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Cal. INS § 10073 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 10073
Section 10073
Status: in_force

A majority of the whole number so represented may decide the question of sustaining the fire patrol organized by the corporation and may fix the maximum amount of expenses to be incurred therefor during the ensuing fiscal year.
Cal. RTC § 18532 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 18532
Section 18532
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, each of the following shall apply:

(a) The status as spouses of two individuals having taxable years beginning on the same day shall be determined as follows:

(1) If both have the same taxable year, then as of the close of that year.

(2) If one dies before the close of the taxable year of the other, then as of the time of the death.

(b) An individual who is legally separated from his or her spouse under a decree of divorce, termination of registered domestic partnership, or of separate maintenance shall not be considered as married or in a registered domestic partnership.

(c) If a joint return is made, the tax shall be computed on the aggregate income and the liability with respect to the tax shall be joint and several.
Cal. BPC § 2216.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 11.5 / Section 2216.2
Section 2216.2
Status: in_force

(a) It is unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to fail to provide adequate security by liability insurance, or by participation in an interindemnity trust, for claims by patients arising out of surgical procedures performed outside of a general acute care hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, the board shall determine what constitutes adequate security.

(c) Nothing in this section shall require an insurer admitted to transact liability insurance in this state to provide coverage to a physician and surgeon.

(d) The security required by this section shall be acceptable only if provided by any one of the following:

(1) An insurer admitted pursuant to Section 700 of the Insurance Code to transact liability insurance in this state.

(2) An insurer that is eligible pursuant to Section 1765.1 of the Insurance Code.

(3) A cooperative corporation authorized by Section 1280.7 of the Insurance Code.

(4) An insurer licensed to transact liability insurance in at least one state of the United States.
Cal. FGC § 12008 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12008
Section 12008
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 597 of the Penal Code, the punishment for a violation of any of the following provisions is a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both the fine and imprisonment:

(a) Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3.

(b) Section 3511.

(c) Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4700) of Part 3 of Division 4.

(d) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5050) of Division 5.

(e) Section 5515.
Cal. PUC § 102554 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 102554
Section 102554
Status: in_force

An executed copy of each such agreement and lease shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, who will be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for each such copy filed with him and which filing shall constitute notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser. Each vehicle so purchased or leased shall have the name of the owner or lessor plainly marked on both sides thereof followed by the appropriate words “Owner and Lessor” or “Owner and Vendor,” as the case may be.
Cal. HSC § 129875 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 129875
Section 129875
Status: in_force

Construction or alterations of buildings specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725 shall conform to the latest edition of the California Building Standards Code. The department shall independently review and inspect these buildings. For purposes of this section, “construction or alteration” includes the conversion of a building to a purpose specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725. Any construction or alteration of any building subject to this section shall be exempt from any plan review and approval or construction inspection requirement of any city or county.

The department may also exempt from the plan review process or expedite those projects undertaken by an applicant for a hospital building that the department determines do not materially alter the mechanical, electrical, architectural, or structural integrity of the facility. The department shall set forth criteria to expedite projects or to implement any exemptions made pursuant to this paragraph.

The Legislature recognizes the relative safety of single-story, wood-frame, and light steel frame construction for use in housing patients requiring skilled nursing and intermediate care services and it is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to provide for reasonable flexibility in seismic safety standards for these structures. The department shall be reasonably flexible in the application of seismic standards for other buildings by allowing incidental and minor nonstructural additions or nonstructural alterations to be accomplished with simplified written approval procedures as established by the department, with the advice of the Division of the State Architect and the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The department shall implement, and modify, as necessary, criteria to exempt from the plan review process or expedite those projects for alterations of hospital buildings, and for those specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 129725 that may include, but are not limited to, renovations, remodeling, or installations of necessary equipment such as hot water heaters, air-conditioning units, dishwashers, laundry equipment, handrails, lights, television brackets, small emergency generators (up to 25 kilowatts), storage shelves, and similar plant operations equipment; and decorative materials such as wall coverings, floor coverings, and paint.

The department shall include provisions for onsite field approvals by available department construction advisers and the preapproval of projects that comply with the requirements for which the department has developed standard architectural or engineering detail, or both standard architectural and engineering detail.
Cal. HSC § 78050 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 78050
Section 78050
Status: in_force

“Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.
Cal. RTC § 12681 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 12681
Section 12681
Status: in_force

(a) In the action, a certificate of the Controller or of the secretary of the board, showing unpaid taxes against an insurer is prima facie evidence of:

(1) The assessment of the taxes.

(2) The delinquency.

(3) The amount of the taxes, interest, and penalties due and unpaid to the state.

(4) That the insurer is indebted to the state in the amount of taxes, interest, and penalties appearing unpaid.

(5) That there has been compliance with all the requirements of law in relation to the assessment of the taxes.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2013.
Cal. FAC § 79196 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25.5 / Article 7 / Section 79196
Section 79196
Status: in_force

The process specified in Section 79195 shall be conducted by the secretary every fifth year following the initial certification of the commission, unless a referendum is conducted as the result of a petition pursuant to Section 79196.5. In that case, the hearing, and the referendum if required, shall be conducted every fifth year following the industry petitioned referendum.
Cal. HNC § 759.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.9 / Section 759.2
Section 759.2
Status: in_force

The division shall require every for-hire vessel company to procure, and continue in effect so long as the for-hire vessel company continues to offer its services for compensation, adequate protection against liability imposed by law upon a for-hire vessel company for the payment of damages for personal bodily injuries, including death resulting from those services, and property damage as a result of an accident.
Cal. RTC § 7286.26 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.65 / Section 7286.26
Section 7286.26
Status: in_force

The net proceeds of the tax imposed by Section 7286.25 shall be used exclusively for the Avalon Municipal Hospital and Clinic.
Cal. HSC § 12525 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 12525
Section 12525
Status: in_force

“Pyrotechnic compositions” means any combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere.
Cal. ELEC § 3025.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3025.5
Section 3025.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A county that does not conduct an election pursuant to Section 4005 shall provide at least two vote by mail ballot drop-off locations within the jurisdiction where the election is held or at least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location for every 30,000 registered voters within the jurisdiction where the election is held, as determined on the 88th day before the day of the election, whichever results in more vote by mail ballot drop-off locations.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for a jurisdiction with fewer than 30,000 registered voters, at least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location shall be provided. The elections official shall make a reasonable effort to provide a vote by mail ballot drop-off location in the jurisdiction where the election is held.

(b) A vote by mail ballot drop-off location provided for under this section consists of a secure, accessible, and locked ballot box located as near as possible to established public transportation routes and that is able to receive voted ballots. All vote by mail ballot drop-off locations shall be open at least during regular business hours beginning not less than 28 days before the day of the election, and on the day of the election.

(c) At least one vote by mail ballot drop-off location shall be an exterior drop box that is available for a minimum of 12 hours per day.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “vote by mail ballot drop-off location” has the same meaning as in Section 3025.
Cal. HSC § 39052.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 39052.5
Section 39052.5
Status: in_force

“South coast district” means the South Coast Air Quality Management District created pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 40400) of Part 3.
Cal. UIC § 1454 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 1454
Section 1454
Status: in_force

An individual who receives any unemployment compensation benefits otherwise payable irrespective of this chapter, including retroactive unemployment compensation benefits paid pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1253.3, who has received benefits under this chapter for the same period, shall be liable for repayment to the state of the amount of benefits paid under this chapter for that period.
Cal. PRC § 43306 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 43306
Section 43306
Status: in_force

The board shall keep and maintain records of its inspection, enforcement, training, and regulatory programs and of any other official action in accordance with regulations adopted by the board.
Cal. RTC § 6012.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6012.2
Section 6012.2
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this part, “gross receipts” from the sale of a used mobilehome, as defined in Section 18014 of the Health and Safety Code, and the “sales price” of a used mobilehome, sold or stored, used, or otherwise consumed in this state shall be based on the current value of the used mobilehome as specified by a recognized value guide, whenever a registered or legal owner sells a used mobilehome through a person licensed under the Health and Safety Code as a dealer and not on the dealer’s own account or through a licensed real estate broker acting pursuant to Section 10131.6 of the Business and Professions Code, or whenever a purchaser of a used mobilehome is required to pay the use tax to the Department of Housing and Community Development. If the value guide does not specify the model or manufacturer of a used mobilehome, the value of the used mobilehome shall be established by reference to the highest value in the value guide according to age and size or the actual sales price, whichever is less. If the actual sales price of a used mobilehome is less than the current value specified in the value guide, the “sales price” and “gross receipts” shall be based on the actual sales price of the mobilehome as evidenced by purchase documents. The State Board of Equalization shall approve the value guides for use within this state through regulation.

(b) For the purposes of this part, “gross receipts” from the sale of a mobilehome, whether new or used, shall exclude the amount of separately stated escrow fees on the sale of such mobilehome.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the “actual sales price” means the total contract price, including, but not limited to, the value of the mobilehome, in place location, awning, skirting, carport, patio, landscaping, shrubs, unattached furnishings, or other items not part of the mobilehome, and documentation fees.
Cal. PROB § 6453 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 6453
Section 6453
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining whether a person is a “natural parent” as that term is used in this chapter:

(a) A natural parent and child relationship is established where that relationship is presumed and not rebutted pursuant to the Uniform Parentage Act (Part 3 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 12 of the Family Code).

(b) A natural parent and child relationship may be established pursuant to any other provisions of the Uniform Parentage Act, except that the relationship may not be established by an action under subdivision (c) of Section 7630 of the Family Code unless any of the following conditions exist:

(1) A court order was entered during the parent’s lifetime declaring parentage.

(2) Parentage is established by clear and convincing evidence that the parent has openly held out the child as that parent’s own.

(3) It was impossible for the parent to hold out the child as that parent’s own and parentage is established by clear and convincing evidence, which may include genetic DNA evidence acquired during the parent’s lifetime.

(c) A natural parent and child relationship may be established pursuant to Section 249.5.
Cal. PROB § 16465 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 16465
Section 16465
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if the trustee, in breach of trust, enters into a transaction that the beneficiary may at his or her option reject or affirm, and the beneficiary affirms the transaction, the beneficiary shall not thereafter reject it and hold the trustee liable for any loss occurring after the trustee entered into the transaction.

(b) The affirmance of a transaction by the beneficiary does not preclude the beneficiary from holding a trustee liable for a breach of trust if, at the time of the affirmance, any of the following circumstances existed:

(1) The beneficiary was under an incapacity.

(2) The beneficiary did not know of his or her rights and of the material facts (A) that the trustee knew or reasonably should have known and (B) that the trustee did not reasonably believe that the beneficiary knew.

(3) The affirmance was induced by improper conduct of the trustee.

(4) The transaction involved a bargain with the trustee that was not fair and reasonable.
Cal. WAT § 45700 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 45700
Section 45700
Status: in_force

If any district having authorized the issuance of any bonds shall issue additional bonds based on another assessment, the dates of maturity of the additional bonds or any series thereof shall be such that the latest maturity thereof shall not exceed 50 years from their date.
Cal. BPC § 8698.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 8698.6
Section 8698.6
Status: in_force

This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 8000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 8000
Section 8000
Status: in_force

If it appears to the board of supervisors of any county owning a county cemetery that:

(a)  It is necessary that the property be used for other purposes, and

(b)  The cemetery is located on a portion of the site of an existing county institution maintained for the relief of the indigent, sick and afflicted, and

(c)  Adequate facilities are otherwise provided for by the county for the burial of the indigent dead;

the board may, by following the procedure contained in this article, order the disinterment and removal of all humam remains interred in such cemetery.
Cal. PRC § 5093.53 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.4 / Section 5093.53
Section 5093.53
Status: in_force

Those rivers or segments of rivers included in the system shall be classified as one of the following:

(a) Wild rivers, which are those rivers or segments of rivers that are free of impoundments and generally inaccessible except by trail, with watersheds or shorelines essentially primitive and waters unpolluted.

(b) Scenic rivers, which are those rivers or segments of rivers that are free of impoundments, with shorelines or watersheds still largely primitive and shorelines largely undeveloped, but accessible in places by roads.

(c) Recreational rivers, which are those rivers or segments of rivers that are readily accessible by road or railroad, that may have some development along their shorelines, and that may have undergone some impoundment or diversion in the past.
Cal. VEH § 38026.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 38026.5
Section 38026.5
Status: in_force

(a)  In accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 4000, a motor vehicle issued a plate or device pursuant to Section 38160 may be operated or driven on a local highway, or a portion of the local highway, that is designated pursuant to Section 38026, 38026.1, 38026.2, or 38026.3 if the operation is in conformance with this code and the vehicle complies with off-highway vehicle equipment requirements specified in this division.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), it is unlawful for a person using an off-highway vehicle on a combined-use highway to do any of the following:

(1) Operate an off-highway motor vehicle on the highway during the hours of darkness.

(2) Operate a vehicle on the highway that does not have an operational stoplight.

(3) Operate a vehicle on the highway that does not have rubber tires.

(4) Operate a vehicle without a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class for the vehicle operation in possession.

(5) Operate a vehicle on the highway without complying with Article 2 (commencing with Section 16020) of Chapter 1 of Division 7.
Cal. BPC § 12510 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12510
Section 12510
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, who by himself or herself, or through or for another, does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:

(1) Uses, for commercial purposes, or retains in his or her possession an incorrect weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument.

(2) Sells any weight or measure used for commercial purposes, or weighing or measuring instrument which has not been sealed within one year, except weighing or measuring instruments required to be assembled prior to use.

(3) Uses any condemned weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument contrary to law.

(4) Uses, for commercial purposes, or for determining the charge for a service, any weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument which is not kept at a fixed location, which does not bear a current or previous year’s seal, and which, upon test by the sealer, is found to be incorrect, unless a written request for an inspection of the weighing or measuring instrument has been made to the county sealer. However, the use of any weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument used by a public utility in connection with measuring gas, electricity, water, steam, or communication service subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission is exempt from this chapter.

(5) Sells or uses any device or instrument to be used or calculated to falsify any weight or measure.

(6) So locates or positions a weighing or measuring device used in retail trade, except as used exclusively in the preparation of packages put up in advance of sale, that its indications cannot be accurately read by the purchaser under ordinary circumstances.

(7) Uses, for commercial purposes, a weighing or measuring device designed to automatically compute price unless the computed price is a true mathematical computation of the amount times the price per unit.

(8) Willfully and knowingly uses, for commercial purposes, a measuring device designed to automatically compute price unless the indicators of quantity and the total computed price on the device has been returned to zero prior to the beginning of each delivery of that commodity or thing.

(9) Fails to deliver for test to a designated location after receipt of a written notice from a weights and measure official, any device that is ordinarily tested at a central location.

(10) Sells, rents, leases, loans, or knowingly installs an incorrect weighing or measuring instrument for commercial purposes.

(b) The possession of an incorrect weight or measure or weighing or measuring instrument or records thereof is prima facie evidence of intention to violate the law.
Cal. HSC § 42359 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 42359
Section 42359
Status: in_force

Except in the case of an emergency, as determined by the hearing board, the hearing board shall hold a hearing pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 40800) of Part 3 to determine under what conditions, and to what extent, a variance shall be granted.
Cal. RTC § 195.128 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.128
Section 195.128
Status: in_force

(a) By October 30, 2008, the auditors of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura, which were the subject of the Governor’s disaster proclamations of September 15, 2007, and October 21, 2007, shall certify to the Director of Finance an estimate of the total amount of the reduction in property tax revenues on both the regular secured roll and the supplemental roll for the 2008–09 fiscal year resulting from the reassessment by the county assessor pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 170 of those properties that are eligible properties as a result of those disasters, except that the amount certified shall not include any estimated property tax revenue reductions to school districts, other than basic state aid school districts, and county offices of education.

(b) For purposes of this section, “basic state aid school district” means any school district that does not receive a state apportionment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 42238 of the Education Code, but receives from the state only a basic apportionment pursuant to Section 6 of Article IX of the California Constitution.