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Cal. PEN § 18 — California Code / Code pen / Section 18
Section 18
Status: in_force

(a) Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by any law of this state, every offense declared to be a felony is punishable by imprisonment for 16 months, or two or three years in the state prison unless the offense is punishable pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.

(b) Every offense which is prescribed by any law of the state to be a felony punishable by imprisonment or by a fine, but without an alternate sentence to the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, may be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine, or by both.
Cal. PUC § 1763 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 1763
Section 1763
Status: in_force

(a) No temporary stay shall be granted by the Supreme Court or court of appeal unless it clearly appears from specific facts shown by the verified petition that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result to the applicant before notice can be served and hearing had on a motion for a stay as provided in this article.

(b) Every temporary stay shall be endorsed with the date and hour of issuance, shall be forthwith filed in the clerk’s office and entered of record, shall define the injury and state why it appears to be irreparable and why the order was granted without notice, and shall by its terms expire within a time after entry not to exceed 10 days as the court may fix, unless within the time so fixed the order is extended for a like period for good cause shown and the reasons for the extension entered of record.

(c) In case a temporary stay is granted without notice, the matter of the issuance of a stay shall be set down for hearing at the earliest possible time, and when it comes up for hearing the party obtaining the temporary stay shall proceed with the application for a stay. If the party does not so proceed, the court shall dissolve the temporary stay.
Cal. FAC § 6049 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 9 / Section 6049
Section 6049
Status: in_force

The department, with the cooperation of the University of California, the United States Department of Agriculture, or other agencies, may develop and implement biological control methods to eradicate or control the aquatic weed pest hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) in any area of the state, and may conduct studies for those purposes. When the development or implementation involves the use of fish, each individual program for development or implementation shall first be approved by the Department of Fish and Game.
Cal. HSC § 25167.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 6.5 / Section 25167.4
Section 25167.4
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:

(a)  “Vehicle” means a truck, trailer, semitrailer, or cargo tank. “Vehicle” does not include a truck tractor unless it is capable of containing a portion of the cargo.

(b)  “Container” means a portable tank, intermediate bulk container, or rolloff bin.
Cal. RTC § 20820 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 20820
Section 20820
Status: in_force

A participating county may charge an application fee from a claimant upon that claimant’s submission of an application form to participate in the program, consistent with Section 54985 of the Government Code. The application fees derived from all claimants in a participating county shall be used to offset that county’s costs incurred in administering the program. The proceeds of the fee shall be deposited in an account within the Property Tax Deferral Fund, established by Section 20822, to be used exclusively to pay those administrative costs.
Cal. HSC § 13896 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 13896
Section 13896
Status: in_force

The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. WAT § 71126 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 71126
Section 71126
Status: in_force

Within 30 days of the date of the filing of the formation petition, the county elections official shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of voters. Upon request of the county elections official, the board of supervisors shall authorize him or her to employ persons specially for this purpose, in addition to the persons regularly employed in his or her office, and shall provide for their compensation.
Cal. HSC § 43000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 43000
Section 43000
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a)  The emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles is the primary cause of air pollution in many parts of the state.

(b)  The control and elimination of those air pollutants is of prime importance for the protection and preservation of the public health and well-being, and for the prevention of irritation to the senses, interference with visibility, and damage to vegetation and property.

(c)  The state has a responsibility to establish uniform procedures for compliance with standards which control or eliminate those air pollutants.

(d)   Vehicle emission standards applied to new motor vehicles, and to used motor vehicles equipped with motor vehicle pollution control devices, are standards with which all motor vehicles shall comply.

(e)  Dependence on petroleum based fuels in motor vehicles not only contributes to substantial degradation of air quality and risk to public health, but also impedes the state’s progress toward the petroleum use reduction goal prescribed in Section 25000.5 of the Public Resources Code.
Cal. PUC § 2104.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 2104.7
Section 2104.7
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2104, all moneys collected pursuant to any settlements, unless restricted by a court for another purpose, abatement orders, fines, or penalties by the commission from a gas corporation serving the Los Angeles Basin pursuant to an administrative enforcement or legal proceeding relating to the well failure at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility first reported to the commission in October 2015 shall be deposited in the Aliso Canyon Recovery Account, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the account may be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of mitigating impacts on local air quality, public health, and ratepayers resulting from the well failure at Aliso Canyon, including evaluation of any negative effects on public health and enhancing the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of implementing Sections 380.6 and 2836.7.

(b) For purposes of this section, “Los Angeles Basin” means the area identified as the “Aliso Canyon Delivery Area” on page 11 of the Aliso Canyon Risk Assessment Technical Report, dated April 5, 2016.
Cal. RTC § 6016.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6016.1
Section 6016.1
Status: in_force

(a) “Digital product” means prewritten computer software transferred on tangible storage media, transferred electronically, or accessed remotely.

(b) “Digital product” does not include any of the following:

(1) A digital asset.

(2) A digital audio work.

(3) A digital audiovisual work.

(4) A digital book.

(5) Digital infrastructure.

(6) A digital video game product.

(7) A digital visual work.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) “Computer” has the meaning defined in Section 6010.9.

(2) “Computer software” has the meaning defined in Section 6010.9.

(3) “Custom computer software” has the meaning defined in Section 6010.9.

(4) “Digital asset” means a digital representation of value that is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or any similar technology, as specified by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

(5) “Digital audio work” means a work that results from the fixation of a series of musical, spoken, or other sounds, including a ringtone or music, that is transferred electronically or accessed remotely.

(6) “Digital audiovisual work” means a series of related images that when shown in succession impart an impression of motion, together with accompanying sounds, if any, that is transferred electronically or accessed remotely.

(7) “Digital book” means a work that is generally recognized in the ordinary and usual sense as a book that is transferred electronically or accessed remotely.

(8) “Digital infrastructure” means a cloud-based service provided remotely that allows a user to create, deploy, scale, or run the user’s own computer software on the service provider’s digital platform without managing, operating, or maintaining the user’s own infrastructure, including any hardware, software, networks, and facilities that are required to allow the user to create, deploy, scale, or run the user’s own computer software, required to complete the task.

(9) “Digital video game product” means an electronic, interactive game played for entertainment purposes by manipulating an input device to produce visual feedback on a screen that is transferred electronically or accessed remotely.

(10) “Digital visual work” means artwork created by using computer hardware and software processes which results in artwork in a digital format that is transferred electronically or accessed remotely.

(11) “Prewritten computer software” means computer software that is held or existing for general or repeated sale or lease, even if the prewritten software was initially developed on a custom basis or for in-house use, including the combination of two or more prewritten programs.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. HSC § 20106 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 20106
Section 20106
Status: in_force

Within twenty-four hours after the election, the judges of the election shall report and certify to the district board the number of votes cast for and against the tax.
Cal. RTC § 2633 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2633
Section 2633
Status: in_force

The district attorney shall bring suit against the tax collector and his sureties for this amount. The controller or the board of supervisors may require the district attorney to bring this suit if he neglects his duty. After the suit is commenced, no credit shall be made to the collector for taxes outstanding.
Cal. WIC § 4689.8 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 4689.8
Section 4689.8
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2008:

(a) No regional center may pay an existing supported living service provider, for services where rates are determined through a negotiation between the regional center and the provider, a rate higher than the rate in effect on June 30, 2008, unless the increase is required by a contract between the regional center and the vendor that is in effect on June 30, 2008, or the regional center demonstrates that the approval is necessary to protect the consumer’s health or safety and the department has granted prior written authorization.

(b) No regional center may negotiate a rate with a new supported living service provider, for services where rates are determined through a negotiation between the regional center and the provider, that is higher than the regional center’s median rate for the same service code and unit of service, or the statewide median rate for the same service code and unit of service, whichever is lower. The unit of service designation shall conform with an existing regional center designation or, if none exists, a designation used to calculate the statewide median rate for the same service. The regional center shall annually certify to the State Department of Developmental Services its median rate for each negotiated rate service code, by designated unit of service. This certification shall be subject to verification through the department’s biennial fiscal audit of the regional center.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, commencing July 1, 2016, and to the extent funds are appropriated in the annual Budget Act for this purpose, the rates in effect on June 30, 2016, for supported living services, as defined in Subchapter 19 of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be increased by 5 percent. The increase shall be applied as a percentage, and the percentage shall be the same for all providers.
Cal. HSC § 41354 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 41354
Section 41354
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of the Antelope Valley district, other than members of the Antelope Valley district board, are entitled to the benefits of the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31450) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 3 of the Government Code).
Cal. FAM § 4324 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4324
Section 4324
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, when a spouse is convicted of attempting to murder the other spouse, as punishable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 664 of the Penal Code, or of soliciting the murder of the other spouse, as punishable pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 653f of the Penal Code, the injured spouse shall be entitled to a prohibition of any temporary or permanent award for spousal support or medical, life, or other insurance benefits or payments from the injured spouse to the other spouse.

As used in this section, “injured spouse” means the spouse who has been the subject of the attempted murder or the solicitation of murder for which the other spouse was convicted, whether or not actual physical injury occurred.
Cal. SHC § 2960 — California Code / Code shc / Division 4 / Part 7.5 / Section 2960
Section 2960
Status: in_force

This part provides an alternative procedure for complying with the requirements of this division. This alternative procedure shall only be used by a legislative body undertaking assessment proceedings pursuant to the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000)), whether or not in combination with another authorized assessment bond act. If a legislative body complies with the requirements of this part, all other requirements of this division are satisfied.
Cal. PRC § 30613 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 30613
Section 30613
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 30519, subdivision (b) of Section 30600, and subdivision (b) of Section 30610.5, which apply to lands subject to the public trust shall not apply to any lands which may be subject to the public trust but which the commission, after consultation with the State Lands Commission, determines are (1) filled and developed and are (2) located within an area which is committed to urban uses.

(b) No later than 120 days after receiving a request from a local government, the commission shall determine the lands within the jurisdiction of that local government to which the provisions of subdivision (a) apply.

(c) The provisions of this section shall apply to lands which have been the subject of coastal development permits, local coastal programs, categorical exclusions or urban exclusions, which have previously been approved, authorized, or certified by the commission.
Cal. WIC § 18976 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 18976
Section 18976
Status: in_force

A primary prevention program shall include all of the following:

(a) Parent, teacher, and children’s workshops which provide all of the following:

(1) Information, provided in a clear, age-appropriate, nonthreatening manner, delineating the problem and the range of possible solutions.

(2) Workshops which are culturally and linguistically appropriate to the population served and which are staffed by people with cultural and linguistic backgrounds representing the diversity of the population in the service area.

(3) Workshops which are appropriate to the geographic area served.

(4) Workshops which are designed to help counteract common stereotypes about victims and offenders.

(b) Parent and school staff workshops presented prior to the presentation of children’s workshops, which include information and training concerning all of the following:

(1) Physical and behavioral indicators of abuse.

(2)  Postworkshop session techniques.

(3) Community resources.

(4) Rights and responsibilities regarding reporting.

(5) School district procedures to facilitate reporting and apprise supervisors and administrators of reports.

(6) Caring for a child’s needs after a report is made.

(c) Children’s workshops shall contain information and training concerning all of the following:

(1) The right of every child to live free of abuse.

(2) How to disclose incidents of abuse.

(3) The availability of support resources and how to obtain help.

(4) Child safety training and age-appropriate self-defense techniques.

(5) A period for postworkshop sessions in a school setting which maximizes the child’s privacy and sense of safety and provide a period of time following each child’s workshop, or a reasonable time thereafter, for any child who on a voluntary basis may want to individually talk with classroom presenters. Reports and referrals to appropriate child protective services agencies shall be made pursuant to state law. These sessions shall not provide any therapy or other forms of treatment.
Cal. FIN § 12302 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12302
Section 12302
Status: in_force

Whenever a licensee desires to change his place of business to a street address other than that designated in his license or desires to change the place or area of doing business in the case of a mobile unit, he shall give written notice to the commissioner of the desired change.
Cal. BPC § 14433 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 14433
Section 14433
Status: in_force

The acceptance by the owner, or any person lawfully entitled to their use, of any money as a deposit to secure the safekeeping and return of containers, equipment or supplies does not constitute a sale of the containers, supplies or equipment, either optional or otherwise, in any proceeding under this article.
Cal. VEH § 34021 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.7 / Article 2 / Section 34021
Section 34021
Status: in_force

The regulations adopted by the commissioner shall make reasonable allowances for cargo tanks in existence when the regulations become effective. No allowance shall, however, be made for any cargo tank which because of its design or construction constitutes a distinct hazard to life or property.
Cal. SHC § 9450 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 9450
Section 9450
Status: in_force

Whenever there is in the redemption fund two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more available for the payment of principal of bonds, and not collected for the purpose of paying the principal of bonds maturing on the next second day of July, the city shall purchase or call bonds as provided in this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 5505 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5505
Section 5505
Status: in_force

If the petition contains names of electors residing in a county other than the one having the largest area within the proposed district, and does not contain the requisite number of signatures of electors residing in the county having the largest area within the proposed district, a duplicate original of the petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the other county, and the clerk of the board of supervisors of the other county shall likewise check and verify the signatures to the petition and certify the result to the board of supervisors of his county, and thereupon copies of the clerk’s certificates shall be transmitted to each county affected.
Cal. RTC § 124 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 124
Section 124
Status: in_force

“Current taxes” means taxes which are a lien on property, but which are not included in “amount of defaulted taxes” except that, between a lien date and the time in the same calendar year when property is declared to be tax-defaulted, the taxes becoming a lien on this lien date in such calendar year are not yet “current taxes.”
Cal. BPC § 25369 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 14 / Section 25369
Section 25369
Status: in_force

In any case the Department of Finance may, within 30 days after judgment, pay the balance due to the bona fide or innocent purchaser, lienholder, mortgagee, or vendor and purchase the alcoholic beverages or other property for the State.
Cal. BPC § 7028.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 7028.4
Section 7028.4
Status: in_force

In addition to the remedies set forth in Section 7028.3, on proper showing by (1) a licensed contractor, or an association of contractors, (2) a consumer affected by the violation, (3) a district attorney, or (4) the Attorney General, of a continuing violation of this chapter by a person who does not hold a state contractor’s license in any classification, an injunction shall issue by a court specified in Section 7028.3 at the request of any such party, prohibiting such violation. The plaintiff in any such action shall not be required to prove irreparable injury.
Cal. BPC § 4999.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 4999.5
Section 4999.5
Status: in_force

The respective healing arts licensing boards shall be responsible for enforcing this chapter and any other laws and regulations affecting California licensed health care professionals providing telephone medical advice services.
Cal. HSC § 113275 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 113275
Section 113275
Status: in_force

The department may make regulations to secure the proper enforcement of this article, including regulations with respect to the sanitary preparation of articles of food for freezing, the use of containers, marks, tags, or labels, and the display of signs.
Cal. PRC § 42416 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 42416
Section 42416
Status: in_force

On or before July 1, 1991, the board shall, in consultation with the retreading industry, develop a procedure to estimate the number of retreads sold in California. This information, in addition to other facts compiled on the utilization of retread tires, shall be used to evaluate the effectiveness of this program. The results of that evaluation shall be included in the report required pursuant to Section 40507.
Cal. WAT § 12681.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12681.2
Section 12681.2
Status: in_force

The San Bernardino County Flood Control District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation, required by the act of Congress approved October 27, 1965, Public Law 89-298, 79 Stat. 1073, Title II, the “Flood Control Act of 1965,” will be furnished by the district in connection with the plan of improvement for flood control adopted and authorized in Section 12681.1.
Cal. FGC § 8669 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 8669
Section 8669
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess gill nets, seines, or other devices capable of being used to take mullet or carp for commercial purposes, within 500 yards of the Salton Sea and those portions of the New and Alamo Rivers designated as commercial fishing waters lying in District 22, except during such open season as may be prescribed by the commission.