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Cal. PUC § 99371 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 99371
Section 99371
Status: in_force

Any action, suit or proceeding of any kind or nature in which the validity of any of the proceedings taken under the provisions of this article is questioned or attacked, shall be filed within 30 days after the day of the adoption of the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds and in case such action is not brought raising such issue within such period, then thereafter all persons whatsoever shall be barred in any action, suit or proceeding from pleading, asserting or claiming that any of the proceedings or other actions herein specified, were defective, faulty or invalid in any respect.
Cal. WIC § 18455 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 18455
Section 18455
Status: in_force

“Aid” means state financial assistance to counties for the direct cost of relief and the cost of administration thereof.
Cal. PCC § 6982 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.8 / Section 6982
Section 6982
Status: in_force

Unless the context requires otherwise, for the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) (1) “Bidder” means a private entity that applies, bids, or seeks qualification for a covered public contract. “Bidder” may be more than a single entity.

(2) “Bidder” shall not include a firm, as defined in Section 4525 of the Government Code.

(b) “Contractor” means a private entity that has been awarded a covered public contract.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), “covered public contract” means, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, a public contract awarded by a relevant public agency for the acquisition of zero-emission transit vehicles or electric vehicle supply equipment valued at ten million dollars ($10,000,000) or more.

(2) (A) “Covered public contract” does not mean contracts for the construction or design of infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roads, bridges, or highways.

(B) “Covered public contract” does not mean a local agreement approved by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency that creates high road jobs.

(C) “Covered public contract” does not mean a contract relating to architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services, land surveying, or construction project management.

(D) “Covered public contract” does not include any of the following:

(i) A contract awarded before January 1, 2023.

(ii) A contract awarded based on a solicitation issued before January 1, 2023.

(iii) A grant or contract related to a grant award announced pursuant to a call for projects that occurred before January 1, 2023.

(d) “High road job standards” means a set of contract terms developed pursuant to Section 6983 that is a material part of the final contract between the bidder and the relevant public agency. Noncompliance with these commitments would violate the terms of the covered public contract.

(e) “Relevant public agency” means the Department of General Services or the Department of Transportation.

(f) “Subcontractor” means a private entity performing a portion of the work of the covered public contract through a subcontract or subgrant.

(g) “Zero-emission transit vehicle” means a vehicle, including, but not limited to, one operated on rails or tracks, which is used for public transportation service and which carries more than 20 persons, including the driver, that produces no emissions of criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gases when stationary or operating.
Cal. RTC § 2509.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 2509.1
Section 2509.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the return to the depositing county officer of any unpaid negotiable paper, the tax collector may charge the person who attempted payment through the unpaid negotiable paper a fee not to exceed the cost of making required notifications to the person, processing the returned unpaid negotiable paper, and making the required cancellations on the tax roll. The fee amount shall be set by the board of supervisors and be subject to the fee review procedures required by Section 54986 of the Government Code. The fee may be added to the tax bill and collected in the same manner as costs recovered under Section 2621.
Cal. WAT § 71512 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 71512
Section 71512
Status: in_force

A person appointed to office of director shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a general district election.
Cal. SHC § 348 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 348
Section 348
Status: in_force

Route 48 is from Route 14 near Lancaster to Route 122 near the San Bernardino county line.
Cal. GOV § 12 — California Code / Code gov / Section 12
Section 12
Status: in_force

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
Cal. HSC § 11834.17 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 1 / Section 11834.17
Section 11834.17
Status: in_force

A city, county, city and county, or district shall not adopt or enforce a building ordinance or local rule or regulations relating to the subject of fire and life safety in alcohol or other drug recovery facilities that is more restrictive than those standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal.
Cal. PUC § 70243 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 70243
Section 70243
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the board or by such officer of the district as the board shall by resolution authorize and designate for that purpose. They shall also be signed by the treasurer, and be countersigned by the auditor. The coupons of the bonds shall be numbered consecutively and be signed by the treasurer. All signatures and countersignatures, except one of the signatures or countersignatures on the bonds, may be printed, lithographed or engraved. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, the signature or countersignature is nevertheless valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.
Cal. HSC § 18862.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 18862.7
Section 18862.7
Status: in_force

“Camping party” means a person or group of not more than 10 persons occupying a campsite or “camping cabin” for not more than 30 days annually.
Cal. HNC § 1279 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 1279
Section 1279
Status: in_force

(a) If the board opts to rerefer a tentative order and tariff to the administrative law judge pursuant to Section 1278, the further review of the petition by the administrative law judge shall be conducted pursuant to this section.

(b) (1) Upon receipt of the board hearing materials from the executive director, the administrative law judge shall by order set a deadline for the parties to submit a proposed calendar for supplemental briefing.

(2) The calendar shall be limited to briefing on the basis of the existing evidence in the record and no additional discovery or data requests shall be allowed by the parties.

(3) The substantive scope of the briefing shall be limited to issues raised by the party requesting a rereferral before the board and affirmed by the board in its adopted basis for rereferral.

(c) The calendar set by the administrative law judge shall be to support a determination upon the briefing alone and no additional public hearing shall be scheduled.

(d) The calendar for briefing and for the issuance of a reviewed tentative order and tariff is to be determined by the administrative law judge.

(e) The administrative law judge has the discretion to issue a reviewed tentative order and tariff to the board. The reviewed tentative order and tariff may be revised as requested by a party.

(f) A reviewed tentative order and tariff issued under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 1275.

(g) Upon receipt of a reviewed tentative order and tariff, the board shall proceed in a manner consistent with Sections 1276, 1277, and 1278, with the exception that the board shall not take any action on a reviewed tentative order pursuant to paragraph (2) or (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 1278.
Cal. WAT § 12604 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 12604
Section 12604
Status: in_force

As to any matter involving the United States, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the powers and duties of the department, the department may represent the interests of the State or any county, city, state agency or public district, and to that end may correspond, confer and cooperate with the United States, its departments or agencies, and where necessary the director, or his authorized representative, may travel either within or without the State.
Cal. SHC § 36527 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 36527
Section 36527
Status: in_force

If the city council, following the public hearing, decides to establish the proposed parking and business improvement area, it shall adopt an ordinance to that effect. The ordinance shall contain all of the following:

(a) The number, date of adoption, and title of the resolution of intention.

(b) The time and place where the public hearing was held concerning the establishment of the area.

(c) A determination regarding any protests received at the public hearing.

(d) The description of the boundaries of the area and of each separate benefit zone established within the area.

(e) A statement that a parking and business improvement area has been established and the name of the area.

(f) A statement that the businesses in the area established by the ordinance shall be subject to any amendments to this part.

(g) The description of the method and basis of levying the assessments, with a breakdown by classification of businesses if a classification is used.

(h) A statement that the improvements and activities to be provided in the area will be funded by the levy of the assessments. The revenue from the levy of assessments within an area shall not be used to provide improvements or activities outside the area or for any purpose other than the purposes specified in the resolution of intention, as modified by the city council at the hearing concerning establishment of the area.

(i) A finding that the businesses and the property within the business and improvement area will be benefited by the improvements and activities funded by the assessments proposed to be levied. In the case of an area formed to promote tourism, only businesses that benefit from tourist visits may be assessed.

(j) The time and manner of collecting the assessments.
Cal. PUC § 29670 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 29670
Section 29670
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after receipt of the resolution or resolutions of the legislative body or bodies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, the board shall by resolution designate the special service district as “San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Special Service District No. ____ (here insert number)” (all such special service districts shall be numbered consecutively), shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the proposed creation of the special service district and shall not later than five days after fixing the time and place of hearing publish notice thereof.
Cal. HSC § 416.95 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7.5 / Section 416.95
Section 416.95
Status: in_force

Prior to the appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as guardian or conservator of the person or estate of a minor or adult developmentally disabled person, the court shall inform the person of the nature and purpose of the guardianship or conservatorship proceedings and the effect of the proceedings on the basic rights of the person. After communicating the information to the alleged developmentally disabled person and prior to the appointment of the Director of Developmental Services as guardian or conservator, the court shall consult with the person to determine the person’s opinion concerning the appointment.

Any adult developmentally disabled person for whom guardianship or conservatorship is sought pursuant to this article shall be informed by a member or designee of the regional center and by the court of the person’s right to counsel; and if the person does not have an attorney for the proceedings the court shall immediately appoint the public defender or other attorney to represent the person. The person shall pay the cost for such legal service if able.

If an affidavit or certificate has been filed, as provided in Section 416.7, evidencing the inability of the alleged developmentally disabled person to be present at the hearing, the psychologist or social worker assisting in preparing the report and who is required to visit each person as provided in Section 416.8 shall communicate such information to the person during the visit, consult the person to determine the person’s opinion concerning the appointment, and be prepared to testify as to the person’s opinion, if any.
Cal. CIV § 52.8 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 52.8
Section 52.8
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil action seeking damages or equitable relief against any person or entity that distributes, benefits from, promotes, or induces another person to distribute unauthorized obscene materials, including through electronic distribution, a prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded attorney’s fees and costs.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Obscene material” means material, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that, taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

(2) “Unauthorized” means either of the following:

(A) The obscene material was coerced, made, or obtained by trickery or subterfuge, or stolen, made, obtained, or distributed without the knowledge or without or beyond the express permission, freely given, of the person in the photograph, or the person whose identifiable likeness appears in the photograph.

(B) The obscene material is of a person who was less than 18 years of age at the time the obscene material was created.
Cal. BPC § 14489 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 14489
Section 14489
Status: in_force

Whenever the registrant or any member of any corporation or association which is the registrant takes an oath before any magistrate that he has reason to believe and does believe that any supplies are being unlawfully used, sold or secreted in any place, the magistrate shall issue a search warrant to discover and obtain the supplies and may also bring before him the person in whose possession the articles are found.
Cal. HSC § 26223 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 20.5 / Section 26223
Section 26223
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain a registry of each application for a certificate of registration under this chapter. The registry shall include all of the following:

(a) The name, residence, date of birth, and driver’s license number, including state or country of origin, of the applicant.

(b) The name and address of the employer or business of the applicant.

(c) The date of the application.

(d) The education and experience qualifications of the applicant.

(e) The action taken by the board regarding the application and the date of the action.

(f) The serial number of a certificate of registration issued to the applicant.

(g) Any other information required by board rule.
Cal. RTC § 12636 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 12636
Section 12636
Status: in_force

(a) If the board finds that an insurer’s failure to make a timely return or payment is due to reasonable cause and to circumstances beyond the insurer’s control, and which occurred despite the exercise of ordinary care and in the absence of willful neglect, the insurer may be relieved of the penalty provided by Section 12258, 12287, 12631, 12632, or 12633.

(b) Any insurer seeking to be relieved of the penalty shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which the claim for relief is based.
Cal. BPC § 2765 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 2765
Section 2765
Status: in_force

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere made to a charge substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a registered nurse is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The board may order the license or certificate suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license or certificate, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing the person to withdraw a plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.
Cal. PUC § 185042 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 185042
Section 185042
Status: in_force

The authority may lease nonoperating right-of-way areas to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may contribute toward the cost of developing local parks and other recreational facilities on those areas. The authority may accept as all or part of the consideration for the lease or for the state contribution any substantial benefits the state will derive from the municipality or other local agency’s undertaking maintenance or landscaping costs that would otherwise be the obligation of the state. Those leases shall contain a provision that whenever the leased land is needed for high-speed rail operating purposes the lease shall terminate. The authority is authorized to classify portions of high-speed rail rights-of-way as nonoperating.
Cal. WIC § 11466.33 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11466.33
Section 11466.33
Status: in_force

(a) If any amount is due and payable to the department as a result of a sustained overpayment to a provider for care and services in the AFDC-FC program, the department may file, in the office of any county clerk of any county in which the provider has real or personal property, a certificate if any of the following conditions are met:

(1) No formal hearing is requested, the provider has not submitted a voluntary repayment agreement with the first payment, and 60 days have elapsed from the notice of audit results.

(2) The provider has not submitted a voluntary repayment agreement along with the first payment, 30 days have elapsed after an adverse appeal decision by a hearing officer sustaining an overpayment, and that decision has been adopted by the department or is effective by operation of law.

(b) The certificate provided for pursuant to subdivision (a) shall contain:

(1) The amount due, owing, and unpaid, plus simple interest on the amount owing and unpaid beginning on the date the certificate is filed.

(2) A statement that the department has complied with this section prior to the filing of the certificate.

(3) A request that a lien be recorded against the provider in the amount set forth in the certificate.

(c) The county clerk immediately upon the filing of the certificate shall record the lien for the State of California against the provider in the amount set forth in the certificate. The lien may be filed in the chain of title of the property.

(d) The department shall pay the cost of the first lien, and providers shall be responsible for any subsequent liens on a sustained overpayment.

(e) For the first certificate filed by the department pursuant to this section, the county shall waive all filing fees.
Cal. LAB § 7850 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 7.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 7850
Section 7850
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and cited as the California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990.
Cal. WAT § 12879.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.7 / Article 2 / Section 12879.5
Section 12879.5
Status: in_force

(a) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Local Water Projects Assistance Account and shall be available for loans to local agencies to aid in the construction of eligible projects.

(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.

(c) In the administration of this section, the department and the California Water Commission shall give preference to projects involving the development of new basic water supplies which may include the enlargement of existing dams and reservoirs, and for projects that will remedy existing water supply problems. The department and the California Water Commission shall set priority for loans pursuant to this section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving highest priority.

(d) If the water supply function of a dam and reservoir facility is operationally limited or eliminated for dam safety purposes, pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3, the department and the California Water Commission may give consideration to projects which would rehabilitate the dam and reservoir for water supply purposes. The rehabilitation of facilities may include comparable replacement facilities.

(e) The department shall not make loans pursuant to this section for otherwise eligible projects whose benefits are more than 50 percent derived from hydroelectric generation, as determined by the department.

(f) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and not more than 10 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for purposes of this section may be expended for those purposes.