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Cal. WAT § 8601 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 8601
Section 8601
Status: in_force

The board may construct, purchase, rent, sell or exchange dredgers, machines, appliances, tools, apparatus and other property necessary or convenient for doing any construction work.
Cal. HSC § 2871.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 2871.9
Section 2871.9
Status: in_force

Any district formed prior to January 1, 1985, may petition the board of supervisors for a change in the method of financing the district’s operations, as provided in this chapter. The board of supervisors shall accept the petition, in lieu of the petition required by Section 2822.5, and shall proceed to consider changes in the method of district financing consistent with Article 2 (commencing with Section 2210) of Chapter 5.
Cal. PRC § 30114 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 30114
Section 30114
Status: in_force

“Public works” means the following:

(a) All production, storage, transmission, and recovery facilities for water, sewerage, telephone, and other similar utilities owned or operated by any public agency or by any utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission, except for energy facilities.

(b) All public transportation facilities, including streets, roads, highways, public parking lots and structures, ports, harbors, airports, railroads, and mass transit facilities and stations, bridges, trolley wires, and other related facilities. For purposes of this division, neither the Ports of Hueneme, Long Beach, Los Angeles, nor San Diego Unified Port District nor any of the developments within these ports shall be considered public works.

(c) All publicly financed recreational facilities, all projects of the State Coastal Conservancy, and any development by a special district.

(d) All community college facilities.
Cal. WAT § 8566 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 8566
Section 8566
Status: in_force

The seal of the board is also the seal of the drainage district.
Cal. RTC § 30102 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 30102
Section 30102
Status: in_force

(a) The taxes imposed by this part shall not apply to the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products to either of the following:

(1) United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard exchanges and commissaries and Navy or Coast Guard ships’ stores.

(2) The United States Veterans’ Administration.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until the first day of the first calendar month commencing more than 60 days after existing federal law is amended by Congress to permit state taxation of sales of cigarettes by or through federal military installations.
Cal. HSC § 53171 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 53171
Section 53171
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part.
Cal. VEH § 436 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 436
Section 436
Status: in_force

An “off-highway motorcycle” means a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle which is subject to identification under this code.
Cal. FIN § 17637 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 17637
Section 17637
Status: in_force

The commissioner may appoint one or more special deputies to assist in the duties of liquidation and distribution under his direction and may also employ such special legal counsel, accountants, and assistants as may be needed and required and fix their salaries and compensation. All such salaries and compensation with other reasonable and necessary expenses as may be incurred in the liquidation shall be paid by the commissioner from the funds of the licensee in his hands. Such expenses shall include, among other things, that part of the salary of the commissioner and of his deputies, auditors, accountants, appraisers and other assistants, and that part of the general expenses of the commissioner’s office, as fairly represent, in the opinion of the commissioner, the proportion properly attributable to such liquidation.
Cal. FAC § 52901 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 52901
Section 52901
Status: in_force

The planting, possessing for planting, growing, picking, harvesting, ginning of cotton, delinting of cottonseed, or sale of lint by anyone conducting research on nonapproved varieties shall be in compliance with regulations adopted by the department. The department shall also adopt regulations to accomplish all of the following purposes:

(a) Maintain the integrity of approved Acala or Pima cotton and prevent contamination of those types of cotton.

(b) Require that applicants notify the department regarding the location of test sites and of the dates and procedures for planting, harvesting, and ginning of cotton.

(c) Establish a procedure for importing cottonseed into the district.
Cal. PUC § 914.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 914.7
Section 914.7
Status: in_force

By April 1, 2019, and by April 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall provide to the Legislature either a report or the biennial fiscal and performance audit conducted pursuant to Section 912.2 that includes all of the following information:

(a) The remaining unserved areas in the state.

(b) The amount of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.

(c) The recipients of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.

(d) The geographic regions of the state affected by funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year, including information by county.

(e) The expected benefits to be derived from the funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.

(f) Details on the status of each project funded through the California Advanced Services Fund and whether the project has been completed or the expected completion date of the project.

(g) Actual broadband adoption levels from funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund in the prior year.

(h) The cost per household for each project.

(i) The number of formerly unserved households subscribing to broadband service in areas covered by projects funded by the California Advanced Services Fund.

(j) The number of subscriptions resulting from the broadband adoption program funded by the California Advanced Services Fund.

(k) An update on the expenditures from the California Advanced Services Fund, broadband adoption levels, the progress in achieving the goals of the program, and an accounting of the remaining unserved households in each region of the state as of December 31 of the immediately preceding year.

(l) The amount of funds expended from the California Advanced Services Fund to match federal funds.

(m) Additional details on efforts to leverage non-California Advanced Services Fund moneys.

(n) The status of the California Advanced Services Fund balance and the projected amount to be collected in each year to fund approved projects.
Cal. FIN § 5307 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 5307
Section 5307
Status: in_force

Whoever willfully and knowingly makes, issues, circulates, transmits, or causes or knowingly permits to be made, issued, circulated, or transmitted, any statement or rumor which is written, printed, reproduced in any manner, or communicated by word of mouth, that is untrue in fact and is directly or by inference false, or malicious in that it is calculated to injure the reputation or business, financial condition, or standing of any association shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. WIC § 18327.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 5.7 / Section 18327.3
Section 18327.3
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no agency providing food services, pursuant to this chapter shall be prohibited from serving meals consistent with terms and conditions in its contract, to individuals as long as the total number of meals served by all agencies within the region, as established by the State Department of Aging, does not exceed the number of meals authorized by the State Department of Aging to be served for such region.
Cal. PRC § 26032 — California Code / Code prc / Division 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 26032
Section 26032
Status: in_force

The authority may enter into contracts of sale with any participating party covering any project financed by the authority. The purchase price pursuant to the contract of sale shall be treated in substantially the same manner and shall be at least sufficient to provide funds for all the purposes provided in Section 26031 and may be paid in installments, together with interest on the unpaid balance, or otherwise, as may be mutually agreed and set forth in the contract of sale. All payments received by the authority under any installment sales or conditional sales contract shall be applied by the authority substantially in the same manner as provided in Section 26031 in the case of lease payments or rental charges received by the authority.
Cal. MVC § 490.7 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 490.7
Section 490.7
Status: in_force

The National Guard Members’ Finance Committee may authorize the sale by the State Treasurer of any of the revenue bonds authorized under this chapter to the United States of America or to any of its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon, and the department is specifically authorized to enter into any such agreements, terms, and conditions required by the United States of America or any of its departments, agencies, or instrumentalities as a condition to the purchase of such revenue bonds.
Cal. PUC § 346 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 3 / Section 346
Section 346
Status: in_force

The Independent System Operator shall immediately participate in all relevant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceedings. The Independent System Operator shall ensure that additional filings at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission request confirmation of the relevant provisions of this chapter and seek the authority needed to give the Independent System Operator the ability to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of planning and operating reserve criteria no less stringent than those established by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council and the North American Electric Reliability Council.
Cal. PROB § 8940 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 8940
Section 8940
Status: in_force

(a) The probate referee shall promptly and with reasonable diligence appraise the property scheduled for appraisal by the probate referee in the inventory that the personal representative delivers to the referee.

(b) The probate referee shall, not later than 60 days after delivery of the inventory, do one of the following:

(1) Return the completed appraisal to the personal representative.

(2) Make a report of the status of the appraisal. The report shall show the reason why the property has not been appraised and an estimate of the time needed to complete the appraisal. The report shall be delivered to the personal representative and filed with the court.
Cal. COM § 2721 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2721
Section 2721
Status: in_force

Remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all remedies available under this division for nonfraudulent breach. Neither rescission or a claim for rescission of the contract for sale nor rejection or return of the goods shall bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damages or other remedy.
Cal. COM § 8107 — California Code / Code com / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8107
Section 8107
Status: in_force

(a) “Appropriate person” means any of the following:

(1) With respect to an endorsement, the person specified by a security certificate or by an effective special endorsement to be entitled to the security.

(2) With respect to an instruction, the registered owner of an uncertificated security.

(3) With respect to an entitlement order, the entitlement holder.

(4) If the person designated in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) is deceased, the designated person’s successor taking under other law or the designated person’s personal representative acting for the estate of the decedent, or the beneficiary of a security, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 5501 of the Probate Code, registered in beneficiary form, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 5501 of the Probate Code, if the beneficiary has survived the death of the registered owner or all registered owners.

(5) If the person designated in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) lacks capacity, the designated person’s guardian, conservator, or other similar representative who has power under other law to transfer the security or financial asset.

(b) An endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is effective if it is made by any of the following:

(1) It is made by the appropriate person.

(2) It is made by a person who has power under the law of agency to transfer the security or financial asset on behalf of the appropriate person, including, in the case of an instruction or entitlement order, a person who has control under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) or paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 8106.

(3) The appropriate person has ratified it or is otherwise precluded from asserting its ineffectiveness.

(c) An endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by a representative is effective even if:

(1) The representative has failed to comply with a controlling instrument or with the law of the state having jurisdiction of the representative relationship, including any law requiring the representative to obtain court approval of the transaction.

(2) The representative’s action in making the endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order or using the proceeds of the transaction is otherwise a breach of duty.

(d) If a security is registered in the name of or specially endorsed to a person described as a representative, or if a securities account is maintained in the name of a person described as a representative, an endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order made by the person is effective even though the person is no longer serving in the described capacity.

(e) Effectiveness of an endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is determined as of the date the endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order is made, and an endorsement, instruction, or entitlement order does not become ineffective by reason of any later change of circumstances.
Cal. INS § 11031 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 11031
Section 11031
Status: in_force

A society may create, maintain and operate hospitals, asylums, homes, sanitariums or other charitable or benevolent institutions for the benefit of its sick, disabled, aged or distressed members and their families and dependents in accordance with the provisions of its laws; and for such purpose it may own, hold or lease personal property or real property located within or without this State, with necessary buildings thereon. Such property shall not be deemed an admitted asset of the society.
Cal. HSC § 44059 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 44059
Section 44059
Status: in_force

The willful making of any false statement or entry with regard to a material matter in any oath, affidavit, certificate of compliance or noncompliance, or application form which is required by this chapter or Chapter 20.3 (commencing with Section 9880) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, constitutes perjury and is punishable as provided in the Penal Code.
Cal. PROB § 8488 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 8488
Section 8488
Status: in_force

(a) In case of a breach of a condition of the bond, an action may be brought against the sureties on the bond for the use and benefit of the decedent’s estate or of any person interested in the estate.

(b) No action may be maintained against the sureties on the bond of the personal representative unless commenced within four years from the discharge or removal of the personal representative or within four years from the date the order surcharging the personal representative becomes final, whichever is later.

(c) In any case, and notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7250, no action may be maintained against the sureties on the bond unless commenced within six years from the date the judgment under Section 7250 or the later of the orders under subdivision (b) of this section becomes final.
Cal. INS § 1875.20 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 5.6 / Section 1875.20
Section 1875.20
Status: in_force

Every insurer admitted to do business in this state, except those otherwise exempted in this code, shall provide for the continuous operation of a unit or division to investigate possible fraudulent claims by insureds or by persons making claims for services or repairs against policies held by insureds.
Cal. HSC § 53566 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 13 / Section 53566
Section 53566
Status: in_force

(a) For any loans issued pursuant to this part, both of the following shall apply:

(1) Loan terms for rental housing shall be consistent with Section 50675.6 and any other requirements concerning loan terms in the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2).

(2) Loan terms for owner-occupied housing shall be consistent with requirements concerning loan terms in the CalHome Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50650) of Part 2).

(b) All moneys received by the department in repayment of loans made pursuant to this part, including interest and payments in advance in lieu of future interest, shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2), except as otherwise provided in this section.

(c) The department may designate an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of funds appropriated for use pursuant to this section for the purposes of curing or averting a default on the terms of any loan or other obligation by the recipient of financial assistance, or bidding at any foreclosure sale where the default or foreclosure sale would jeopardize the department’s security in the rental housing development assisted pursuant to this part. The funds so designated shall be known as the “default reserve.”

(d) The department may use default reserve funds made available pursuant to this section to repair or maintain any rental housing development assisted pursuant to this part that was acquired to protect the department’s security interest.

(e) The payment or advance of funds by the department pursuant to this section shall be exclusively within the department’s discretion, and no person shall be deemed to have any entitlement to the payment or advance of those funds. The amount of any funds expended by the department for the purposes of curing or averting a default shall be added to the loan amount secured by the rental housing development and shall be payable to the department upon demand.

(f) All moneys set aside for the default reserve by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Fund established by Section 53561, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of the default reserve set forth above in this section.

(g) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
Cal. PCC § 20103.8 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.3 / Section 20103.8
Section 20103.8
Status: in_force

A local agency may require a bid for a public works contract to include prices for items that may be added to, or deducted from, the scope of work in the contract for which the bid is being submitted. Whenever additive or deductive items are included in a bid, the bid solicitation shall specify which one of the following methods will be used to determine the lowest bid. In the absence of a specification, only the method provided by subdivision (a) will be used:

(a) The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items.

(b) The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and those additive or deductive items that were specifically identified in the bid solicitation as being used for the purpose of determining the lowest bid price.

(c) The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and those additive or deductive items that when taken in order from a specifically identified list of those items in the solicitation, and added to, or subtracted from, the base contract, are less than, or equal to, a funding amount publicly disclosed by the local agency before the first bid is opened.

(d) The lowest bid shall be determined in a manner that prevents any information that would identify any of the bidders or proposed subcontractors or suppliers from being revealed to the public entity before the ranking of all bidders from lowest to highest has been determined.

A responsible bidder who submitted the lowest bid as determined by this section shall be awarded the contract, if it is awarded. This section does not preclude the local agency from adding to or deducting from the contract any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible bidder has been determined.

(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude the prequalification of subcontractors.
Cal. INS § 10089.38 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 10089.38
Section 10089.38
Status: in_force

Upon the development and implementation of an economical system satisfactory to the board and the commissioner to prevent misapplication of mitigation funds, the Earthquake Loss Mitigation Fund may be applied to supply grants and loans or loan guarantees to dwelling owners who wish to retrofit their homes to protect against earthquake damage.