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Cal. BPC § 9998.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 21.5 / Section 9998.12
Section 9998.12
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Industrial Relations shall submit to the Legislature, by January 1, 2028, and in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, a study on how to extend foreign labor contractor registration requirements to those foreign labor contractors recruiting or soliciting workers authorized to work in the United States under visa programs not described in either subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 9998. This study shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:

(1) An overview of the federal visa programs not covered by this chapter’s foreign labor contractor registration program.

(2) An analysis of the demographics of foreign workers in California authorized to work through the federal visa programs described in paragraph (1).

(3) A discussion of any additional steps the Labor Commissioner would need to take to ensure all foreign labor contractors are required to register pursuant to this chapter.

(4) A discussion of operational needs, including access to data, fee increases to cover costs, and enforcement options already available pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 9998.8.

(5) Recommendations of options to expand this chapter’s foreign labor contractor registration program that considers the following:

(A) Risks to workers authorized to work in the United States through the visa programs described in paragraph (1).

(B) Costs and staffing needs to expand the registration process required for foreign labor contractors under this chapter.

(C) Enforcement costs and options, including those authorized by subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 9998.8.

(D) The operational constraints described in paragraph (4).

(b) The Department of Industrial Relations may contract with a third party to conduct the study described in subdivision (a).

(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2029.
Cal. HSC § 122227 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 122227
Section 122227
Status: in_force

(a) A contract entered into on or after January 1, 2026, to transfer ownership of a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser that is offered, negotiated, brokered, or otherwise arranged by a person, pet dealer, or business while the purchaser is located in California is void as against public policy if the contract includes or requires a nonrefundable deposit.

(b) If money is exchanged pursuant to a contract that is void pursuant to this section, the seller shall refund the money to the purchaser within 30 days of receiving notice that the contract is void pursuant to this section without expectation of return of the contract subject.
Cal. FAC § 76311 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 76311
Section 76311
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than April 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as possible, the secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter. In establishing the list, the secretary may require that handlers, producers, and others submit the names and mailing addresses of all producers. The secretary also may require that the information provided include the quantity of wool produced by each producer or, in the alternative, may establish procedures for receiving the information at the time of the referendum vote specified in Section 76312. The request for the information shall be in writing. The information shall be filed within 30 days following receipt of the written request.

(b) Any producer whose name does not appear on the secretary’s list may have his or her name established on the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement, identifying himself or herself as a producer. Failure to be on the list does not exempt the producer from paying assessments.

(c) Prior to the certification of a favorable vote as provided in Section 76315, the secretary shall allow producers to view the list of names of producers created pursuant to subdivision (a). The list shall be viewed only at the department and shall not be photocopied.
Cal. FAC § 73212 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 73212
Section 73212
Status: in_force

Upon creation of the commission, the commission is authorized to reimburse the proponents of the commission for any funds deposited with the director which were used in creating the commission, including, but not limited to, preparing the necessary lists of producers and handlers and conducting the implementation referendum.
Cal. INS § 779.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.9 / Section 779.5
Section 779.5
Status: in_force

The term of any credit life insurance or credit disability insurance shall, subject to acceptance by the insurer, commence on the date when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor or the date the debtor applies for such insurance, whichever is later, except that, where a group policy provides coverage with respect to existing obligations, the insurance on a debtor with respect to such indebtedness shall commence on the effective date of the policy. Where evidence of insurability is required and such evidence is furnished more than thirty (30) days after the date when the debtor becomes obligated to the creditor, the term of the insurance may commence on the date on which the insurance company determines the evidence to be satisfactory, and in such event there shall be an appropriate refund or adjustment of any charge to the debtor for insurance. The term of such insurance shall not extend more than 15 days beyond the scheduled maturity date of the indebtedness except when extended without additional cost to the debtor. If the indebtedness is discharged due to renewal or refinancing prior to the scheduled maturity date, the insurance in force shall be terminated before any new insurance may be issued in connection with the renewed or refinanced indebtedness. In all cases of termination prior to scheduled maturity, a refund shall be paid or credited as provided in Section 779.14.
Cal. WAT § 71812 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 71812
Section 71812
Status: in_force

A district may issue negotiable promissory notes pursuant to this section for the purpose of acquiring funds to finance the construction or acquisition of administrative offices, construction headquarters, commercial offices, or facilities for similar district purposes and for the acquisition of land for district purposes. The maturity of such promissory notes shall not be later than 10 years from the date thereof. The total aggregate amount of such notes outstanding at any one time may be at least equal to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in any district, but shall not exceed the lesser of either three million dollars ($3,000,000) or 1 percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district, or, if the assessed valuation is not obtainable, 1 percent of the county auditor’s estimate of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district evidenced by his certificate. Promissory notes issued pursuant to Section 71811 may be disregarded in computing the aggregate amount of notes that may be issued pursuant to this section.
Cal. HSC § 110890 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 110890
Section 110890
Status: in_force

(a)  It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, advertise, or label any product in violation of this article.

(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person engaged in business as a distributor or retailer of products who in good faith sells, offers for sale, labels, or advertises any product in reliance on the representations of a producer, handler, or other distributor that the product may be sold as organic, shall not be found to violate this article unless the distributor either: (1) knew or should have known that the product could not be sold as organic; (2) was engaged in producing or processing the product; or (3) prescribed or specified the manner in which the product was produced or processed.
Cal. LAB § 1160.9 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 1160.9
Section 1160.9
Status: in_force

The procedures set forth in this chapter shall be the exclusive method of redressing unfair labor practices.
Cal. FIN § 14766 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 14766
Section 14766
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, as described in Section 14500, a director, or an employee of a credit union shall not purchase, directly or indirectly, or be interested in the purchase of, any of the credit union’s obligations for an amount less than the book value thereof, unless all the directors of the credit union previously approve the purchase by resolution and a copy of the resolution is delivered to the commissioner immediately after adoption. Every person who violates this section shall be liable to the people of this state for each offense in an amount of up to twice the book value of the obligations purchased.

(b) The method used for determining book value shall be set forth in a written policy governing the sale of credit union obligations established and approved by the board of directors. The method used shall be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
Cal. HSC § 17921.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 17921.9
Section 17921.9
Status: in_force

(a) No later than December 31, 2024, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall convene a working group, including, but not limited to, the California Building Standards Commission, Energy Commission, State Fire Marshal, Public Utilities Commission, local government representatives, and stakeholders, to identify challenges to, and opportunities that help support, the creation and promotion of adaptive reuse residential projects statewide while not reducing minimum health and safety standards, including identifying and recommending amendments to state building standards. Each entity shall provide input relative to its area of expertise and oversight.

(b) The working group may consider the following issues:

(1) Energy and insulation upgrades.

(2) Fire-rated assemblies.

(3) Water and sewer piping.

(4) Energy infrastructure, including individual utility meter upgrades.

(5) Habitability.

(6) Any other local or state building requirement that may render the conversion or reuse of an existing building financially infeasible for residential uses.

(c) No later than December 31, 2025, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall provide a one-time report of its findings to the Legislature in the annual report required by Section 50408.

(d) If the working group identifies and recommends amendments to building standards in the report described in subdivision (c), the Department of Housing and Community Development and other state agencies within the working group with authority to propose adoption of building standards shall research, develop, and consider proposing for adoption by the California Building Standards Commission adaptive reuse building standards within each agency’s respective authority for the next triennial update of the California Building Standards Code that occurs on or after January 1, 2026, and, if available, the next intervening code adoption cycle that commences on or after January 1, 2025.

(e) For purposes of this section, “adaptive reuse” shall have the same meaning as in Section 53559.1.
Cal. HSC § 110250 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 110250
Section 110250
Status: in_force

The guarantee shall be dated prior to the date of sale of the food, drug, device, or cosmetic and it shall be signed by the wholesaler, jobber, manufacturer, or other person located or residing in this state from whom the dealer received the food, drug, device, or cosmetic in good faith.
Cal. WIC § 10065 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10065
Section 10065
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:

(a) The development of incompatible systems for electronic benefits transfer will create significant hardships on recipients of public social services and businesses that accept electronic transactions as payment for goods and services.

(b) The goals of electronic benefits transfer are to reduce the cost of delivering benefits to recipients, to ensure that all systems within California are compatible, and to afford public social services recipients the opportunity to better and more securely manage their financial affairs.
Cal. FIN § 14905 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 14905
Section 14905
Status: in_force

Amounts paid or credited by a credit union to its members or depositors on or before the 30th day after the close of its income year shall be deemed for all purposes as paid or credited by the credit union upon the last day of the income year. This section is applicable only to credit unions as entities and does not apply to the members or depositors thereof.
Cal. HSC § 41960.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 41960.4
Section 41960.4
Status: in_force

The operator of each service station utilizing a system for the control of gasoline vapors resulting from motor vehicle fueling operations shall conspicuously post operating instructions for the system in the gasoline dispensing area. The instructions shall clearly describe how to fuel vehicles correctly with vapor recovery nozzles utilized at the station and shall include a warning that repeated attempts to continue dispensing, after the system having indicated that the vehicle fuel tank is full, may result in spillage or recirculation of gasoline.
Cal. WAT § 79104.26 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 79104.26
Section 79104.26
Status: in_force

The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for allocation to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for all of the following projects for the purposes of rehabilitating and improving the Santa Ana River Watershed:

(a) Basin water banking in one or more of the following basins: Chino, Colton, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto.

(b) Contaminant and salt removal through reclamation and desalting in Orange County, San Jacinto, or other basins in the watershed.

(c) Removal of nonnative plants, and the creation of new open space and wetlands.

(d) Programs for water conservation and efficiency and storm water capture and management.

(e) Planning and implementation of a flood control program to protect agricultural operations and adjacent property , to assist in abating the effects of waste discharges into waters of the state, consistent with the requirements of Section 13442.
Cal. RTC § 18001 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 18001
Section 18001
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the following conditions, residents shall be allowed a credit against the “net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) for net income taxes imposed by and paid to another state (not including any preference, alternative, or minimum tax comparable to the tax imposed by Section 17062) on income taxable under this part:

(1) The credit shall be allowed only for taxes paid to the other state (not including any preference, alternative, or minimum tax comparable to the tax imposed by Section 17062) on income derived from sources within that state which is taxable under its laws irrespective of the residence or domicile of the recipient.

This paragraph shall not apply to residents to whom subdivision (b) of Section 17014 applies.

(2) The credit shall not be allowed if the other state allows residents of this state a credit against the taxes imposed by that state (not including any preference, alternative, or minimum tax comparable to the tax imposed by Section 17062) for “net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) paid or payable under this part.

(3) The credit shall not exceed the proportion of the “net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) payable under this part as the income subject to tax in the other state (not including any preference, alternative, or minimum tax comparable to the tax imposed by Section 17062) and also taxable under this part bears to the taxpayer’s entire income upon which the “net tax” (as defined by Section 17039) is imposed by this part.

(4) No credit shall be allowed under this section for any tax imposed by Section 17062.

(b) For purposes of this section, the amount of “net income taxes” paid to another state shall include the taxpayer’s pro rata share of any taxes on, or according to, or measured by, income or profits paid or accrued, which were paid by an S corporation, as provided by Section 18006.

(c) For purposes of this section, “income derived from sources within that state” shall be determined by applying the nonresident sourcing rules for determining income from sources within this state, as specified in Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 17951), and the regulations thereunder.
Cal. PRC § 32511 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 32511
Section 32511
Status: in_force

The conservancy shall be responsible for operation and maintenance of the parkway. The conservancy shall close to the public any lands or facilities which it is unable to maintain in a clean and safe manner and to adequately protect the wildlife and rights of adjacent property owners from the public, including areas downstream from the Highway 99 crossing affected by the use of the parkway.
Cal. WAT § 12744.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12744.1
Section 12744.1
Status: in_force

The City of San Diego shall give assurances satisfactory to the United States that the local cooperation required by federal legislation in connection with the project for flood protection adopted and authorized in Section 12744 will be furnished by the city.
Cal. WIC § 14075 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.5 / Section 14075
Section 14075
Status: in_force

The Legislature intends that Medi-Cal recipients have reasonable access to medical care services and especially to primary and maternity care services. In order to obtain such access, the Legislature intends that, to the extent feasible and permitted by federal law, physicians be reimbursed equally statewide for comparable services, at a rate sufficient to provide Medi-Cal recipients with such reasonable access, and also intends that higher rates be paid, relatively, for providing primary and maternity care services.
Cal. RTC § 12.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 12.2
Section 12.2
Status: in_force

“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
Cal. WAT § 53023 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 53023
Section 53023
Status: in_force

Demand warrants registered for nonpayment shall be paid by the county treasurer either in the order of registration or in the order agreed to, in writing, by all of the holders of the district’s outstanding demand warrants, if the county treasurer approves the agreement.
Cal. PUC § 13691 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 9 / Section 13691
Section 13691
Status: in_force

A special district may be dissolved by resolution of the board if any proposition for the incurring of a bonded indebtedness fails to carry, and if the special district is then subject to no other indebtedness or liability pursuant to this division and has been organized for not less than two years. Such dissolution of the special district shall not prevent subsequent proceedings for the creation of a special district including the same or any part of the area of the special district dissolved.
Cal. BPC § 7527 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.3 / Article 3 / Section 7527
Section 7527
Status: in_force

The director may require an applicant or his or her qualified manager, to demonstrate his or her qualifications by a written or oral examination, or a combination of both.
Cal. HSC § 1421.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1421.1
Section 1421.1
Status: in_force

(a)  Within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the events specified in subdivision (b), the licensee of a skilled nursing facility shall notify the department of the occurrence. This notification may be in written form if it is provided by telephone facsimile or overnight mail, or by telephone with a written confirmation within five calendar days. The information provided pursuant to this subdivision may not be released to the public by the department unless its release is needed to justify an action taken by the department or it otherwise becomes a matter of public record. A violation of this section is a class “B” violation.

(b)  All of the following occurrences shall require notification pursuant to this section:

(1)  The licensee of a facility receives notice that a judgment lien has been levied against the facility or any of the assets of the facility or the licensee.

(2)  A financial institution refuses to honor a check or other instrument issued by the licensee to its employees for a regular payroll.

(3)  The supplies, including food items and other perishables, on hand in the facility fall below the minimum specified by any applicable statute or regulation.

(4)  The financial resources of the licensee fall below the amount needed to operate the facility for a period of at least 45 days based on the current occupancy of the facility. The determination that financial resources have fallen below the amount needed to operate the facility shall be based upon the current number of occupied beds in the facility multiplied by the current daily Medi-Cal reimbursement rate multiplied by 45 days.

(5)  The licensee fails to make timely payment of any premiums required to maintain required insurance policies or bonds in effect, or any tax lien levied by any government agency.
Cal. HSC § 11857.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 11857.1
Section 11857.1
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Certified treatment program” means a program certified pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 11830) of Part 2.

(b) “Licensed treatment facility” means a facility that is, or is required to be, licensed to provide substance use disorder treatment services, including a residential alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility licensed under Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 11834.01) of Part 2.

(c) “Treatment provider” means a licensed treatment facility or a certified treatment program.
Cal. BPC § 23041 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 23041
Section 23041
Status: in_force

“Without the State” means all territory without the boundaries of this State.
Cal. HSC § 25299.79 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 7 / Section 25299.79
Section 25299.79
Status: in_force

The costs specified in subdivision (d) of Section 25299.51 are not recoverable pursuant to this article.
Cal. PRC § 6898 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 6898
Section 6898
Status: in_force

Leases under this article shall be for terms not to exceed 20 years.
Cal. UIC § 1595 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4.5 / Section 1595
Section 1595
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury a special fund known as the Employment Development Department Benefit Audit Fund. There shall be deposited in, or transferred to, this fund those sums as specified pursuant to Section 1375.1, except all interest collected shall be deposited in this fund.