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Cal. ELEC § 6300 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 6300
Section 6300
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be applicable only to the presidential primary ballot of the Republican Party, and qualified parties for which no other provisions apply.

(b) This chapter shall be applicable to the selection of delegates to the Republican Party National Convention to the extent that the constitution, bylaws, and rules of the Republican Party do not provide otherwise. The California Republican Party shall notify the Secretary of State of any material changes in the constitution, bylaws, and rules of the Republican Party relating to the selection of delegates to the Republican Party National Convention.
Cal. PUC § 130239 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 130239
Section 130239
Status: in_force

In order to facilitate the participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses and disadvantaged individuals in activities and contracts of the commission, to the extent that the provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and Chapter 60 (commencing with Section 60.1) of Title 41 and Part 23 (commencing with Section 23.1) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations are not applicable, the commission has the authority to develop a program to implement similar provisions applicable to its activities and contracts.
Cal. WIC § 10850.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 10850.1
Section 10850.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of Section 10850, the activities of a multidisciplinary personnel team engaged in the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect, or of the abuse of elder or dependent persons are activities performed in the administration of public social services, and a member of the team may disclose and exchange any information or writing that also is kept or maintained in connection with any program of public social services or otherwise designated as confidential under state law which he or she reasonably believes is relevant to the prevention, identification, management, or treatment of child abuse or neglect, or of the abuse of elder or dependent persons to other members of the team. All discussions relative to the disclosure or exchange of any such information or writing during team meetings are confidential and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, testimony concerning any such discussion is not admissible in any criminal, civil, or juvenile court proceeding.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “Child abuse” has the same meaning as defined in Section 18951. As used in this section, “abuse of elder or dependent persons” has the meaning given in Section 15610.07.

(2) “Multidisciplinary personnel team” means a team as specified in Section 15610.55 relative to the abuse of elder or dependent persons or 18951 relative to child abuse or neglect.
Cal. WIC § 5344 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 5344
Section 5344
Status: in_force

Any expenditure for the custody, evaluation, treatment, or other procedures for services rendered a person pursuant to this article shall be considered an expenditure made under the provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 5600) of this division, and shall be paid as are other expenditures pursuant to that part. No person shall be admitted to a state hospital for care and treatment of his or her use of controlled substances prior to screening and referral by an agency designated in the county Short-Doyle plan to provide the services.
Cal. HSC § 11812 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11812
Section 11812
Status: in_force

The following conditions apply to county expenditures of funds pursuant to this part:

(a) Where the services specified in the contract for alcohol and other drug services are provided pursuant to other general health or social programs, only that portion of the services dealing with alcohol and other drug problems may be financed under this part.

(b) (1) Each county shall utilize available privately operated alcohol and other drug programs and services in the county prior to utilizing new county-operated programs and services, or city-operated programs and services pursuant to Section 11796.1, when the available privately operated programs and services are as favorable in quality and cost as are those operated by the county or city. When these privately operated programs and services are not available, the county shall make a reasonable effort to encourage the development of privately operated programs and services prior to developing county-operated or city-operated programs and services.

(2) The county alcohol and drug program administrator shall demonstrate to the board of supervisors, and to the department, prior to development of any new program or service, that reasonable efforts have been made to comply with paragraph (1). All available local public or private programs and services, as described in paragraph (1), that are appropriate shall be utilized prior to using services provided by hospitals.

(c) All personal information and records obtained by the county, any program that has a contract with the county, or the department pursuant to this section are confidential and may be disclosed only in those instances designated in Section 5328 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(1) Any person may bring an action against an individual who has willingly and knowingly released confidential information or records concerning that person in violation of this section, for the greater of the following amounts:

(A) Five hundred dollars ($500).

(B) Three times the amount of actual damages, if any, sustained by the plaintiff.

(2) (A) Any person may, in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, bring an action to enjoin the release of confidential information or records in violation of this chapter, and may in the same action seek damages as provided in this section.

(B) It is not a prerequisite to an action under this section that the plaintiff suffer or be threatened with actual damages.

(d) The department may require that each county and any public or private provider of alcohol and other drug services that receives any funds under this part provide any information requested by the department relating to any application for or receipt of federal or other nonstate funds, including fees, donations, grants, and other revenues, for alcohol and other drug services provided by these agencies.
Cal. SHC § 27206 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Section 27206
Section 27206
Status: in_force

If during the month of July next preceding the expiration of the time estimated for the construction of the works it shall appear to the board that the construction of the works may be delayed beyond the time so estimated the board shall estimate the period of such delay and cause a tax to be levied and collected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter which shall be sufficient to produce the amount required to pay one year’s interest on the bonds or, if the estimated period of delay will be less than one year, the amount required to pay the interest which will accrue on the bonds during such estimated period of delay.

The amount of any such tax shall be reduced to the extent that the district has funds on hand and available for the purpose of paying such interest.
Cal. WIC § 9162 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 9162
Section 9162
Status: in_force

Each CRC shall submit progress reports on its activities as required by the department. These reports shall include, but not be limited to, a summary and evaluation of the activities of the CRC. Client, caregiver, service, and cost data shall be provided for each operating CRC.
Cal. WAT § 51541 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 51541
Section 51541
Status: in_force

The notice shall be published, mailed, or personally served upon each landowner in the manner provided in Section 51519.
Cal. PROB § 16013 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 16013
Section 16013
Status: in_force

If a trust has more than one trustee, each trustee has a duty to do the following:

(a) To participate in the administration of the trust.

(b) To take reasonable steps to prevent a cotrustee from committing a breach of trust or to compel a cotrustee to redress a breach of trust.
Cal. WAT § 47103 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 47103
Section 47103
Status: in_force

The hearings shall be public, and held at the ordinary place of business of the board.
Cal. PRC § 9184 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9184
Section 9184
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The chief petitioners, the agency filing the resolution, or any member or members of the board of supervisors authorized by the board, any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of these voters and associations of citizens, may file with the elections official of the principal county a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.

(2) Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length. Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the text of the proposition, analysis, arguments, and sample ballots and to permit the 10-day public examination period as provided in Section 9190 of the Elections Code for the particular election, the elections official of the principal county shall fix and determine a reasonable date prior to the election after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted for printing and distribution to the voters, pursuant to Section 9185. Notice of the date fixed shall be published by the elections official pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. Arguments may be changed until and including the date fixed by the elections official.

(b) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the elections official within the time prescribed, the elections official shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.

In selecting the arguments, the elections official shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:

(1) Chief petitioners, or the agency filing the resolution.

(2) The board of supervisors, or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.

(3) Individual voters, or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of these voters and associations.

(c) When the elections official of the principal county has selected the arguments for and against the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, he or she shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against, and copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the elections official of the principal county not more than 10 days after the final date for filing direct arguments. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to rebut, and shall be titled “Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure (or Proposition) ____” or “Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure (or Proposition) ____,” the blank spaces being filled in only with the letter or number, if any, designating the measure. Words used in the title shall not be counted when determining the length of any rebuttal argument.
Cal. VEH § 9871 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 9871
Section 9871
Status: in_force

Upon application for original registration or transfer of registration of an undocumented vessel, the department may assign an appropriate hull identification number to such vessel whenever there is no hull identification number thereon, or when a hull identification number thereon has been destroyed or obliterated; and such hull identification number shall be permanently marked in an integral part of the hull which is accessible for inspection.
Cal. HSC § 112155 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 112155
Section 112155
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

(a)  “Shellfish” means native or nonnative bivalve mollusks, which include oysters, rock scallops, clams, and mussels, either fresh or frozen, and either shucked or in the shell.

(b)  “Shellstock” means shellfish which remain in their shells.

(c)  “Growing area” means any offshore ocean, coastal estuarine, or freshwater area that may be classified by the department for natural shellfish growth or artificial shellfish propagation and includes open seawater systems.

(d)  “Approved area” means a shellfish-growing area not adversely affected by sewage or other wastes.

(e)  “Conditionally approved area” means a shellfish-growing area that may be occasionally affected by sewage or other wastes.

(f)  “Prohibited area” means a shellfish-growing area not certified because of its proximity to a waste discharge or because the area is influenced by other detrimental environmental factors.

(g)  “Restricted area” means a shellfish-growing area subjected to a limited degree of pollution which makes it unsafe to harvest shellfish for direct marketing but where harvesting for relaying or depuration may be permitted.

(h)  “Other wastes” means wastes, such as, but not limited to, animal, industrial, radiological, and agricultural wastes which would render shellfish unsafe or unfit for human consumption.

(i)  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

(j)  “Director” means the State Director of Health Services.

(k)  “Person” includes any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, and association.

( l)  “Closed area” means an area that the shellfish taken therefrom have been declared to be unsafe or unfit for human consumption.
Cal. WIC § 5259 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 5259
Section 5259
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall prohibit the professional person in charge of a treatment facility, or his or her designee, from permitting a person certified for intensive treatment to leave the facility for short periods during the person’s involuntary additional treatment.
Cal. FAC § 80074 — California Code / Code fac / Division 23 / Chapter 3 / Section 80074
Section 80074
Status: in_force

After consultation with the Secretary of the Resources Agency and after a public hearing, the secretary may add to, or remove from, the jurisdiction of this division a native plant. A public hearing on native plants may be held at least once every 24 months in a county subject to this division and in a location that is convenient to a large segment of the public.

In deciding whether to call a public hearing, the secretary may consider a request from a public or private group, including concerned citizens, and the secretary shall convene such a hearing when requested by resolution of any county board of supervisors. The secretary may consider at the hearing which plants are in need of protection and whether the boundaries of the area to be protected should be changed pursuant to Section 80003.
Cal. WIC § 349 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 349
Section 349
Status: in_force

(a) A minor or nonminor dependent who is the subject of a juvenile court hearing, and any person entitled to notice of the hearing under Sections 290.1, 290.2, 291, 293, and 294 is entitled to be present at the hearing.

(b) The minor or nonminor dependent and any person who is entitled to that notice has the right to be represented at the hearing by counsel of their own choice.

(c) If the minor or nonminor dependent is present at the hearing, the court shall inform the minor or nonminor dependent that they have the right to address the court and participate in the hearing and the court shall allow the minor or nonminor dependent, if they so desire, to address the court and participate in the hearing.

(d) For a minor who is 10 years of age or older, or for a nonminor dependent, if they are not present at the hearing, the court shall determine whether the minor or nonminor dependent was properly notified of their right to attend the hearing and inquire whether the minor or nonminor dependent was given an opportunity to attend. If that minor or nonminor dependent was not properly notified or if the minor or nonminor dependent wished to be present and was not given an opportunity to be present, the court shall continue the hearing to allow the minor or nonminor dependent to be present unless, in the case of a minor, the court finds that it is in the best interest of the minor not to continue the hearing. The court shall continue the hearing only for that period of time necessary to provide notice and secure the presence of the minor or nonminor dependent. The court may issue any and all orders reasonably necessary to ensure that the minor or nonminor dependent has an opportunity to attend.

(e) Nothing in this section shall prevent or limit any minor’s or nonminor dependent’s right to attend or participate in the hearing.
Cal. WIC § 18926.8 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18926.8
Section 18926.8
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the CalFresh E&T Workers’ Compensation Fund for the purpose of paying workers’ compensation claims resulting from CalFresh recipients’ participation in the CalFresh E&T program. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds deposited and maintained under this section are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the State Department of Social Services for the payment of workers’ compensation claims to CalFresh E&T participants.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, income generated from the Surplus Money Investment Fund during any fiscal year shall be credited to the CalFresh E&T Workers’ Compensation Fund.

(c) In the event of an amendment to the law requiring abolition of the fund, all remaining funds shall be returned to the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cal. SHC § 31172 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 31172
Section 31172
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Financial Institutions may investigate and ascertain the status or sufficiency as investments for savings banks in this state of any such bonds. If upon investigation it is determined in his or her opinion that such bonds constitute a proper investment for savings banks, he or she shall so certify. The Commissioner of Financial Institutions may revoke any such certificate issued by him or her at any time in his or her discretion.
Cal. PUC § 60164 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 60164
Section 60164
Status: in_force

Any action or proceedings wherein the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance provided for in this chapter or the issuance of any bonds thereunder or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commenced within six months from the date of the election at which the ordinance is approved; otherwise, the bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption and approval of the ordinance, shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
Cal. RTC § 3961 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 3961
Section 3961
Status: in_force

All unknown defendants served by publication shall have the same rights as are provided by law for other defendants upon whom personal service or service by publication is made. The action shall proceed against the unknown defendants in the same manner as against the other defendants who are served personally or by publication. Regardless of any legal disability, any unknown defendant, who has been served, and anyone claiming under him, who has or claims to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the property, or cloud upon the title thereto, or who owns or claims to own an interest in a special assessment lien adverse to plaintiff at the time of the commencement of the action, shall be concluded by a judgment in the action as if the action were brought against and personal service made upon that person by his or her name. Service shall be deemed complete upon the completion of the publication.
Cal. VEH § 14105.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14105.5
Section 14105.5
Status: in_force

(a) The person subject to a hearing may request a review of the decision taken under Section 14105 within 15 days of the effective date of the decision.

(b) On receipt of a request for review, the department shall stay the action pending a decision on review, unless the hearing followed an action pursuant to Section 13353, 13353.2, or 13953. The review shall include an examination of the hearing report, documentary evidence, and findings. The hearing officer or hearing board conducting the original hearing may not participate in the review process.

(c) Following the review, a written notice of the department’s decision shall be mailed to the person involved. If the action has been stayed pending review, the department’s decision shall take effect as stated in the notice, but not less than four nor more than 15 days after the notice is mailed.

(d) The decision may be modified at any time after issuance to correct mistakes or clerical errors.
Cal. PRC § 3805 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 3805
Section 3805
Status: in_force

The definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 44473 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 9 / Section 44473
Section 44473
Status: in_force

(a)   Manufacturers of all motor vehicle models described in Section 44472 shall submit quarterly records and an annual report to the state board detailing the percentage of new models certified for sale, sold, or offered for sale in California with CFC-alternative mobile air-conditioning systems not using the CFC-based products enumerated in subdivision (a) of Section 44471. Compliance with Section 44472 shall be based on the total number of new motor vehicle models with non-CFC-based vehicle air-conditioners certified for sale, sold, or offered for sale versus the total number of new motor vehicle models with vehicle air-conditioners certified for sale, sold, or offered for sale in California each year.

(b)  Each of the deadlines set forth in Section 44472 may be extended for a period of not more than two years upon a determination by the state board that chemical or technological alternatives to CFC-based products are not yet available and in sufficient supply, or that manufacturers of new motor vehicles require additional time to redesign vehicle air-conditioning systems.

(c)  The state board shall adopt regulations by March 1, 1992, providing for the enforcement of this part.