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Cal. FAC § 77914 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 77914
Section 77914
Status: in_force

(a) “Districts” shall be based on the gross dollar value of the product grown in a geographical area as follows:

(1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.

(2) District 2 consists of the Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Tulare.

(3) District 3 consists of the Counties of Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

(4) District 4 consists of the Counties of Imperial, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego.

(b) The boundaries of any district or the number of board members, or both, may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission, which is concurred in by the director, when necessary to maintain similar total production that represents a gross dollar value among the districts and to ensure proper representation by producers. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.
Cal. WAT § 55159 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 55159
Section 55159
Status: in_force

If any objection is sustained, no further proceedings pursuant to the petition shall be taken, but a new petition for the same or a similar purpose may be filed at any time.
Cal. RTC § 20508 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 20508
Section 20508
Status: in_force

“Residential dwelling” means a dwelling occupied by the claimant as the principal place of residence, and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, owned by the claimant, the claimant and his spouse, or by the claimant and some other individual, and located in this state. It shall also include a residential unit in a cooperative housing corporation (as defined in Section 216(b) of the Internal Revenue Code) occupied by the owner of shares or a membership interest in such corporation as his or her principal residence, mobilehomes which are assessed as realty for local property tax purposes and the land on which situated, houseboats, and other similar living accommodations, as well as a part of a multidwelling or multipurpose building and a part of the land upon which it is built. It shall also include premises occupied by reason of the claimant’s ownership of a dwelling located on land owned by a nonprofit incorporated association, of which the claimant is a member, when such association requires the claimant to pay a pro rata share of the property taxes levied against the association’s land. It shall also include premises occupied by a claimant wherein he is required by law to pay a property tax by reason of his ownership (including a possessory interest) in the dwelling, the land, or both. It shall also include a dwelling unit which is a mobilehome owned by a claimant, subject to property taxation pursuant to Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800), and located on land which is owned or rented by such claimant. (Owned includes the interest of a vendee in possession under a land sale contract but not the interest of the vendor, the interest of the holder of a life estate interest, but not the interest of a remainderman, and of one or more joint tenants or tenants in common. Except in the case of an unrecorded land sale contract, ownership must be evidenced by a duly recorded document.)
Cal. PRC § 25122 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 25122
Section 25122
Status: in_force

“Gas utility” means any person engaged in, or authorized to engage in, distributing or transporting natural gas, including, but not limited to, any such person who is subject to the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission.
Cal. FIN § 453 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 453
Section 453
Status: in_force

Every licensee shall make and file with the commissioner whenever required by him or her a report in any form as the commissioner may prescribe and verified in any manner the commissioner prescribes, showing its financial condition and any other information as the commissioner may require at the close of business on any day designated by him or her. Any verification shall state that each of the officers making the verification has a personal knowledge of the matters in the report and that each of them believes that each statement in the report is true.
Cal. FIN § 18436 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Section 18436
Section 18436
Status: in_force

An industrial loan company shall not, directly or indirectly, make any loan of money or property to or guarantee the obligation of any of its directors or officers, or officers and directors of its holding company, or officers and directors of its affiliates.
Cal. WAT § 36192 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 36192
Section 36192
Status: in_force

Each issue or series of an issue of general obligation bonds shall be numbered consecutively, and the bonds of each issue or series of an issue shall be numbered consecutively from lower to higher as they mature and bear such date as may be prescribed by the board.
Cal. SHC § 2113.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 2113.5
Section 2113.5
Status: in_force

Any city may have any or all of its engineering and administrative work with respect to city streets done by contract. If authorized by their legislative bodies, two or more cities, by agreement, may jointly exercise the power granted by this section pursuant to the provisions of Sections 6500-6513, inclusive, of the Government Code.
Cal. VEH § 2908 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 2908
Section 2908
Status: in_force

The Governor shall apportion any funds contained in the California Traffic Safety Program Fund among the various state agencies and local political subdivisions as shall effectuate the purposes of the program, and, in accordance with any federal formula for apportionment or other federal requirements as contained in federal enactments, regulations, or standards promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce.
Cal. RTC § 3701 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 3701
Section 3701
Status: in_force

(a) Not less than 45 days nor more than 120 days before the proposed sale, the tax collector shall send notice of the proposed sale by certified mail with return receipt requested to the last known mailing address, if available, of parties of interest, as defined in Section 4675. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the proposed sale, the amount required to redeem the property, and the fact that the property may be redeemed up to the close of business on the last business day prior to the date of the sale, and information regarding the rights of parties of interest to claim excess proceeds, as defined in Section 4674, if the property is sold and excess proceeds result from that sale.

(b) The tax collector shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest.

(c) The validity of any sale under this chapter shall not be affected if the tax collector’s reasonable effort fails to disclose the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest or if a party of interest does not receive the mailed notice.

(d) If the property subject to the notice required by this section is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding, the notice shall constitute a “notice of tax deficiency” pursuant to Section 362(b)(9)(B) of Title 11 of the United States Code.
Cal. FAC § 58927 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 58927
Section 58927
Status: in_force

If the director approves and fixes a single assessment, the advisory board shall recommend and the director may approve the proportions of such assessment which may be expended to defray the costs of formulation, issuance, administration, and enforcement of the marketing order and that which may be expended for such advertising or sales promotion program. The proportion of such assessment which may be allocated in such manner to defray the cost of such administrative activities for such marketing order shall not, however, exceed the maximum amount which is authorized in Section 58924.
Cal. FIN § 18695 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 18695
Section 18695
Status: in_force

No office of an insured depository institution that is performing authorized agency activities as agent for a California industrial loan company in accordance with this article shall, on that account, be deemed to be an office of the California industrial loan company.
Cal. FAM § 297 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2.5 / Part 1 / Section 297
Section 297
Status: in_force

(a) Domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship of mutual caring.

(b) A domestic partnership shall be established in California when both persons file a Declaration of Domestic Partnership with the Secretary of State pursuant to this division, and, at the time of filing, all of the following requirements are met:

(1) Neither person is married to someone else or is a member of another domestic partnership with someone else that has not been terminated, dissolved, or adjudged a nullity.

(2) The two persons are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in this state.

(3) Both persons are at least 18 years of age, except as provided in Section 297.1.

(4) Both persons are capable of consenting to the domestic partnership.
Cal. PUC § 12104 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 12104
Section 12104
Status: in_force

Every appointee to a permanent position shall be on probation for six months, except that the general manager may establish a probationary period for up to 12 months for professional, scientific, technical, administrative, management, or executive positions, or for positions requiring certification by the state pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 13625) of Division 7 of the Water Code. The general manager may terminate the appointment during the probationary period. If the appointment is not then terminated it shall be permanent, subject to this division and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this division.
Cal. HSC § 117435 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 117435
Section 117435
Status: in_force

(a)  Applicants may be registered under any terms, conditions, orders, and directions as the health officer or his or her duly authorized representative may deem necessary for the protection of human health and comfort. Each health officer and his or her duly authorized representative may require any and all persons who are registered with the health officer to clean septic tanks, cesspools, or sewage seepage pits or to dispose of the cleanings therefrom, to file with the health officer at any time and at any frequency or intervals as the health officer or duly authorized representative may desire, a statement specifying all of the following:

(1)  The name and address of the owner or tenant of each and every one of the premises where a septic tank, cesspool, or sewage seepage pit has been cleaned out by the registrant or his or her employees or by others on his or her behalf and the date of each cleaning.

(2)  The location where the cleanings are disposed of and by whom.

(3)  Discharges of waste that may result in violation of laws or ordinances required to be known by the registrant pursuant to Section 117420.

(b)  The health officer may require the statement to be sworn to before a notary.

(c)  Any and all persons registered with the health officer to clean septic tanks, cesspools, or sewage seepage pits, or to dispose of the cleanings therefrom, shall also provide a statement as required pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) to a regional board as defined pursuant to Section 13050 of the Water Code.
Cal. WAT § 13521 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 13521
Section 13521
Status: in_force

The State Department of Public Health shall establish uniform statewide recycling criteria for each varying type of use of recycled water where the use involves the protection of public health.
Cal. PCC § 20116 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 20116
Section 20116
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any work, project, service, or purchase for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring contracting after competitive bidding.

The district shall maintain job orders or similar records indicating the total cost expended on each project in accordance with the procedures established in the most recent edition of the California School Accounting Manual for a period of not less than three years after completion of the project.

Informal bidding may be used on work, projects, services, or purchases that cost up to the limits set forth in this article. For the purpose of securing informal bids, the board shall publish annually in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district, or if there is no such newspaper, then in some newspaper in general circulation in the county, a notice inviting contractors to register to be notified of future informal bidding projects. All contractors included on the informal bidding list shall be given notice of all informal bid projects in any manner as the district deems appropriate.
Cal. COM § 2322 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2322
Section 2322
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed a term for delivery of goods “ex-ship” (which means from the carrying vessel) or in equivalent language is not restricted to a particular ship and requires delivery from a ship which has reached a place at the named port of destination where goods of the kind are usually discharged.

(2) Under such a term unless otherwise agreed

(a) The seller must discharge all liens arising out of the carriage and furnish the buyer with a direction which puts the carrier under a duty to deliver the goods; and

(b) The risk of loss does not pass to the buyer until the goods leave the ship’s tackle or are otherwise properly unloaded.
Cal. HSC § 25200.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9 / Section 25200.8
Section 25200.8
Status: in_force

Any applicant for a final hazardous waste facilities permit pursuant to Section 25200 who receives a notice of deficiency from the department concerning the permit application shall submit the information specified in the notice of deficiency by the date specified in the notice of deficiency or by a later alternative date approved by the department. The department may initiate an enforcement action pursuant to Section 25187 against any hazardous waste facilities permit applicant who does not provide the information specified in the notice of deficiency by the date specified in the notice of deficiency or by a later alternative date approved by the department. If an applicant does not respond to three or more of these notices of deficiency regarding the same or different deficiencies or responds with substantially incomplete or substantially unsatisfactory information on three or more occasions, the department shall, pursuant to regulations adopted by the department, initiate proceedings to deny the permit application. This section does not limit the department’s authority to take action concerning the permit application before sending three notices of deficiency.
Cal. INS § 12050 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12050
Section 12050
Status: in_force

An incorporated insurer issuing surety policies on the reserve basis shall be governed by the paid-in capital and surplus requirements of Sections 700. 01 to 700.05, inclusive.
Cal. FGC § 7850 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 7850
Section 7850
Status: in_force

(a) Excepting persons expressly exempted under this code, no person shall use or operate, or assist in using or operating, any boat, aircraft, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take fish or amphibia for commercial purposes, and no person shall cause to be brought ashore, any fish or amphibia at any point in the state for the purpose of selling them in a fresh state or shall contribute materially to the activities on board the commercial fishing vessel, unless the person holds a commercial fishing license issued by the department.

(b) Any person not required under subdivision (a) to hold a commercial fishing license shall register their presence on board the commercial fishing vessel in a log maintained by the owner or operator of the vessel according to the requirements of the department.

(c) As used in this section, “person” means a natural person 16 years of age or greater. Any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or association may pay the fees for a license issued to any person.

(d) This article does not apply to the taking, transporting, or selling of live freshwater fish for bait by the holder of a live freshwater bait fish license issued pursuant to Section 8460.
Cal. PRC § 31351 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 8 / Section 31351
Section 31351
Status: in_force

(a) The conservancy shall cooperate with the commission, bay commission, and other public agencies and with nonprofit organizations in ensuring the reservation of interests in real property for purposes of this division, as well as for park, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, historical preservation, or scientific study required to meet the policies and objectives of the California Coastal Act of 1976 (commencing with Section 30000), or a certified local coastal plan or program; or, in the case of San Francisco Bay, the sites identified in the bay plan, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan, or in any other local plan that the bay commission determines to be consistent with those plans; or, in coastal areas not within the coastal zone or the San Francisco Bay, any other local plans.

(b) The provisions of this division shall not diminish or otherwise affect the authority of the bay commission to approve, deny, or modify permits as provided in Section 66632 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 42972.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 42972.7
Section 42972.7
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A carpet stewardship organization, as part of its carpet stewardship plan, shall set up a trust fund or an escrow account, into which it shall deposit all unexpended funds and ongoing consumer assessments, for use in accordance with this section in the event that the plan terminates or is revoked.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “unexpended funds” means assessment money in the stewardship organization’s accounts that the stewardship organization is not already obligated to pay pursuant to a contract, claim, or similar mechanism.

(b) If a carpet stewardship plan terminates or is revoked, the trustee or escrow agent of a trust fund or escrow account set up pursuant to subdivision (a) shall do both of the following, starting within 30 days:

(1) Accept carpet stewardship assessment payments directly from manufacturers into the trust fund or escrow account that would have been made to the stewardship organization prior to the carpet stewardship plan’s termination or revocation.

(2) Make payments from the trust fund or escrow account as the department shall direct, in writing, to implement the most recently approved plan.

(c) If a new carpet stewardship plan has not been approved by the department within one year after termination or revocation, the department may make modifications to the previously approved plan, as it deems necessary, and continue to direct payments from the trust fund or escrow account in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) to implement the modified plan.

(d) A trustee or escrow agent in possession of assessment funds shall, as directed by the department, transfer those funds to a successor carpet stewardship organization with an approved plan.
Cal. FAC § 68144 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 68144
Section 68144
Status: in_force

The commission shall serve as the advisory body to the secretary on all matters pertaining to this article.
Cal. MVC § 998.609 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5z / Section 998.609
Section 998.609
Status: in_force

(a) As long as any bonds authorized under this article are outstanding, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, at the close of each fiscal year, require a survey of the financial condition of the Division of Farm and Home Purchases, together with a projection of the division’s operations, to be made by an independent public accountant of recognized standing. The results of each survey and projection shall be reported in writing by the public accountant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the California Veterans Board, the appropriate policy committees dealing with veterans affairs in the Senate and the Assembly, and the committee.

(b) The Division of Farm and Home Purchases shall reimburse the public accountant for these services out of any money that the division may have available on deposit with the Treasurer.
Cal. FIN § 18390 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 18390
Section 18390
Status: in_force

For the purpose of discovering violations of this division or securing information required, the commissioner may at any time investigate the affairs and examine the books, accounts, records, and files of every corporation engaged in the business of an industrial loan company or broker, or its holding company or affiliates, whether such corporation acts or claims to act as principal or agent, or under or without the authority of this division. For the purposes of examination and investigation, the commissioner and the commissioner’s duly designated representatives shall have free access to the offices and places of business, books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes and vaults of all such corporations and their holding companies or affiliates.
Cal. HSC § 121281 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 121281
Section 121281
Status: in_force

In order to assist pharmacists and pharmacy personnel in the education of consumers who are at risk of bloodborne infections regarding methods and opportunities for improving and protecting their health, and thereby protect the public health, the Office of AIDS shall develop and maintain all of the following information, on its Internet Web site, and the California State Board of Pharmacy shall also post, or maintain a link to, the information on its Internet Web site:

(a) How consumers can access testing and treatment for HIV and viral hepatitis.

(b) How consumers can safely dispose of syringes and hypodermic needles or other sharps waste.

(c) How consumers can access drug treatment.