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Cal. PCC § 20373 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 23 / Section 20373
Section 20373
Status: in_force

In case of any great public calamity, such as an extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other disaster, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members declare and determine that public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life, health, or property, and thereupon proceed to expend or enter into a contract involving the expenditure of any sum needed in such emergency without observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice.
Cal. FAC § 5311 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 5311
Section 5311
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of any civil action pursuant to Section 5310, except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 5781) of Chapter 8, the secretary or the commissioner may levy a civil penalty against a person violating this division or any regulation adopted pursuant to this division in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.

(b) Before a civil penalty is levied, the person charged with the violation shall receive notice of the nature of the violation and shall be given an opportunity to be heard. This shall include the right to review the evidence and a right to present evidence on his or her own behalf.

(c) A review of the decision of the secretary to impose a penalty may be sought by the person against whom the penalty was levied within 30 days of the date of the decision pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(d) The person against whom a civil penalty is levied by a commissioner may appeal to the secretary within 10 days of the date of receiving notification of the penalty, as follows:

(1) The appeal need not be formal, but it shall be in writing and signed by the appellant or his or her authorized agent, and shall state the grounds for the appeal.

(2) Any party, at the time of filing the appeal or within 10 days thereafter, may present written evidence and a written argument to the secretary.

(3) The secretary may grant oral arguments upon application made at the time written arguments are filed.

(4) If an application to present an oral argument is granted, written notice of the time and place for the oral argument shall be given at least 10 days prior to the date set therefor. This time requirement may be altered by an agreement between the secretary and the person appealing the penalty.

(5) The secretary shall decide the appeal on any oral or written arguments, briefs, and evidence that he or she has received.

(6) The secretary shall render a written decision within 45 days of the date of appeal or within 15 days of the date of oral arguments.

(7) On an appeal pursuant to this section, the secretary may sustain, modify by reducing the amount of the penalty levied, or reverse the decision. A copy of the secretary’s decision shall be delivered or mailed to the appellant and the commissioner who levied the penalty, if this is the case.

(8) Review of the decision of the secretary may be sought by the appellant pursuant to Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(e) Any funds recovered by the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the county general fund in the county in which the action is brought and shall be allocated to the commissioner to cover costs related to the enforcement of this division. Any funds recovered by the secretary pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to cover costs related to the enforcement of this division.
Cal. BPC § 3164 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 8 / Section 3164
Section 3164
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 13401.5 and 13403 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and officer of an optometric corporation shall be a licensed person as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act.
Cal. RTC § 36006 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 36006
Section 36006
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “California Firearm Excise Tax Law.”
Cal. BPC § 26222.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 22 / Article 2 / Section 26222.3
Section 26222.3
Status: in_force

An association that is organized pursuant to this chapter shall not conspire in restraint of trade, or serve as an illegal monopoly, attempt to lessen competition, or to fix prices in violation of law of this state.
Cal. BPC § 3055 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3055
Section 3055
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter, including the payment of the prescribed licensure, certification, or renewal fee, and who meets any other requirement in accordance with state law. A license or certificate issued under the chapter shall be subject to renewal as prescribed by the board and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The board may provide for the late renewal of a license or certificate as provided for in Section 163.5.
Cal. SHC § 383 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 383
Section 383
Status: in_force

(a) Route 83 is from Route 71 to Route 10 near the City of Upland.

(b) The relinquished former portion of Route 83 within the City of Upland is not a state highway. For the relinquished former portion of Route 83, the City of Upland shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow, including any traffic signal progression, and maintain signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 83.

(c) (1) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Ontario all or a portion of Route 83 within its jurisdiction, if the department and the city enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.

(2) The following conditions apply upon relinquishment:

(A) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(B) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the relinquished portion of Route 83 shall cease to be a state highway.

(d) (1) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interests of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Chino all or a portion of Route 83 within its jurisdiction, if the department and the city enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.

(2) The following conditions apply upon relinquishment:

(A) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(B) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the relinquished portion of Route 83 shall cease to be a state highway.

(e) The entirety of Route 83 relinquished under this section is ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
Cal. RTC § 17038 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 17038
Section 17038
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this part, unless expressly otherwise provided, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1984, references to the California Consumer Price Index shall mean the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (old series).

(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1984, references to the California Consumer Price Index shall mean the California Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as modified for rental equivalence homeownership (new series).
Cal. INS § 12970 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12970
Section 12970
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall require the payment in advance of a fee for copying microfilm records in the amount of thirty cents ($0.30) per page.
Cal. FAC § 36809 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 36809
Section 36809
Status: in_force

Federal nutritional labeling regulations apply to all frozen dairy products, except nutritional labeling provided for any frozen dairy product mix or any frozen dairy product dispensed by a soft serve establishment, shall state, on the basis of weight, the serving size upon which nutritional declarations are based.
Cal. BPC § 21711 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 10 / Section 21711
Section 21711
Status: in_force

A purchaser in good faith of goods sold to enforce a lien or a judgment entered on the lien in favor of the owner on goods stored at a self-service storage facility takes the goods free of any rights of persons against whom the lien was claimed, despite noncompliance by the owner of the storage facility with the requirements of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 4582.75 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 4582.75
Section 4582.75
Status: in_force

The rules adopted by the board and the provisions of this chapter shall be the only criteria employed by the director when reviewing timber harvesting plans pursuant to Section 4582.7.
Cal. FGC § 5903 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 5903
Section 5903
Status: in_force

The United States shall file with the commission pursuant to this chapter a separate application for each dam it proposes to construct or enlarge if an owner other than the United States would be required to file an application pursuant to Division 3 of the Water Code in order to construct or enlarge the same dam. The application shall be on forms provided by the department.
Cal. PRC § 5096.255 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.691 / Article 7 / Section 5096.255
Section 5096.255
Status: in_force

Bonds in the total amount of three hundred sixty-eight million nine hundred thousand dollars ($368,900,000), or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds shall, when sold, be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest on the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
Cal. SHC § 27004 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 27004
Section 27004
Status: in_force

As used in this part, “tolls” include tolls, charges, rentals, rates, traffic charges, and other income and revenue actually received or receivable by, or for the account of, the district for the use and operation of equipment, rolling stocks, ferries, properties, and facilities for travel that are constructed, owned, operated, or maintained by the district.
Cal. PRC § 29763 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 29763
Section 29763
Status: in_force

Within 180 days from the date of the adoption of the resources management plan or any amendments, changes, or updates, to the resources management plan by the commission, each local government shall submit to the commission proposed amendments to its general plan that are intended to make the general plan consistent with the resources management plan with respect to land located within the primary zone.
Cal. HSC § 4987 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 4987
Section 4987
Status: in_force

Each bond, except those of the last installment, or one of each annual installment, shall be in multiples of one hundred dollars, in such amount as the governing body determines, but no bond shall be of greater denomination than one thousand dollars.
Cal. PROB § 1965 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 1965
Section 1965
Status: in_force

Any court order made pursuant to this chapter granting authority to consent to sterilization shall be stayed pending a final determination on appeal.
Cal. PRC § 25214 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 25214
Section 25214
Status: in_force

The commission shall maintain its headquarters in the County of Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the commission deems necessary. The commission shall hold meetings at such times and at such places as shall be determined by it. All meetings and hearings of the commission shall be open to the public, and opportunity to be heard with respect to the subject of the hearings shall be afforded to any person. Upon request, an interested party may be granted reasonable opportunity to examine any witness testifying at the hearing. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 30 days after the confirmation of the last member of the commission pursuant to Section 25204. The Governor shall designate the time and place for the first meeting of the commission.
Cal. SHC § 10368 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 4.7 / Section 10368
Section 10368
Status: in_force

For purposes of proceeding under this chapter, the assessment shall be confirmed as follows instead of the procedure specified in Section 10312.

When upon the hearing the proposal to assess is confirmed as filed, modified, or corrected by resolution, the legislative body shall order the proposed improvement to be made and declare its action upon the report and assessment. After design work and plans and specifications have been completed, and after contracts have been let pursuant to Section 10501, the legislative body shall, by resolution, fix the amount of the assessment, which shall be equal to or less than the maximum assessment stated in the report prepared pursuant to Section 10364, as filed, modified, or corrected. If the amount of the assessment is more than the estimated cost of the project stated in the report prepared pursuant to Section 10364, as filed, modified, or corrected, the legislative body shall include, within the resolution fixing the amount of the assessment, an explanation for the increase over the estimated cost of the project. In no case shall the amount of the assessment exceed the maximum assessment stated in the report, as filed, modified, or corrected. Resolutions adopted pursuant to this section shall be final as to all persons, and the assessment fixed shall be thereby levied upon the respective subdivisions of land in the assessment district.
Cal. PRC § 42520 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 42520
Section 42520
Status: in_force

The board shall establish a Plastics Recycling Information Clearinghouse. This clearinghouse shall provide information to postconsumer plastics collectors, reprocessors, and recyclers about programs collecting postconsumer plastics, availability of postconsumer plastics, and recent advances in postconsumer plastics recycling technology.
Cal. SHC § 8320 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 8320
Section 8320
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body of a local agency may initiate a proceeding under this chapter in either of the following ways:

(1) On its own initiative, where the clerk of the legislative body shall administratively set a hearing by fixing the date, hour, and place of the hearing and cause the publishing and posting of the notices required by this chapter.

(2) Upon a petition or request of an interested person, at the discretion of the legislative body, except as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 8321, where the clerk of the legislative body shall administratively set a hearing by fixing the date, hour, and place of the hearing and cause the publishing and posting of the notices required by this chapter.

(b) The notices required by this chapter shall contain both of the following:

(1) A description of the street, highway, or public service easement proposed to be vacated and a reference to a map or plan, that shows the portion or area to be vacated and includes a statement that the vacation proceeding is conducted under this chapter. In the case of a street or highway, the description shall include its general location, its lawful or official name or the name by which it is commonly known, and the extent to which it is to be vacated. In the case of a public service easement, the description shall identify it with common certainty. The map or plan showing the location of the street, highway, or public easement proposed to be vacated is sufficient compliance with this paragraph.

(2) The date, hour, and place for hearing all persons interested in the proposed vacation. The date shall not be less than 15 days after the initiation of proceedings.
Cal. FGC § 1501 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1501
Section 1501
Status: in_force

The department may expend such funds as may be necessary for the improvement of property, including nonnavigable lakes and streams, riparian zones, and upland, in order to restore, rehabilitate, and improve fish and wildlife habitat. The improvement activities may include, but are not limited to, the removal of barriers to migration of fish and wildlife and the improvement of hatching, feeding, resting, and breeding places for wildlife.

The department may undertake the services and habitat improvement work on private, public, and public trust lands without the state acquiring an interest in the property.
Cal. RTC § 2186 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 2186
Section 2186
Status: in_force

Every tax has the effect of a judgment against the person.
Cal. BPC § 6736.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6736.1
Section 6736.1
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall use the title, “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer,” or any combination of these words or abbreviations thereof, unless he or she is a licensed civil engineer in this state and files an application to use the appropriate title with the board and the board determines the applicant is qualified to use the requested title.

(b) The board shall establish qualifications and standards to use the title “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer.” However, each applicant shall demonstrate a minimum of four years qualifying experience beyond that required for licensure as a civil engineer, and shall pass the examination specified by the board.

(c) For purposes of this section, “qualifying experience” means proof of responsible charge of soil engineering projects in at least 50 percent of the major areas of soil engineering, as determined by the board.

(d) Nothing contained in this chapter requires existing references to “soil engineering,” “soils engineering,” “geotechnical engineering,” “soil engineer,” “soils engineer,” or “geotechnical engineer,” in local agency ordinances, building codes, regulations, or policies, to mean that those activities or persons must be registered or authorized to use the relevant title or authority.
Cal. HSC § 34189 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1.85 / Chapter 6 / Section 34189
Section 34189
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing on the effective date of this part, all provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law that depend on the allocation of tax increment to redevelopment agencies, including, but not limited to, Sections 33445, 33640, 33641, and 33645, and subdivision (b) of Section 33670, shall be inoperative. Solely for the purposes of the payment of enforceable obligations defined by subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 34171 and subdivision (b) of Section 34191.4, and for no other purpose whatsoever, a successor agency is not subject to the limitations relating to time, number of tax dollars, or any other matters set forth in Sections 33333.2, 33333.4, and 33333.6. Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, this subdivision shall not result in the restoration or continuation of funding for projects whose contractual terms specified that project funding would cease once the limitations specified in any of Section 33333.2, 33333.4, or 33333.6 were realized.

(b) To the extent that a provision of Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 34000), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 34050), and Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 34100) conflicts with this part, the provisions of this part shall control. Further, if a provision of Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 34000), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 34050), or Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 34100) provides an authority that the act adding this part is restricting or eliminating, the restriction and elimination provisions of the act adding this part shall control.

(c) It is intended that the provisions of this part shall be read in a manner as to avoid duplication of payments.
Cal. HSC § 5475 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 5475
Section 5475
Status: in_force

No right or obligation accrued by the formation or operation of a municipal sewer district pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 673, Statutes of 1909, is affected by the repeal of that act, and any district organized may continue in existence and subject to that act.
Cal. PUC § 30205 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 30205
Section 30205
Status: in_force

Each director appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles shall be appointed by resolution, and each director appointed by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, subject to confirmation by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles, shall be confirmed by resolution, and certified copies of the resolutions, together with notices of appointments made thereby, shall be forwarded without delay to the secretary of the district and to the County Clerk of Los Angeles County.
Cal. WAT § 55583 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 55583
Section 55583
Status: in_force

The resolution shall fix the time of the election, establish one or more voting precincts, designate the polling place or places, appoint an inspector, judge, and clerk for each precinct, and fix the hours during the day in which the polls will be open and the manner of voting for and against the issuance of the refunding bonds.
Cal. INS § 12694.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6.2 / Chapter 16.2 / Section 12694.2
Section 12694.2
Status: in_force

All civil service employees who are currently employed by the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, whose functions are transferred to the State Department of Health Care Services as a result of the act adding this section, shall retain their positions, status, and rights pursuant to Section 19050.9 of the Government Code and the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code).