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Cal. FIN § 22014 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 22014
Section 22014
Status: in_force

(a) A loan processor or underwriter who does not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information, including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that the individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator shall not be required to be licensed as a mortgage loan originator.

(b) An individual engaging solely in loan processor or underwriter activities shall not represent to the public, through advertising or other means of communicating or providing information including the use of business cards, stationery, brochures, signs, rate lists, or other promotional items, that the individual can or will perform any of the activities of a mortgage loan originator.

(c) An independent contractor may not engage in the activities of a loan processor or underwriter for a residential mortgage loan unless the independent contractor loan processor or underwriter obtains and maintains a mortgage loan originator license under this division. Each independent contractor loan processor or underwriter licensed as a mortgage loan originator shall have and maintain a valid unique identifier issued by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
Cal. FAC § 12997.7 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 12997.7
Section 12997.7
Status: in_force

(a) The agency, in consultation with the department, the office, county agricultural commissioners, local health officers, CUPAs, and affected community members, shall by August 31, 2005, establish minimum standard protocols for the purposes of amending area plans.

(b) The protocols shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Protocols for requesting and providing immediate access to pesticide-specific information necessary to assist emergency medical services personnel in identifying pesticides that may be causing a pesticide drift exposure incident and appropriate treatments.

(2) Protocols to delineate specific agency responsibilities and the process for responding to calls, notifying residents, and coordinating evacuation, if needed.

(3) Protocols to establish emergency shelter procedures and locations to be used in the event evacuation is needed.

(4) Protocols to access services in all languages known to be spoken in the affected area in accordance with Section 11135 of the Government Code.

(5) Protocols to ensure access to health care within 24 hours of the exposure and up to a week after the exposure.

(6) Protocols to notify medical providers regarding eligibility for reimbursement pursuant to Section 12997.5.

(c) The CUPA or administering agency shall amend the area plan for emergency response, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25503, to specifically address pesticide drift exposure and to incorporate provisions of the protocols of subdivision (b).

(d) Upon the next scheduled update of the area plan, all CUPAs shall have incorporated a pesticide drift component into their area plan.

(e) The minimum standard protocols developed under subdivision (a) shall be in accordance with the California Environmental Protection Agency’s guidelines.
Cal. HSC § 24135 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 1.2 / Section 24135
Section 24135
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by law, a person shall not distribute, deliver, or sell, or possess with intent to distribute, deliver, or sell, a drug masking product.

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

(1) “Drug masking product” means synthetic urine or any other substance designed to be added to human urine or human hair for the purpose of defrauding an alcohol or drug screening test.

(2) “Synthetic urine” means any substance that is designed to simulate the composition, chemical properties, physical appearance, or physical properties of human urine.
Cal. RTC § 2298 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 2298
Section 2298
Status: in_force

In the event that a governmental reorganization makes it necessary or desirable for a local agency to exceed the maximum property tax rate provided in Section 2297, the governing body of such agency shall call an election pursuant to the provisions of Article 6 to establish a new maximum property tax rate for such agency. Such an election may be consolidated with any election which may be called on the proposed governmental reorganization.
Cal. WAT § 22845 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 22845
Section 22845
Status: in_force

The treasurer, assessor, and collector shall each qualify by taking and filing with the secretary the oath of office and shall give a bond to the district as required by the board.
Cal. BPC § 22941 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 30 / Section 22941
Section 22941
Status: in_force

Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a civil penalty of up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
Cal. FGC § 12162 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 12162
Section 12162
Status: in_force

A bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian seized under circumstances in which it cannot be determined who took, possessed, sold, imported, or transported the bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian contrary to law may be sold or donated to a state, county, city, city and county, or charitable institution.
Cal. WAT § 23674 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 23674
Section 23674
Status: in_force

If the actual cost of the improvements is substantially less than the estimated cost the assessment may be reduced proportionately on each parcel by recomputing it based on actual costs with the percentage and interest provided for in Section 23669 added thereto. The reapportionment or a statement that the assessment on each parcel has been reduced by a designated percentage shall be recorded in the same manner as the order levying the original assessment.

Installments of assessments levied on district owned land becoming due while the land is still owned by the district shall be paid by the district. Conveyance of such lands into private ownership shall not release the lien thereon of the assessment and the unpaid installments of it.
Cal. LAB § 5306 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 5306
Section 5306
Status: in_force

The death of an employer subsequent to the sustaining of an injury by an employee shall not impair the right of the employee to proceed before the appeals board against the estate of the employer, and the failure of the employee or his dependents to cause the claim to be presented to the executor or administrator of the estate shall not in any way bar or suspend such right.
Cal. HNC § 727 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 727
Section 727
Status: in_force

The department may issue a certificate of convenience to the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased broker, or if no executor or administrator has been appointed, and until a certified copy of an order making such appointment is filed with the department, to the widow or other heir otherwise entitled to conduct the business of the deceased, permitting such person to act as a broker in the conduct of the business of the estate for a period of 90 days from and after the date of death pending, but not later than, disposal of the business unless such person qualifies by examination for and obtains a permanent broker’s license. The department may extend the certificate of convenience beyond the 90 days on the showing of a just and reasonable cause.
Cal. SHC § 158.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.8 / Section 158.3
Section 158.3
Status: in_force

On or before July 1, 2025, the department shall update appropriate design guidance, including the Highway Design Manual, to incorporate design concepts for wildlife passage features and related standard plans and specifications as appropriate.
Cal. RTC § 20640.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 20640.4
Section 20640.4
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 20501), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20581), or this chapter, a claimant may file with the Controller, a claim for postponement of a sum equal to, but not exceeding the amount of property taxes, for the fiscal year for which the claim is made.

(b) Upon verification of the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 20640.9 the Controller shall mail the claimant a Notice of Election to Postpone which shall be in the form and contain such information as the Controller may prescribe. Accompanying the notice shall be a statement explaining that in order for the claimant to postpone all or part of the property taxes, the Notice of Election to Postpone must be mailed to the Controller with a copy of the instrument creating the possessory interest, said copy to be certified by the county recorder of the county in which such real property is located. Where a memorandum of lease has been recorded in lieu of such instrument, a certified copy of said memorandum shall accompany the copy of the instrument creating the possessory interest.

(c)  Any possessory interest or improvement on which property taxes are delinquent at the time the application for postponement under this chapter is made or on which any other property tax or special assessment imposed by a special district or other tax code area are delinquent at the time the application for postponement under this chapter is made shall not be eligible for postponement.
Cal. BPC § 2770.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.1 / Section 2770.8
Section 2770.8
Status: in_force

A committee created under this article operates under the direction of the intervention program manager. The program manager has the primary responsibility to review and evaluate recommendations of the committee. Each committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To evaluate those registered nurses who request participation in the program according to the guidelines prescribed by the board, and to make recommendations.

(b) To review and designate those treatment services to which registered nurses in an intervention program may be referred.

(c) To receive and review information concerning a registered nurse participating in the program.

(d) To consider in the case of each registered nurse participating in a program whether he or she may with safety continue or resume the practice of nursing.

(e) To call meetings as necessary to consider the requests of registered nurses to participate in an intervention program, and to consider reports regarding registered nurses participating in a program.

(f) To make recommendations to the program manager regarding the terms and conditions of the intervention agreement for each registered nurse participating in the program, including treatment, supervision, and monitoring requirements.
Cal. BPC § 6092 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5.5 / Section 6092
Section 6092
Status: in_force

The State Bar may engage the services of consultants and an unpaid volunteer peer review committee and undertake any other steps that may be appropriate for devising methods for determining and improving attorney competence.
Cal. BPC § 2084 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 2084
Section 2084
Status: in_force

(a) Medical schools accredited by a national accrediting agency approved by the board and recognized by the United States Department of Education shall be deemed approved by the board.

(b) The board shall determine a foreign medical school to be a recognized medical school if the foreign medical school meets any of the following requirements:

(1) The foreign medical school has been evaluated by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or one of the ECFMG-authorized foreign medical school accreditation agencies and deemed to meet the minimum requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of medical schools accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools, or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

(2) The foreign medical school is listed on the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) World Directory of Medical Schools joint directory or the World Directory of Medical Schools.

(3) The foreign medical school had been previously approved by the board. The prior approval shall only be valid for a maximum of seven years from the date of enactment of this section.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
Cal. HSC § 8342 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 8342
Section 8342
Status: in_force

No crematory shall make or enforce any rules requiring that human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that human remains be cremated in a casket, nor shall a crematory refuse to accept human remains for cremation for the reason that they are not in a casket. Every director, officer, agent or representative of a crematory who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the requiring of some type of container or disposal unit.
Cal. LAB § 2660.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 10 / Section 2660.1
Section 2660.1
Status: in_force

Every person doing industrial homework, with or without a valid homeworker’s permit issued by the division, shall reveal to the division, on demand, the name and address of the employer, the name and address of the owner or source of the articles or materials for industrial homework, the rate of compensation and any other information known to the homeworker and pertinent to the enforcement of this section. This information so revealed by the homeworker to the division shall not be used by the division in any action against or prosecution of the homeworker.
Cal. WIC § 11346 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.7 / Section 11346
Section 11346
Status: in_force

This article shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
Cal. RTC § 6006.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6006.3
Section 6006.3
Status: in_force

“Lease” includes rental, hire and license. “Lease” does not include a use of tangible personal property for a period of less than one day for a charge of less than twenty dollars ($20) when the privilege to use the property is restricted to use thereof on the premises or at a business location of the grantor of the privilege. Where a contract designated as a lease binds the lessee for a fixed term and the lessee is to obtain title at the end of the term upon the completion of the required payment or has the option at that time to purchase the property for a nominal amount, the contract shall be regarded as a sale under a security agreement from its inception and not as a lease. In the case of a contract designated as a lease with any state or local governmental body, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the lessee shall be treated as bound for a fixed term notwithstanding any right of the lessee to terminate the contract in the event that sufficient funds are not appropriated to pay amounts due under the contract.
Cal. HSC § 52501 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 52501
Section 52501
Status: in_force

This part shall be administered by the California Housing Finance Agency and all of the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 50900) which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this part shall apply to the agency and its administration of this part.
Cal. VEH § 22445.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 22445.5
Section 22445.5
Status: in_force

(a) No later than two years after the commencement of the state highway work zone speed safety program, and annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the state highway work zone speed safety program and its impact on state highway work zone safety. The report shall be made available on the department’s internet website and shall include all of the following information:

(1) Data on the number and proportion of vehicles speeding in state highway work zones where speed safety systems were deployed from 11 to 15 miles per hour over the legal speed limit, inclusive, from 16 to 25 miles per hour over the legal speed limit, inclusive, from 26 miles per hour over the legal speed limit, and for every violator traveling at a speed of 100 miles per hour or greater. Data shall also be collected on the average speed of vehicles and 85th percentile speed of vehicles in state highway work zones where speed safety systems were deployed.

(2) The number of notices of violation issued under the program by month and year, the state highway work zones where violations occurred, and the number of vehicles with two or more violations in the same location over a monthly period and a yearly period.

(3) Data on the number of traffic collisions that occurred in state highway work zones where speed safety systems were used, relative to data in all state highway work zones. The data on traffic collisions shall be categorized by collision type and injury severity, such as property damage only, complaint of pain, other visible injury, or severe or fatal injury.

(4) The number of violations paid, the number of delinquent violations, and the number of violations for which an initial review is requested. For the violations in which an initial review was requested, the report shall indicate the number of violations that went to initial review, administrative hearing, and de novo hearing, the number of notices that were dismissed at each level of review, and the number of notices that were not dismissed after each level of review.

(5) The costs associated with implementation and operation of the speed safety systems, and revenues collected.

(6) The number of notices of violations issued to indigent individuals, the number of notices of violations issued to individuals of up to 250 percent above the poverty line, and the number of violations issued to vehicles registered in each California ZIP Code.

(b) The report required by this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 10131.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10131.1
Section 10131.1
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate broker within the meaning of this part is also a person who engages as a principal in the business of making loans or buying from, selling to, or exchanging with the public, real property sales contracts or promissory notes secured directly or collaterally by liens on real property, or who makes agreements with the public for the collection of payments or for the performance of services in connection with real property sales contracts or promissory notes secured directly or collaterally by liens on real property.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “In the business” means any of the following:

(A) The acquisition for resale to the public, and not as an investment, of eight or more real property sales contracts or promissory notes secured directly or collaterally by liens on real property during a calendar year.

(B) The sale to or exchange with the public of eight or more real property sales contracts or promissory notes secured directly or collaterally by liens on real property during a calendar year. However, no transaction negotiated through a real estate licensee shall be considered in determining whether a person is a real estate broker within the meaning of this section.

(C) The making of eight or more loans in a calendar year from the person’s own funds to the public when those loans are held or resold and are secured directly or collaterally by a lien on residential real property consisting of a single dwelling unit in a condominium or cooperative or on any parcel containing only residential buildings if the total number of units on the parcel is four or less. However, no transaction negotiated through a real estate broker who meets the criteria of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 10232 shall be considered in determining whether a person is a real estate broker within the meaning of this section.

(2) “Sale,” “resale,” and “exchange” include every disposition of any interest in a real property sales contract or promissory note secured directly or collaterally by a lien on real property, except the original issuance of a promissory note by a borrower or a real property sales contract by a vendor, either of which is to be secured directly by a lien on real property owned by the borrower or vendor.

(3) “Own funds” means either of the following:

(A) Cash, corporate capital, or warehouse credit lines at commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, industrial loan companies, or other sources that are liability items on the person’s financial statements, whether secured or unsecured.

(B) Cash, corporate capital, or warehouse credit lines at commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan associations, industrial loan companies, or other sources that are liability items on the financial statement of an affiliate of the person, whether secured or unsecured.

(4) “Own funds” does not include funds provided by a third party to fund a loan on condition that the third party will subsequently purchase or accept an assignment of the loan.
Cal. VEH § 21109 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 21109
Section 21109
Status: in_force

(a) Local authorities may adopt rules and regulations by ordinance or resolution regulating vehicular and pedestrian traffic in subways, tubes, and tunnels or upon bridges or viaducts.

(b) The proposed ordinance or resolution shall not be effective as to any state highway until approved in writing by the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation, in considering any proposed ordinance or resolution to prohibit or restrict the use by cargo tank vehicles displaying flammable liquids placards in tunnels of a length of 300 feet or greater, shall consult with the Department of the California Highway Patrol and hold a public hearing as provided in Section 21109.5 of the Vehicle Code. In evaluating the feasibility of prohibiting or restricting the use of the structure by cargo tank vehicles displaying flammable liquids placards, the Department of Transportation shall conduct a traffic and engineering survey which includes an analysis of the relative risks to public safety in determining the feasibility of reasonable alternative routes.

(c) The rules or regulations shall not be effective until appropriate signs have been posted giving notice thereof to drivers and pedestrians approaching the highway structures.
Cal. FAC § 52951 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 9.5 / Section 52951
Section 52951
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to annually assess cotton growers in the district in an amount not to exceed one-half of 1 percent of each grower’s gross dollar value from the previous year’s cotton crop.