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Cal. FAC § 5341.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 5341.5
Section 5341.5
Status: in_force

(a) Every operator of a motor vehicle entering the state with a shipment of any agricultural commodity shall cause the vehicle and the shipment to be inspected, and shall obtain a certificate of inspection, at the plant quarantine inspection station nearest the point of entry into the state.

(b) Failure to obtain the required certificate of inspection shall subject the operator of the vehicle and the registered owner of the vehicle, if a different person or legal entity, to separate civil penalties of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. In determining the severity of the penalty to be imposed, the court shall consider any prior violations of the same nature within the preceding 24 months, the commodity being transported, and any evidence, including deviation from normal and usual routes, that the operator of the vehicle intentionally avoided inspection.

(c) Inspection shall not be required when the operator of the vehicle would be required to travel a distance of 15 miles or more from normal and usual routes for the particular trip to obtain the required inspection and certification, or when weather conditions or road closures on normal and usual routes prevent travel to the nearest plant quarantine inspection station.

(d) Violation of this section is a separate offense from violation of any other provision of this code and proceedings under this section shall not be deemed to prevent separate proceedings for any other offense.

(e) Proceedings under this section may be brought by the secretary or, with the secretary’s concurrence, by the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. The civil penalty shall be awarded to the agency which brings the enforcement action for use by that agency in enforcing the provisions of this code.

(f) The secretary may, by regulation or executive order, as the secretary deems advisable, permit exceptions for certain commodities, areas, and times consistent with the purposes of this division, patterns of local traffic near border areas, and availability of inspection stations.

(g) Persons holding a valid permit to transport cattle pursuant to Section 21067 are exempt from this section.
Cal. PUC § 13575 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 5.5 / Section 13575
Section 13575
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who fails to comply with any order issued by the district, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the discharge, violation, or refusal occurs.

(b) Any person who intentionally or negligently violates any order issued by the district for violation of rules regulating or prohibiting discharge of waste water which causes or threatens to cause a condition of contamination, pollution or nuisance, as defined in this article, may be liable civilly in a sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day in which the violation occurs.

(c) The attorney of the district, upon request of the board, shall petition the superior court to impose, assess and recover the sums provided for in subdivisions (a) and (b). In determining the amount of the fine the court shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the extent of harm caused by the violation, the nature and persistence of the violation, the length of time over which the violation occurs and corrective action, if any, attempted or taken by the discharger.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all civil fines imposed by the court for a violation of this section shall be distributed as follows:

(1) Fifty percent shall be transferred into the general fund of the county in which the action to recover the fine was brought.

(2) Fifty percent shall be transferred once a month to the treasurer of any municipal utility district in the county for deposit in the funds of the district.

(e) Remedies under this section are in addition to and do not supersede or limit any and all other remedies, civil or criminal, but no liability shall be recoverable under this section for any violation for which liability is recovered under Section 13575.5.
Cal. SHC § 25003 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 25003
Section 25003
Status: in_force

“Improvement,” and any of its variants, includes the laying out, construction, improvement, and maintenance of public highways and appurtenances thereto, including tunnels which are incident to highway purposes.
Cal. WAT § 37180 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 37180
Section 37180
Status: in_force

In each succeeding fiscal year, the redemptioner shall pay all current assessments and penalties coming due in that fiscal year before the delinquency date of the last installment of current assessments.
Cal. HSC § 57007 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 37 / Section 57007
Section 57007
Status: in_force

(a) The agency, and the offices, boards, and departments within the agency, shall institute quality government programs to achieve increased levels of environmental protection and the public’s satisfaction through improving the quality, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of the state programs that implement and enforce state and federal environmental protection statutes. These programs shall be designed to increase the level of environmental protection while expediting decisionmaking and producing cost savings. The secretary shall create an advisory group comprised of state and local government, business, environmental, and consumer representatives experienced in quality management to provide guidance in that effort. The secretary shall develop a model quality management program that local agencies charged with implementing air quality, water quality, toxics, solid waste, and hazardous waste laws and regulations may use at their discretion.

(b) The agency, and each board, department, and office within the agency, shall submit a biennial report to the Governor and Legislature, no later than December 1 with respect to the previous two fiscal years, reporting on the extent to which these state agencies have attained their performance objectives, and on their continuous quality improvement efforts.

(c) Nothing in this section abrogates any collective bargaining agreement or interferes with any established employee rights.

(d) For purposes of this section, “quality government program” means all of the following:

(1) A process for obtaining the views of employees, the regulated community, the public, environmental organizations, and governmental officials with regard to the performance, vision, and needs of the agency implementing the quality government program.

(2) A process for developing measurable performance objectiveness using the views of the persons and organizations specified in paragraph (1).

(3) Processes for continually improving quality and for training agency personnel, using the information obtained from implementing paragraphs (1) and (2).
Cal. RTC § 26 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 26
Section 26
Status: in_force

If any provision of this code, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Cal. PCC § 10129 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 10129
Section 10129
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3400, no agency of the state charged with the letting of contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of public works may draft or cause to be drafted specifications for bids, in connection with the construction, alteration, or repair of public works, (1) in a manner that limits the bidding, directly or indirectly, to any one specific concern, or (2) calling for a designated material, product, thing, or service by specific brand or trade name unless the specification is followed by the words “or equal” so that bidders may furnish any equal material, product, thing, or service. In applying this section, the awarding authority shall, if aware of an equal product manufactured in this state, name that product in the specification. Specifications shall provide a period of time prior to or after, or prior to and after, the award of the contract for submission of data substantiating a request for a substitution of “an equal” item. If no time period is specified, data may be submitted any time within 35 days after the award of the contract.

(b) Subdivision (a) is not applicable if the awarding authority, or its designee, makes a finding that is described in the invitation for bids or request for proposals that a particular material, product, thing, or service is designated by specific brand or trade name for any of the following purposes:

(1) In order that a field test or experiment may be made to determine the product’s suitability for future use.

(2) In order to match other products in use on a particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion.

(3) In order to obtain a necessary item that is only available from one source.

(4) In order to respond to an emergency declared by the state, a state agency, or political subdivision of the state, but only if the facts setting forth the reasons for the finding of the emergency are contained in the public records of the authority issuing the invitation for bid or request for proposals.
Cal. FAC § 79864 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 79864
Section 79864
Status: in_force

Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
Cal. ELEC § 14052 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 1.7 / Section 14052
Section 14052
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a political subdivision shall not hold an election other than on a statewide election date if holding an election on a nonconcurrent date has previously resulted in a significant decrease in voter turnout.

(b) A political subdivision may hold an election other than on a statewide election date if, by January 1, 2018, the political subdivision has adopted a plan to consolidate a future election with a statewide election not later than the November 8, 2022, statewide general election.
Cal. BPC § 5523 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 5523
Section 5523
Status: in_force

Special meetings of the board shall be called by the executive officer upon the written notice of four members by giving each member of the board 10 days’ written notice of the time and place of the meeting.
Cal. PUC § 30217 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 30217
Section 30217
Status: in_force

Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of the city selection committee, he shall call the first meeting of the city selection committee to be held not less than twenty (20) days thereafter at an appropriate time and place. The meeting shall be held in any city within the district designated by the Secretary of State, and may be adjourned from time to time or to a different place as determined by a majority of the total number of votes of all members present whether there be a quorum or less than a quorum.
Cal. HNC § 6963 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6963
Section 6963
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter I, Division II of the District Organization Act relating to notices shall govern and control this part.
Cal. FAC § 29674 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 29674
Section 29674
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to place or pack any honey in any container or subcontainer which bears any markings, or any designation of brand, quality, grade, or other matter, unless all of such markings which do not properly and accurately apply to the product placed or packed in the container or subcontainer have been removed, erased, or obliterated.
Cal. HSC § 33492.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 33492.9
Section 33492.9
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in each county in which a redevelopment agency is formed, or a redevelopment plan is adopted, pursuant to this chapter, the county auditor shall certify to the Director of Finance the date of the final day of the first fiscal year in which one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more of tax increment funds from the redevelopment project area adopted pursuant to this chapter are paid to the redevelopment agency pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 33675.
Cal. HNC § 72.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 72.2
Section 72.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, if the legislative body of a city, county, or district has acquired, constructed or improved small craft harbor facilities pursuant to an agreement or contract for a transfer pursuant to Section 70 or a loan pursuant to Section 71.4 under circumstances in which the proposed lease area is land or water area and the terms of the proposed lease call for the lessee to install or construct all improvements, the land or water area may be leased by the legislative body without public bidding, but only after a public hearing, public notice of which shall be given by publication for not less than once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the land lies.

(b) Prior to publication of the public notice the legislative body shall obtain the written approval of the department to the proposed leasing of the harbor facility and the provisions of the proposed public notice. The public notice shall describe the land or water area that is to be leased, describe in general terms the nature of the development desired by the legislative body, and set forth the period of time for which the land or water area is to be leased, and the minimum rental to be paid under the lease. The public notice shall recite that the lease will reserve to the legislative body the power to fix and determine the rates to be charged by the lessee for the use by the public of facilities developed by the lessee. The public notice also shall contain a prominent statement that award of the lease by the legislative body is subject to final approval by the department, and fix a time and place for the public hearing by the legislative body. The public notice shall invite proposals for leasing from any and all interested parties.

(c) At the time and place fixed in the public notice of hearing, the legislative body shall meet and consider the lease proposal submitted. The award of the lease shall become final only after the award by the legislative body has been approved by the department.
Cal. RTC § 46626 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 46626
Section 46626
Status: in_force

(a) At least 30 days prior to the filing or recording of a lien pursuant to either Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) or Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 7220) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the department shall mail to the fee payer a preliminary notice of lien. The notice shall specify the department’s statutory authority for filing or recording the lien, the earliest date on which the lien may be filed or recorded, and the remedies available to the fee payer to prevent the filing or recording of the lien. In the event liens are filed for the same liability in multiple counties, only one preliminary notice shall be sent.

(b) The preliminary notice required by this section shall not apply to jeopardy determinations issued under Article 4 (commencing with Section 46301) of Chapter 3.

(c) If the department determines that a lien was recorded in error, it shall mail a release to the fee payer and the entity that recorded the lien as soon as possible, but in no event later than seven days after this determination and the receipt of lien recording information. The release shall contain a statement that the lien was filed in error. In the event the erroneously recorded lien is obstructing a lawful transaction, the department shall immediately issue a release of lien to the fee payer and the entity that recorded the lien.

(d) Upon issuing a release pursuant to subdivision (c), notice of that release shall be mailed to the taxpayer. Upon the request of the taxpayer, a copy of the release shall be mailed to the major credit reporting companies in the county where the lien was recorded.

(e) (1) The department may release or subordinate a lien if the department determines any of the following:

(A) Release or subordination will facilitate the collection of the fee liability.

(B) Release or subordination will be in the best interest of the state and the fee payer.

(C) Release or subordination will be in the best interest of the state and another person that is not the taxpayer but that holds an interest with the taxpayer in the property that is subject to the lien.

(2) The amendments added to this subdivision do not constitute a change in, and are declaratory of, existing law.
Cal. SHC § 542 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 542
Section 542
Status: in_force

Route 242 is from Route 680 to Route 4 north of Concord.
Cal. FGC § 6303 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 6303
Section 6303
Status: in_force

All fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants which the department determines are merely deleterious to fish, amphibia, aquatic plants, or aquatic animal life, shall be destroyed by the department, unless the owner or person in charge of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants ships them out of the State within a period of time to be specified by the department.
Cal. PROB § 9631 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 9631
Section 9631
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), where there is more than one personal representative, one personal representative is not liable for a breach of fiduciary duty committed by another of the personal representatives.

(b) Where there is more than one personal representative, one personal representative is liable for a breach of fiduciary duty committed by another of the personal representatives under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Where the personal representative participates in a breach of fiduciary duty committed by the other personal representative.

(2) Where the personal representative improperly delegates the administration of the estate to the other personal representative.

(3) Where the personal representative approves, knowingly acquiesces in, or conceals a breach of fiduciary duty committed by the other personal representative.

(4) Where the personal representative’s negligence enables the other personal representative to commit a breach of fiduciary duty.

(5) Where the personal representative knows or has information from which the personal representative reasonably should have known of the breach of fiduciary duty by the other personal representative and fails to take reasonable steps to compel the other personal representative to redress the breach.

(c) The liability of a personal representative for a breach of fiduciary duty committed by another of the personal representatives that occurred before July 1, 1988, is governed by prior law and not by this section.
Cal. BPC § 2538.31 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.31
Section 2538.31
Status: in_force

Practical examinations shall be held by the board at least twice a year. The time and place of any practical examination shall be fixed by the board at least 45 days prior to the date it is to be held.
Cal. WIC § 5821 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 3.1 / Section 5821
Section 5821
Status: in_force

(a) The California Behavioral Health Planning Council shall advise the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development on education and training policy development and provide oversight for education and training plan development.

(b) The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development shall work with the California Behavioral Health Planning Council and the State Department of Health Care Services so that council staff is increased appropriately to fulfill its duties required by Sections 5820 and 5821.
Cal. FAC § 301 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 301
Section 301
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “fee” includes, but is not limited to, any application fee, license fee, permit fee, inspection fee, certification fee, registration fee, identification fee, analysis fee, or certificate fee.
Cal. INS § 9010 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 9010
Section 9010
Status: in_force

Any member of such reinsurer may cancel any policy of reinsurance at any time while the reinsurer continues its reinsurance business.
Cal. CIV § 4085 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4085
Section 4085
Status: in_force

“Board” means the board of directors of the association.
Cal. FAC § 12754.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 12754.5
Section 12754.5
Status: in_force

“Pest” means any of the following that is, or is liable to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state:

(a) Any insect, predatory animal, rodent, nematode, or weed.

(b) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant or animal, virus, fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism (except viruses, fungi, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living man or other living animals).

(c) Anything that the director, by regulation, declares to be a pest.
Cal. FAC § 77917 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 77917
Section 77917
Status: in_force

“Marketing year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through the last day of December of that year.
Cal. FIN § 18411 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 18411
Section 18411
Status: in_force

The commissioner may by rule or regulation specify the form and contents of the financial statements, reports, certificates and opinions required to be filed pursuant to this article, and may require that such reports and financial statements be verified in such manner as he may prescribe.
Cal. PUC § 28745.4 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.2 / Section 28745.4
Section 28745.4
Status: in_force

The board, in dividing the district into election districts, shall establish and define the boundaries of the nine election districts within the territory of the district, and shall number the election districts from 1 to 9, inclusive. The boundaries of the election districts shall be defined so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in population as practicable, considering the factors specified in Section 28745.6.
Cal. FAM § 2339 — California Code / Code fam / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 2339
Section 2339
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b) and to Sections 2340 to 2344, inclusive, no judgment of dissolution is final for the purpose of terminating the marriage relationship of the parties until six months have expired from the date of service of a copy of summons and petition or the date of appearance of the respondent, whichever occurs first.

(b) The court may extend the six-month period described in subdivision (a) for good cause shown.