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Cal. HSC § 40821 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 40821
Section 40821
Status: in_force

A hearing board, with not fewer than four members present, may, in its discretion, within 30 days of the effective date of the decision, rehear any matter.
Cal. HSC § 11578 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 11578
Section 11578
Status: in_force

If the action is brought by a citizen and the court finds there was no reasonable ground or cause for the action, the costs shall be taxed against him.
Cal. PUC § 22232 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 22232
Section 22232
Status: in_force

If the canvass is made by an officer other than the board of supervisors of the affected county, the officer shall transmit the results to the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall declare the result of the election.
Cal. INS § 14031 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 14031
Section 14031
Status: in_force

Whenever a hearing is held under this chapter to determine whether an application for a license should be granted or to determine the qualifications of a licensee’s manager, the proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11501) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner shall have all of the powers granted therein.
Cal. PRC § 8105 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 8105
Section 8105
Status: in_force

Whenever any resident of this state desires to purchase any part of the 150,000 acres of land granted to the state for the use of an agricultural college, the resident shall make an affidavit before any officer authorized to administer oaths that the resident is a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen, that the resident has filed an intention of becoming a citizen, a resident of the state, of lawful age; that the resident desires to purchase land, giving a description thereof by legal subdivisions; that there are no improvements of any kind on the land other than those of the applicant, or if there are improvements other than the applicant’s, the applicant shall state that the improvements are the property of (giving the other person’s name), and have been upon the land for three months or over, and that the township has been sectionized and the plats of survey filed in the land office of the district in which the land is located, for three months or over. The application shall be forwarded to the land agent of the university.
Cal. BPC § 2903 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 1 / Section 2903
Section 2903
Status: in_force

(a) No person may engage in the practice of psychology, or represent themselves to be a psychologist, without a license granted under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. The practice of psychology is defined as rendering or offering to render to individuals, groups, organizations, or the public any psychological service involving the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures of understanding, predicting, and influencing behavior, such as the principles pertaining to learning, perception, motivation, emotions, and interpersonal relationships; and the methods and procedures of interviewing, counseling, psychotherapy, behavior modification, and hypnosis; and of constructing, administering, and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests, attitudes, personality characteristics, emotions, and motivations.

(b) The application of these principles and methods includes, but is not restricted to, assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and intervention to increase effective functioning of individuals, groups, and organizations.

(c) Psychotherapy within the meaning of this chapter means the use of psychological methods in a professional relationship to assist a person or persons to acquire greater human effectiveness or to modify feelings, conditions, attitudes, and behaviors that are emotionally, intellectually, or socially ineffectual or maladaptive.
Cal. HSC § 11362.785 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 2.5 / Section 11362.785
Section 11362.785
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this article shall require any accommodation of medicinal use of cannabis on the property or premises of a place of employment or during the hours of employment or on the property or premises of a jail, correctional facility, or other type of penal institution in which prisoners reside or persons under arrest are detained.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person shall not be prohibited or prevented from obtaining and submitting the written information and documentation necessary to apply for an identification card on the basis that the person is incarcerated in a jail, correctional facility, or other penal institution in which prisoners reside or persons under arrest are detained.

(c)  This article does not prohibit a jail, correctional facility, or other penal institution in which prisoners reside or persons under arrest are detained, from permitting a prisoner or a person under arrest who has an identification card, to use cannabis for medicinal purposes under circumstances that will not endanger the health or safety of other prisoners or the security of the facility.

(d) This article does not require a governmental, private, or any other health insurance provider or health care service plan to be liable for a claim for reimbursement for the medicinal use of cannabis.
Cal. WIC § 5751.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 5751.1
Section 5751.1
Status: in_force

Regulations pertaining to the position of director of local mental health services, where the local director is other than the local health officer or medical administrator of the county hospitals, shall require that the director meet the standards of education and experience established by the Director of Health Care Services and that the appointment be open on the basis of competence to all eligible disciplines pursuant to Section 5751. Regulations pertaining to the qualifications of directors of local mental health services shall be administered in accordance with Section 5607.

Where the director of local mental health services is not a psychiatrist, the program shall have a psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this state and who shall provide to patients medical care and services as authorized by Section 2137 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. FIN § 7 — California Code / Code fin / Section 7
Section 7
Status: in_force

Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law, the reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto, now or hereafter made.
Cal. PUC § 103011 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 103011
Section 103011
Status: in_force

“District” means the San Mateo County Transit District.
Cal. FAC § 8707 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 8707
Section 8707
Status: in_force

Any district which has been included in a consolidated district may withdraw from the consolidated district and be reconstituted as a separate district by filing with the board of directors of the consolidated district a petition for withdrawal which is signed by the owners of not less than 51 percent by area of citrus land in the district. The board of directors of the consolidated district shall send the original petition to the board of supervisors of the county in which the withdrawing district is located, and a copy of the petition to the board of supervisors of each of the other counties in which is located any part of the consolidated district. Upon receipt of a petition for withdrawal, the board of supervisors of the county in which the withdrawing district is located shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition. Notice shall be given and the hearing conducted in the same manner and with the same effect as prescribed for the formation of a district under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8451). Upon withdrawal of a district, all moneys collected from the district for the use of the consolidated district, and all property purchased with these moneys, shall remain the property of the consolidated district. All moneys collected from a district after it withdraws from a consolidated district shall be held for the use of the district.
Cal. ELEC § 16643 — California Code / Code elec / Division 16 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 16643
Section 16643
Status: in_force

The proceedings before every judge in making a recount of the precincts assigned to him or her, as to the appointment of the elections official and persons necessary to be assistants of the court in making it, shall be the same as in contested elections. Section 16503 applies to the recount.
Cal. HSC § 13938 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 9 / Section 13938
Section 13938
Status: in_force

(a)  After incurring a general obligation indebtedness, and annually thereafter until the indebtedness is paid or until there is a sum in the district treasury in a special bond service fund set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all payments of principal and interest on that indebtedness as it becomes due, the district board shall adopt a resolution directing the county tax collector to levy a tax on behalf of the district.

(b)  The tax shall be in addition to all other taxes levied by and for the district and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as county taxes. A county may recover its costs as provided by Section 29142 of the Government Code.

(c)  The rate of the tax shall be fixed to result in proceeds which are sufficient to pay any principal and interest which will become due before the next proceeds of a tax to be levied will be available.
Cal. FGC § 15701 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 15701
Section 15701
Status: in_force

(a) The term of membership for members other than representatives of public agencies shall be three years. The representatives of public agencies shall serve at the pleasure of the agency that the member represents.

(b) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.
Cal. SHC § 19253 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 14 / Section 19253
Section 19253
Status: in_force

If at the time of the election to dissolve the district there is any indebtedness of the district outstanding, the vote to dissolve shall dissolve the district for all purposes except the levy and collection of taxes or assessments, as the case may be, for the payment of such outstanding indebtedness. From the time the district is thus dissolved until the indebtedness is fully paid, the legislative body of the city which is entitled to the property of the district as provided for in Section 19252 or, if there is no such city, the board of supervisors of the county wherein the district is located shall be the ex officio governing body of the district. That body shall levy such taxes or assessments and perform such other acts as may be necessary to pay the outstanding indebtedness of the district.
Cal. WAT § 13525 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 13525
Section 13525
Status: in_force

Upon the refusal or failure of any person or persons recycling water or using recycled water to comply with the provisions of this article, the Attorney General, at the request of the regional board, shall petition the superior court for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction, or combination thereof, as may be appropriate, prohibiting forthwith any person or persons from violating or threatening to violate the provisions of this article.
Cal. SHC § 10350 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 10350
Section 10350
Status: in_force

“Changes” as used in this chapter shall include corrections, alterations, modifications, additions, omissions, increases or decreases.
Cal. HSC § 32132.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 32132.5
Section 32132.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other provision of law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District, the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to assign contracts for the construction of a building or improvements directly related to construction of a hospital or health facility building at the Sonoma Valley Hospital.

(b) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “county” and “local agency” shall mean the Sonoma Valley Health Care District and its board of directors.

(c) A hospital building project utilizing the design-build process authorized by subdivision (a) shall be reviewed and inspected in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 129675) of Part 7 of Division 107).

(d) This section shall become operative January 1, 2025.
Cal. FAC § 58886 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 58886
Section 58886
Status: in_force

A marketing order may contain provisions which regulate the period during which any commodity, or any grade, size, or quality of such commodity, may be processed, distributed, or otherwise marketed within this state by any and all persons that are engaged in such processing, distributing, or marketing within this state. The total quantity of such commodity which is so regulated and permitted to be processed, distributed, or otherwise marketed during such period, shall not, however, be less than the quantity which the director finds is necessary to reasonably supply the needs of consumers of such commodity.
Cal. INS § 10112.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10112.5
Section 10112.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every policy or certificate of health insurance marketed, issued, or delivered to a resident of this state, regardless of the situs of the contract or master group policyholder, shall be subject to all provisions of this code.

(2) (A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a policy or certificate of health insurance that is issued outside of California to an employer whose principal place of business and majority of employees are located outside of California.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no policy or certificate of health insurance marketed, issued, or delivered to a resident of this state shall discriminate in coverage between spouses or domestic partners of a different sex and spouses or domestic partners of the same sex.

(3) Nothing in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) shall be construed to limit the applicability of any other provision of this code to any policy or certificate of health insurance that is issued outside of California to an employer whose principal place of business and majority of employees are located outside of California.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every policy or certificate of group health insurance marketed, issued, or delivered to a resident of this state, regardless of the situs of the contract or master group policyholder, shall be subject to Section 10121.7.
Cal. FGC § 6305 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 6305
Section 6305
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to carry or cause to be carried from one point in this State which has been posted according to the provisions of this article, to any other point in this State, any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, amphibia, or aquatic plant.
Cal. HSC § 25125.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 2.1 / Section 25125.8
Section 25125.8
Status: in_force

(a) There is established within the board an office of the ombudsperson. The board shall appoint an ombudsperson who shall serve full time at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The office of the ombudsperson shall serve as an impartial resource to the public, including stakeholders, by doing the following:

(1) Receive complaints and suggestions from the public.

(2) Evaluate complaints.

(3) Report findings and make recommendations to the director and the board.

(4) Render assistance to the public, when appropriate.

(c) The board, in consultation with the director, may determine the activities, in addition to those specified in subdivision (b), the ombudsperson can undertake.

(d) The board shall establish procedures governing the exercise of the ombudsperson’s duties, including all of the following:

(1) Methods to encourage the submission of complaints or suggestions and safeguards to ensure confidentiality.

(2) Forms to submit complaints and suggestions to the ombudsperson.

(3) Criteria for prioritization of complaints and suggestions submitted to the ombudsperson.

(4) Access to information and resources to improve understanding of the department’s activities and opportunities for involvement in the department’s regulatory processes.

(e) Any person may submit a complaint or make a suggestion to the ombudsperson regarding any action, program, or policy of the department.
Cal. HSC § 40520 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 8 / Section 40520
Section 40520
Status: in_force

Upon adoption of its budget for the next fiscal year, the south coast district board shall apportion the amount that each county included within the south coast district shall pay to finance the operation of the south coast district in that fiscal year.

The apportionment to a county shall, as determined by the south coast district board, be that proportion of the amount that the population of the portion of the county included within the south coast district bears to the total population of the south coast district, either as determined from the latest federal decennial census or as determined from the latest annual population estimate by the Department of Finance made pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 13073.5 of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 30362.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 30362.2
Section 30362.2
Status: in_force

(a) A claim for refund that is otherwise valid under Sections 30362 and 30363 that is made in the case in which the amount of tax determined has not been paid in full shall be deemed to be a timely filed claim for refund with respect to all subsequent payments applied to that determination.

(b) For purposes of this section, “amount of tax determined” means an amount of tax, interest, or penalty, with respect to a single determination made under Article 2 (commencing with Section 30201), Article 3 (commencing with Section 30221), or Article 4 (commencing with Section 30241) of Chapter 4.

(c) This section shall apply to all claims for refund on or after the effective date of the act adding this section.
Cal. PUC § 1761 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 1761
Section 1761
Status: in_force

(a) Any stay or suspension of an order or decision of the commission shall be granted only in accordance with this article and the rules of court.

(b) A stay may be issued against any order or decision of the commission, other than an order or decision increasing or decreasing rates or changing a rate classification.
Cal. PCC § 6951 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.6 / Section 6951
Section 6951
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Alternative project delivery method” means either Construction Manager/General Contractor method or design sequencing.

(b) “Construction Manager/General Contractor method” or “CMGC” means a project delivery method using a best value procurement process in which a construction manager is procured to provide preconstruction services during the design phase of the project and construction services during the construction phase of the project. The execution of the design and the construction of the project may be in sequential phases or concurrent phases.

(c) “Construction manager” means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting and engineering services as needed pursuant to a CMGC contract.

(d) “Design sequencing” means a method of project delivery that enables the sequencing of design activities to permit each construction phase to commence when the design for that phase is complete, instead of requiring design for the entire project to be completed before commencing construction.

(e) “Department” means the Department of Transportation as established under Part 5 (commencing with Section 14000) of Division 3 of the Government Code.

(f) “San Diego Association of Governments” means the consolidated agency created pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 132350) of Division 12.7 of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. BPC § 7592.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 3 / Section 7592.2
Section 7592.2
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, or who knowingly engages an unlicensed alarm company operator after being notified in writing by the bureau of the alarm company operator’s unlicensed status with the bureau, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.