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Cal. HSC § 112650 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 112650
Section 112650
Status: in_force

“State board,” or “State Board of Public Health,” as used in this chapter, means the State Department of Health Services.
Cal. FIN § 5621 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 5621
Section 5621
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the commissioner, a mutual association may amend its articles of incorporation to authorize the issuance of stock and may issue stock. Any amendment to the articles of incorporation and bylaws of an association which for the first time authorizes it to issue stock shall be approved by the vote or written assent of a majority of the total votes of members outstanding, except that the amendment shall require approval only of the commissioner and board of directors of an association if the commissioner finds that grounds exist for the appointment of a conservator for the association pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8225.

(b) An amendment to the articles of incorporation of an association pursuant to this section may include provisions with respect to the surplus, reserves, and undivided profits of the association and in that case the surplus, reserves, and undivided profits shall be retained and disposed of in accordance with those provisions.

(c) The corporate existence of a mutual association which amends its articles of incorporation pursuant to this section to authorize the issuance of stock and which issues stock shall continue to be, and the resulting stock association shall be deemed to be, a continuation of the mutual association. The Legislature finds and declares that Section 563b.41 (d)(3) of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth the law of this state with regard to the continuity of corporate existence in mutual association to stock association conversions and that this section has reflected that law from the time of the original adoption of Section 563b.41 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. RTC § 7076.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2.5 / Section 7076.3
Section 7076.3
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article limits the board’s authority to examine the books, papers, records, and equipment of a taxpayer under Section 7054.
Cal. FAC § 74994 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 8 / Section 74994
Section 74994
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the end of the current marketing season if the secretary finds that termination is requested in writing, within a 90-day period, by at least 51 percent of the eligible producers that are directly affected that market at least 51 percent of the volume of the product.

(b) The person or persons originating the request shall file a written notice with the secretary in a manner that establishes the date the request is initiated. Any person may withdraw his or her name from the petition requesting the termination prior to the time the request is presented to the secretary.

(c) The signatures to the petition requesting termination need not all be appended to one sheet of paper. Each person signing the petition shall add his or her signature and business address. If no business address is given, a designation of the place of business shall be given that will enable the location to be readily ascertained.

(d) The petition shall bear a copy of the notice of intention. Signatures shall be secured within the time limit specified in this section.
Cal. WAT § 529.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3.5 / Section 529.7
Section 529.7
Status: in_force

This article does not limit the authority of a water purveyor that promotes conservation through volumetric water pricing, including, but not limited to, an urban water supplier that promotes conservation through volumetric water pricing, to determine and impose a rate, fee, or charge in addition to the charge for the actual volume of metered water delivered.
Cal. PUC § 95003 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 95003
Section 95003
Status: in_force

“Board” means the board of directors of this district.
Cal. HSC § 1751.100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 2.5 / Section 1751.100
Section 1751.100
Status: in_force

(a) During the initial visit, in advance of furnishing care, a hospice shall provide a patient or the patient’s representative with verbal and written notice of the patient’s rights and responsibilities in a language and manner that the person understands.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Patient’s representative” means either a person designated by the patient as their representative or a person acting on the patient’s behalf under the authority of the Long-Term Care Patient Representative Program pursuant to Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 9260) of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) “Verbal” means spoken or signed language.
Cal. WAT § 12878.4 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 12878.4
Section 12878.4
Status: in_force

If the local agency, within 45 days after the date of receipt of the said statement of the department, files a protest thereto with the board or department setting forth in detail the basis of its objections, then the board or department shall schedule a hearing to be held within 30 days of the filing of the said protest to hear any relevant information which said local agency may care to present in support of its protest. As to projects under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the likelihood that the unit will thereafter be operated and maintained satisfactorily by the local agency. The said local agency shall be given at least 10 days written notice of the date and place of said hearing. Representatives of the local agency, the department and other interested parties may appear at the said hearing and present any information relevant to the said protest of the local agency or in support of the statement of the department. Upon conclusion of said hearing, if the board or department finds that there are no items of defective maintenance, or that the local agency will correct the deficiencies and maintain and operate the project works in accordance with the standards established by the federal regulations, there shall be no further proceedings under the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. INS § 10480 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10480
Section 10480
Status: in_force

On or before the first day of March of each year every domestic incorporated life insurer shall furnish the commissioner the necessary data for determining the valuation of all its policies outstanding on the last preceding thirty-first of December.
Cal. PUC § 426 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 426
Section 426
Status: in_force

The commission shall use all moneys paid into the Public Utilities Commission Transportation Reimbursement Account by charter-party carriers in connection with charter bus transportation, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 5363, solely for the following purposes:

(a) Safety regulation.

(b) The administration of financial responsibility requirements.

(c) Commission activities to ensure compliance with safety regulation and financial responsibility requirements.

(d) Any other regulatory program permitted by Section 14501(a) of Title 49 of the United States Code.
Cal. WAT § 13700 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 13700
Section 13700
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the greater portion of the water used in this state is obtained from underground sources and that those waters are subject to impairment in quality and purity, causing detriment to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state. The Legislature therefore declares that the people of the state have a primary interest in the location, construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction of water wells, cathodic protection wells, groundwater monitoring wells, and geothermal heat exchange wells, which activities directly affect the quality and purity of underground waters.
Cal. WAT § 10608.43 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.55 / Chapter 3 / Section 10608.43
Section 10608.43
Status: in_force

The department, in conjunction with the California Urban Water Conservation Council, by April 1, 2010, shall convene a representative task force consisting of academic experts, urban retail water suppliers, environmental organizations, commercial water users, industrial water users, and institutional water users to develop alternative best management practices for commercial, industrial, and institutional users and an assessment of the potential statewide water use efficiency improvement in the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors that would result from implementation of these best management practices. The taskforce, in conjunction with the department, shall submit a report to the Legislature by April 1, 2012, that shall include a review of multiple sectors within commercial, industrial, and institutional users and that shall recommend water use efficiency standards for commercial, industrial, and institutional users among various sectors of water use. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Appropriate metrics for evaluating commercial, industrial, and institutional water use.

(b) Evaluation of water demands for manufacturing processes, goods, and cooling.

(c) Evaluation of public infrastructure necessary for delivery of recycled water to the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors.

(d) Evaluation of institutional and economic barriers to increased recycled water use within the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors.

(e) Identification of technical feasibility and cost of the best management practices to achieve more efficient water use statewide in the commercial, industrial, and institutional sectors that is consistent with the public interest and reflects past investments in water use efficiency.
Cal. HSC § 13244.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 13244.5
Section 13244.5
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal, in conjunction with local fire departments, shall determine a fee, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per propane storage system, to pay for the cost of the inspection and regulation of propane storage systems required by this chapter. The fees shall not exceed the cost of this inspection and regulation.
Cal. FAC § 77916 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 77916
Section 77916
Status: in_force

“Production research” means any cultural and biological research relating to field production of flowers.
Cal. SHC § 2350 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 2350
Section 2350
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Federal Aid for Urban Systems Act.
Cal. PUC § 309.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 309.1
Section 309.1
Status: in_force

The Governor may appoint one adviser for each member of the commission upon the request of the commission member. Each adviser shall receive a salary fixed by the commission with the approval of the Department of Human Resources. The total number of advisers exempt from civil service may not exceed five.
Cal. VEH § 11710.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11710.1
Section 11710.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 11710, the bond amount of a dealer who sells vehicles on a wholesale basis only, and who sells fewer than 25 vehicles per year, shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Cal. WIC § 14100.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 14100.7
Section 14100.7
Status: in_force

(a) Any Medi-Cal provider of incontinence supplies or medical supplies, or both, shall provide, to the department, a bond, or other security satisfactory to the department, of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), pursuant to regulations adopted by the department.

(b) (1) After three years of continuous operation as a provider of incontinence supplies or medical supplies, or both, a Medi-Cal provider may apply to the department for an exemption from the requirements of subdivision (a).

(2) The department shall adopt regulations establishing conditions for the approval or denial of applications for exemption pursuant to paragraph (1).

(c) For purposes of this section, “incontinence supplies” and “medical supplies” mean items prescribed by a licensed practitioner to meet medical needs of the patient, and which are eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this chapter.

(d) Subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) do not apply to individuals who are licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. BPC § 4962 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 4962
Section 4962
Status: in_force

(a) On and after July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), the board shall require a licensee to provide a separate disclosure that includes the licensee’s probation status, the length of the probation, the probation end date, all practice restrictions placed on the licensee by the board, the board’s telephone number, and an explanation of how the patient can find further information on the licensee’s probation on the licensee’s profile page on the board’s online license information Internet Web site, to a patient or the patient’s guardian or health care surrogate before the patient’s first visit following the probationary order while the licensee is on probation pursuant to a probationary order made on and after July 1, 2019.

(b) A licensee required to provide a disclosure pursuant to subdivision (a) shall obtain from the patient, or the patient’s guardian or health care surrogate, a separate, signed copy of that disclosure.

(c) A licensee shall not be required to provide a disclosure pursuant to subdivision (a) if any of the following applies:

(1) The patient is unconscious or otherwise unable to comprehend the disclosure and sign the copy of the disclosure pursuant to subdivision (b) and a guardian or health care surrogate is unavailable to comprehend the disclosure and sign the copy.

(2) The visit occurs in an emergency room or an urgent care facility or the visit is unscheduled, including consultations in inpatient facilities.

(3) The licensee who will be treating the patient during the visit is not known to the patient until immediately prior to the start of the visit.

(4) The licensee does not have a direct treatment relationship with the patient.

(d) On and after July 1, 2019, the board shall provide the following information, with respect to licensees on probation and licensees practicing under probationary licenses, in plain view on the licensee’s profile page on the board’s online license information Internet Web site.

(1) For probation imposed pursuant to a stipulated settlement, the causes alleged in the operative accusation along with a designation identifying those causes by which the licensee has expressly admitted guilt and a statement that acceptance of the settlement is not an admission of guilt.

(2) For probation imposed by an adjudicated decision of the board, the causes for probation stated in the final probationary order.

(3) For a licensee granted a probationary license, the causes by which the probationary license was imposed.

(4) The length of the probation and end date.

(5) All practice restrictions placed on the license by the board.

(e) A violation of this section shall not be punishable as a crime.
Cal. INS § 119.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 119.5
Section 119.5
Status: in_force

Insolvency insurance includes insurance against loss arising from the failure of an insolvent insurer to discharge its obligations under its insurance policies.
Cal. PUC § 102120 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 102120
Section 102120
Status: in_force

The board of directors is the legislative body of the district and shall determine all questions of district policy.
Cal. RTC § 19545 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 19545
Section 19545
Status: in_force

A return or return information may be disclosed in a judicial or administrative proceeding pertaining to tax administration, if any of the following apply:

(a) The taxpayer is a party to the proceeding, or the proceeding arose out of, or in connection with, determining the taxpayer’s civil or criminal liability, or the collection of the taxpayer’s civil liability with respect to any tax imposed under this part.

(b) The treatment of an item reflected on the return is directly related to the resolution of an issue in the proceeding.

(c) The return or return information directly relates to a transactional relationship between a person who is a party to the proceeding and the taxpayer which directly affects the resolution of an issue in the proceeding.
Cal. BPC § 24045.16 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 24045.16
Section 24045.16
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the department may issue an on-sale general bona fide public eating place license as defined by Section 23038 to any nonprofit charitable arts trust that is exempt from the payment of income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. For the purposes of this section, “arts trust” means an entity devoted to the arts and humanities which operates two or more museums, one of which is located on a site of at least 100 acres, and is within a facility of not less than 450,000 square feet in the County of Los Angeles.

An arts trust holding a license under this section may, subject to Section 25631, sell and serve alcoholic beverages to the public. In addition, a licensee under this section may, subject to Section 25631, directly or indirectly, give or furnish alcoholic beverages to persons at events for consumption on the premises. A premises licensed pursuant to this section shall not be entitled to a caterer’s permit pursuant to Section 23399, and shall not be entitled to exercise any off-sale privileges pursuant to Section 23401.
Cal. FAC § 77230 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 77230
Section 77230
Status: in_force

(a) “Producer” means any person in this state who grows peppers for market and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale. “Producer” does not include any person who grows less than 10 acres of peppers, or produces less than 100 tons of fresh peppers, or the equivalent in dry peppers or pepper seed, in the current marketing year.

(b) The acreage and tonnage thresholds specified in subdivision (a) may be decreased only if approved by referendum pursuant to Section 77311 to 77316, inclusive. For purposes of a referendum conducted pursuant to this subdivision, the terms “producer” and “handler” in Sections 77311 to 77316, inclusive, include persons who would become subject to this chapter if the referendum is approved.
Cal. BPC § 13461 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 13461
Section 13461
Status: in_force

Lubricating oil shall not be sold or distributed for use in lubricating manual transmissions, gears, or axles unless the product conforms to the following specifications:

(a) It meets the service requirements contained in the latest revision of the SAE Information Report on axle and manual transmission lubricants SAE J308.

(b) The viscosity grade classification number shall be the same as the latest published SAE International Standard SAE J306 when tested in accordance with the latest method published by the ASTM International.

(c) It shall be free from water and suspended matter when tested by means of centrifuge, in accordance with the standard test ASTM D-2273.
Cal. WAT § 12226.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 4.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 12226.2
Section 12226.2
Status: in_force

The department may proceed immediately with the improvement of a pilot levee project which the department determines, after a public hearing, is in critical need of improvement and which is highly susceptible to failure in the absence of such immediate improvement. Prior to commencing such improvement, the department shall enter into an agreement with a local agency whereby the local agency will bear at least 20 percent of the cost of the improvement.
Cal. WAT § 31142.38 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9.3 / Section 31142.38
Section 31142.38
Status: in_force

(a) All costs incurred by the district in abating a public nuisance pursuant to this article are a lien upon the property.

(b) Notice of the lien shall include the name of the record owner, the property on which the nuisance was abated, and the amount of the lien. The notice of lien shall be recorded by the district in the Office of the Alameda County Recorder within one year after the date on which the district initially incurs costs to abate the public nuisance or within 90 days after the completion of the abatement of the public nuisance, whichever occurs first. Upon recordation of the notice of lien, the lien shall have the same force, effect, and priority as a judgment lien, except that it will attach only to the property described in the notice, and shall continue until released or otherwise discharged.
Cal. SHC § 28 — California Code / Code shc / Section 28
Section 28
Status: in_force

If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Cal. PRC § 5078.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.1 / Section 5078.4
Section 5078.4
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop criteria for the evaluation and selection of heritage corridors.

(b) The following heritage corridors are given provisional status to allow their inclusion in the North Central California Heritage Corridors Access Map:

(1) East California Mountains and Deserts: Mount Lassen to Anza Borrego, including Highways 89 and 395 to Bishop.

(2) Yosemite Pacific: Monterey and San Jose to Mono Lake via Yosemite National Park.

(3) Missions and Adobes: Sonoma to San Diego via El Camino Real.

(4) Great Valley Rivers: Mt. Shasta to Porterville, utilizing scenic alternates to Highway 99 wherever possible.

(c) The following additional candidate heritage corridors are proposed for study and timely adoption:

(1) Redwoods and Cascades: Redwood National Park to Mt. Lassen and Mt. Shasta.

(2) California Contrast: Morro Bay to Death Valley.

(3) Palm and Pine: San Juan Capistrano to Joshua Tree.

(4) Rim of the World: Santa Monica Mountains to Mt. Laguna via the San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains, and Mount Palomar.

(5) Southern Borderlands: San Diego to Yuma, Arizona.