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Cal. PROB § 9052 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 9052
Section 9052
Status: in_force

The notice shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION OF
ESTATE OF _______, DECEDENT

Notice to creditors:

Administration of the estate of _________ (deceased) has been commenced by _________ (personal representative) in Estate No. _________ in the Superior Court of California, County of _________. You must file your claim with the court and deliver a copy pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code to the personal representative within the last to occur of four months after _________ (the date letters were first issued to a general personal representative, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 58 of the California Probate Code), or 60 days after the date this notice was mailed to you or, in the case of personal delivery, 60 days after the date this notice was delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Section 9103 of the California Probate Code. Failure to file a claim with the court and serve a copy of the claim on the personal representative will, in most instances, invalidate your claim. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

(Date of mailing this notice) (Name and address of personal
representative or attorney)
Cal. FAM § 3423 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3423
Section 3423
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 3424, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3421 and either of the following determinations is made:

(a) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under Section 3422 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under Section 3427.

(b) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child’s parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
Cal. PROB § 2553 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 2553
Section 2553
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 2555, leases may be executed by the guardian or conservator with respect to the property of the estate only after authorization by order of the court.

(b) To obtain an order under this section, the guardian or conservator or any interested person may file a petition with the court. The petition shall state (1) a general description of the property proposed to be leased, (2) the term, rental, and general conditions of the proposed lease, and (3) the advantage to the estate to accrue from giving the lease. If the lease is proposed to be for a term longer than 10 years, the petition shall also state facts showing the need for the longer lease and its advantage to the estate. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.

(c) At the hearing, the court shall entertain and consider any other offer made in good faith at the hearing to lease the same property on more favorable terms. If the court is satisfied that it will be to the advantage of the estate, the court shall make an order authorizing the guardian or conservator to make the lease to the person and on the terms and conditions stated in the order. The court shall not make an order authorizing the guardian or conservator to make the lease to any person other than the lessee named in the petition unless the offer made at the hearing is acceptable to the guardian or conservator.

(d) Jurisdiction of the court to administer the estate of the ward or conservatee is effectual to vest the court with jurisdiction to make the order for the lease. This jurisdiction shall conclusively inure to the benefit of the lessee and the lessee’s heirs and assigns. No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings shall impair or invalidate the proceedings or the lease made pursuant to an order made under this article.
Cal. HNC § 1193 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1193
Section 1193
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1120, only the following noncommercial vessels that use pilotage services are exempt from the pilotage fees and surcharges established pursuant to this division, except for the board operations surcharge as established and calculated pursuant to Section 1159.1:

(1) Maritime academy training vessels, whether foreign or domestic.

(2) Vessels owned and operated by a nonprofit museum or foundation.

(b) The vessels specified in subdivision (a) are subject to Section 1198.
Cal. VEH § 40507 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 40507
Section 40507
Status: in_force

A written promise to appear in court may be complied with by an appearance by counsel.
Cal. HSC § 36063 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 7 / Section 36063
Section 36063
Status: in_force

A farm labor center is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes and is for a public use and purpose and involves a governmental function of state concern. As a matter of legislative determination, it is hereby found and declared that the properties involved in farm labor centers are of such character and shall be exempt from taxation. A housing authority may make payments in lieu of taxes out of revenues of such farm labor center to the taxing bodies, except that in no event shall such payments in lieu of taxes to any taxing body exceed in any year the amount which would be received by the taxing body in taxes from the farm labor center if the farm labor center were privately owned and subject to taxation, provided that no such payments shall be made which will result in reducing reserves below the established maximum.
Cal. RTC § 7343 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7343
Section 7343
Status: in_force

“Vessel” means a waterborne vessel used for transporting motor vehicle fuel.
Cal. WIC § 5270.15 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.7 / Section 5270.15
Section 5270.15
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the completion of a 14-day period of intensive treatment pursuant to Section 5250, the person may be certified for an additional period of not more than 30 days of intensive treatment under both of the following conditions:

(1) The professional staff of the agency or facility treating the person has found that the person remains gravely disabled as a result of a mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism.

(2) The person remains unwilling or unable to accept treatment voluntarily.

(b) A person certified for an additional 30 days pursuant to this article shall be provided a certification review hearing in accordance with Section 5256 unless a judicial review is requested pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 5275).

(1) Reasonable attempts shall be made by the mental health facility to notify family members or any other person designated by the patient at least 36 hours before the certification review hearing, of the time and place of the certification hearing, unless the patient requests that this information not be provided. The patient shall be advised by the facility that is treating the patient that he or she has the right to request that this information not be provided.

(2) The professional staff of the agency or facility providing intensive treatment shall analyze the person’s condition at intervals not to exceed 10 days, to determine whether the person continues to meet the criteria established for certification under this section, and shall daily monitor the person’s treatment plan and progress. Termination of this certification before the 30th day shall be made pursuant to Section 5270.35.
Cal. BPC § 158 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 158
Section 158
Status: in_force

With the approval of the Director of Consumer Affairs, the boards and commissions comprising the department or subject to its jurisdiction may make refunds to applicants who are found ineligible to take the examinations or whose credentials are insufficient to entitle them to certificates or licenses.

Notwithstanding any other law, any application fees, license fees, or penalties imposed and collected illegally, by mistake, inadvertence, or error shall be refunded. Claims authorized by the department shall be filed with the State Controller, and the Controller shall draw a warrant against the fund of the agency in payment of the refund.
Cal. VEH § 38225.4 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 38225.4
Section 38225.4
Status: in_force

In addition to the service fees specified in subdivision (a) of Section 38225, as amended by Section 6 of Chapter 964 of the Statutes of 1992, a fee of three dollars ($3) shall be paid at the time of issuance or renewal of identification of off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, except as expressly exempted under this division. The department shall deposit the fee received under this section in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. The money deposited in the account pursuant to this section shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure to offset the costs of maintaining the uniformed field strength of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Cal. HSC § 1337.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 1337.8
Section 1337.8
Status: in_force

(a)  The state department shall investigate complaints concerning misconduct by certified nurse assistants and may take disciplinary action pursuant to Section 1337.9.

(b)  The state department shall maintain a registry that includes the certification status of all certified nurse assistants, including the status of any proposed or completed disciplinary actions.

(c)  Long-term health care facilities, as defined in Section 1418, that hire certified nursing assistants shall consult the state department’s registry prior to hiring these individuals or placing them in direct contact with patients.
Cal. PCC § 20690 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 44 / Section 20690
Section 20690
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by county harbor commissions as provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
Cal. INS § 150 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 150
Section 150
Status: in_force

Any person capable of making a contract may be an insurer, subject to the restrictions imposed by this code.
Cal. BPC § 3503 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 1 / Section 3503
Section 3503
Status: in_force

No person other than one who has been licensed to practice as a physician assistant shall practice as a physician assistant or in a similar capacity to a physician and surgeon or podiatrist or hold themselves out as a “physician assistant,” or shall use any other term indicating or implying that they are a physician assistant.
Cal. HSC § 25996.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 14 / Section 25996.3
Section 25996.3
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other laws protecting animal welfare, including the Penal Code. This chapter shall not be construed to limit any state law or regulation protecting the welfare of animals, nor shall anything in this chapter prevent a local governing body from adopting and enforcing its own animal welfare laws and regulations.
Cal. FGC § 8122 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 8122
Section 8122
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to create, circulate, or possess any written instrument related to salmon with the knowledge that the written instrument conveys misleading or untrue information about the ownership, possession, processing, origin, destination, route of shipping, type, or condition of salmon, or the time, place, and manner of the taking of the salmon.
Cal. SHC § 1166 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1166
Section 1166
Status: in_force

Following the hearing or election, as the case may be, the board shall decide if the proposed division is to be formed. If the board decides to form the division, it may make changes in the boundaries as it finds proper and shall define and establish the boundaries. The changes shall not include any territory outside of the boundaries described in the petition or resolution unless the board has given at least 15 days’ notice of its intention to include that territory in the division. The notice shall be given by publication, in the the manner authorized by Section 1196, and by leaving a copy of the notice at each place of abode in the outside territory.
Cal. PRC § 42557 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 9.5 / Article 2 / Section 42557
Section 42557
Status: in_force

On and after January 1, 1995, all telephone directories distributed within the state shall be made from materials that will allow for the maximum volume of directories to be recycled, as determined by the board. If reasonably feasible, it is the goal of this state that existing waste paper recyclers make an effort to accept telephone directories for recycling.
Cal. WAT § 13896.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.7 / Section 13896.7
Section 13896.7
Status: in_force

Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the project, shall be completed before a loan or grant is awarded. Operation and maintenance costs shall be the responsibility of the supplier and may not be considered as part of the project cost. Costs for planning and preliminary engineering studies may be reimbursed following the receipt of a loan or grant, subject to approval by the department and the State Department of Health Services.
Cal. HSC § 44303 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 44303
Section 44303
Status: in_force

“Air release” or “release” means any activity that may cause the issuance of air contaminants, including the actual or potential spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing of a substance into the ambient air and that results from the routine operation of a facility or that is predictable, including, but not limited to, continuous and intermittent releases and predictable process upsets or leaks.
Cal. PRC § 32056 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 32056
Section 32056
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General shall be the legal counsel for the authority, but, upon approval of the Attorney General, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, the authority may employ legal counsel as, in its judgment, is necessary or advisable to enable it to carry out the duties and functions imposed on it by this division, including employment of bond counsel as deemed advisable in connection with the issuance and sale of bonds.

(b) The Director of Finance shall be the treasurer of the authority.
Cal. WIC § 8051 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 8051
Section 8051
Status: in_force

Upon the recommendation of the superintendent of the Langley Porter Clinic, the State Department of State Hospitals may enter into contracts with the Regents of the University of California for the conduct, by either for the other, of all or any portion of the research provided for in this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 42652.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 42652.6
Section 42652.6
Status: in_force

Paragraph (5) of subdivision (h) of Section 18993.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as that section read on January 1, 2022, does not apply until January 1, 2025, as long as the conditions in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (h) of Section 18993.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations are fully met and no more than 50 percent as an annual average of the biosolids produced during the prior calendar year are transported to activities constituting landfill disposal before January 1, 2025.
Cal. PUC § 103109 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 103109
Section 103109
Status: in_force

The expiration date of the term of office of each member shall be the 31st day of December in the year in which his term is to expire.
Cal. BPC § 135.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 135.5
Section 135.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the State of California to provide persons who are not lawfully present in the United States with the state benefits provided by all licensing acts of entities within the department, and therefore enacts this section pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 30, and except as required by subdivision (e) of Section 7583.23, no entity within the department shall deny licensure to an applicant based on his or her citizenship status or immigration status.

(c) Every board within the department shall implement all required regulatory or procedural changes necessary to implement this section no later than January 1, 2016. A board may implement the provisions of this section at any time prior to January 1, 2016.
Cal. WIC § 14006.01 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14006.01
Section 14006.01
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to any individual who is residing in a continuing care retirement community, as defined in paragraph (10) of subdivision (c) of Section 1771 of the Health and Safety Code, pursuant to a continuing care contract, as defined in paragraph (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 1771 of the Health and Safety Code, or pursuant to a life care contract, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 1771 of the Health and Safety Code, that collects an entrance fee from its residents upon admission.

(b) In determining an individual’s eligibility for Medi-Cal benefits, the individual’s entrance fee shall be considered a resource available to the individual if all of the following apply:

(1) The individual has the ability to use the entrance fee, or the contract provides that the entrance fee may be used, to pay for care if other resources or income of the individual are insufficient to pay for care.

(2) The individual is eligible for a refund of any remaining entrance fee when they die or terminate their contract with, and leave, the continuing care retirement community.

(3) The entrance fee does not confer an ownership interest in the continuing care retirement community.

(c) This section shall be implemented pursuant to the requirements of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 et seq.), and any regulations adopted pursuant to that act, and only to the extent required by federal law, and only to the extent that federal financial participation is available.

(d) To the extent that regulations are necessary to implement this section, the department shall promulgate regulations using the nonemergency regulatory process described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 11346) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the Government Code.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this section shall apply prospectively to any individual to whom the act applies commencing from the date regulations adopted pursuant to this act are filed with the Secretary of State.

(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
Cal. UIC § 13024 — California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 13024
Section 13024
Status: in_force

The department may provide by authorized regulation, under such conditions and to such extent as it deems proper, for withholding in addition to that otherwise required under Section 13020 in cases in which the employer and employee agree to such additional withholding. Such additional withholding shall for all purposes be considered a tax required to be deducted and withheld under this division.
Cal. FIN § 16703 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 12 / Article 7 / Section 16703
Section 16703
Status: in_force

A foreign (other nation) credit union shall file with the commissioner any other report as the commissioner may from time to time require. Each report shall be in the form, contain the information, and be filed on the date, as may be prescribed by the commissioner.
Cal. BPC § 24075 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 24075
Section 24075
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 24073 and 24074 do not apply to any transfer of a license made by an executor, administrator, guardian, conservator, trustee, receiver, except a receiver appointed under the provisions of Section 708.630 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or other person acting in the legal or proper discharge of official duty, or in the discharge of any trust imposed upon the person by law, nor to any transfer or assignment made for the benefit of creditors, nor to a surviving spouse or fiduciary or other person within the meaning of Section 24071.
Cal. VEH § 2935 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 2935
Section 2935
Status: in_force

The Department of Motor Vehicles shall, in addition to other fees, collect a fee of two dollars ($2) upon initial registration and renewal of registration of every motorcycle subject to registration fees. These additional fees shall be deposited in the fund.
Cal. FGC § 9051 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 9051
Section 9051
Status: in_force

(a) Spears, harpoons, and bows and arrows may be used for taking all varieties of skates, rays, and sharks, except soupfin sharks.

(b) This section shall become operative January 1, 1999.
Cal. ELEC § 19253 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 19253
Section 19253
Status: in_force

(a) The Voting Modernization Finance Committee is hereby established for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this article.

(b) The committee consists of the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Treasurer, or their designated representatives, all of whom shall serve without compensation, and a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.

(c) For purposes of this article, the Voting Modernization Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law.
Cal. FAC § 61834 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 61834
Section 61834
Status: in_force

“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, nonprofit cooperative association, nonprofit corporation, or any other business unit or organization.
Cal. RTC § 4 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 4
Section 4
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, or any right accrued, is not affected by this code, but all procedure taken shall conform to the provisions of this code as far as possible.