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Cal. HSC § 1568.071 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.01 / Article 1 / Section 1568.071
Section 1568.071
Status: in_force

(a)  Any person may request an inspection of any residential care facility in accordance with this chapter by transmitting to the department notice of an alleged violation of applicable requirements prescribed by statutes or regulations of this state.

(b)  The substance of the complaint shall be provided to the licensee no earlier than at the time of the inspection. Unless the complainant specifically requests otherwise, neither the substance of the complaint provided the licensee nor any copy of the complaint or any record published, released, or otherwise made available to the licensee shall disclose the name of any person mentioned in the complaint except the name of any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department conducting the investigation or inspection pursuant to this chapter.

(c)  Upon receipt of a complaint, other than a complaint alleging denial of a statutory right of access to a residential care facility, the department shall make a preliminary review and, unless the department determines that the complaint is willfully intended to harass a licensee or is without any reasonable basis, it shall make an onsite inspection within 10 days after receiving the complaint except where the visit would adversely affect the licensing investigation or the investigation of other agencies, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies. In either event, the complainant shall be promptly informed of the department’s proposed course of action.

(d)  Upon receipt of a complaint alleging denial of a statutory right of access to a residential facility, the department shall review the complaint. The complainant shall be notified promptly of the department’s proposed course of action.
Cal. WAT § 72125 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 72125
Section 72125
Status: in_force

“Public agency,” as used in this chapter, means any city, county, district, other local authority or public body of, or within, this state.
Cal. PRC § 49602 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 49602
Section 49602
Status: in_force

Every person who burns by fire heat or destroys by cremation any garbage, ashes, offal, or other refuse matter in violation of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. SHC § 8702 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Section 8702
Section 8702
Status: in_force

The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment or otherwise, shall be subordinate to all fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property, but it shall have priority over all fixed special assessment liens which may thereafter be created against the property.
Cal. HSC § 102505 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 102505
Section 102505
Status: in_force

The certificate shall include the name, sex, color or race, the date and place of finding, and the name of the person or institution with whom the child is placed.
Cal. PUC § 10005 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10005
Section 10005
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the operation of a utility, a municipality develops an excess of water, light, heat, or power, over and above the amount which is necessary for the use of the municipality and its inhabitants, or such portion thereof as the legislative body of the municipality determines is to be supplied therewith, the municipality may sell, lease, or distribute the excess outside of its corporate limits.
Cal. HSC § 51104 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 51104
Section 51104
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, only the following types of housing developments and residential structures are eligible for mortgage loans made with the proceeds of bonds:

(a)  Housing developments and residential structures financed with bonds of the agency guaranteed by the federal government.

(b)  Housing developments and residential structures financed with bonds of the agency that are guaranteed, or the time payment of principal and interest of which is insured, by an agency of the state or by a private insuring entity authorized to engage in that business.

(c)  Housing developments and residential structures, the mortgage loans on which presently are or are expected to be guaranteed, insured, or coinsured by the federal government.

(d)  Housing developments and residential structures, the bonds or mortgage loans on which are presently, or are expected to be, insured or guaranteed in whole or in part by an agency of the state, including the California Housing Finance Agency, a political subdivision of the state, or by a private insuring entity authorized to engage in that business, or by any combination thereof, in percentages determined by the agency.

(e)  Housing developments and residential structures financed by a loan made by the agency to a qualified mortgage lender, if both of the following conditions are met:

(1)  The loan to the qualified mortgage lender is a general obligation of the mortgage lender.

(2)  The qualified mortgage lender is a member of, or a subsidiary of a member of, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.

(f)  Housing developments and residential structures financed by tax-exempt bonds for which a bond reserve fund is created which complies with the terms and conditions of the agreement or agreements with agency bondholders.
Cal. PUC § 103399.9 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 103399.9
Section 103399.9
Status: in_force

In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, the district shall prepare for each individual job order developed under a job order contract an independent cost estimate. The estimate shall be prepared before the receipt of any job order contractor’s estimate for the work and shall be compared to the job order contractor’s estimate to determine the reasonableness of that estimate before issuance of any job order. If the district finds the job order contractor’s estimate to perform work for a given job order to be unreasonable, not cost effective, or undesirable, the district may elect not to issue the job order to the job order contractor, and may, instead, use any other available procurement procedures or choose not to move forward with the work.
Cal. PROB § 72 — California Code / Code prob / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 72
Section 72
Status: in_force

“Spouse” includes domestic partner, as defined in Section 37 of this code, as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
Cal. FAC § 6006.6 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 6006.6
Section 6006.6
Status: in_force

Any decision made by the Cotton Pest Control Board which results in an entity other than the department administering this article shall be made not later than May 1 of any year.
Cal. PRC § 4414.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 4414.5
Section 4414.5
Status: in_force

“Residue” means flammable wood fiber byproducts or waste, including, but not limited to, sawdust, bark, chips, slabs, trimmings, and hogged particles from a sawmill or plant engaged in processing or converting forest products into lumber, shook, ties, poles, posts, veneer, shakes, shingles, and planed or milled products.
Cal. RTC § 19605 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 19605
Section 19605
Status: in_force

All moneys and remittances received by the Franchise Tax Board as fees imposed under Section 19532 or 19561 shall be treated as reimbursement of the Franchise Tax Board’s costs and shall be deposited into the General Fund.
Cal. PROB § 9301 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 9301
Section 9301
Status: in_force

When a money judgment against a personal representative in a representative capacity becomes final, it conclusively establishes the validity of the claim for the amount of the judgment. The judgment shall provide that it is payable out of property in the decedent’s estate in the course of administration. An abstract of the judgment shall be filed in the administration proceedings.
Cal. FAM § 8601 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8601
Section 8601
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be at least 10 years older than the child.

(b) If the court is satisfied that the adoption of a child by a stepparent, or by a sister, brother, aunt, uncle, or first cousin and, if that person is married, by that person and that person’s spouse, is in the best interest of the parties and is in the public interest, it may approve the adoption without regard to the ages of the child and the prospective adoptive parent or parents.
Cal. VEH § 40513 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 40513
Section 40513
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever written notice to appear has been prepared, delivered, and filed with the court, an exact and legible duplicate copy of the notice when filed with the magistrate, in lieu of a verified complaint, shall constitute a complaint to which the defendant may plead “guilty” or “nolo contendere.”

If, however, the defendant violates his or her promise to appear in court or does not deposit lawful bail, or pleads other than “guilty” or “nolo contendere” to the offense charged, a complaint shall be filed that shall conform to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 948) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, which shall be deemed to be an original complaint, and thereafter proceedings shall be had as provided by law, except that a defendant may, by an agreement in writing, subscribed by him or her and filed with the court, waive the filing of a verified complaint and elect that the prosecution may proceed upon a written notice to appear.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), whenever the written notice to appear has been prepared on a form approved by the Judicial Council, an exact and legible duplicate copy of the notice when filed with the magistrate shall constitute a complaint to which the defendant may enter a plea and, if the notice to appear is verified, upon which a warrant may be issued. If the notice to appear is not verified, the defendant may, at the time of arraignment, request that a verified complaint be filed. In the case of an infraction violation in which the defendant is a minor, the defendant may enter a plea at the arraignment upon a written notice to appear. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an infraction violation, no consent of the minor is required prior to conducting the hearing upon a written notice to appear.
Cal. WIC § 10612.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10612.5
Section 10612.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall oversee the program for internet-based reporting of child abuse and neglect pursuant to Section 11166.02 of the Penal Code through the issuance of written directives that shall have the same force and effect as regulations. The directives shall be exempt from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(b) A county that chooses to participate in the program shall hire an evaluator to monitor the implementation of the program and submit evaluations to the State Department of Social Services during the first two years of implementation. The department may authorize additional time if needed, as determined by the department after consultation with the county, in accordance with directives issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a). At a minimum, the evaluations shall address the outcome measures described in subdivision (c).

(c) In addition to any requirements set forth by the department under this section, a county that participates in the program shall, in collaboration with the County Welfare Directors Association of California and the department, develop outcome measures to determine the effectiveness of the program of the county during the duration of the program, which may include the following:

(1) The number of reports provided by telephone and any increase or decrease in the usage of telephone reports.

(2) The number of reports provided through the internet-based reporting system and any increase or decrease in usage of the system.

(3) Any increase or decrease in the number of emergency or nonemergency telephone reports.

(4) Any increase or decrease in the overall number of emergency or nonemergency reports.

(d) A county that participates in the program shall, within two years of the county’s implementation, provide information to the Assembly Committee on Human Services and the Senate Committee on Human Services pertaining to the effectiveness of the program based on the outcome measures developed pursuant to subdivision (c).

(e) The department may conclude the program on a county-by-county basis if the evaluation and monitoring indicate the program is compromising the safety of children.
Cal. BPC § 26042 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 26042
Section 26042
Status: in_force

The panel shall adopt procedures for appeals similar to the procedures used in Article 3 (commencing with Section 23075) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 23080) of Chapter 1.5 of Division 9 of the Business and Professions Code. Such procedures shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
Cal. EVID § 1224 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1224
Section 1224
Status: in_force

When the liability obligation, or duty of a party to a civil action is based in whole or in part upon the liability, obligation, or duty of the declarant, or when the claim or right asserted by a party to a civil action is barred or diminished by a breach of duty by the declarant, evidence of a statement made by the declarant is as admissible against the party as it would be if offered against the declarant in an action involving that liability, obligation, duty, or breach of duty.
Cal. RTC § 177 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 177
Section 177
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding based on an alleged invalidity or irregularity of any deed heretofore or hereafter issued upon the sale of property by any taxing agency, including taxing agencies which have their own system for the levying and collection of taxes, in the enforcement of delinquent property taxes or assessments, or a proceeding based on an alleged invalidity or irregularity of any proceedings leading up to such deed, can only be commenced within one year after the date of recording of such deed in the county recorder’s office or within one year after June 1, 1954, whichever is later.

(b) A defense based on an alleged invalidity or irregularity of any deed heretofore or hereafter issued upon the sale of property by any taxing agency, including taxing agencies which have their own system for the levying and collection of taxes, in the enforcement of delinquent property taxes or assessments, or a defense based on an alleged invalidity or irregularity of any proceedings leading up to such deed, can only be maintained in a proceeding commenced within one year after the date of recording of such deed in the county recorder’s office or within one year after June 1, 1954, whichever is later.

(c) Sections 351 to 358, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply to the time within which a proceeding may be brought under the provisions of this section.

(d) Nothing in this section shall operate to extend the time within which any proceeding based on the alleged invalidity or irregularity of any tax deed may be brought under any other section of this code.

(e) This section shall not apply to any deed issued by a taxing agency within five years from the time the property was sold to said taxing agency.
Cal. SHC § 5847.6 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 26 / Section 5847.6
Section 5847.6
Status: in_force

A maintenance district included in a county sanitation district pursuant to Section 5847.5 is not dissolved by such inclusion, but may continue to function in the same manner that it functioned before the inclusion.
Cal. WAT § 10616.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 10616.5
Section 10616.5
Status: in_force

‛Recycled water” means the reclamation and reuse of wastewater for beneficial use.
Cal. PUC § 98397 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 9 / Section 98397
Section 98397
Status: in_force

Territory within the district may be excluded from the district in the manner provided in this chapter. Proceedings for the exclusion of such territory may be initiated by the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters in the territory proposed to be excluded. The petition shall:

(a) Describe the boundaries of the territory to be excluded.

(b) Declare that the area to be excluded from the district is not benefited by remaining in the district.

(c) Request exclusion of the territory.
Cal. INS § 40 — California Code / Code ins / Section 40
Section 40
Status: in_force

The existence of insurers formed prior to the date this code takes effect shall not be affected by the enactment of this code nor by any repeal of the laws under which they were formed, but such insurers shall thereafter operate under the provisions of this code.
Cal. LAB § 6614 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 6614
Section 6614
Status: in_force

(a) At any time within 30 days after the service of any final order or decision made and filed by the appeals board or a hearing officer, any party aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final order or decision, made and filed by the appeals board or a hearing officer under any provision contained in this division, may petition the appeals board for reconsideration in respect to any matters determined or covered by the final order or decision and specified in the petition for reconsideration. Such petition shall be made only within the time and in the manner specified in this chapter.

(b) At any time within 30 days after the filing of an order or decision made by a hearing officer and the accompanying report, the appeals board may, on its own motion, grant reconsideration.
Cal. SHC § 301.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 301.5
Section 301.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the commission determining that it is in the best interest of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions it approves, relinquish to the City of Pismo Beach the portion of Route 1 within the city limits of the City of Pismo Beach if the department and the City of Pismo Beach enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.

(b) A relinquishment under this section shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(c) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, all of the following shall occur:

(1) The relinquished portion of Route 1 shall cease to be a state highway.

(2) The relinquished portion of Route 1 shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.

(3) The City of Pismo Beach shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished portion of Route 1, including, but not limited to, any traffic signal progression.

(4) For the relinquished portion of Route 1, the City of Pismo Beach shall maintain signs within its jurisdiction directing motorists to the continuation of Route 1.
Cal. PUC § 29103 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 29103
Section 29103
Status: in_force

Sales of any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held by the district shall from time to time be made in season so that the proceeds may be applied to the purposes for which the money with which the bonds, treasury notes, or obligations were originally purchased was placed in the treasury of the district.
Cal. HSC § 4735 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 4735
Section 4735
Status: in_force

If the withdrawal of the city results in less than three members remaining on the district board, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for changes in the membership of the district board.
Cal. FIN § 1610 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 1610
Section 1610
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall make it unlawful for any person or corporation to engage in the business of receiving and holding money in escrow or of acting as trustee under deeds of trust given solely for the purpose of securing obligations for the repayment of money other than corporate bonds.
Cal. INS § 4091 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 4091
Section 4091
Status: in_force

The plan and agreement by which any such transaction is to be effected shall be approved by a resolution of the majority of the board of directors of each domestic mutual insurer reciting the reasons for and the purposes of the proposed transaction and the manner in which the transaction is expected to benefit and serve the best interests of the domestic mutual insurer and its members. The plan and agreement shall thereafter be submitted to the commissioner, who shall examine the same and require such provisions to be inserted in the agreement and such actions to be taken in connection with the transaction including, but not limited to the following:

(a) The terms and conditions of the transaction.

(b) Any fee, commission, or other valuable consideration whatsoever, other than regular salary and compensation paid to any director, officer, agent, or employee of the domestic mutual insurer in connection with the transaction.

(c) At the expense of the applicant, an opinion as to the fairness of the terms of the plan and an appraisal of the fair value of each insurer, together with the respective equity interests of the members therein, by one or more qualified disinterested persons appointed by the domestic mutual insurer with the approval of the commissioner unless the commissioner finds that such an opinion or appraisal is not necessary to protect the interests of current members of the domestic mutual insurer.

(d) The contents of the notice of the vote on the transaction by the members of each domestic mutual insurer that is a party thereto.

(e) The manner and form of voting thereon by the members of each such domestic mutual insurer.

(f) Any other change as the commissioner may deem necessary in order that the transaction may be fair, just, and equitable to the parties to the transaction and their respective policyholders, owners, creditors, and the public.