FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. HSC § 43611 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 43611
Section 43611
Status: in_force

The state board shall adopt, by regulation, criteria for the certification of exhaust devices pursuant to Section 43610. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, requirements that:

(a)  The device meets the cost and performance requirements specified in Section 43612.

(b)  The device shall not allow exhaust emissions of oxides of nitrogen exceeding the standard adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 43610.

(c)  The manufacturer of the device comply with Sections 43613 and 43635.
Cal. FAC § 14939 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 14939
Section 14939
Status: in_force

“Ton” means a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
Cal. PUC § 98162.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 98162.5
Section 98162.5
Status: in_force

(a) Any question that may arise with respect to whether a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit desire to be represented by a labor organization shall be submitted to the director of the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service, a division within the Public Employment Relations Board.

(b) In resolving the questions of representation, including the determination of the appropriate unit or units, petitions, and the conduct of hearings and elections, the director shall apply the relevant federal law and administrative practice developed under the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 141 et seq.), as amended, and for this purpose shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations. The rules and regulations shall be administered by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service and shall provide for a prompt public hearing and a secret ballot election to determine the question of representation.
Cal. PRC § 91015 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 91015
Section 91015
Status: in_force

Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the California Water Commission for projects under the Water Storage Investment Program. Priority for these funds and any funds returned to the commission shall be to support timely completion of existing approved projects by providing supplemental grants to reflect the increase in costs due to inflation since the original grant applications and any increase in public benefits.
Cal. PROB § 11703 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 11703
Section 11703
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall be deemed to be a person entitled to distribution of the estate for purposes of this chapter if the estate involves or may involve any of the following:

(a) A charitable trust, other than a charitable trust with a designated trustee that may lawfully accept the trust.

(b) A devise for a charitable purpose without an identified beneficiary.

(c) An escheat to the State of California.
Cal. PUC § 99260.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 99260.2
Section 99260.2
Status: in_force

(a) Claims may be filed with the transportation planning agency by operators to contract with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license to provide transportation services during peak hours.

“Peak hours” means the period of time during a day which have a clearly greater-than-average level of patronage, typically the two periods of time which reflect the influx of home-work and work-home patronage on a transportation system.

(b) Claims may be filed with the transportation planning agency by a transit district to make bulk purchases of passenger tickets for passenger rail services, if it is authorized to make such purchases by its enabling legislation.
Cal. PUC § 853 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 853
Section 853
Status: in_force

(a) This article does not apply to any person or corporation which transacts no business subject to regulation under this part, except performing services or delivering commodities for or to public utilities or municipal corporations or other public agencies primarily for resale or use in serving the public or any portion thereof, but shall apply to any public utility, and any subsidiary or affiliate of, or corporation holding a controlling interest in, a public utility, if the commission finds, in a proceeding to which the public utility is or may become a party, that the application of this article is required by the public interest.

(b) The commission may from time to time by order or rule, and subject to those terms and conditions as may be prescribed therein, exempt any public utility or class of public utility from this article if it finds that the application thereof with respect to the public utility or class of public utility is not necessary in the public interest. The commission may establish rules or impose requirements deemed necessary to protect the interest of the customers or subscribers of the public utility or class of public utility exempted under this subdivision. These rules or requirements may include, but are not limited to, notification of a proposed sale or transfer of assets or stock and provision for refunds or credits to customers or subscribers.

(c) The provisions of Sections 851 and 854 that prohibit any assignment, acquisition, or change of control without advance authorization from the commission, do not apply to the transfer of the ownership interest in a water utility, with 10,000 or fewer service connections, from a decedent to a member of the decedent’s family in the manner provided in Section 240 of the Probate Code or by a will, trust, or other instrument.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that transactions with monetary values that materially impact a public utility’s rate base should not qualify for expedited advice letter treatment pursuant to this article. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the commission maintain all of its oversight and review responsibilities subject to the California Environmental Quality Act, and that public utility transactions that jurisdictionally require a review by the commission, as the lead agency, under the act should not qualify for expedited advice letter treatment pursuant to this article. An advice letter may be filed for transactions by the public utility if the lead agency has completed the appropriate review under the California Environmental Quality Act for the transaction, and the commission is the responsible agency under the act. The advice letter shall be subject to approval by resolution voted upon by the commission.
Cal. WAT § 78541 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 78541
Section 78541
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, as follows:

(a) Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) for local assistance under the delta levee maintenance subventions program under Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of Division 6, and for the administration of that assistance.

(b) Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) for special flood protection projects under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6, subsidence studies and monitoring, and for the administration of this subdivision. Allocation of these funds shall be for flood protection projects on Bethel, Bradford, Holland, Hotchkiss, Jersey, Sherman, Twitchell, and Webb Islands, and at other locations in the delta.
Cal. PUC § 130424 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 130424
Section 130424
Status: in_force

Delivery of any bonds may be made at any place either inside or outside the state, and the purchase price may be received in cash or bank credits.
Cal. PRC § 30822 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 30822
Section 30822
Status: in_force

Where a person has intentionally and knowingly violated any provision of this division or any order issued pursuant to this division, the commission may maintain an action, in addition to Section 30803 or 30805, for exemplary damages and may recover an award, the size of which is left to the discretion of the court. In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider the amount of liability necessary to deter further violations.
Cal. FAC § 68042 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 68042
Section 68042
Status: in_force

“Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of kiwifruit, other than marketing research.
Cal. VEH § 34605 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.85 / Chapter 1 / Section 34605
Section 34605
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with the Office of Administrative Hearings to administer proceedings and impose fines for failure to comply with Division 14.8 (commencing with Section 34500), or this division, or regulations adopted pursuant to this code.

(b) The department and the California Highway Patrol may also contract with the Public Utilities Commission to administer this division in a manner described by the contract, or if permitted by the Department of Motor Vehicles, in a manner as existed on January 1, 1996. This temporary authority shall be terminated on December 31, 1997.

(c) All fees collected under this contract shall be deposited in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund.
Cal. WIC § 14132.16 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 14132.16
Section 14132.16
Status: in_force

Mammography for screening or diagnostic purposes upon the referral of a patient’s physician shall be covered under this chapter on or after January 1, 1988, to the extent required or permitted by federal law.
Cal. INS § 770 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 770
Section 770
Status: in_force

No person engaged in the business of financing the purchase of real or personal property or of lending money on the security of real or personal property and no trustee, director, officer, agent or other employee, or affiliate of, any such person shall require, as a condition precedent to financing the purchase of such property or to loaning money upon the security thereof, or as a condition prerequisite for the renewal or extension of any such loan or for the performance of any other act in connection therewith, that the person for whom such purchase is to be financed or to whom the money is to be loaned or for whom such extension, renewal or other act is to be granted or performed negotiate any insurance or renewal thereof covering such property through a particular insurance agent or broker.
Cal. FIN § 18495 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 18495
Section 18495
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken from the judgment of the court by the commissioner or by Guaranty Corporation in the manner provided by law for appeals from the judgment of a superior court to the court of appeal. An appeal from the judgment of the court does not operate as a stay of the judgment unless the court, on good cause, so orders.
Cal. INS § 12880.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 9 / Section 12880.3
Section 12880.3
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a provision of this part is liable to the state for a civil penalty to be determined by the commissioner, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation, or, if the violation was willful, a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation. The commissioner may establish the acts that constitute a distinct violation for purposes of this section. However, when the issuance, amendment, or servicing of a policy or endorsement is inadvertent, all of those acts constitute a single violation for purposes of this section.

(b) The penalty imposed by this section shall be imposed by and determined by the commissioner pursuant to Section 12880.4. The penalty imposed by this section is appealable by means of any remedy provided by Section 12940 or by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 22150 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 22150
Section 22150
Status: in_force

The commissioner may make general rules and regulations and specific rulings, demands, and findings for the enforcement of this division, in addition to, and within the general purposes of, this division.
Cal. FGC § 7082 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 7082
Section 7082
Status: in_force

Each fishery management plan or plan amendment prepared by the department shall contain the measures necessary and appropriate for the conservation and management of the fishery according to the policies and other requirements in this part. The measures may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Limitations on the fishery based on area, time, amount of catch, species, size, sex, type or amount of gear, or other factors.

(b) Creation or modification of a restricted access fishery that contributes to a more orderly and sustainable fishery.

(c) A procedure to establish and to periodically review and revise a catch quota in any fishery for which there is a catch quota.

(d) Requirement for a personal, gear, or vessel permit and reasonable fees.
Cal. BPC § 7531.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.3 / Article 3 / Section 7531.5
Section 7531.5
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall maintain a record containing information relative to his or her employees as may be prescribed by the director.
Cal. RTC § 11496 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 11496
Section 11496
Status: in_force

The board may at any time release all or any portion of the property subject to any lien provided for in this part from the lien or subordinate the lien to other liens and encumbrances if it determines that the amount, interest, and penalties are sufficiently secured by a lien on other property or that the release or subordination of the lien will not jeopardize the collection of the amount, interest, and penalties.
Cal. INS § 10138 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.3 / Section 10138
Section 10138
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer agreement, as defined in subdivision (o) of Section 10134, shall not include any provision described in the paragraphs below. Any inclusion of a prohibited provision, with respect to a seller who is a California resident, shall make the provision void and unenforceable.

(1) Any provision that waives the seller’s right to sue under any law, or in which the seller agrees not to sue, or that waives jurisdiction or standing to sue under the contract.

(2) Any provision that requires the seller to indemnify and hold harmless the buyer, or to pay the buyer’s costs of defense, in any claim or action brought by the seller or on the seller’s behalf contesting the sale for any reason.

(3) Any provision that waives benefits or rights conferred by law with respect to garnishment of wages.

(4) Any provision providing that the contract is confidential or proprietary, belonging to the buyer.

(5) Any provision in which the seller stipulates to a confession of judgment.

(6) Any provision requiring the seller to pay the buyer’s attorney’s fees and costs if the purchase agreement is not completed.

(7) Any provision requiring the seller to pay any tax liability arising under the federal tax laws, other than the seller’s own tax liability, if any, that results from the transfer.

(8) Any provision providing for brokerage fees incurred in the contract to be deducted from the purchase price disclosed pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 10136.

(9) If the payee is domiciled in California at the time that the transfer agreement is signed by the payee, any forum selection provision providing for jurisdiction to be in a court outside of California for any action arising under the contract.

(10) If the payee is domiciled in California at the time that the transfer agreement is signed by the payee, any choice-of-law provision that provides for controlling law to be other than California law in any action arising under the contract.

(11) A provision that provides the transferee with a security interest or collateral interest in any structured settlement payment rights that exceed the actual dollar amount of the structured settlement payment rights being transferred.

(12) Any provision that creates a “buyer’s first right of refusal” to purchase any remaining structured payment rights that the payee may desire to sell in the future.

(b) The provisions in this section may not be waived by agreement of the parties.
Cal. PCC § 20310 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 20310
Section 20310
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Golden Empire Transit District, as provided for in Part 13 (commencing with Section 101000) of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. VEH § 11712 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11712
Section 11712
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall not issue a dealer’s license to any applicant therefor who has not an established place of business as defined in this code. Should the dealer change the site or location of his established place of business, he or she shall, immediately upon making that change, so notify the department. Should a dealer for any reason whatsoever, cease to be in possession of an established place of business from and on which he or she conducts the business for which he or she is licensed, he or she shall immediately notify the department and, upon demand by the department, shall deliver to the department the dealer’s license, dealer’s special plate or plates, and all report of sale books in his or her possession.

(b) Should the dealer change to, or add another franchise for the sale of new vehicles, or cancel or, for any cause whatever, otherwise lose a franchise for the sale of new vehicles, he or she shall immediately so notify the department.

(c) Any person licensed under this article who has closed his or her established place of business may be served with process issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code by registered mail at that place of business or at the mailing address of record if different from the established place of business, unless the person has notified the department in writing of another address where service may be made.
Cal. PRC § 8551 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 8551
Section 8551
Status: in_force

An act of Congress entitled “An act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improvement and development, to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range, and for other purposes,” approved June 28, 1934, provides for the cooperation of the Secretary of the Interior of the United States with State and other officials and associations, and for the payment of certain money by the Secretary of the Interior to the State.
Cal. FIN § 21206.7 — California Code / Code fin / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 21206.7
Section 21206.7
Status: in_force

Whenever any property is taken from a pawnbroker by a peace officer which is alleged to be stolen property, the police officer shall give the pawnbroker a receipt for the property which shall contain a description of the property, the reason for seizure, and the names of the pawnbroker and the officer.
Cal. INS § 1194.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 1194.5
Section 1194.5
Status: in_force

Excess funds investments may be made in any debt obligation issued by the United States, a federal agency or entity authorized to issue debt obligations by federal statute; the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its agencies and political subdivisions; any state, its agencies or political subdivisions, or by any city, county, or city and county, or by any department or board of such city, county, or city and county, whether issued in bearer, registered or book entry form.
Cal. PUC § 28849 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 28849
Section 28849
Status: in_force

(a) It is a primary purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of personnel management and employer-employee relations within the district by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of employees to join employee organizations of their own choice, to be represented, to select one employee organization as the exclusive representative of the employees in an appropriate unit, and to afford employees a voice at work.

(b) The Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3541 of the Government Code, and the powers and duties of that board, as described in Section 3541.3 of the Government Code, shall have jurisdiction, as appropriate, to enforce this chapter.
Cal. EVID § 1231.4 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 1231.4
Section 1231.4
Status: in_force

If evidence of a prior statement is introduced pursuant to this article, the jury may not be told that the declarant died from other than natural causes, but shall merely be told that the declarant is unavailable.
Cal. FIN § 155 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 155
Section 155
Status: in_force

“Certificate of revocation” means a certificate executed and filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to the second and third sentences of subdivision (c) of Section 110 of the Corporations Code, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 1106.
Cal. PUC § 5439 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 5439
Section 5439
Status: in_force

Transportation network company insurance that meets the requirements of Section 5433 shall be deemed to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of Sections 16054 and 16056 of the Vehicle Code.
Cal. VEH § 40206 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 40206
Section 40206
Status: in_force

(a) If the payment of the parking penalty is not received by the person authorized to receive a deposit of the parking penalty by the date fixed on the notice of parking violation under Section 40202, the processing agency shall deliver to the registered owner a notice of delinquent parking violation.

(b) Delivery of a notice of delinquent parking violation under this section may be made by personal service or by first-class mail addressed to the registered owner, as shown on records of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Cal. MVC § 975.5 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 975.5
Section 975.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide for one paid veterans assistant position within the office of the county veteran service officer for the County of Los Angeles. The department shall establish one similar position for the County of San Diego and one similar position for the City and County of San Francisco.

(b) The veterans assistants employed under subdivision (a) shall conduct outreach programs in order to make veterans aware of readjustment counseling services and alcohol and drug abuse programs offered by community-based organizations and city, county, and federal agencies. The veterans assistants shall advise and counsel veterans concerning readjustment counseling programs and refer veterans to appropriate community-based or city, county, or federal counseling programs.