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Cal. ELEC § 1301 — California Code / Code elec / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 1301
Section 1301
Status: in_force

(a) Except as required by Section 57379 of the Government Code, and except as provided in subdivision (b), a general municipal election shall be held on an established election date pursuant to Section 1000.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a city council may enact an ordinance, pursuant to Division 10 (commencing with Section 10000), requiring its general municipal election to be held on the day of the statewide direct primary election, the day of the statewide general election, the day of school district elections as set forth in Section 1302, the first Tuesday after the first Monday of March in each odd-numbered year, or the second Tuesday of April in each year. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall become operative upon approval by the county board of supervisors.

(2) In the event of consolidation, the general municipal election shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable procedural requirements of this code pertaining to that primary, general, or school district election, and shall thereafter occur in consolidation with that election.

(c) If a city adopts an ordinance described in subdivision (b), the municipal election following the adoption of the ordinance and each municipal election thereafter shall be conducted on the date specified by the city council, in accordance with subdivision (b), unless the ordinance in question is later repealed by the city council.

(d) If the date of a general municipal election is changed pursuant to subdivision (b), at least one election shall be held before the ordinance, as approved by the county board of supervisors, may be subsequently repealed or amended.
Cal. HSC § 18803 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.2 / Section 18803
Section 18803
Status: in_force

(a) In administering the program, the department shall contract with one or more qualified and experienced nonprofit legal services providers and refer complaints selected for evaluation pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 18802, and which are not resolved pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 18802, to those nonprofit legal services providers for possible enforcement action.

(b) The department shall only contract with a nonprofit legal services provider that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) The nonprofit legal services provider has experience in handling complaints, disputes, or matters arising from the provisions of the Mobilehome Residency Law or matters related to general landlord-tenant law.

(2) The nonprofit legal services provider has experience in representing individuals in dispute resolution processes, state court proceedings, and appeals.

(3) The nonprofit legal services provider has sufficient staff and financial ability to provide for legal services to homeowners.

(c) A nonprofit legal services provider contracted with pursuant to this section shall maintain adequate legal malpractice insurance and shall agree to indemnify and hold harmless the state from any claims arising from the legal services provided pursuant to this part.

(d) (1) A nonprofit legal services provider contracted with pursuant to this section shall have the sole authority to determine which referred complaints will be addressed or pursued, based on the resources provided to it pursuant to the contract with the department.

(2) The nonprofit legal services provider shall inform the department of any complaints not handled due to a shortage of resources.

(e) A nonprofit legal services provider contracted with pursuant to this section shall not charge any fees to a homeowner for any services performed in connection with a complaint referred to it by the department.

(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
Cal. INS § 12404.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 12404.1
Section 12404.1
Status: in_force

The furnishing of a preliminary report by any title insurer, controlled escrow company or underwritten title company, without charge to any person, shall constitute a violation of Section 12404. The charge for a preliminary report shall have a reasonable relation to the cost of production of the report but in no event shall it be less than the rate for a standard owners policy, minimum liability, as set forth in the company’s rate schedule. After billing any person for a preliminary report the title insurer, controlled escrow company or underwritten title company shall promptly make a good faith attempt to collect; provided, however, that notwithstanding Section 12404, but without limiting the applicability of that section to other transactions, this charge may be waived or canceled, if the company follows uniform practices as to all customers under like circumstances.

(a) After the issuance of the preliminary report, but before the charge is waived or canceled, the files of the issuing company contain a copy of a bona fide sales or exchange agreement, or loan commitment executed by the party or parties in interest relating to the property described in the report, and the sale, exchange, or loan is not consummated.

(b) When the preliminary report so furnished contains a lien or encumbrance or other title defect which the issuing company has refused to eliminate from its policy of title insurance or to provide insurance against loss by reason thereof, and another title insurance company has eliminated the lien or encumbrance or other title defect from its policy of title insurance or provided insurance against loss resulting therefrom within a reasonable period of time from the date of the issuance of the preliminary report.

The furnishing of the names of owners of record, descriptions of real property, and property characteristics, as defined in Section 408.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall not be deemed to be a violation of Section 12404, whether provided on individual or multiple properties and whether provided in printed form or by electronic media.
Cal. FGC § 8248 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.5 / Section 8248
Section 8248
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
Cal. HSC § 129925 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 129925
Section 129925
Status: in_force

There is in the department a Hospital Building Safety Board that shall be appointed by the director. The board shall advise the director and, notwithstanding Section 13142.6 and except as provided in Section 18945, shall act as a board of appeals in all matters relating to the administration and enforcement of building standards relating to the design, construction, alteration, and seismic safety of hospital building projects submitted to the department pursuant to this chapter.

Further, notwithstanding Section 13142.6, the board shall act as the board of appeals in matters relating to all fire and panic safety regulations and alternate means of protection determinations for hospital building projects submitted to the department pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 45902 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 45902
Section 45902
Status: in_force

Direct assessment warrants shall be made payable in amounts and at the times corresponding substantially to the amounts and times of payment of the installments of the direct assessment.
Cal. VEH § 27460 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 27460
Section 27460
Status: in_force

Any passenger vehicle or motortruck having an unladen weight of 6,500 pounds or less and operated and equipped with four-wheel drive and with snow-tread tires on all four drive wheels may be operated upon any portion of a highway without tire traction devices, notwithstanding the fact that the highway is signed for the requirement of those devices and provided that tire traction devices for at least one set of drive wheels are carried in or upon the vehicle. The snow-tread tires shall meet the requirements specified in Section 27459, and the vehicle shall not, when so operated, tow another vehicle except as may be necessary to move a disabled vehicle from the roadway.

No person shall use those tires on four-wheel drive vehicles in place of tire traction devices whenever weather and roadway conditions at the time are such that the stopping, tractive, and cornering abilities of the tires are not adequate or whenever the Department of Transportation or local authorities, in their respective jurisdictions, place signs prohibiting their operation unless equipped with tire traction devices.
Cal. SHC § 749 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 749
Section 749
Status: in_force

The department may also screen any junkyards located within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of an interstate or primary highway and located within an industrial zone if the director finds that such screening is necessary or desirable to achieve the purposes set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 745.
Cal. FGC § 312 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 312
Section 312
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a permit authorizing any member of the armed forces of the United States or any student or faculty member of an elementary or secondary school in the public school system actually assigned to, and participating in, an organized survival training course to take fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals, except rare or endangered species, notwithstanding any other law or regulation, pursuant to the terms and conditions of that permit. A permit involving training by the armed forces of the United States shall be issued to the commanding officer of the unit having jurisdiction over the conduct of the survival training course. A permit involving training by an elementary or secondary school in the public school system shall be issued to the governing board or superintendent of the district having jurisdiction over that school and the conduct of the survival training course. A permit shall be applicable only to the area established for that survival training as designated by the commission in the permit and for the species and numbers designated in the permit.

(b) The commission may revise a condition of a permit if it finds revision is necessary to properly protect the fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals in the area.

(c) The term of a permit issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be for not more than a calendar year.

(d) A report shall be submitted on the expiration of the permit period specified pursuant to subdivision (c), or as otherwise required by the commission, of all fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals taken during the period covered by the report in each permit area. A new permit shall not be issued until the report has been submitted and an existing permit may be canceled if a report is not submitted when required by the commission.

(e) A person engaged in survival training taking a fish, amphibian, reptile, bird, or mammal pursuant to a permit issued under this section shall not use a firearm, bow and arrow, steel trap, explosive, chemical, poison, drug, net, or fish tackle, except that hooks, handlines, and improvised poles and lines may be used to take fish.
Cal. WIC § 10052 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 10052
Section 10052
Status: in_force

“Aid” means financial assistance provided to or in behalf of needy persons under the terms of this division, including direct money payments and vendor payments.
Cal. BPC § 7599.23 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 11 / Section 7599.23
Section 7599.23
Status: in_force

The application shall include:

(a) The full name, address of the licensed location, telephone number at the licensed location, the name of the qualified manager, and license number of the applicant.

(b) The name and registration number of the designated branch office manager. The individual shall:

(1) Be at least 18 years of age.

(2) Be currently registered as an alarm agent.

(3) Read the Alarm Company Act and sign a statement declaring that he or she has read the act. The statement shall be dated, signed by the qualified manager, maintained in the licensee’s employee records and made available to the bureau upon request.

(c) The address of the branch office and the telephone number at the branch office.

(d) The signature of the qualified manager.
Cal. PRC § 5096.117 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.68 / Section 5096.117
Section 5096.117
Status: in_force

For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter the Director of Finance may by executive order authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the State, Urban, and Coastal Park Fund or the State Coastal Conservancy, which depositories are hereby created. Any moneys made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from moneys received from the sale of bonds sold for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 11929 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 11929
Section 11929
Status: in_force

The general manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and may be removed by the board only upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of not less than three members of the board of a five-ward district, or four members of the board of a seven-ward district. Before the general manager may be removed, he shall, if he demands it, be given a written statement of the reasons alleged for his removal and he shall have the right to be publicly heard thereon at a meeting of the board prior to the final vote on the resolution providing for his removal, but pending and during such hearing the board may suspend him from office. The board may not reduce the salary of the general manager below the amount fixed at the time of his original appointment except upon the adoption of a resolution by a like vote and after a like opportunity to be heard. The action of the board in suspending or removing the general manager or reducing his salary, if approved by a majority of the membership of the board, is final.
Cal. WAT § 36460 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 36460
Section 36460
Status: in_force

Land within a water district, which need not be contiguous, may be formed into a distribution district for the purpose of contracting with the United States, pursuant to federal reclamation laws, or for the purpose of contracting with the district for the construction of a distribution system separate from or supplemental to the works of the district.
Cal. RTC § 1753.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 4 / Section 1753.2
Section 1753.2
Status: in_force

Members of the board of supervisors are ineligible to serve as members or alternates to the multijurisdictional assessment appeals board.
Cal. PRC § 47109 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 47109
Section 47109
Status: in_force

Any city or county may, upon a vote of the governing body of the city or county, authorize an increase in solid waste collection fees to offset the cost to the city or county of establishing, publicizing, and maintaining a household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program implemented pursuant to this article. Any increase in garbage collection fees authorized by this section shall be set at a level to bring in revenues not higher than is necessary to fund the reasonable cost of the household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program. Where an appropriately licensed private entity is utilized by a city or county, under a permit or existing franchise, to undertake a household hazardous waste collection, recycling, and disposal program, the costs of handling, hauling, and disposing of household hazardous wastes shall be paid through fees or rates charged for service.
Cal. FAC § 15202 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 15202
Section 15202
Status: in_force

In addition to the enforcement authority granted to the director and commissioners by this code, a commissioner, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.4 of the Business and Professions Code, may suspend the right of a structural pest control licensee to make pesticide applications in the county for up to three working days or levy a fine upon a licensee or unlicensed individual acting as a licensee as specified in Section 8617 of the Business and Professions Code. Appeals from these actions shall be to the Disciplinary Review Committee according to the procedures provided in Section 8662 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. BPC § 7364 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 7364
Section 7364
Status: in_force

(a) A course in skin care course established by a school shall consist of not less than 600 hours of practical and technical instruction.

(b) The curriculum for a skin care course shall, at a minimum, include technical and practical instruction in the following areas:

(1) One hundred hours in health and safety, which includes hazardous substances, chemical safety, safety data sheets, protection from hazardous chemicals, preventing chemical injuries, health and safety laws and regulations, and preventing communicable diseases.

(2) One hundred hours in disinfection and sanitation, which includes disinfection procedures to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as the technician and proper disinfection procedures for equipment used in establishments.

(3) Three hundred fifty hours in skin care, which includes chemical and manual facials and massaging, stimulating, exfoliating, cleansing, or beautifying the face, scalp, neck, or body by the use of hands, esthetic devices, cosmetic products, antiseptics, lotions, tonics, or creams that do not result in the ablation or destruction of the live tissue.

(4) Fifty hours in hair removal and lash and brow beautification, which includes tinting and perming eyelashes and brows and applying eyelashes to any person and includes removing superfluous hair from the body of any person by use of depilatories, tweezers, sugaring, nonprescription chemicals, or waxing, or by the use of devices and appliances of any kind or description, except by the use of lasers or light waves, which are commonly known as rays.
Cal. PRC § 15016 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.2 / Chapter 3 / Section 15016
Section 15016
Status: in_force

Any action solely to increase the recycling of rechargeable batteries or battery packs by any person or entity that affects the types or quantities being recycled, or the cost and structure of any return program, pursuant to this chapter is not a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code) or the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code).
Cal. WAT § 21401 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 21401
Section 21401
Status: in_force

The board shall fix the time during which the office of the district shall be open to the public.
Cal. SHC § 19008 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 19008
Section 19008
Status: in_force

“Public highway” or “highway” includes any highway, county highway, state highway, public street, avenue, alley, park, parkway, driveway, or public place, in any county, or unincorporated town or village which is dedicated to the public and generally used for traffic by the public or which is privately owned, opened to public traffic, and located within the boundaries of a district created under this part.
Cal. VEH § 27368 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 3.3 / Section 27368
Section 27368
Status: in_force

This article applies to child passengers in a fully enclosed three-wheeled motor vehicle that is not less than seven feet in length and not less than four feet in width, and has an unladen weight of 900 pounds or more.
Cal. MVC § 987.721 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.1 / Section 987.721
Section 987.721
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 987.72, upon the dissolution of marriage or legal separation of a veteran contract purchaser and the veteran’s spouse, an assignment may be made in favor of the nonveteran former spouse at the same rate of interest and upon the same terms and conditions as are provided to veteran purchasers provided the veteran’s entire beneficial interest is transferred to the spouse and provided there are one or more dependent children of the veteran occupying the property and the spouse continues to reside in the home and make the payments in the same amount required by the purchase contract. For purposes of this subdivision, any child of the veteran who is legally adopted or who acquires a separate domicile or marries shall not be considered a dependent child.

(b) Should the veteran retain entire beneficial interest in the property after dissolution or legal separation, the veteran may continue as purchaser provided either the veteran or the former spouse continues to occupy the property.
Cal. WAT § 12749.98 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12749.98
Section 12749.98
Status: in_force

(a) The state may provide subvention funds in accordance with Section 12585.7 to the County of Santa Barbara, or to local agencies in the county, for the project for flood damage reduction, Santa Barbara streams, Lower Mission Creek, California, authorized by Section 3034 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114), that is substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, as follows:

(1) At an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated for state cooperation by the Legislature upon the recommendations and advice of the department.

(2) Upon a specific written determination by the department that the project meets the requirements of Section 12582.7.

(b) The state assumes no liability for damages that may result from the project by either of the following:

(1) Authorizing the provision of subvention funds in accordance with this section.

(2) The appropriation by the Legislature of these subvention funds upon the recommendations and advice of the department.

(c) A county or local agency may receive the subvention funds only if it enters into an agreement with the department pursuant to which the county or local agency agrees to indemnify and hold and save harmless the state, its officers, agents, and employees for any and all liability for damages that may result from the project.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “liability for damages” includes, but is not limited to, liability for damages relating to the construction or operation of the project or the failure of the project to operate as intended.