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Cal. FAC § 12986 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 10.5 / Section 12986
Section 12986
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall approve programs for training persons who handle or apply pesticides in aerial pest control operations. The training programs shall be consistent with, but not limited to, this article and may include participation by trainees in field practices or exercises dealing with the safe handling and application of pesticides and may include performance measurement of the practices and exercises.

(b) The approved training programs shall be conducted by industry qualified instructors. Industry qualified instructors are persons approved by the director.

(c) All persons who successfully complete an approved training program shall be issued a certificate of completion by industry qualified instructors, which shall be available for inspection by the director or a commissioner, or his or her representative. When the person completing an approved training program attended the program at the request or expense of the person’s employer, the employer shall be provided a copy of the certificate of completion, which also shall be available for inspection by the director or a commissioner, or his or her representative.
Cal. HSC § 50070 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50070
Section 50070
Status: in_force

“Governmental agency” means the United States of America, the State of California, any city, county, or city and county within this state and any department, division, public corporation, or public agency of this state or of the United States, or two or more of such entities acting jointly, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria.
Cal. PRC § 75214 — California Code / Code prc / Division 44 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 75214
Section 75214
Status: in_force

In implementing the program, the council shall support the goals established pursuant to Chapter 830 of the Statutes of 2012 by ensuring a programmatic goal of expending 50 percent of program expenditure for projects benefiting disadvantaged communities. To the extent feasible, the council shall coordinate outreach to promote access and program participation in disadvantaged communities.
Cal. PRC § 41801 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 41801
Section 41801
Status: in_force

Before approving or conditionally approving a countywide or regional integrated waste management plan, or any element of the plan, pursuant to Section 41800, the board shall adopt written findings, based on substantial evidence in the record, that implementing the plan or element will achieve the requirements established pursuant to this part, including the diversion requirements of Section 41780.
Cal. HSC § 33459.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 12.5 / Section 33459.4
Section 33459.4
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as provided in Section 33459.7, if a redevelopment agency undertakes action to remedy or remove, or to require others to remedy or remove, including compelling a responsible party through a civil action, to remedy or remove a release of hazardous substance, any responsible party or parties shall be liable to the redevelopment agency for the costs incurred in the action. An agency may not recover the costs of goods and services that were not procured in accordance with applicable procurement procedures. The amount of the costs shall include the interest on the costs accrued from the date of expenditure and reasonable attorney’s fees and shall be recoverable in a civil action. Interest shall be calculated based on the average annual rate of return on an agency’s investment of surplus funds for the fiscal year in which costs were incurred.

(b)  The only defenses available to a responsible party shall be the defenses specified in subdivision (b) of Section 78145.

(c)  An agency may recover any costs incurred to develop and to implement a cleanup or remedial action plan approved pursuant to Sections 33459.1 and 33459.3, to the same extent the department is authorized to recover those costs. The scope and standard of liability for cost recovery pursuant to this section shall be the scope and standard of liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9601 et seq.) as that act would apply to the department; provided, however, that any reference to hazardous substance therein shall be deemed to refer to hazardous substance as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 33459.

(d)  An action for recovery of costs of a remedy or removal undertaken by a redevelopment agency under this section shall be commenced within three years after completion of the remedy or removal.

(e)  The action to recover costs provided by this section is in addition to, and is not to be construed as restricting, any other cause of action available to a redevelopment agency.

(f)  Except as provided in subdivision (m) of Section 33459.3, notwithstanding any other provision of state law or policy, an agency that undertakes and completes a remedial action, or otherwise causes a remedial action to be undertaken and completed pursuant to Sections 33459.1 and 33459.3, shall not be liable based on its ownership of property after a release occurred, for any costs that any responsible party for that release incurs to investigate or remediate the release or to compensate others for the effects of that release.
Cal. UIC § 1265.7 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1265.7
Section 1265.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual for sick pay which was earned but not paid for services performed prior to termination of employment, shall not be construed to be wages or compensation for personal services under this division and benefits payable under this division shall not be denied or reduced because of the receipt of such payments.
Cal. RTC § 9011 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 9011
Section 9011
Status: in_force

Whenever any user is delinquent in the payment of the obligations imposed under this part, the board or its authorized representative may collect the amount due in the following manner: The board may seize any property, real or personal, subject to the lien of the tax and thereafter sell the property, or a sufficient part of it, at public auction to pay the tax due together with any interest and penalties imposed for the delinquency and any cost incurred on account of the seizure and sale.
Cal. FIN § 8037 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 8037
Section 8037
Status: in_force

All expenses of the department in administering the division and other laws relating to savings associations or to the savings association business shall be paid by the Savings and Loan Account; and, except as otherwise provided in Section 276 or 277, and the Savings and Loan Account shall be used only for such purposes.
Cal. FIN § 14860 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 14860
Section 14860
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this section and Part 2 (commencing with Section 5100) of Division 5 of the Probate Code, no credit union shall exercise trust powers except upon qualifying as a trust company pursuant to Division 1 (commencing with Section 99).

(a) Notwithstanding any other law relating to trusts and trust authority, subject to the regulations of the commissioner, a credit union may act as a trustee or custodian, and may receive reasonable compensation for so acting, under any written trust instrument or custodial agreement created or organized in the United States which is a part of a pension, education, or medical plan for its members or groups or organizations of its members, which qualifies or has qualified for specific tax treatment under Section 220, 223, 401, 408, 408A, 457, or 530 of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 of the United States Code, or any deferred compensation plan for the benefit of the credit union’s employees, provided the funds received pursuant to these plans are invested as provided in Section 16040 of the Probate Code. All funds held by a credit union as trustee or in a custodial capacity shall be maintained in accordance with applicable laws and rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of the Treasury, or any other authority exercising jurisdiction over the trust or custodial accounts. The credit union shall maintain individual records for each participant or beneficiary that show in detail all transactions relating to the funds of each participant or beneficiary.

The trust instrument or agreement shall provide for the appointment of a successor trustee or custodian by a person, committee, corporation, or organization other than the credit union or any person acting in his or her capacity as a director, employee, or agent of the credit union, upon notice from the credit union or the commissioner that the credit union is unwilling or unable to continue to act as trustee or custodian.

(b) Shares may be issued in a revocable or irrevocable trust subject to the following:

(1) When shares are issued in a revocable trust, the settlor shall be a member of the credit union issuing the shares in his or her own right. If the trust has joint settlors, who are spouses, then only one settlor need be a member of the credit union.

(2) When shares are issued in an irrevocable trust, the settlor or the beneficiary shall be a member of this credit union in his or her own right. For purposes of this section, shares issued pursuant to a pension plan authorized by this section shall be treated as an irrevocable trust unless otherwise indicated in rules and regulations issued by the commissioner.

(3) This subdivision does not apply to trust accounts established prior to the effective date of this subdivision.
Cal. PRC § 21084 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21084
Section 21084
Status: in_force

(a) The guidelines prepared and adopted pursuant to Section 21083 shall include a list of classes of projects that have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and that shall be exempt from this division. In adopting the guidelines, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall make a finding that the listed classes of projects referred to in this section do not have a significant effect on the environment.

(b) A project’s greenhouse gas emissions shall not, in and of themselves, be deemed to cause an exemption adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) to be inapplicable if the project complies with all applicable regulations or requirements adopted to implement statewide, regional, or local plans consistent with Section 15183.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c) A project that may result in damage to scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway designated as an official state scenic highway, pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 260) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of the Streets and Highways Code, shall not be exempted from this division pursuant to subdivision (a). This subdivision does not apply to improvements as mitigation for a project for which a negative declaration has been approved or an environmental impact report has been certified.

(d) A project located on a site that is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code shall not be exempted from this division pursuant to subdivision (a).

(e) A project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource, as specified in Section 21084.1, shall not be exempted from this division pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 14978.1 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 14978.1
Section 14978.1
Status: in_force

The entity or entities that may be established or designated by the board pursuant to Section 14978 includes, but shall not be limited to, the following:

(a) The committee established pursuant to Section 14978.2.

(b) Agricultural councils, commissions, and any entity established in accordance with a marketing order.

(c) Federal, state, or county agencies.

(d) The University of California and cooperative extension service.

(e) Agricultural associations and cooperatives.

(f) State accredited or certified chemistry laboratories.

However, the board may not designate any entity that is a trade association whose membership is composed primarily of persons licensed under this chapter or that represents persons regulated by this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 9146 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 9146
Section 9146
Status: in_force

The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections official, and the manner of holding elections, when an ordinance is proposed by initiative petition, govern the procedure on ordinances against which a protest is filed.
Cal. HSC § 25395.105 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.82 / Article 7 / Section 25395.105
Section 25395.105
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 25395.102, on and after the date when the immunity specified in Section 25395.104 attaches, a person shall remain eligible for immunity if a release of hazardous materials at the site during a response action is de minimis and the agency determines that all necessary response actions to address the release have been taken.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 25395.102 with respect to a release of hazardous materials at the site that is not characterized in or through the site investigation or the response plan, a person shall remain eligible for the immunity provided in Section 25395.104, if the person takes response actions with respect to the release of hazardous materials that the agency determines to be necessary to prevent unreasonable risk to the human health and safety of the intended site occupants specified in the agreement entered into pursuant to this article.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 25395.102, on and after the date when the immunity specified in Section 25395.104 attaches, a person shall remain eligible for immunity obtained pursuant to this article with regard to a release that is the subject of a certificate of completion and immunities issued pursuant to Section 25395.104. If the person causes or contributes to a release of a hazardous material, other than a de minimis release, the person shall be responsible for responding to that release in accordance with all applicable law.
Cal. WIC § 18983.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 18983.5
Section 18983.5
Status: in_force

Councils funded under this chapter shall be incorporated as nonprofit corporations, or established as independent organizations within county government, or comparably independent organizations as determined by the office. New or existing councils may apply for funds using a fiscal agent pending incorporation.
Cal. WAT § 70243 — California Code / Code wat / Division 19 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 70243
Section 70243
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall, when requested, furnish the board a complete list of all delinquent taxes, of the persons owing the same and a certified copy of the assessment contained in the assessment roll.
Cal. BPC § 18763 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 18763
Section 18763
Status: in_force

The commission shall by rule and regulation, regulate kickboxing and martial arts in accordance with Section 18640.
Cal. PUC § 13101 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 4 / Section 13101
Section 13101
Status: in_force

Whenever a district proposes to exercise the power to borrow money, or to refund indebtedness, pursuant to this chapter, the board shall adopt a preliminary resolution declaring its intention to authorize the issuance of bonds for such purpose, which resolution shall specify all of the following:

(1) The purpose for which the proposed bonds are to be issued.

(2) The maximum principal amount of the bonds proposed to be issued in the then current calendar year.

(3) The maximum term for which any of said bonds are to run.

(4) The maximum rate of interest to be payable upon such bonds.

(5) The maximum premium, if any, to be payable on the redemption of any such bonds.
Cal. WAT § 9493 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 9493
Section 9493
Status: in_force

The list shall contain appropriate columns for the entry of payments, sales and redemptions.
Cal. SHC § 22568 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 22568
Section 22568
Status: in_force

The plans and specifications shall show and describe existing and proposed improvements. The plans and specifications need not be detailed, but shall be sufficient if they show or describe the general nature, location, and extent of the improvements. If the assessment district is divided into zones, the plans and specifications shall indicate the class and type of improvements to be provided for each such zone. The plans or specifications may be prepared as separate instruments or either or both may be incorporated in the diagram as a combined instrument.
Cal. FIN § 22304 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22304
Section 22304
Status: in_force

As an alternative to the charges authorized by Section 22303, a licensee may contract for and receive charges at the greater of the following:

(a) A rate not exceeding 1.6 percent per month on the unpaid principal balance.

(b) A rate not exceeding five-sixths of 1 percent per month plus a percentage per month equal to one-twelfth of the annual rate prevailing on the 25th day of the second month of the quarter preceding the quarter in which the loan is made, as established by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on advances to member banks under Sections 13 and 13a of the Federal Reserve Act, as now in effect or hereafter from time to time amended, or if there is no single determinable rate for advances, the closest counterpart of this rate as shall be determined by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions. Charges shall be calculated on the unpaid principal balance.

(c) This section does not apply to any loan of a bona fide principal amount of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more as determined in accordance with Section 22251.
Cal. SHC § 30101.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 30101.5
Section 30101.5
Status: in_force

The commission may permit authorized emergency vehicles, as defined in Section 165 of the Vehicle Code, responding to or returning from mutual aid calls or other emergencies, and other vehicles owned by any public agency when called upon to perform emergency work on the property of any toll bridge, tube, or other toll highway crossing, to cross toll bridges, tubes, or other toll highway crossings without paying a toll.
Cal. HSC § 102155 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 102155
Section 102155
Status: in_force

“Absence of conflicting information relative to parentage” as used in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 102625) or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 103225) means the absence of conflicting information relative to the existence or nonexistence of a parent and child relationship, as this term is defined in subdivision (b) of Section 7601 of the Family Code, and includes entries such as “unknown,” “not given,” “refused to state,” or “obviously fictitious names.”
Cal. FAC § 20758 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 20758
Section 20758
Status: in_force

The fee for recording the transfer of a brand, including a new certificate, is seventy dollars ($70).
Cal. ELEC § 9316 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9316
Section 9316
Status: in_force

Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and voter information guides, and to permit the 10-calendar-day public examination as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 9380) for the particular election, the district elections official charged with the duty of conducting the election shall fix and determine a reasonable date before the election for the submission to the district elections official of an argument in favor of and against the ordinance, and additional rebuttal arguments as provided in Section 9317. Arguments may be changed or withdrawn by their proponents until and including the date fixed by the district elections official.
Cal. INS § 786.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.3 / Section 786.5
Section 786.5
Status: in_force

(a) All brokers, agents, or other entities offering a contract of disability insurance to persons 65 years of age or older in this state shall provide the prospective insured with a full and accurate written comparison with existing health coverage, and shall explain the relationship of the proposed coverage to any existing health benefits provided by Medicare, Medi-Cal, or any other health benefits available to the applicant. The written comparison shall be maintained in accordance with Section 10508.5. Disability insurers marketing through direct response to persons 65 years of age or older shall include in the application form questions to ascertain whether the prospective insured is currently 65 years of age or older, and whether the prospective insured is covered by Medi-Cal or a Medicare supplement policy. These direct response insurers shall provide the required comparison as early in the transaction as possible, but not later than the delivery of the insurance contract.

(b) The commissioner may prescribe a standard comparison form and an informational brochure that shall be distributed to every prospective insured at the time insurance is offered for sale by an agent, broker, or other producer. In the case of a transportation ticket policy, the informational brochures shall be delivered to the prospective insured not later than delivery of the insurance contract. Disability insurers marketing through direct response to persons 65 years of age or older shall provide the informational brochure as early in the transaction as possible, but not later than the delivery of the insurance contract.

(c) The amendments to this section made by Assembly Bill 1178 of the 2001–02 Regular Session shall become operative January 1, 2002.
Cal. HSC § 18897.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.4 / Section 18897.1
Section 18897.1
Status: in_force

“Camper” means any person in an organized camp on a fee or nonfee basis who is a participant in the regular program and training of an organized camp, and who may take on duties relating to such program and training.
Cal. BPC § 7599.55 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 12 / Section 7599.55
Section 7599.55
Status: in_force

No licensee shall make any untrue or misleading statements in connection with the business of the licensee. “Untrue or misleading statements” include, but are not limited to, a representation by an alarm company operator or agent that:

(a) An alarm system is “Underwriters Laboratory approved or listed” (UL approved or listed) unless the entire system, and not only one or more components, is in fact, UL approved or listed.

(b) An alarm system is insurance approved, police approved, or approved by the Department of Defense, unless in fact the approval has been obtained in writing.

A violation of this section may result in a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for the first violation and a five hundred dollar ($500) fine for each subsequent violation.