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Cal. LAB § 9005 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 9005
Section 9005
Status: in_force

“Division” means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
Cal. HSC § 1596.878 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.4 / Article 2 / Section 1596.878
Section 1596.878
Status: in_force

The department shall establish, administer, and monitor programs which license child day care facilities consistent with the provisions of this act.
Cal. HSC § 42310.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 42310.5
Section 42310.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any provision of any district permit system, including the south coast district permit system, any permit issued for the operation of equipment at an asphalt plant shall be valid for operation of the equipment by another operator if all of the following conditions are met:

(1)  The permitted operator has given the new operator a copy of the operating permit.

(2)  The permitted operator has filed, with the district, a copy of the operating permit attached to a signed statement from the new operator agreeing to comply with the terms of the permit.

(3)  The permitted operator has paid a reasonable administrative fee as determined by the district.

(b)  If the operation of the equipment by the new operator results in a violation of any state law or rule or regulation of the state board or district adopted pursuant to this division, the liability for the violation shall be determined based upon whether the conduct of the permitted operator or the new operator, or both, caused the violation.
Cal. FGC § 2073.4 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 2073.4
Section 2073.4
Status: in_force

(a) A person may submit information to the department relating to the petitioned species during the evaluation of the petition pursuant to Section 2073.5. The information shall relate to the matters identified in Section 2072.3.

(b) Within 30 days after receiving information pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall notify the petitioner regarding its content.
Cal. HSC § 114257.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 114257.1
Section 114257.1
Status: in_force

The premises of a food facility shall be free of litter and items that are unnecessary to the operation or maintenance of the facility, such as equipment that is nonfunctional or no longer used.
Cal. LAB § 9021.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 9021.6
Section 9021.6
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall charge a fee to each asbestos consultant and site surveillance technician who applies for certification pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9021.5 and Article 11 (commencing with Section 7180) of Chapter 9 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code. The fee shall be sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs to the division for administering the certification process, including preparation and administration of the examination. The fees collected shall be deposited in the Occupational Safety and Health Fund. Establishment of any fee pursuant to this section shall be accomplished through the regulatory process required by subdivision (b) of Section 9021.5.

(b) On the effective date of the measure adding this subdivision, any moneys in the Asbestos Training and Consultant Certification Fund and any assets, liabilities, revenues, expenditures, and encumbrances of that fund shall be transferred to the Occupational Safety and Health Fund.
Cal. WAT § 55588 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 55588
Section 55588
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds may be exchanged at par value for any outstanding bonds to be refunded at their par value or less, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board and the holders of such bonds, subject to adjustment of accrued interest to the date of exchange. Any moneys required for the adjustment of interest may be paid from any funds of the district.
Cal. INS § 922.6 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 922.6
Section 922.6
Status: in_force

Credit for reinsurance shall not be denied a foreign ceding insurer to the extent that credit is recognized by the ceding insurer’s domestic state regulator, provided that the domestic state is accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), or the domestic state regulator has financial solvency requirements substantially similar to the requirements necessary for NAIC accreditation.
Cal. INS § 1662 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 1662
Section 1662
Status: in_force

A property broker-agent, a casualty broker-agent, and a personal lines broker-agent shall, prior to acting in the capacity of an insurance broker, file with the commissioner and continuously maintain in force the bond required by this article. Any authority to act as broker shall automatically terminate immediately upon there being no bond in force.
Cal. PRC § 5538.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5538.5
Section 5538.5
Status: in_force

If the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin acts as the governing body of a district pursuant to Section 5506.5, the respective officers of that county shall act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the district and discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.
Cal. VEH § 14103 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14103
Section 14103
Status: in_force

Failure to respond to a notice given under this chapter within 10 days is a waiver of the right to a hearing, and the department may take action without a hearing or may, upon request of the person whose privilege of driving is in question, or at its own option, reopen the question, take evidence, change, or set aside any order previously made, or grant a hearing.
Cal. SHC § 30952.1 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 4.3 / Section 30952.1
Section 30952.1
Status: in_force

(a) The authority and the department shall establish a Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee, which shall consist of the director, the authority’s executive director, and the Executive Director of the California Transportation Commission. The committee may establish a project management team to assist it in performing the duties required of it under this section and Section 30952.05.

(b) The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee shall review project status, program costs, and schedules; resolve project issues; evaluate project changes; develop and regularly update cost estimates, risk assessments, and cashflow requirements for all phases of the toll bridge projects; and provide program direction.

(c) In addition to the duties described in subdivision (b), the committee shall review project staffing levels and structures, and consultant and contractor services related to the Benicia-Martinez Bridge construction project, as described in Section 30917, and the state toll bridge seismic retrofit program, as described in Section 188.5.

(d) Expenses incurred by the department, the authority, and the California Transportation Commission for costs directly related to duties required by this section, Section 30952, and Section 30952.05 shall be reimbursed by toll revenue collected pursuant to Section 30916, 31010, or 31011.

(e) The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee shall be subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
Cal. WAT § 60120 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 60120
Section 60120
Status: in_force

The provisions of the Elections Code so far as they may be applicable shall govern all general and special water district elections, except as in this act otherwise provided.
Cal. FGC § 7655 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 7655
Section 7655
Status: in_force

(a) It is the policy of the State of California that the state be represented on the Pacific Fishery Management Council by people who are knowledgeable about fisheries directly subject to the fishery management plans of the council. Nominations and appointments to the Pacific Fishery Management Council shall be a balanced representation of interested parties, including, but not limited to, representatives from the commercial salmon troll fishery, the groundfish fishery, the coastal pelagic species fishery, the seafood processing industry, the commercial passenger carrying fishing industry, nongovernmental environmental organizations, and marine scientists.

(b) When the Governor nominates persons for any seat on the Pacific Fishery Management Council, those individuals shall be knowledgeable of California’s fishery resources and its fishing industry. Further, the nominations may be made after consultation with fishery organizations and other interested parties, including parties representing the public’s interest in the fishery resources and marine environment.
Cal. WAT § 10733.6 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 10 / Section 10733.6
Section 10733.6
Status: in_force

(a) If a local agency believes that an alternative described in subdivision (b) satisfies the objectives of this part, the local agency may submit the alternative to the department for evaluation and assessment of whether the alternative satisfies the objectives of this part for the basin.

(b) An alternative is any of the following:

(1) A plan developed pursuant to Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) or other law authorizing groundwater management.

(2) Management pursuant to an adjudication action.

(3) An analysis of basin conditions that demonstrates that the basin has operated within its sustainable yield over a period of at least 10 years. The submission of an alternative described by this paragraph shall include a report prepared by a registered professional engineer or geologist who is licensed by the state and submitted under that engineer’s or geologist’s seal.

(c) A local agency shall submit an alternative pursuant to this section no later than January 1, 2017, and every five years thereafter.

(d) The assessment required by subdivision (a) shall include an assessment of whether the alternative is within a basin that is in compliance with Part 2.11 (commencing with Section 10920). If the alternative is within a basin that is not in compliance with Part 2.11 (commencing with Section 10920), the department shall find the alternative does not satisfy the objectives of this part.
Cal. RTC § 12635 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 12635
Section 12635
Status: in_force

If any part of a deficiency for which a deficiency assessment is made is due to fraud, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the deficiency assessment in addition to any other penalties shall be added thereto.
Cal. HSC § 19210 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 19210
Section 19210
Status: in_force

(a)  The Legislature finds and declares that there exists a serious threat of fire, explosion, or electrocution to the people of California from water heaters that overturn or experience damage to the plumbing or electrical wiring during an earthquake, and that a large number of structures will suffer damage from water heaters due to the lack of adequate strapping or bracing.

(b)  The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the goal of the State of California to reduce earthquake hazards in this state.

(c)  The Legislature further finds and declares that the original state policy goal of having all water heaters strapped or properly anchored by the year 2000 has not been achieved, thereby exposing the residents of California to a continuing serious risk of injury or damage from water heaters overturned or demolished during earthquakes.

(d)  The Legislature further finds and declares that occupants of rental housing in this state are vulnerable to the threat of fire, explosion, or electrocution from water heaters that overturn or experience damage during an earthquake, and are not authorized to strap, brace, or anchor water heaters in their units without the owner’s advance approval, thus exposing them to hazardous conditions that they cannot mitigate.

(e)  It is the intent of the Legislature that compliance with Section 19211 shall not result in the displacement of existing households.
Cal. WIC § 9012 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 9012
Section 9012
Status: in_force

“Director” means the Director of the California Department of Aging.
Cal. VEH § 11305 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 11305
Section 11305
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful and cause of disciplinary action for the holder of a vehicle verifier’s permit:

(a) To submit to the department, or its authorized representative, any document which purports to evidence the verification of any vehicle, without having actually physically inspected such vehicle to determine the existence of proper vehicle identification.

(b) To fail to report to the department, in a manner prescribed by the department, the absence, alteration, or obvious attempt to alter or obliterate any identifying number or number plate, or remove or attempt to remove such plate on any vehicle for which verification is performed.

(c) To fail to physically compare identifying numbers on a vehicle inspected to the information contained in any document of title, registration, or any other form describing such vehicle.

(d) To cause any person to suffer any loss or damage by reason of any fraud or deceit practiced upon such person in the course of the conducting of business under the vehicle verifier’s permit.

(e) To violate one or more terms and provisions of Section 20, or of Division 3 (commencing with Section 4000), or of this division of this code, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or of Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. HSC § 7200 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 7200
Section 7200
Status: in_force

Every head of a public institution, city or county undertaker, or state, county, or city officer having charge or control of remains to be interred at public expense shall use due diligence to notify the relatives of the decedent. In the absence of any known relative of the decedent desiring to direct the disposition of the remains in a manner other than provided in this chapter, and upon written request of the state department that these notices are required for a definite period specified in the request, that officer shall notify the state department immediately after the lapse of twenty-four hours after death, stating, whenever possible, the name, age, sex, and cause of death of the decedent.
Cal. FGC § 1525 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1525
Section 1525
Status: in_force

For the purposes of propagating, feeding and protecting birds, mammals, and fish, and establishing wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds the department, with the approval of the commission, may do all of the following:

(a) Accept, on behalf of the state, donations of birds, mammals, and fish, and of money given or appropriated. Those donations shall be used for the purposes for which they are accepted, and, as nearly as may be, for any purpose indicated by the donor.

(b) Acquire, by purchase, lease, rental or otherwise, and occupy, develop, maintain, use and administer, land, or land and nonmarine water, or land and nonmarine water rights, suitable for state game farms, wildlife management areas, or public shooting grounds.
Cal. BPC § 2455.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 21 / Section 2455.1
Section 2455.1
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the fees charged pursuant to Section 2455, and at the time those fees are charged, the board shall charge each applicant for an original or reciprocity certificate or for a biennial license an additional twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee for the purposes of this section. This twenty-five-dollar ($25) fee shall be due and payable along with the fee for the original or reciprocity certificate or the biennial license.

(b) On or before July 1, 2015, the board shall develop a mechanism for an osteopathic physician and surgeon to pay a voluntary contribution, at the time of initial application for licensure or biennial renewal, for the purposes of this section.

(c) The board shall transfer all funds collected pursuant to this section, on a monthly basis, to the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians created by Section 128555 of the Health and Safety Code for the purposes of the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program. Notwithstanding Section 128555 of the Health and Safety Code, these funds shall not be used to provide funding for the Physician Volunteer Program.
Cal. FGC § 5521 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5521
Section 5521
Status: in_force

A moratorium is imposed on the taking, possessing, or landing of abalone (genus Haliotis) for commercial or recreational purposes in ocean waters of the state south of a line drawn due west magnetic from the center of the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, including all islands offshore the mainland of California, including, but not limited to, the Farallon Islands and the Southern California Channel Islands. It is unlawful to take, possess, or land abalone for commercial or recreational purposes in those ocean waters while the moratorium is in effect.
Cal. FIN § 3301 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.25 / Chapter 3 / Section 3301
Section 3301
Status: in_force

(a) (1) (A) The department may, at any time and from time to time, examine the business and any office, within or outside this state, of any licensee, or any agent of a licensee, in order to ascertain whether the business is being conducted in a lawful manner and whether all digital financial asset business activity is properly accounted for.

(B) The directors, officers, and employees of a licensee, or agent of a licensee, being examined by the department shall exhibit to the department, on request, any or all of the licensee’s accounts, books, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and other records and shall otherwise facilitate the examination so far as it may be in their power to do so.

(2) The department may examine a licensee pursuant to this subdivision without prior notice to the licensee.

(b) A licensee shall pay the reasonable and necessary costs of an examination under this section to the commissioner and the commissioner may maintain an action for the recovery of the cost in any court of competent jurisdiction. In determining the cost of the examination, the commissioner may use the estimated average hourly cost for all persons performing examinations of licensees or other persons subject to this division for the fiscal year.
Cal. WAT § 36213 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 36213
Section 36213
Status: in_force

The amount of the general obligation bonds destroyed shall be deducted from the total amount authorized to be issued and no part of the bonds destroyed shall thereafter be reprinted or reissued.
Cal. ELEC § 8303 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8303
Section 8303
Status: in_force

Whenever a group of candidates for presidential electors, equal in number to the number of presidential electors to which this state is entitled, files a nomination paper with the Secretary of State pursuant to this chapter, the nomination paper may contain the name of the candidate for President of the United States and the name of the candidate for Vice President of the United States for whom all of those candidates for presidential electors pledge themselves to vote.
Cal. WAT § 11226 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 11226
Section 11226
Status: in_force

Friant Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for improvement of navigation, flood control, and storage and stabilization of the water supply of the San Joaquin River, for irrigation and domestic use, and secondarily for the generation of electric power and other beneficial uses.
Cal. HSC § 50258 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 50258
Section 50258
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The council shall make available an application for the first round of allocations no later than March 1, 2022.

(2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than 60 days from the date the council makes those applications available pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) Initial award determinations shall be made no more than 60 days after the deadline to submit applications.

(b) Recipients of funds shall expend at least 50 percent of their first-round allocation by June 30, 2024.

(1) Recipients who fail to expend their allocated funds in compliance with this subdivision shall repay to the council no less than 25 percent of their total allocation amount. The repayment amount shall be determined by the council based on its evaluation of the circumstances behind the failure to expend the allocated funds in compliance with this section. The repaid funds shall be reallocated by the council during the second round of funding.

(2) Any funds not distributed in the first round of awards or repaid pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be allocated in the second round of funding.

(c) (1) The council shall make available an application for the second round of allocations no later than December 31, 2023.

(2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than 60 days from the date the council makes the application available pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) Initial award determinations shall be made no more than 60 days after the deadline to submit applications.

(d) If, after the second round of awards pursuant to this section, not all funds have been awarded, the council may make additional awards or augment existing allocations until all funds have been allocated.

(e) All program funds shall be expended by June 30, 2026. Any funds that are not expended by this date shall revert to, and be paid and deposited in, the General Fund.