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Cal. FIN § 10002 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 10002
Section 10002
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 10001, and subject to Section 10003, on and after January 1, 1991, a foreign savings association may conduct the business of an association in California or may acquire control of a California savings association, and a foreign holding company may acquire control of a California savings association; provided that, if the commissioner determines that the laws, court decisions, or practices of the jurisdiction under which the foreign savings association is incorporated or, in the case of a foreign holding company, the holding company’s principal place of deposits, would operate to prohibit, restrict, condition, or otherwise limit a California savings association from conducting the business of, or acquiring control of, a savings association in the relevant jurisdiction pursuant to the laws, court decisions, or practices of that jurisdiction, a similar prohibition, restriction, condition, or limitation to be prescribed by regulation or order of the commissioner shall apply in California to the foreign savings association or foreign holding company.
Cal. PUC § 934 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 14.5 / Section 934
Section 934
Status: in_force

(a) On or before September 30, 2024, the commission shall do both of the following:

(1) Establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods. The targets shall ensure that work is completed in a manner that minimizes delay in meeting the date requested by the customer to the greatest extent possible and prioritizes work in a manner consistent with Sections 932 and 933. The targets may vary depending on the complexity and magnitude of the work required and uncertainties regarding the readiness of the customer project needing energization. The targets may also recognize any factors beyond the electrical corporation’s control.

(2) Establish a procedure for customers to report energization delays to the commission.

(b) If energization time periods exceed the commission’s target averages or if an electrical corporation has a substantial number of energization projects that exceed the commission’s target maximums, the electrical corporation shall include in its annual report a strategy for meeting the targets in the future. The commission may request modification of the electrical corporation’s strategy to ensure the electrical corporation meets targets promptly and consistent with the policies set forth in Section 933.

(c) Each electrical corporation shall report anonymized or averaged data to the extent necessary to prevent identifying individual customers. The commission shall require all reports to be publicly available.

(d) The commission shall require an electrical corporation to take remedial actions necessary to achieve the targets established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(e) The commission shall periodically update the energization time periods established in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) and the electrical corporation’s annual reporting requirements to reflect changed circumstances, new information, and experience.

(f) The commission shall evaluate and report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2027, whether to require an electrical corporation to have an executive incentive compensation structure that includes incentive compensation based on meeting the targets adopted in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) for all executive officers.

(g) On or before January 1, 2027, the commission shall establish an enforcement policy for the targets adopted in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) that include penalties for not complying with the remedial actions required pursuant to subdivision (d).
Cal. PCC § 10223 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 10223
Section 10223
Status: in_force

The payment bond shall secure the payment of the claims of laborers, mechanics or materialmen employed on the work under the contract and shall contain all other provisions required by law.
Cal. PUC § 99502 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 99502
Section 99502
Status: in_force

(a) The tax may be imposed by the adoption of an ordinance by a taxing entity if (1) it calls a special election for the submission of a proposition to grant it the authority to impose the tax pursuant to the ordinance and (2) two-thirds of the voters voting at the special election approves the proposition. The special election may be held only when consolidated with an otherwise scheduled state election or local election for an area that includes the area under the jurisdiction of the taxing entity. In the case of the City of Los Angeles, it may call the special election only after securing the approval of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

(b) Where two or more taxing entities have jurisdiction over the same area and are authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) to impose the tax under this chapter, the tax shall be imposed only by the taxing entity with the largest area under its jurisdiction.
Cal. HSC § 52016 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 52016
Section 52016
Status: in_force

“Person” means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, limited liability company, lending institution, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representatives, agents or assigns.
Cal. HSC § 8828 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 8828
Section 8828
Status: in_force

After the work which the governing body, in its discretion, finds necessary and practicable has been completed, the governing body shall immediately thereafter, by resolution, which shall contain a legal description of the cemetery, dedicate such abandoned cemetery as a pioneer memorial park and may cause to be erected a suitable central memorial honoring those who have been interred in the cemetery.

Upon recordation of the resolution with the county recorder of the county in which the cemetery is located, fee title to the cemetery shall vest in the city or county as the case may be. The governing body may bring an action to quiet title to the cemetery, and in the absence of fraud the resolution and the fact of recordation shall be conclusive evidence of fee title to the cemetery.

Any county or city acquiring fee title to a cemetery under this section shall only use the property for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a pioneer memorial park.
Cal. HSC § 130540 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 112 / Chapter 5 / Section 130540
Section 130540
Status: in_force

(a) Contracts, contract amendments, change orders, change requests, and any project or systems development notices, entered into for purposes of this division, shall be subject to the same exemptions provided for in the Medi-Cal drug program and those provided to the department in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 124977. In addition, contracts, contract amendments, change orders, change requests, and any project or systems development notices, entered into for purposes of this division, are specifically exempt from:

(1) Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(2) The competitive bidding requirements of State Administrative Manual Management Memo 03-10.

(3) The project authority requirements of State Administrative Manual, Section 4800 et seq.

(4) Section 11.00 and Provision 6 of Item 4260-001-0001 of Section 2 of the Budget Act of 2006 and related Budget letters.

(b) Contracts with pharmacies and drug manufacturers may be entered into on a bid or nonbid basis.

(c) Change orders entered into pursuant to this division shall not require a contract amendment.

(d) To the extent that any exemption set forth in this section conflicts with exemptions set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 124977, the exemption in this section shall govern over the conflicting provision in Section 124977.
Cal. HSC § 40825 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 40825
Section 40825
Status: in_force

In case of a hearing to consider an application for a variance, or a series of variances, to be in effect for a period of not more than 90 days, or an application for modification of a schedule of increments of progress:

(a)  The hearing board shall serve a notice of the time and place of a hearing to grant such a variance or modification upon the air pollution control officer, all other districts within the air basin, the state board, the Environmental Protection Agency, and upon the applicant or permittee, not less than 10 days prior to such hearing.

(b)  Subdivision (b) of Section 40823 shall not apply.

(c)  In districts with a population of less than 750,000, the chairman of the hearing board, or any other member of the hearing board designated by the board, may hear such an application. If any member of the public contests a decision made by a single member of the hearing board, the application shall be reheard by the full hearing board within 10 days of the decision.
Cal. PRC § 42486 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 8 / Section 42486
Section 42486
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the provisions of this chapter shall become inoperative on the date that either of the events described in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 42485 occurs, and if both occur, the earlier date.

(b) On the date specified in subdivision (a), the provisions of this chapter shall remain operative only for the collection of fees, the liability for which accrued prior to that date, making refunds, effecting credits, the disposition of moneys collected, and commencing an action or proceeding pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 15000 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 15000
Section 15000
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of Sections 29800 and 29805 of the Government Code, warrants payable to recipients of public assistance shall not include any word or abbreviation indicative of aid, assistance, charity, needy, support, or welfare. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of code numbers or other code symbols used and understood by county officers and agencies to identify the purpose and liability for which such warrants are drawn, if such code numbers or other code symbols are not generally so understood by the public.
Cal. PUC § 1618 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.7 / Article 2 / Section 1618
Section 1618
Status: in_force

Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and energy savings attributed to a project funded by the School Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program shall be attributed to the utility that provided those funds when determining compliance with applicable greenhouse gas or energy efficiency saving mandates. The baseline for determining reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases and energy savings from the SRVEVR Program shall be the energy demand and emissions of greenhouse gases that would have occurred if ventilation and filtration recommendations for reopening schools were met without the assessment, adjustment, maintenance, repairs, and efficiency upgrades funded pursuant to the program.
Cal. FAC § 76118 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 76118
Section 76118
Status: in_force

To be eligible for election to the commission, producer, grower-handler, and shipper nominees must present to the director a nomination petition with signatures of at least six eligible producers, grower-handlers, or shippers from the district from which the nominee is seeking election.
Cal. BPC § 6795.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 6795.2
Section 6795.2
Status: in_force

(a) At the time of renewal specified in Section 6795 or 6796, the board shall administer an assessment of the certificate holder to reinforce the certificate holder’s knowledge of state laws and the board’s rules and regulations. Failure to complete this assessment within 60 days after the date of expiration of the certificate may result in disciplinary action under Section 6775, but shall not affect the renewal of the certificate.

(b) The crime in subdivision (j) of Section 6787 shall not apply to this section.

(c) The board shall not charge the certificate holder a fee for the administration or development of the assessment.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “assessment” means an online program that contains educational reading material and questions. The material shall be based on state law and the board’s rules and regulations relating to the practice of professional engineers. The scope of the assessment shall be limited to the board’s top five types of violations related to the administrative and procedural aspects of the practice of professional engineers and any changes or additions to existing law related to such administrative and procedural aspects.
Cal. BPC § 7851 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 4 / Section 7851
Section 7851
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue, upon application and payment of the fee established by Section 7887, a retired license to a geologist or geophysicist who has been licensed by the board for a minimum of five years within California and a minimum of 20 years within the United States or its territories, and who holds a license that is not suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined, or subject to pending discipline under this chapter.

(b) The holder of a retired license issued pursuant to this section shall not engage in any activity for which an active geologist’s or geophysicist’s license is required. A geologist or geophysicist holding a retired license may use the titles “retired professional geologist” or “professional geologist, retired,” or “retired professional geophysicist” or “professional geophysicist, retired.”

(c) The holder of a retired license shall not be required to renew that registration.

(d) In order for the holder of a retired license, issued pursuant to this section, to restore his or her license to active status he or she shall pass the examination required for initial licensure with the board.
Cal. INS § 10232.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.6 / Article 3 / Section 10232.1
Section 10232.1
Status: in_force

(a) Every policy that is intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract as provided by Public Law 104-191 shall be identified as such by prominently displaying and printing on page one of the policy form and the outline of coverage and in the application the following words: “This contract for long-term care insurance is intended to be a federally qualified long-term care insurance contract and may qualify you for federal and state tax benefits.” Every policy that is not intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract as provided by Public Law 104-191 shall be identified as such by prominently displaying and printing on page one of the policy form and the outline of coverage and in the application the following words: “This contract for long-term care insurance is not intended to be a federally qualified long-term care insurance contract.”

(b) Any policy or certificate in which benefits are limited to the provision of institutional care shall be called a “nursing facility and residential care facility only” policy or certificate and the words “Nursing Facility and Residential Care Facility Only” shall be prominently displayed on page one of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve alternative wording if it is more descriptive of the benefits.

(c) Any policy or certificate in which benefits are limited to the provision of home care services, including community-based services, shall be called a “home care only” policy or certificate and the words “Home Care Only” shall be prominently displayed on page one of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve alternative wording if it is more descriptive of the benefits.

(d) Any policy, certificate, or rider in which benefits are limited to the provision of all care settings, except nursing facility care, and that is offered under the California Partnership for Long-Term Care Program established by Section 22000 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be called a home care, community-based services, and residential care facility only policy, certificate, or rider and the words “Home Care, Community-Based Services, and Residential Care Facility Only” shall be prominently displayed on the first page of the form and the outline of coverage. The commissioner may approve an alternative version of those words if the alternative version is more descriptive of the benefits provided.

(e) Only those policies or certificates providing benefits for both institutional care and home care may be called “comprehensive long-term care” insurance.
Cal. INS § 677.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 677.4
Section 677.4
Status: in_force

A notice of cancellation with respect to a policy covered under Section 675 shall be delivered at least 20 calendar days prior to the effective date of the cancellation, except that in the case of a cancellation for nonpayment of premiums, or for fraud, the notice shall be given at least 10 calendar days prior to the effective date of the cancellation. The time periods and procedures in subdivision (a) of Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be applicable if the notice is mailed.
Cal. BPC § 14209 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 14209
Section 14209
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of an application for registration and payment of the application fee, the secretary may cause the application to be examined for conformity with this chapter.

(b) The applicant shall provide any additional pertinent information requested by the secretary, including a description of a design mark, and may make, or authorize the secretary to make, amendments to the application as may be reasonably requested by the secretary or deemed by the applicant to be advisable in order to respond to any rejection or objection.

(c) The secretary may require the applicant to disclaim an unregisterable component of an otherwise registerable mark, and an applicant may voluntarily disclaim a component of a mark sought to be registered. No disclaimer shall prejudice or affect the applicant’s or registrant’s rights, then existing or thereafter arising, in the disclaimed matter, or the applicant’s or registrant’s rights of registration on another application if the disclaimed matter is or has become distinctive of the applicant’s or registrant’s goods or services.

(d) The secretary may make amendments to the application submitted by the applicant upon the applicant’s agreement, or may require the submission of a new application.

(e) If an applicant is found not to be entitled to registration, the secretary shall so advise the applicant and shall advise the applicant of the reasons. The applicant shall have a reasonable period of time specified by the secretary in which to reply or to amend the application, in which event the application shall be reexamined. This procedure may be repeated until the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark or the applicant fails to reply or amend within the specified period, whereupon the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned.

(f) If the secretary finally refuses registration of the mark, the applicant may seek a writ of mandamus to compel registration. A writ may be granted, but without costs to the secretary, on proof that all statements in the application are true and that the mark is otherwise entitled to registration.

(g) In the instance of applications concurrently being processed by the secretary seeking registration of the same or confusingly similar marks for the same or related goods or services, the secretary shall grant priority to the applications in the order of filing. If a prior-filed application is granted a registration, the other application or applications shall then be rejected. Any rejected applicant may bring an action for cancellation of the registration upon grounds of prior or superior rights to the mark, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14230.
Cal. WIC § 15126 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3.5 / Section 15126
Section 15126
Status: in_force

Counties participating in the central benefit issuance system, pursuant to Section 11006.6, shall pay to the department, at regular intervals as determined by the department, the share of public social services costs otherwise attributable to local government. Failure to pay within the determined intervals shall result in offsetting the appropriate amount from any funds going to the county from the state. Counties shall remit their share of public social services costs directly to the state, in accordance with an agreed upon format with the Controller, for deposit to the Central Benefit Issuance Fund or where deemed appropriate by the department.
Cal. FAC § 77503 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 77503
Section 77503
Status: in_force

The production and marketing of forest products produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
Cal. PRC § 3783 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 3783
Section 3783
Status: in_force

Whenever the supervisor receives notification from the Department of Fish and Game pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1016 of the Fish and Game Code that an oil sump is hazardous to wildlife, he shall forthwith given written notice of such hazardous condition to the owner, lessee, operator, or person responsible for the existence of the condition and set forth the hazardous conditions as specified by the Department of Fish and Game. The owner, lessee, operator, or person responsible shall, within 30 days from the date of such notification, or such longer period as may be mutually agreed upon by the supervisor, the Department of Fish and Game, and the owner, lessee, operator, or person responsible, clean up or abate the condition to the satisfaction of the supervisor and the Department of Fish and Game. If the owner, lessee, operator, or person responsible does not clean up or abate the condition to the satisfaction of the supervisor and the Department of Fish and Game within the required period of time, the supervisor shall forthwith order the closure of the oil and gas production operation maintaining the oil sump.
Cal. PROB § 5616 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 5616
Section 5616
Status: in_force

“Transferor” means an owner of real property who makes a revocable transfer on death deed of the property.
Cal. SHC § 2373 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 2373
Section 2373
Status: in_force

The commission, when developing guidelines for the state transportation improvement program and the state highway operations and protection program, shall include guidance to encourage the allocation of funds for transportation enhancement projects to qualified community conservation corps and the California Conservation Corps as partners with applicants that commit to employ the services of corps members in the construction of those projects.
Cal. BPC § 18601 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 18601
Section 18601
Status: in_force

The Legislature may amend, revise, or supplement any part of this chapter.