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Cal. WIC § 15633 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 15633
Section 15633
Status: in_force

(a) The reports made pursuant to Sections 15630, 15630.1, 15630.2, and 15631 shall be confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in subdivision (b). Any violation of the confidentiality required by this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by not more than six months in the county jail, by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b) Reports of suspected abuse of an elder or dependent adult and information contained in the report may be disclosed only to the following:

(1) Persons or agencies to whom disclosure of information or the identity of the reporting party is permitted under Section 15633.5.

(2) (A) Persons who are trained and qualified to serve on multidisciplinary personnel teams may disclose to one another information and records that are relevant to the prevention, identification, or treatment of abuse of elderly or dependent persons.

(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (A), any personnel of the multidisciplinary team or agency who receives information pursuant to this chapter shall be under the same obligations and subject to the same confidentiality penalties as the person disclosing or providing that information. The information obtained shall be maintained in a manner that ensures the maximum protection of privacy and confidentiality rights.

(3) A trusted contact person, as specified in subdivision (h) of Section 15630.2.

(c) This section does not allow disclosure of any reports or records relevant to the reports of abuse of an elder or dependent adult if the disclosure would be prohibited by any other provisions of state or federal law applicable to the reports or records relevant to the reports of the abuse, nor does it prohibit the disclosure by a financial institution, broker-dealer, or investment adviser of any reports or records relevant to the reports of abuse of an elder or dependent adult if the disclosure would be required of a financial institution, broker-dealer, or investment adviser by otherwise applicable state or federal law or court order.

(d) This section does not prohibit employees of a county’s adult protective services agency or a county’s child welfare agency from disclosing information with each other for the purpose of multidisciplinary teamwork in the prevention, intervention, management, or treatment of the abuse or neglect of a child or abuse or neglect of an elder or dependent adult.
Cal. INS § 11663.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11663.5
Section 11663.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receiving a written request from an insured or the agent or broker of record where authorized by the insured, an insurer shall provide a premium and loss history report to the requesting party for the account’s tenure or the three-year period ending with the inception of the current policy period, whichever is shorter, plus loss experience during the current policy period that is in force if any of the following occur.

(1) The policy is canceled or nonrenewed.

(2) The policyholder requests the information within 60 days prior to the renewal date of an existing policy.

(3) The policyholder’s current insurer’s rating is downrated by a nationally recognized insurance rating service to a financial rating below secure or good or to a rating that would negatively impact the ability of the policyholder to conduct its business operations.

(4) The policyholder’s current insurer is conserved by the department under Section 1011, or is ordered to cease writing business under Sections 1065.1 and 1065.2.

The premium and loss history report, and the loss experience information for the current policy period, shall be provided within 10 business days of receiving the request.

(b) This section applies only to workers’ compensation insurance.

(c) This section shall not apply to a policyholder who, through automated or other means, is provided direct, ongoing access to claims information by the insurer.

(d) For purposes of this section, a loss history report includes, but is not limited to, a list of individual claims detailed by date of claim and total incurred and paid losses.
Cal. RTC § 2634 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2634
Section 2634
Status: in_force

The roll or delinquent roll or a copy certified by the tax collector, showing unpaid taxes against any property, is prima facie evidence of the assessment, the property assessed, the delinquency, the amount of taxes due and unpaid, and that there has been compliance with all forms of law relating to assessment and levy of the taxes.
Cal. PRC § 14549.9 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 14549.9
Section 14549.9
Status: in_force

(a) A beverage manufacturer may agree with one or more beverage manufacturers to submit a consolidated report, in lieu of individual reports, with aggregated information required by Section 14547 and subdivision (a) of Section 14549.3 that covers one or more beverage manufacturers if those beverage manufacturers share rights to the same brands or the products of which are distributed, marketed, or manufactured by a single reporting beverage manufacturer. A consolidated report shall be submitted to the department under penalty of perjury pursuant to standardized forms in the form and manner prescribed by the department. Beverage manufacturers included in the consolidated report shall be jointly and severally responsible for compliance with Section 14547 and subdivision (a) of Section 14549.3 and for penalties imposed in connection with the report, including, but not limited to, the annual administrative penalty specified in subdivision (b) of Section 14547.

(b) The department may adopt regulations as necessary to implement subdivision (a). Until January 1, 2025, the adoption and readoption of regulations to implement subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6 of the Government Code, and the department is hereby exempted from the requirement that it describe facts showing the need for immediate action and from review of the emergency regulations by the Office of Administrative Law.
Cal. FAC § 35282 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 35282
Section 35282
Status: in_force

Offering physical resistance or bodily attack on authorized representatives of the department or of an approved milk inspection service, who are engaged in the proper conduct of their official duties, is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days, without the alternative of a fine in any case.
Cal. ELEC § 18571 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 18571
Section 18571
Status: in_force

Any person acting on any counting board who refuses to obey any lawful order of the county elections official or his or her deputy is guilty of a misdemeanor, unless he or she is by his or her refusal guilty of a higher crime under the laws of this state.
Cal. HSC § 1429.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1429.1
Section 1429.1
Status: in_force

(a)  If a long-term health care facility licensed as a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility, as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 1418, has one or more of the following remedies actually imposed for violation of state or federal requirements, the facility shall provide written notification of the action to each resident, the resident’s responsible party and legal representative, and all applicants for admission to the facility:

(1)  Termination of the facility’s provider agreement to participate in the Medicare program, medicaid program, or both programs.

(2)  Denial of Medicare or medicaid payment for new admissions to the facility.

(3)  Denial by the Health Care Financing Administration of Medicare or medicaid payment for all individuals in the facility.

(4)  A ban on admissions, of any type.

(b)  A violation of the requirements of this section shall be a class “B” violation.
Cal. PROB § 9601 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9601
Section 9601
Status: in_force

(a) If a personal representative breaches a fiduciary duty, the personal representative is chargeable with any of the following that is appropriate under the circumstances:

(1) Any loss or depreciation in value of the decedent’s estate resulting from the breach of duty, with interest.

(2) Any profit made by the personal representative through the breach of duty, with interest.

(3) Any profit that would have accrued to the decedent’s estate if the loss of profit is the result of the breach of duty.

(b) If the personal representative has acted reasonably and in good faith under the circumstances as known to the personal representative, the court, in its discretion, may excuse the personal representative in whole or in part from liability under subdivision (a) if it would be equitable to do so.
Cal. BPC § 17082 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 17082
Section 17082
Status: in_force

In any action under this chapter, it is not necessary to allege or prove actual damages or the threat thereof, or actual injury or the threat thereof, to the plaintiff. But, in addition to injunctive relief, any plaintiff in any such action shall be entitled to recover three times the amount of the actual damages, if any, sustained by the plaintiff, as well as three times the actual damages, if any, sustained by any person who has assigned to the plaintiff his claim for damages resulting from a violation of this chapter.

In any action under this chapter in which judgment is entered against the defendant the plaintiff shall be awarded a reasonable attorney’s fee together with the costs of suit.

The amendments to this section adopted at the 1959 Regular Session of the Legislature do not apply to any action commenced prior to September 18, 1959.
Cal. WIC § 5002 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5002
Section 5002
Status: in_force

(a) Persons with mental health disorders and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may no longer be judicially committed.

(b) Persons with mental health disorders shall receive services pursuant to this part. Persons impaired by chronic alcoholism may receive services pursuant to this part if they elect to do so pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 5225) of Chapter 2.

(c) Persons with epilepsy may no longer be judicially committed.

(d) This part shall not be construed to repeal or modify laws relating to the commitment of mentally disordered sex offenders, persons with an intellectual disability, and mentally disordered criminal offenders, except as specifically provided in Section 4011.6 of the Penal Code, or as specifically provided in other statutes.
Cal. BPC § 1634.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1634.1
Section 1634.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 1634, the board may grant a license to practice dentistry to an applicant who submits all of the following to the board:

(a) A completed application form and all fees required by the board.

(b) Satisfactory evidence of having graduated from a dental school approved by a national accrediting body approved by the board or by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.

(c) Satisfactory evidence of having completed a clinically based advanced education program in general dentistry or an advanced education program in general practice residency that is, at minimum, one year in duration and is accredited by either the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association or a national accrediting body approved by the board. The advanced education program shall include a certification of clinical residency program completion approved by the board, to be completed upon the resident’s successful completion of the program in order to evaluate the resident’s competence to practice dentistry in the state. The certification shall be within two years prior to the date of the resident’s application for a license under this section. Completion of the program shall be within two years prior to the date of their application for a license under this section.

(d) Satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed the written examination of the National Board Dental Examination of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.

(e) Satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed an examination in California law and ethics.

(f) Proof that the applicant has not failed a state, regional, or national examination for licensure to practice dentistry under this chapter within five years prior to the date of the application for a license under this chapter. If the applicant subsequently passed the examination for licensure, the prior failure shall not make the applicant ineligible under this subdivision.
Cal. HSC § 120105 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 120105
Section 120105
Status: in_force

Whenever in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act (Section 27), service or notice of any order or demand is provided for, it shall be sufficient to do so by registered or certified mail if a receipt therefor signed by the person to be served or notified is obtained. The receipt shall be prima facie evidence of the service or notice in any civil or criminal action.
Cal. WAT § 13443 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 13443
Section 13443
Status: in_force

Upon application by a regional board that is attempting to remedy a significant unforeseen water pollution problem, posing an actual or potential public health threat, or is overseeing and tracking the implementation of a supplemental environmental project required as a condition of an order imposing administrative civil liability, and for which the regional board does not have adequate resources budgeted, the state board may order moneys to be paid from the account to the regional board to assist it in responding to the problem.
Cal. FAC § 20402 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 20402
Section 20402
Status: in_force

The bureau is administered by a chief who is appointed by the director pursuant to the State Civil Service Act, Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500), Division 5, Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 18662 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 18662
Section 18662
Status: in_force

Any applicant for a license may be required to appear before the commission as it or the executive officer may deem necessary.
Cal. FAC § 402 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 402
Section 402
Status: in_force

The department shall prevent fraud and deception in any of the following:

(a) Packing or labeling, or in any phase of the marketing, of any agricultural product which is governed by this code.

(b) Labeling and marketing of any commodity that is governed by this code, which is sold to producers for use in the production of crops.
Cal. PRC § 71107 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2.6 / Section 71107
Section 71107
Status: in_force

(a) Upon an appropriation of funds from the Legislature for this purpose, the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency, including their subsidiary agencies, shall collaborate to create a Tijuana River Valley Watershed Action Plan, known as the Tijuana River Plan. The Tijuana River Plan shall be drawn from existing and ongoing watershed planning efforts in both the United States and Mexico. The Tijuana River Plan shall be reviewed and updated on a three-year cycle. The Tijuana River Plan shall include, to the extent practicable, all of the following:

(1) Identification of key stakeholders and partnerships for data collection and information sharing.

(2) Identification of issues of concern and potential projects that may be implemented in the Tijuana River Valley watershed in both the United States and Mexico.

(3) Identification of short-term and long-term goals and targets for projects that may be implemented through the plan.

(4) Methods and strategies to restore water quality or water supply in degraded areas and to protect overall watershed health.

(5) Methods and strategies to protect the public health and limit beach closures.

(6) Methods and strategies, including target dates or milestones, interagency or public/private partnerships, and binational collaboration, to ensure implementation of the plan in Mexico and the United States, to the extent feasible.

(b) Upon completion of the Tijuana River Plan described in subdivision (a), the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Natural Resources Agency shall consult with the governments for the United States, the County of San Diego, the City of San Diego, the City of Imperial Beach, Mexico, the State of Baja California, the City of Tijuana, and the City of Tecate to develop a common watershed action plan to address issues in the Tijuana River and its entire watershed, on both sides of the border, including, but not limited to, issues relating to water quality, wildlife and fishery habitat, stormwater management, riverside development and management, wastewater discharge, and water supply.

(c) This section shall not require the expenditure of state funding or the development of any specific project without an appropriation from the Legislature.
Cal. RTC § 255.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 255.3
Section 255.3
Status: in_force

For the 1998–99 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the assessor shall on or before January 15 mail a claim form for the homeowners’ exemption to a person acquiring title to, and recording his or her ownership of an eligible dwelling after the immediately preceding lien date and before the lien date of the calendar year of the claim. The failure of a person to receive a claim form shall not, however, excuse the person from timely filing of the required affidavit.
Cal. SHC § 10100.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 10100.3
Section 10100.3
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the legislative body may use the powers of this division to pay for work or to make loans deemed necessary to bring buildings, including privately owned buildings, into compliance with fire safety standards or regulations. The legislative body shall declare that public loans or funds to owners of private buildings for fire safety improvements pursuant to this section constitute a public purpose resulting in a public benefit.

(b) Only work certified as necessary to comply with fire safety standards or regulations by local building officials may be financed. No project involving the dismantling of an existing building and its replacement by a new building or the construction of a new or substantially new building may be financed pursuant to this section. Work on qualified historical buildings or structures shall be done in accordance with the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code).

(c) Any financing for fire safety improvements of a residential structure containing units that were rented by households specified in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code before making of fire safety improvements shall be subject to a regulatory agreement that will ensure that the number of those units in the structure will not be reduced and will remain available at affordable rents pursuant to Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code as long as any portion of a loan issued pursuant to this section remains unpaid.

(d) No lot, parcel, or building shall be included in the district without the owner’s consent.

(e) The Legislature hereby declares that the expenditure of public funds or making of loans to owners of private buildings pursuant to this section for fire safety improvements constitutes a public purpose resulting in a public benefit. Public funds or loans made pursuant to this section shall not be construed to be gifts of public funds in violation of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
Cal. RTC § 55246 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 30 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 55246
Section 55246
Status: in_force

If judgment is rendered for the plaintiff, the amount of the judgment shall first be credited on any fee due from the plaintiff, and the balance shall be refunded to the plaintiff.
Cal. FAC § 35167 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 35167
Section 35167
Status: in_force

Every person who makes any bacteriological determination of milk or cream which is to be used as a basis of payment or determining value shall hold a technician’s license.
Cal. LAB § 139.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 139.4
Section 139.4
Status: in_force

(a) The administrative director may review advertising copy to ensure compliance with Section 651 of the Business and Professions Code and may require qualified medical evaluators to maintain a file of all advertising copy for a period of 90 days from the date of its use. Any file so required to be maintained shall be available to the administrative director upon the administrative director’s request for review.

(b) No advertising copy shall be used after its use has been disapproved by the administrative director and the qualified medical evaluator has been notified in writing of the disapproval.

(c) A qualified medical evaluator who is found by the administrative director to have violated any provision of this section may be terminated, suspended, or placed on probation.

(d) Proceedings to determine whether a violation of this section has occurred shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(e) The administrative director shall adopt regulations governing advertising by physicians with respect to industrial injuries or illnesses.

(f) Subdivision (a) shall not be construed to alter the application of Section 651 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. BPC § 6980.44 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 6 / Section 6980.44
Section 6980.44
Status: in_force

The application shall be verified and shall include the following:

(a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, and date of birth of the employee.

(b) The name, address, telephone number, and license number of the employer, and the date the employment commenced.

(c) A statement as to whether the employee has been arrested or convicted of a misdemeanor, excluding minor traffic violations.

(d) A statement as to whether the employee has been convicted of a felony.
Cal. FAC § 2223 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 2223
Section 2223
Status: in_force

In the agreement the board of supervisors shall agree not to reduce the salary of the commissioner to less than the base salary. The director may agree to pay to the county a sum not to exceed six thousand six hundred dollars ($6,600) per year to be used for the salary of the commissioner, or to compensate the county for services which are performed for the department. The amount which is paid to a county shall not, however, exceed two-thirds of the amount of the salary which is paid to its commissioner.