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Cal. CIV § 5875 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 5875
Section 5875
Status: in_force

An association shall not pursue any enforcement actions for a violation of the governing documents, except those actions relating to the homeowner’s nonpayment of assessments, during a declared state or local emergency if the nature of the emergency giving rise to the declaration makes it unsafe or impossible for the homeowner to either prevent or fix the violation.
Cal. FAC § 2276 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 2276
Section 2276
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall, for the purpose of becoming informed about new and dangerous agricultural pests, observing and learning new and better methods of pest control, and determining the best and most efficacious methods of conducting the work of his department, consult with staff members of the United States Department of Agriculture, the State Department of Agriculture, the University of California, and with agricultural commissioners of other counties. He shall make such trips outside of the county which are necessary for such purposes, if authorized by the board of supervisors.
Cal. FIN § 464 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 464
Section 464
Status: in_force

(a) An officer of a financial institution, within the meaning of Section 1101(1) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3401(1)), shall furnish the State Department of Health Care Services or its designee with information in the possession of the bank or company regarding the assets of any person who is applying for, or is receiving assistance or benefits from, the State Department of Health Care Services and has provided authorization pursuant to Section 14013.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) The obtaining of financial records by the State Department of Health Care Services, or its designee, pursuant to this section shall be subject to the cost reimbursement requirements of Section 1115(a) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3415(a)) and shall be at no cost to the applicant, recipient, or any other person, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 14013.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) An authorization obtained by the State Department of Health Care Services, or its designee, under Section 14013.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be considered as meeting the requirements of Section 1103(a) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3403(a)) and, notwithstanding Section 1104(a) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3404(a)), need not be furnished to the financial institution.

(d) The certification requirements of Section 1103(b) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3403(b)) shall not apply to requests by the State Department of Health Care Services, or its designee, pursuant to an authorization provided under Section 14013.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(e) A request by the State Department of Health Care Services, or its designee, pursuant to an authorization provided under Section 14013.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be deemed to meet the requirements of Section 1104(a)(3) of the federal Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3404(a)(3)) and of Section 1102 of the act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 3402), relating to a reasonable description of financial records.
Cal. BPC § 7580.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 1 / Section 7580.1
Section 7580.1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Cal. UIC § 2681 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2681
Section 2681
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual who commits a crime shall be ineligible for benefits under this part if the individual is disabled due to an illness or injury caused by, or arising out of the commission of, arrest, investigation, or prosecution of any crime that results in a felony conviction.

(b) For purposes of this section, a plea or verdict of guilty, or a felony conviction following a plea of nolo contendere or no contest shall be considered to be a felony conviction under this part, irrespective of whether an order granting probation or suspending the imposition or execution of any sentence is issued.

(c) This section shall apply only with respect to convictions rendered on or after January 1, 1994, regardless of the date the disability commenced, or benefits were paid.
Cal. VEH § 2933 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 2933
Section 2933
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall not directly manage or provide program services. Any program service financed under this article shall be provided under contractual arrangements or grant funding. All public agencies assisting or providing program services under this article shall be fully reimbursed for their costs by the commissioner. The commissioner shall monitor and evaluate any contracts or grants executed pursuant to this article to ensure that the provisions of the contracts or grants are adhered to by the recipients.
Cal. EVID § 1004 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 1004
Section 1004
Status: in_force

There is no privilege under this article in a proceeding to commit the patient or otherwise place him or his property, or both, under the control of another because of his alleged mental or physical condition.
Cal. INS § 1077.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 15.5 / Section 1077.3
Section 1077.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as set forth in this section, proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, and other information in the possession of the commissioner or the department relating to the supervision of any insurer are confidential except as provided by this section.

(b) The personnel of the department shall have access to these proceedings, hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, or information as permitted by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may open the proceedings or hearings or disclose the notices, correspondence, reports, records, or information to a department, agency, or instrumentality of this or another state of the United States if the commissioner determines that the disclosure is necessary or proper for the enforcement of the laws of this or another state of the United States.

(d) The commissioner may open the proceedings or hearings or make public the notices, correspondence, reports, records, or other information if the commissioner deems that it is in the best interest of the public or in the best interest of the insurer, its insureds, creditors, or the general public.

(e) This section does not apply to hearings, notices, correspondence, reports, records, or other information obtained upon the appointment of a receiver for the insurer by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. PEN § 686.5 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Section 686.5
Section 686.5
Status: in_force

In any case in which a person is arrested and released without trial or in which a person is arrested, tried, and acquitted, if such person is indigent and is released or acquitted at a place to which he has been transported by the arresting agency and which is more than 25 airline miles from the place of his arrest, the arresting agency shall, at his request, return or provide for return of such person to the place of his arrest.
Cal. WAT § 26626 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 26626
Section 26626
Status: in_force

On or before the first Monday of March of each year, the board of directors of the district shall cause to be filed with the county auditor a description of the exterior boundaries of any portion of the district in which a rate of assessment is to be levied which is different from the rate to be levied in any other portion of the district.
Cal. SHC § 5898.18 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 5898.18
Section 5898.18
Status: in_force

All references to financing in this chapter shall be deemed to also refer to refinancing, except that with respect to refinancing, the legislative body shall conclude that providing the refinancing will result in an increased adoption of the improvements authorized to be financed by this chapter. This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory and a clarification of existing law.
Cal. BPC § 809.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 809.4
Section 809.4
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the completion of a hearing concerning a final proposed action for which a report is required to be filed under Section 805, the licentiate and the peer review body involved have the right to receive all of the following:

(1) A written decision of the trier of fact, including findings of fact and a conclusion articulating the connection between the evidence produced at the hearing and the decision reached.

(2) A written explanation of the procedure for appealing the decision, if any appellate mechanism exists.

(b) If an appellate mechanism is provided, it need not provide for de novo review, but it shall include the following mimimum rights for both parties:

(1) The right to appear and respond.

(2) The right to be represented by an attorney or any other representative designated by the party.

(3) The right to receive the written decision of the appellate body.
Cal. WIC § 10226.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 3 / Section 10226.5
Section 10226.5
Status: in_force

To offer maximum support for parents and providers, alternative payment programs shall have access to resource and referral services. Funding shall be adequate to purchase care at the fee charged the private client for the same service as well as to provide locally designed support services for parents and providers. In communities where there are no resource and referral agencies, alternative payment programs shall provide the following support services:

(a) Information for parents to assist them in making informed choices.

(b) Professional and technical assistance and information for providers.

(c) Parenting information.
Cal. PCC § 1100 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1100
Section 1100
Status: in_force

“Public entity,” as used in this part, means the state, county, city, city and county, district, public authority, public agency, municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.
Cal. FAC § 79803 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 1 / Section 79803
Section 79803
Status: in_force

The production of olives for processing into olive oil and the marketing of olive oil produced in this state is hereby declared to be a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
Cal. PRC § 743 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 743
Section 743
Status: in_force

State agencies shall submit to the board plans for, and the results of, all investigations that relate to, or have an effect upon, forest resource utilization for review and comment. The board may, at its expense, contract with any state or local agency to investigate and report on any technical factors involved in forest management; provided, that the burden, including costs, of such reports shall bear a reasonable relationship to the needs for the reports and the benefits to be obtained from such reports.
Cal. PCC § 10874 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 9 / Section 10874
Section 10874
Status: in_force

Such persons are also liable to the state for double the amount the state may have lost, or be liable to lose by reason of the acts made crimes by this article.
Cal. PROB § 16002 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 16002
Section 16002
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee has a duty to administer the trust solely in the interest of the beneficiaries.

(b) It is not a violation of the duty provided in subdivision (a) for a trustee who administers two trusts to sell, exchange, or participate in the sale or exchange of trust property between the trusts, if both of the following requirements are met:

(1) The sale or exchange is fair and reasonable with respect to the beneficiaries of both trusts.

(2) The trustee gives to the beneficiaries of both trusts notice of all material facts related to the sale or exchange that the trustee knows or should know.
Cal. HSC § 1248.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 1248.3
Section 1248.3
Status: in_force

(a)  Certificates of accreditation issued to outpatient settings by an accreditation agency shall be valid for not more than three years.

(b)  The outpatient setting shall notify the accreditation agency within 30 days of any significant change in ownership, including, but not limited to, a merger, change in majority interest, consolidation, name change, change in scope of services, additional services, or change in locations.

(c)  Except for disclosures to the division or to the Division of Medical Quality under this chapter, an accreditation agency shall not disclose information obtained in the performance of accreditation activities under this chapter that individually identifies patients, individual medical practitioners, or outpatient settings. Neither the proceedings nor the records of an accreditation agency or the proceedings and records of an outpatient setting related to performance of quality assurance or accreditation activities under this chapter shall be subject to discovery, nor shall the records or proceedings be admissible in a court of law. The prohibition relating to discovery and admissibility of records and proceedings does not apply to any outpatient setting requesting accreditation in the event that denial or revocation of that outpatient setting’s accreditation is being contested. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the accreditation agency from making discretionary disclosures of information to an outpatient setting pertaining to the accreditation of that outpatient setting.
Cal. PUC § 30655 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 5.5 / Section 30655
Section 30655
Status: in_force

A citizens’ advisory committee shall consist of not less than 15 persons and not more than 45 persons.
Cal. FAC § 74508 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 1 / Section 74508
Section 74508
Status: in_force

A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of market development, marketing research, and production and processing research.
Cal. RTC § 41170 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 41170
Section 41170
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of the department acting in connection with any law administered by the department shall not knowingly authorize, require, or conduct any investigation of, or surveillance over, any person for nontax administration related purposes.

(b) Any person violating subdivision (a) shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the State Civil Service Act, including dismissal from office or discharge from employment.

(c) This section shall not apply with respect to any otherwise lawful investigation concerning organized crime activities.

(d) The provisions of this section are not intended to prohibit, restrict, or prevent the exchange of information where the person is being investigated for multiple violations which include emergency telephone users surcharge violations.

(e) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Investigation” means any oral or written inquiry directed to any person, organization, or governmental agency.

(2) “Surveillance” means the monitoring of persons, places, or events by means of electronic interception, overt or covert observations, or photography, and the use of informants.
Cal. CIV § 52.66 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 52.66
Section 52.66
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Entertainment facility” means a publicly or privately owned place of entertainment with a capacity of over 15,000 people, including, but not limited to, an arena, auditorium, concert hall, live performance venue, museum, racetrack, stadium, theater, or other place where entertainment events are presented for a price of admission. The facility does not have to be used exclusively for entertainment events. The term does not apply to an amusement park or fairground.

(2) “Primary ticket seller” means a primary contractor as defined in Section 22503.5 of the Business and Professions Code, ticket seller, or agent of the primary contractor or ticket seller that engages in the primary sale of tickets for an event.

(b) Upon the purchase of a mobile or electronic ticket for an event at an entertainment facility, the primary ticket seller shall include the following notice with the ticket purchase confirmation electronically to the buyer:

“If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in commercial sex or labor trafficking, text 233-733 (Be Free) or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services.

It is a felony in California to knowingly engage in commercial trafficking and perpetrators of this offense shall be prosecuted under the law.”

(c) The notice to be included pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be provided in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the entertainment facility is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10301 et seq.), as applicable.
Cal. BPC § 7076.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 7076.2
Section 7076.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the failure of a contractor licensed to do business as a corporation or limited liability company in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State after notice from the registrar shall result in the automatic suspension of the license by operation of law. The registrar shall notify the licensee in writing of its failure to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State and that the licensee shall be suspended 30 days from the date of the notice if the licensee does not provide proof satisfactory to the registrar that it is properly registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State. Reinstatement may be made at any time following the suspension by providing proof satisfactory to the registrar that the license is properly registered and in good standing.

(b) Where the license of a limited liability company is suspended pursuant to subdivision (a), each person within the company identified in Section 7028.5 shall be personally liable up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) each for damages resulting to third parties in connection with the company’s performance, during the period of suspension, of any act or contract where a license is required by this chapter. This personal liability shall not apply where there has been substantial compliance with the licensure requirements, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 7031.

(c) This section shall not apply to a federally recognized tribe or a participating tribe.
Cal. SHC § 27062 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 27062
Section 27062
Status: in_force

The election shall be called and held in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
Cal. PUC § 100613 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 100613
Section 100613
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall not change the purposes, the estimated cost, the boundaries of the benefit district or zones, if any, therein, or the amount of bonded debt to be incurred until after it gives notice of its intention to do so, stating each proposed change in the purpose and stating, if applicable, that the exterior boundaries of the benefit district or zones proposed to be changed are set forth on a map on file with the secretary of the VTA. The notice shall also specify the time and the place set for hearing.

(b) The notice shall be published prior to the time set for the hearing pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.

(c) The notice shall also be mailed at least 30 days prior to the hearing to all owners of real property affected by the proposed change whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll or are otherwise known to the board of supervisors of the county in which the benefit district is located or to the VTA. Any proposed increases to a special benefit assessment shall not be made unless all notice, protest, and hearing procedures set forth in Section 53753 of the Government Code have been followed.
Cal. BPC § 2099.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4.5 / Section 2099.6
Section 2099.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Osteopathic Medical Board of California shall develop a process to give priority review status to the application of an applicant for an osteopathic physician and surgeon’s certificate who can demonstrate that he or she intends to practice in a medically underserved area or serve a medically underserved population as defined in Section 128565 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) An applicant may demonstrate his or her intent to practice in a medically underserved area or serve a medically underserved population by providing proper documentation, including, but not limited to, a letter from the employer indicating that the applicant has accepted employment and stating the start date.
Cal. RTC § 11655 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 11655
Section 11655
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided herein, all information and records relating to the business affairs of persons required to report to the board pursuant to this part shall be held secret by the board.

(b) The board shall disclose information and records to law enforcement agencies, grand juries, and other duly authorized legislative or administrative officials of the state pursuant to their authorization to examine such information and records.

(c) The board also may disclose information, records, and appraisal data relating to state assessment of private railroad companies whose cars operate in interstate commerce to tax officials of other states having duties corresponding to those described by this part. The disclosure shall be limited to instances in which there is a reciprocal exchange of information by the states in which the cars operate, and shall be made only pursuant to a written agreement between the agencies involved. The agreement shall provide that any request for information be in writing, shall specify the information to be exchanged, and shall require that any information furnished be used solely for tax administration purposes and otherwise shall be held secret. The request for information and any written material furnished pursuant to the request shall be open to inspection by the person to whom the information relates at the office of the board in Sacramento.