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Cal. BPC § 6745 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6745
Section 6745
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit any person, firm or corporation from furnishing, either alone or with subcontractors, labor and materials, with or without plans, drawings, specifications, instruments of service or other data covering such labor and materials:

(a) For store fronts, interior alterations or additions, fixtures, cabinet work, furniture or other appliances or equipment.

(b) For any work necessary to provide for their installation.

(c) For any alterations or additions to any building necessary to or attendant upon the installation of such store fronts, interior alterations or additions, fixtures, cabinet work, furniture, appliances or equipment; provided, such alterations do not affect the structural safety of the building.
Cal. PROB § 11903 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 11903
Section 11903
Status: in_force

(a) Property distributed to the state shall be held by the Treasurer for a period of five years from the date of the order for distribution, within which time any person may claim the property in the manner provided by Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(b) A person who does not claim the property within the time prescribed in this section is forever barred, and the property vests absolutely in the state, subject to the provisions of Title 10 (commencing with Section 1300) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. WAT § 31133 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 31133
Section 31133
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Malaga County Water District may:

(a) Organize, promote, conduct, and advertise programs of community recreation.

(b) Establish systems of recreation and recreation centers, including parks and parkways.

(c) Acquire, construct, improve, maintain and operate recreation centers within the district.

The district shall not incur a bonded indebtedness for the purposes authorized by this section exceeding 1 percent of the assessed value of all the taxable property in the district, and no bonded indebtedness shall be incurred except for capital outlay purposes.

The district shall not exercise any powers under this section unless the exercise of those powers is approved by the voters of the district at an election held within the district at which a majority of the voters voting on the proposition approve the exercise of those powers. The election may be consolidated with any other election held within the district. If a majority of the votes cast at the election is in favor of the proposition, the county elections official shall immediately cause to be filed with the Secretary of State a certificate reciting that fact. If the voters of the district do not approve the exercise of any of those powers at an election held prior to January 1, 1974, this section shall become inoperative on that date and shall have no further force or effect.
Cal. WAT § 42357 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 42357
Section 42357
Status: in_force

The order of abandonment shall require all persons having claims against the district or proposed district, except the holders of warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this division and presented for payment, to file them with the necessary vouchers with the district within three months from the date of the order.
Cal. ELEC § 15625 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 15625
Section 15625
Status: in_force

(a) The recount shall be conducted under the supervision of the elections official. The elections official shall convene special recount boards consisting of four individuals appointed by and at the discretion of the elections official. The requester shall reimburse the county for the cost of each member of a recount board.

(b) If an individual appointed to a special recount board is required to tally any ballots as part of their role on the special recount board, that individual shall be eligible to register to vote in this state pursuant to Section 2101.

(c) If the office of the elections official is the subject of the recount, the governing body shall appoint an officer, other than the elections official, to appoint and supervise the special recount boards. The appointee shall possess demonstrable experience necessary to conduct a machine or manual recount, including, but not limited to, years of experience as an elections official in the state, experience with current voting systems, and knowledge of the voting system’s key functions. This section does not prevent the office of the elections official that is subject to the recount from taking necessary steps to prepare for the recount during the period in which an alternative qualified officer is sought.
Cal. ELEC § 10226 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10226
Section 10226
Status: in_force

(a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form:

NOMINATION PAPER

I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of ____, to be voted for at the municipal election to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, hereby assert as follows:

I am a resident of the municipality of ____ and registered to vote at the address shown on this paper. I am not at this time a signer of any other nomination paper of any other candidate for the above-named office, or in case there are several places to be filled in the above-named office, I have not signed more nomination papers than there are places to be filled in the above-named office. My residence is correctly set forth after my signature hereto:

Name
Residence

(b) The affidavit of the circulator shall read as follows:

AFFIDAVIT OF THE CIRCULATOR

I, ______, solemnly swear (or affirm) all of the following:

1. That I am 18 years of age or older.

2. That my residence address, including street and number, is
.
[If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is
.]

3. That the signatures on this section of the nomination paper were obtained between _____, 20__, and _____, 20__; that I circulated the petition and I witnessed the signatures on this section of the nomination paper being written; and that, to the best of my information and belief, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

Signed
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___________ day of _____________, 20__.
(SEAL)    Notary Public (or other official)

Examined and certified by me this ___________ day of _____________, 20__.
Elections Official

WARNING: Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any nomination paper in the person’s possession which is entitled to be filed under Section 18202 of the Elections Code.
Cal. WAT § 50780.8 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 4 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 50780.8
Section 50780.8
Status: in_force

(a) A “resident voter seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50780.10.

(b) For purposes of voting for a trustee to hold a resident voter seat, each voter may cast one vote for each resident voter seat.
Cal. HSC § 41853 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41853
Section 41853
Status: in_force

The state board shall designate public fire protection agencies or other equivalent agencies to issue permits under subdivision (a) of Section 41852, and shall adopt rules and regulations to provide a procedure for the issuance of the permits. Each agency so designated by the state board shall issue permits subject to the rules and regulations of the state board.
Cal. INS § 11124 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 11124
Section 11124
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the contracts of the members, such funds shall be held, invested, and disbursed for the use and benefit of the society, and no member or beneficiary shall have or acquire individual rights therein or become entitled to any apportionment thereof.
Cal. HSC § 18031.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 18031.5
Section 18031.5
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part or any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit the installation of fireplaces in manufactured homes and mobilehomes. The department shall adopt any regulations for the installation of fireplaces in manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or commercial coaches which it may determine are reasonably necessary in order to protect the health and safety of the occupants and to assure that an installation does not impair the efficiency of the primary heating or cooling system of the manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach. All manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and commercial coaches manufactured on or after June 15, 1976, which contain fireplaces, shall comply with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C., Sec. 5401, et seq.).
Cal. FAM § 8710.3 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 8710.3
Section 8710.3
Status: in_force

If the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency has approved a family for adoption pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 8708 and that family may be appropriate for placement of a child who has been adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court, the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency shall register the family with the statewide exchange system established pursuant to Section 8710.2, except in either of the following circumstances:

(a) The family refuses to consent to the registration.

(b) A specific child or children have already been identified for adoptive placement with the family.
Cal. WIC § 18973 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 18973
Section 18973
Status: in_force

(a) Each citizen review panel established pursuant to Section 5106a(c) of Title 42 of the United States Code shall examine the policies, procedures, and practices of state and local child protective services agencies and, where appropriate, specific cases, to evaluate the extent to which the agencies are effectively discharging their child protection responsibilities in accordance with the state child and family services plan and the child protection standards set forth under Section 5106a(b) of Title 42 of the United States Code, and with relevant sections of this code and the Penal Code.

(b) A citizen review panel may review the extent to which the state child protective services system is coordinated with the foster care and adoption programs established under Part E of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.).

(c) A panel may examine any other criteria its members consider important to ensure the protection of children.

(d) Each panel shall be composed of volunteer members who are broadly representative of the community in which a panel is established, including members who have expertise in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, private citizens, former consumers of services, court-appointed special advocates, foster parents, children’s attorneys, law enforcement personnel, health and mental health professionals, substance abuse professionals, representatives from elementary and secondary education, representatives from higher education, mandated reporters, and representatives of tribal governments.

(e) The members and staff of a citizen review panel may not disclose to any person or government official any identifying information about any specific child protection case that is provided to the panel.

(f) Nothing in this section shall preclude a panel from releasing any information provided to the panel that will permit the panel to inform the public, a county child welfare services agency, a county board of supervisors, and other relevant agency concerning the panel’s progress, findings, and recommendations, if the information does not contain identifying information about any specific child protection case.

(g) A panel shall attempt to obtain case information that is free of data that reveals the identity of the recipients of service.

(h) A violation of subdivision (e) may be punishable by a civil fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500).
Cal. WIC § 4681.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 4681.4
Section 4681.4
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for the 1998–99 fiscal year, the rate schedule increased pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 4681.3 shall be increased by an additional amount on January 1, 1999, based upon the amount appropriated in the Budget Act of 1998 for that purpose. The rate increase permitted by this section shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all providers.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, for the 1999–2000 fiscal year, the rate schedule authorized by the department in operation on December 31, 1999, shall be increased on January 1, 2000, based upon the amount appropriated in the Budget Act of 1999 for that purpose. The rate increase permitted by this section shall be applied as a percentage and the percentage shall be the same for all providers.

(c) In order to help reduce direct care staff turnover and improve overall quality of care in Alternative Residential Model (ARM) facilities, funds appropriated by the Budget Act of 1998 and the Budget Act of 1999 to increase facility rates effective January 1, 1999, excluding any additional funds appropriated due to increases in benefits under Article 5 (commencing with Section 12200) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9, and January 1, 2000, respectively, shall be used only for any of the following:

(1) Increasing direct care staff salaries, wages, and benefits.

(2) Providing coverage while direct care staff are in training classes or taking a training or competency test pursuant to Section 4681.5.

(3) Other purposes approved by the director.

(d) ARM providers shall report to regional centers, in a format and frequency determined by the department, information necessary for the department to determine, through the regional center, compliance with subdivision (c), including, but not limited to, direct care staff salaries, wages, benefits, and staff turnover.

(e) The department shall adopt emergency regulations in order to implement this section, which shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) A process for enforcing the requirements of subdivisions (c) and (d).

(2) Consequences to an ARM provider for failing to comply with the requirements of subdivisions (c) and (d), including a process for obtaining approval from the director for the expenditure of funds for other purposes, as permitted by paragraph (3) of subdivision (c).

(3) A process for adjudicating provider appeals.
Cal. HSC § 50223 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 50223
Section 50223
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the data required under Sections 50221 and 50222, applicants shall provide the following information for all rounds of program allocations through a data collection, reporting, performance monitoring, and accountability framework, as established by the department:

(1) (A) Data on the applicant’s progress towards meeting their system performance measures, which shall be submitted annually on April 1 of each year reporting through December 31 of the prior year for the duration of the program.

(B) If the applicant has not made significant progress toward their system performance measures, the applicant shall submit a description of barriers and possible solutions to those barriers.

(C) Applicants that do not demonstrate significant progress towards meeting system performance measures shall accept technical assistance from the department and may also be required to limit the allowable uses of these program funds, as determined by the department.

(2) A monthly fiscal report of program funds expended and obligated in each allowable budget category approved in their application for program funds.

(b) No later than April 1, 2027, each recipient that receives a round 3 program allocation shall submit to the department a final report in a format provided by the department, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.

(c) No later than April 1, 2028, each recipient that receives a round 4 program allocation shall submit to the department a final report in a format provided by the department, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.

(d) No later than April 1, 2029, each recipient that receives a round 5 program allocation shall submit to the department a final report in a format provided by the department, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.

(e) No later than April 1, 2030, each recipient that receives a round 6 allocation shall submit to the department a final report in a format provided by the department, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.

(f) The department shall post the information described in this section on its internet website within 30 days of its receipt of the information, and provide notice to the Senate Committee on Housing, Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development, and the appropriate budget committees.
Cal. PROB § 5502 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 3 / Section 5502
Section 5502
Status: in_force

Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one individual or multiple ownership by two or more individuals with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in beneficiary form hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship, as tenants by the entireties, or as owners of community property held in survivorship form, and not as tenants in common.
Cal. FAM § 9204 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 9204
Section 9204
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if an adult adoptee and the adult adoptee’s birth parents have each filed a written consent with the department or licensed adoption agency, the department or licensed adoption agency may arrange for contact between those persons. Neither the department nor a licensed adoption agency may solicit, directly or indirectly, the execution of a written consent.

(b) The written consent authorized by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the department.
Cal. WAT § 39752 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 39752
Section 39752
Status: in_force

The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, not exceeding 30 days in all.
Cal. BPC § 22124 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 22124
Section 22124
Status: in_force

A quality mark applied to any article shall not apply to springs, winding bars, sleeves, crown cores, mechanical joint pins, screws, rivets, dustbands, detachable movement rims, hat-pin stems, bracelet or necklace snap tongues.
Cal. INS § 12975 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12975
Section 12975
Status: in_force

Whenever, by the provisions of this code a duty, right, privilege, or power is imposed or conferred upon the commissioner, but it is provided that the expense of performance of that duty or exercise of that right, privilege, or power is to be paid in advance or otherwise out of sources other than the Insurance Fund, the commissioner may defray that expense, or any portion thereof, out of the appropriation for the support of the Department of Insurance without regard to prospect of repayment. The repayment of those moneys, not to exceed one thousand one hundred twenty-one dollars ($1,121) shall be a debt of and a lien against the assets of every person otherwise chargeable with that payment and shall constitute a preferred claim in all proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency to the same extent as claims for compensation due employees for wages and salaries and claims for expenses of conservatorship or liquidation in proceedings under Article 14 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1.
Cal. FAC § 24501 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 24501
Section 24501
Status: in_force

The provisions of this part, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations.
Cal. FGC § 4808 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 4808
Section 4808
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “agent” means the agent or employee of the owner of the damaged or destroyed property, any county or city predator control officer, any employee of the Animal Damage Control Section of the United States Department of Agriculture, any departmental personnel, or any authorized or permitted houndsman registered with the department as possessing the requisite experience and having no prior conviction of any provision of this code or regulation adopted pursuant to this code. A plea of nolo contendere is a conviction for purposes of this section.
Cal. ELEC § 6787 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 6787
Section 6787
Status: in_force

The nomination paper for a group of candidates for delegates to the national convention shall be in substantially the following form:

SECTION OF NOMINATION PAPER SIGNED BY VOTER ON
BEHALF OF GROUP OF CANDIDATES FOR DELEGATES
TO NATIONAL CONVENTION

Section ______ Page ______
County of _________.

Nomination paper of group of candidates for election as delegates by the Peace and Freedom Party pledged to the candidacy of ______ as presidential nominee, or expressing no preference, as the case may be.

State of California

County of ⎱
⎰ ss.

SIGNER’S STATEMENT

I, the undersigned, am a voter of the County of ______, State of California, and am registered as affiliated with the Peace and Freedom Party. I hereby nominate the following:

Number Names Residence
city or
town County

1.
2.
3.
etc.

(to the number as may be required) as candidates for delegate to the national convention of the ______ Party, with which the Peace and Freedom Party of California is affiliated on the national level, to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ______ day of June, 20___. I have not signed the nomination paper of any other group of candidates for delegates to the national convention or of any candidate for the presidential preference portion of the primary ballot.

Number Signature Printed
name Residence
street address
/city

1.
2.
3.
etc.

CIRCULATOR’S AFFIDAVIT

I, ______, affirm all of the following:

1. That I am 18 years of age or older.

2. That my residence address, including street and number, is
.
[If no street or number exists, a designation of my residence adequate to readily ascertain its location is
.]

3. That I secured signatures in the County of ____ to the nomination paper of the group of candidates named in the signer’s statement above as candidates for nomination and election by the Peace and Freedom Party as delegates to represent the Peace and Freedom Party of California in the ____ Party’s next national convention, that all the signatures on this section of the nomination paper numbered from 1 to ____, inclusive, were made in my presence, that the signatures were obtained between ____, 20__, and ____, 20__, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed at ____, California, this ____ day of ____, 20__.
(Signed)   Circulator

(Printed name)