide funds adequate to pay the amount of the improvement district warrants and interest thereon then due and that will fall due during the current year plus an amount equal to 10 percent more than such amount if the warrants provide that such additional amount shall be charged to establish a reserve fund to further assure payment of the warrants and interest.
Cal. LAB § 1700.23 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1700.23
Section 1700.23
Status: in_force

Every talent agency shall submit to the Labor Commissioner a form or forms of contract to be utilized by such talent agency in entering into written contracts with artists for the employment of the services of such talent agency by such artists, and secure the approval of the Labor Commissioner thereof. Such approval shall not be withheld as to any proposed form of contract unless such proposed form of contract is unfair, unjust and oppressive to the artist. Each such form of contract, except under the conditions specified in Section 1700.45, shall contain an agreement by the talent agency to refer any controversy between the artist and the talent agency relating to the terms of the contract to the Labor Commissioner for adjustment. There shall be printed on the face of the contract in prominent type the following: “This talent agency is licensed by the Labor Commissioner of the State of California.”
Cal. RTC § 983 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 983
Section 983
Status: in_force

Property in litigation in possession of a county treasurer, court, county clerk, or receiver shall be assessed to the officer in possession, and the taxes shall be paid under the direction of the court.
Cal. FAC § 6234 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 6234
Section 6234
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the organization of the district, the directors shall meet and organize as a board and shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary from among their own number.

(b) The chairperson shall call and preside at all meetings of the board, sign all warrants drawn on the county treasurer, and all contracts and other documents, and the minutes of all meetings at which the chairperson is present. In case of the chairperson’s absence from a meeting, the vice chairperson shall act as chairperson pro tempore. The vice chairperson may sign warrants in place of the chairperson if the chairperson is absent from a meeting or unavailable. The secretary shall give notice of and keep the minutes of all meetings and prepare and have custody of all records and papers, and have custody of the seal of the district. The secretary shall attest all warrants drawn on the county treasury, all contracts and other documents, and shall sign the minutes of all meetings at which he or she is present. The secretary shall prepare the annual reports and any other reports required by the board and shall prepare all notices and all calls for bids.
Cal. PRC § 32340 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.3 / Chapter 4 / Section 32340
Section 32340
Status: in_force

The board shall establish and maintain a headquarters office within the Delta. The conservancy may rent or own real and personal property and equipment pursuant to applicable statutes and regulations.
Cal. BPC § 7599.61 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 13 / Section 7599.61
Section 7599.61
Status: in_force

The director may suspend or revoke an alarm company operator license, a qualified manager certificate, an alarm agent registration, or a firearms permit, issued under this chapter, if the director determines that the licensee or his or her qualified manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, or his or her employees, that any of its officers, partners, members, managers, employees, or its qualified manager, has:

(a) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license or a renewal or reinstatement of a license.

(b) Violated any provisions or committed any prohibited acts of this chapter.

(c) Been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor including illegally using, carrying, or possessing a dangerous weapon.

(d) Committed or permitted any employee to commit any act, while the license was expired, which would be cause for the suspension or revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license.

(e) Committed assault, battery, or kidnapping, or used force or violence on any person, without proper justification.

(f) Violated, or advised, encouraged, or assisted the violation of any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee.

(g) Been convicted of a violation of Section 148 of the Penal Code.

(h) Committed any act which is a ground for denial of an application for license under this chapter.

(i) Committed any act prohibited by Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Title 15 of Part 1 of the Penal Code.

(j) Committed any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud.