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Cal. PRC § 5096.520 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.695 / Article 3 / Section 5096.520
Section 5096.520
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall establish a central public registry of all conservation easements held or required by the state, or purchased with state grant funds provided by an agency, department, or division of the state on or after January 1, 2000. In constructing the registry, the Resources Agency shall draw upon the Department of General Services’ property inventory, and other information held by a state agency, department, division, or other sources.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “conservation easement” means any limitation in a recorded instrument that contains an easement, restriction, covenant, condition, or offer to dedicate, that has been executed by or on behalf of the owner of the land subject to that limitation and is binding upon successive owners of the land, and the purpose of which is to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. “Conservation easement” includes a conservation easement as defined in Section 815.1 of the Civil Code, an open-space easement as defined in Section 51075 of the Government Code, and an agricultural conservation easement as defined in Section 10211.

(c) The registry shall only include the following information on each conservation easement listed in the registry:

(1) The assessor’s parcel numbers for the property covered by the easement.

(2) The purpose of the easement.

(3) The location of the easement, identified by county and nearest city.

(4) The identity of the easementholder.

(5) The size of the easement in acres.

(6) The date the easement transaction was recorded.

(7) The amount of funding provided by the agency, department, or division of the state holding or requiring the easement or providing state grant funds for the easement.

(d) An agency, department, or division of the state with conservation easements that are held or required by the state or purchased with state grant funds shall enter and keep current the information specified in subdivision (c) for those easements in the registry established pursuant to this section.

(e) On or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall make the registry available for use by the general public. Only the information pertaining to paragraphs (2) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (c) regarding conservation easements held or required by the state, or purchased with state grant funds provided by an agency, department, or division of the state on or after January 1, 2006, shall be provided by the Secretary of the Resources Agency on the Internet. Personal identifying information shall not be posted on the Internet. The registry shall be updated biennially.
Cal. INS § 11102 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 11102
Section 11102
Status: in_force

Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1621) of Part 2 of Division 1 does not apply to any of the following, nor shall any of the following be required to be licensed as life agents:

(a) Any officer of a local lodge of a society, while acting as such, if that officer (1) does not effect insurance, (2) solicits or negotiates only as a part of, and in connection with, the business of a fraternal agent licensed in accordance with the provisions of Section 11101, and (3) is not remunerated on a commission basis.

(b) Any member of a society who does not effect insurance and whose solicitation or negotiation is incidental to the securing of new members for the society and whose only remuneration therefor consists of prizes in the form of merchandise or payments of a nominal amount. This subdivision does not exempt from the provisions of Chapter 5 nor from the license requirement of Section 11101 any person remunerated on a regular salary or commission basis or employed either full or part time for the purpose of soliciting or negotiating fraternal benefit insurance.

(c) Any person directly employed by a society at the home or a branch office thereof who does not solicit or negotiate fraternal benefit insurance and who receives no commissions but who may, as a part of his or her regular employment, sign policies, certificates, or other evidences of fraternal benefit insurance.

(d) Any person whose employment does not include the solicitation, negotiation, or effecting of fraternal benefit insurance contracts and who does not sign policies, certificates, or any other evidences of those contracts.
Cal. HSC § 110355 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 110355
Section 110355
Status: in_force

Whenever the department determines that regulations containing prohibitions or requirements, other than those prescribed by Section 110340, are necessary to prevent the deception of consumers or to facilitate value comparisons as to any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, the department shall adopt regulations with respect to that commodity.
Cal. PRC § 95006 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 10 / Section 95006
Section 95006
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby continuously appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this division, and without regard to fiscal years, an amount that will equal the total of the following:

(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) The sum that is necessary to carry out Section 95009.
Cal. PRC § 35171 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Section 35171
Section 35171
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall review and assess the needs for acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands. As part of this review and assessment, the authority shall solicit proposals from the cities in the county within the boundaries of the authority and from a citizens’ advisory committee, the membership of which shall be determined by the authority based upon criteria which provides a broad representation of interests within the authority’s jurisdiction. The membership of the citizens’ advisory committee shall reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the population within the authority’s jurisdiction. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating these proposals in consultation with the cities and the citizens’ advisory committee in the authority’s jurisdiction. The entity submitting any proposal shall consider the impact the proposal may have on the availability of affordable housing.

(b) Based on the evaluation, the authority shall prepare a plan for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from funding provided for this division, together with other federal, state, local, and private improvements, and funding.

(c) In addition to acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands, the expenditure plan shall also include projections of revenues likely to be available in the next five years for capital, maintenance, and operational purposes. The expenditure plan shall establish general areas for acquisition without identifying specific parcels, and shall be periodically reviewed and amended. Before adoption or amendment of an expenditure plan, the authority shall conduct public hearings on that plan. No expenditure for open-space lands shall occur until the initial expenditure plan is approved.
Cal. FIN § 50006 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 50006
Section 50006
Status: in_force

No person subject to this law shall use in its name “bank,” “trust,” “trustee,” “loan association,” or related terms. This section does not apply to any person licensed under the Banking Law or the Savings Association Law.
Cal. HSC § 18029.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 18029.6
Section 18029.6
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2020, all used manufactured homes, used mobilehomes, and used multifamily manufactured homes that are sold on or after January 1, 2020, or rented pursuant to a rental agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2020, shall have a smoke alarm installed in each room designed for sleeping that is operable on the date of rental or transfer of title. Each smoke alarm shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions and have been approved and listed by the Office of the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114.

(2) The smoke alarm manufacturer’s information describing the operation, method and frequency of testing, and proper maintenance of all smoke alarms installed in the used manufactured home, used mobilehome, or used multifamily manufactured home shall be provided to the purchaser or renter of the used manufactured home, used mobilehome, or used multifamily manufactured home.

(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) shall be deemed satisfied if, within 45 days prior to the date of rental or of transfer of title, the lessor or the transferor signs a declaration stating that each smoke alarm in the manufactured home, mobilehome, or multifamily manufactured home is installed pursuant to subdivision (a) and is operable on the date the declaration is signed.

(c) The department may adopt rules and regulations to clarify or implement this section.

(d) For sales of manufactured homes or mobilehomes installed on real property pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 18551, as to real estate agents licensed pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Business and Professions Code, the real estate licensee liability provisions of subdivisions (e), (f), and (g) of Section 13113.8 shall apply to the disclosures required by this section.
Cal. FAM § 17456 — California Code / Code fam / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.5 / Section 17456
Section 17456
Status: in_force

(a) Any person required to withhold and transmit any amount pursuant to this article shall comply with the requirement without resort to any legal or equitable action in a court of law or equity. Any person paying to the department any amount required by it to be withheld is not liable therefore to the person from whom withheld unless the amount withheld is refunded to the withholding agent. However, if a depository institution, as defined in the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C.A. Sec. 461(b)(1)(A)) withholds and pays to the department pursuant to this article any moneys held in a deposit account in which the delinquent obligor and another person or persons have an interest, or in an account held in the name of a third party or parties in which the delinquent obligor is ultimately determined to have no interest, the depository institution paying those moneys to the department is not liable therefore to any of the persons who have an interest in the account, unless the amount withheld is refunded to the withholding agent.

(b) In the case of a deposit account or accounts for which this notice to withhold applies, the depository institution shall send a notice by first-class mail to each person named on the account or accounts included in the notice from the department, provided that a current address for each person is available to the institution. This notice shall inform each person as to the reason for the hold placed on the account or accounts, the amount subject to being withheld, and the date by which this amount is to be remitted to the department. An institution may assess the account or accounts of each person receiving this notice a reasonable service charge not to exceed three dollars ($3).
Cal. RTC § 7 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 7
Section 7
Status: in_force

Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty imposed on, any person or board by any provision of this code, it may be exercised or performed by any deputy or person authorized by the person or board to whom the power is granted or on whom the duty is imposed, unless it is expressly provided that the power or duty shall be exercised or performed only by the person or board to whom the power is granted or on whom the duty is imposed.
Cal. BPC § 2289 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2289
Section 2289
Status: in_force

The impersonation of another licensed practitioner or permitting or allowing another person to use his or her certificate to engage in the practice of medicine or podiatric medicine constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Cal. FAM § 7806 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 7806
Section 7806
Status: in_force

There shall be no filing fee charged for a proceeding brought under this part.
Cal. WAT § 22121 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 22121
Section 22121
Status: in_force

Subject to the conditions in this article a district may in the manner required by law make special appropriations of water for power purposes.
Cal. WAT § 12887.6 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 12887.6
Section 12887.6
Status: in_force

A public agency may annually levy or cause to be levied upon all property in the public agency, or in any portion or portions thereof, subject to taxation or assessment by the public agency an ad valorem tax or assessment, based upon the assessed valuation of such property, necessary and sufficient to meet all commitments, financial or otherwise, of the public agency that are set forth in any contract which the agency enters into with the department under this chapter, in addition to any other taxes or assessments which the public agency is authorized to levy or cause to be levied on such property and notwithstanding any provision in the law applicable to such agency which might otherwise preclude or limit such taxing or assessing. Where the law applicable to such public agency does not set forth a procedure for levying and collecting taxes or assessments on an ad valorem basis, such public agency shall utilize the procedure for levying and collecting taxes for the payment of principal and interest on general obligation bonds of municipal water districts, set forth in the Municipal Water District Law of 1911 (Division 20 (commencing with Section 71000) of this code), as it may now or hereafter be amended, for the purpose of levying and collecting taxes or assessments necessary and sufficient to meet commitments in a contract entered into under this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 883 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 20 / Section 883
Section 883
Status: in_force

Disclosure of the contents of the deceased user’s or settlor’s account to a fiduciary of the deceased user or settlor is subject to the same license, restrictions, terms of service, and legal obligations, including copyright law, that applied to the deceased user or settlor.
Cal. PROB § 8468 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 8468
Section 8468
Status: in_force

If persons having priority fail to claim appointment as administrator, the court may appoint any person who claims appointment.
Cal. HSC § 40360 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 40360
Section 40360
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “council” means an air pollution control advisory council appointed pursuant to Section 40361.
Cal. FAC § 78836 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 2 / Section 78836
Section 78836
Status: in_force

“Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged within Mendocino County in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, winegrapes for market. Producer also includes any person who receives winegrapes as a payment for the use of his or her property in the production of winegrapes.
Cal. PRC § 25665 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 7.6 / Article 5 / Section 25665
Section 25665
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “California Native American tribe” has the same meaning as defined in Section 21073.

(b) “California tribal organization” means a corporation, association, or group controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by a California Native American tribe that is subject to its laws, the laws of the State of California, or the laws of the United States.

(c) “Direct install” means an energy efficiency, decarbonization, or load flexible solution provided directly to a consumer at minimal or no cost through a third-party implementer.

(d) “Low-carbon building technology” means a technology that reduces a building’s direct emissions of greenhouse gases.

(e) “Low-to-moderate income” has the same meaning as “persons and families of low or moderate income” as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

(f) “Residential dwelling” means any of the following:

(1) A multifamily residential building of at least two housing units.

(2) An individual or single-family residence.

(3) A mobilehome unit.

(g) “Statewide incentive program” means a first come, first served incentive program for specified equipment serving the residents of California.

(h) “Third-party implementer” means noncommission personnel under contract to the commission who propose, design, implement, or deliver Equitable Building Decarbonization Program activities.

(i) “Under-resourced community” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71130.
Cal. RTC § 19732 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 9.1 / Section 19732
Section 19732
Status: in_force

(a) For any taxpayer who meets each of the requirements of Section 19733 both of the following apply:

(1) The Franchise Tax Board shall waive all unpaid penalties and fees imposed by this part for each taxable year for which tax amnesty is allowed, but only to the extent of the amount of any penalty or fee that is owed as a result of previous nonreporting or underreporting of tax liabilities or prior nonpayment of any taxes previously assessed or proposed to be assessed for that taxable year.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no criminal action shall be brought against the taxpayer for the taxable years for which tax amnesty is allowed for the nonreporting or underreporting of tax liabilities or the nonpayment of any taxes previously assessed or proposed to be assessed.

(b) This chapter shall not apply to violations of this part, for which, as of February 1, 2005, any of the following applies:

(1) The taxpayer is on notice of a criminal investigation by a complaint having been filed against the taxpayer.

(2) The taxpayer is under criminal investigation.

(3) A court proceeding has already been initiated.

(c) This section shall not apply to any nonreported or underreported tax liability amounts attributable to tax shelter items that could have been reported under either the voluntary compliance initiative under Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 19751) or the Internal Revenue Service’s Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative described in Revenue Procedure 2003–11.

(d) No refund or credit shall be granted with respect to any penalty or fee paid with respect to a taxable year prior to the time the taxpayer makes a request for tax amnesty for that taxable year pursuant to Section 19733.

(e) Notwithstanding Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 19301), a taxpayer may not file a claim for refund or credit for any amounts paid in connection with the tax amnesty program under this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 27581.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 27581.4
Section 27581.4
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary, or a commissioner for violations in his or her county, may bring a civil action against any person who violates this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, and any person who commits that violation is liable civilly in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The court shall set the civil penalty imposed for a violation of this chapter, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, in accordance with the penalty schedule adopted by the secretary pursuant to Section 27581.1.

(b) Any money recovered by the secretary under this section shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for use by the department in administering this chapter, when appropriated to the department for that purpose.

(c) Any money recovered by a commissioner under this section shall be deposited in the county’s general fund.
Cal. BPC § 12519 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12519
Section 12519
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an owner, user, or operator of a water submeter that has previously been sealed, installed, and used commercially who submits the water submeter to a sealer for inspection and testing shall not be subject to criminal prosecution or liable for other fines or other penalties for a violation of any provision of this division, if the device is found to be incorrect, if all of the following conditions apply:

(1) The water submeter had, prior to installation and use, been submitted to a county sealer as one of a submeter lot where the lot was sampled and tested for compliance with all applicable laws and all applicable regulations adopted by the secretary in accordance with Section 12107.

(2) The specific water submeter had, at no prior time, been directly subjected to a physical test of its performance characteristics or accuracy by a county sealer.

(3) The specific water submeter has been deemed by the county sealer to show no signs of intentional tampering, damage, or alteration in its design or calibration while under the use or control of the owner, user, or operator.

(4) The owner, user, or operator has maintained the water submeter in accordance with applicable provisions of this division, and any regulations adopted under Section 12107.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a water submeter that meets all of the conditions set forth in subdivision (a) shall not be permitted to be reinstalled and placed into commercial use unless it is repaired and recalibrated by a service agent, and inspected and sealed by the county sealer.
Cal. HSC § 11104 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 11104
Section 11104
Status: in_force

(a)  Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any of the substances listed in subdivision (a) of Section 11100 with knowledge or the intent that the recipient will use the substance to unlawfully manufacture a controlled substance is guilty of a felony.

(b)  Any manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, or other person or entity that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes any laboratory glassware or apparatus, any chemical reagent or solvent, or any combination thereof, or any chemical substance specified in Section 11107.1, with knowledge that the recipient will use the goods or chemical substance to unlawfully manufacture a controlled substance, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c)  Any person who receives or distributes any substance listed in subdivision (a) of Section 11100, or any laboratory glassware or apparatus, any chemical reagent or solvent, or any combination thereof, or any chemical substance specified in Section 11107.1, with the intent of causing the evasion of the recordkeeping or reporting requirements of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. WAT § 12561 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 12561
Section 12561
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Colorado River Management Account in the General Fund. Moneys in the account are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for use in accordance with this chapter.