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Cal. VEH § 15025 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 15025
Section 15025
Status: in_force

Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license agreement or other co-operative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state.
Cal. FGC § 2019 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2019
Section 2019
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, including state, federal, county, and city officials or their agents, to authorize, offer or pay a bounty for any bird or mammal. This section does not apply to any person with respect to the taking of any bird or mammal on the private property of such person.
Cal. MVC § 1003.13 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 1003.13
Section 1003.13
Status: in_force

Prior to the issuance of any debentures the department is authorized to deposit in any reserve fund created for the further security of the debentures, as the initial deposit therein, cash or securities equal to the minimum amounts required to be maintained therein by any resolution of issuance. Excess money in the reserve fund or account not required to be maintained therein by the provisions of any resolution of issuance may be withdrawn at the request of the department and transferred to the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1970 and used and applied for the purpose of carrying out the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974.
Cal. FAC § 12841.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.5 / Section 12841.4
Section 12841.4
Status: in_force

(a) Every registrant of any production agricultural- or structural-use pesticide product sold for use in this state that is packaged in rigid, nonrefillable, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers of 55 gallons or less shall establish a recycling program, or demonstrate participation in a recycling program to ensure HDPE containers are recycled. Container recycling shall comply with the American National Standards Institute American Society of Agriculture and Biological Engineers Standard S596, entitled Recycling Plastic Containers from Pesticides and Pesticide-Related Products, as published in February 2006. The records required by these standards shall be maintained for four years and shall be subject to audit by the director.

(b) A registrant who is required to establish or participate in a recycling program pursuant to this section shall provide to the director, at least annually, a document certifying that this requirement has been met.

(c) (1) The director may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of this section. Upon a federal pesticide container recycling program being adopted, the director may adopt regulations to conform to the federal program.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that any regulatory standards adopted by the department shall be at least as stringent as those standards referred to in subdivision (a).

(d) The department shall estimate a recycling rate for pesticide containers and propose suggestions for program improvements and post this information annually on its internet website.
Cal. SHC § 8682 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Section 8682
Section 8682
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the order of the legislative body determining the assessments remaining unpaid and upon the security of which bonds are issued shall be filed in the office of the auditor. The auditor shall keep a record in his or her office showing the several installments of principal and interest on the assessments which are to be collected in each year during the term of the bonds. The auditor shall annually enter in his or her assessment roll on which taxes will next become due, opposite each lot or parcel of land affected in a space marked “public improvement assessment,” or by other suitable designation, the several installments of the assessment coming due during the fiscal year covered by the assessment roll, including in each case the interest due on the total unpaid assessments.

(b) The auditor shall also add a maximum of 5 percent of the amount of the installments and of the interest so entered, not to exceed the city treasurer’s estimate of the expenses of collection, and in any case not to exceed eight dollars ($8) per lot or parcel per installment, except with the landowner’s written consent. The expenses of collection shall include necessary administrative expenses of the city incurred in providing the auditor with current information regarding the ownership or division of the affected lots or parcels of land to ensure the proper entry by the auditor in his or her assessment roll of the several installments of the assessment coming due during the fiscal year covered by the assessment roll and the timely collection of the installments. The percentages, and the amount represented by the installments, when collected shall belong to the city and shall cover the expenses and compensation of the city treasurer incurred in the collection of the assessments, and of the interest and penalties added on to the assessments. No other percentage or amount shall be claimed by the legislative body for the collections.

(c) In the case of an assessment district created prior to January 1, 1988, the amount of collection costs which may be collected pursuant to this section may be the amount which could have been collected pursuant to this section as it read prior to being amended by Chapter 874 of the Statutes of 1986.
Cal. PRC § 3419 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3419
Section 3419
Status: in_force

On or before the first of July the department shall deliver to the State Controller the record of assessments and charges, certified to by the director, which certificate shall be substantially as follows: “I, ____, Director of Conservation, do hereby certify that between the first of March and the first of July, 20__, I made diligent inquiry and examination to ascertain all property and persons, firms, corporations and associations subject to assessment as required by the provisions of this chapter, providing for the assessment and collection of charges; that I have faithfully complied with all the duties imposed upon me by law; that I have not imposed any unjust or double assessment through malice or ill will or otherwise; nor allowed any person, firm, corporation, or association, or property to escape a just assessment or charge through favor or regard or otherwise.” Failure to subscribe the certificate to the record of assessments and charges, or any certificate, shall not affect the validity of any assessment or charge.
Cal. WIC § 5585.52 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 5585.52
Section 5585.52
Status: in_force

Any minor detained under the provisions of Section 5585.50 shall receive a clinical evaluation consisting of multidisciplinary professional analyses of the minor’s medical, psychological, developmental, educational, social, financial, and legal conditions as may appear to constitute a problem. This evaluation shall include a psychosocial evaluation of the family or living environment, or both. Persons providing evaluation services shall be properly qualified professionals with training or supervised experience, or both, in the diagnosis and treatment of minors. Every effort shall be made to involve the minor’s parent or legal guardian in the clinical evaluation.
Cal. PRC § 26577 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 26577
Section 26577
Status: in_force

A district may purchase, lease, obtain an option upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, or devise, or otherwise acquire any property or any interest in property.
Cal. WAT § 78684.6 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 7 / Section 78684.6
Section 78684.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account is hereby created in the fund for the purpose of funding eligible projects. The sum of three hundred ninety million dollars ($390,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Resources Agency for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and for the administration of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 12717 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 12717
Section 12717
Status: in_force

Any weighing, measuring, or counting instrument or device, as defined in Section 12500, which is used by a weighmaster and for which specifications and tolerances have been adopted by the secretary, shall be approved, tested, and sealed in accordance with this division.
Cal. WAT § 2766 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 2766
Section 2766
Status: in_force

For further information on any subject in controversy the court may employ one or more qualified persons to investigate and report thereon under oath, subject to examination by any party in interest as to his competency to give expert testimony on the subject.
Cal. RTC § 43422 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 43422
Section 43422
Status: in_force

The board may pay or advance to the sheriff or marshal, the same fees, commissions, and expenses for their services as are provided by law for similar services pursuant to a writ of execution. The board, and not the court, shall approve the fees for publication in a newspaper.
Cal. FAC § 2123 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2123
Section 2123
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not be appointed to the office of commissioner or deputy commissioner unless he or she has a license issued by the director. The license of any qualified incumbent shall be renewed without further examination.
Cal. HNC § 6255 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 6255
Section 6255
Status: in_force

The board shall annually file a report of the affairs and financial condition of the district for the preceding year. This report shall show the sources of all receipts and purposes of all disbursements during the year.
Cal. PRC § 21104 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 21104
Section 21104
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to completing an environmental impact report, the state lead agency shall consult with, and obtain comments from, each responsible agency, trustee agency, any public agency that has jurisdiction by law with respect to the project, and any city or county that borders on a city or county within which the project is located unless otherwise designated annually by agreement between the state lead agency and the city or county, and may consult with any person who has special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved. In the case of a project described in subdivision (c) of Section 21065, the state lead agency shall, upon the request of the applicant, provide for early consultation to identify the range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and significant effects to be analyzed in depth in the environmental impact report. The state lead agency may consult with persons identified by the applicant who the applicant believes will be concerned with the environmental effects of the project and may consult with members of the public who have made a written request to be consulted on the project. A request by the applicant for early consultation shall be made not later than 30 days after the determination required by Section 21080.1 with respect to the project.

(b) The state lead agency shall consult with, and obtain comments from, the State Air Resources Board in preparing an environmental impact report on a highway or freeway project, as to the air pollution impact of the potential vehicular use of the highway or freeway.

(c) A responsible agency or other public agency shall only make substantive comments regarding those activities involved in a project that are within an area of expertise of the agency or that are required to be carried out or approved by the agency. Those comments shall be supported by specific documentation.
Cal. WAT § 25551 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 25551
Section 25551
Status: in_force

The notice shall be given by publication at least twice in a newspaper published in each affected county and if the office county is not an affected county, also in a newspaper published in the office county.
Cal. WAT § 24657 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 24657
Section 24657
Status: in_force

The notice shall be published in a newspaper published in the district, or if none is published in the district, in a newspaper published in any affected county, or if none is published in any affected county, the treasurer shall post the notice conspicuously at the office of the district.
Cal. WAT § 74226 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 74226
Section 74226
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.
Cal. INS § 10020 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 10020
Section 10020
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, an underwriters’ corps means a corps of men with proper officers and equipment, maintained to discover and prevent fires and save life and property from fire.
Cal. HSC § 50704.83 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.2 / Section 50704.83
Section 50704.83
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A selected developer that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter shall submit a report, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, by December 31 of the year following the receipt of those funds, and annually thereafter, that contains the following information:

(A) The status of the proposed expenditures and uses of the local government contribution and the grant moneys as listed in the application for funding.

(B) The corresponding impact on the affordable housing development on excess state-owned property, categorized based on the eligible uses specified in subdivision (c) of Section 50704.82.

(2) The department may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.

(b) The department shall maintain records of the following and provide that information publicly on its internet website:

(1) The name of each applicant for grant moneys and the status of that entity’s application.

(2) The number of applications for grant moneys received by the department.

(3) The information described in subdivision (a) for each recipient of grant moneys.

(c) The department may monitor expenditures and activities of an applicant and grantee, as the department deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.

(d) The department may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an applicant or grantee, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law, for failure to comply with program requirements.

(e) The department may implement the program through the issuance of forms, guidelines, and one or more notices of funding availability, as the department deems necessary, to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred on it by this chapter. Any forms, guidelines, and notices of funding availability adopted pursuant to this section are hereby exempted from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(f) The department’s decision to approve or deny an application or request for grant moneys pursuant to the program, and its determination of the amount of funding to be provided, shall be final.

(g) For development projects on property leased pursuant to this section, any requests for qualifications or requests for proposals issued shall identify the project as a public work for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
Cal. FAC § 7304 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7304
Section 7304
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors may direct the commissioner to proceed with the abatement of the camelthorn pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 5401), Part 1 of this division. If the commissioner does so, the board of supervisors shall allow and pay the share of the county and the share of the owner of the land out of the general fund of the county.
Cal. HNC § 759 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.9 / Section 759
Section 759
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Company” means any company, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, private, municipal, or public corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock association, or other similar organization.

(b) “Division” means the Division of Boating and Waterways.

(c) “For-hire vessel” includes any vessel, by whatsoever power operated, carrying passengers for hire, except a seaplane on the water and vessels exempt from taxation under Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.

(d) “For-hire vessel company” means any company owning, controlling, operating, or managing a for-hire vessel for the transportation of persons or property for compensation in this state, except a common carrier by vessel as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 211 of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. HSC § 112894 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 112894
Section 112894
Status: in_force

Virgin olive oil not fit for human consumption, sometimes known as lampante virgin olive oil, shall be refined before consumption.
Cal. PCC § 20531 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 33 / Section 20531
Section 20531
Status: in_force

All construction work shall be done by contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated within the district which has been designated by the secretary or the board of directors for that purpose. The advertising shall be done by means of two publications of the notice inviting bids the first of which shall be not less than 10 days prior to the time fixed for receiving the bids.
Cal. HSC § 1569.405 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 4 / Section 1569.405
Section 1569.405
Status: in_force

Upon a finding by the licensing authority that a facility is in operation without a license, a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, may enforce Section 1569.10 by utilizing the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. A facility violating Section 1569.10 is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each day of violation. Upon a determination that a residential care facility for the elderly is in violation of Section 1569.10, and after a citation has been issued, the peace officer shall immediately notify the licensing authority in the department.
Cal. WIC § 4682 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 4682
Section 4682
Status: in_force

Under no circumstances shall the rate of state payment to any provider of out-of-home care exceed the average amount charged to private clients residing in the same facility, nor shall the monthly rate of state payment to any such facility, with the exception of a licensed acute care or emergency hospital, exceed the average monthly cost of services for all persons with developmental disabilities who reside in state hospitals.
Cal. CIV § 1715 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1715
Section 1715
Status: in_force

Other obligations are prescribed by Divisions I and II of this Code.
Cal. HSC § 129730 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 129730
Section 129730
Status: in_force

(a)  Space for the following functions shall be considered “outpatient clinical services,” when provided in a freestanding building that is separated from a hospital building where inpatient hospital services are provided: administrative space; central sterile supply; storage; morgue and autopsy facilities; employee dressing rooms and lockers; janitorial and housekeeping facilities; and laundry.

(b)  The outpatient portions of the following services may also be delivered in a freestanding building and shall be considered “outpatient clinical services:” surgical; chronic dialysis; psychiatry; rehabilitation; occupational therapy; physical therapy; maternity; dentistry; and chemical dependency.

(c)  Services that duplicate basic services, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250, or services that are provided as part of a basic service, but are not required for facility licensure may also be provided in a freestanding building.

(d)  The department shall not approve any plans that propose to locate any function listed in subdivision (a) in a freestanding building until the State Department of Health Services certifies to the department that it has received and approved a plan acceptable to the State Department of Health Services that demonstrates how the health facility will continue to provide all basic services in the event of any emergency when the freestanding building may no longer remain functional.

(e)  Services listed in subdivisions (b) and (c) are subject to the same 25-percent inpatient limitation described in Section 129725.
Cal. BPC § 1288.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 1288.3
Section 1288.3
Status: in_force

(a) If a clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier retrieves biological specimens located in a public place outside of the custodial control of a licensee, or his or her employee, agent, or contractor, and those specimens are not secured in a locked container, the clinical laboratory employee, agent, or courier, utilizing the form provided by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Section 1220.5, shall (1) notify the licensee by attaching the appropriate copy of the form to the unlocked storage container, and (2) mail the appropriate copy of the form to the Department of Consumer Affairs. The Department of Consumer Affairs shall forward all forms received to the appropriate licensing entity.

(b) This section shall not apply where the biological specimens have been received by mail in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.

(c) For purposes of this section: (1) “locked container” means a secure container that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or similar locking device.

(2) “Licensee” means a person licensed pursuant to this division 2 (commencing with Section 500), who collects human biological specimens for clinical testing or examination.

(d) A violation of this section is not subject to Section 1287.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2001. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require clinical laboratory employees, agents, or couriers to notify licensees or the Department of Consumer Affairs of an unsecured specimen if the State Department of Health Services has not provided the appropriate forms.