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Cal. HSC § 39607.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 39607.3
Section 39607.3
Status: in_force

(a)  The state board shall, not later than January 1, 1998, and triennially thereafter, approve, following a public hearing, an update to the emission inventory required by subdivision (b) of Section 39607.

(b)  Each inventory update shall include all of the following:

(1)  The state board’s and each district’s best estimates of emissions from all sources, including, but not limited to, motor vehicles, nonroad mobile sources, stationary sources, areawide sources, and biogenic sources.

(2)  A detailed verification of source category emission rate data with available scientific data, including, but not limited to, actual measurements of pollutants in the atmosphere, and an explanation of any discrepancies.

(3)  An update to a mobile source emission inventory for any air quality attainment plan required by the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7401 et seq.) or this division, that considers all available information regarding current and projected vehicle miles traveled, vehicle trips, demographics, and other nontechnological factors affecting the mobile source emission inventory, and bases the mobile source emission inventory upon the best information available to achieve compliance.

(c)  Any emission inventory update approved on or after January 1, 1997, shall comply with this section.

(d)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the interests of the state that air quality plans be based on accurate emission inventories. Inaccurate inventories that do not reflect the actual emissions into the air can lead to misdirected air quality control measures, resulting in delayed attainment of standards and unnecessary and significant costs.
Cal. WAT § 13895.4 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.7 / Section 13895.4
Section 13895.4
Status: in_force

The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter, except that notwithstanding anything in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the bonds authorized hereunder shall bear the rates of interest, or maximum rates, as may, from time to time, be fixed by the Treasurer, with the approval of the committee, and the maximum maturity of bonds shall not exceed 50 years from the date of the bonds, or from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each respective series shall be calculated from the date of the series.
Cal. HNC § 4042 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4042
Section 4042
Status: in_force

(a) Each commissioner shall, within 20 days after receiving notice of appointment, qualify by taking and subscribing the constitutional oath of office, and by executing and filing with the clerk of the county in which the commissioner is appointed, a bond in a sum to be fixed by the board of supervisors, which bond, when approved by the superior court of the county, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder, as other official bonds are recorded, at any time subsequent to 20 days after the appointment.

(b) The commissioners, or a majority of them having qualified, shall meet at a convenient place in the county and organize by electing a chairperson.
Cal. WAT § 11980 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 11980
Section 11980
Status: in_force

The department shall establish criteria for determining the eligibility of water conservation projects for assistance under this chapter and shall establish criteria for determination of the economic, financial, and engineering feasibility of proposed water conservation projects. The department shall establish guidelines to encourage feasibility studies to determine potential sources of conserved water for purposes of this chapter and to determine parties interested in contracting with potential water purchasers pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 22445.4 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 22445.4
Section 22445.4
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall offer the ability for indigent speed safety system violation recipients to pay applicable fines and penalties over a period of time under a payment plan with monthly installments of no more than twenty-five dollars ($25) and shall limit the processing fee to participate in a payment plan to five dollars ($5) or less.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department shall reduce the applicable fines and penalties by 80 percent for indigent persons, and by 50 percent for individuals up to 250 percent above the federal poverty level.

(c) The person may demonstrate that they are indigent or make up to 250 percent above the poverty level or less by providing either of the following information, as applicable:

(1) Proof of income from a pay stub or another form of proof of earnings, such as a bank statement, that shows that the person meets the income criteria set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 68632 of the Government Code, subject to review and approval by the department or its designee. The department or its designee shall not unreasonably withhold its approval.

(2) Proof of receipt of benefits under the programs described in subdivision (a) of Section 68632 of the Government Code, including, but not limited to, an electronic benefits transfer card or another card, subject to review and approval by the department. The department or its designee shall not unreasonably withhold its approval.
Cal. PUC § 130620 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 130620
Section 130620
Status: in_force

(a) Sanctions for violations of this chapter shall be determined by the board. The sanctions imposed shall depend upon the severity of the infraction and may be progressive unless the violation is determined to be so egregious as to warrant more severe action initially.

(b) The board may consult with the inspector general or the ethics officer for an opinion regarding the sanctions appropriate to any particular violation, provided that a release of confidential information is not required.

(c) Sanctions imposed under this section may include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Private reprimand by the board.

(2) Public censure by the board at a regularly scheduled meeting.

(3) Disqualification from participating in any discussion or vote on any matter related to the violation.

(4) Removal of the board member from one or more committees for a period of time.

(5) Permanent removal of the board member from one or more committees.

(6) Suspension from all board actions for a period of time.

(7) A monetary fine in an amount determined by the board.

(d) If a board member is criminally indicted, the board member shall be suspended from all board actions for the duration of the criminal proceeding. If the board member is acquitted of the charges, the board member shall return to the board as a full, participating member.

(e) For violations of this chapter that result in findings of criminal or civil liability, the board may recommend additional sanctions to the inspector general after the civil or criminal proceedings are completed.
Cal. FGC § 12013 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12013
Section 12013
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who illegally takes or possesses in the field more than three times the daily bag limit, or who illegally possesses more than three times the legal possession limit, of fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians, or mammals is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subdivision (a), that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(c) Any person who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, or physically tortures any fish, reptile, bird, amphibian, or mammal provided for in this code is guilty of a crime punishable in accordance with subdivision (a). Nothing in this subdivision affects any legal activity pursuant to this code, including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, trapping, hunting dog training, hunting dog field trials, predation control, and efforts to dispatch a wounded mammal, bird, or fish taken legally.

(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from giving, receiving, or possessing the legal possession limit of lawfully taken fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians, or mammals.

(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from giving, receiving, or possessing, at the personal abode of the donor or donee, lawfully taken migratory game birds that are not required to be tagged pursuant to the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 703 et seq.) or regulations adopted pursuant to that act.

(f) This section does not supersede Section 12005, 12006.6, or 12009.

(g) Moneys equivalent to 50 percent of the revenue from any fine collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the county in which the offense was committed, pursuant to Section 13003. The board of supervisors shall first use revenues pursuant to this subdivision to reimburse the costs incurred by the district attorney or city attorney in investigating and prosecuting the violation. Any excess revenues may be expended in accordance with Section 13103.
Cal. HSC § 36114 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 7.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 36114
Section 36114
Status: in_force

Each department or agency of the state shall provide such information and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this part as the coordinator may request.
Cal. COM § 3204 — California Code / Code com / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3204
Section 3204
Status: in_force

(a) “Indorsement” means a signature, other than that of a signer as maker, drawer, or acceptor, that alone or accompanied by other words is made on an instrument for the purpose of (1) negotiating the instrument, (2) restricting payment of the instrument, or (3) incurring indorser’s liability on the instrument, but regardless of the intent of the signer, a signature and its accompanying words is an indorsement unless the accompanying words, terms of the instrument, place of the signature, or other circumstances unambiguously indicate that the signature was made for a purpose other than indorsement. For the purpose of determining whether a signature is made on an instrument, a paper affixed to the instrument is a part of the instrument.

(b) “Indorser” means a person who makes an indorsement.

(c) For the purpose of determining whether the transferee of an instrument is a holder, an indorsement that transfers a security interest in the instrument is effective as an unqualified indorsement of the instrument.

(d) If an instrument is payable to a holder under a name that is not the name of the holder, indorsement may be made by the holder in the name stated in the instrument or in the holder’s name or both, but signature in both names may be required by a person paying or taking the instrument for value or collection.
Cal. SHC § 35253.2 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 35253.2
Section 35253.2
Status: in_force

The clerk shall certify the sufficiency of the petition and any supplemental petitions to the legislative body, if the petition, together with supplemental petitions if any, shall be signed by the requisite number of signers as shown by the last equalized assessment roll upon the date of said certificate. Such certification shall be conclusive as to the sufficiency of the petition.
Cal. UIC § 1265 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1265
Section 1265
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, payments to an individual under a plan or system established by an employer which makes provisions for his employees generally, or for a class or group of his employees, for the purpose of supplementing unemployment compensation benefits 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 payments under such arrangements or plans.

This amendment is hereby declared to be merely a clarification of the original intention of the Legislature and is not a substantive change, and is in conformity with the existing administrative interpretation of the law.
Cal. BPC § 7561.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.3 / Article 6 / Section 7561.3
Section 7561.3
Status: in_force

The director may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if he or she determines that the licensee or his or her qualified manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, that any of its officers, directors, partners, members, managers, or qualified manager, has:

(a) Used any letterhead, advertisement, or other printed matter, or in any manner whatever represented that he or she is an instrumentality of the federal government, a state, or any political subdivision thereof.

(b) Used a name different from that under which he or she is currently licensed in any advertisement, solicitation, or contract for business.
Cal. BPC § 4989.16 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 1 / Section 4989.16
Section 4989.16
Status: in_force

(a) A person appropriately credentialed by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing may perform the functions authorized by that credential in a public school without a license issued under this chapter by the board.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to constrict, limit, or withdraw the Medical Practice Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000)), the Nursing Practice Act (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700)), the Psychology Licensing Law (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900)), the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Practice Act (Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980)), the Clinical Social Worker Practice Act (Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991)), or the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Act (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10)).
Cal. PUC § 101120 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 101120
Section 101120
Status: in_force

Immediately following the appointment and qualification of the first board of directors, and thereafter at the first meeting of the board following the first Monday after the first day of January of each year, the board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman.
Cal. PCC § 20925 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 60.5 / Section 20925
Section 20925
Status: in_force

The board shall have the right to reject any and all bids not suitable to the best interests of the district. In its discretion, the board may readvertise for new bids or negotiate an offered bid, if it is the sole bid received and the negotiated price does not exceed the offered bid for the work as advertised. If two or more bids are the same and are the lowest, the district board may accept the one it chooses. If no bids are received, the district board may proceed to complete the project by force account or contract without further compliance with this article.
Cal. HSC § 101873 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 101873
Section 101873
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever at least one member of the members of the corporation is itself a state agency, including a constitutional corporation, the obligations of that member of the corporation to make records available to the public shall, with respect to any records received from or created by the corporation, be limited to those obligations contained in this article, provided that if a record otherwise subject to this article is distributed to a majority of the members of the governing body of a state agency, including a constitutional corporation, for consideration at a public meeting of that agency in open session in connection with an item of business on the agency’s meeting agenda, such a record shall be made available to the public in accordance with the laws applicable to that agency. Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit any member from making information available to the public.
Cal. WAT § 47804 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 47804
Section 47804
Status: in_force

Objections shall be written, verified, and filed with the secretary, and no objection shall be considered by the board or allowed in any other action or proceeding unless made in writing and filed with the secretary prior to the meeting.
Cal. HSC § 117730 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 117730
Section 117730
Status: in_force

“Mixed waste” means mixtures of medical and nonmedical waste. Mixed waste is medical waste, except for all of the following:

(a)  Medical waste and hazardous waste is hazardous waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste.

(b)  Medical waste and radioactive waste is radioactive waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to radioactive waste.

(c)  Medical waste, hazardous waste, and radioactive waste is radioactive mixed waste and is subject to regulation as specified in the statutes and regulations applicable to hazardous waste and radioactive waste.
Cal. FIN § 413 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 413
Section 413
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, “assessment statute” means any statute that authorizes the commissioner to make or collect an assessment (other than a fine) on financial institutions, including the following:

(1) Sections 405 to 407, inclusive.

(2) Section 2042.

(3) Article 2 (commencing with Section 8030) of Chapter 7 of Division 2.

(4) Article 4 (commencing with Section 14350) of Chapter 3 of Division 5.

(5) Section 1533.

(b) The commissioner may charge to and collect from the Financial Institutions Fund, the Credit Union Fund, each of the accounts included in the Financial Institutions Fund, and each of the programs included in the State Banking Account an amount equal to the fund’s, account’s, or program’s pro rata share of those expenses of the department which, in the opinion of the commissioner, it is not feasible to attribute to any single one of the funds, accounts, or programs. The fund’s, account’s, or program’s pro rata share shall be determined and paid in the manner and at the time ordered by the commissioner.

(c) The provisions of any assessment statute that authorize the commissioner to make or collect an assessment for the purposes specified in the assessment statute include authority for the commissioner to make and collect an assessment for the additional purpose of providing money in an amount that will, in the commissioner’s judgment, be sufficient to make payments that may be required under subdivision (b).
Cal. PROB § 19524 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 9 / Section 19524
Section 19524
Status: in_force

A reference in this code to a trust instrument or terms of the trust includes a second trust instrument and the terms of the second trust.
Cal. HSC § 4809.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5.6 / Section 4809.1
Section 4809.1
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for the authorization of bonds of the entire county sanitation district, and if two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of incurring the bonded indebtedness as proposed, bonds of the district, issued in the name of the district and designated “Bonds of ____ (naming the county sanitation district) for Improvement District No. __” shall be issued and sold for the amount stated in the resolution calling the election in the same form and manner as bonds of the entire county sanitation district. Each bond of the district for an improvement district and all interest coupons thereof shall state that taxes for the payment thereof shall be derived exclusively from an annual tax upon the real property in the improvement district.
Cal. FGC § 1798.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.9 / Section 1798.7
Section 1798.7
Status: in_force

A bank prospectus, agreement, or amendment package submitted to the department, but not approved as of January 1, 2013, shall be reviewed for completeness or acceptability in accordance with the timelines provided by this chapter and only after the department has collected all appropriate fees pursuant to this chapter.