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Cal. RTC § 20512 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 20512
Section 20512
Status: in_force

(a) “Property taxes accrued” means current property taxes (exclusive of interest, penalties, principal payments on improvement bonds and charges for service) levied against a claimant’s residential dwelling by any taxing agency (as defined in Section 121) for any fiscal year ending on or after June 30, 1977. If the owner of a dwelling unit which is a mobilehome located on land owned or rented by such owner pursuant to Section 20541 elects to claim assistance under Section 20543, such assistance shall be based on the appropriate percentage of the motor vehicle license fee tax, not including the registration fee, paid with regard to such mobilehome.

(b) Whenever a residential dwelling is an integral part of a large unit such as a farm, or a multipurpose or multidwelling building, “property taxes accrued” shall be that percentage of the total property taxes accrued as the value of the residential dwelling is of the total value.

(c) Where a claimant is purchasing the residential dwelling under an unrecorded contract of sale, the Franchise Tax Board may require a copy of the contract or other evidence to establish such fact.

(d) Where the residential dwelling is a dwelling owned by the claimant on land owned by a nonprofit incorporated association, the Franchise Tax Board may require an affidavit under penalty of perjury containing sufficient evidence to establish such fact and that the nonprofit incorporated association requires that the claimant pay a pro rata share of the property tax levied against the association’s land.

(e) Where the residential dwelling consists of premises occupied by reason of the claimant’s possessory interest in such premises, the Franchise Tax Board may require an affidavit under penalty of perjury stating that the premises are occupied by reason of ownership of a possessory interest in a dwelling that is otherwise exempt from property taxation.
Cal. PRC § 4799.13 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 4799.13
Section 4799.13
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the Forest Resources Improvement Fund. The money in the Forest Resources Improvement Fund may only be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the cost of operations associated with management of lands held in trust by the state and operated as demonstration state forests by the department pursuant to Section 4646, including restoration activities, and to reimburse the department’s cost of maintaining and improving the campground facilities, associated recreational facilities, natural environment, and access thereto, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4652.

(b) The Forest Resources Improvement Fund shall be the depository for all revenue derived from the repayment of loans made or interest received pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4790), the receipts from the sale of forest products, as defined in Section 4638, from the state forests to support the operations described in subdivision (a), and revenue received from recreational user fees, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4652. Money in the fund in excess of the amount needed to support those operations shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(c) The director may accept grants and donations of equipment, seedlings, labor, materials, or funds from any source for the purpose of supporting or facilitating activities undertaken pursuant to this part. Any funds received shall be deposited by the director in the Forest Resources Improvement Fund.

(d) Each proposed expenditure by the department of money from the Forest Resources Improvement Fund shall be included as a separate item and scheduled individually in the Budget Bill for each fiscal year for consideration by the Legislature. These appropriations shall be subject to all of the limitations contained in the Budget Bill and to all other fiscal procedures prescribed by law with respect to the expenditure of state funds.
Cal. PROB § 8486 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 8486
Section 8486
Status: in_force

The personal representative shall be allowed the reasonable cost of the bond for every year it remains in force.
Cal. WAT § 1745.11 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 4 / Section 1745.11
Section 1745.11
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article prohibits the transfer of previously recharged groundwater from an overdrafted groundwater basin or the replacement of transferred surface water with groundwater previously recharged into an overdrafted groundwater basin, if the recharge was part of a groundwater banking operation carried out by direct recharge, by delivery of surface water in lieu of groundwater pumping, or by other means, for storage and extraction.
Cal. HSC § 102585 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 102585
Section 102585
Status: in_force

For births that are being registered under this chapter there shall be required documentary evidence and affidavits pursuant to one of the following:

(a)  Two pieces of documentary evidence, at least one of which shall support the parentage.

(b)  One piece of documentary evidence and one affidavit executed by the physician or other principal attendant.

(c)  One piece of documentary evidence and two affidavits executed by either the mother, father, or other persons having knowledge of the facts of birth.
Cal. BPC § 19900 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 19900
Section 19900
Status: in_force

(a) Except as may be provided by regulation of the commission, the following security interests shall not be enforced without the prior approval of the commission and compliance with regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b):

(1) In a security issued by a corporation that is a holder of a gambling license in this state.

(2) In a security issued by a holding company that is not a publicly traded corporation.

(3) In a security issued by a partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability company that is a holder of a gambling license in this state.

(b) The commission shall adopt regulations establishing the procedure for the enforcement of a security interest. Any remedy provided by the regulations for the enforcement of the security interest is in addition to any other remedy provided by law.
Cal. WAT § 13800 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 13800
Section 13800
Status: in_force

The department, after the studies and investigations pursuant to Section 231 as it finds necessary, on determining that water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction standards are needed in an area to protect the quality of water used or that may be used for any beneficial use, shall so report to the appropriate regional water quality control board and to the State Department of Public Health. The report shall contain the recommended standards for water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction as, in the department’s opinion, are necessary to protect the quality of any affected water.
Cal. PUC § 102286 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 102286
Section 102286
Status: in_force

The district shall be subject to the provisions of Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500) of the Vehicle Code with respect to operation of buses and to the rules and regulations enforceable by the Department of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to that chapter regulating the safe operation of buses.
Cal. FIN § 173 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 173
Section 173
Status: in_force

(a) “Foreign,” when used with respect to a bank, an office of a bank, or any corporation other than a bank, means foreign (other nation) or foreign (other state).

(b) “Foreign banking corporation” means a foreign bank.
Cal. PRC § 22012 — California Code / Code prc / Division 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 22012
Section 22012
Status: in_force

“Zone” means: (1) the Ventura-Los Angeles Mountain and Coastal Zone which includes the land and water area of the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Region, comprised of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, seaward to the outermost limit of the state’s jurisdiction, landward to the Ventura Freeway (Route 101) between Calleguas Creek on the west, and an eastward boundary following Sunset Boulevard from its intersection with the Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) on the south, northward and eastward to the city line of Beverly Hills, thence following the northerly boundary of the City of Beverly Hills until it returns to Sunset Boulevard, thence eastward on Sunset Boulevard to its intersection with Harper Avenue, thence following a direct line from this point to the southernmost point of Griffith Park, thence following the Griffith Park boundary eastward, then northward, then westward to its point of intersection with the Ventura Freeway; and (2) the area commonly known as the Elysian Park.
Cal. EVID § 805 — California Code / Code evid / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 805
Section 805
Status: in_force

Testimony in the form of an opinion that is otherwise admissible is not objectionable because it embraces the ultimate issue to be decided by the trier of fact.
Cal. WAT § 31703.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 31703.5
Section 31703.5
Status: in_force

Annually, the Desert View County Water District, San Bernardino County, may request, and the board of supervisors shall levy a bond tax on land only in the district or improvement district benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt. The bond tax levied pursuant to this section constitutes a lien on all property, both land and improvements, located on the land benefited by the purposes of the bonded debt.

This special provision is necessary because the Desert View County Water District is uniquely located in a desert area where water provided by the district primarily benefits only land.
Cal. WAT § 56050 — California Code / Code wat / Division 17 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 56050
Section 56050
Status: in_force

Before constructing any project and before calling any election for the issuance of bonds as hereinafter provided, the district board shall by resolution employ one or more engineers to make a survey of the problems of the district concerning the protection of the lands within the district from storm, overflow or waste waters and especially with reference to the construction of a drainage system or systems. The resolution shall direct the engineer or engineers to prepare and file with the district board a report setting forth:

(a) A general description of the work proposed to be done to carry out the objects of the district;

(b) A general plan and general specifications of the work;

(c) A general description of the property proposed to be acquired or damaged in carrying out the work;

(d) A map showing the boundaries of the district and in general the location and extent of the work proposed to be done, property taken or damaged, and any other information useful to the understanding of the proposed work;

(e) An estimate of the cost of the proposed work including acquisition, engineer and construction costs.
Cal. WIC § 15152 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 15152
Section 15152
Status: in_force

From the sums appropriated therefor by the State of California, the State Treasurer shall pay to each county an additional amount, which shall be used exclusively for public assistance, equal to that proportion of the aid grants paid by the county under each public assistance program as is specified in the appropriation for that program, after deducting from the sums so expended the amount paid to the county under subdivision (1) of Section 15150 of this code.
Cal. HSC § 4702 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 4702
Section 4702
Status: in_force

“District board,” as used in this chapter, means the board of directors of a district.
Cal. HSC § 113718 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 113718
Section 113718
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 16350 of the Government Code, all moneys deposited in the Retail Food Safety and Defense Fund shall be transferred to the Food Safety Fund for appropriation and expenditure as specified by Section 110050.
Cal. BPC § 6103 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 6103
Section 6103
Status: in_force

A wilful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring him to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession, which he ought in good faith to do or forbear, and any violation of the oath taken by him, or of his duties as such attorney, constitute causes for disbarment or suspension.
Cal. WAT § 60400 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 60400
Section 60400
Status: in_force

Territory included within any district may be excluded from such district and the parcels so to be excluded need not be contiguous one with the other.
Cal. VEH § 14106 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14106
Section 14106
Status: in_force

Following the mailing of the notice of the department’s decision pursuant to Section 14105.5, the department, at its own option or upon the request of the person whose privilege of driving is in question, may reopen the question, take further evidence, or change or set aside any order previously made.
Cal. FAC § 77960 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 77960
Section 77960
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices. The director shall concur in the adoption of the budget prior to the encumbrance of funds, except for encumbrances necessary to pay the compensation of employees of the commission.
Cal. RTC § 4529 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 7.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 4529
Section 4529
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall make and maintain the tax certificate record which shall be a list of all the tax certificates sold, showing the date of the sale, a description of the parcel, the name of the purchaser (or the successor), the purchase price, the amount of any payments received by the holder, and how those amounts were applied to the taxes, assessments, and assigned penalties.
Cal. FAM § 6219 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 1 / Section 6219
Section 6219
Status: in_force

Subject to adequate, discretionary funding from a city or a county, the superior courts in San Diego County and in Santa Clara County may develop a demonstration project to identify the best practices in civil, juvenile, and criminal court cases involving domestic violence. The superior courts in any other county that is able and willing may also participate in the demonstration project. The superior courts participating in this demonstration project shall report their findings and recommendations to the Judicial Council and the Legislature on or before May 1, 2004. The Judicial Council may make those recommendations available to any court or county.
Cal. ELEC § 6001 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 6001
Section 6001
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Alquist Open Presidential Primary Act.”
Cal. RTC § 19332 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 19332
Section 19332
Status: in_force

Two copies of the appeal and two copies of any supporting documents shall be addressed and mailed to the State Board of Equalization at Sacramento, California. Upon receipt of the appeal, the board shall provide one copy of the appeal and one copy of any supporting documents to the Franchise Tax Board at Sacramento, California.
Cal. FAC § 45040 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 45040
Section 45040
Status: in_force

(a) If for any reason the avocados are not released to the rightful owner after being in the custody of the secretary for 72 hours or, in the case of highly perishable avocados, a shorter period of time that the secretary deems necessary, the secretary may either sell the avocados by private sale at fair grower market value or, after 72 hours from the time of seizure, donate the avocados to a nonprofit charitable organization or an on-campus food pantry serving students enrolled in an institution of public postsecondary education. If donated, the avocados shall not be sold by the receiving party. If sold by the secretary, all of the proceeds derived from the sale of the commodity shall be held by the secretary for a period of not less than six months, during which time the lawful owner of the avocados may submit satisfactory proof of ownership and obtain possession of the proceeds. The secretary may require the payment by the owner of an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred for storage and sale of the avocados, but not to exceed the sale price of the avocados. If, after retention of the proceeds for a period of at least six months, no demand is made or if proof of ownership is not supplied, the secretary shall deposit the proceeds of the sale of the avocados with the California Avocado Commission.

(b) If the avocados are unfit for human consumption, the secretary may destroy them.
Cal. WIC § 4503 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 4503
Section 4503
Status: in_force

Each person with developmental disabilities who has been admitted or committed to a state hospital, community care facility as defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, or a health facility as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code shall have the following rights, a list of which shall be prominently posted in English, Spanish, and other appropriate languages, in all facilities providing those services and otherwise brought to his or her attention by any additional means as the Director of Developmental Services may designate by regulation:

(a) To wear his or her own clothes, to keep and use his or her own personal possessions including his or her toilet articles, and to keep and be allowed to spend a reasonable sum of his or her own money for canteen expenses and small purchases.

(b) To have access to individual storage space for his or her private use.

(c) To see visitors each day.

(d) To have reasonable access to telephones, both to make and receive confidential calls.

(e) To have ready access to letterwriting materials, including stamps, and to mail and receive unopened correspondence.

(f) To refuse electroconvulsive therapy.

(g) To refuse behavior modification techniques which cause pain or trauma.

(h) To refuse psychosurgery notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 5325, 5326, and 5326.3. Psychosurgery means those operations currently referred to as lobotomy, psychiatric surgery, and behavioral surgery and all other forms of brain surgery if the surgery is performed for any of the following purposes:

(1) Modification or control of thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior rather than the treatment of a known and diagnosed physical disease of the brain.

(2) Modification of normal brain function or normal brain tissue in order to control thoughts, feelings, action, or behavior.

(3) Treatment of abnormal brain function or abnormal brain tissue in order to modify thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior when the abnormality is not an established cause for those thoughts, feelings, actions, or behavior.

(i) To make choices in areas including, but not limited to, his or her daily living routines, choice of companions, leisure and social activities, and program planning and implementation.

(j) Other rights, as specified by regulation.
Cal. PRC § 25794.9 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 8.9 / Article 5 / Section 25794.9
Section 25794.9
Status: in_force

Sections 25532 to 25537, inclusive, apply to a certificate issued pursuant to this article.
Cal. WAT § 24001 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 24001
Section 24001
Status: in_force

Land on which the amount of the improvement district assessment has been paid pursuant to Section 24000 shall not be subject to the annual installments of the assessments levied for the purposes of the improvement, but it shall be and remain liable for any assessments levied for operation and for any supplemental or additional improvement district assessments levied.
Cal. PRC § 32503 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 32503
Section 32503
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that local jurisdiction is divided among the County of Fresno, the County of Madera, and the City of Fresno. Additionally, the state has property interests in the river bottom. It is the intent of the Legislature that the San Joaquin River Conservancy shall promote the parkway and coordinate efforts and mediate differences among the local jurisdictions and the state.
Cal. BPC § 13 — California Code / Code bpc / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 13
Section 13
Status: in_force

13.

The term “materia medica” as used in this code or in any initiative act referred to in this code, means those substances listed in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, the official United States Dispensatory, New and Nonofficial Remedies, or the National Formulary, or any supplement thereof, except substances covered by subdivision (a) of Section 4052 and Section 4057 of this code.