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Cal. FIN § 1283 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1283
Section 1283
Status: in_force

The commissioner may from time to time require, under oath or otherwise, reports from any bank holding company and its subsidiaries in such form and as to such matters as the commissioner may deem necessary and appropriate, and which are relevant to the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the commissioner under this division.
Cal. WAT § 72072.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 72072.3
Section 72072.3
Status: in_force

The board hereby is authorized to impose a tax upon every person using water within any of the improvement districts established by this chapter or on every person using water within the service area of any retail water purveyor within any such improvement district, at the rate and in the manner provided in this article. The tax imposed by this section shall be a percentage of the charges made for such use of water and shall be paid by the person paying for such water.
Cal. WAT § 71160 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 71160
Section 71160
Status: in_force

When a formation petition is presented to it, the board of supervisors shall make an order dividing the proposed district into five divisions in such manner as to equalize, as nearly as practicable, the population in the respective divisions. The board of supervisors shall use for this purpose the population as estimated by it from the register of voters used at the last general election.

The divisions of the district shall be numbered first, second, third, fourth, and fifth.
Cal. VEH § 11513 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 11513
Section 11513
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall not issue an automobile dismantler’s license to any applicant for that license who has not an established place of business as defined in this code. If the automobile dismantler changes the site or location of his or her established place of business, he or she shall immediately upon making the change notify the department. If the automobile dismantler, for any reason ceases to be in possession of an established place of business from and on which he or she conducts the business for which he or she is licensed, he or she shall immediately notify the department and, upon demand by the department, shall deliver to the department the automobile dismantler’s license, and all books and forms provided by the department in his or her possession.

(b) Any person licensed under this chapter who has closed his or her established place of business may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that place of business, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.
Cal. LAB § 6300 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6300
Section 6300
Status: in_force

The California Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973 is hereby enacted for the purpose of assuring safe and healthful working conditions for all California working men and women by authorizing the enforcement of effective standards, assisting and encouraging employers to maintain safe and healthful working conditions, and by providing for research, information, education, training, and enforcement in the field of occupational safety and health.
Cal. RTC § 19176 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 19176
Section 19176
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any criminal penalty provided by law if:

(1) Any individual makes a statement under Section 13040, 13041, or 13042 of the Unemployment Insurance Code which results in a decrease in the amounts deducted and withheld under Division 6 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code; and

(2) As of the time the statement was made, there was no reasonable basis for the statement, the individual shall pay a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for the statement. Any penalty so imposed shall be paid upon notice and demand from the Franchise Tax Board and shall be collected as a tax.

(b) The Franchise Tax Board may waive (in whole or in part) the penalty imposed under subdivision (a) if the taxes imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) with respect to the individual for the taxable year are equal to or less than the sum of both of the following:

(1) The credits against those taxes allowed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17041) of Part 10 and Section 19002.

(2) The payments of estimated tax which are considered payments on account of those taxes.

(c) This section supersedes Section 13101 of the Unemployment Insurance Code and shall apply to acts and failures to act after December 31, 1981.
Cal. FAC § 78640 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 3 / Section 78640
Section 78640
Status: in_force

There is in the state government the California Tomato Commission. The commission shall be composed of 10 producers, seven handlers, and may include one public member, at the discretion of the commission.

(a) Producers within the respective districts shall elect one producer from District 1, one producer from District 2, one producer from District 3, one producer from District 4, one producer from District 5, one producer from District 6, and four at-large producers from District 7.

(b) Handlers within Districts 1 to 6, inclusive, shall elect one handler from each district and one at-large handler from District 7.

(c) The public member shall be appointed to the commission by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission.

(d) The secretary and other appropriate individuals, as determined by the commission, shall be ex officio members of the commission.
Cal. FGC § 3008 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 3008
Section 3008
Status: in_force

The physical control of a dog by its owner while the dog is engaged in hunting in an area where the owner is otherwise authorized to hunt, shall be as required by this code or regulations made pursuant thereto.

Dogs which are used for hunting which have been vaccinated for rabies in their county of residence in conformity with state law regulating vaccinations in rabies areas are not subject to rabies vaccination requirements of local ordinances outside their county of residence.
Cal. VEH § 21963 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 21963
Section 21963
Status: in_force

A totally or partially blind pedestrian who is carrying a predominantly white cane (with or without a red tip), or using a guide dog, shall have the right-of-way, and the driver of any vehicle approaching this pedestrian, who fails to yield the right-of-way, or to take all reasonably necessary precautions to avoid injury to this blind pedestrian, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. This section shall not preclude prosecution under any other applicable provision of law.
Cal. HSC § 17989 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 17989
Section 17989
Status: in_force

Except under conditions immediately affecting health or safety, every notice or order issued pursuant to this part shall be served five days before the time for doing or refraining from doing the thing to which it pertains.
Cal. HSC § 1798.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1798.2
Section 1798.2
Status: in_force

The base hospital shall implement the policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency and approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for medical direction of prehospital emergency medical care personnel.
Cal. FGC § 3801.6 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 3801.6
Section 3801.6
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this code or regulations adopted pursuant to this code, it is unlawful to possess the carcass, skin, or other part of any nongame bird. The feathers, carcass, skin, or parts of any nongame bird possessed by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this code shall be seized by the department and delivered to a California Native American tribal government or a scientific or educational institution, used by the department, or destroyed.

(b) (1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section if the possessor of feathers, carcass, skin, or other part of a nongame bird legally acquired the feathers, carcass, skin, or other part, possesses them for tribal, cultural, or spiritual purposes, and satisfies either of the following criteria:

(A) The possessor is an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe or nonfederally recognized California Native American tribe listed on the California Tribal Consultation List maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission and has, in their immediate possession, valid tribal identification or other irrefutable proof of current enrollment.

(B) The possessor has a certificate of degree of Indian blood issued by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs in their immediate possession.

(2) Nothing in this section allows any person to sell the feathers, carcass, skin, or other part of a nongame bird.

(3) A Native American satisfying the criteria that would constitute an affirmative defense under paragraph (1) may salvage dead nongame birds so long as the person salvaging the nongame bird does not possess, nor is in the company of any person who possesses, a firearm, BB device as defined in Section 16250 of the Penal Code, trap, snare, net archery equipment, device capable of discharging a projectile, or any apparatus designed to take a bird.

(4) Salvaging shall not take place by any person involved in the take of the nongame bird to be salvaged, any person present at the time of the take, or by any person who received related information originating from any person present at the time of the take of the nongame bird.

(5) Salvaging pursuant to this subdivision shall not take place if a bird has been struck with any thrown or discharged projectile, or trapped, netted, caught, or snared.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), an officer deputized pursuant to this code may interrupt an ongoing salvaging of a dead nongame bird carcass, feathers, skin, or part if, in the officer’s judgment, the activity causes a public disruption, safety hazard, or is detrimental to the ability of the department to prevent a possible violation of this section. In that event, the officer may seize the carcass, feathers, skin, or part being salvaged, or may return the carcass, feathers, skin, or part to the general location from where it had been salvaged.
Cal. HSC § 112385 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 112385
Section 112385
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to operate a cold storage or refrigerating warehouse for storing articles of food shall make application in writing to the board for a license for that purpose, stating the location of his or her plant or plants. For the purpose of securing the proper enforcement of this chapter, those buildings or structures that are served by a central refrigerating plant shall be considered as one cold storage or refrigerating warehouse or plant, and subject to one license.
Cal. WAT § 36456.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 36456.2
Section 36456.2
Status: in_force

“City council” or “legislative body” refers to the board of directors of the water district.
Cal. INS § 11730 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 11730
Section 11730
Status: in_force

The following definitions govern the construction and meaning of the terms used in this article:

(a) “Classification system” or “classification” means a plan, system, or arrangement for recognizing differences in exposure to hazards among industries, occupations, or operations of insurance policyholders.

(b) “Expenses” means that portion of any rate attributable to acquisition, field supervision, collection expenses, general expenses, taxes, licenses, and fees.

(c) “Experience rating” means a rating procedure utilizing past insurance experience of the individual policyholder to forecast future losses by measuring the policyholder’s loss experience against the loss experience of policyholders in the same classification to produce a prospective premium credit, debit, or unity modification.

(d) “Loss trending” means any procedure for projecting developed losses to the average date of loss for the period during which the policies are to be effective.

(e) “Market” means the interaction between buyers and sellers of workers’ compensation insurance within this state pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(f) “Pure premium rate” means that portion of the rate which represents the loss cost per unit of exposure, including loss adjustment expense.

(g) “Rate” means the cost of insurance per exposure base unit, prior to any application of individual risk variations based on loss or expenses considerations and does not include minimum premiums.

(h) “Rating organization” means an entity licensed by the commissioner pursuant to Section 11751.1.

(i) “Statistical plan” means the plan, system, or arrangement used in collecting data.

(j) “Supplementary rate information” means any manual or plan of rates, classification system, rating schedule, minimum premium, policy fee, rating rule, rating plan, and any other similar information needed to determine the applicable premium for an insured.

(k) “Supporting information” means the experience and judgment of the filer and the experience or data of other insurers or organizations relied on by the filer, the interpretation of any statistical data relied on by the filer, descriptions of methods used in making the rates, and any other similar information required to be filed by the commissioner.
Cal. BPC § 3532 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 6 / Section 3532
Section 3532
Status: in_force

Any person who violates Section 3502, 3503, 3515, or 3516 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
Cal. HSC § 1797.95 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1797.95
Section 1797.95
Status: in_force

“Mobile stroke unit” means a multijurisdictional mobile facility that serves as an emergency response critical care ambulance under the direction and approval of a local emergency medical services (EMS) agency, and as a diagnostic, evaluation, and treatment unit, providing radiographic imaging, laboratory testing, and medical treatment under the supervision of a physician in person or by telehealth, for patients with symptoms of a stroke, to the extent consistent with any federal definition of a mobile stroke unit as set forth in Section 1395m of Title 42 of the United States Code, Section 410.78 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any other federal law.
Cal. LAB § 9102 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 9102
Section 9102
Status: in_force

(a) The owner, manager, or operator of a working warehouse shall secure merchandise stored on shelves higher than 12 feet above the sales floor. Methods of securing merchandise shall include rails, fencing, netting, security doors, gates, cables, or the binding of items on a pallet into one unit by shrink-wrapping, metal or plastic banding, or by tying items together with a cord.

(b) All working warehouses shall comply with the provisions of this section on or before July 1, 2002.
Cal. HSC § 25515.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 1 / Section 25515.7
Section 25515.7
Status: in_force

Every civil action brought under this article or Article 2 (commencing with Section 25531) shall be brought by the city attorney, county counsel, district attorney, or the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, and any actions relating to the same violation may be joined or consolidated.
Cal. HSC § 1799.54 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 1799.54
Section 1799.54
Status: in_force

The commission shall review and comment upon the emergency medical services portion of the State Health Facilities and Service Plan developed pursuant to Section 127155.
Cal. HSC § 131225 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 112 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 131225
Section 131225
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department by regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department.

(b) The department may by regulation set the fee for the two-year license, certificate of registration, or other indicia, not to exceed twice the annual fee for issuance or renewal set by statute.
Cal. RTC § 17501.7 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 17501.7
Section 17501.7
Status: in_force

The amendments made by Section 647 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-16) to the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply for purposes of this part, Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), with respect to trustee-to-trustee transfers after December 31, 2001, except as otherwise provided:

(a) Section 403, relating to taxation of employee annuities.

(b) Section 457, relating to deferred compensation plans of state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations.
Cal. PUC § 16073 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 16073
Section 16073
Status: in_force

The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be:

“Be it enacted by the board of directors of _______ public utility district:”.
Cal. PUC § 103420 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 103420
Section 103420
Status: in_force

Whenever the district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned utility, either in proceedings by eminent domain or otherwise, to the extent necessary for operation of facilities, all of the employees of such utility whose duties pertain to the facilities acquired who have been employed by such utility for at least 75 days shall be appointed to comparable positions in the district without examination. These employees shall be given sick leave, seniority, and vacation credits in accordance with the records of the acquired public utility. No employee of any acquired public utility shall suffer any worsening of wages, seniority, pension, vacation, or other benefits by reason of the acquisition.

The provisions of this section shall apply only to those officers or supervisory employees of the acquired utility as shall be designated by the board.
Cal. WAT § 72684 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 72684
Section 72684
Status: in_force

The board shall proceed to hear the petition at the time and place fixed therefor, and any person residing within the district or improvement district or owning taxable property in the district or improvement district may appear and be heard at such hearing. Such hearing may be continued from time to time by the board.
Cal. SHC § 2107.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 2107.3
Section 2107.3
Status: in_force

The incorporation of a new city, or any annexation or exclusion of territory to or from an existing city, shall be considered for the purpose of apportionment of funds pursuant to Section 2107. The revenue shall be apportioned among the cities monthly as revenues are received in the Highway Users Tax Fund. Any newly incorporated city or any increase in population due to annexation shall be included in the monthly apportionment following such incorporation or annexation.

In the event of the disincorporation of a city, or in the event the incorporation of a city is adjudged invalid, any funds apportioned pursuant to Section 2107 to such city, but which are unexpended, shall revert to the Highway Users Tax Fund and shall be reapportioned to all other cities and cities and counties pursuant to Section 2107.

The Controller shall not be required to reapportion funds previously apportioned for expenditure in the different cities of the state by reason of any subsequent incorporation, invalidation of incorporation, annexation or exclusion of territory.
Cal. HSC § 34245 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 34245
Section 34245
Status: in_force

If, after the lapse of two years after the adoption of the resolution the governing body finds that the authority has failed to transact any business or exercise any of its powers, it may adopt a resolution declaring that the authority shall not transact any business or exercise its powers under this chapter, and that the offices of the authority commissioners are vacated. At any time thereafter the governing body may declare by resolution that there is need for an authority to function in the county or city, such determination to be made pursuant to this article.
Cal. WAT § 36253 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 36253
Section 36253
Status: in_force

Subsequent to the receipt of the plan of works provided for in Section 36251, the board may approve or modify the proposed plan of works, and thereafter by the adoption of a resolution may declare its intention to issue general obligation bonds to acquire or construct improvements described in the approved plan of works and to issue general obligation bonds of the district, or on behalf of an improvement district thereof, the interest and principal of which shall be paid by annual ad valorem taxes on the taxable land within the district or improvement district. In such case the resolution shall state the following:

(a) It is the intention of the board to acquire or construct improvements described in the approved plan of works and to issue general obligation bonds, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the expenses thereof as set forth in the estimate provided for in Section 36251.

(b) A description of the purpose of the plan.

(c) The estimated expense of carrying out the plan of works.

(d) Assessments for carrying out such purpose shall be levied exclusively on the lands of the district or improvement district, including any territory annexed thereto.

(e) A map of the exterior boundaries of the district or improvement district is on file with the secretary of the district and is available for inspection by any person or persons interested.

(f) The date, time and place of the hearing by the board in regard to the foregoing plan at which time the board will, thereupon, determine the benefit or lack thereof to the lands within the district or improvement district thereof and, at which time all interested persons will be heard and written protests, if any, will be considered.
Cal. WAT § 12540 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 12540
Section 12540
Status: in_force

From a list of not less than two persons submitted to it by the commissioner, the board shall appoint an executive director, whose duties shall be as required by the commissioner and by the board.