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Cal. INS § 1853.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 1853.8
Section 1853.8
Status: in_force

Agreements may be made among admitted insurers with respect to the equitable apportionment among them of casualty insurance which may be afforded applicants who are in good faith entitled to but who are unable to procure such insurance through ordinary methods, and with respect to the use of reasonable rate modifications for such insurance, such agreements to be subject to the approval of the commissioner.

All such agreements shall be submitted in writing to the commissioner for his consideration and approval, together with such information as he may reasonably require. The commissioner shall approve only such agreements as are found by him to contemplate (a) the use of rates which meet the standards prescribed by this chapter and (b) activities and practices that are not unfair, unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

At any time after such agreements are in effect the commissioner may review the practices and activities of the adherents to such agreements and if after a hearing upon not less than 10 days notice to such adherents he finds that any such practice or activity is unfair or unreasonable, or is otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, he may issue a written order to the parties to any such agreement specifying in what respects such act or practice is unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter and requiring the discontinuance of such activity or practice. For good cause, and after hearing upon not less than 10 days notice to the adherents thereto, the commissioner may revoke approval of any such agreement.
Cal. HSC § 1797.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 1797.1
Section 1797.1
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this act to provide the state with a statewide system for emergency medical services by establishing within the Health and Welfare Agency the Emergency Medical Services Authority, which is responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning emergency medical services.
Cal. SHC § 1052 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 1052
Section 1052
Status: in_force

The petitioner shall accompany the petition with a bond, approved by the board of supervisors, in double the amount of the probable cost of the proceedings, including the market value for land taken and any severance damage resulting from the taking, and shall be conditioned that the petitioner will pay all costs of the proceedings, including any compensation which may be awarded to any landowner. The bond shall be further conditioned that the petitioner will pay to the person over whose land the private byroad is sought to be opened or altered, the necessary costs and disbursements in contesting the opening or alteration of the private byroad, in case the petition is not granted or the private byroad is finally not opened or altered.
Cal. WAT § 71452 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 71452
Section 71452
Status: in_force

The board shall call and canvass all elections involving matters of initiative and referendum and shall call all other elections which it is authorized to canvass.
Cal. BPC § 26121 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 26121
Section 26121
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the department shall reevaluate regulations adopted pursuant to Section 26120 to determine whether any additional warnings are necessary to reflect evolving science and shall adopt regulations for cannabis and cannabis product labels or inserts reflecting the evolving science regarding the risks that cannabis use may cause consumers.

(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2030, and every five years thereafter, the department shall reevaluate the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) to determine whether requirements imposed in those regulations reflect the state of the evolving science on cannabis health effects and on effective communication of health warnings.

(2) The Legislature recommends that the department, and the department may, use research funded pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34019 of the Revenue and Taxation Code that evaluates labeling and packaging, and, in conformance with the provisions of that subdivision, the department may commission new research to assess the efficacy of the warnings required by subdivision (a) and approaches to identify future best practices for cannabis health warning labels that are most effective in changing knowledge and intent to consume or consumption.

(c) Cannabis or cannabis products manufactured before July 1, 2025, may be sold before July 1, 2026, without meeting the labeling requirements imposed by the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) Cannabis or cannabis products manufactured before January 1, 2030, and every year thereafter when new labeling requirements are imposed by the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) may be sold for up to 12 months from the effective date of those regulations, or for a shorter period of time as prescribed by the department in those regulations, if they comply with the regulations in effect prior to the enactment of the new regulations.
Cal. WAT § 10750.8 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.75 / Chapter 1 / Section 10750.8
Section 10750.8
Status: in_force

(a) A local agency may not manage groundwater pursuant to this part within the service area of another local agency without the agreement of that other entity.

(b) This section applies only to groundwater basins that are critically overdrafted.
Cal. WAT § 23197 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 23197
Section 23197
Status: in_force

In a contract made pursuant to Section 23196 a district may include provision for either or both of the following:

(a) Delivery and distribution of water for the land in the district under the relevant acts of Congress and the rules and regulations established thereunder.

(b) Conveyance to the United States as partial consideration for the privileges obtained by the district under the contract of any property of the district.
Cal. HNC § 3910 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 3910
Section 3910
Status: in_force

All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof. There is hereby appropriated from any available moneys in the account established in the Harbor Bond Sinking Fund pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3918.5, or if such moneys are insufficient, then from the General Fund of the State of California, such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued and sold at the instance of the authority pursuant to the provisions of this part, as such principal and interest become due and payable. There is hereby appropriated from any available moneys in the account established in the Harbor Bond Sinking Fund pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 3918.5, or if such moneys are insufficient then from the General Fund of the State of California, such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued and sold at the instance of the commission pursuant to the provisions of this part, as such principal and interest become due and payable. Any sums withdrawn from the General Fund for the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds shall be returned to the General Fund as soon as moneys are available for that purpose in the Harbor Bond Sinking Fund account for the benefit of which the appropriation had been made from the General Fund, together with interest thereon at the same rate as, at the time of appropriation, is earned by short term current investments through the pooled money investment account, such earnings to be determined by the Controller.

There shall be collected annually in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected such a sum, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the State, as shall be required to pay the principal and interest on said bonds as herein provided, and it is hereby made the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collections of said revenue, to do and perform each and every act which shall be necessary to collect such additional sum.
Cal. FGC § 4030 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 4030
Section 4030
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes, there shall be in the department a program to promote beaver restoration across California by advising on policies and guidelines relating to beavers, coordinating restoration efforts, integrating methods to avoid or alleviate human-beaver conflict, relocating beavers into watersheds, and consulting with beaver restoration program partners.

(b) As used in this article, “beaver restoration program partners” means local, state, and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, federally recognized tribes, nonfederally recognized California Native American tribes included on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission, academic programs, and other entities.
Cal. MVC § 3 — California Code / Code mvc / Section 3
Section 3
Status: in_force

All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, shall continue to hold the same according to the former tenure thereof.
Cal. WAT § 12678.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12678.2
Section 12678.2
Status: in_force

The Orange County Flood Control District, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and the San Bernardino County Flood Control District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that the local cooperation required by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) will be furnished by the districts in connection with the project for flood control adopted and authorized in Section 12678.1.
Cal. BPC § 22977 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 22977
Section 22977
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license shall be on a form prescribed by the board and shall include the following:

(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant.

(2) The business name, address, and telephone number of each location where cigarettes or tobacco products will be sold. For applicants who control more than one location, an address for receipt of correspondence or notices from the board, such as a headquarters or corporate office, shall also be included in the application and listed on the license. Citations issued to licensees shall be forwarded to all addressees on the license.

(3) A statement by the applicant affirming that the applicant has not been convicted of a felony and has not violated and will not violate or cause or permit to be violated any of the provisions of this division or any rule of the board applicable to the applicant or pertaining to the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products. If the applicant is unable to affirm this statement, the application shall contain a statement by the applicant of the nature of any violation or the reasons that will prevent the applicant from complying with the requirements with respect to the statement.

(4) If any other licenses or permits have been issued by the board or the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to the applicant, the license or permit numbers for such licenses or permits then in effect.

(5) A statement by the applicant that the contents of the application are complete, true, and correct. Any person who signs a statement pursuant to this subdivision that asserts the truth of any material matter that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of up to one year in the county jail, or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both the imprisonment and the fine.

(6) Signature of the applicant.

(7) Any other information the board may require.

(b) The board may investigate to determine the truthfulness and completeness of the information provided in the application.

(c) The board shall provide electronic means for applicants to download and submit applications.
Cal. BPC § 7566 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.3 / Article 6 / Section 7566
Section 7566
Status: in_force

The director may assess administrative fines of fifty dollars ($50) against any licensee, qualified manager, or firearms qualification cardholder for each violation for failure to notify the bureau within 30 days of any change of residence or business address. The principal place of business may be at a home or at a business address, but it shall be the place at which the licensee maintains a permanent office.
Cal. RTC § 1815 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1815
Section 1815
Status: in_force

When valuing property, the board shall follow the provisions set forth in Section 402.5.
Cal. COM § 9706 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9706
Section 9706
Status: in_force

(a) The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in Section 9501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2001, if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this division.

(2) The preeffective date financing statement was filed in an office in another state or another office in this state.

(3) The initial financing statement satisfies subdivision (c).

(b) The filing of an initial financing statement under subdivision (a) continues the effectiveness of the preeffective date financing statement for the following periods:

(1) If the initial financing statement is filed before July 1, 2001, for the period provided in former Section 9403 with respect to a financing statement.

(2) If the initial financing statement is filed after July 1, 2001, for the period provided in Section 9515 with respect to an initial financing statement.

(c) To be effective for purposes of subdivision (a), an initial financing statement must do all of the following:

(1) Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) for an initial financing statement.

(2) Identify the preeffective date financing statement by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement.

(3) Indicate that the preeffective date financing statement remains effective.
Cal. SHC § 30107 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 30107
Section 30107
Status: in_force

In any such contract or permit, the commission may authorize the transportation company or corporation, district, or political subdivision providing transportation to use the transportation facilities and additional transportation facilities of the commission upon such terms and in such manner as the commission deems proper. Such use may be authorized without restriction to the particular toll bridge or other highway crossing to which the transportation facilities and additional transportation facilities relate, but the use authorized shall be for or in aid of the transportation of persons or property over that bridge or other highway crossing or the approaches thereto.
Cal. WAT § 56089 — California Code / Code wat / Division 17 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 56089
Section 56089
Status: in_force

Bonds may be made payable on a date subsequent to the time fixed for the collection of the second installment of general district taxes with which the first levy of taxes for the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds is to be collected. In such event, the first interest coupons shall be for interest from the date of said bonds of such issue or series or division to the maturity date of said coupons.
Cal. UIC § 13005.7 — California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 13005.7
Section 13005.7
Status: in_force

An employment agency, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) or (h) of Section 1812.501 of the Civil Code shall not be deemed the employer of the domestic worker for whom it procures, offers, refers, provides, or attempts to provide work if all of the factors set forth in Section 687.2 exist.
Cal. HSC § 11058 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 11058
Section 11058
Status: in_force

(a)  The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule V.

(b)  Schedule V shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section.

(c)  Narcotic drugs containing nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients. Any compound, mixture, or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or alkaloid, in limited quantities as set forth below, which shall include one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion to confer upon the compound, mixture, or preparation valuable medicinal qualities other than those possessed by narcotic drugs alone:

(1)  Not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.

(2)  Not more than 100 milligrams of dihydrocodeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.

(3)  Not more than 100 milligrams of ethylmorphine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.

(4)  Not more than 2.5 milligrams of diphenoxylate and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.

(5)  Not more than 100 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams.

(6)  Not more than 0.5 milligram of difenoxin and not less than 25 micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.

(d)  Buprenorphine.
Cal. FAC § 78406 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 78406
Section 78406
Status: in_force

“Fisherman” means any person licensed to commercially harvest fish or shellfish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code who lands any species of fish or shellfish for commercial purposes included in, and not excepted from, a fishery, as defined in Section 78407, or who is the registered owner or lessee of a vessel that is used to land any species of fish or shellfish included in, and not excepted from, a fishery, as defined in Section 78407, if the registered owner or lessee has a financial interest in the fish or shellfish and pays or has assessments paid on his or her behalf.
Cal. WIC § 10825 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 10825
Section 10825
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the method of payment of aid under this part, a county may develop a payment system which, to the extent feasible, spreads the issuance of public assistance warrants evenly over the month. Such a payment system shall not be instituted until approved by the department.
Cal. PRC § 35550 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 35550
Section 35550
Status: in_force

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern this division:

(a) “Council” means the Ocean Protection Council established pursuant to Section 35600.

(b) “Fund” means the California Ocean Protection Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 35650.

(c) “Internationally accepted standards for sustainable seafood” means standards that meet all of the following criteria:

(1) Meet or exceed the Guidelines for the Ecolabeling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries promulgated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

(2) Conform to all of the following principles:

(A) A fishery must be conducted in a manner that does not lead to overfishing or depletion of the exploited populations and, for those populations that are depleted, the fishery must be conducted in a manner that demonstrably leads to their recovery.

(B) Fishing operations should allow for the maintenance of the structure, productivity, function, and diversity of the ecosystem, including habitat and associated dependent and ecologically related species on which the fishery depends.

(C) The fishery is subject to an effective management system that respects local, national, and international laws and standards and incorporates institutional and operational frameworks that require use of the resource to be responsible and sustainable.

(d) “Public agency” means a city, county, city and county, district, or the state or any agency or department of the state.

(e) “Sustainable” and “sustainability” mean both of the following:

(1) Continuous replacement of resources, taking into account fluctuations in abundance and environmental variability.

(2) Securing the fullest possible range of present and long-term economic, social, and ecological benefits, while maintaining biological diversity.
Cal. WIC § 14104.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 14104.5
Section 14104.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director shall by regulation adopt such procedures as are necessary for the review of a grievance or complaint concerning the processing or payment of money alleged by a provider of services to be payable by reason of any of the provisions of this chapter. After complying with these procedures, if the provider is not satisfied with the director's decision on his or her claim, he or she may not later than one year after receiving notice of the decision, file a petition for writ of mandate pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the superior court. This section shall be the exclusive remedy available to the provider of services for moneys alleged to be payable by reason of this chapter.

This section shall not apply to those grievances or complaints arising from the findings of an audit or examination made by or on behalf of the director pursuant to Sections 10722 and 14170. Article 5.3 (commencing with Section 14170) shall govern the grievances or complaints.