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Cal. INS § 11023 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 11023
Section 11023
Status: in_force

A society may admit to benefit membership any person not less than 15 years of age at nearest birthday who has been examined by a legally qualified physician, and whose examination has been supervised and approved in accordance with the laws of the society, or who has made declaration of insurability acceptable to the society in accordance with its established underwriting standards. Any such member who shall apply for additional benefits more than six months after becoming a benefit member shall pass an additional medical examination or make an additional declaration of insurability as required by the society.
Cal. BPC § 22130 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 22130
Section 22130
Status: in_force

In any action relating to the enforcement of any provision of this article, a certificate duly issued by an assay office of the Treasury Department of the United States, certifying the weight of any article, or any part thereof, or of the kind, weight, quality, fineness or quantity of any ingredient thereof, shall be receivable in evidence as constituting prima facie proof of the matter or matters so certified.
Cal. HSC § 1404 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 1 / Section 1404
Section 1404
Status: in_force

No licensee under this chapter shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in any medical facility doing business with the licensee.
Cal. RTC § 24310.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 24310.5
Section 24310.5
Status: in_force

(a) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, gross income does not include any payment made pursuant to Section 6417 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169, relating to elective payment of applicable credits. Sections 6417(c)(1)(C) and 6417(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169, shall apply.

(b) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and before January 1, 2031, gross income does not include any payment made pursuant to Section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169, relating to transfer of certain credits.

(1) Sections 6418(c)(1)(A) and 6418(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169, shall apply.

(2) No deduction shall be allowed for any amount paid in consideration of a transfer made as described in Section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169.

(c) For purposes of this section, “payment made pursuant to Section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code” includes the value of a credit received by a transferee pursuant to Section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code, as added by Public Law 117-169.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. WIC § 14016.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14016.7
Section 14016.7
Status: in_force

(a) Managed care contracts entered into by the department under the act adding this section shall include all of the following:

(1) Contractor requirements concerning eligibility and coverage verification.

(2) Utilization controls.

(3) Claims processing.

(b) The contract requirements shall include all of the following:

(1) Standards for prompt response to provider requests for information.

(2) Twenty-four hour response to emergency service authorization requests.

(3) Use of commonly accepted billing forms.
Cal. VEH § 23331 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 23331
Section 23331
Status: in_force

Pedestrians shall not be permitted upon any vehicular crossing, unless unobstructed sidewalks of more than three feet in width are constructed and maintained and signs indicating that pedestrians are permitted are in place.
Cal. LAB § 7622 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 7622
Section 7622
Status: in_force

“Tank” as used in this part, means any unfired pressure vessel, subject to this part, used for the storage of air pressure or liquefied petroleum gases; provided, however, that for the purpose of shop inspection, “tank” shall mean any unfired pressure vessel built according to the rules of any nationally recognized pressure vessel code.
Cal. BPC § 26066 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 26066
Section 26066
Status: in_force

Indoor and outdoor cannabis cultivation by persons and entities licensed under this division shall be conducted in accordance with state and local laws related to land conversion, current building and fire standards, grading, electricity usage, water usage, water quality, woodland and riparian habitat protection, agricultural discharges, and similar matters. State agencies, including, but not limited to, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Water Resources Control Board, the California regional water quality control boards, and traditional state law enforcement agencies, shall address environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation and shall coordinate when appropriate with cities and counties and their law enforcement agencies in enforcement efforts.
Cal. HSC § 108985.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 108985.6
Section 108985.6
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 108980) for the unlawful manufacturing, selling, delivering, holding, or offering for sale in commerce of a cosmetic product containing any of the ingredients described in Section 108985.2 is punishable by a civil penalty, by an administrative penalty, or by both a civil and an administrative penalty.

(b) The department shall determine, on a case-by-case basis, the enforcement mechanism and the amount of any administrative or civil penalty assessed pursuant to this chapter. The minimum amount of an administrative or civil penalty assessed shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the first and any subsequent violation. Penalties may be assessed for each violation of a separate provision or, for continuing violations, for each day that the violation continues.

(c) In assessing the amount of a penalty for a violation of this chapter, the department or court may consider all of the following:

(1) The nature and extent of the violation.

(2) The number and severity of the violations.

(3) The economic effect of the penalty on the violator.

(4) Whether the violator took good faith measures to comply with this chapter and when the measures were taken.

(5) The deterrent effect that the imposition of the penalty would have on both the violator and the regulated community as a whole.

(6) Whether there were contributing environmental factors about which a reasonable person knew or should have known.

(d) The Attorney General, on behalf of the department, may bring an action in superior court and the court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person or entity from violating any provision of this chapter. A proceeding under this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the department shall not be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show or tending to show irreparable damage or loss.

(e) Actions may be brought pursuant to this section by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the state at the request of the department.

(f) A prevailing plaintiff bringing an action pursuant to this chapter shall be awarded attorney’s fees and costs by the court.
Cal. WAT § 1745.09 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 4 / Section 1745.09
Section 1745.09
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article does any of the following:

(a) Creates in any person a right to require any water supplier to enter into a contract providing for the reduction or elimination of water use or for the transfer of water.

(b) Creates in any person reducing water use any interest in the water rights of the water supplier.

(c) Limits or otherwise affects the jurisdiction of any regulatory public agency over water transfers.

(d) Makes any change in existing water rights.
Cal. WAT § 12878.27 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 4 / Section 12878.27
Section 12878.27
Status: in_force

The department shall, prior to the first day of April of each year, estimate the cost of the operation and maintenance of each unit during the ensuing fiscal year and during the current fiscal year where no assessment has been levied or collected for the current fiscal year and adjust such estimates as provided in Section 12878.44. The department shall transmit a copy of such estimates to the board as to all units within the jurisdiction of the board.
Cal. FAM § 3000 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 3000
Section 3000
Status: in_force

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
Cal. PUC § 99233 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 99233
Section 99233
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 99233.11, the fund shall be allocated by the designated transportation planning agency for the purposes specified in Sections 99233.1 to 99233.9, inclusive, in the sequence provided in those sections.
Cal. PRC § 4127 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 4127
Section 4127
Status: in_force

The board shall not include within state responsibility areas any of the following lands:

(a) Lands owned or controlled by the federal government or any agency of the federal government.

(b) Lands within the exterior boundaries of any city, except a city and county with a population of less than 25,000 if, at the time the city and county government is established, the county contains no municipal corporations.

(c) Any other lands within the state which do not come within any of the classes which are described in Section 4126.
Cal. INS § 11892 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 11892
Section 11892
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may order the creation of an unincorporated, not-for-profit, temporary joint underwriting association for liability insurance, constituting a legal entity separate and distinct from all its members. The purpose of the association shall be to provide a market for liability insurance on a self-supporting basis, without subsidy from association members.

(b) If the commissioner determines after a public hearing that liability insurance for long-term health care facilities, residential care facilities for the elderly, or physicians who provide or oversee the provision of services to residents in long-term health care facilities or residential care facilities for the elderly is readily available through the voluntary market, the association created pursuant to subdivision (a) shall cease its underwriting operations.

(c) The commissioner may develop appropriate standards and regulations to implement the joint underwriting association authorized by this section.
Cal. HSC § 1597.71 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.65 / Article 2 / Section 1597.71
Section 1597.71
Status: in_force

To encourage and facilitate the establishment of employer-sponsored child day care centers, the department shall allow for reasonable waivers of those regulations presenting difficulties to small businesses for licensure, provided that the health and safety of all children is maintained and that the applicant has agreed to alternative methods of meeting the purpose and intent of any regulation waived.
Cal. HSC § 114094.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 114094.5
Section 114094.5
Status: in_force

(a) A retail food facility shall not sell or offer for sale after the “use by” date, infant formula or baby food that is required to have this date on its packaging pursuant to the federal act, as defined in Section 109930, and federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act, including, but not limited to, Section 107.20 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 114395, any retail food facility that violates this section is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than ten dollars ($10) per day for each item sold or offered for sale after the “use by” date. The fine shall be calculated based upon the number of days past the “use by” date that the product is either found being offered for sale, or if the product is sold, the date of sale as established by evidence of the proof of purchase, including, but not limited to, a sales receipt.

(c) An enforcement agency may assess administrative penalties on a retail food facility that violates this section in the amount of ten dollars ($10) per day for each item sold or offered for sale, in addition to other penalties authorized by law.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Baby food” shall have the meaning given to “baby foods” in paragraph (c) of Section 407.81 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) “Infant formula” shall have the meaning given in subdivision (z) of Section 321 of Title 21 of the United States Code.
Cal. PRC § 42999.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 22 / Section 42999.7
Section 42999.7
Status: in_force

Within two years of the appropriation by the Legislature for the Zero-Waste Equity Grant Program, the department, in consultation with the California Workforce Development Board and the Department of Industrial Relations shall submit policy recommendations to the Legislature on how to increase job opportunities and improve labor standards and worker pay related to the zero-waste job sector, including apprenticeship and job training programs that promote industry-recognized skills and credentials, and career technical education, and identify occupational hazards.
Cal. PROB § 2330 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 2330
Section 2330
Status: in_force

Upon the confirmation of the sale of any real property of the estate, or upon the authorization of the borrowing of money secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real property of the estate, the guardian or conservator shall furnish an additional bond as is required by the court in order to make the sum of the bonds furnished by the guardian or conservator equal to the amount determined pursuant to Section 2320, taking into account the proceeds of the sale or mortgage or deed of trust, unless the court makes an express finding stating the reason why the bond should not be increased. If a bond or additional bond is required under this section, the order confirming the sale of real property of the estate or authorizing the borrowing of money secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real property of the estate is not effective and the court shall not file the order until the additional bond is filed.
Cal. FGC § 8279 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 8279
Section 8279
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to sell any Dungeness crab taken in any of the following waters:

(a) The Eel River and its tributaries between the Pacific Ocean and the west line of Sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 1 W., H. B. & M.

(b) The Pacific Ocean within a radius of one mile from the mouth of the Eel River.

(c) Humboldt Bay, including the entrance of that bay, and the Pacific Ocean within a radius of one mile from the extreme western point of the north jetty at the entrance of the bay and for a radius of one mile from the extreme western point of the south jetty at the entrance of the bay.

(d) Trinidad Bay, that bay being the body of water within the area inclosed by a line running southeasterly from the westernmost point of Trinidad Head to the mouth of Luftenholtz Creek.

(e) Bodega Lagoon.
Cal. PRC § 5096.356 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.692 / Article 10 / Section 5096.356
Section 5096.356
Status: in_force

(a) Funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (t) of Section 5096.310 shall be available to the Department of Conservation for grants, on a competitive basis, to state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations for farmland protection and administration of the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 (Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200)), or its successor program. This purpose shall include, but not be limited to, the placement of improvements and acquisition of agricultural conservation easements and other interests in land pursuant to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program.

(b) At least 20 percent of the funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (t) of Section 5096.310 shall be available for projects that preserve agricultural lands and protect water quality in the counties that serve the San Pablo Bay.
Cal. BPC § 4920.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 4920.2
Section 4920.2
Status: in_force

Each veterinarian who is licensed in California and engages in the production of animal blood and blood component products solely for use in their own practice or for a community blood bank operating under this article shall meet all of the following conditions:

(a) Follow current and best practices on community animal blood banking, which may include those developed pursuant to Section 9255 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

(b) Operate under conditions, and use methods of production, that are consistent with current standards of care and practice for the field of veterinary transfusion medicine to ensure that the animal blood and blood component products will not be contaminated, dangerous, or harmful.

(c) Ensure that the production of blood and blood component products is safe and not injurious to the donor animal’s health.

(d) Follow, to the extent possible, the latest blood banking standards, which may include the latest published edition of the American Association of Blood Banks’ standards, and maintain responsibility over all veterinary and technical policies and procedures that relate to the safety of staff members and donor animals.

(e) Utilize bloodborne pathogen testing for all canine and feline blood donors in accordance with the best clinical practices in the veterinary field, which may include the most recent Consensus Statement on blood donor infectious disease screening by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

(f) Ensure that the production of animal blood and blood component products complies with all applicable federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 151) of Title 21 of the United States Code.

(g) Maintain onsite records available for inspection by the board, including information documenting any history of blood draws or use of anesthesia on the animal, the number and date of donations collected, the estimated milliliters of blood collected per donation based on weight in grams, any adverse events, and any complaints from owners regarding animals who donate blood or blood component products.

(h) Obtain the informed written consent of the owner of the animal blood donor and keep a record of that consent.
Cal. EVID § 405 — California Code / Code evid / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 405
Section 405
Status: in_force

With respect to preliminary fact determinations not governed by Section 403 or 404:

(a) When the existence of a preliminary fact is disputed, the court shall indicate which party has the burden of producing evidence and the burden of proof on the issue as implied by the rule of law under which the question arises. The court shall determine the existence or nonexistence of the preliminary fact and shall admit or exclude the proffered evidence as required by the rule of law under which the question arises.

(b) If a preliminary fact is also a fact in issue in the action:

(1) The jury shall not be informed of the court’s determination as to the existence or nonexistence of the preliminary fact.

(2) If the proffered evidence is admitted, the jury shall not be instructed to disregard the evidence if its determination of the fact differs from the court’s determination of the preliminary fact.
Cal. WIC § 17601.50 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2.5 / Section 17601.50
Section 17601.50
Status: in_force

The moneys in the Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount shall be allocated to the family support account in the local health and welfare trust fund in each county and city and county by the Controller pursuant to a schedule prepared by the Department of Finance. All funds allocated shall be attributable to the payment of increased aid payments, as authorized by Section 11450.025. Funds that are not allocated in a fiscal year, shall be available for allocation in the following fiscal year.
Cal. WIC § 18926.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18926.6
Section 18926.6
Status: in_force

In a county that elects to participate in the CalFresh E&T program, a veteran applying for CalFresh benefits who is required to register to work, but who is exempt from mandatory placement in the CalFresh E&T program pursuant to Section 18926.5, shall be given the opportunity to participate as a volunteer in the CalFresh E&T program, and shall be provided with a referral to the local county veterans service office and a referral to veterans’ assistance and job training agencies, if those veterans’ assistance and job training agencies are known to the county.