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Cal. PCC § 21351 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 100 / Section 21351
Section 21351
Status: in_force

All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, when the cost according to the estimate of the engineer will exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders as provided in this article. The board shall first determine whether the contract shall be let as a single unit, or divided into severable parts. The board shall advertise for bids by three insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation or by two insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published by the agency, inviting sealed proposals for the construction or performance of the improvement or work. The call for bids shall state whether the work shall be performed in one unit or divided into parts. The work may be let under a single contract or several contracts, as stated in the call. The board shall require the successful bidders to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of their claims for labor and material. The bonds shall comply with Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code. The board may reject any bid. In the event all proposals are rejected or no proposals are received, or the estimated cost of the work does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or the work consists of channel protection, maintenance work, or emergency work, the board may have the work done by force account without advertising for bids. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). The board may purchase in the open market without advertising for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work, either under contract or by force account. In awarding any contract or authorizing any work, the board shall comply with the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
Cal. BPC § 2054 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 2054
Section 2054
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who uses in any sign, business card, or letterhead, or, in an advertisement, the words “doctor” or “physician,” the letters or prefix “Dr.,” the initials “M.D.” or “D.O.,” or any other terms or letters indicating or implying that the person is a physician and surgeon, physician, surgeon, or practitioner under the terms of this or any other law, or that the person is entitled to practice hereunder, or who represents or holds themselves out as a physician and surgeon, physician, surgeon, or practitioner under the terms of this or any other law, without having at the time of so doing a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as a physician and surgeon under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor. No person shall use the words “doctor” or “physician,” the letters or prefix “Dr.,” the initials “M.D.” or “D.O.,” or any other terms or letters indicating or implying that the person is a physician and surgeon, physician, surgeon, or practitioner in a health care setting that would lead a reasonable patient to determine that person is a licensed “M.D.” or “D.O.”

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any of the following persons may use the words “doctor” or “physician,” the letters or prefix “Dr.,” or the initials “M.D.” or “D.O.”:

(1) A graduate of a medical or an osteopathic medical school approved or recognized by the medical or osteopathic medical board while enrolled in a postgraduate training program approved by the board.

(2) A graduate of a medical or an osteopathic medical school who does not have a certificate as a physician and surgeon under this chapter if the individual meets all of the following requirements:

(A) If issued a license to practice medicine in any jurisdiction, has not had that license revoked or suspended by that jurisdiction.

(B) Does not otherwise hold themselves out as a physician and surgeon entitled to practice medicine in this state except to the extent authorized by this chapter.

(C) Does not engage in any of the acts prohibited by Section 2060.

(3) A person authorized to practice medicine under Section 2111 or 2113 subject to the limitations set forth in those sections.

(4) A person holding a current and active license under this division or any initiative act referred to in this division, to the extent the use of the title is consistent with the act governing the practice of that license.

(5) A person whose use of the word “doctor” or the prefix “Dr.” is not associated with any claim of entitlement to practice medicine or any other professional service for which the use of the title would be untrue or misleading pursuant to Section 17500.
Cal. FIN § 9001 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 9001
Section 9001
Status: in_force

(a) Except where otherwise expressly provided, the commissioner shall prescribe by regulation the amount of each fee expressly required by the provisions of this division, including both existing provisions and provisions that are added by future enactments.

(b) The commissioner may require, and prescribe by regulation the amount of a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), for filing any application that requires the commissioner’s approval where a fee is not expressly required by the provisions of this division.
Cal. HNC § 19 — California Code / Code hnc / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 19
Section 19
Status: in_force

19.

“Person” means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company.
Cal. HSC § 53104 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 53104
Section 53104
Status: in_force

The members of the board shall annually elect a chairman from among their membership.
Cal. LAB § 1559 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 5.6 / Section 1559
Section 1559
Status: in_force

This part does not preempt any city, county, or city and county ordinance that provides equal or greater protection to employees who are covered by this part.
Cal. VEH § 4158 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4158
Section 4158
Status: in_force

In the event the vehicle is no longer registered in this state and the currently valid certificate of ownership is surrendered to the department, the bond or undertaking shall be returned and surrendered at the end of three years or prior thereto.
Cal. WIC § 11520.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 11520.7
Section 11520.7
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure that county demonstration projects and other innovative county approaches to CalWORKs program implementation are independently and rigorously evaluated and that findings are reported to the Legislature in a timely fashion. The evaluation of a county-specific program shall be developed in conjunction with the county and other appropriate agencies responsible for the local program.
Cal. BPC § 7810.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 2 / Section 7810.1
Section 7810.1
Status: in_force

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions pursuant to this chapter. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Cal. WAT § 11720 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 11720
Section 11720
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this part shall contain a recital on the face thereof that the payment or redemption of the bonds and the payment of interest thereon is secured by a first and direct charge and lien upon the revenues of any nature whatever received from the operation of the Central Valley Project for the construction of which the bonds are issued and that neither the payment of the principal or any part thereof or any interest thereon constitutes a debt, liability, or obligation of the State of California.
Cal. WAT § 36170 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 36170
Section 36170
Status: in_force

The board may order general obligation bonds sold at not less than 90 percent of par value when the board deems it for the best interest of the district to do so.
Cal. FGC § 8060 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7.5 / Section 8060
Section 8060
Status: in_force

Failure to file a claim for refund or credit within the time prescribed in this article constitutes a waiver of any demand against the state on account of overpayment of a landing fee.
Cal. SHC § 27047 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 27047
Section 27047
Status: in_force

If the petition as supplemented contains a sufficient number of signatures the county elections official shall present it with the certificate to that effect attached to the Secretary of State without delay.
Cal. VEH § 36606 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 6 / Section 36606
Section 36606
Status: in_force

(a) The limitations as to width, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15, do not apply to automatic bale wagons while operated as specified in Section 36102, except that such vehicles or the load thereon may not exceed 120 inches in width.

(b) This section shall have no application to highways which are a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956).
Cal. WAT § 31386 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 31386
Section 31386
Status: in_force

At the hearing any person interested, including persons owning property within the district, may appear and present any matters material to the questions set forth in the resolution declaring the necessity for incurring the bonded indebtedness.
Cal. BPC § 311 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 311
Section 311
Status: in_force

The director may create an interdepartmental committee to assist and advise him in the implementation of his duties. The members of such committee shall consist of the heads of state departments, or their designees. Members of such committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for the expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
Cal. HSC § 114413 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 114413
Section 114413
Status: in_force

A permit may be reinstated or a new permit issued if the enforcement agency determines that the conditions that prompted the suspension or revocation no longer exist.
Cal. PUC § 871 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 871
Section 871
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Moore Universal Telephone Service Act.
Cal. PRC § 30960 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20.5 / Section 30960
Section 30960
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall initiate a comprehensive, long-range planning process for the use of ocean waters offshore of California, may use the advisory panel appointed pursuant to Section 6231 as the planning committee, and may use the California Sea Grant Program to promote sound scientific data analysis and assessment in this planning process.
Cal. HSC § 114077 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 114077
Section 114077
Status: in_force

Condiments shall be protected from contamination by being kept in dispensers that are designed to provide protection, protected food displays provided with the proper utensils, original containers designed for dispensing, or individual packages or portions.
Cal. WAT § 33202 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 33202
Section 33202
Status: in_force

The City of Costa Mesa was incorporated on June 29, 1953, primarily for the purpose of providing municipal functions and services, including the providing of a water supply to its area; the Newport Heights Irrigation District was formed on August 5, 1918, primarily for providing a water supply to its land and inhabitants; the Fairview County Water District was formed on October 5, 1946, primarily for supplying water to its lands and inhabitants; and the Newport Mesa County Water District was formed on July 26, 1954, primarily for the purpose of supplying water to its land and inhabitants and to replace the Newport Mesa Irrigation District; that there is an overlapping, in whole or in part, of some of these districts and total contiguity, in that all of the districts and the city form a single contiguous unit. The new Costa Mesa County Water District, if formed, will include substantially all of the City of Costa Mesa within its boundaries.
Cal. BPC § 1054 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1054
Section 1054
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the name of a chiropractic corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services, shall contain the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders, and shall include the word “chiropractic” and the word “corporation” or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence.
Cal. PROB § 10305 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 6 / Section 10305
Section 10305
Status: in_force

(a) A sale of real property at public auction shall be made in the county in which the property is located. If the property is located in two or more counties, it may be sold in any one of them.

(b) A sale of real property at public auction shall be made between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., and the sale shall be made on the day specified in the notice of sale unless the sale is postponed.

(c) The personal representative may postpone a public auction sale of real property from time to time if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The personal representative believes that the postponement is to the advantage of the estate.

(2) Notice of the postponement is given by public declaration at the time and place appointed for the sale.

(3) The postponement, together with previous postponements of sale of the property, does not exceed three months in all.
Cal. HSC § 121650 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 121650
Section 121650
Status: in_force

This tax shall be levied as follows: An annual tax of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each male, two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each female, and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each neuter dog. It shall be collected by the proper authority at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are collected; except that at the first collection the proportion of the annual tax as corresponds to the number of months the tax has been in operation plus one year advance payment shall be collected.
Cal. BPC § 19970 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 14 / Section 19970
Section 19970
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter, for any reason, is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined to the operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.
Cal. PRC § 42291.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 42291.5
Section 42291.5
Status: in_force

For each pound of recycled plastic postconsumer material purchased from a source of recycled plastic postconsumer material in this state for use in the manufacture of plastic trash bags, or other products manufactured with recycled plastic postconsumer material in compliance with this chapter, the board shall credit the manufacturer certifying pursuant to Section 42293 with having used 1.2 pounds of recycled plastic postconsumer material toward compliance with the requirements of Section 42291.
Cal. WAT § 51255 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 51255
Section 51255
Status: in_force

If the district is situated in more than one county, a copy of the assessment list certified by the county treasurer, shall be filed with the treasurer of each of the other counties.
Cal. UIC § 9600 — California Code / Code uic / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 9600
Section 9600
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall represent the state and local governments upon their request in dealing with the federal government regarding the kinds and quality of job training and placement, employability, and related programs contained in the statewide plan described in subdivision (b), which are administered by or in the State of California pursuant to this division.

(b) The department shall develop a statewide plan and area plans to coordinate all programs it administers pursuant to this division and shall present such plans annually to the Legislature. Such plans shall include, but not be limited to, the review required in Section 9604.
Cal. CCP § 15 — California Code / Code ccp / Section 15
Section 15
Status: in_force

Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the Act giving the authority.
Cal. PRC § 6103.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 6103.4
Section 6103.4
Status: in_force

The State Lands Commission and the Division of State Lands may, as agencies of the Resources Agency, use the unexpended balances of funds available for use by them as agencies of the Department of Conservation in connection with the performance of the functions vested in them by Section 6103.2 as agencies of the Resources Agency. Such funds shall be used by them only for the purposes for which they were originally appropriated or otherwise made available to them as agencies of the Department of Conservation.
Cal. HSC § 50564 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 3.9 / Section 50564
Section 50564
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may approve the extension of a loan to an owner who occupies his or her housing unit funded by the department under any of the following loan programs: the owner component of the California Natural Disaster Assistance Act Program established by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 50660), the California Homeownership Assistance Program established by Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 50775), the owner component of the California Housing Rehabilitation Program established by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with 50668), the owner component of the Deferred Payment Rehabilitation Loan Program established by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 50660), the owner component of the State Earthquake Rehabilitation Assistance Program established by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 50671), and the owner component of the Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program established by Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 50780).

(b) A loan extension for a period of 10 years may be granted when the loan is due if the owner demonstrates that his or her household income is no more 50 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size, or if the department determines that it is not in the department’s interest to call the loan due.

(c) Loan terms contained in the existing promissory note shall apply during the period of the loan extension. All unpaid principal and interest shall be due at the end of the extension. However, the department may require periodic payments of principal or interest, or both, during the extension period. If the borrower repays the loan prior to the end of the extension, program restrictions shall be removed. As necessary to generate sufficient revenue to cover the cost of processing loan transactions and long-term monitoring of program requirements, the department may also assess loan processing and monitoring fees.

(d) The department may implement this section through guidelines that shall not be subject to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 830 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 830
Section 830
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “department” means the Department of Fish and Game.
Cal. HNC § 60.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 60.2
Section 60.2
Status: in_force

The department may enter into agreements with the United States and with any county, city, district, or other political subdivision of this state in connection with participation with the United States in any project in which the department may act and may, also, provide such adjustments which, in the judgment of the department, are in the best interest of the State of California.
Cal. PUC § 15972 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 15972
Section 15972
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a district which lies entirely within one county may submit to the qualified electors, at a general election or a special election called for that purpose, a proposition to increase the number of directors from three to five. By initiative ordinance the electors of such a district may adopt legislation providing for the increase of the number of directors from three to five. The initiative proceedings shall be conducted in all respects as prescribed by general law for the initiative by electors of counties. If a majority of the electors voting at the election vote in favor of the proposition, the district shall have five directors elected at large.
Cal. BPC § 7607 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 7607
Section 7607
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 1.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 399.]
(a) The bureau may inspect the premises in which the business of a funeral establishment, cemetery, or crematory is conducted, where embalming is practiced, or where human remains are stored.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 399, Sec. 2.   (AB 351)   Effective January 1, 2023.   Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.]
(a) The bureau may inspect the premises in which the business of a funeral establishment, reduction facility, cemetery, or crematory is conducted, where embalming is practiced, or where human remains are stored.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. INS § 15046 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 15046
Section 15046
Status: in_force

The acceptance of such rights and privileges as evidenced by such act shall signify the agreement of the licensee that any such process which is served against him or her in the manner provided in this article shall be of the same legal force and validity as if serviced upon him or her personally in this state.