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Cal. GOV § 7.6 — California Code / Code gov / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 7.6
Section 7.6
Status: in_force

7.6.

(a) If by law, any officer whose office is created by the California Constitution is made a member of a state board, commission, or committee, or of the governing body of any state agency or authority, the officer may designate a deputy of his or her office holding a position specified in subdivision (c) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution to act as the member in the constitutional officer’s place and stead, to all intents and purposes as though the constitutional officer was personally present, including the right of the deputy to be counted in constituting a quorum, to participate in the proceedings of the board, commission, committee, or other governing body, and to vote upon any and all matters. The constitutional officer so designating a deputy shall be responsible for the acts of the deputy acting under the designation in the same manner and to the same extent that the constitutional officer is responsible for the acts of the deputy performing his or her official duties as a deputy of the office of the constitutional officer.

(b) The Lieutenant Governor may designate any person in his or her office holding a position specified in subdivision (c) or (f) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section only. However, the Lieutenant Governor may not appoint a person to act as a deputy for him or her at meetings of the Senate, or of the Regents of the University of California, or of the Trustees of the California State University.

(c) The Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court may designate a judge or employee of a state court or an employee of the Administrative Office of the Courts to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section.

(d) The Attorney General may also designate any employee in his or her office to act as a deputy for the purpose of this section. However, no person designated by the Attorney General pursuant to this section to act as a member on any state board, commission, committee, or governing body of which the Attorney General is presiding officer shall act as presiding officer in his or her place.

(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate any person in his or her office holding a position specified in Section 2.1 of Article IX of the California Constitution to act as a deputy for the purposes of this section. However, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may not appoint a person to act as a deputy for him or her at meetings of the State Board of Education, of the Regents of the University of California, or of the Trustees of the California State University.

(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, not more than one officer subject to this section shall be represented by a deputy subject to this section at any meeting or session of the State Lands Commission.
Cal. HSC § 51523 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 51523
Section 51523
Status: in_force

(a) The California Dream for All Program is hereby established to provide shared appreciation loans to qualified first-time homebuyers. The program shall be limited to providing assistance to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in the purchase of owner-occupied homes. The agency, subject to the availability of funds for the purposes of this chapter, shall implement and administer the California Dream for All Program in accordance with this chapter.

(b) (1) In implementing this part, the agency shall adopt policies, rules, and regulations by resolution of the board of directors of the agency and consistent with this part to achieve all of the following:

(A) Provide assistance to meaningfully expand access to homeownership.

(B) Expand opportunities for California households to accumulate wealth for themselves and their families. The agency shall make any necessary program adjustments consistent with the requirements of this chapter, which may include limiting the percentage of appreciation payable under the program, to ensure that design of the loan product is not an unreasonable impediment to homeowner wealth creation.

(C) Maximize the number of households assisted over time by exploring and implementing methods for selling subordinate second mortgages originated pursuant to this chapter to investors in order to generate additional funding for the program.

(D) Establish a revolving, shared appreciation first-time homebuyer program with the goal of eventually providing up to one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) per year for first-time homebuyers.

(E) The amount of assistance shall only be made available in conjunction with first mortgage loan financing provided by the agency, and funds available pursuant to this chapter shall also be available for interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance for that first mortgage loan financing. Any funds made available for interest rate buydowns shall be made in conjunction with a shared appreciation loan.

(F) All repayments shall be deposited into the fund for ongoing use in the program.

(G) Sustainability for the agency without significantly adversely affecting its borrowing capacity or ability to meet other affordable housing or agency needs.

(H) Adequate consumer protection and consumer disclosure protections.

(2) Policies, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this part shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 6101 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 6101
Section 6101
Status: in_force

There is a State Lands Commission in the Resources Agency, consisting of the Controller, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Director of Finance.
Cal. RTC § 23701v — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 23701v
Section 23701v
Status: in_force

(a) An organization of owners of manufactured homes or mobilehomes, who are tenants in a mobilehome park, formed for the purpose of purchasing the mobilehome park to convert it to condominium, stock cooperative, or other resident ownership interests.

(b) An organization shall not fail to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) merely because it manages, maintains, or cares for the mobilehome park it has purchased.
Cal. PRC § 9205 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 9205
Section 9205
Status: in_force

In the case of a district which includes only incorporated territory within a single city, the district board may be elected or appointed by the city council.
Cal. PROB § 6113 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 6113
Section 6113
Status: in_force

A written will is validly executed if its execution complies with any of the following:

(a) The will is executed in compliance with Section 6110 or 6111 or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 6200) (California statutory will) or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 6380) (Uniform International Wills Act).

(b) The execution of the will complies with the law at the time of execution of the place where the will is executed.

(c) The execution of the will complies with the law of the place where at the time of execution or at the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of abode, or is a national.
Cal. PUC § 1202.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 1202.2
Section 1202.2
Status: in_force

In apportioning the cost of maintenance of automatic grade-crossing protection constructed or altered after October 1, 1965 under Section 1202, as between the railroad or street railroad corporations and the public agencies affected, the commission shall divide such maintenance cost in the same proportion as the cost of constructing such automatic grade-crossing protection is divided. The liability of cities, counties and cities and counties to pay the share of maintenance costs assigned to such local agencies by the commission shall be limited to funds set aside for allocation to the commission pursuant to Section 1231.1. The railroad or street railroad corporations and the public agencies affected may agree on a different division of maintenance costs. If the public agency affected agrees to assume a greater proportion of the cost of maintenance than the apportionment of the cost of construction, the difference shall be paid by the public agency from funds other than the State Highway Fund or any other state fund.
Cal. INS § 1872.9 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 1872.9
Section 1872.9
Status: in_force

The Fraud Division shall annually compile and report, as a part of the commissioner’s annual report as required by Section 12922, the following information:

(a) The number of cases reported to the division pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The number of cases rejected for which an investigation was not initiated by the division due to insufficient evidence to proceed and the number of cases rejected for which an investigation was not initiated by the division due to any other reason.

(c) The number of cases that were prosecuted in cooperation with licensing agencies governed by the Business and Professions Code.

(d) The number and kind of cases prosecuted as a result of moneys received under Section 1872.7.

(e) An estimate of the economic value of insurance fraud by type of insurance fraud.

(f) Recommendations on ways insurance fraud may be reduced.

(g) A summary of the division’s activities with respect to pursuing a reduction of fraud with all of the following:

(1) Insurance companies.

(2) The Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3) The Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(4) Licensing agencies governed by the Business and Professions Code.

(5) The Department of Insurance.

(6) Local and state law enforcement agencies.

(7) Employers, as defined in Section 3300 of the Labor Code, who are self-insured for workers’ compensation and doing business in the state.

(h) Basic claims information including trends of payments by type of claim and other claim information that is generally provided in a closed claim study.

(i) A summary of the division’s activities with respect to the reduction, pursuant to Section 1871.4, of fraudulent denials and payments of compensation.

(j) The number and types of cases investigated and prosecuted with funds specified in Section 1872.83.
Cal. BPC § 24201 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 24201
Section 24201
Status: in_force

Accusations may be made to the department by any person against any licensee. Accusations shall be in writing and shall state one or more grounds which would authorize the department to suspend or revoke the license or licenses of the licensee against whom the accusation is made.
Cal. PUC § 13 — California Code / Code puc / Section 13
Section 13
Status: in_force

The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular.
Cal. PUC § 90243 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 90243
Section 90243
Status: in_force

The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor within seven days thereafter, nor at any time other than a regular or adjourned regular meeting. No ordinance, resolution, or motion shall have any validity or effect unless passed by the affirmative votes of a majority of the directors.
Cal. FAC § 77965 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 77965
Section 77965
Status: in_force

(a) To prevent unfair trade practices that are detrimental to California’s cut flower industry, including, but not limited to, deception and misinformation, the commission shall annually specify the types and varieties of cut flowers for which it shall collect from producers who participate, and disseminate to these producers, market price information based on sales that have occurred.

(b) The identity of each producer reporting the information and the information reported pursuant to this section and the provisions listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code shall be kept confidential and not made public under any circumstances. Information that gives industry totals, averages, and other similar data may be disclosed by the commission.

(c) The procedure for the collection and dissemination of the information specified in this section shall be adopted by the commission and approved by the secretary.
Cal. SHC § 1970 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2.7 / Section 1970
Section 1970
Status: in_force

(a) Local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, may place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, courtesy signs to recognize the sponsors of the Adopt-A-Riverway Program.

(b) Courtesy signs shall be consistent with existing code provisions and department rules and regulations concerning signs.

(c) Courtesy signs shall only be placed upon the highways of a local authority, upon the approval of an authorizing resolution by a majority of the members of the governing body of that local authority. The resolution authorizing the placement of courtesy signs shall include all of the following:

(1) A general plan of where the courtesy signs will be placed within the geographical borders of the local authority, including any street, bike trail, or pedestrian path.

(2) A finding that the planned placement of the courtesy signs would not degrade the natural environment of the area.

(d) Courtesy signs shall contain the title “Adopt-A-Riverway” at the top of the sign and the name or logo of the sponsoring person or entity below the “Adopt-A-Riverway” title. Logos shall be provided at the sponsors’ own cost. Both the title and the logo shall be in large enough fonts that are easily read.
Cal. HSC § 44299.75 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 9.7 / Section 44299.75
Section 44299.75
Status: in_force

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

(a)  “Advanced introduction costs” means the costs of the project, less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in the normal course of business. “Advanced introduction costs” may include, but shall not be limited to, incremental costs, additional operational costs, facility modifications, additional staff training, fueling infrastructure, and costs associated with off-cycle vehicle replacement, as determined by the district.

(b)  “Attainment” means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.

(c)  “Covered engine” includes any internal combustion engine or electric motor and drive powering a covered source.

(d)  “Covered source” includes onroad and off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles and other onroad and off-road high-emitting diesel engine categories, as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

(e)  “Covered vehicle” includes any vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a covered engine.

(f)  “District” means the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

(g)  “New very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that qualifies as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very low-emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery to an owner for private or commercial use.

(h)  “NO x” means oxides of nitrogen.

(i)  “Program” means the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program created by this chapter.

(j)  “Repower” means replacing an engine with a different engine. The term “repower,” as used in this chapter, generally refers to replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new, emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older emissions-certified engine with a new engine certified to lower emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.

(k)  “Retrofit” means making modifications to the engine and fuel system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same specifications as the original engine.

( l)  “San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area” means the area defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency on page 56699 of Volume 56 of the Federal Register dated November 6, 1991.

(m)  “Very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle with emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels determined pursuant to the criteria in Section 44282.
Cal. HSC § 51053 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 51053
Section 51053
Status: in_force

The agency may make and execute contracts with qualified mortgage lenders for the initiation or servicing of mortgage loans, construction loans, property improvement loans, or development loans made or acquired by the agency pursuant to this part or for other services rendered to the agency. The agency may pay the reasonable value of services rendered to the agency pursuant to such contracts.
Cal. WAT § 45931 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 45931
Section 45931
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of any assessment or warrants may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. HSC § 114299 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 10 / Section 114299
Section 114299
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), the business name or name of the operator, city, state, ZIP Code, and name of the permitholder, if different from the name of the food facility, shall be legible, clearly visible to consumers, and permanently affixed on the consumer side of the mobile food facility and on a mobile support unit.

(b) The business name shall be in letters at least 3 inches high. Letters and numbers for the city, state, ZIP Code, and permitholder name, if different from the business name, shall not be less than one inch high. The color of each letter and number shall contrast with its background.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), motorized mobile food facilities and mobile support units shall have the required identification on two sides.
Cal. FAM § 8807 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 8807
Section 8807
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), within 180 days after receiving 50 percent of the fee, the department or delegated county adoption agency shall investigate the proposed independent adoption and, after the remaining balance of the fee is paid, submit to the court a full report of the facts disclosed by its inquiry with a recommendation regarding the granting of the petition. If the petitioners have a valid preplacement evaluation or a valid private agency adoption home study, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8810, and no new information has been discovered and no new event has occurred subsequent to the approval of the evaluation or home study that creates a reasonable belief that further investigation is necessary, the department or delegated county adoption agency may elect not to reinvestigate any matters covered in the evaluation or home study, except that the department shall complete all background clearances required by law.

(b) If the investigation establishes that there is a serious question concerning the suitability of the petitioners, the care provided to the child, or the availability of the consent to adoption, the report shall be filed immediately.

(c) In its discretion, the court may allow additional time for the filing of the report, after at least five days’ notice to the petitioner or petitioners and an opportunity for the petitioner or petitioners to be heard with respect to the request for additional time.

(d) If a petitioner is a resident of a state other than California, an updated and current home study report, conducted and approved by a licensed adoption agency or other authorized resource in the state in which the petitioner resides, shall be reviewed and endorsed by the department or delegated county adoption agency, if the standards and criteria established for a home study report in the other state are substantially commensurate with the home study standards and criteria established in California adoption regulations. If the home study report is not substantially commensurate with California standards or is otherwise missing required information, petitioners shall be responsible for providing any additional documentation or information necessary for the department or the delegated county adoption agency to complete the independent adoption investigation.
Cal. HNC § 730 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 730
Section 730
Status: in_force

(a) Before any broker’s license shall be issued or renewed by the department for any applicant, the applicant shall procure, file, and maintain with the department a good and sufficient bond in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) with a corporate surety duly licensed to do business within the State of California, and conditioned that the applicant shall not practice any fraud or deceit or make any fraudulent or grossly negligent representations that will cause a monetary loss to any person for whom the broker acts under this article.

(b) If any person suffers any loss or damage by reason of any fraud or deceit practiced on that person or any fraudulent or grossly negligent representation made to that person by a licensed broker or the broker’s sales personnel acting for the broker on the broker’s behalf or within the scope of the employment of the sales personnel, which fraud, deceit, or fraudulent or grossly negligent representation is practiced or made with respect to any act of the broker or the sales personnel for which a license is required under this article, that person has a right of action against the broker, the sales personnel, the surety upon the broker’s bond, or the deposit held by the department in accordance with Section 731. If any action is commenced upon the bond, the surety thereunder and the licensed yacht broker with respect to whom the bond has been issued shall immediately notify the department of the action.

(c) If an action is commenced on the bond of a licensed broker, the department may require the filing of an additional bond, and immediately upon the recovery in any action on the bond, the broker described therein shall file a new bond. Failure to file an additional bond within 15 days after notification that an additional bond is required by reason of action against the bond or after recovery on a bond constitutes a failure to comply with this article, in which case the license of the licensed broker whose bond has been canceled or on whose bond recovery has been made may be suspended.

(d) If a broker’s bond is canceled for a reason other than an action being commenced upon it, a new bond shall be filed by the broker. Failure to file a new bond within 30 days after notification that a new bond is required because a previous bond has been canceled constitutes a failure to comply with this article, in which case the license of the licensed broker whose bond has been canceled may be suspended.