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Cal. HSC § 41810 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 41810
Section 41810
Status: in_force

For islands located 15 or more miles from the mainland coast:

(a)  The provisions of Section 41701 shall not apply to smoke from fires set thereon.

(b)  No district shall adopt any rule or regulation stricter than those provided by law with respect to open outdoor fires.
Cal. HSC § 102705 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 102705
Section 102705
Status: in_force

All records and information specified in this article, other than the newly issued birth certificate, shall be available only upon the order of the superior court of the county of residence of the adopted child or the superior court of the county granting the order of adoption.

No such order shall be granted by the superior court unless a verified petition setting forth facts showing the necessity of the order has been presented to the court and good and compelling cause is shown for the granting of the order. The clerk of the superior court shall send a copy of the petition to the State Department of Social Services and the department shall send a copy of all records and information it has concerning the adopted person with the name and address of the natural parents removed to the court. The court must review these records before making an order and the order should so state. If the petition is by or on behalf of an adopted child who has attained majority, these facts shall be given great weight, but the granting of any petition is solely within the sound discretion of the court.

The name and address of the natural parents shall be given to the petitioner only if he or she can demonstrate that the name and address, or either of them, are necessary to assist him or her in establishing a legal right.
Cal. PRC § 49652 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 9 / Section 49652
Section 49652
Status: in_force

(a) The California Consumer Education and Outreach Program is hereby established. As part of the program, covered entities, in collaboration with other covered entities, shall do all of the following:

(1) Participate in a collection study conducted in collaboration with wastewater agencies for the purpose of gaining understanding of consumer behavior regarding the flushing of covered products as a key input into the design of a consumer education and outreach program. The collection study shall be jointly coordinated by the California Association of Sanitation Agencies and a group of covered entities.

(2) Conduct a consumer opinion survey to identify baseline consumer behavior and awareness regarding the flushing or other disposal of covered products.

(3) Measure effectiveness of the consumer education program on consumer awareness of the symbol and label notice and consumer attitudes about disposal of covered products by conducting a subsequent consumer awareness survey comparing the baseline data provided by the 2022 survey with survey data from subsequent years. The surveys to determine the effectiveness and ongoing success of the consumer education program shall take place annually until December 31, 2026.

(b) Covered entities, either independently or in collaboration with other covered entities or other organizations, shall conduct a comprehensive multimedia education and outreach program in the state. At a minimum, the education and outreach program shall do both of the following:

(1) Promote consumer awareness and understanding of and compliance with the symbol and label notice requirements. Covered entities shall provide wastewater agencies with the consumer education messaging for the symbol and the label notice. The wastewater agencies may include the messaging as part of their routine communications with customers within their service area.

(2) Provide education and outreach in Spanish and English.

(c) Covered entities shall take reasonable steps to ensure that they do not promote products outside of the scope of this part as part of the education and outreach program.

(d) Covered entities shall take reasonable steps to ensure that their education and outreach program does not conflict with the programs of other covered entities or groups of covered entities.

(e) Covered entities, either independently or in collaboration with other covered entities, shall report to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, the Assembly Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials, and the State Water Resources Control Board on their activities under this section on an annual basis. The State Water Resources Control Board shall post the reports on its internet website.

(f) The California Consumer Education and Outreach Program shall conclude on December 31, 2026.

(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. WIC § 14139.21 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4.3 / Section 14139.21
Section 14139.21
Status: in_force

The department may accept funding from federal agencies, foundations or other nongovernmental sources and may contract with qualified consultants to assist with the provision of technical assistance, the development of data collection, reporting, and analysis systems, or any other purposes that further the goals of this demonstration program. The department shall not accept funds from any entity that stands to gain financially from implementation of the pilot program. In contracting with consultants to assist with the pilot program, the department shall specify timelines and delivery dates so as to ensure the continued implementation of the pilot program.
Cal. INS § 287 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 287
Section 287
Status: in_force

Every stipulation in a policy of insurance for the payment of loss whether the person insured has or has not any interest in the property insured, or that the policy shall be received as proof of such interest, is void.
Cal. VEH § 12806.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12806.5
Section 12806.5
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations specifying, in addition to any cause provided by statute, the circumstances which are grounds for the suspension or revocation of a schoolbus, school pupil activity, youth busdriver, farm labor vehicle, or general public paratransit vehicle certificate.
Cal. HSC § 129765 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 129765
Section 129765
Status: in_force

(a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), the application for approval of the plans shall be accompanied by the plans, including full, complete, and accurate specifications, and structural design computations, which shall comply with the requirements prescribed by the department. The department may permit electronic submission, review, and approval of plans.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department, in its sole discretion, may enter into a written agreement with the hospital governing authority for the phased submittal and approval of plans. The department shall charge a fee for the review and approval of plans submitted pursuant to this subdivision. This fee shall be based on the estimated cost, but shall not exceed the actual cost, of the entire phased review and approval process for those plans. This fee shall be deducted from the application fee pursuant to Section 129785.
Cal. ELEC § 19206 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 19206
Section 19206
Status: in_force

Except as authorized by Section 19209, both of the following apply:

(a) If more than one voting system is used to count ballots, the names of candidates shall, insofar as possible, be placed on the primary voting system.

(b) If more than one voting system or a combination of a voting system and paper ballots is used to count ballots, a single ballot measure or the candidates for a single office may not be split between voting systems or between a voting system and paper ballots.
Cal. WAT § 74121 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 74121
Section 74121
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall immediately cause a copy of the order declaring the district formed, duly certified by the clerk of the board, to be filed for record in the office of the county recorder of any county in which any portion of the lands embraced in the district is situated, and shall also immediately forward a copy thereof to the clerk of the board of supervisors of each of such counties. From and after such filing, the formation of the district is complete.
Cal. INS § 10737 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 10737
Section 10737
Status: in_force

The board shall use appropriate and efficient means to notify small employers of the availability of sponsored health coverage from the program.
Cal. SHC § 876 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 876
Section 876
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a waiver of any right heretofore acquired by the public for highway purposes and no proceeding authorized in this chapter shall constitute a waiver of any statute of limitations.
Cal. PRC § 25321 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 25321
Section 25321
Status: in_force

In order to ensure timely and accurate compliance with the data collection system adopted under Section 25320, the commission may use any of the following enforcement measures:

(a) If any person fails to comply with an applicable provision of the data collection system, the commission shall notify the person. If, after five working days from being notified of the violation, the person continues to fail to comply, the person shall be subject to a civil penalty, to be imposed by the commission after a hearing that complies with constitutional requirements.

(1) The civil penalty shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each category of data the person did not provide and for each day the violation has existed and continues to exist.

(2) In the case of a person who willfully makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the commission, the civil penalty shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per day applied to each day in the interval between the original due date and the date when corrected information is submitted.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “person” means, in addition to the definition contained in Section 25116, any responsible corporate officer.

(c) Enforcement measures for petroleum and other fuels shall be those contained in Section 25362.
Cal. FGC § 2012 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2012
Section 2012
Status: in_force

All licenses, tags, and the birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians taken or otherwise dealt with under this code, and any device or apparatus designed to be, and capable of being, used to take birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians shall be exhibited upon demand to any person authorized by the department to enforce this code or any law relating to the protection and conservation of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.
Cal. BPC § 7043 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 7043
Section 7043
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any construction, repair or operation incidental to the discovering or producing of petroleum or gas, or the drilling, testing, abandoning or other operation of any petroleum or gas well, when performed by an owner or lessee.
Cal. BPC § 2531.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 2 / Section 2531.2
Section 2531.2
Status: in_force

The membership of the board shall include two licensed speech-language pathologists, two licensed audiologists, one of whom shall be an audiologist that dispenses hearing aids, two licensed hearing aid dispensers, and three public members one of whom is a licensed physician and surgeon, board certified in otolaryngology, and the remaining two public members who shall not be licentiates of the board or of any board under this division or of any board referred to in the Chiropractic Act or the Osteopathic Act.

The Governor shall appoint the physician and surgeon member and the other six licensed members qualified as provided in this section. The initial appointments of the licensed hearing aid dispenser members shall be made to fill the first licensed audiologist member vacancy and the first licensed speech-language pathologist member vacancy that occurs on or after January 1, 2010. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.
Cal. VEH § 25272 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 25272
Section 25272
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle used by a rural mail carrier may display flashing amber warning lights to the front and rear of the vehicle while the vehicle is necessarily stopped or stopping upon a roadway for the delivery of United States mail.
Cal. WIC § 14126.028 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.8 / Section 14126.028
Section 14126.028
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:

(1) Section Q of the Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0, developed as part of the federal government’s nursing home quality initiative, uses a person-centered approach to ensure that all individuals have the opportunity to learn about home- and community-based services and have the opportunity to receive long-term care services in the least restrictive setting possible.

(2) More community care services and support options and choices are now available to meet the care preferences and needs in the least restrictive setting possible.

(b) Nursing facilities shall either meet the residents’ discharge planning and referral needs, or make referrals to a designated local contact agency (LCA) as determined by the State Department of Health Care Services. The LCA is responsible for contacting referred residents, and for providing information and counseling on available home- and community-based services. The LCA shall also either assist directly with transition services or make referrals to organizations that assist with transition services, as appropriate.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that nursing home residents who, during the Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0, Section Q assessment, express interest in the possibility of receiving care and services in the community are appropriately referred by nursing facilities to the LCA, as appropriate.

(d) The State Department of Health Care Services, in collaboration with the State Department of Public Health, shall, by April 1, 2013, provide the Legislature an analysis of the appropriate sections of the Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0, Section Q and nursing facilities referrals made to the LCA. This analysis shall also document the LCA’s response to referrals from nursing facilities and the outcomes of those referrals.

(e) The State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care Services shall regularly, and at least quarterly, meet with representatives from the long-term care industry, organized labor, consumers, and consumer advocates to provide updates and receive input on the planning for, implementation of, and progress of the skilled nursing facility quality improvement program. To facilitate decisionmaking, the State Department of Public Health and the State Department of Health Care Services shall promptly convene this workgroup and provide ongoing guidance to reach tangible outcomes for implementation by no later than January 2013.
Cal. HSC § 110225 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 110225
Section 110225
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to knowingly supply the department with false material facts in a request for an export document or to falsely represent that the department has issued an export document.
Cal. HSC § 6442 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6442
Section 6442
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors concludes that any land has been improperly omitted from the proposed district and the owner has not appeared at the hearing, it shall continue the further hearing of the petition, and shall order notice given to the nonappearing owner, requiring him to appear before it and show cause, if any he has, why his land should not be included in the proposed district.
Cal. HSC § 130010 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 130010
Section 130010
Status: in_force

The department is responsible for reviewing and approving seismic evaluation reports, compliance schedules and construction documents that are developed by hospital owners, and field review of construction for work done pursuant to this article.
Cal. FAC § 77704 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 1 / Section 77704
Section 77704
Status: in_force

Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the industry by creating new markets in major portions of this country and abroad. The success of the expansion program is uniquely dependent upon effective advertising, promotion, and research since the creation of new markets is essentially a matter of educating and informing people of the use, nutritional value, and availability of the commodity. The expansion of the date industry also provides an important source of jobs for many people in this state, and serves to ensure the preservation of an agrarian society.
Cal. INS § 10199 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 1 / Section 10199
Section 10199
Status: in_force

The purpose of the chapter is to promote the public interest, to prevent unfair and unlawful health care business practices, and to promote adequate consumer and employer advance notice of changes in the cost and benefits of health coverage in order to allow for comparative shopping and to reduce the cost of health coverage.
Cal. HSC § 110285 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 110285
Section 110285
Status: in_force

In any case where the department has adopted a regulation prescribing a tolerance, including, but not limited to, a zero tolerance, for a poisonous or deleterious substance, food additive, pesticide chemical, or color additive in processed foods, the department may require manufacturers to guarantee that foods they market in the state comply with the tolerance. The department may require a guarantee periodically but in no case more often than once each calendar quarter.
Cal. BPC § 12500.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12500.8
Section 12500.8
Status: in_force

The secretary may enter into an agreement with the National Type Evaluation Program, a certification program of the National Council on Weights and Measures, and other weights and measures jurisdictions, to accept the certifications of each other for prototype examination purposes.
Cal. PRC § 75078 — California Code / Code prc / Division 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 75078
Section 75078
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall provide for an independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this division to ensure that all moneys are expended in accordance with the requirements of this division. The secretary shall publish a list of all program and project expenditures pursuant to this division not less than annually, in written form, and shall post an electronic form of the list on the Resources Agency’s Internet Website.
Cal. HSC § 111470 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 111470
Section 111470
Status: in_force

The following drugs or devices, that are intended for use by man, shall be sold only upon a written prescription of a practitioner licensed by law to prescribe the drug or device, or upon an oral prescription of the licensee that is reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacist, or by refilling the written or oral prescription if the refilling is authorized by the prescriber either in the original prescription or by oral order that is reduced promptly to writing and filed by the pharmacist:

(a)  A habit forming drug to which Section 111350 applies.

(b)  A drug or device that, because of its toxicity or other potentiality for harmful effect, or the method of its use, or the collateral measures necessary to its use, is not safe for use except under the supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug or device.

(c)  A drug or device for which adequate directions cannot be written for persons, who are not practitioners licensed by law to prescribe the drug or device, for safe and effective self-medication or treatment by those persons, who are not practitioners licensed by law to prescribe the drug or device.

(d)  A drug or device that is limited by an effective application under Section 505 of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 355) or Section 111550 to use under the professional supervision of a practitioner licensed by law to administer the drug or device.

If any prescription for the drug does not indicate the number of times it may be refilled, if any, the prescription may not be refilled unless the pharmacist obtains a new order from the practitioner.
Cal. FAC § 6463 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 6463
Section 6463
Status: in_force

If the plant or thing is not shipped out of the state within the time which is specified in the notice, the inspecting officer shall immediately after the expiration of the time seize the plant or thing and destroy it at the expense of the owner or bailee.
Cal. HSC § 416.15 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7.5 / Section 416.15
Section 416.15
Status: in_force

The Director of Developmental Services, when acting as adviser, may provide advice and guidance to the developmentally disabled person without prior appointment by a court. The provision for such services shall not be dependent upon a finding of incompetency, nor shall it abrogate any civil right otherwise possessed by the developmentally disabled person.