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Cal. CIV § 4760 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 4760
Section 4760
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the governing documents and applicable law, a member may do the following:

(1) Make any improvement or alteration within the boundaries of the member’s separate interest that does not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portions of the common interest development.

(2) Modify the member’s separate interest, at the member’s expense, to facilitate access for persons who are blind, visually handicapped, deaf, or physically disabled, or to alter conditions which could be hazardous to these persons. These modifications may also include modifications of the route from the public way to the door of the separate interest for the purposes of this paragraph if the separate interest is on the ground floor or already accessible by an existing ramp or elevator. The right granted by this paragraph is subject to the following conditions:

(A) The modifications shall be consistent with applicable building code requirements.

(B) The modifications shall be consistent with the intent of otherwise applicable provisions of the governing documents pertaining to safety or aesthetics.

(C) Modifications external to the dwelling shall not prevent reasonable passage by other residents, and shall be removed by the member when the separate interest is no longer occupied by persons requiring those modifications who are blind, visually handicapped, deaf, or physically disabled.

(D) Any member who intends to modify a separate interest pursuant to this paragraph shall submit plans and specifications to the association for review to determine whether the modifications will comply with the provisions of this paragraph. The association shall not deny approval of the proposed modifications under this paragraph without good cause.

(b) Any change in the exterior appearance of a separate interest shall be in accordance with the governing documents and applicable provisions of law.
Cal. PUC § 98289.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 98289.5
Section 98289.5
Status: in_force

(a) On and after the operative date of the transactions and use tax ordinance pursuant to Article 8.5 (commencing with Section 98290) of this chapter, none of the provisions of this article shall be operative except this section and Section 98289.3.

(b) That portion of any property tax installment payable to the district is canceled if the installment may be paid without a delinquent penalty pursuant to Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 2700) of Part 5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code on or after the operative date of the transactions and use tax ordinance.
Cal. HSC § 129680 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 129680
Section 129680
Status: in_force

(a)  It is the intent of the Legislature that hospital buildings that house patients who have less than the capacity of normally healthy persons to protect themselves, and that must be reasonably capable of providing services to the public after a disaster, shall be designed and constructed to resist, insofar as practical, the forces generated by earthquakes, gravity, and winds. In order to accomplish this purpose, the department shall propose proper building standards for earthquake resistance based upon current knowledge, and provide an independent review of the design and construction of hospital buildings.

(b)  Local jurisdictions are preempted from the enforcement of all building standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to the regulation of hospital buildings and the enforcement of other regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and all other applicable state laws, including plan checking and inspection of the design and details of the architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire and panic safety systems, and the observation of construction. The department shall assume these responsibilities.

(c)  Where local jurisdictions have more restrictive requirements for the enforcement of building standards, other building regulations, and construction supervision, these requirements shall be enforced by the department.

(d)  Each local jurisdiction shall keep the department advised as to the existence of any more restrictive local requirements. Where a reasonable doubt exists as to whether the requirements of the local jurisdiction are more restrictive, the effect of these requirements shall be determined by the Hospital Building Safety Board.

It is further the intent of the Legislature that the department, with the advice of the Hospital Building Safety Board, may conduct or enter into contracts for research regarding the reduction or elimination of seismic or other safety hazards in hospital buildings or research regarding hospital building standards.
Cal. WAT § 2554 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 2554
Section 2554
Status: in_force

During the investigation of the stream system, the board shall investigate in detail the projects of all water users known to the board who have not filed a notice of intent to file proof of claim. The investigations may include a field investigation in accordance with Section 2551, except that the water users need not be notified in advance of the investigation and, if not notified, are not required to be present during the field investigation.
Cal. FAC § 76962 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 9.5 / Section 76962
Section 76962
Status: in_force

Any handler whose name does not appear upon the secretary’s list of handlers may have his or her name established on the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement, identifying himself or herself as a handler. Failure to be on the list does not exempt a handler from paying assessments under this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 52557 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 52557
Section 52557
Status: in_force

The board shall sell or exchange refunding bonds only of such maturities as have been declared in the notice of election for the issuance of refunding bonds to be available for the refunding of particular maturities of the district’s outstanding bonds.
Cal. BPC § 1941 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1941
Section 1941
Status: in_force

(a) The dental hygiene board shall grant or renew approval of only those educational programs for RDHs that continuously maintain a high-quality standard of instruction and, where appropriate, meet the minimum standards set by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or an equivalent body, as determined by the dental hygiene board.

(b) A new educational program for RDHs shall submit a feasibility study demonstrating a need for a new educational program and shall apply for approval from the dental hygiene board before seeking any required approval for initial accreditation from the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or an equivalent body, as determined by the dental hygiene board. The dental hygiene board may approve, provisionally approve, or deny approval of a new educational program for RDHs.

(c) For purposes of this section, a new or existing educational program for RDHs means a program provided by a college or institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and that has as its primary purpose providing college level courses leading to an associate or higher degree, that is either affiliated with or conducted by a dental school approved by the dental board, or that is accredited to offer college level or college parallel programs by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or an equivalent body, as determined by the dental hygiene board.

(d) For purposes of this section, “RDHs” means registered dental hygienists, registered dental hygienists in alternative practice, or registered dental hygienists in extended functions.
Cal. HSC § 18015.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 18015.1
Section 18015.1
Status: in_force

All statutory references to “commercial coach” and to “special purpose commercial coach” are hereby deemed to refer to “commercial modular” and to “special purpose commercial modular,” respectively.
Cal. HNC § 6293 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6293
Section 6293
Status: in_force

It may adopt a seal.
Cal. HSC § 19201.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 19201.5
Section 19201.5
Status: in_force

The State Architect shall establish a certification procedure for earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices and shall establish a fee for the certification. Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be equal to the costs associated with making the certification and are continuously appropriated to the State Architect for administering the certification program.
Cal. SHC § 2574 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 15.5 / Section 2574
Section 2574
Status: in_force

The vanpool grant program shall be administered by the department. From funds appropriated to the department for the purpose, the department shall make grants to persons approved as vanpool operators for the purchase or lease of vanpool vehicles.
Cal. PRC § 25802 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 25802
Section 25802
Status: in_force

Each person who submits to the commission a notice of intent for any proposed generating facility shall accompany the notice with a fee of one cent ($0.01) per kilowatt of net electric capacity of the proposed generation facility. Such fee shall only be paid on one of the alternate proposed facility sites which has the highest electrical designed capacity. In no event shall such fee be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

For any other facility, the notice shall be accompanied by a fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000). Such fee shall only be paid on one of the alternate proposed facility sites.
Cal. BPC § 4045 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 4045
Section 4045
Status: in_force

“Third-party logistics provider” means an entity that provides or coordinates warehousing or other logistics services for a dangerous drug or dangerous device in intrastate or interstate commerce on behalf of a manufacturer, wholesaler, or dispenser of the dangerous drug or dangerous device, but does not take ownership of the dangerous drug or dangerous device, nor have responsibility to direct its sale or disposition.
Cal. PROB § 9922 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 9922
Section 9922
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220.

(b) If the petition is for authorization to exchange securities as defined in Section 10200 for different securities, the court, upon a showing of good cause, may order that the notice be given for a shorter period or that the notice be dispensed with. The order provided by this subdivision may be made ex parte.
Cal. HSC § 26202 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 19 / Section 26202
Section 26202
Status: in_force

The panel shall review and, to the extent resources and expertise permit, make findings on all of the following:

(a)  The health effects of exposure to fungi, based on a review of the literature addressing immunology, infectious disease, and medical evaluation.

(b)  The practices for assessing fungal contamination, including the use of visual inspection, surface sampling, air monitoring, and the proper analysis of environmental samples.

(c)  To the extent feasible, the appropriateness of commercially available methods for identifying fungal contamination of building components including, but not limited to, walls, ventilation systems, and support beams.

(d)  The options for preventing and remediating fungal contamination in indoor environments. The findings are intended as a practical guide regarding options for building managers, homeowners, and members of the general public who may have concerns about fungal contamination in living and working environments.

(e)  Recommendations on hazard communication for distinct subpopulations, including workers employed in high-risk occupations.

(f)  The development of a recommended reading list related to molds, their health effects, their impacts on indoor air quality, and related topics for local government officials, including environmental health officers.

(g)  Any additional topical areas deemed appropriate by the review panel.
Cal. HSC § 108805 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Section 108805
Section 108805
Status: in_force

Unless a specific color is prescribed, the cautionary statements may be printed in any color, but preferably red, upon a plain and distinctly contrasting background.
Cal. FAM § 6344 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6344
Section 6344
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and a hearing, a court, upon request, shall issue an order for the payment of attorney’s fees and costs for a prevailing petitioner.

(b) After notice and a hearing, the court, upon request, may issue an order for the payment of attorney’s fees and costs for a prevailing respondent only if the respondent establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that the petition or request is frivolous or solely intended to abuse, intimidate, or cause unnecessary delay.

(c) Before a court awards attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to this section, the court shall first determine pursuant to Section 270 that the party ordered to pay has, or is reasonably likely to have, the ability to pay.
Cal. HSC § 33120 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 33120
Section 33120
Status: in_force

The territorial jurisdiction of the agency of a county is the unincorporated territory in the county, and that of a city or city and county is the territory within its limits.
Cal. HSC § 1797.125.07 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 1797.125.07
Section 1797.125.07
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop criteria to aid it in making final determinations regarding appeals of licensure actions, for purposes of adoption by the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1797.185. When considering appeals of licensure action, the board shall consider the investment made by both the employer and the licenseholder in terms of education to secure the license, training and continuing education to maintain the license, and equipment and appropriate adjuncts to perform the duties of the license.

(b) The board shall develop and implement progressive discipline criteria to aid it in considering appeals of licensure action pursuant to subdivision (a). The criteria shall include all of the following:

(1) The nature and duties of a paramedic.

(2) The time that has elapsed since the licenseholder’s offense.

(3) The nature and gravity of the offense.

(4) The employer-imposed discipline for the offense.

(5) The licenseholder’s prior disciplinary record.

(6) Mitigating evidence.

(7) Prior warnings to the licenseholder on record or prior remediation.

(8) The actual harm to the patient and the actual harm to the public.

(9) Evidence of the licenseholder’s rehabilitation.

(10) Evidence of an expungement proceeding, if applicable.

(11) The licenseholder’s compliance with the terms of their sentence or a court order, if criminally convicted.

(12) Aggravating evidence.

(13) The licenseholder’s overall criminal record.
Cal. BPC § 4317.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 19 / Section 4317.6
Section 4317.6
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, “mail order pharmacy” is defined as a nonresident pharmacy that dispenses medications and ships them to patients via the postal service or other mail delivery method.

(b) The board may bring an action for fines for repeated violations of materially similar provisions of this chapter within five years for a single mail order pharmacy, or multiple mail order pharmacies operating under common ownership or management for a third or subsequent violation, which may be punished by an administrative fine not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per violation.

(c) The board shall not bring an action for fines pursuant to subdivision (b) until at least six months have elapsed from the date the board determines that a violation has occurred unless the violation giving rise to the action resulted in actual harm to any consumer or serious potential harm to the public.

(d) In determining the amount of the fine sought in an action brought pursuant to this section, the board shall consider relevant mitigating and aggregating factors, including, but not limited to, the good faith of the licensee, the communication of written changes to unlawful policies, the gravity of the violation, the potential harm to a patient, whether the violation affects the professional judgment or independence of pharmacists, and the history of previous violations by the mail order pharmacy, or in the case of multiple mail order pharmacies operating under common ownership or management, the history of the previous violations by the common ownership or control.

(e) The authority granted by this section is in addition to the authority of the board to institute any other administrative, civil, or criminal action.

(f) The fines in subdivision (b) shall be imposed in accordance with Section 4314.
Cal. FAC § 14523 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 14523
Section 14523
Status: in_force

“Common carrier” means a company licensed with the Public Utilities Commission that hauls for hire.
Cal. FAC § 75656 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 8 / Section 75656
Section 75656
Status: in_force

Upon suspension of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all producers and handlers whose names and addresses are on file with the commission.
Cal. HSC § 40001 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 40001
Section 40001
Status: in_force

(a)  Subject to the powers and duties of the state board, the districts shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations to achieve and maintain the state and federal ambient air quality standards in all areas affected by emission sources under their jurisdiction, and shall enforce all applicable provisions of state and federal law.

(b)  The district rules and regulations may, and at the request of the state board shall, provide for the prevention and abatement of air pollution episodes which, at intervals, cause discomfort or health risks to, or damage to the property of, a significant number of persons or class of persons.

(c)  Prior to adopting any rule or regulation to reduce criteria pollutants, a district shall determine that there is a problem that the proposed rule or regulation will alleviate and that the rule or regulation will promote the attainment or maintenance of state or federal ambient air quality standards.

(d)  (1)  The district rules and regulations shall include a process to approve alternative methods of complying with emission control requirements that provide equivalent emission reductions, emissions monitoring, or recordkeeping.

(2)  A district shall allow the implementation of alternative methods of emission reduction, emissions monitoring, or recordkeeping if a facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the district that those alternative methods will provide equivalent performance. Any alternative method of emission reduction, emissions monitoring, or recordkeeping proposed by the facility shall not violate other provisions of law.

(3)  If a district rule specifies an emission limit for a facility or system, the district shall not set operational or effectiveness requirements for any specific emission control equipment operating on a facility or system under that limit. Any alternative method of emission reduction, emissions monitoring, or recordkeeping proposed by the facility shall include the necessary operational and effectiveness measurement elements that can be included as permit conditions by the district to ensure compliance with, and enforcement of, the equivalent performance requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). Nothing in this subdivision limits the district’s authority to inspect a facility’s equipment or records to ensure operational compliance. This paragraph shall apply to existing rules and facilities operating under those rules.
Cal. INS § 12162.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 12162.7
Section 12162.7
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, “liquid assets” means cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities readily convertible into cash. Liquid assets also include bonds, stocks, certificates of deposit, negotiable short-term instruments, service members’ dues receivable not over 90 days, receivables due from affiliates not over 90 days, acquisition costs deferred not over 90 days, federal income tax recoverables, and interest and dividends due and accrued.
Cal. FAC § 77227 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 77227
Section 77227
Status: in_force

“Market” or “marketing” means to sell peppers.
Cal. RTC § 4151 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 4151
Section 4151
Status: in_force

Any person filing an affidavit of interest may apply to the tax collector to have any parcel separately valued in order that it may be redeemed under the provisions of this chapter. The tax collector may file an application to have any parcel separately valued when such application is based on the fact that the parcel sought to be separately valued is separately assessed on the current roll.

The application shall set forth the fact that a duly executed and recorded deed, purchase contract, deed of trust, mortgage, or final decree of court describes the parcel sought to be separately valued.

The application may request that the tax created by the assessment of personal property, or leasehold improvements, or possessory interests on the whole assessment for each of the years for which it was delinquent be allowed to remain as a lien on the parcel sought to be separately valued.

If any lien not determined by the application of a tax rate on a valuation of property has been levied or placed on the whole assessment, the application may be accompanied by the certification of the taxing agency or revenue district authorized by law to levy or place the lien, setting forth the specific amount of that portion of the lien levied or placed on the whole assessment which is to continue to be levied or placed on the parcel sought to be separately valued for each of the years for which it was delinquent.

Upon authorization by ordinance by the board of supervisors, the tax collector may charge an application fee for the actual cost incurred for the processing of an application for the separate valuation of any parcel for redemption under the provisions of this chapter. The fee shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 54985) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 1357.01 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 3.1 / Section 1357.01
Section 1357.01
Status: in_force

Every health care service plan offering plan contracts to small employer groups shall in addition to complying with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted thereunder comply with the provisions of this article.