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Cal. PUC § 2899 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 2899
Section 2899
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “incarcerated persons calling services” means communication services rendered to incarcerated persons, including, but not limited to, voice communications.

(b) The commission shall establish service quality standards for incarcerated persons calling services to be adhered to by communication service providers rendering services to state or local correctional or detention facilities.
Cal. FAC § 79515 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 7 / Section 79515
Section 79515
Status: in_force

Any action by the commission for any violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation. Any action against the commission by any person shall be commenced within two years from the date of the act of which the person complains.
Cal. WIC § 15753 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 13 / Section 15753
Section 15753
Status: in_force

The department shall, to the extent funding for this purpose remains with the department, establish one full-time position that reports to the director to assist counties with the following functions in their operation of the adult protective services system:

(a)  Facilitating the review and update of state policies and procedures to promote best casework practices throughout the state, and providing technical assistance to local programs to promote consistent statewide adherence to these policies.

(b)  Developing recommended program goals, performance measures, and outcomes for the adult protective services system, and a strategic plan to accomplish these recommended goals, performance measures, and outcomes.

(c)  Collaborating with other state departments and local communities that provide or oversee elder justice services to address the needs of elders and adults with disabilities and improve coordination and effectiveness of adult protective services.

(d) Exploring the development of a state data collection system that builds on existing statewide data and additionally tracks outcomes that will align with national data collection efforts.

(e) Participating in national, statewide, and regional discussions on adult protective services and elder justice issues and providing information on California’s adult protective services programs.

(f) Participating in the development of federal and state policy that responds to new and emergent needs and develops suggested quality assurance measures to be implemented at the local level.

(g) Facilitating the development of a regionally based, ongoing, comprehensive and consistent statewide adult protective services training program that responds to new and emerging trends.

(h) In collaboration with experts in the field, developing guidelines for local adult protective services programs that will make recommendations for local practice in following areas:

(1) Caseload levels for adult protective services workers.

(2) Availability of tangible services for local programs.

(3) Educational and professional development of adult protective services workers.

(4) Structure for 24 hour adult protective services response.
Cal. FAM § 2200 — California Code / Code fam / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2200
Section 2200
Status: in_force

Marriages between parents and children, ancestors and descendants of every degree, and between siblings of the half as well as the whole blood, and between uncles or aunts and nieces or nephews, are incestuous, and void from the beginning, whether the relationship is legitimate or illegitimate.
Cal. UIC § 1144 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 1144
Section 1144
Status: in_force

(a) Any employer who induces, solicits, or coerces an employee to file a false or fraudulent claim for benefits shall be assessed a penalty in an amount equal to 100 percent of the liability established under Sections 1375 and 1375.1 against the employee. Amounts collected under this section shall be deposited in the fund from which the overpayment was made and as prescribed in Section 1375.1, in the following order of priority:

(1) First to the fund from which the overpayment was made, up to the total amount of the benefit overpayment liability assessed against the employee under Section 1375.

(2) Second to the Benefit Audit Fund, up to the total amount assessed against the employee under Section 1375.1.

(b) The reserve account of any employer who is assessed under this section shall not be relieved of the charges for benefits related to the fraudulent claim.
Cal. HSC § 40802 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 40802
Section 40802
Status: in_force

If the district board, in the case of a district with a population of less than 750,000, is unable to appoint a person with the qualifications specified in Section 40801 who is willing and able to serve, and for that reason a vacancy exists on the hearing board, the county district board may, in order to fill that vacancy, appoint any person to the hearing board.
Cal. BPC § 6093 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5.5 / Section 6093
Section 6093
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever probation is imposed by the State Bar Court or the Office of Trial Counsel with the agreement of the respondent, any conditions may be imposed which will reasonably serve the purposes of the probation.

(b) Violation of a condition of probation constitutes cause for revocation of any probation then pending, and may constitute cause for discipline.

(c) Proceedings to revoke probation shall be expedited. The standard of proof is the preponderance of the evidence.
Cal. WAT § 12982 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 9 / Section 12982
Section 12982
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that while most of the delta’s levees are privately owned and maintained they are being subjected to varied multiple uses and serve to benefit many varied segments and interests of the public at large, and that as a result of the varied multiple uses of such levees, added maintenance costs are being borne by adjacent landowners.
Cal. RTC § 24409 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 24409
Section 24409
Status: in_force

The election provided by Section 24407 may be made for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1960, but only if made not later than the time prescribed by law for filing the return for that taxable year (including extensions thereof). The period so elected shall be adhered to in computing the income of the corporation for the taxable year for which the election is made and all subsequent taxable years. The election shall apply only with respect to the expenditures paid or incurred on or after June 23, 1961.
Cal. FAC § 43031 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 43031
Section 43031
Status: in_force

Any lot of fruits, nuts, or vegetables, including its containers, which is not in compliance in all respects with this division and the regulations which are issued pursuant to it, is a public nuisance.
Cal. PROB § 16041 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 16041
Section 16041
Status: in_force

A trustee’s standard of care and performance in administering the trust is not affected by whether or not the trustee receives any compensation.
Cal. SHC § 13 — California Code / Code shc / Section 13
Section 13
Status: in_force

The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
Cal. PCC § 20923 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 60.5 / Section 20923
Section 20923
Status: in_force

The board shall advertise for bids by at least two insertions, not less than five days apart, in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the district, or if there is none, shall post notice at least 10 days before the date of opening of bids in at least three public places in the district that have been designated by resolution of the district as the places for posting public notices. The notice inviting sealed bids shall state the proposed improvement or work and shall set a date for opening of bids.
Cal. FAC § 30850 — California Code / Code fac / Division 14 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 30850
Section 30850
Status: in_force

(a) The animal control department shall endorse upon the application for an assistance dog identification tag the number of the identification tag issued. As used in this chapter, “assistance dogs” are dogs specially trained as guide dogs, signal dogs, or service dogs. All applications that have been endorsed shall be kept on file in the office of the animal control department and shall be open to public inspection.

(b) Whenever a person applies for an assistance dog identification tag, the person shall sign an affidavit stating as follows:

“By affixing my signature to this affidavit, I hereby declare I fully understand that Section 365.7 of the Penal Code prohibits any person to knowingly and fraudulently represent himself or herself, through verbal or written notice, to be the owner or trainer of any canine licensed as, to be qualified as, or identified as, a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), respectively, of Section 365.5 of the Penal Code and paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, and that a violation of Section 365.7 of the Penal Code is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.”

(c) Upon the death or retirement of an assistance dog, the owner or person in possession of the assistance dog identification tag shall immediately return the tag to the animal control department that issued the tag.
Cal. INS § 12744 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 12744
Section 12744
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall issue or offer to issue home protection contracts in this state unless the person holds a home protection company license issued by the department, except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section.

(b) An insurer admitted for the class of insurance defined in Section 120 is authorized, in addition to the underwriting powers granted by the class, to issue home protection contracts, but the provisions of this part shall not be otherwise applicable to those insurers or their contracts.

(c) No license shall be granted to a foreign applicant that has not fulfilled the requirements of Sections 716 and 717. For purposes of this part, the term “class of insurance” as used in said sections shall mean the business of a home protection company. This section shall not prohibit the admission of a foreign home protection company that has actively transacted home protection business in its state of domicile for three years or more.

(d) The commissioner shall by regulation prescribe forms for applications for home protection company licenses consistent with the provisions of this part. Any reference to certificate of authority in Article 3 (commencing with Section 699) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1, shall mean home protection company license.

(e) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) and, notwithstanding subdivision (c) or any regulation to the contrary, the following requirements shall not apply to any foreign applicant:

(A) Filing a financial statement certified by the applicant’s home state regulatory official as a true and correct copy of the statement filed with that official. This exemption applies only if the official does not require a home protection company or the applicant to file a financial statement.

(B) Filing an examination report certified by the applicant’s home state regulatory official as a true and correct copy. This exemption applies only if the official does not prepare examination reports of home protection companies or has not prepared an examination report of the applicant.

(C) Holding a certificate of authority as an insurance company.

(2) The exemptions described in paragraph (1) apply only if the applicant’s chief executive officer stipulates that the company will provide financial reports in the same manner required of domestic home protection companies.
Cal. BPC § 17550.37 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.7 / Section 17550.37
Section 17550.37
Status: in_force

(a) “Person aggrieved,” as used in this article, means a passenger, as defined in Section 17550.3, located in California at the time of sale, or a person located in California at the time of sale who made any payment on behalf of the passenger for air or sea transportation or travel services, who has sustained a loss as a result of the failure of a seller of travel to refund payments made by or on behalf of a passenger as payment for air or sea transportation or travel services, where a refund is due as a result of the bankruptcy, insolvency, cessation of operations, or material failure to provide the transportation or travel services purchased by the passenger, regardless of whether the passenger or a person making payment on behalf of the passenger initially contracted with that seller of travel. “Loss,” as used herein, shall be limited to losses that are incurred in a transaction with a seller of travel who, at the time of sale, was registered pursuant to Section 17550.20, and who had been a paid participant at any time during the period commencing with 18 months previous to the time of sale, and ending with the expiration of the applicable time period provided in law for the filing of a civil, administrative, or other available action under the law that is available to the person aggrieved. “Person aggrieved” shall not mean or include a passenger, or person making payment on behalf of a passenger, in a transaction where the air or sea transportation or travel services are furnished by a business entity that is located and providing transportation or travel services outside of the United States and is not in compliance with Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 17550).

(b) Any person aggrieved who files a claim for payment from the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund thereby waives his or her right to bring any action at law or equity that is against the seller of travel as to whom the claim is made and arises from the transaction that is the subject of the claim against the restitution fund. The claim form required by Section 17550.46 shall include a clear and conspicuous notice of the waiver.

(c) The waiver of rights provided for by subdivision (b) shall not apply to any claimant whose claim is denied on any of the following grounds, as set forth in the statement of decision required by subdivision (d) of Section 17550.47:

(1) The seller of travel had not been a paid-up participant in the Travel Consumer Restitution Fund at any time during the period of time provided in subdivision (a).

(2) The seller of travel was not, at the time of sale, registered pursuant to Section 17550.20.

(3) The claimant was not located in California at the time of sale, as required by subdivision (a).
Cal. BPC § 20010 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 1 / Section 20010
Section 20010
Status: in_force

Any condition, stipulation or provision purporting to bind any person to waive compliance with any provision of this law is contrary to public policy and void.
Cal. HSC § 121363 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 121363
Section 121363
Status: in_force

Each health care provider who treats a person for active tuberculosis disease shall examine, or cause to be examined, all household contacts or shall refer them to the local health officer for examination. Each health care provider shall promptly notify the local health officer of the referral. When required by the local health officer, nonhousehold contacts and household contacts not examined by a health care provider shall submit to examination by the local health officer or designee. If any abnormality consistent with tuberculosis disease is found, steps satisfactory to the local health officer shall be taken to refer the person promptly to a health care provider for further investigation, and if necessary, treatment. Contacts shall be reexamined at times and in a manner as the local health officer may require. When requested by the local health officer, a health care provider shall report the results of any examination related to tuberculosis of a contact.
Cal. INS § 12976 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12976
Section 12976
Status: in_force

All fines, forfeitures, taxes, assessments, restitution, and penalties provided for in this code shall be due and payable on the demand of the commissioner. If payment is not made within 10 days after that demand, then the commissioner shall institute an action in the name of the people of the State of California for the purpose of recovering that moneys due. All such actions shall be subject to all the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure which may be applicable thereto.
Cal. HSC § 109285 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 109285
Section 109285
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article and Article 2 (commencing with Section 109300) “cancer” means all malignant neoplasms regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma, Hodgkins disease, and leukemia.
Cal. LAB § 1151.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1151.5
Section 1151.5
Status: in_force

The several departments and agencies of the state upon request by the board, shall furnish the board all records, papers, and information in their possession, not otherwise privileged, relating to any matter before the board.
Cal. FIN § 5401 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 5401
Section 5401
Status: in_force

The application for an organizing permit shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the commissioner. The application shall be executed and verified by the chairman of the organizers, who shall be elected by a majority vote of the organizers, and shall include the following:

(a) The names and addresses of the organizers of the proposed association and, to the extent known, its proposed directors and officers, together with the proposed amount of capital stock and savings accounts to be purchased and funds for organization expenses to be contributed by each.

(b) The proposed location of its office.

(c) A copy of any contract proposed to be used for the solicitation of subscriptions for stock and savings accounts and funds for its organization expenses.

(d) A copy of any advertisement, circular, or other written matter proposed to be used for soliciting stock and savings accounts subscriptions and funds for organization expenses.

(e) An itemized estimate of the organization expenses proposed to be incurred.

(f) A copy of the certificate of reservation of name issued under Section 5403. The name selected shall conform with the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 5650).

(g) Any additional information that the commissioner may require by written instructions.
Cal. VEH § 40000.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 40000.1
Section 40000.1
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful and constitutes an infraction for any person to violate, or fail to comply with any provision of this code, or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code.
Cal. FAC § 62061 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 62061
Section 62061
Status: in_force

Each stabilization and marketing plan shall contain provisions for prohibiting producers and handlers from engaging in the unlawful trade practices applicable to them that are set forth in Article 10 (commencing with Section 62091) of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 55.55 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2.53 / Section 55.55
Section 55.55
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 55.54, in determining an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and recoverable costs with respect to any construction-related accessibility claim, the court may consider, along with other relevant information, written settlement offers made and rejected by the parties. Nothing in this section affects or modifies the inadmissibility of evidence regarding offers of compromise pursuant to Section 1152 of the Evidence Code, including, but not limited to, inadmissibility to prove injury or damage.
Cal. PUC § 33001.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33001.5
Section 33001.5
Status: in_force

(a) At the time and place fixed for the hearing on the establishment of the benefit district, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing. At the hearing, interested persons may appear and present matters material to the proposed board action. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of its members, determine whether to proceed with the proposed action.

The resolution shall state, as appropriate, the maximum and minimum rate of assessment, the amount of the special benefit assessment and the purposes for which it is to be levied, the estimated cost of accomplishing the purposes, and the dates or approximate intervals at which the assessment shall be levied. The resolution shall also state that the exterior boundaries of the benefit district are set forth on a map on file with the secretary of the district, which map shall govern for all purposes as to the extent of the benefit district and zones, if any, therein and that the area set forth on the map shall thereupon constitute and be known as “Benefit District No. __ of the Southern California Rapid Transit District,” or as “Benefit Zone __ of the Benefit District No. __ of the Southern California Rapid Transit District,” as designated by the board.

(b) The resolution shall be submitted to the governing body. The governing body shall, after a public hearing conducted by the governing body and prior to the creation of the benefit district, approve, or amend and approve, as amended, or disapprove the geographic boundaries of the benefit district and the method of assessment. The resolution of approval or disapproval from the governing body shall be returned to the board.

(c) The board shall, by a two-thirds vote of its members, determine whether to create the benefit district as approved by the governing body. If the board decides to proceed with creating the benefit district as approved by the governing body, the board may, in addition to any amendments made by the governing body, reduce the size of the benefit district, but in so doing shall not include any territory not included in the benefit district approved by the governing body nor change the approved method of assessment. The determination by the board is final and conclusive.

(d) For purposes of this section, “governing body” means the city council of a city in which the proposed benefit district is located or, if the benefit district is located in unincorporated territory, the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed benefit district is located.

(e) The board may provide in the resolution, or in a later resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board, for changes in the assessment to particular real property within the benefit district or any zone therein arising out of changes in the parcel area or floor area of that real property.