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Cal. PRC § 614 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 614
Section 614
Status: in_force

The department may do any of the following:

(a) Advise a city, county, city and county, special district, including a resource conservation district, state agency, federal agency, tribal agency, and the general public on issues of conservation importance, including, but not limited to, planning activities and documents.

(b) Review and provide comments to documents prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).

(c) Administer local assistance programs, including grants and contracts.

(d) Serve as a state-level liaison with resource conservation districts.

(e) Provide assistance to resource conservation districts, including, but not limited to, equipment, technology, training, education, technical assistance, financial assistance, assistance to support or improve the district’s organization or capacity, and any other goods or services.

(f) Cooperate with and promote coordination of the activities of any federal, state, local, or tribal agency, including cities, counties, special districts, including resource conservation districts, and California Native American tribes on issues of conservation importance.
Cal. VEH § 34686 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.86 / Section 34686
Section 34686
Status: in_force

The State of California and its agencies and political subdivisions are exempt from the registration requirements of this division.
Cal. ELEC § 2275 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 2275
Section 2275
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a taskforce that includes all of the following members:

(1) The Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator.

(2) The department’s NVRA coordinator.

(3) County elections officials.

(4) Individuals with demonstrated language accessibility experience for languages covered under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10101 et seq.).

(5) Representatives of the disability community and community organizations and individuals that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to, individuals with disabilities.

(6) Experts with demonstrated experience in the field of elections.

(7) Experts with demonstrated experience in the field of civic design.

(b) The Secretary of State shall convene the taskforce for meetings at least quarterly.

(c) The taskforce shall consult with the Secretary of State and the department on the development of the annual review required by Section 2276.

(d) The taskforce shall advise the Secretary of State and the department on the effective implementation of the California New Motor Voter Program.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2030, deletes or extends that date.
Cal. HSC § 13113.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 13113.9
Section 13113.9
Status: in_force

(a)  For the purposes of this section:

(1)  “Burglar bars” are security bars located on the inside or outside of a door or window of a residential dwelling.

(2)  “Residential dwelling” means a house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobilehome, and multiunit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 13).

(b)  On or before July 1, 1998, the State Fire Marshal shall develop and adopt regulations for the labeling and packaging of burglar bars addressing the requirements in the California Building Standards Code intended to promote safety in the event of a fire. For this purpose, the regulations shall include specification of the language to be printed on the packaging, the location of the language on the packaging, and the height and stroke of the print type to be utilized. The regulations shall direct the consumer or installer to contact the local fire department or local building official to determine whether the city or county requires that the burglar bars have a release mechanism on the outside for use by the fire department in the event of a fire emergency.

(c)  Burglar bars shall not be sold in California at wholesale or retail unless the burglar bars are either labeled or their packaging contains the warning information specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d)  Any contractor or installer of burglar bars shall provide the owner of the residential dwelling a copy of the warning information required pursuant to subdivision (b) prior to installing burglar bars.

(e)  No person shall install unopenable burglar bars on a residential dwelling (1) where the California Building Standards Code requires openable burglar bars for emergency escape or rescue, or (2) on mobilehomes, manufactured homes, or multiunit manufactured housing unless at least one window or door to the exterior in each bedroom is openable for emergency escape or rescue.
Cal. HSC § 1797.194 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 1797.194
Section 1797.194
Status: in_force

The purpose of this section is to provide for the state licensure of EMT-P personnel. Notwithstanding any provision of law, including, but not limited to, Sections 1797.208 and 1797.214, all of the following applies to EMT-P personnel:

(a) Any reference to EMT-P certification pursuant to this division shall be equivalent to EMT-P licensure pursuant to this division, including a provision in this division relating to the assessment of fees.

(b) The statewide examination designated by the authority for licensure of EMT-P personnel and the licensure issued by the authority shall be the single sufficient examination and licensure required for practice as an EMT-P.

(c) EMT-P licenses shall be renewed every two years upon submission to the authority of proof of satisfactory completion of continuing education or other educational requirements established by regulations of the authority, upon approval by the commission. If the evaluation and recommendations of the authority required pursuant to Section 8 of Chapter 997 of the Statutes of 1993, so concludes, the renewal of EMT-P licenses shall, in addition to continuing education requirements, be contingent upon reexamination at 10-year intervals to ensure competency.

(d) An EMT-P licensee may be disciplined by the authority for violations of this division. The proceedings under this subdivision shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the authority shall have all the powers granted therein for this purpose. On and after January 1, 2023, the Paramedic Disciplinary Review Board may act on appeals of licensure discipline and denial, pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 1797.125).

(e) This section does not extend the scope of practice of an EMT-P beyond prehospital settings, as defined by regulations of the authority.

(f) This section does not alter or interfere with the local EMS agency’s ability to locally accredit licensed EMT-Ps.

(g) This section does not hinder the ability of the medical director of the local EMS agency to maintain medical control within the local EMS system in accordance with this division, including, but not limited to, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1798).
Cal. INS § 11655 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11655
Section 11655
Status: in_force

Such policy shall not contain any provisions relieving the insurer from payment when the employer becomes insolvent or obtains a discharge in bankruptcy, or otherwise, during the period that the policy is in operation or the compensation remains owing.
Cal. WAT § 13806 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 13806
Section 13806
Status: in_force

Any action, report, or determination taken or adopted by a regional board or any failure of a regional board to act pursuant to this article, or any county or city ordinance in the event of the failure of a regional board to review such ordinance pursuant to Section 13804, may be reviewed by the state board on its own motion, and shall be reviewed by the state board on the request of any affected county or city, in the same manner as other action or inaction of the regional board is reviewed pursuant to Section 13320. The state board has the same powers as to the review of action or inaction of a regional board or of a county or city ordinance under this article as it has as to other action or inaction of a regional board under Section 13320, including being vested with all the powers granted a regional board under this article, with like force and effect if it finds that appropriate action has not been taken by a regional board. Any action of a regional board under this article or any county or city ordinance affected by the review of the state board shall have no force or effect during the period of the review by the state board.
Cal. HSC § 111100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 111100
Section 111100
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to operate a water vending machine in this state that does not satisfy the minimum standards prescribed by this article for the design, construction, and sanitation of water-vending machines.
Cal. WAT § 70041 — California Code / Code wat / Division 19 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 70041
Section 70041
Status: in_force

The notice of the formation election shall contain:

(a) The date of the election.

(b) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district.

(c) The name of the proposed district, which name shall contain the words “Levee District.”

(d) A statement that the first directors will be elected at that election.

The county elections official shall publish the notice once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election in one newspaper printed and published in the county.
Cal. RTC § 7507 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 7507
Section 7507
Status: in_force

Before revoking any license the board shall notify the licensee to show cause within 10 days after the notice is given, why his or her license should not be revoked. The notice shall be given in the manner prescribed in Section 7671 for giving notice of a deficiency determination.
Cal. PRC § 8872 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 8872
Section 8872
Status: in_force

The phrase “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983” or any abbreviation thereof, such as “CGC83,” shall be used only in reference to geodetic coordinates based on NAD83 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 32659.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.9 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 32659.2
Section 32659.2
Status: in_force

The conservancy shall establish the San Diego Rivers Watershed Consortium Program to create advisory panels to work cooperatively with local public agencies and other entities to identify potential project funding, including grant funding, to be used to restore the consortium watershed area and to improve public access to public lands.
Cal. FAC § 5914 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 5914
Section 5914
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the department the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee.

(b) The committee shall be composed of 17 members. Fourteen producer representatives shall be appointed by the secretary from nominations received from each district. District representation shall be determined by the secretary on a proportional basis equal to the production history of each district for the previous two years. The secretary shall also strive to appoint producers representing the different varieties of citrus fruit produced in California.

(c) One member shall be a public member, appointed by the secretary from the nominees recommended by the committee.

(d) Two members shall be citrus nursery operators, one representing northern California, defined as counties in the San Joaquin Valley and north but not including counties on the coast who shall be represented by a southern California designee, and one representing southern California, appointed by the secretary from the nominees recommended by the committee.

(e) (1) The initial members of the committee shall be appointed within 30 days of the enactment of this article. The members shall serve staggered terms. The terms of the members of the committee shall expire as follows:

(A) Two members on September 30, 2010.

(B) Five members on September 30, 2011.

(C) Five members on September 30, 2012.

(D) Five members on September 30, 2013.

(2) The members of the committee shall allocate the initial terms among themselves by lot or other method.

(f) Appointments to the committee shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies shall be immediately filled by the secretary based on recommendations from the committee for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.

(g) The secretary and other appropriate individuals, including, but not limited to, county agricultural commissioners, pest control advisors, and representatives of the University of California and California State University systems, as determined by the secretary, in consultation with the committee, shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the committee.

(h) Committee members may be compensated for reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties, as determined by the secretary after consultation with the committee.

(i) The committee shall meet at the request of the secretary, the committee chairperson, or upon the request of three committee members.

(j) The committee shall appoint a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and any other officers it deems necessary.

(k) The Legislature finds and declares that persons appointed to the committee are intended to represent and further the interests of the citrus industry, and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to persons who are appointed to the committee, the citrus industry is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Cal. HNC § 63.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 63.4
Section 63.4
Status: in_force

The director may recommend to the Legislature such action as may be necessary to provide the finances required of local agencies as a condition for the participation of the United States in any project in which the department may act.
Cal. HSC § 120966 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 120966
Section 120966
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  The program established under this chapter shall make available to any eligible person under this chapter any antiviral drug that is approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), prescribed by the beneficiary’s medical care provider, and approved by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program Medical Advisory Committee of the Office of AIDS if determined by the State Department of Health Services that the new antiviral drug would be used as an additional treatment option, and anticipated client utilization represents no significant additional cost to the program and does not require the removal of another antiviral drug from the formulary.

(2)  Any federal Food and Drug Administration-approved antiviral drug that is determined by the State Department of Health Services to represent a significant additional cost to the program shall be made available if, after an analysis is conducted by the department, it determines that the program has an adequate budget to fund the addition of the new drug.

(3)  The department shall use all reasonable means to ensure that the determination required in paragraph (1) or the analysis required by paragraph (2) are performed as promptly as possible.

(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any antiviral drug that is approved pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) for addition to the formulary of drugs program established by this chapter shall be available to patients covered by the program established by this chapter within 30 days of the Office of AIDS being notified by the drug’s manufacturer of the FDA approval.
Cal. PUC § 14384 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 14384
Section 14384
Status: in_force

The order of exclusion does not invalidate in any manner any taxes or assessments theretofore levied or assessed against the lands excluded nor relieve the property excluded from any outstanding bonds which are a lien thereon at the time of exclusion, nor from any taxes to pay the principal or interest thereof.
Cal. PUC § 50235 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 50235
Section 50235
Status: in_force

The board shall comply with the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. Wherever the words “county clerk” or “county elections official” appear in the Elections Code the words “secretary of the board” shall be substituted, for the purposes of this article, and wherever the words “board of supervisors” appear in the Elections Code, the words “board of directors” shall be substituted, and wherever the words “district attorney or county counsel” appear in the Elections Code, the words, “attorney for the district” shall be substituted.
Cal. BPC § 19504 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.5 / Section 19504
Section 19504
Status: in_force

(a) No racehorse shall be ridden at a racetrack unless the rider is equipped with a safety helmet and safety vest.

(b) No later than July 1, 2006, the board shall conduct an investigation, including at least one public hearing, to determine whether the use of safety reins would provide jockeys and exercise riders greater protection from accidents and injuries than conventional reins. Should the board determine that the use of safety reins would provide greater protection for jockeys and exercise riders than conventional reins, it shall adopt a regulation no later than July 1, 2007, mandating the use of approved safety reins whenever a racehorse is ridden at a racetrack. The regulation adopted by the board may phase in the use of safety reins, but in the event safety reins are mandated, the board shall not permit the use of conventional reins in a parimutuel race for longer than 18 months following the adoption of the regulation.

(c) The board shall approve any model of safety helmet, safety vest, and mandatory safety rein, if required, in use at a racetrack.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a “safety rein” is a type of rein that is reinforced with a wire cable, nylon strap, or other safety device or material that is attached to the bit and designed to maintain control of the horse should the rein break.

(e) For the purposes of this section, a “conventional rein” is any rein other than a safety rein.
Cal. BPC § 25633 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 2 / Section 25633
Section 25633
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person licensed as a manufacturer, winegrower, distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent, rectifier, or wholesaler of any alcoholic beverage shall deliver or cause to be delivered any alcoholic beverage to or for any person holding an on-sale or off-sale license on Sunday or except between the hours of 3 a.m. and 8 p.m. of any day other than Sunday. Any alcoholic beverage may be delivered at the platform of the manufacturing, producing, or distributing plant at any time. Nothing contained in this section prohibits the transportation or the carriage and delivery in transit at any time of any alcoholic beverage between the premises of a manufacturer, winegrower, wholesaler, distiller, importer, or any of them. Every person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. HSC § 18093.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 18093.5
Section 18093.5
Status: in_force

The manufacturer of a truck camper, the owner or purchaser of which chooses to register it pursuant to Section 18075.7, shall prepare a certificate of origin containing all of the information required by Section 18093 and provide the purchaser with an original copy.
Cal. SHC § 1624 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 1624
Section 1624
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, as provided in Section 1625, expend any portion of the amounts paid to that county, and deposited in the road fund, for the acquisition of rights-of-way and the construction of any public highway outside of its county limits, whenever such construction is authorized by ordinance or resolution of the board of supervisors of the county in which the highway is to be constructed or for the acquisition of rights-of-way for, or the construction, improvement or maintenance of, any State highway pursuant to a contract made as provided in Section 130.
Cal. HSC § 50058.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50058.8
Section 50058.8
Status: in_force

“Capitalized operating reserves” means capitalized funds for assisted units for the purpose of covering potential or projected operating deficits over time, including, but not limited to, operations, supportive services, and rent subsidies.
Cal. WIC § 14050.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 14050.2
Section 14050.2
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter “aid” means financial assistance provided to or in behalf of needy persons under the provisions of Chapters 2 (commencing with Section 11200), 3 (commencing with Section 12000), and 5 (commencing with Section 13000) of this part.
Cal. HSC § 50650.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 50650.8
Section 50650.8
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, the term “local public agencies” or “local government agencies” includes, but is not limited to, the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria or a tribally designated housing entity as defined in Section 4103 of Title 25 of the United States Code and Section 50104.6.5.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the term “nonprofit corporations” includes, but is not limited to, a tribally designated housing entity as defined in Section 4103 of Title 25 of the United States Code and Section 50104.6.5.