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Cal. INS § 10086 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 10086
Section 10086
Status: in_force

(a) If an offer of earthquake coverage, made pursuant to Section 10081, is accepted, the coverage shall be continued at the applicable rates and conditions for the policy term, provided the policy of residential property insurance is not terminated by the named insured or insurer.

(1) At any renewal, an insurer may modify the terms and conditions of an existing policy, rider, or endorsement providing coverage against loss or damage caused by the peril of earthquake if the modified terms and conditions provide the minimum coverages required by Section 10089.

(2) If the modification referenced in paragraph (1) reduces or substantially differs from the coverage previously provided, an insurer shall provide the insured with the renewal offer required by Section 10083 and a stand-alone document stating the changes in the terms and conditions of the insured’s existing policy, rider, or endorsement.

(A) Before July 1, 2020, the stand-alone document shall include the following statement in 14-point boldface type:

“THE COVERAGE IN THE POLICY WE ARE OFFERING YOU WITH THIS RENEWAL HAS BEEN REDUCED, AND SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERS FROM THE COVERAGES PROVIDED BY YOUR HOMEOWNERS’ POLICY. INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE ALLOWED TO RENEW EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE POLICIES WITH COVERAGE THAT IS REDUCED FROM THE COVERAGE YOU PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED. YOU MAY REQUEST A SAMPLE COPY OF THIS NEW POLICY TO REVIEW PRIOR TO MAKING A DECISION TO ACCEPT THIS RENEWAL, AND WE WILL MAIL OR DELIVER IT TO YOU WITHIN 14 DAYS OF YOUR REQUEST. A REQUEST FOR THE SAMPLE COPY SHALL NOT CHANGE OR EXTEND THE POLICY EXPIRATION DATE SPECIFIED IN THE RENEWAL NOTICE. A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES IS INCLUDED WITH THIS NOTICE.”

(B) On and after July 1, 2020, the stand-alone document shall include the following statement in 14-point boldface type:

“IMPORTANT NOTICE:

• The extent of the coverage for earthquake damage has been reduced or substantially changed in this renewal.

• You may request a sample copy of this renewal policy for your review prior to making your decision to renew.

• We will mail or deliver that sample copy to you within 14 days. However, your renewal date will not be extended or changed.

• A summary of the changes to your coverage is included with this notice.

• Be aware that your earthquake coverage may have different limits, deductibles, and other limitations than your homeowners’ policy.”

(3) The commissioner shall approve the form of the offer of renewal at the time the commissioner approves the policy. The offer of renewal shall include the information contained in subdivision (a) of Section 10083, and may be included with the renewal notice in standard type.

(4) The commissioner may approve a substantially similar form of the offer of renewal if necessary to accurately disclose relevant information to the policyholder.

(b) This section does not preclude the named insured from terminating the earthquake coverage at any time.
Cal. BPC § 7151.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 10 / Section 7151.2
Section 7151.2
Status: in_force

“Home improvement contract” means an agreement, whether oral or written, or contained in one or more documents, between a contractor and an owner or between a contractor and a tenant, regardless of the number of residence or dwelling units contained in the building in which the tenant resides, if the work is to be performed in, to, or upon the residence or dwelling unit of the tenant, for the performance of a home improvement as defined in Section 7151, and includes all labor, services, and materials to be furnished and performed thereunder. “Home improvement contract” also means an agreement, whether oral or written, or contained in one or more documents, between a salesperson, whether or not he or she is a home improvement salesperson, and (a) an owner or (b) a tenant, regardless of the number of residence or dwelling units contained in the building in which the tenant resides, which provides for the sale, installation, or furnishing of home improvement goods or services.
Cal. UIC § 1265.5 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1265.5
Section 1265.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, payments to an individual for vacation pay which was earned but not paid for services performed prior to termination of employment shall not be construed to be wages or compensation for personal services under this division and benefits payable under this division shall not be denied or reduced because of the receipt of these payments.
Cal. PRC § 26650 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 6 / Section 26650
Section 26650
Status: in_force

A district may levy and collect assessments pursuant to this chapter to pay for the cost and expenses of the maintenance and operation of any improvements acquired or constructed pursuant to this division.
Cal. HSC § 1797.233 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1797.233
Section 1797.233
Status: in_force

(a) A ground ambulance provider shall not require an uninsured patient or self-pay patient to pay an amount more than the established payment by Medi-Cal or Medicare fee-for-service amount, whichever is greater.

(b) (1) A ground ambulance provider shall only advance to collections the Medicare or Medi-Cal payment amount, as determined pursuant to subdivision (a), that the uninsured or self-pay patient failed to pay.

(2) The ground ambulance provider, or an entity acting on its behalf, including a debt buyer or assignee of the debt, shall not do either of the following:

(A) Report adverse information to a consumer credit reporting agency.

(B) Commence civil action against the individual for a minimum of 12 months after the initial billing regarding amounts owed by the individual pursuant to subdivision (a).

(3) With respect to an uninsured patient or self-pay patient, the ground ambulance provider, or an entity acting on its behalf, including an assignee of the debt, shall not use wage garnishments or liens on primary residences as a means of collecting unpaid bills pursuant to this section.

(c) Ground ambulance service providers remain subject to balance billing protections for Medi-Cal beneficiaries under Section 14019.4 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. HSC § 11360 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 11360
Section 11360
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or as authorized by law, every person who transports, imports into this state, sells, furnishes, administers, or gives away, or offers to transport, import into this state, sell, furnish, administer, or give away, or attempts to import into this state or transport any cannabis shall be punished as follows:

(1) Persons under the age of 18 years shall be punished in the same manner as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 11357.

(2) Persons 18 years of age or over shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a period of not more than six months or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a person 18 years of age or over may be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for a period of two, three, or four years if:

(A) The person has one or more prior convictions for an offense specified in clause (iv) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 667 of the Penal Code or for an offense requiring registration pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 290 of the Penal Code;

(B) The person has two or more prior convictions under paragraph (2);

(C) The offense involved the knowing sale, attempted sale, or the knowing offer to sell, furnish, administer, or give away cannabis to a person under the age of 18 years; or

(D) The offense involved the import, offer to import, or attempted import into this state, or the transport for sale, offer to transport for sale, or attempted transport for sale out of this state, of more than 28.5 grams of cannabis or more than four grams of concentrated cannabis.

(b) Except as authorized by law, every person who gives away, offers to give away, transports, offers to transport, or attempts to transport not more than 28.5 grams of cannabis, other than concentrated cannabis, is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). In any case in which a person is arrested for a violation of this subdivision and does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, that person shall be released by the arresting officer upon presentation of satisfactory evidence of identity and giving his or her written promise to appear in court, as provided in Section 853.6 of the Penal Code, and shall not be subjected to booking.

(c) For purposes of this section, “transport” means to transport for sale.

(d) This section does not preclude or limit prosecution for any aiding and abetting or conspiracy offenses.
Cal. FAC § 27554 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 27554
Section 27554
Status: in_force

The moneys which are received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to, payments to commissioners pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 27561). The moneys are exempt from the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. PROB § 12400 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 12 / Section 12400
Section 12400
Status: in_force

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, as used in this part, “missing person” means a person who is presumed to be dead under Section 12401.
Cal. HSC § 104325 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 104325
Section 104325
Status: in_force

The department may maintain a program of accidental injury study and control, including but not limited to, all of the following:

(a)  The conduct of studies to determine the health and human components of accidental injury.

(b)  The study of factors associated with prompt and efficient emergency treatment of accidental injuries.

(c)  The study of human and environmental factors in the occurrence of accidental injury.

(d)  The development of control programs to reduce the frequency and severity of accidental injuries resulting from health and other human factors, either alone or in combination with environmental factors.

(e)  Consultation with and assistance to local health departments and other agencies in the development and maintenance of programs for the prevention and control of accidental injuries.
Cal. INS § 1879.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 1879.5
Section 1879.5
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who believes that a violation of this article has been or is being made may notify the department immediately after discovery of the alleged violation and may send to the department, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, the information requested and any additional information relative to the alleged violation as the department may request. The division shall review the reports and select those alleged violations as may require further investigation. It shall then cause an independent examination or evaluation of the facts surrounding the alleged violation to be made to determine the extent, if any, to which fraud, deceit, or intentional misrepresentation of any kind exists.

(b) No person shall be subject to civil liability for libel, violation of privacy, or otherwise by virtue of the filing of reports or furnishing of other information, in good faith and without malice, provided pursuant to this section or requested by the department as a result of the authority conferred upon it by law.

(c) The commissioner may, by regulation, require admitted insurers to keep any records and other information as he or she deems necessary for the effective enforcement of this article.
Cal. HSC § 124120 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6.5 / Section 124120
Section 124120
Status: in_force

The department may conduct a community outreach and awareness campaign to inform medical providers, pregnant women, and the families of newborns and infants on the availability of the newborn hearing screening program and the value of early hearing testing. The outreach and awareness campaign shall be conducted by an independent contractor.
Cal. WAT § 6006 — California Code / Code wat / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6006
Section 6006
Status: in_force

“Alterations,” “repairs,” or either of them, mean only such alterations or repairs as may affect the safety of the dam or reservoir.
Cal. INS § 1181 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1181
Section 1181
Status: in_force

Such insurers may also invest in registered warrants of this State, issued pursuant to law.
Cal. PRC § 33207.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 3 / Section 33207.7
Section 33207.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, upon mutual agreement of the conservancy and the governing body of each local government or special district, conservancy funds provided to that jurisdiction and proceeds of sales of excess properties acquired from that jurisdiction shall be spent for purposes consistent with open-space purposes within any area of that jurisdiction.
Cal. FAC § 34031 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 34031
Section 34031
Status: in_force

Any apparatus which is used for the pasteurization of milk or any milk product shall be kept in strictly clean and sanitary condition.
Cal. HSC § 103840 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 103840
Section 103840
Status: in_force

The director shall use the information collected pursuant to Section 103830 and information available from other reporting systems and health providers to conduct studies to investigate the causes of birth defects, stillbirths, and miscarriages and to determine and evaluate measures designed to prevent their occurrence. The department’s investigation of poor reproductive outcomes shall not be limited to geographic, temporal, or occupational associations, but may include investigation of past exposures.
Cal. FGC § 856 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 856
Section 856
Status: in_force

(a) All employees of the department designated by the director as deputized law enforcement officers are peace officers as provided by Section 830.2 of the Penal Code. The authority of that peace officer extends to any place in the state as to a public offense committed or which offense there is probable cause to believe has been committed within the state.

(b) Every peace officer described in this section, before the date that he or she is first deputized by the department, shall have satisfactorily completed the basic course as set forth in the regulations of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(c) Every peace officer described in this section shall be required to complete regular training courses as required by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Cal. ELEC § 2020 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 2020
Section 2020
Status: in_force

The term of domicile is computed by including the day on which the person’s domicile commenced and by excluding the day of the election.
Cal. SHC § 2400 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 2400
Section 2400
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Bridge Reconstruction and Replacement Act.
Cal. FGC § 8280.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 8280.7
Section 8280.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 8280.1, the owner of a vessel, who has a Dungeness crab vessel permit for that vessel that has not been suspended or revoked, may contract for the use of a vessel that is registered pursuant to Section 7881 and for which a Dungeness crab vessel permit has not been issued for the purpose of assisting the crew of the permitted vessel in the deployment of Dungeness crab traps. An unpermitted vessel used for the purpose of assisting in the deployment of Dungeness crab traps pursuant to this section shall not have on board any equipment for the retrieval of Dungeness crab traps and shall not have on board at any time any Dungeness crab.
Cal. PUC § 99602 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 99602
Section 99602
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings, unless expressly stated otherwise:

(a) “CalTrain” means the commuter rail service operated along the San Francisco Peninsula commute corridor.

(b) “Commission” means the California Transportation Commission.

(c) “Commuter rail service” and its derivative terms have the same meaning as the term “commuter service” and its derivative terms, as defined in paragraph (9) of subsection (a) of Section 502 of Title 45 of the United States Code.

(d) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.

(e) “Exclusive public mass transit guideway” means a transit capital improvement included in the definition of this term as applied and used in 70 Op. Atty. Gen. 119 or a transit capital improvement for which motor vehicle fuel tax funds from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund were actually allocated by the commission on or before January 1, 1989.

(f) “Fund” means the Clean Air and Transportation Improvement Fund created by Section 99610.

(g) “Grade separations” means grade separations for either passenger or freight rail services.

(h) “Intercity rail” and its derivative terms means passenger rail service between urban areas of the state.

(i) “Local agency” means a county, city, city and county, county transportation commission, county transportation authority, transit development board, transit district, or any joint powers agency specified in this part.

(j) “Rail project” means a commuter passenger rail service project, an intercity passenger rail project, or a rail transit project, and includes exclusive public mass transit guideway projects and the project described in Section 99624.

(k) “Rail transit” means a rail mass transportation operation usually within an urban area, generally characterized by more frequent service over shorter distances than normally provided by commuter rail service or intercity rail service, and operating on a rail line without any or with very limited rail freight service.

(l) “Right-of-way” means right-of-way for rail purposes, including separate right-of-way alignments adjacent to existing freight lines.
Cal. VEH § 11737 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11737
Section 11737
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer who brokers a motor vehicle sale shall deposit directly into a trust account any purchase money, including purchase deposits, it receives from a consumer or a consumer’s lender. This subdivision does not require a separate trust account for each brokered transaction.

(b) The brokering dealer shall not in any manner encumber the corpus of the trust account except as follows:

(1) In partial or full payment to a selling dealer for a vehicle purchased by the brokering dealer’s consumer.

(2) To make refunds.

(c) Subdivision (b) shall not prevent payment of the interest earned on the trust account to the brokering dealer.

(d) The brokering dealer shall serve as trustee of the trust account required by this section. If the brokering dealer is a partnership or a corporation, the managing partner of the partnership or the chief executive officer of the corporation shall be the trustee. The trustee may designate in writing that an officer or employee may manage the trust account if that officer or employee is under the trustee’s supervision and control, and the original of that writing is on file with the department.

(e) All trust accounts required by this section shall be maintained at a branch of a bank, savings and loan association, or credit union regulated by the state or the government of the United States.

(f) The brokering dealer has a fiduciary responsibility with respect to all purchase money received from a consumer or consumer’s lender relative to a brokered sale transaction.

(g) The following are deemed to be held in trust for consumers who have paid purchase money to a brokering dealer:

(1) All sums received by the brokering dealer whether or not required to be deposited in an actual trust account and regardless of whether any of these sums were required to be deposited or actually were deposited in a trust account.

(2) All property with which any of the sums described in paragraph (1) has been commingled if any of these sums cannot be identified because of the commingling.

(h) Upon any judicially ordered distribution of any money or property required to be held in trust and after all expenses of distribution approved by the court have been paid, every consumer of a brokering dealer has a claim on the trust for purchase money payments made to the brokering dealer. Unless a consumer can identify his or her funds in the trust within the time established by the court, each consumer shall receive a proportional share based on the amount paid.
Cal. PROB § 6301 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 6301
Section 6301
Status: in_force

This chapter does not invalidate any devise made by a will executed prior to September 17, 1965.
Cal. RTC § 43553 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 7 / Section 43553
Section 43553
Status: in_force

All taxes, interest, and penalties imposed on all amounts of tax required to be paid to the state pursuant to Section 43056 shall be paid to the board in the form of remittances payable to the State Board of Equalization. The board shall transmit the payments to the Treasurer to be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Account.
Cal. FIN § 12312 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12312
Section 12312
Status: in_force

An agreement between one licensed to engage in the business of selling checks, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose, and one undertaking to act in that business as an agent of the licensee, shall be in writing.

Such a licensee shall not pay such an agent any compensation as consideration for becoming an agent, other than that specified in their written agency agreement, in any manner, directly or indirectly, or by any method, practice or device whatsoever.

The commissioner may order any licensee to desist from any conduct which the commissioner shall find to be a violation of the foregoing provisions of this section.
Cal. BPC § 26131 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 13 / Section 26131
Section 26131
Status: in_force

Standards for the production, packaging, and labeling of all cannabis products developed by the department apply to all licensed manufacturers and microbusinesses, and nonprofits licensed under Section 26070.5, unless otherwise specified by the department.
Cal. PRC § 76006 — California Code / Code prc / Division 45 / Section 76006
Section 76006
Status: in_force

The Department of Community Services and Development shall consider integrating low GWP as part of its ongoing administration of energy efficiency programs for household appliances, including, but not limited to, the Energy Efficiency Low-Income Weatherization Program.