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Cal. LAB § 4658.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 4658.5
Section 4658.5
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2013.

(b) Except as provided in Section 4658.6, if the injury causes permanent partial disability and the injured employee does not return to work for the employer within 60 days of the termination of temporary disability, the injured employee shall be eligible for a supplemental job displacement benefit in the form of a nontransferable voucher for education-related retraining or skill enhancement, or both, at state-approved or accredited schools, as follows:

(1) Up to four thousand dollars ($4,000) for permanent partial disability awards of less than 15 percent.

(2) Up to six thousand dollars ($6,000) for permanent partial disability awards between 15 and 25 percent.

(3) Up to eight thousand dollars ($8,000) for permanent partial disability awards between 26 and 49 percent.

(4) Up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for permanent partial disability awards between 50 and 99 percent.

(c) The voucher may be used for payment of tuition, fees, books, and other expenses required by the school for retraining or skill enhancement. No more than 10 percent of the voucher moneys may be used for vocational or return-to-work counseling. The administrative director shall adopt regulations governing the form of payment, direct reimbursement to the injured employee upon presentation to the employer of appropriate documentation and receipts, and other matters necessary to the proper administration of the supplemental job displacement benefit.

(d) A voucher issued on or after January 1, 2013, shall expire two years after the date the voucher is furnished to the employee or five years after the date of injury, whichever is later. The employee shall not be entitled to payment or reimbursement of any expenses that have not been incurred and submitted with appropriate documentation to the employer prior to the expiration date.

(e) An employer shall not be liable for compensation for injuries incurred by the employee while utilizing the voucher.
Cal. WAT § 48300 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 10 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 48300
Section 48300
Status: in_force

Whenever land is excluded from the district or land is included in the district pursuant to this part, the board shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State listing:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) The effective date of the exclusion or inclusion.

(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the excluded or included land, or reference to a map showing the boundaries of such excluded or included land, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.

If any order adopted by the board pursuant to this part with respect to the exclusion or inclusion of land contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
Cal. FGC § 2017 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2017
Section 2017
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise authorized under state law, it is unlawful for a person in this state to import, cause to be imported, export, cause to be exported, transport, sell, offer for sale, possess with the intent to sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any fish, wildlife, or plant that was taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of any law or statute of any state or of any law, treaty, or statute of the United States with regard to fish, wildlife, or plants in effect on January 19, 2025.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing any cannabis or hemp as allowed under state law.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 802 of the Penal Code, prosecution of an offense punishable under this section shall be commenced within three years after the commission of the offense.

(d) For a violation of this section or any rule, regulation, or order adopted pursuant to this section, the following criminal penalties shall be imposed:

(1) For a first conviction, the offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(2) For a second or subsequent conviction, the offense shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(e) Upon conviction or other entry of judgment for a violation of this section, any seized evidence shall be forfeited and, upon forfeiture, either maintained by the department, donated by the department to a bona fide educational or scientific institution, or destroyed.

(f) (1) This section shall become inoperative on December 31, 2031, and, as of January 1, 2032, is repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an action brought to enforce this section on or before December 31, 2031, may proceed to final judgment.
Cal. HSC § 1305 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 1305
Section 1305
Status: in_force

(a)  Every insurer providing professional liability insurance to a health facility licensed pursuant to this chapter and every health facility or associated group of health facilities licensed pursuant to this chapter under common ownership which are self insured shall report periodically, but in no event less than once each year, to the state department any final judgment over three thousand dollars ($3,000) rendered against such health facility during the preceding year in, or any settlement over three thousand dollars ($3,000) during the preceding year of, a claim or action for damages for personal injuries caused by an error, omission, or negligence in the performance of its professional services, or by the performance of its professional services without consent.

(b)  In the event that there are no final judgments or settlements in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) during the year such fact shall also be reported to the department.
Cal. SHC § 10605 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 10605
Section 10605
Status: in_force

The person collecting the assessments shall deposit the amounts received in the construction fund of the entity conducting the proceedings, not less than once each week, or at such other more frequent intervals as the legislative body of the entity determines.
Cal. SHC § 5415 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 18 / Section 5415
Section 5415
Status: in_force

The warrant, assessment and diagram, with proof of nonpayment shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity and correctness of the assessment and of the prior proceedings and acts of the superintendent of streets, and the legislative body upon which the warrant, assessment and diagram are based, and prima facie evidence of the right of the plaintiff to recover in the action.
Cal. HSC § 129705 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 129705
Section 129705
Status: in_force

“Architect” means a person who is certified and holds a valid license under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. FAC § 12105 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 12105
Section 12105
Status: in_force

A penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5 shall be added to any fee that is not paid by the date of expiration.
Cal. MVC § 489.1 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 489.1
Section 489.1
Status: in_force

The department may, in any resolution of issuance, define the events of default, including among other things, default in the payment of the principal or interest upon or premium due upon any revenue bonds or default by the department in the observance of any of the covenants, agreements, or conditions on its part to be performed under the resolution of issuance, and may provide that upon the happening of any such event of default the holders of not less than the majority in aggregate principal amount of the revenue bonds at the time outstanding will be entitled to declare the principal of all of the revenue bonds then outstanding and the interest accrued thereon to be immediately due and payable.
Cal. FAC § 74822 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 2 / Section 74822
Section 74822
Status: in_force

“Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 3923 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 9 / Section 3923
Section 3923
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “California Uniform Gifts to Minors Act” means former Article 4 (commencing with Section 1154) of Chapter 3 of Title 4 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the Civil Code.

(b) Any transfer of custodial property, as now defined in this part, made before January 1, 1985, is validated, notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in the California Uniform Gifts to Minors Act for the coverage of custodial property of that kind or for a transfer from that source at the time the transfer was made.

(c) This part applies to all transfers made before January 1, 1985, in a manner and form prescribed in the California Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, except insofar as the application impairs constitutionally vested rights.

(d) To the extent that this part, by virtue of subdivision (c), does not apply to transfers made in a manner prescribed in the California Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or to the powers, duties, and immunities conferred by transfers in that manner upon custodians and persons dealing with custodians, the repeal of the California Uniform Gifts to Minors Act does not affect those transfers or those powers, duties, and immunities.
Cal. HSC § 4795 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4795
Section 4795
Status: in_force

If the district board by resolution passed by a vote of a majority of all its members determines that the public interest or necessity of the district demands the issuance of additional bonds for carrying out any of the objects of the district, the district board may again have a report made, and submit to the voters the question of issuing additional bonds in the same manner as for a first issue. All the provisions of this chapter for the issuance and sale of bonds, and for the expenditure of the proceeds apply to the issuance of additional bonds.
Cal. PROB § 3072 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 3072
Section 3072
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a conservator may join in or consent to a transaction under Section 3071 only after authorization by either of the following:

(1) An order of the court obtained in the conservatorship proceeding upon a petition filed pursuant to Section 2403 or under Article 7 (commencing with Section 2540) or 10 (commencing with Section 2580) of Chapter 6 of Part 4.

(2) An order of the court made in a proceeding pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 3100).

(b) A conservator may consent without court authorization to a sale, conveyance, or encumbrance of community personal property requiring consent under subdivision (c) of Section 1100 of the Family Code if the conservator could sell or transfer the property under Section 2545 without court authorization if the property were a part of the conservatorship estate.
Cal. EVID § 1271 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 1271
Section 1271
Status: in_force

Evidence of a writing made as a record of an act, condition, or event is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule when offered to prove the act, condition, or event if:

(a) The writing was made in the regular course of a business;

(b) The writing was made at or near the time of the act, condition, or event;

(c) The custodian or other qualified witness testifies to its identity and the mode of its preparation; and

(d) The sources of information and method and time of preparation were such as to indicate its trustworthiness.
Cal. FAC § 77437 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 3 / Section 77437
Section 77437
Status: in_force

A shipper member or his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual, partner, or employee of a shipper who has a financial interest in shipping, or causing to be shipped, strawberries for market. The shipper member or his or her alternate shall be so qualified during the entire term of office.
Cal. WAT § 8935 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 8935
Section 8935
Status: in_force

The board shall cancel all proceedings taken in connection with the bond issue of the drainage district based upon and secured by Sutter-Butte By-pass assessment number six of the district now authorized but not sold.
Cal. BPC § 13303 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 13303
Section 13303
Status: in_force

The secretary may adopt necessary rules and regulations regarding the accuracy of automated systems for retail commodity price charging referred to as “scanners.”
Cal. WAT § 50707 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 50707
Section 50707
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries, a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Elections Code.

(b) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed in Section 1500 of the Elections Code or on any other date other than an established election date.
Cal. HNC § 6087 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6087
Section 6087
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding the borrowing limit set forth in Section 6084, the Oxnard Harbor District may borrow money by issuance of promissory notes, or execute conditional sales contracts to purchase personal property, in an amount or of a value not exceeding in the aggregate at any one time the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), for the purposes of acquiring land for and constructing or operating any work, project, or facility authorized by subdivision (d) of Section 6012 or Section 6075 or for the making of improvements or the purchase of equipment or for the maintenance thereof.

(2) All moneys borrowed pursuant to this section shall be borrowed for a term not exceeding five years, and the indebtednesses shall not accrue interest in excess of 12 percent per annum. The indebtedness shall be authorized by a resolution of the board of commissioners adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board.

(3) As a condition precedent to the borrowing of any money or the execution of any conditional sales contract, as provided in this section, in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the board shall first, by a two-thirds vote, approve by resolution and have on file a report on the engineering and economic feasibility relating to the project contemplated for the expenditure of the borrowed money or conditional sales contract. The feasibility report shall be prepared and signed by an engineer or engineers licensed and registered under the laws of the state.

(4) The district shall budget, levy, and collect taxes and pay for all indebtedness without limitation by any other provision of this part.

(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any money borrowed from any agency or department of the United States government or of the state.
Cal. HSC § 25143.13 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 4 / Section 25143.13
Section 25143.13
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subdivision (c), wastes containing silver or silver compounds that are RCRA hazardous wastes solely due to the presence of silver in the waste are subject to regulation under this chapter solely to the extent that these wastes are subject to regulation under the federal act. This subdivision does not apply to wastes that are classified as non-RCRA hazardous wastes due to the presence of constituents or characteristics other than silver.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, wastes containing silver or silver compounds are exempt from regulation under this chapter if the wastes are not subject to regulation under the federal act as RCRA hazardous waste, and the wastes would otherwise be subject to regulation under this chapter solely due to the presence of silver in the waste.

(c)  With respect to treatment of a hazardous waste, subdivision (a) applies only to the removal of silver from photoimaging solutions and photoimaging solution wastewaters. Any other treatment of wastes containing silver or silver compounds that are RCRA hazardous wastes is subject to all of the applicable requirements of this chapter.

(d)  The department shall amend its regulations, as necessary, to conform to this section. Until the department amends these regulations, the applicable regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal act pertaining to the regulation of wastes containing silver or silver compounds, which are regulated as RCRA hazardous wastes solely due to the presence of silver in the waste, shall be deemed to be the regulations of the department, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c).

(e)  This section shall not be construed to limit or abridge the powers or duties granted to any state or local agency pursuant to any law, other than this chapter, to regulate wastes containing silver or silver compounds.
Cal. RTC § 7300 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 3.93 / Section 7300
Section 7300
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Ventura may impose a transactions and use tax for the support of countywide transportation programs at a rate of no more than 0.5 percent that would, in combination with all taxes imposed in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), exceed the limit established in Section 7251.1 if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The County of Ventura adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax by any applicable voting approval requirement.

(2) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance by the applicable voting approval requirement in accordance with the California Constitution.

(3) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law, Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), other than Section 7251.1.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate limitation established by Section 7251.1.
Cal. RTC § 30162 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 1 / Section 30162
Section 30162
Status: in_force

(a) Stamps and meter impressions shall be of the designs, specifications, and denominations as may be prescribed by the board. Stamps and meter impressions shall be generated by a technology capable of being read by a scanning or similar device and shall be encrypted with, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The name and address of the distributor affixing the stamp or meter impression.

(2) The date the stamp or meter impression was affixed.

(3) The denominated value of the stamp or meter impression.

(b) The board shall prescribe by regulation the method and manner in which stamps or meter impressions are to be affixed to packages of cigarettes and may provide for the cancellation of stamps or meter impressions.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2005.
Cal. VEH § 36705 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 7 / Section 36705
Section 36705
Status: in_force

No automatic bale wagon exceeding 96 inches in width or carrying a load in excess of 100 inches in width may be operated on any highway during darkness.
Cal. INS § 10199.46 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 10199.46
Section 10199.46
Status: in_force

(a) On or after January 1, 1994, every nonprofit hospital service plan issued, amended, or renewed that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses on a group basis shall notify the group contractholders in writing of the cancellation of the plan contract and shall include in their contract with group contractholders a provision requiring the group contractholder to mail promptly to each subscriber a legible, true copy of any notice of cancellation of the plan contract which may be received from the plan and to provide promptly to the plan proof of that mailing and the date thereof.

(b) The notice of cancellation required by subdivision (a) shall include information regarding the conversion rights of persons covered under the plan contract upon termination of the plan contract. This information shall be in clear and easily understandable language.
Cal. FIN § 4879.06 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4879.06
Section 4879.06
Status: in_force

In the case of a seller or purchaser that is a California state depository corporation, any approval of the outstanding shares of the corporation required by Section 4879.04 or 4879.05 may be given before or after the approval of the board of the depository corporation.
Cal. WAT § 37803 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 8.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 37803
Section 37803
Status: in_force

The Westlands Water District, situated in Fresno and Kings Counties, was formed, prior to the enactment of this part, and is operating under this division, primarily for irrigation purposes.

The West Plains Water Storage District, situated in Fresno and Kings Counties, was formed, prior to the enactment of this part, and is operating under the California Water Storage District Law, primarily for irrigation purposes.
Cal. FIN § 7252 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 7252
Section 7252
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an association may, subject to regulations of the commissioner, invest in the capital stock, obligations, or other securities of service corporations.

(b) The total of all investments under this section shall not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the savings association.

(c) A service corporation in which a savings association may invest shall only engage in those activities reasonably related to the activities of savings associations as the commissioner may approve.

(d) An association may make an investment under this section notwithstanding that the service corporation in which investment is authorized has invested in any other corporation (1) that is not incorporated in this state, or (2) that has stock available for purchase by persons other than associations.