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Cal. FAC § 29420 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 29420
Section 29420
Status: in_force

“Slack-filled” means that the contents of any container occupy less than 85 percent of the volume of the closed container.
Cal. PROB § 10259 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 10259
Section 10259
Status: in_force

(a) Title to the following personal property passes upon sale without the need for court confirmation or approval:

(1) Personal property which is perishable, which will depreciate in value if not disposed of promptly, or which will incur loss or expense by being kept.

(2) Personal property the sale of which is necessary to provide for the payment of a family allowance pending receipt of other sufficient funds.

(b) Title to personal property sold at public auction passes without the need for court confirmation or approval upon receipt of the purchase price and:

(1) In the case of tangible personal property, the delivery of the property to the purchaser.

(2) In the case of intangible personal property, the delivery to the purchaser of the instrument that transfers the title to the property to the purchaser.

(c) The personal representative is responsible for the actual value of the property described in subdivision (a) or (b) unless the sale is reported to and approved by the court.
Cal. HSC § 121530 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 121530
Section 121530
Status: in_force

The examination shall consist of either an approved intradermal tuberculin test or any other test for tuberculosis infection that has been recommended by the CDC and licensed by the FDA, that, if positive, shall be followed by an X-ray of the lungs.
Cal. SHC § 2565 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Section 2565
Section 2565
Status: in_force

The department, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and participating and eligible regional and local entities shall develop and periodically update guidelines for program operations, as those guidelines and updates may be required. The guidelines shall address operational requirements only and may not prevent a regional or local entity from entering the program.
Cal. HSC § 43029 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 43029
Section 43029
Status: in_force

In an action to recover civil penalties pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 43027, a proceeding to assess administrative civil penalties pursuant to Section 43028, or a criminal prosecution pursuant to Section 43020, the prosecuting agency shall include a claim for an additional penalty designed to eliminate the economic benefits from noncompliance against any person who violates any provision of this part, or any rule, regulation, permit, variance, or order of the state board pertaining to fuel requirements or standards as follows:

(a)  For violations of gasoline requirements, the amount of the penalty shall equal the product of the number of tons of incremental increased vehicular emissions resulting from the manufacture, distribution, and sale of the specified volume of noncompliant fuel and nine thousand one hundred dollars ($9,100) per ton, which is the maximum calculated cost-effectiveness for California Phase 2 Reformulated Gasoline.

(b)  For violations of diesel fuel requirements, the amount of the penalty shall equal the product of the number of tons of incremental increased vehicular emissions resulting from the manufacture, distribution, and sale of the specified volume of noncompliant fuel and five thousand two hundred dollars ($5,200) per ton, which is the maximum calculated cost-effectiveness for California low sulfur, low aromatics diesel fuel.

(c)  To ensure that the penalties under subdivisions (a) and (b) continue to adequately reflect the goals of this section, the following shall occur annually:

(1)  The cost-effectiveness values set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be adjusted to reflect the change in the annual average nationwide producers price index of industrial commodities, less fuels and related products and power, published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, averaged over the previous 5 years.

(2)  The methodologies used to calculate the excess emissions from noncompliant fuels shall be reviewed by the state board and updated as necessary.
Cal. MVC § 389 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 389
Section 389
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter, “temporary military leave of absence” means a leave of absence from public employment to engage in ordered military duty for a period which by the order is not to exceed 180 calendar days including travel time for purposes of active military training, encampment, naval cruises, special exercises or like activity as a member of the reserve corps or force of the armed forces of the United States, or the National Guard, or the Naval Militia.

(b) “Public employee” means any officer or employee of a public agency, except for those officers or employees of the state subject to the provisions of Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 19770) of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(c) “Public agency” means the state, or any county, city and county, city, municipal corporation, school district, irrigation district, water district, or other district.

(d) “Armed forces” or “armed forces of the United States” means the “armed forces” as defined in Section 18540 of the Government Code.

(e) “Recognized military service” means service as defined in Section 18540.3 of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 38415 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 38415
Section 38415
Status: in_force

If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to fraud or an intent to evade this part or authorized rules and regulations, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto.
Cal. PRC § 33330 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 33330
Section 33330
Status: in_force

The conservancy’s expenses for support and administration may be paid from the conservancy’s operating budget and any other funding sources available to the conservancy.
Cal. FAC § 5491 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 5491
Section 5491
Status: in_force

If any pest is found to exist in any public park or along any street, highway, or other property which is subject to the control of a city or county, the notice of abatement shall be served on the chairman of the governing body of the city or county. If the eradication, control, or destruction of the pest is performed by the commissioner, the cost of the eradication, control, or destruction is a city or county charge, as the case may be, and shall be paid from the general fund of the city or county.
Cal. PRC § 6815.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6815.2
Section 6815.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 6815.1, the commission may take any oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons taken in kind by it, pursuant to any lease or agreement, and exchange it, by competitive bidding, for refined products which shall be allocated to state agencies and to other public agencies, if the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, established pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 25000), after a public hearing, finds, in its judgment, that such retention and allocation is necessary to alleviate fuel shortage conditions or will effect a substantial cost saving to the state.

(b) The commission may make and enter into contracts or agreements for exchange of such oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons taken in kind for finished products required for use by state and other public agencies. Such contracts or agreements shall be entered into by competitive bids. The commission may reject all bids, if it determines that they are not in the public interest.

(c) The commission shall charge the state or other public agencies allocated refined products the current market price of these products including all applicable taxes. This price shall not be less than the value of the oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons which would have been received by the state if not taken in kind. The revenue shall be subject to the terms and conditions enumerated in Section 6217. The taxes generated by these sales shall be distributed according to applicable provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(d) The refined products obtained from such exchange contracts or agreements shall be allocated to state agencies and to other public agencies in accordance with the regulations which shall be adopted, after a public hearing, by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 6815.1, if the commission determines that it is in the best interests of the state, it may allow another state or public agency to take in kind oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons acquired by the commission.

The commission shall charge the state or other public agencies allocated in kind oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons the current market price of these products, including all applicable taxes. This price shall not be less than the value of the oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons which would have been received by the state if not taken in kind. The commission may also charge for any transportation, treatment, or other costs associated with taking the in kind royalty. The revenue shall be subject to the terms and conditions enumerated in Section 6217. The taxes generated by these sales shall be distributed according to applicable provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. INS § 1063.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14.2 / Section 1063.4
Section 1063.4
Status: in_force

(a) Insureds entitled to the protection of this article shall cooperate with the association in accordance with their policies in the same manner as they would have been required to cooperate with their insurer if it were not in liquidation and shall be deemed to have assigned to the association any right to make claim against the liquidator for a refund of unearned premium for the period of coverage provided by the association beginning on the date of the order of liquidation to the date of expiration or cancellation.

(b) Any insured or claimant entitled to the benefits of this article who elects to proceed under this article shall be deemed to have assigned to the association his or her rights against the estate of the insolvent insurer.
Cal. HSC § 40323 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 40323
Section 40323
Status: in_force

Members of a newly created regional district board shall serve terms which shall expire on the first day of June of the third year following the year in which they are appointed.

Thereafter, each member appointed by the board of supervisors shall hold office for four years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor, and each member appointed by the city selection committee shall hold office for two years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor.
Cal. RTC § 60452 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 60452
Section 60452
Status: in_force

The board may pay or advance to the sheriff or marshal, the same fees, commissions, and expenses for his or her services as are provided by law for similar services pursuant to a writ of execution. The board, and not the court, shall approve the fees for publication in a newspaper.
Cal. FAC § 9674 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 9674
Section 9674
Status: in_force

An agreement which is entered into pursuant to Section 9672 shall provide for the disposition, division, or distribution of any property which is acquired as the result of the joint exercise of powers, and the return of any surplus moneys, in proportion to the contributions which were made, after the agreement has been completed.
Cal. FAC § 41203 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 41203
Section 41203
Status: in_force

The term of office of each member of the committee is three years.
Cal. FIN § 32812 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 32812
Section 32812
Status: in_force

The Controller shall transfer into the fund from the General Fund and from the Energy Resources Program Account in the General Fund all moneys required to meet the loan requests of the corporation, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) The amount transferred to the fund from the General Fund shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).

(b) The amount transferred to the fund from the Energy Resources Programs Account in the General Fund shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) and the Controller shall not transfer any money from the account to the fund unless and until both of the following occur:

(1) The corporation certifies to the Controller that it has approved not less than a total of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans to eligible small businesses in this state.

(2) The corporation certifies to the Controller that it will use the additional money transferred to the fund only to make new loans to eligible small businesses in this state.
Cal. WAT § 55184.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 55184.1
Section 55184.1
Status: in_force

Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.

The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation.

The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.

The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.
Cal. HSC § 34517 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 34517
Section 34517
Status: in_force

With respect to any housing project which a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the Federal Government and which the housing authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that will promote the public interest and afford necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection, a state public body shall not require any changes to be made in the housing project or the manner of its construction or take any other action relating to its construction.
Cal. SHC § 1700 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 1700
Section 1700
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may, by a resolution adopted by a four-fifths vote of its members, declare any highway in the county lying in whole or in part within a city to be a county highway for one or more of the following purposes: acquisition of rights-of-way, construction, maintenance, improvement, or repair.
Cal. WAT § 12912.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 12912.5
Section 12912.5
Status: in_force

Of the amounts deposited in the California Water Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6217 of the Public Resources Code, five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be deposited annually in a special account in the California Water Fund for appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Water Resources for purposes of mitigation of adverse effects to water quality, fisheries, or wildlife in (1) the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Suisun Marsh, and San Francisco Bay caused by historic upstream depletions and diversions, as nonreimbursable costs under Section 11912 and for other nonreimbursable costs, and (2) the Salton Sea and its tributaries.
Cal. BPC § 17028 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 17028
Section 17028
Status: in_force

“Ordinary channels of trade” means those ordinary, regular and daily transactions in the mercantile trade whereby title to an article or product, in no way damaged or deteriorated, is transferred from one person to another.

“Ordinary channels of trade” does not include bankruptcy sales of stocks, closeout goods, dents, sales of goods bought from a business or merchant retiring from business, fire sales and sales of damaged or deteriorated goods, which damage or deterioration results from any cause whatsoever. This listing is not all inclusive but as example only.
Cal. WIC § 4879 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 15 / Section 4879
Section 4879
Status: in_force

(a) Under the program, a person may make contributions for a taxable year, for the benefit of an individual who is an eligible individual for that taxable year, to an ABLE account that is established for the purpose of meeting the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary of the account if both of the following criteria are met:

(1) The designated beneficiary is limited to one ABLE account for purposes of this chapter.

(2) The ABLE account is established only for a designated beneficiary who is a resident of the United States.

(b) A contribution shall not be accepted if either of the following occurs:

(1) The contribution is not in cash.

(2) Except in the case of contributions under Section 529A(c)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to change in designated beneficiaries or programs, the contribution to an ABLE account would result in aggregate contributions from all contributors to the ABLE account for the taxable year exceeding the amount of both of the following:

(A) The amount allowed under Section 2503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to exclusion from gifts, for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

(B) In the case of any contribution by a designated beneficiary described in Section 529A(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code before January 1, 2026, the lesser of either of the following:

(i) Compensation, as defined by Section 219(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, includible in the designated beneficiary’s gross income for the taxable year.

(ii) An amount equal to the poverty line for a one-person household as promulgated under Section 9902(2) of Title 42 of the United States Code, for the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxable year begins.

(c) The designated beneficiary shall retain ownership of all contributions made to the designated beneficiary’s ABLE account to the date of utilization for qualified disability expenses, and all interest derived from the investment of the contributions to the designated beneficiary’s ABLE account shall be deemed to be held in the ABLE program trust for the benefit of the designated beneficiary. Neither the contributions, nor any interest derived therefrom, may be pledged as collateral for any loan.

(d) The board shall develop adequate safeguards to prevent aggregate contributions on behalf of a designated beneficiary in excess of the maximum contribution limits necessary to provide for the qualified disability expenses of the designated beneficiary. For purposes of this subdivision, aggregate contributions include contributions under any prior qualified ABLE program of any state or agency or instrumentality thereof.
Cal. FIN § 22327 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22327
Section 22327
Status: in_force

No licensee shall knowingly induce any borrower to split up or divide any loan with any other licensee. No licensee shall induce or permit any borrower to be or to become obligated directly or indirectly, or both, under more than one contract of loan at the same time with the same licensee for the purpose or with the result of obtaining a higher rate of charge than would otherwise be permitted by this article, except as otherwise required by the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691 et seq.; Public Law 93-495) and Regulation B promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 C.F.R. 202 et seq.). For the purpose of this section, “borrower” includes any spouses, whether jointly or severally obligated.
Cal. PUC § 398.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 14 / Section 398.5
Section 398.5
Status: in_force

(a) Retail suppliers shall annually report to the Energy Commission, for each electricity offering for the previous calendar year, each of the following:

(1) The kilowatthours purchased, by generator and fuel type during the previous calendar year, consistent with the meter data, including losses, reported to the system operator.

(2) The kilowatthours purchased from unspecified sources in California and from unspecified sources imported into California from other subregions within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council.

(3) For each electricity offering, the kilowatthours sold at retail.

(4) For each electricity offering, the disclosures made to consumers pursuant to Section 398.4.

(b) Information submitted to the Energy Commission pursuant to this section that is a trade secret as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code shall not be released except in an aggregated form such that trade secrets cannot be discerned.

(c) The Energy Commission shall specify guidelines and standard formats, based on the requirements of this article and subject to public hearing, for the submittal of information pursuant to this article.

(d) In developing the rules and procedures specified in this section, the Energy Commission shall seek to minimize the reporting burden and cost of reporting that it imposes on retail suppliers.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to generators providing electric service onsite, under an over-the-fence transaction as described in Section 218, or to an affiliate or affiliates, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 372.

(f) The Energy Commission may verify environmental and procurement claims made by retail suppliers.
Cal. RTC § 30111 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 30111
Section 30111
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by this part are in lieu of all other state, county, municipal, or district taxes on the privilege of distributing cigarettes or tobacco products.

This section does not prohibit the application of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), or Article 2 (commencing with Section 37021) of Part 17 to the sale, storage, use or other consumption of cigarettes or tobacco products.