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Cal. FGC § 12023 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12023
Section 12023
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 12002 and 12007, any person who violates Section 6400 through the use of an aquatic nuisance species, as defined in Section 6431, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by all of the following:

(1) Imprisonment in the county jail for not less than six months or more than one year, a fine of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each violation, or both that imprisonment and fine.

(2) Revocation of all of the defendant’s licenses and permits issued pursuant to this code.

(b) A person who personally or through another violates Section 6400, through the use of an aquatic nuisance species, is liable to the owner of any privately or publicly owned property for any damages to that property caused by the violation. A person who violates Section 6400 through the use of an aquatic nuisance species shall also be liable for all monetary damages directly, indirectly, and proximately caused thereby, including, but not limited to, damages to any commercial fishery, sport fishery, or to the public communities which depend upon those fisheries for a portion of their annual income. The Attorney General may file a civil action on behalf of the fisheries or communities that are damaged as a result of the violation. In addition, a private citizen who suffers damages as a result of the violation may file a civil action against the violator.

(c) A person who allows an aquatic nuisance species to escape from their property to the property of another, whether privately or publicly owned, is liable to the owner of the intruded upon property for any damages caused by the species.

(d) This section shall not apply to the placement of any live fish, any fresh or salt water animal, or any aquatic plant from the discharge or exchange of ballast water from any vessel as defined by Section 21 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.

(e) This section does not apply to the placement of an aquatic plant by a person who was unaware that they were in possession of the plant. This exception includes circumstances in which a plant becomes unknowingly and temporarily attached or affixed to a boat, boat trailer, or boat motor.
Cal. SHC § 27220 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 27220
Section 27220
Status: in_force

Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness it shall, by resolution so declare. The resolution shall contain:

(a) A statement of the proposition to be submitted to the electors, including the purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred.

(b) The amount of debt to be incurred, which shall not exceed 15 per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the district.

(c) The maximum term, which shall not exceed 40 years, that the bonds proposed to be issued shall run before maturity.

(d) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not exceed 6 per cent per annum.

(e) A statement that interest, to be paid upon such bonds, during the period of construction of the works of the district and before any revenue is obtained therefrom shall be a capital charge, and shall be payable out of the principal sum realized from the sale of the bonds.
Cal. LAB § 1052 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 1052
Section 1052
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly causes, suffers, or permits an agent, superintendent, manager, or employee in his employ to commit a violation of sections 1050 and 1051, or who fails to take all reasonable steps within his power to prevent such violation is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. SHC § 147 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 147
Section 147
Status: in_force

The director shall, without supplanting any other program required to be administered by the department or redirecting funds allocated to other programs, restart program efforts in District 7 of the department to develop and implement additional shared use agreements for public use of private parking lots as park and ride facilities. These shared use agreements shall be developed and implemented to complement and facilitate ridership on existing and planned transit routes in District 7, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro Rapid Bus route along Ventura Boulevard and the proposed East-West Busway in the San Fernando Valley, for the purpose of reducing congestion on state highways. The department shall not enter into any shared use agreement that would result in costs to the department over the life of the agreement.
Cal. WIC § 4427 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4427
Section 4427
Status: in_force

When the department has reason to believe that any person held in custody as developmentally disabled is wrongfully deprived of his liberty, or is cruelly or negligently treated, or that inadequate provision is made for the skillful medical care, proper supervision, and safekeeping of any such person, it may ascertain the facts. It may issue compulsory process for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, and may exercise the powers conferred upon a referee in a superior court. It may make such orders for the care and treatment of such person as it deems proper.

Whenever the department undertakes an investigation into the general management and administration of any establishment or place of detention for the developmentally disabled, it may give notice of such investigation to the Attorney General, who shall appear personally or by deputy, to examine witnesses in attendance and to assist the department in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it in this code.

The department may at any time cause the patients of any county or city almshouse to be visited and examined, in order to ascertain if developmentally disabled persons are kept therein.
Cal. FIN § 325 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 325
Section 325
Status: in_force

Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, the commissioner shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office and file the same with the Secretary of State.
Cal. FAC § 33222 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 33222
Section 33222
Status: in_force

Every person, before engaging in the business of producing market milk or manufacturing milk, shall obtain a permit from the secretary or from the approved milk inspection service that is maintained by the county designated by the secretary pursuant to this chapter for each dairy farm.
Cal. HSC § 51372 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 51372
Section 51372
Status: in_force

Refunding bonds issued as provided in Section 51371 may be sold, or exchanged for outstanding bonds issued under this part and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding bonds. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding bonds, with any other available moneys, (1) to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and any redemption premium on the bonds being refunded, (2) to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds, or (3) to any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in such obligations as are permitted under the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds.
Cal. MVC § 972.2 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 972.2
Section 972.2
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the State Treasury the Veterans Service Office Fund.

(b) Commencing January 1, 1995, the Veterans Service Office Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation and disbursement to counties for the operation of county veterans service offices.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that revenues from the special interest license plate fees for license plates issued pursuant to Article 8.1 (commencing with Section 5025) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, and deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund, shall be used to expand the support of county veterans service offices.
Cal. RTC § 8401 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 8401
Section 8401
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any officer or agent thereof, through false statement, trick or device, or otherwise, to do any of the following:

(a) Obtain motor vehicle fuel for export and fail to export it, or cause it not to be exported.

(b) Divert motor vehicle fuel, or cause it to be diverted, from interstate or foreign transit begun in this state.

(c) Return motor vehicle fuel to this state and sell or use it, or cause it to be used or sold in this state, without complying with the provisions of this part and without notifying the supplier from whom the motor vehicle fuel was originally purchased of his or her act.

It is unlawful for any supplier or other person to conspire with any person, firm, association, or corporation, or any officer or agent thereof, to withhold motor vehicle fuel from export, or to divert it from interstate or foreign transit begun in this state, or to return it to this state for sale or use so as to avoid any of the taxes imposed by this part.

Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 8402.

Each shipment illegally diverted or illegally returned constitutes a separate offense, and the unit of each shipment is the cargo of one vessel, or one railroad carload, or one automobile truck load, or such truck and trailer load, or one drum, or one barrel, or one case, or one can.
Cal. ELEC § 345 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 345
Section 345
Status: in_force

“Punching” includes marking a ballot card to record a vote.
Cal. HNC § 677.5 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1.3 / Section 677.5
Section 677.5
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, “invasive mussel” has the same meaning as Section 2303 of the Fish and Game Code.
Cal. HSC § 4961 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 4961
Section 4961
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the chapter, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be held invalid.
Cal. BPC § 18816 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 18816
Section 18816
Status: in_force

The application and renewal fee for a licensed professional trainer, as described in Section 18653, shall be two hundred dollars ($200).
Cal. WIC § 14094.20 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.985 / Section 14094.20
Section 14094.20
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department, without taking regulatory action, shall implement, interpret, or make specific this article, Article 2.97 (commencing with Section 14093), Article 2.98 (commencing with Section 14094), and any applicable federal waivers and state plan amendments by means of all-county letters, plan letters, CCS numbered letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions until the time regulations are adopted. By January 1, 2023, the department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Commencing July 1, 2018, the department shall provide a status report to the Legislature on a semiannual basis, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, until regulations have been adopted.

(b) The director may enter into exclusive or nonexclusive contracts on a bid, nonbid, or negotiated basis and may amend existing managed care contracts to provide or arrange for services provided under this article. Contracts entered into or amended pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and shall be exempt from the review and approval of any division of the Department of General Services.
Cal. WIC § 14588 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8.7 / Article 5 / Section 14588
Section 14588
Status: in_force

No Medi-Cal certification for an adult day health center shall be approved or renewed if a state officer or employee, or the spouse or a minor child of a state officer or employee, provides legal solicitation or management services to the adult day health center or shares in the income or any remuneration derived from the providing of legal or management services to an adult day health center.
Cal. PRC § 4726 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 4726
Section 4726
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully cuts down, strips of its bark, or destroys by fire, any tree “over 16 feet in diameter,” in the groves of big trees situated in the Counties of Fresno, Tulare, or Kern, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than 25 days nor more than 150 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PUC § 14383 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 14383
Section 14383
Status: in_force

If an order of exclusion is granted, the board and the governing body of the city shall by contract provide for the payment by the city of the proportion of the taxes and bonded indebtedness for which the territory excluded is justly liable. If they do not agree, either may petition the superior court in and for the county in which the property is located for a judgment declaring the proportion of the taxes and bonded indebtedness for which the territory excluded is justly liable. The proceeding shall be governed by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to declaratory relief.
Cal. WAT § 7051 — California Code / Code wat / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 7051
Section 7051
Status: in_force

If the cuts were made for the purpose of irrigation, and headgates and culverts were installed which competent persons consider sufficient to restrain the water, and if great diligence was used to prevent damage, these facts may be pleaded and proved in mitigation of damages.
Cal. PROB § 13545 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 13545
Section 13545
Status: in_force

(a) After the death of a spouse, the surviving spouse, or the personal representative, guardian of the estate, or conservator of the estate of the surviving spouse has full power to sell, assign, pledge, or otherwise deal with and dispose of community or quasi-community property securities registered in the name of the surviving spouse alone, and the right, title, and interest of any purchaser, assignee, encumbrancer, or other transferee shall be free of the rights of the estate of the deceased spouse or of devisees or creditors of the deceased spouse to the same extent as if the deceased spouse had not died.

(b) Nothing in this section affects or limits the liability of a surviving spouse under Sections 13550 to 13553, inclusive, and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 13560).
Cal. WAT § 179 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 179
Section 179
Status: in_force

The board succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department and Director of Public Works, the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works, the State Engineer, the State Water Quality Control Board, or any officer or employee thereof, under Division 2 (commencing with Section 1000), except Part 4 (commencing with Section 4000) and Part 6 (commencing with Section 5900) thereof; and Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of this code, or any other law under which permits or licenses to appropriate water are issued, denied, or revoked or under which the functions of water pollution and quality control are exercised.
Cal. FAC § 24746 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 24746
Section 24746
Status: in_force

Each license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which it is issued. The fee shall not be prorated.
Cal. PUC § 1702.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 1702.1
Section 1702.1
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall entertain complaints against any electrical, gas, water, heat, or telephone company under Sections 734, 735, and 736 when the amount of money claimed does not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the small claims court as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 116.220 or Section 116.221 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However, when the public interest so requires, the commission or presiding officer may, at any time prior to the filing of a decision, terminate the expedited complaint procedure and recalendar the matter for hearing under the commission’s regular procedure.

(b) No attorney at law shall represent any party other than himself or herself under the expedited complaint procedure.

(c) No pleading other than the complaint and answer is necessary. A hearing without a reporter shall be held within 30 days after the answer is filed.

(d) The parties may file applications for rehearing pursuant to Section 1731. If the commission grants an application for rehearing, the rehearing shall be conducted under the commission’s regular hearing procedure.
Cal. RTC § 23731 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 23731
Section 23731
Status: in_force

Every organization or trust exempt under this chapter, except as provided in this article, is subject to the tax imposed upon its unrelated business taxable income, as defined in Section 23732, as follows:

(a) Corporations (other than banks and financial corporations), associations, and business trusts are subject to the tax imposed under Section 23501.

(b) Trusts are subject to the tax imposed by subdivision (e) of Section 17041.

This section applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1970.
Cal. HSC § 1231 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1231
Section 1231
Status: in_force

(a)  All clinics shall maintain compliance with the licensing requirements. These requirements shall not, however, prohibit the use of alternate concepts, methods, procedures, techniques, space, equipment, personnel qualifications, or the conducting of pilot projects, provided these exceptions are carried out with provision for safe and adequate patient care and with prior written approval of the department. A written request and substantiating evidence supporting the request shall be submitted by the applicant or licensee to the state department. Where a licensee submits a single program flexibility request and substantiating evidence on behalf of more than one similarly situated primary care clinic, the department may approve the program flexibility request as to each of the primary care clinics identified in the request. The department shall approve or deny any request within 60 days of submission. This approval shall be in writing and shall provide for the terms and conditions under which the exception is granted. A denial shall be in writing and shall specify the basis therefor.

(b)  Substantiating evidence of a shortage of a specific health care professional that is submitted in support of a request for utilization of alternatives to personnel requirements contained in regulations adopted under this chapter may include documentation that the clinic is located in a geographic area that is either deemed under federal law, or designated by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, as a medically underserved area, a health professional shortage area, or as serving, in whole or in part, a medically underserved population.

(c)  If after investigation the department determines that a clinic granted a waiver pursuant to this section is operating in a manner contrary to the terms or conditions of the waiver, the director shall immediately revoke the waiver as to that clinic site.
Cal. PUC § 331 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 1 / Section 331
Section 331
Status: in_force

The definitions set forth in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter.

(a) “Aggregator” means any marketer, broker, public agency, city, county, or special district, that combines the loads of multiple end-use customers in facilitating the sale and purchase of electric energy, transmission, and other services on behalf of these customers.

(b) “Broker” means an entity that arranges the sale and purchase of electric energy, transmission, and other services between buyers and sellers, but does not take title to any of the power sold.

(c) “Direct transaction” means a contract between any one or more electric generators, marketers, or brokers of electric power and one or more retail customers providing for the purchase and sale of electric power or any ancillary services.

(d) “Fire wall” means the line of demarcation separating residential and small commercial customers from all other customers as described in subdivision (e) of Section 367.

(e) “Marketer” means any entity that buys electric energy, transmission, and other services from traditional utilities and other suppliers, and then resells those services at wholesale or to an end-use customer.

(f) “Microcogeneration facility” means a cogeneration facility of less than one megawatt.

(g) “Restructuring trusts” means the two tax-exempt public benefit trusts established by Decision 96-08-038 of the Public Utilities Commission to provide for design and development of the hardware and software systems for the Power Exchange and the Independent System Operator, respectively, and that may undertake other activities, as needed, as ordered by the commission.

(h) “Small commercial customer” means a customer that has a maximum peak demand of less than 20 kilowatts.
Cal. VEH § 12810.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12810.2
Section 12810.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 12810, a violation point count shall not be given for a conviction of a violation of Section 27315, 27318, or 27319.

(b) The amendments to this section as added by the act that added this subdivision shall be operative on July 1, 2018.
Cal. FIN § 18697 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 18697
Section 18697
Status: in_force

This article does not apply to a California industrial loan company’s having an insured depository institution engage in authorized agency activities as its agent in any case other than a case where, but for Section 18695, an office of the insured depository institution affiliate would for regulatory purposes be considered to be an office of the California industrial loan company.