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Cal. HSC § 25189.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 8 / Section 25189.1
Section 25189.1
Status: in_force

(a)  In addition to liability under any other provision of law, any person who is liable for a civil penalty pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 25189 or subdivision (c) of Section 25189.2, or is convicted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 25189.5, is also civilly liable for all the costs or expenses which may be incurred by the state, or by a local agency, in doing any of the following:

(1)  Assess short-term or long-term injury to, degradation or destruction of, or any loss of, any natural resource resulting from the disposal of the hazardous waste which is the subject of the civil penalty or conviction.

(2)  Restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of, any natural resource injured, degraded, destroyed, or lost as a result of the disposal of the hazardous waste which is the subject of the civil penalty or conviction.

(b)  The liability imposed by subdivision (a) is separate and in addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 25189 or subdivision (c) of Section 25189.2 or any fine imposed pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 25189.5.

(c)  Any funds collected pursuant to this section are in addition to any other funds which may be collected pursuant to this chapter.

(d)  A state or local agency may collect funds pursuant to this section prior to carrying out the actions specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a).

(e)  An action brought pursuant to this section may be brought by the trustee of the natural resources specified in Section 79685. The action may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or the district attorney. The action may be prosecuted by the district attorney only after the trustee, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, approves that prosecution in writing. The trustee shall have 30 days to consider any requested action and approval shall be presumed to have been granted if a written denial is not issued within 30 days. The trustee may not unreasonably withhold approval.

(f)  All funds collected pursuant to this section by the trustee of the natural resources shall be deposited, at the discretion of the trustee, in the Fish and Wildlife Pollution Cleanup and Abatement Account in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund or in a special deposit trust fund.
Cal. PUC § 33006 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33006
Section 33006
Status: in_force

The bonds issued pursuant to this chapter shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding 12 percent per annum, payable semiannually, except that the first interest payable on the bonds or any series thereof may be for any period not to exceed one year as determined by the board.

In the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of bonds, the board may also provide for call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at times and prices and upon any other terms that it may specify. However, no bond is subject to call or redemption prior to maturity unless the bond contains a recital to that effect. The denomination or denominations of bonds shall be stated in the resolution providing for their issuance, but shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The principal of, and interest on, the bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States at the office of the treasurer of the district or at any other place or places that may be designated by the board, or at either place or places at the option of the holders of the bonds. The bonds shall be dated, numbered consecutively, signed by the president and treasurer, and countersigned by the secretary and shall have the official seal of the district attached. The interest coupons of the bonds shall be signed by the treasurer. The seal and all signatures and countersignatures may be printed, lithographed, or mechanically reproduced, except that one signature or countersignature shall be manually affixed.

If an officer, whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons, leaves office for any reason prior to the delivery of the bonds, the officer’s signature is as effective as if the officer had remained in office.
Cal. BPC § 7399 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 10 / Section 7399
Section 7399
Status: in_force

Under no circumstances shall a temporary license be issued.
Cal. RTC § 7272 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 7272
Section 7272
Status: in_force

The district shall pay to the board its costs of preparation to administer and operate the transactions and use taxes ordinance. The district shall pay such costs monthly as incurred and billed by the board. Such costs include all preparatory costs, including costs of developing procedures, programming for data processing, developing and adopting appropriate regulations, designing and printing of forms, developing instructions for the board’s staff and for taxpayers, and other necessary preparatory costs which shall include the board’s direct and indirect costs as specified by Section 11256 of the Government Code. Any disputes as to the amount of preparatory costs incurred shall be resolved by the Director of Finance, and his or her decision shall be final. The maximum amount of all preparatory costs to be paid by the district shall not, in any event, exceed one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000).
Cal. HSC § 4743 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 4743
Section 4743
Status: in_force

It may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property of the district or any interest therein whenever it is no longer required for the purposes of the district, or when its use may be permitted without interfering with its use by the district.
Cal. FIN § 32600 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 32600
Section 32600
Status: in_force

(a) The finance officer shall not execute any loan that is not:

(1) Approved for guarantee by the Small Business Administration, under that agency’s prevailing standards for loans of similar type, purpose, amount, and duration that are in effect at the time the guarantee is approved by the agency.

(2) Approved for guarantee by another governmental loan guarantee authority, and the minimum amount of the guarantee is not less than 50 percent of the principal amount of the loan.

(3) Made pursuant to the corporation’s participation with the Small Business Administration as a small business investment company or local development company.

(4) Less than 16 percent of the total financing package arranged between the corporation and another lender or lenders on behalf of the applicant.

(b) This section does not apply to loans made pursuant to Section 32724.
Cal. MVC § 181 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 181
Section 181
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General shall superintend the preparation of all returns and reports required by the United States from the State on military matters.
Cal. WAT § 39425 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 39425
Section 39425
Status: in_force

A petition for the formation of a district shall set forth generally:

(a) The boundaries of the proposed district or a description of the land.

(b) The proposed source or sources of water supply.

(c) The location proposed for the storage of water to be used for such irrigation, if storage is proposed.

(d) Any drainage or reclamation connected with the project.

(e) Any incidental development of hydroelectric energy.

(f) The nature of the proposed works.

(g) A prayer that the territory embraced within the proposed district be formed as a water storage district under the provisions of this division.

(h) The signatures to the petition.
Cal. MVC § 395.6 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 395.6
Section 395.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Governor may appoint a mediator in their office to take complaints, regarding possible violations or other issues dealing with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. Sec. 4301 et seq.), hereafter USERRA, and Section 395.06, and to resolve and coordinate the resolution of those complaints or issues, from state employees who satisfy both of the following:

(1) Are members of either of the following:

(A) The California National Guard.

(B) A reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(2) Encounter problems regaining their state position when they return from service in the California National Guard or from service in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces.

(b) Each state agency and department may appoint a mediator to take complaints, regarding possible violations of USERRA and other issues relating to state pay, and to resolve and coordinate the resolution of those complaints with, if necessary, the assistance of the Governor-appointed ombudsman, from employees of that department or agency who are members of either the California National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(c) Mediators appointed under the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall become knowledgeable about USERRA law and, to the extent possible, work with the California Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense organization, and the California National Guard.
Cal. HSC § 115260 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Article 17 / Section 115260
Section 115260
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 115255, authority for on-highway routing and enforcement relating to low-level radioactive waste shall, pursuant to other provisions of law, remain with the Department of the California Highway Patrol for low-level radioactive waste generated from, and shipments into, California.
Cal. HSC § 4916 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 4916
Section 4916
Status: in_force

A petition for dissolution, signed by 50 or more freeholders and residents of the district, or by a majority of the freeholders and residents if there are less than 100 freeholders and residents in the district, may be filed with the board to initiate dissolution proceedings, or the board may by resolution initiate dissolution proceedings.
Cal. PUC § 3151 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 3151
Section 3151
Status: in_force

(a) Any share or membership issued by an association is exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 1 of Title 4 of the Corporations Code if the aggregate investment of a shareholder or member in shares or memberships sold by an association does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(b) This exemption does not apply to the shares or memberships in an association if any promoter of those shares or memberships expects or intends to make a profit directly or indirectly from any business or activity associated with the association or from the operation of the association or to receive a salary or other remuneration from the association. Furthermore, this exemption does not apply to nonvoting shares or memberships in an association issued to any person who does not possess, and who will not acquire in connection with the issuance of nonvoting memberships, voting power in the association.
Cal. BPC § 4989.49 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 4 / Section 4989.49
Section 4989.49
Status: in_force

“Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 651, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person, or the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on, or in, any building or structure, or in any newspaper, magazine, or directory, or any printed matter whatsoever, with or without any limiting qualification. Signs within religious buildings or notices in bulletins from a religious organization mailed to a congregation are not advertising within the meaning of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 129215 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 129215
Section 129215
Status: in_force

The Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Fund, established pursuant to Section 129200, shall be a trust fund and neither the fund nor the interest or other earnings generated by the fund shall be used for any purpose other than those purposes authorized by this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 20222 — California Code / Code prob / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 20222
Section 20222
Status: in_force

Not less than 30 days before the hearing the petitioner shall do both of the following:

(a) Cause notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to the trustee and each transferee against whom prorated amounts may be charged pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 20223.

(b) Cause a summons and a copy of the petition to be served on each transferee who may be directed to make payment of prorated amounts pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 20223. The summons shall be in the form and shall be served in the manner prescribed in Title 5 (commencing with Section 410.10) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. COM § 10503 — California Code / Code com / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 10503
Section 10503
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the lease agreement may include rights and remedies for default in addition to or in substitution for those provided in this division and may limit or alter the measure of damages recoverable under this division.

(b) Resort to a remedy provided under this division or in the lease agreement is optional unless the remedy is expressly agreed to be exclusive. If circumstances cause an exclusive or limited remedy to fail of its essential purpose, or provision for an exclusive remedy is unconscionable, remedy may be had as provided in this division.

(c) Consequential damages may be liquidated under Section 10504, or may otherwise be limited, altered, or excluded unless the limitation, alteration, or exclusion is unconscionable. Limitation, alteration, or exclusion of consequential damages for injury to the person in the case of consumer goods is prima facie unconscionable but limitation, alteration, or exclusion of damages where the loss is commercial is not prima facie unconscionable.

(d) Rights and remedies on default by the lessor or the lessee with respect to any obligation or promise collateral or ancillary to the lease contract are not impaired by this division.
Cal. PUC § 321.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 321.1
Section 321.1
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission assess the consequences of its decisions, including economic effects, and assess and mitigate the impacts of its decision on customer, public, and employee safety, as part of each ratemaking, rulemaking, or other proceeding, and that this be accomplished using existing resources and within existing commission structures. The commission shall not establish a separate office or department for the purpose of evaluating and mitigating consequences of commission activities.

(b) The commission shall take all necessary and appropriate actions to assess the economic effects of its decisions and to assess and mitigate the impacts of its decisions on customer, public, and employee safety.
Cal. RTC § 670 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 670
Section 670
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall perform the duties or exercise the authority of an appraiser for property tax purposes as an employee of the state, any county or city and county, unless he or she is the holder of a valid appraiser’s or advanced appraiser’s certificate issued by the State Board of Equalization.

(b) The board shall provide for the examination of applicants for these certificates and may contract with the State Personnel Board to give the examinations. Examinations shall be prepared by the board with the advice and assistance of a committee of five assessors selected by the California Assessors’ Association for this purpose. No certificate shall be issued to any person who has not attained a passing grade in the examination and demonstrated to the board that he or she is competent to perform the work of an appraiser as that competency is defined in regulations duly adopted by the board. However, any applicant for a certificate who is denied the same shall have a right to a review of that denial in accordance with the State Administrative Procedure Act contained in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(c) Passage of a civil service or merit system examination for appraiser given by the state, or any county or city and county, shall suffice to meet the requirements of this section. The scope of the examination shall be approved by the State Board of Equalization.

(d) No employee of the state, or any county or city and county shall perform the duties or exercise the authority of an auditor or an auditor-appraiser under Section 469 or Section 15624 of the Government Code, unless he or she holds a degree with a specialization in accounting from a recognized institution of higher education, or is a licensed accountant in the State of California, or has passed the state, or a county, or city and county, or city civil service or merit system examination regularly given for the position of accountant or auditor by the testing body, or holds the office of assessor.

(e) Except for persons holding the office of assessor, this section does not apply to elected officials.

(f) No charge shall be made to counties or to applicants for examinations and certifications under this section or for training conducted by the board under Section 671.
Cal. HSC § 32499.95 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 11 / Section 32499.95
Section 32499.95
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of the recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 32499.6, the Imperial County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) shall determine the appropriate dates to dissolve the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The Imperial County LAFCO may decide on different dissolution dates for the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. The Imperial County LAFCO shall dissolve the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District by January 1, 2025.

(b) The Imperial Valley Healthcare District shall be the successor to the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. Effective on the respective date of their dissolution, all assets, rights, and responsibilities of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District and the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District are transferred to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District. As of the effective date of the dissolution, the Imperial Valley Healthcare District shall have ownership, possession, and control of all books, records, papers, offices, equipment, supplies, moneys, funds, appropriations, licenses, permits, entitlements, agreements, contracts, claims, judgments, land, and other assets and property, real or personal, owned or leased by, connected with the administration of, or held for the benefit or use of the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District or Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District. Accounts payable and all other contract obligations shall be transferred to the Imperial Valley Healthcare District.

(c) The terms of the board members of the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District and the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District serving as of the effective date of this chapter are extended until January 1, 2025, or until each respective district is dissolved, whichever occurs first.
Cal. FAC § 77496 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 7 / Section 77496
Section 77496
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held unconstitutional or invalid as applied to any person or as applied under certain circumstances, that decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any other persons or under any other circumstance.
Cal. FIN § 462 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 462
Section 462
Status: in_force

Any person that provides services to any licensee, at the request of the commissioner, shall submit to an examination by the commissioner. Should the commissioner deem it necessary or desirable that an examination be made of a person, the examination shall be made at the expense of the person examined. If the person refuses to permit an examination to be made, the commissioner may order every licensee receiving services from that person to discontinue receiving those services or otherwise conducting business with that person, and the licensees shall comply with that order.
Cal. PROB § 711 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 711
Section 711
Status: in_force

If a document deposited with an attorney is lost or destroyed, the attorney shall give notice of the loss or destruction to the depositor by one of the following methods:

(a) By delivering pursuant to Section 1215 the notice to the depositor’s last known address.

(b) By the method most likely to give the depositor actual notice.
Cal. FAC § 67112.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 67112.5
Section 67112.5
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 to obtain injunctive relief or specific performance, with respect to this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter.

(b) 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.

(c) 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 by Section 485.010 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 Section 526 or 527 is not required.

(d) 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 avocados until there is full compliance with and satisfaction of the judgment.

(e) The commission is entitled, upon a favorable judgment for the commission, to receive reimbursement for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other actual related costs incurred in any action commenced by the commission for the enforcement of this chapter. Venue for actions commenced by the commission may be established 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.