FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. FAM § 3407 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3407
Section 3407
Status: in_force

If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this part is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
Cal. BPC § 6980.46 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 6 / Section 6980.46
Section 6980.46
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief determines that an applicant’s criminal history contains arrest information for which no disposition appears, the chief shall issue a notice to the applicant allowing the applicant 45 days to provide documentation concerning the disposition of the arrest or arrests.

(b) The notice shall be sent to the applicant and shall provide sufficient information to assist the applicant in complying with the chief’s request. If the applicant fails to respond within 45 days, the applicant’s employment shall be automatically suspended until the bureau obtains the necessary documentation to approve or deny the application.
Cal. VEH § 11609 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 11609
Section 11609
Status: in_force

Each office location operated and maintained by a lessor-retailer in conjunction with its retail sale of a vehicle or vehicles shall have posted in a place conspicuous to the public the license issued by the department to the lessor, and shall have erected or posted thereon such signs or devices providing information relating to the lessor-retailer’s name, the office location and the office address, to enable any person doing business with such lessor to identify him properly.
Cal. FAC § 62242 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 15 / Section 62242
Section 62242
Status: in_force

Every handler that purchases market milk shall make and keep for three years a correct record which shows in detail all of the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of the market milk:

(a) The name and address of the seller.

(b) The date the market milk was received.

(c) The amount of market milk received.

(d) The official tests of the market milk purchased.

(e) The usage of the market milk.

(f) Evidence of payment for the market milk purchased.

(g)  Other records that the director may require.
Cal. SHC § 31170 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 31170
Section 31170
Status: in_force

While any bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of the bonds.
Cal. FAC § 29673 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 29673
Section 29673
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to mislabel any container or subcontainer of honey or place any false or misleading statement on any wrapper, label, or lining of any container of honey, or on any placard which is used in connection with or which has reference to any honey.
Cal. HSC § 1374.198 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1374.198
Section 1374.198
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 1374.197, within one year of the operative date of this section, a health care service plan or its delegate that credentials health care providers for its networks shall make a determination regarding the credentials of a health care provider within 90 days after receiving a completed provider credentialing application, including all required third-party verifications. Upon receipt of the application by the credentialing department, the health care service plan or its delegate shall notify the applicant within 10 business days to verify receipt and inform the applicant whether the application is complete. The health care service plan shall activate the provider upon successful approval and notify the applicant of the activation within 10 days of approval if the approval occurs prior to the end of the 90-day timeline. The 90-day timeline shall apply only to the credentialing process and does not include contracting completion. If the health care service plan or its delegate does not meet the 90-day requirement, the applicant’s credentials shall be provisionally approved for 120 days unless any of the following apply:

(1) The applicant is subject to discipline by the licensing entity for that applicant.

(2) The applicant has one or more adverse action reports or one or more reports of malpractice payments filed with the National Practitioner Data Bank.

(3) The applicant has not been credentialed by the health care service plan in the past five years.

(b) This section does not apply to contracts with the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. BPC § 18888.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 18888.12
Section 18888.12
Status: in_force

Moneys collected pursuant to this article shall not be used to fund boxer benefits under Article 16 (commencing with Section 18880).
Cal. HSC § 5006 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5006
Section 5006
Status: in_force

The governing body shall establish rules and regulations for the use of the works, including all sewers and works connected therewith, as may be necessary or expedient to insure the successful operation of the works.
Cal. LAB § 2872 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.5 / Section 2872
Section 2872
Status: in_force

If an employment agreement entered into after January 1, 1980, contains a provision requiring the employee to assign or offer to assign any of his or her rights in any invention to his or her employer, the employer must also, at the time the agreement is made, provide a written notification to the employee that the agreement does not apply to an invention which qualifies fully under the provisions of Section 2870. In any suit or action arising thereunder, the burden of proof shall be on the employee claiming the benefits of its provisions.
Cal. LAB § 5307.12 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 5307.12
Section 5307.12
Status: in_force

(a) If a health care provider or health facility, licensed pursuant to Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, and an entity that provides physician network services, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 4616.5, or an entity that provides ancillary network services, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 4616.5, contract for a reimbursement rate that is more than 20 percent below the official medical fee schedule, excluding goods and pharmaceuticals, the entity that provides physician or ancillary network services shall provide the payor with a written disclosure, on a form promulgated by the administrative director, of the reimbursement amount paid to the provider.

(b) Before providing the disclosure required pursuant to subdivision (a), the entity that provides physician or ancillary network services may require the payor to sign a nondisclosure agreement with the entity that provides physician or ancillary network services agreeing to maintain the confidentiality of the disclosed information.

(c) A nondisclosure agreement signed pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not prohibit the division from obtaining the information disclosed pursuant to subdivision (a). This subdivision is declaratory of existing law.

(d) This section does not apply to an entity that provides physician or ancillary network services that discloses, or arranges for the disclosure of, the same pricing and payment information to both the health care provider or health facility and the person or entity paying for the services.

(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2021.
Cal. WAT § 8943 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 8943
Section 8943
Status: in_force

All warrants when received by any officer authorized by law to receive them shall be by him transmitted to the Controller who shall give the officer a receipt for the warrants.
Cal. WIC § 5325.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 5325.1
Section 5325.1
Status: in_force

Persons with mental illness have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by the Federal Constitution and laws and the Constitution and laws of the State of California, unless specifically limited by federal or state law or regulations. No otherwise qualified person by reason of having been involuntarily detained for evaluation or treatment under provisions of this part or having been admitted as a voluntary patient to any health facility, as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, in which psychiatric evaluation or treatment is offered shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity, which receives public funds.

It is the intent of the legislature that persons with mental illness shall have rights including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) A right to treatment services which promote the potential of the person to function independently. Treatment should be provided in ways that are least restrictive of the personal liberty of the individual.

(b) A right to dignity, privacy, and humane care.

(c) A right to be free from harm, including unnecessary or excessive physical restraint, isolation, medication, abuse, or neglect. Medication shall not be used as punishment, for the convenience of staff, as a substitute for program, or in quantities that interfere with the treatment program.

(d) A right to prompt medical care and treatment.

(e) A right to religious freedom and practice.

(f) A right to participate in appropriate programs of publicly supported education.

(g) A right to social interaction and participation in community activities.

(h) A right to physical exercise and recreational opportunities.

(i) A right to be free from hazardous procedures.
Cal. HNC § 702 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 702
Section 702
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the department relating to yacht brokers and yacht salesmen shall be open to inspection by the public during regular office hours.
Cal. HSC § 50782 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 50782
Section 50782
Status: in_force

(a) The Mobilehome Park Rehabilitation and Purchase Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code or any other law, is continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of providing loans pursuant to this chapter and for related administrative costs of the department. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, any moneys received by the department pursuant to this chapter, and any other sources, repayments, interest, or new appropriations, shall be deposited in the fund. Except as described in subdivision (b), moneys in the fund shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except the Surplus Money Investment Fund. The department may require the transfer of moneys in the fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest, dividends, and pecuniary gains from the investments shall accrue to the fund.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381 of the Government Code. However, interest shall be paid on all moneys lent to the General Fund from the fund. Interest payable shall be computed at a rate determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board to be the current earning rate of the fund from which lent. This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that will interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the fund was created.
Cal. CIV § 4110 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4110
Section 4110
Status: in_force

(a) “Community service organization or similar entity” means a nonprofit entity, other than an association, that is organized to provide services to residents of the common interest development or to the public in addition to the residents, to the extent community common area or facilities are available to the public.

(b) “Community service organization or similar entity” does not include an entity that has been organized solely to raise moneys and contribute to other nonprofit organizations that are qualified as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that provide housing or housing assistance.
Cal. SHC § 2883 — California Code / Code shc / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 2883
Section 2883
Status: in_force

The acquisition or improvement shall be deemed substantially the same as set forth in the report if the things proposed to be done in the report are not so changed or modified as to increase the estimated cost by more than one-tenth of the total estimated cost as stated in the report and no changes exceeding said one-tenth shall be made.
Cal. WAT § 31142.28 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9.3 / Section 31142.28
Section 31142.28
Status: in_force

Any person applying for any land development permit or approval within the boundaries described in Section 31142.22 shall obtain documentation from the district indicating that existing wells or other excavations are in compliance with the regulations of the district or that no wells or other excavations have been identified within the boundaries of the property proposed to be developed.
Cal. INS § 791.22 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.6 / Section 791.22
Section 791.22
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly and willfully obtains information about an individual from an insurance institution, agent or insurance-support organization under false pretenses shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
Cal. PRC § 7608 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7608
Section 7608
Status: in_force

All uncanceled certificates of purchase and patents issued prior to May 20, 1907, and payments made prior to May 20, 1907, for any lands as swamp and overflowed lands, which belong to any of the classes described in Section 7601, whether or not such lands were segregated or sectionized, are for all purposes valid, and have the same force and effect as if such lands had been at all times subject to sale as swamp and overflowed lands.
Cal. FAM § 3171 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 3171
Section 3171
Status: in_force

(a) If a stepparent or grandparent has petitioned, or otherwise applied, for a visitation order pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 3100), the court shall set the matter for mediation.

(b) A natural or adoptive parent who is not a party to the proceeding is not required to participate in the mediation proceeding, but failure to participate is a waiver of that parent’s right to object to a settlement reached by the other parties during mediation or to require a hearing on the matter.
Cal. GOV § 14 — California Code / Code gov / Section 14
Section 14
Status: in_force

“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. VEH § 27151.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 27151.1
Section 27151.1
Status: in_force

(a) For a violation of Section 27150.3 or 27151 of a vehicle under 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, a court shall require a certificate of compliance for a vehicular exhaust system in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 27150.2. A court shall utilize the notification procedures set forth in Section 40002. If a certificate of compliance is not provided to the court within three months of the violation date, the court shall treat this failure as noncompliance pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 40002 and follow the provisions of Section 40002.1 to inform the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(b) The department shall, before renewing the registration of any vehicle, check to see whether the court has issued a hold on the vehicle registration for a violation of Section 27150.3 or 27151, and shall refuse to renew the registration until it has received a notification from the court that a certificate of compliance has been issued.

(c)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. FAC § 76116 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 76116
Section 76116
Status: in_force

If the director finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in this article, he or she shall so certify and declare that this chapter is not operative. The director may conduct another implementation referendum vote one year or more after the previous vote has been taken.
Cal. BPC § 5586 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 5586
Section 5586
Status: in_force

The fact that the holder of a license has had disciplinary action taken by any public agency for any act substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties as an architect constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
Cal. EVID § 770 — California Code / Code evid / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 770
Section 770
Status: in_force

Unless the interests of justice otherwise require, extrinsic evidence of a statement made by a witness that is inconsistent with any part of his testimony at the hearing shall be excluded unless:

(a) The witness was so examined while testifying as to give him an opportunity to explain or to deny the statement; or

(b) The witness has not been excused from giving further testimony in the action.
Cal. VEH § 23253 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 23253
Section 23253
Status: in_force

All persons in, or upon, any toll highway or vehicular crossing shall at all times comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction by voice or hand of any member of the California Highway Patrol or an employee of the Department of Transportation who is a peace officer.
Cal. FAC § 34002 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 34002
Section 34002
Status: in_force

If the process of ripening or starting is to be commenced immediately, each of the following shall be cooled to a degree no lower than necessary for such ripening or starting:

(a) Cream which is pasteurized for use and which is used in the manufacture of butter.

(b) Milk which is pasteurized for use and which is used in the manufacture of cheese.
Cal. HSC § 80705 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 80705
Section 80705
Status: in_force

“Estimated response action costs” means the projected costs of taking a response action in implementing an approved removal action work plan or remedial action plan prepared to address a pollution condition at a site.
Cal. LAB § 1158 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1158
Section 1158
Status: in_force

Whenever an order of the board made pursuant to Section 1160.3 is based in whole or in part upon the facts certified following an investigation pursuant to Sections 1156.3 to 1157.2, inclusive, and there is a petition for review of the order, the certification and the record of the investigation shall be included in the transcript of the entire record required to be filed under Section 1160.8 and thereupon the decree of the court enforcing, modifying, or setting aside in whole or in part the order of the board shall be made and entered upon the pleadings, testimony, and proceedings set forth in the transcript. The filing of a petition for review described in this section shall not be grounds for a stay of proceedings conducted pursuant to Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 1164).
Cal. WAT § 45102 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 45102
Section 45102
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 45100, whenever in any district (1) a report and recommendation as to a project, or a report as to a contract with the United States, has been adopted by the voters at an election held pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 42200) of this division, (2) an assessment to finance the project or the contract has been levied and assessed and remains unpaid in whole or in part, and (3) in the judgment of the board it is for the best interest of the district or the landowners therein to issue bonds for the purpose of obtaining money to pay the costs of the project, all or any part of the outstanding principal of direct assessment warrants heretofore or hereafter issued pursuant to Section 46381 for said project, or charges pursuant to the contract, the board may, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of its members, authorize the issuance of bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, without calling or holding any special election pursuant to Section 45100 or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 45250) of this part.

This section shall apply to all districts, including any district in which a report and recommendation as to a project, or a report as to a contract with the United States, has been adopted at an election held at any time heretofore, and shall apply in the case of any assessment at any time heretofore or hereafter levied and assessed, if the assessment remains unpaid in whole or in part at the time of adoption of the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Cal. LAB § 1700.47 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1700.47
Section 1700.47
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any licensee to refuse to represent any artist on account of that artist’s race, color, creed, sex, national origin, religion, or handicap.
Cal. HSC § 104324.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 104324.2
Section 104324.2
Status: in_force

(a)  On or before July 1, 2002, the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control in the State Department of Health Services, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, shall create a working group of technical experts, including experts who have knowledge of the sensitivity and exposure of children, women of childbearing age, seniors, and disparately affected populations to environmental hazards, to do all of the following:

(1)  Develop possible approaches to establishing the EHSS, including an estimated cost for each approach.

(2)  Prepare and submit a report to the State Department of Health Services, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, and appropriate legislative committees, by July 1, 2003, on the possible approaches to establishing the EHSS, including an estimated cost of each approach, and the recommended approach to establishing an EHSS for California.

(3)  Develop the health and environmental measurements needed to do both of the following:

(A)  Obtain an ongoing picture of the health of Californians.

(B)  Establish a database that may facilitate the examination of the relationship between chronic diseases, including birth defects, and the environment.

(b)  The Regents of the University of California are requested to cooperate with the division and the office in creating the work group described in this section.