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Cal. PCC § 20332 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 19 / Section 20332
Section 20332
Status: in_force

All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(a) Cash.

(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the district.

(c) A certified check made payable to the district.

(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the district.

Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the district beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. MVC § 53 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 53
Section 53
Status: in_force

The creation of the Military Department shall in no manner affect the status, position, pay, classification, rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, or tenure, as the same exist on the effective date of this act, of any person, employee, appointee, officer, enlisted person, warrant officer or commissioned officer employed, enlisted or appointed by or on duty with or in the service of the Office of the Adjutant General or the Adjutant General or the National Guard or the State Guard or the California Cadet Corps or the Naval Militia.
Cal. PRC § 4789.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 4789.1
Section 4789.1
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a) The forest resources of California provide vitally important economic and environmental benefits to the people of California.

(b) Demands on forest resources in California are expected to increase significantly in the next decades.

(c) Forest resources in California are limited.

(d) Better use of forest resources can result where there is good information as to anticipated needs and constraints and the potentials for meeting such needs consistent with Section 4513.

(e) The necessary information is not now available and should be developed.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the assessment of California’s forest resources in order to develop and implement forest resources policies for the state.
Cal. FGC § 16006 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 16006
Section 16006
Status: in_force

Subject to the approval of the commission, the department may enter into a mutual agreement or compact with the Covelo Indian Community respecting jurisdiction and authority to regulate traditional Indian subsistence fishing practices in the boundary streams of the historic 1873 Round Valley Indian Reservation.
Cal. HNC § 655.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 655.2
Section 655.2
Status: in_force

(a) Every owner, operator, or person in command of any vessel propelled by machinery is guilty of an infraction who uses it, or permits it to be used, at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in any portion of the following areas not otherwise regulated by local rules and regulations:

(1) Within 100 feet of any person who is engaged in the act of bathing. A person engaged in the sport of water skiing shall not be considered as engaged in the act of bathing for the purposes of this section.

(2) Within 200 feet of any of the following:

(A) A beach frequented by bathers.

(B) A swimming float, diving platform, or lifeline.

(C) A way or landing float to which boats are made fast or that is being used for the embarkation or discharge of passengers.

(b) This section does not apply to the following:

(1) Vessels, including personal water craft, clearly identifiable as lifeguard rescue vessels engaged in public safety activities.

(2) Public safety vessels engaged in direct law enforcement activities or public safety activities that are displaying the distinctive blue lights prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 652.5.

(3) Personal water craft, clearly identifiable as lifeguard rescue vessels or public safety vessels, operating within the surf zone.

(c) The vessels described in subdivision (b) are also exempt from any locally imposed speed regulation adopted pursuant to Section 660, but shall be operated in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 655.7.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Clearly identifiable as lifeguard rescue vessel” means an authorized lifeguard water rescue vessel operated by or owned by a public agency.

(2) “Public safety activities” include public agency sanctioned patrolling, traffic control, assisting disabled vessels, salvage operations, firefighting, providing medical assistance, search and rescue, and training.
Cal. HSC § 14839 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 14839
Section 14839
Status: in_force

The secretary shall keep a record of all certificates of exemption or active membership, their date, and to whom issued; and when the company has no seal, the clerk shall keep similar entries of certificates issued to obtain county clerk’s certificates.
Cal. HSC § 50891.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 50891.5
Section 50891.5
Status: in_force

Each congregate housing development shall, to the maximum extent feasible, as determined by the department, incorporate the design, social, and economic development components of Sections 50888.5 to 50889, inclusive, considering the size, design, and purpose of these units. These selection and occupancy criteria shall, in addition, include an agreement by the residents to undertake joint responsibility for maintenance and the social and economic components of the housing. The department may require professional management and maintenance of each project to supplement that provided by the residents of the housing development.
Cal. RTC § 18762 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 18762
Section 18762
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, “research” shall include, but not be limited to, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the care, treatment, and cure of Alzheimer’s victims and their families.
Cal. HNC § 6031 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 6031
Section 6031
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors, by resolution, shall fix the date of the election, which shall not be less than 130 days from the date of its passage and it shall divide the proposed district into one or more voting precincts and generally describe or otherwise designate the boundaries of each precinct and designate a place within each precinct at which the polls will be opened for the purpose of the election on the day of the election.
Cal. PRC § 4429 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 4429
Section 4429
Status: in_force

During any time of the year when burning permits are required in an area pursuant to this article, at any camp maintained in such area for the residence of employees, or at any local headquarters in such area of any industrial, agricultural, or other operations on or near any forest-covered land or brush-covered land, there shall be provided and maintained at all times, in a specific location, for firefighting purposes only, a sufficient supply of serviceable tools to equip 50 percent of the able-bodied, personnel, resident of such camp, or working out of such headquarters, for fighting fires. Among these tools shall be included shovels, axes, saws, backpack pumps, and scraping tools. With such tools there shall also be one serviceable headlight adaptable for attachment to at least one-half of the tractor-bulldozers used on the operation, and a sufficient number of canteens and flashlights to equip a third of the able-bodied personnel.
Cal. PRC § 22020 — California Code / Code prc / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 22020
Section 22020
Status: in_force

There is in the state government a Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Study Commission, consisting of 15 members:

(a) The Secretary of the Resources Agency or his deputy.

(b) The Planning Officer of the State Office of Planning or his deputy.

(c) One member of the State Lands Commission, selected by the State Lands Commission.

(d) One member of the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County, selected by such board of supervisors.

(e) One member of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, selected by such board of supervisors.

(f) One member of the Los Angeles City Council, selected by such city council.

(g) One member representing the Southern California Association of Governments selected by the executive committee of such association.

(h) Eight members of the public, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be residents of the region and who shall have special knowledge or experience in the fields of conservation, parks and recreation, real estate and development, planning, public health, air pollution, water quality, and economics. There shall be balanced representation between conservation and user interests.
Cal. RTC § 50156.8 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 26 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 50156.8
Section 50156.8
Status: in_force

Procedures of the board, relating to appeals staff review conferences before a staff attorney or supervising tax auditor independent of the assessing department, shall include all of the following:

(a) Any conference shall be held at a reasonable time at a board office that is convenient to the fee payer.

(b) The conference may be recorded only if prior notice is given to the fee payer and the fee payer is entitled to receive a copy of the recording.

(c) The fee payer shall be informed prior to any conference that he or she has a right to have present at the conference his or her attorney, accountant, or other designated agent.
Cal. SHC § 33127 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33127
Section 33127
Status: in_force

The authority may fix and determine the conditions upon which any trustee shall receive, hold, or disburse any or all funds coming into its hands pursuant to any resolution, contract, or agreement.
Cal. LAB § 102 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 102
Section 102
Status: in_force

The sheriff or marshal shall specify when the summons or process is returned, what costs he or she would ordinarily have been entitled to for such service, and those costs and the other regular court costs that would have accrued if the action was not by the Labor Commissioner shall be made a part of any judgment recovered by the Labor Commissioner and shall be paid by the Labor Commissioner if sufficient money is collected over and above the wages, penalties, or demands actually due the claimants.
Cal. WAT § 1433.4 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 2 / Section 1433.4
Section 1433.4
Status: in_force

The board shall supervise diversion and use of water under a permit issued under this article for the protection of all lawful users of water, for protection of beneficial uses, including instream beneficial uses, the ability to meet water quality objectives, and for compliance with permit conditions. The permit may require a person who extracts water stored under the permit to comply with regulatory and permitting requirements for groundwater extraction set by the groundwater sustainability plan or alternative approved pursuant to Section 10733.6 for the basin.
Cal. PRC § 4573 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 4573
Section 4573
Status: in_force

The board may deny a timber operator license for any of the following reasons:

(a) The applicant is not the real person in interest.

(b) Material misrepresentation or false statement in the application.

(c) Conviction within one year of the application of unlawfully operating without a license.

(d) The failure or refusal of the applicant to comply with this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter, within three years prior to the date of application.

(e) The failure or refusal of the applicant to pay a judgment assessed or awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction that is the result of a violation of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter.

(f) The failure or refusal of the applicant to keep current the insurance required by subdivision (c) of Section 4572.

(g) The failure or refusal of the applicant to reimburse the department for costs incurred by the department as the result of an action to correct a violation conducted in accordance with Article 8 (commencing with Section 4601).
Cal. RTC § 7863 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.5 / Section 7863
Section 7863
Status: in_force

Payment of an amount to the board for and on account of the tax and the acceptance thereof does not bar an action by the state to recover any additional amount which is actually due.
Cal. WAT § 13301 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 13301
Section 13301
Status: in_force

When a regional board finds that a discharge of waste is taking place, or threatening to take place, in violation of requirements or discharge prohibitions prescribed by the regional board or the state board, the board may issue an order to cease and desist and direct that those persons not complying with the requirements or discharge prohibitions (a) comply forthwith, (b) comply in accordance with a time schedule set by the board, or (c) in the event of a threatened violation, take appropriate remedial or preventive action. In the event of an existing or threatened violation of waste discharge requirements in the operation of a community sewer system, cease and desist orders may restrict or prohibit the volume, type, or concentration of waste that might be added to that system by dischargers who did not discharge into the system prior to the issuance of the cease and desist order. Cease and desist orders may be issued directly by a board, after notice and hearing.
Cal. WIC § 14088.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.9 / Section 14088.6
Section 14088.6
Status: in_force

In order to achieve maximum cost savings, the Legislature hereby determines that an expedited contract process for contracts under this article is necessary. Therefore, contracts under this article may be on a nonbid basis and shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
Cal. UIC § 829 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 829
Section 829
Status: in_force

The total amount of the local experience charge computed for each school employer pursuant to Section 828 shall be the amount that the school employer, county superintendent of schools, or empowered entity shall, on behalf of the employers under that jurisdiction, reimburse the School Employees Fund in the State Treasury. However, this amount shall not exceed 1.7 percent of the actual annual wages paid by a school employer in the immediately preceding calendar year as indicated in the four quarterly reports to the department.
Cal. BPC § 8520 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 8520
Section 8520
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Structural Pest Control Board, which consists of seven members.

(b) Subject to the jurisdiction conferred upon the director by Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), the board is vested with the power to and shall administer the provisions of this chapter.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that consumer protection is the primary mission of the board.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2028, deletes or extends that date. Notwithstanding any other law, the repeal of this section renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
Cal. VEH § 35784 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 35784
Section 35784
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), it is unlawful for any person to violate any of the terms or conditions of any special permit.

(b) In an incorporated city where compliance with the route described in a special permit would result in a violation of local traffic regulations, the permittee may detour from the prescribed route to avoid violating the local traffic regulations if the permittee returns as soon as possible to the prescribed route. A detour under this subdivision shall be made only on nonresidential streets.

(c) If a violation under subdivision (a) consists of an extralegal load not being on the route described in the special permit, and the violation is directly caused by the action of an employee under the supervision of, or by the action of any independent contractor working for, a permittee subject to this section, the employee or independent contractor causing the violation is guilty of a misdemeanor. This subdivision applies only if the employee or independent contractor has been provided written direction on the route to travel and has not been directed to take a different route by a peace officer.

(d) The guilt of an employee or independent contractor under subdivision (c) shall not extend to the permittee employing that person unless the permittee is separately responsible for an action causing the violation.

(e) A violation of equipment requirements contained in Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), by any person operating a pilot car shall not be considered a violation of any terms or conditions of a special permit under subdivision (a).

(f) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of the terms and conditions of a special permit shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(2) In addition, if the violation involves weight in excess of that authorized by the permit, an additional fine shall be levied as specified in Section 42030 on the amount of weight in excess of the amount authorized by the permit.
Cal. RTC § 40207 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 40207
Section 40207
Status: in_force

The board shall, in cooperation with the Taxpayers’ Rights Advocate, and other interested taxpayer-oriented groups, develop a plan to reduce the time required to resolve petitions for redetermination and claims for refunds. The plan shall include determination of standard timeframes and special review of cases which take more time than the appropriate standard timeframe.
Cal. PUC § 95451 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 95451
Section 95451
Status: in_force

The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting.
Cal. RTC § 24343.8 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 24343.8
Section 24343.8
Status: in_force

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a deduction shall not be allowed for the amount of any fine or penalty paid or incurred by an owner of all or part of a professional sports franchise, where that fine or penalty is assessed or imposed by the professional sports league that includes that franchise.
Cal. FAC § 53512 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 53512
Section 53512
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:

(a) Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label, warning tag, or notice which is provided for in this chapter or in the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it, or alter or substitute nursery stock, in a manner that may defeat the purpose of this chapter.

(b) Disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning nursery stock in any manner or by any means.

(c) Hinder or obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his duties under this chapter.

(d) Fail to comply with a warning tag or notice.
Cal. HSC § 1266.12 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1266.12
Section 1266.12
Status: in_force

(a) The annual Licensing and Certification Program fee for a skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, general acute care hospital, acute psychiatric hospital, special hospital, chemical dependency recovery hospital, correctional treatment center, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled nursing, and intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative shall be set in accordance with Section 1266.

(b) Commencing January 1, 2007, the department shall give priority in conducting initial licensing surveys to each intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative, and intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled nursing. Upon successful completion of licensure, and upon notification by the facility that it is ready for an initial certification survey, the department shall schedule and initiate a certification survey within 60 days.
Cal. HSC § 1179.100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 1179.100
Section 1179.100
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, or of 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), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this part that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment of earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
Cal. PRC § 5095.53 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.57 / Section 5095.53
Section 5095.53
Status: in_force

The plan shall include a specific timeline for implementation.
Cal. HSC § 7738 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 7738
Section 7738
Status: in_force

A copy of the notice shall be mailed to every person who owns, holds, or has the right of interment in, any plot in the cemetery or part affected, whose name appears upon the records of the cemetery. The notice shall be addressed to the last known post-office address of the plot owner as it appears from the records of the cemetery, and if his address does not appear or is not known, then to him at the city, or city and county, in which the cemetery land is situated.
Cal. SHC § 20 — California Code / Code shc / Section 20
Section 20
Status: in_force

“Department” means the Department of Transportation of this state.

Any reference in any law or regulation to the Department of Public Works shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Transportation.
Cal. RTC § 13621 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 13621
Section 13621
Status: in_force

The writ shall be executed against any property of the person liable for payment of the tax, or against any property subject to the lien of the tax.