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Cal. RTC § 11152 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5.6 / Section 11152
Section 11152
Status: in_force

The county may impose a local vehicle license fee surcharge if both of the following occur:

(a) The board of supervisors finds both of the following:

(1) That there is traffic congestion within the county that can be alleviated by the operation of public transit and that the cost of funding public transit exceeds the revenues to be collected from a vehicle license fee surcharge.

(2) That the imposition of the vehicle license fee surcharge will reduce the need for any public transit fare increases during the period that the vehicle license fee surcharge is in effect.

(b) The ordinance or resolution proposing the surcharge is adopted by two-thirds of the voters of the county voting on the issue.
Cal. LAB § 1021.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 1021.5
Section 1021.5
Status: in_force

Any person who holds a valid state contractor’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, and who willingly and knowingly enters into a contract with any person to perform services for which a license is required as an independent contractor, and that person does not meet the burden of proof of independent contractor status pursuant to Section 2750.5 or hold a valid state contractor’s license, shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per person so contracted with for each day of the contract. The civil penalties provided for by this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law.
Cal. FAC § 10341 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 10341
Section 10341
Status: in_force

Any vaccine which is used pursuant to this chapter shall be procured by the department from a laboratory which is licensed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The vaccine, after purchase directly from the laboratory, shall be distributed by the department.
Cal. BPC § 13700 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 13700
Section 13700
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean the following:

(a) “Automotive product” means engine coolant or antifreeze, prediluted engine coolant or prediluted antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, and diesel exhaust fluid.

(b) “Transmission fluid” means a product intended for use in a motor vehicle as either a lubricant, coolant, or liquid medium in any type of transmission, or any other type of unit through which, or by which, force, energy, or power is transferred from a motor vehicle engine by hydraulic means to the driving assembly. Transmission fluid does not include manual transmission lubricant, as described in the latest revision of the SAE Information Report on axle and manual transmission lubricants, SAE International J308.

(c) “Brake fluid” means the fluid intended for use as the liquid medium through which force is transmitted in the hydraulic brake system of a vehicle operated upon the highways.

(d) “Carton” means the package or wrapping in which a number of containers are shipped or stored.

(e) “Container” means any receptacle in which a commodity is immediately contained when sold, but does not mean a carton or wrapping in which a number of receptacles are shipped or stored, or a tank car or truck.

(f) “Diesel exhaust fluid” or “DEF” means an aqueous urea solution used in selective catalytic reduction to lower oxides of nitrogen concentration in the exhaust emissions of diesel engines that meets the last version of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) specification for DEF.

(g) “Engine coolant” or “antifreeze” means any substance or preparation, regardless of its origin, intended to be diluted before use as the cooling medium in the cooling system of an internal combustion engine to provide protection against freezing, overheating, and corrosion of the cooling system, or any product intended to be diluted before use that is labeled to indicate or imply that it will prevent freezing or overheating of the cooling system of an internal combustion engine.

(h) “Label” means all written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, imprinted upon or affixed to any container referred to in this chapter.

(i) “Prediluted engine coolant” or “prediluted antifreeze” means any substance or preparation, regardless of its origin, intended or labeled for use at full strength as the cooling medium or as a top off in the cooling system of an internal combustion engine to provide or supplement protection against freezing, overheating, or corrosion of the cooling system.

(j) “Principal display panel” means that part of the label that is designed to most likely be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under normal and customary conditions of display and purchase.
Cal. WAT § 23381 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23381
Section 23381
Status: in_force

Any meeting of a board regularly adjourned to or called substantially in the manner for calling special meetings may be held in conjunction with the board of the cooperating district in the cooperating district in the adjoining State with the same validity as if held at the district office in this State.
Cal. PRC § 48101 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 48101
Section 48101
Status: in_force

(a) The grant program shall be established to make grants available to public entities and Native American tribes for the purposes described in subdivision (b) of Section 48100 in an amount not to exceed the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per year for any single public entity or Native American tribe, and not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any single cleanup or abatement project. A Native American tribe or public entity may not expend more than 7 percent of the grant for administrative costs.

(b) The board shall give priority to the provision of grants to public entities and Native American tribes that have established innovative and cost-effective programs designed to discourage the illegal disposal of solid waste and to encourage the proper disposal of solid waste in permitted solid waste disposal facilities.

(c) A grant agreement between the board and a public entity or Native American tribe may provide for, but is not limited to, all of the following provisions:

(1) Site-specific cleanup and removal of solid waste that is illegally disposed on farm or ranch property.

(2) Comprehensive, ongoing enforcement programs for the cleanup and removal of solid waste that is illegally disposed of on farm or ranch property.

(3) Waiver of tipping fees or other solid waste fees at permitted solid waste facilities for solid waste that was illegally disposed of on farm or ranch property.

(d) On and after the adoption of grant program regulations by the board, any fines levied on, or abatement orders issued against, a farm or ranch owner by the local enforcement agency or other local agency as the result of solid waste disposed of on the owner’s farm or ranch property, regarding which the owner has made application to a public entity or Native American tribe for a grant under this chapter, shall be stayed, upon the owner’s written request to the local enforcement agency or other local agency, if (1) the local agency makes a decision that the property owner was not responsible for the dumping or (2) the property owner has filed a written appeal of the local agency’s decision to the board and the board’s decision on the matter is pending.
Cal. FAC § 35312 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 35312
Section 35312
Status: in_force

To the amount of any fee, except a license fee, which is required by this division, that is not paid by the last day of the month following that in which due, there shall be added a penalty of 25 percent of the unpaid amount of such fee, or five dollars ($5), whichever is greater, for each month or fraction of a month until the entire fee and penalty are paid.
Cal. FAM § 5700.203 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 5700.203
Section 5700.203
Status: in_force

Under this part, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Cal. WAT § 1247 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1247
Section 1247
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall confer the right to recover damages resulting directly or indirectly by reason of the construction, operation or maintenance of any conduit, pipe line, canal, ditch, aqueduct, reservoir, power transmission line or power house.
Cal. PRC § 71060 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 71060
Section 71060
Status: in_force

The secretary shall develop and adopt information technology standards by which public agencies and regulated business entities and the other members of the regulated community may use computers and other information technology to specify, request, report, collect, communicate, process, display, disseminate, or otherwise utilize data for environmental data reporting requirements that are imposed in the course of granting permits or other authorizations to operate issued pursuant to specified provisions of state and federal law and regulations.
Cal. FAC § 75643 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 7 / Section 75643
Section 75643
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties and for obtaining injunctive relief or specific performance regarding this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. A court shall issue to the commission any requested writ of attachment or injunctive relief upon a prima facie showing by verified complaint that a named defendant has violated this chapter or any regulation of the commission, including, but not limited to, the nonpayment of assessments. No bond shall be required to be posted by the commission as a condition for the issuance of any writ of attachment or injunctive relief.

(b) A writ of attachment shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing specified in Section 485.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not required. Injunctive relief shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing of irreparable harm or inadequate remedy at law specified in Sections 526 and 527 of that code is not required.

(c) Upon entry of any final judgment on behalf of the commission against any defendant, the court shall enjoin the defendant from conducting any type of business involving apples until there is full compliance and satisfaction of the judgment. Upon a favorable judgment for the commission, it is entitled to receive reimbursement for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other actual related costs. Venue for these actions may be established at the domicile or place of business of the defendant or in the county of the principal office of the commission. The commission may be sued only in the county of its principal office.
Cal. WIC § 1852 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1852
Section 1852
Status: in_force

Complete operation and authority for administration of the youth correctional center shall be vested in the county. The board of supervisors shall place responsibility for internal management with the chief probation officer.
Cal. COM § 11203 — California Code / Code com / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 11203
Section 11203
Status: in_force

(a) If an accepted payment order is not, under subdivision (a) of Section 11202, an authorized order of a customer identified as sender, but is effective as an order of the customer pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 11202, the following rules apply:

(1) By express agreement evidenced by a record, the receiving bank may limit the extent to which it is entitled to enforce or retain payment of the payment order.

(2) The receiving bank is not entitled to enforce or retain payment of the payment order if the customer proves that the order was not caused, directly or indirectly, by a person (i) entrusted at any time with duties to act for the customer with respect to payment orders or the security procedure, or (ii) who obtained access to transmitting facilities of the customer or who obtained, from a source controlled by the customer and without authority of the receiving bank, information facilitating breach of the security procedure, regardless of how the information was obtained or whether the customer was at fault. Information includes any access device, computer software, or the like.

(b) This section applies to amendments of payment orders to the same extent it applies to payment orders.
Cal. PRC § 3423.9 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3423.9
Section 3423.9
Status: in_force

It is expressly provided that the remedies provided herein of the state shall be cumulative and that no action by the Controller shall be construed to be an election on the part of the state, or of any of its officers, to pursue any remedy hereunder to the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in this article.
Cal. BPC § 7832 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 7832
Section 7832
Status: in_force

Any person, except as in this chapter specifically exempted, who shall practice or offer to practice geology or geophysics for others in this state is subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 18944 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.1 / Article 1 / Section 18944
Section 18944
Status: in_force

“Livestock product” means any carcass, part of the carcass, meat, or meat food product of any livestock.
Cal. FAC § 61493 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 61493
Section 61493
Status: in_force

Application for the license provided by this article shall be made on forms prescribed by the director, accompanied by an application fee as prescribed in Section 61494, and state the name and address of the applicant and any details specifically related to the nature of the applicant’s business that the director may require. The applicant shall further satisfy the director of his or her character, responsibility, and good faith in seeking to carry on the business stated in the application.
Cal. FAC § 74567 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 74567
Section 74567
Status: in_force

Any vintner member and his or her alternate member shall be a person, or an employee representing a vintner, who has a financial interest in processing winegrapes for market. The qualifications of vintner members and alternate members shall be maintained during the entire term of office. Not more than one member and his or her alternate member shall be employed by or connected in a proprietary capacity with the same vintner.
Cal. RTC § 2613 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2613
Section 2613
Status: in_force

All taxes shall be paid at the tax collector’s office unless the board of supervisors, upon recommendation of the tax collector and on or before the day when payments may be made, orders that taxes be collected in any other or additional location, in addition to a location within the county.
Cal. WIC § 5270.20 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.7 / Section 5270.20
Section 5270.20
Status: in_force

(a) For a person to be certified under this article, a second notice of certification shall be signed by the professional person in charge of the facility providing intensive treatment to the person and by either a physician who shall, if possible, be a board-qualified psychiatrist, or a licensed psychologist who has a doctoral degree in psychology and at least five years of postgraduate experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders. The physician or psychologist who signs shall have participated in the evaluation and finding referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 5270.15.

(b) If the professional person in charge is the physician who performed the medical evaluation and finding, or a psychologist, the second person to sign may be another physician or psychologist unless one is not available, in which case a social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or registered nurse who participated in the evaluation and finding shall sign the notice of certification.
Cal. PRC § 42283.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 3 / Section 42283.5
Section 42283.5
Status: in_force

(a) A store, as defined in paragraph (5) of subdivision (f) of Section 42280, shall comply with the same requirements of Section 42283 that are imposed upon a store, as defined in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (f) of Section 42280.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
Cal. HSC § 1439.50 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.45 / Section 1439.50
Section 1439.50
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Gender expression” has the same meaning as defined in Section 51 of the Civil Code.

(b) “Gender identity” means a person’s identity based on the individual’s stated gender identity, without regard to whether the self-identified gender accords with the individual’s physical appearance, surgical history, genitalia, legal sex, sex assigned at birth, or name and sex, as it appears in medical records, and without regard to any contrary statement by any other person, including a family member, conservator, or legal representative. An individual who lacks the present ability to communicate his or her gender identity shall retain the gender identity most recently expressed by that individual.

(c) “Gender-nonconforming” means a person whose gender expression does not conform to stereotypical expectations of how a man or woman should appear or act.

(d) “LGBT” means lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

(e) “Long-term care facility” or “facility” includes facilities listed in Section 1418 of this code and subdivision (b) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(f) “Long-term care facility staff” or “facility staff” means all individuals employed by or contracted directly with the facility.

(g) “Resident” means a resident or patient of a long-term care facility.

(h) “Transgender” means a person whose gender identity differs from the person’s assigned or presumed sex at birth.

(i) “Transition” means to undergo a process by which a person changes physical sex characteristics or gender expression to match the person’s inner sense of being male or female. This process may include, among other things, a name change, a change in preferred pronouns, and a change in social gender expression, as indicated by hairstyle, clothing, and restroom use. Transition may or may not include hormone use and surgery.
Cal. FAC § 79240 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 26 / Article 3 / Section 79240
Section 79240
Status: in_force

The term of office of all members of the commission and alternates, except any ex officio member, shall be two years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected, except, that of the first members of the commission, one-half shall serve one year and one-half shall serve two years. The determination of the term of each member shall be made by lot at the time of election.
Cal. HSC § 116366 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 116366
Section 116366
Status: in_force

(a)  No public water system, or its customers, shall be responsible for remediation or treatment costs associated with MTBE, or a product that contains MTBE, provided, however, that the public water system shall be permitted as necessary to incur MTBE remediation and treatment costs and to include those costs in its customer rates and charges, necessary to comply with drinking water standards or directives of the State Department of Health Services or other lawful authority. Any public water system that incurs MTBE remediation or treatment costs may seek recovery of those costs from parties responsible for the MTBE contamination, or from other available alternative sources of funds.

(b)  If the public water system has included the costs of MTBE treatment and remediation in its customer rates and charges, and subsequently recovers all or a portion of its MTBE treatment and remediation costs from responsible parties or other available alternative sources of funds, it shall make an adjustment to its schedule of rates and charges to reflect the amount of funding received from responsible parties or other available alternative sources of funds for MTBE treatment or remediation.

(c)  Subdivision (a) shall not prevent the imposition of liability on any person for the discharge of MTBE if that liability is due to the conduct or status of that person independently of whether the person happens to be a customer of the public water system.
Cal. ELEC § 18108.1 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 18108.1
Section 18108.1
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, and knowingly misrepresents himself or herself as having helped register another to vote on a registration form, pursuant to Section 2159, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(b) A person who receives money or other valuable consideration to assist another to register to vote by receiving the completed affidavit of registration from the elector, upon a third or subsequent conviction, on charges brought and separately tried, for misrepresenting himself or herself as having helped register another to vote on a registration form, pursuant to Section 2159, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(c) This section does not apply to a public agency or its employees that is designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), if an elector asks for assistance to register to vote during the course and scope of the agency’s normal business.
Cal. HNC § 3925 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 3925
Section 3925
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this part and sold shall be deemed to have been called in at their respective dates of maturity and the State Treasurer shall, on the respective dates of maturity of said bonds, or as soon thereafter as said matured bonds are surrendered to him, pay the same upon Controller’s warrants duly drawn for that purpose. The provisions of this section shall be applicable also to the interest coupons pertaining to the bonds authorized by this part to be issued.
Cal. GOV § 17 — California Code / Code gov / Section 17
Section 17
Status: in_force

“Person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company.