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Cal. FAM § 8801 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 8801
Section 8801
Status: in_force

(a) The selection of a prospective adoptive parent or parents shall be personally made by the child’s birth parent or parents and may not be delegated to an agent. The act of selection by the birth parent or parents shall be based upon personal knowledge of the prospective adoptive parent or parents.

(b) “Personal knowledge” as used in this section includes, but is not limited to, substantially correct knowledge of all of the following regarding the prospective adoptive parents: their full legal names, ages, religion, race or ethnicity, length of current marriage and number of previous marriages, employment, whether other children or adults reside in their home, whether there are other children who do not reside in their home and the child support obligation for these children and any failure to meet these obligations, any health conditions curtailing their normal daily activities or reducing their normal life expectancies, any convictions for crimes other than minor traffic violations, any removals of children from their care due to child abuse or neglect, and their general area of residence or, upon request, their address.
Cal. BPC § 25621.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 25621.5
Section 25621.5
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee shall not, at its licensed premises, sell, offer, or provide cannabis or cannabis products, as defined in Section 26001, including an alcoholic beverage that contains cannabis or a cannabis product, and no alcoholic beverage shall be manufactured, sold, or offered for sale if it contains tetrahydrocannabinol or cannabinoids, regardless of source.

(b) The department shall take disciplinary action against a licensee that violates this section, including, but not limited to, suspension or revocation of the license.
Cal. WIC § 18986.13 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.8 / Article 2 / Section 18986.13
Section 18986.13
Status: in_force

The county board of supervisors may designate an existing, duly established interagency children’s services coordinating body as the county’s interagency children’s services coordination council as authorized by Section 18986.10. However, the membership, responsibilities, and duties of that existing body shall be modified by the board as necessary to conform to the requirements of this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 30159 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 30159
Section 30159
Status: in_force

The department may revoke any permit granted for failure of the holder to comply with its terms.
Cal. SHC § 22586 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 22586
Section 22586
Status: in_force

Upon completion, the engineer shall file the report with the clerk for submission to the legislative body. The legislative body may approve the report, as filed, or it may modify the report in any particular and approve it as modified.
Cal. RTC § 2205 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 2205
Section 2205
Status: in_force

“Costs mandated by the courts” means any increased costs incurred by a local agency or school district in order to comply with a final court order issued after January 1, 1973, or with a final court order issued prior to July 1, 1972, if the costs incurred by a local agency or school district as a result thereof are not incurred until after June 30, 1973. “Costs mandated by the courts” do not include (i) costs incurred as a result of a judgment in an eminent domain or condemnation proceeding, (ii) costs incurred in order to comply with a final court order mandating the specific performance, or awarding damages as a result of nonperformance, of any contract or agreement entered into after January 1, 1973, and (iii) costs incurred as a result of a final court order which requires a local agency or school district to comply with a state-mandated program or service enacted after January 1, 1973, which the court has determined that the local agency or school district has failed to comply with prior to such order.
Cal. BPC § 7731.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 7731.4
Section 7731.4
Status: in_force

(a) All moneys paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Cemetery and Funeral Fund shall be expended in accordance with law for the payment of all actual and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2016.
Cal. PUC § 132615 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 132615
Section 132615
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board consisting of seven voting members who shall be appointed as follows:

(1)  Two members shall be appointed by the City Councils of the Cities of Santa Monica and Culver City with each city council appointing one member by a majority vote of the membership of that city council.

(2)  Two members shall be appointed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

(3) One member shall be appointed by the LACMTA.

(4) Two members shall be appointed by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles by a majority vote of its membership.

(b) All members shall serve a term of not more than four years, with no limit on the number of terms that may be served by any person.

(c) Each appointing authority shall also appoint an alternate member to serve in a member’s absence. If the position of a voting member becomes vacant, the alternate member shall serve until the position is filled as required pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) Members of the board are subject to the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Government Code).

(e)  Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

(f) The board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the membership of the board.

(g) Each member of the board may be compensated at a rate of not more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) per day spent attending to the business of the authority. Compensation, if paid, shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600) per month, plus expenses directly related to the performance of duties imposed by the authority, including, but not limited to, travel and personal expenses.

(h) The Chief Executive Officer of the LACMTA shall serve on the board as an ex officio, nonvoting member.

(i) Members appointed to the board may include members or employees of the appointing authorities set forth in subdivision (a).
Cal. PUC § 103581 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 103581
Section 103581
Status: in_force

At any time prior to the first receipt by the district of revenues from taxation, the county may lend any available money to the district for the purposes of organization and operation. Such expenditures shall constitute a proper expenditure of county funds. Such loans may bear interest.
Cal. PUC § 12841 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 12841
Section 12841
Status: in_force

A district may borrow money and incur indebtedness, and may issue bonds or other evidences of indebtedness. No indebtedness shall be incurred exceeding the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district without the approval of two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition to incur such indebtedness except as follows:

(a) A further vote of the voters is not required for any indebtedness heretofore or hereafter incurred within the purposes and not exceeding the available amount of any previously authorized bond issue, and as to such indebtedness the proceeds of any of the bonds unexpended in the treasury of the district, or the par value of any of the bonds which are unsold shall be deemed a part of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district.

(b) Any district operating a utility under rules requiring applicants for extensions to advance the expenses of such extensions and facilities for serving additional territory may enter into agreements to refund to the applicants in a subsequent year the whole or any part of the expenses so advanced, and the refunds may be paid out of the revenues of subsequent years.
Cal. WAT § 78628 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 78628
Section 78628
Status: in_force

The board may make grants to public agencies for facility planning studies for water reclamation projects. The amount of the grants may not exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per study.
Cal. WAT § 31007.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 31007.5
Section 31007.5
Status: in_force

No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s residential use from any subsequent tenant on account of nonpayment of charges by a previous tenant. The district may, however, require that service to subsequent tenants be furnished on the account of the landlord or property owner.
Cal. HSC § 40963 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 40963
Section 40963
Status: in_force

(a)  The Sacramento district board may, by resolution, include all or a portion of the County of Placer within the Sacramento district, upon receipt of a resolution from the board of supervisors of the county requesting inclusion and specifying the portion of the county to be included in the Sacramento district. All territory included within the Sacramento district shall be contiguous.

(b)  The inclusion of any county, or portion thereof, in the Sacramento district shall become effective on the July 1 immediately following the adoption of the resolution of inclusion by the Sacramento district board.

(c)  A copy of the resolution of inclusion shall be transmitted by the Sacramento district board to the board of supervisors and to the state board.
Cal. WAT § 46903 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 46903
Section 46903
Status: in_force

The supplementary assessment shall be made by order entered in the minutes of the board stating the total amount necessary to be raised and fixing the rate of assessment, which shall be the percentage of the total amount assessed by the original assessment or assessments required to produce the amount necessary to be raised.
Cal. FGC § 8387 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 8387
Section 8387
Status: in_force

From May 1st to August 31st, inclusive, all of the following are unlawful:

(a) For any one person to have in his or her possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel more than 500 pounds of yellowtail.

(b) For any two or more persons to have in their possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel a combined weight of more than 500 pounds of yellowtail per person.

(c) For any five or more persons to have in their possession on any boat, barge, or other vessel a combined weight of more than 2,500 pounds of yellowtail.
Cal. WIC § 13285 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 13285
Section 13285
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded by the department to a qualified service provider pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from both of the following:

(1) The personal services contracting requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(2) The Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded by the department to a service provider pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
Cal. BPC § 5271 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 5271
Section 5271
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of this chapter apply only to the placing of advertising displays within view of highways located in unincorporated areas of this state, except that the placing of advertising displays within 660 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of, and the copy of which is visible from, interstate highways or primary highways, including the portions of such highways located in incorporated areas, shall be governed by this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 18045 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 18045
Section 18045
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a licensee within this state without having first procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department pursuant to this chapter, or when a license or temporary permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked, invalidated, expired, or the terms and conditions of an agreement for a stipulated penalty entered into pursuant to Section 18064.5 have not been fulfilled.
Cal. WAT § 9512 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 9 / Section 9512
Section 9512
Status: in_force

The resolution ordering refunding of bonds shall designate the numbers, denominations, dates of maturity and aggregate principal amounts of the bonds to be refunded, and shall fix and prescribe the form of the refunding bonds and of the interest coupons attached thereto, and shall fix the rate of interest the bonds shall bear, which rate, however, shall be less than the rate provided in the bonds to be refunded.
Cal. LAB § 1148 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1148
Section 1148
Status: in_force

The board may follow applicable precedents of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, which shall constitute persuasive authority in the interpretation and application of this part, but shall not be obligated to follow those precedents where the board deems it inappropriate to do so.
Cal. FAC § 6006 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 6006
Section 6006
Status: in_force

The director shall appoint a Cotton Pest Control Board, consisting of 10 members, to assist and advise him or her on matters which pertain to the control of cotton pests and to carry out its authority specified in this article.

The membership shall consist of at least one cottongrower from each of the major cotton-growing counties in the state, and one member who is not a cottongrower and who represents the public.

Any member of the board who misses two meetings without the permission of the board, is deemed to have resigned as a member of the board.

The board may meet in regular session each month. The chairperson of the board or the director may call any other meeting of the board at any time. Each member shall be allowed per diem and mileage in accordance with Department of Human Resources rules for attending any meeting of the board.

The board shall annually review the effectiveness of the cotton pest control program.
Cal. PRC § 3280 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.6 / Section 3280
Section 3280
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Area” means surface area, and all measurement of distances is on the surface of the land.

(b) “Health protection zone” means the area within 3,200 feet of a sensitive receptor. The measurement shall be made from the property line of the receptor unless the receptor building is more than 50 feet set back from the property line, in which case the measurement shall be made from the outline of the building footprint to 3,200 feet in all directions.

(c) “Sensitive receptor” means any of the following:

(1) A residence, including a private home, condominium, apartment, and living quarter.

(2) An education resource, including a preschool, school maintaining transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, daycare center, park, playground, university, and college. Where a university or college is the only sensitive receptor within 3,200 feet of the operator’s wellheads or production facilities, the university or college is not a sensitive receptor if the operator demonstrates to the division’s satisfaction that no building with nominal daily occupancy on the university or college campus is located within 3,200 feet of the operator’s wellheads or production facilities.

(3) A community resource center, including a youth center.

(4) A health care facility, including a hospital, retirement home, and nursing home.

(5) Live-in housing, including a long-term care hospital, hospice, prison, detention center, and dormitory.

(6) Any building housing a business that is open to the public.
Cal. FAC § 14003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 14003
Section 14003
Status: in_force

This article does not relieve any person from liability for any damage to the person or property of another person which is caused by the use of any restricted material.
Cal. PCC § 20393 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 25 / Section 20393
Section 20393
Status: in_force

At the time specified in the notice, the board shall publicly open all bids received and shall award the contract for the work to the lowest responsible bidder, unless the board finds that the bids are too high, and that the work can be done more cheaply by day labor. In such case, the board shall reject the bids and order the work to be done by the road commissioners in whose districts the work is situated. In any case, the board may reject all bids and advertise for new bids in the manner specified in this article. The board may provide, by resolution, that the bids be opened, examined, and declared by an officer designated in the resolution. Any such resolution shall require that the bids be opened at a public meeting called by the officer and that the results of the bidding be reported to the board at a subsequent regular board meeting. The notice inviting bids shall state the time and place of the public meeting and the name of the designated officer.
Cal. RTC § 6479.31 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1.2 / Section 6479.31
Section 6479.31
Status: in_force

(a) Any return, declaration, statement, or other document required to be made under this part that is filed using electronic media shall be filed and authenticated pursuant to any method or form the board may prescribe.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, any return, declaration, statement, or other document otherwise required to be signed that is filed by the taxpayer using electronic media in a form as required by the board shall be deemed to be a signed, valid original document, including upon reproduction to paper form by the board.

(c) Electronic media includes, but is not limited to, computer modem, magnetic media, optical disk, facsimile machine, or telephone.

(d) Payment is deemed timely for electronically filed returns if the transmission is completed on or before the due date of the return.
Cal. FAC § 58002 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 58002
Section 58002
Status: in_force

“Organization of producers and distributors” includes all corporations, societies, associations, and organizations of producers, producers and distributors, or distributors, cooperative or otherwise, which are formed for the purpose of facilitating the marketing of any product.
Cal. BPC § 2184 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 2184
Section 2184
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant shall obtain on the written examination a passing score, established by the board pursuant to Section 2177.

(b) (1) Passing scores on each step of the United States Medical Licensing Examination shall be valid for a period of 10 years from the month of the examination for purposes of qualification for licensure in California.

(2) The period of validity provided for in paragraph (1) may be extended by the board for any of the following:

(A) For good cause.

(B) For time spent in a postgraduate training program, including, but not limited to, residency training, clinical training, fellowship training, remedial or refresher training, or other training that is intended to maintain or improve medical skills.

(C) For an applicant who is a physician and surgeon in another state or a Canadian province who is currently and actively practicing medicine in that state or province.

(3) Upon expiration of the 10-year period plus any extension granted by the board under paragraph (2), the applicant shall pass the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards or a clinical competency written examination determined by the board to be equivalent.
Cal. HSC § 19828 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 19828
Section 19828
Status: in_force

Any city, county, or city and county, which requires the issuance of a permit as a condition precedent to the construction alteration, improvement, demolition, or repair of any building or structure may, if it is satisfied that all conditions of the final or parcel map have been fulfilled, and the map may be recorded, issue a building permit for construction on a parcel created by the map before the recordation of the map pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 66464) of Chapter 3 of Division 2 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 1416.42 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.35 / Article 3 / Section 1416.42
Section 1416.42
Status: in_force

(a)  Except for provisional licenses issued pursuant to Section 1416.40, each license issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire 24 months from the date of issuance.

(b)  To renew an unexpired license the licensee shall, at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the license, submit an application for renewal on a form provided by the program, accompanied by the renewal fee. An applicant may request either an active license or an inactive license. If an applicant requests an active license, he or she shall submit proof of completion of the required hours of program-approved continuing education.

(c)  A delinquency fee is payable for license renewals not received by the program one day after the license expires.

(d)  A license which has expired may be reinstated within three years following the date of expiration. The licensee shall apply for reinstatement on a form provided by the program and submit the completed form together with the current fee for license renewal. If the licensee requests an active license, he or she shall furnish proof of completion of the required hours of continuing education. The reinstatement shall be effective on the date that the completed application, including required fees, is submitted and approved.
Cal. FAC § 18725 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 18725
Section 18725
Status: in_force

The director shall investigate the sanitary conditions of each establishment required to have inspection under Section 18721 and shall withdraw or otherwise refuse to provide inspection service at any establishment where the sanitary conditions are such as to render adulterated any livestock product or poultry product which is prepared or handled at the establishment. No such establishment shall be operated without inspection.