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Cal. FAM § 17526 — California Code / Code fam / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 17526
Section 17526
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of an obligor or obligee, the local child support agency shall review the amount of arrearages alleged in a statement of arrearages that may be submitted to the local child support agency by an applicant for child support enforcement services. The local child support agency shall complete the review in the same manner and pursuant to the same timeframes as a complaint submitted pursuant to Section 17800. In the review, the local child support agency shall consider all evidence and defenses submitted by either parent on the issues of the amount of support paid or owed.

(b) The local child support agency may, in its discretion, suspend enforcement or distribution of arrearages if it believes there is a substantial probability that the result of the administrative review will result in a finding that there are no arrearages.

(c) Any party to an action involving child support enforcement services of the local child support agency may request a judicial determination of arrearages. The party may request an administrative review of the alleged arrearages prior to requesting a judicial determination of arrearages. The local child support agency shall complete the review in the same manner and pursuant to the same timeframes specified in subdivision (a). Any motion to determine arrearages filed with the court shall include a monthly breakdown showing amounts ordered and amounts paid, in addition to any other relevant information.

(d) A county that submits a claim for reimbursement as a state-mandated local program of costs incurred with respect to the administrative review of alleged child support arrearages under this section shall be ineligible for state subventions or, to the extent permitted by federal law, state-administered federal subventions, for child support in the amount of any local costs under this section.
Cal. MVC § 441 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 441
Section 441
Status: in_force

The joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to this article may be modified, as necessary, to include other public agencies contiguous to the local agencies specified in Section 440.
Cal. FIN § 23018 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 23018
Section 23018
Status: in_force

(a) A license, along with any currently effective order of the commissioner approving a different name pursuant to Section 23023, shall be conspicuously posted in the place of business authorized by the licensee.

(b) A license is not transferable or assignable. A license issued to a partnership or limited partnership is not transferred or assigned within the meaning of this section by the death, withdrawal, or admission of a partner, general partner, or limited partner, unless the death, withdrawal, or admission dissolves the partnership to which the license was issued.
Cal. PUC § 99165 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 99165
Section 99165
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “environmental and public health impacts” means those impacts that affect the health and environment of persons living, working, and attending school in the vicinity of a bus fueling station, including, but not limited to, impacts associated with nuisance odors.

(b) On or before July 1, 2003, the Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall contract with an independent third party to prepare and submit to the Legislature and the Governor a report on the environmental and public health impacts of transit bus fueling stations located within the jurisdiction of the authority and owned or operated by the authority. In conducting the assessment, the authority shall hold at least one noticed public hearing in the vicinity of each bus fueling station for the purposes of soliciting input from persons who may be affected by those impacts. The authority shall consult with the South Coast Air Quality Management District and other appropriate federal, state, local agencies, and community groups representing residents of the affected areas, in conducting the assessment.

(c) The Omnitrans Joint Powers Authority shall solely use state funds allocated to it or its member agencies pursuant to the State Transportation Assistance Program under Section 99313.3 in order to comply with this section.
Cal. ELEC § 7910 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7910
Section 7910
Status: in_force

The Department of General Services shall permit any county council that desires to do so to hold meetings in a state building within the county, and a minimum of one meeting each month shall be without charge.
Cal. BPC § 7586.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 6 / Section 7586.1
Section 7586.1
Status: in_force

(a) To renew an unexpired license or certificate, the licensee shall, on or before the date on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the director, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter. On renewal, such evidence of renewal of the license or certificate as the director may prescribe, and renewal pocket cards for the persons mentioned in Section 7582.13, shall be issued to the licensee.

(b) A license or certificate shall not be renewed until any and all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7587.7 and not resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section have been paid.
Cal. WAT § 21581 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 21581
Section 21581
Status: in_force

The making of the order does not change any term of office.
Cal. HSC § 116924 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 116924
Section 116924
Status: in_force

Where provisions of existing law are duplicative of this chapter, compliance with one shall be deemed compliance with the other. Where those provisions are inconsistent, the provisions of this chapter shall apply. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the procedural safeguards against the disconnection of residential water service existing as of December 31, 2018.
Cal. WIC § 18311 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 18311
Section 18311
Status: in_force

Funds received pursuant to this chapter shall be administered by the California Commission on Aging, and such commission shall provide any planning necessary to implement the programs established under this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 21692 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 21692
Section 21692
Status: in_force

The department, any member, the director, or any officer or employee of the department designated by it may hold investigations, inquiries, and hearings concerning matters covered by this part and the rules and orders of the department, and concerning accidents in aeronautics within this state. Hearings shall be open to the public and, except as provided in Section 21691, shall be held upon such call or notice as the department deems advisable. Each member of the department, the director, and every officer or employee of the department designated by it to hold any inquiry, investigation, or hearing may administer oaths and affirmations, certify to all official acts, issue subpoenas, and order the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of papers, books, and documents. If any person fails to comply with any subpoenas or order issued under the authority of this section, the department or its authorized representative may invoke the aid of any court of general jurisdiction. The court may order such person to comply with the requirements of the subpoena or order to give evidence touching the matter in question. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as contempt.
Cal. PUC § 142102 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 142102
Section 142102
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the authority require the affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the authority.
Cal. FAC § 19313.8 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 6.5 / Section 19313.8
Section 19313.8
Status: in_force

A registered transporter or any other person shall not take possession of inedible kitchen grease from an unregistered transporter, an unlicensed collection center, or an unlicensed renderer, or knowingly take possession of stolen inedible kitchen grease.
Cal. PUC § 90120 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 90120
Section 90120
Status: in_force

No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of the district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order declaring the result of the election with the Secretary of State, otherwise the incorporation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.
Cal. BPC § 16202 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 16202
Section 16202
Status: in_force

“Tax” includes every tax, fee, penalty and other monetary exaction, and interest and costs in connection therewith, imposed or collected for revenue for public purposes generally.
Cal. VEH § 25250 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 25250
Section 25250
Status: in_force

Flashing lights are prohibited on vehicles except as otherwise permitted.
Cal. PRC § 2773.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 2773.2
Section 2773.2
Status: in_force

The mineral owner and owner of the surface estate, if legally entitled to do so, shall allow access to the property on which the mining operation is located to any governmental agency or the agent of any company providing financial assurances in connection with the reclamation plan and expending those financial assurances for reclamation, in order that reclamation may be carried out by the governmental agency or company, in accordance with the reclamation plan.
Cal. FAC § 52256.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 52256.5
Section 52256.5
Status: in_force

“Person” also means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.
Cal. PUC § 131284 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 131284
Section 131284
Status: in_force

A county transportation authority may contract with any department or agency of the United States, with any public agency, including but not limited to, the department, the commission, or any transit district, county, or city, or with any person upon terms and conditions that the county transportation authority finds is in its best interest.
Cal. FAC § 29642 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 29642
Section 29642
Status: in_force

A container or subcontainer of comb or extracted honey shall not be marked or labeled with the name “California” unless the honey in the container or subcontainer was produced entirely within this state.
Cal. MVC § 103 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 103
Section 103
Status: in_force

Whenever reference is made in the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, to military service, the Army of the United States, the United States Air Force, or the United States Navy, that reference includes the military and naval service of this state.
Cal. PRC § 25953 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 25953
Section 25953
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, manufacturer, distributor, retailer, contractor or builder as defined in Section 7026 of the Business and Professions Code, or other groups, however organized, who sell or cause to be distributed or installed, any new gas appliance as defined in Section 25950.

(b) “Manufacturer” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that manufactures, assembles, produces, or gathers consumer goods.

(c) “Distributor” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that stands between the manufacturer and the retail seller in purchases, consignments, or contracts for sale of consumer goods.

(d) “Retail seller,” “retail outlets,” “seller,” or “retailer” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal relationship that engages in the business of selling new goods to retail buyers.

(e) “Contractor” for the purpose of this chapter is synonymous with the term “builder” and, within the meaning of this chapter, a contractor is any person who undertakes to or offers to undertake to or purports to have the capacity to undertake to or submits a bid to, or does themselves or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development, or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith. The term “contractor” includes subcontractor and specialty contractor.
Cal. SHC § 2107.6 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 2107.6
Section 2107.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the Controller shall deduct annually, from the amount apportioned pursuant to Section 2107, the amount identified as applicable to cities in the report submitted in the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 191, and shall transfer the amount to the State Highway Account. The transferred amount shall be subject to appropriation pursuant to Section 183 for expenditure in accordance with Section 163.
Cal. WIC § 14124.73 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.5 / Section 14124.73
Section 14124.73
Status: in_force

(a) If either the beneficiary or the director brings an action or claim against such third party or carrier, the beneficiary or the director shall within 30 calendar days of filing the action give to the other written notice by personal service, registered mail, or other means of communication deemed appropriate by the department of the action or claim, and of the name of the court or state or local agency in which the action or claim is brought. The purpose of the notice is to provide the beneficiary and the director, as applicable, the opportunity to ensure their interests are adequately represented in an action or claim against a liable third party or carrier. Proof of such notice shall be filed in such action or claim. If an action or claim is brought by either the director or the beneficiary, the other may, at any time before trial on the facts, become a party to, or shall consolidate his action or claim with the other if brought independently.

(b) If an action or claim is brought by the director pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 14124.71, written notice to the beneficiary, guardian, conservator, personal representative, estate or survivor given pursuant to this section shall advise him of his right to intervene in the proceeding, his right to obtain a private attorney of his choice, and the director’s right to recover the amount of the director’s lien, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 14124.70.

(c) Notification of either the beneficiary or the director of an action or claim against a third party or carrier shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The date of the beneficiary’s injury.

(2) The beneficiary’s Medi-Cal identification number.

(3) The name and contact information of the liable third party or carrier against whom the action or claim has been filed.

(4) The name and contact information of the carrier for the party identified in paragraph (3) against which a claim has been or will be filed for the beneficiary’s injury, the carrier’s unique claim identifier for the claim, and the name and contact information of the party responsible for adjudicating the claim on the carrier’s behalf, to the extent these are known by the party providing notice under subdivision (a) at the time such notice is provided.

(d) If any information required pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) is not known to the party at the time notice pursuant to subdivision (a) is provided, the party providing such notice shall provide such information to the notice recipient within 15 calendar days of obtaining the information.
Cal. PRC § 3724.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3724.6
Section 3724.6
Status: in_force

The permit application fees established in Sections 3724 and 3724.1 shall be made payable by the operator to the Department of Conservation, and the annual well fee established in accordance with Section 3724.5 shall be made payable to the Treasurer. The proceeds from the permit applications and the annual well fees shall be deposited in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, and shall be available for appropriation exclusively for the supervision of geothermal resource wells.
Cal. BPC § 2736.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 2736.6
Section 2736.6
Status: in_force

The board shall determine by regulation the additional preparation in nursing, in a school approved by the board, which is required for a vocational nurse, licensed under Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2840) of this division, to be eligible to take the examination for licensure under this chapter as a registered nurse. The board shall not require more than 30 units in nursing and related science subjects to satisfy such preparation.
Cal. SHC § 36615.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 36615.5
Section 36615.5
Status: in_force

(a) “Special benefit” means, for purposes of a property-based district, a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in a district or to the public at large. Special benefit includes incidental or collateral effects that arise from the improvements, maintenance, or activities of property-based districts even if those incidental or collateral effects benefit property or persons not assessed. Special benefit excludes general enhancement of property value.

(b) “Special benefit” also includes, for purposes of a property-based district, a particular and distinct benefit provided directly to each assessed parcel within the district. Merely because parcels throughout an assessment district share the same special benefits does not make the benefits general.
Cal. WAT § 78692 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 10 / Section 78692
Section 78692
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds authorized by this division shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this division and are hereby incorporated in this division as though set forth in full in this division.

(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the State Water Resources Control Board is designated the ‛board.‛
Cal. EVID § 300 — California Code / Code evid / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 300
Section 300
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by statute, this code applies in every action before the Supreme Court or a court of appeal or superior court, including proceedings in such actions conducted by a referee, court commissioner, or similar officer, but does not apply in grand jury proceedings.
Cal. PUC § 132354.8 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 132354.8
Section 132354.8
Status: in_force

(a) The consolidated agency may implement every component of the regional transportation plan described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, as well as subsequent updates of the regional transportation plan. This implementation authority shall include, but is not limited to, the authority to plan, engineer, design, and seek funding sources for applicable projects.

(b) The implementation authority described in subdivision (a) shall include, but is not limited to, the authority to seek resources and fund projects identified in the sustainable communities strategy described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, including habitat conservation projects, water quality improvement projects, and other environmental mitigation projects.

(c) The consolidated agency may exercise its bonding authority pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 132370) to implement any component of the regional transportation plan described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 65080, as well as subsequent updates to the regional transportation plan.
Cal. PRC § 5512.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5512.5
Section 5512.5
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, the question whether the district shall be named a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district shall be considered at the hearing conducted by the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district. At the conclusion of such hearing, the board of supervisors shall pass a resolution naming the district.

(b) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, after formation of a district, the directors may change the name of the district, at the conclusion of a hearing held for that purpose, by resolution approved by four-fifths of the directors of the district. Notice of the hearing, specifying the time and place, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district; or if there be none, in the county having the largest population within the district.
Cal. HSC § 13007 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 13007
Section 13007
Status: in_force

Any person who personally or through another wilfully, negligently, or in violation of law, sets fire to, allows fire to be set to, or allows a fire kindled or attended by him to escape to, the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, is liable to the owner of such property for any damages to the property caused by the fire.
Cal. SHC § 22096 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22096
Section 22096
Status: in_force

After deducting any contribution to be made by the city, the balance of the entire assessable cost of the improvement between the lot lines, in front of any lot or parcel of land abutting on a street which is to be improved, shall be chargeable to and assessed upon those lots or parcels of land.