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Cal. VEH § 12523.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12523.5
Section 12523.5
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate a general public paratransit vehicle unless he or she has in his or her possession a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class endorsed for passenger transportation when operating a vehicle designed, used, or maintained for carrying more than 10 persons including the driver and either (1) a certificate issued by the department to permit the operation of a general public paratransit vehicle, or (2) a certificate issued by the department to drive a schoolbus or school pupil activity bus pursuant to Section 12517.

(b) Applicants for a certificate to drive a general public paratransit vehicle shall pay a fee to the Department of the California Highway Patrol of twenty-five dollars ($25) for an original certificate and twelve dollars ($12) for a renewal certificate. Applicants for an original certificate shall present evidence that they have successfully completed a driver training course consisting of a minimum of 40 hours of instruction within the previous two years. The instruction shall have covered applicable laws and regulations and defensive driving practices, a minimum of eight hours of certified defensive driving, and a minimum of 20 hours of behind-the-wheel training in a vehicle to be used as a general public paratransit vehicle. Applicants seeking to renew a certificate valid for driving a general public paratransit vehicle shall present evidence that they have received two hours of refresher training during each 12 months of driver certificate validity.

(c) The driver certificate shall be issued only to applicants qualified by examinations prescribed by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The examinations shall be conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The Department of Motor Vehicles may deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate valid for driving a general public paratransit vehicle for the causes specified in this code or the Education Code or in regulations adopted pursuant to this code or the Education Code.

(d) An operator of a general public paratransit vehicle shall do all of the following:

(1) Use seatbelts.

(2) Refrain from smoking.

(3) Report any accident reportable under Section 16000 to the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(e) A person holding a valid certificate to permit the operation of a general public paratransit vehicle, issued prior to January 1, 1991, shall not be required to reapply for a certificate to satisfy any additional requirements imposed by the act adding this subdivision until the certificate he or she holds expires or is canceled or revoked.
Cal. ELEC § 14431 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 14431
Section 14431
Status: in_force

The precinct board shall enclose and seal in one or more packages, as determined by the elections official, all voted, spoiled, canceled, or unused ballots.
Cal. WIC § 1975 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 3 / Section 1975
Section 1975
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall adhere to its duly adopted regulations for the approval or disapproval of local youthful offender rehabilitative facilities. The authority also shall consider cost-effectiveness in determining approval or disapproval. No state moneys shall be encumbered in contracts let by a participating county until either final architectural plans and specifications have been approved by the authority, and subsequent construction bids have been received, or documents prepared by a participating county pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 20133 of the Public Contract Code have been approved by the Corrections Standards Authority, and a design-build contract has been awarded pursuant to that section. The review and approval of plans, specifications, or other documents by the authority are for the purpose of ensuring proper administration of moneys and determination of whether the project specifications comply with law and regulation. The authority may require changes in construction materials to enhance safety and security if materials proposed at the time of final plans and specifications are not essential and customary as used statewide for facilities of the same security level. Participating counties are responsible for the acquisition, design, renovation, construction, staffing, operation, repair, and maintenance of the project.

(b) The authority shall establish minimum standards and funding schedules and procedures, which shall take into consideration, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Certification by a participating county of project site control through either fee simple ownership of the site or comparable long-term possession of the site, and right of access to the project sufficient to ensure undisturbed use and possession.

(2) Documentation of need for the project.

(3) A written project proposal.

(4) Submittal of a staffing plan for the project, including operational cost projections and documentation that the local youthful offender rehabilitative facility will be able to be safety staffed and operated within 90 days of completion.

(5) Submittal of architectural drawings, which shall be approved by the authority for compliance with minimum youthful offender rehabilitation facility standards and which also shall be approved by the State Fire Marshal for compliance with fire safety and life safety requirements.

(6) Documentation evidencing the filing by a participating county of a final notice of determination on its environmental impact report.

(7) Provisions intended to maintain the tax-exempt status of the bonds, notes, or bond anticipation notes issued by the board.
Cal. MVC § 998.607 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5z / Section 998.607
Section 998.607
Status: in_force

The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account, in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code, for the purposes of carrying out this article. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this article. The board shall execute whatever documents are required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the board in accordance with this article.
Cal. RTC § 23504 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23504
Section 23504
Status: in_force

Where a corporation formerly subject to tax under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101) becomes subject to tax under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501), the tax for the year in which the change occurs will be assessed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 23101) and not under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501). For years subsequent to the year in which the change occurs, the tax will be assessed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501).
Cal. WAT § 12874 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 12874
Section 12874
Status: in_force

Money appropriated to the department for reallocation to local organizations shall be reallocated to local organizations upon order of the department after application therefor has been made to it by such local organizations showing the necessity, purpose and use to be made of the money or showing that such organizations have made necessary advances or incurred obligations for the purpose of expediting projects for which the allocation is made and giving such other information as the department may require. Such application may be filed with or as a part of the application for recommendation to the Legislature for appropriation of funds. Expenditures of the reallocated sums shall be reported to the department as and when required by it. The reports shall give such information as the department may require.
Cal. PRC § 10200 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10200
Section 10200
Status: in_force

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act. Any other references in this division to the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 shall hereafter mean the California Farmland Conservancy Program Act.
Cal. HSC § 25910.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 10.3 / Section 25910.5
Section 25910.5
Status: in_force

(a)  The State Department of Health Services shall adopt regulations prohibiting or regulating the use of asbestos notwithstanding Section 25910 if the state department finds that such use is dangerous to the public health.

(b)  The State Department of Health Services shall enforce the regulations adopted pursuant to this section, and may commence and maintain all proper actions to enjoin and abate violations of such regulations or to compel the performance of any act specifically required of any person, officer, or board by such regulations to protect and preserve the public health.
Cal. VEH § 22510 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 22510
Section 22510
Status: in_force

(a) Local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit or restrict the parking or standing of vehicles on designated streets or highways within their jurisdiction, or portions thereof, for the purpose of snow removal. The ordinance or resolution shall not be effective until the street or highway, or portion thereof, has been sign-posted in accordance with the uniform standards and specifications of the Department of Transportation, or until the local authorities have caused to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to the street or highway, a notice not less than 17 inches by 22 inches in size, with lettering not less than one inch in height, setting forth the days parking is prohibited. The signs shall, at a minimum, be placed on each affected street or highway, at the boundary of the local authority, and at the beginning and end of each highway or highway segment included in that area. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, within the area marked by signs, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic or peace officer.

(b) No ordinance or resolution authorized by subdivision (a) which affects a state highway shall be effective until it is submitted to, and approved by, the Department of Transportation.

(c) The Department of Transportation, with respect to state highways, may restrict the parking or standing of vehicles for purposes of snow removal. The restrictions shall not be effective until the highway, or portion thereof, has been posted with signs in accordance with the uniform standards and specifications of the department. No person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, within the area marked by parking restriction signs, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a traffic or peace officer.
Cal. PUC § 105303 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 105303
Section 105303
Status: in_force

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures in the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county election official. The secretary of the district also shall certify to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition.
Cal. WAT § 52104 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 52104
Section 52104
Status: in_force

Bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed 8 percent per year, payable on the first day of January and the first day of July in each year at the office of the county treasurer upon the presentation of the proper coupons therefor.
Cal. FAC § 32811 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 32811
Section 32811
Status: in_force

Any license or permit that is issued pursuant to this division, may be suspended or revoked by the director, after a hearing before the director if, within 30 days after written notice, the licensee or permittee fails to comply with the laws and regulations under which the license or permit was granted, fails or refuses to complete a drug residue prevention program, or has been found to have produced milk in violation of the drug residue provisions of this chapter on three or more occasions within a 12-month period. The licensee or permittee shall have written notice of the time and place of the hearing and the charges that are made against him or her.
Cal. PUC § 237.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 237.5
Section 237.5
Status: in_force

“Transportation electrification” means the use of electricity from external sources of electrical power, including the electrical grid, for all or part of vehicles, vessels, trains, boats, or other equipment that are mobile sources of air pollution and greenhouse gases and the related programs and charging and propulsion infrastructure investments to enable and encourage this use of electricity.
Cal. WIC § 5813 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 3 / Article 4 / Section 5813
Section 5813
Status: in_force

County participation under this part shall be voluntary.
Cal. WIC § 4716 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 4716
Section 4716
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall presume the incompetence of any person with a developmental disability to participate in any of the appeals procedures established herein.
Cal. HSC § 6716 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 6716
Section 6716
Status: in_force

No mistake in the name of the owner of any property, or any informality in the description or in other parts of the assessment, shall invalidate the assessment.
Cal. BPC § 19431.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 19431.5
Section 19431.5
Status: in_force

The board shall publish, on a weekly basis on its internet website, all racehorse fatalities related to racing or training that occur within a licensed inclosure.
Cal. FAC § 13131.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 13131.4
Section 13131.4
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 1994, the director shall issue a final notice of data gaps required to be filled for all pesticide active ingredients other than those identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13127. This notice shall be the department’s final determination of the data gaps required to be filled.

(b) The time allowed under Section 13130.3 to fill the data gaps shall commence on the date that the final notice of data gaps is issued pursuant to subdivision (a), unless an extension is granted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13130.3.

(c) Not later than 90 calendar days after the date the final notice of data gaps is issued pursuant to subdivision (a), each registrant shall inform the department, in a manner prescribed by the director, how the registrant will fill the data gap, including a proposed schedule for initiation, completion, and submittal of all required studies.
Cal. FAM § 9305 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 9305
Section 9305
Status: in_force

After adoption, the adoptee and the adoptive parent or parents shall sustain towards each other the legal relationship of parent and child and have all the rights and are subject to all the duties of that relationship.
Cal. BPC § 19549.14 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 19549.14
Section 19549.14
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding, Section 19489 or any other provision of this chapter, the board may permit the San Mateo County Fair to conduct live racing meetings at another site within or outside San Mateo County if its present site, Bay Meadows, closes.

(b) Live horse racing meetings conducted by the San Mateo County Fair, whether they are conducted within or outside of San Mateo County, shall be subject to the same provisions as are presently applicable to the San Mateo County Fair’s conduct of live horse racing meetings at Bay Meadows.

(c) If the racing association licensed in the year 2002 to conduct thoroughbred race meetings in San Mateo County is not licensed to conduct a horse racing meeting in that county in any subsequent year, the San Mateo County Fair may, subject to the approval of the board, conduct its racing dates at a facility operated by a thoroughbred racing association or fair licensed to conduct a meeting in the northern zone.
Cal. RTC § 55046 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 30 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 55046
Section 55046
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in its discretion, may relieve all or any part of the interest imposed on a person by this part where the failure to pay fees is due in whole or in part to an unreasonable error or delay by an employee of the board acting in his or her official capacity.

(b) For purposes of this section, an error or delay shall be deemed to have occurred only if no significant aspect of the error or delay is attributable to an act of, or a failure to act by, the feepayer.

(c) Any person seeking relief under this section shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts on which the claim for relief is based and any other information which the board may require.

(d) The board may grant relief only for interest imposed on fee liabilities that arise during taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. PRC § 31013 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 31013
Section 31013
Status: in_force

“Nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization that qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Cal. WIC § 1740 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1740
Section 1740
Status: in_force

When a court commits a person to the Authority such court shall at once forward to the Authority a certified copy of the order of commitment.
Cal. HSC § 114132 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 114132
Section 114132
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in this section, wood and wood wicker shall not be used as a food-contact surface.

(b) Hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood may be used for cutting boards, cutting blocks, bakers’ tables, utensils such as rolling pins, doughnut dowels, salad bowls, and chopsticks, wooden paddles used in confectionery operations for pressure scraping kettles when manually preparing confections at a temperature of 230°F or above, and cedar planks used for grilling or baking seafood.

(c) Whole, uncut, raw fruits and vegetables and nuts in the shell may be kept in wood shipping containers until the fruits, vegetables, or nuts are used.

(d) When wood or wood shipping containers become cracked, splintered, or otherwise damaged, they shall be refurbished or replaced.
Cal. WAT § 1391 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 1391
Section 1391
Status: in_force

Every permit shall include the enumeration of conditions therein which in substance shall include all of the provisons of this article and the statement that any appropriator of water to whom a permit is issued takes it subject to the conditions therein expressed.
Cal. FIN § 22108 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 22108
Section 22108
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may by rule require licensees to file, at the times that he or she may specify, the information that he or she may reasonably require regarding any changes in the information provided in any application filed pursuant to this division.

(b) The commissioner may by rule require a licensee to file information through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
Cal. PRC § 9611 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 9611
Section 9611
Status: in_force

A partition of a district shall be made in accordance with the District Reorganization Act of 1965, Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 6 of the Government Code.
Cal. ELEC § 13116 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 13116
Section 13116
Status: in_force

(a) In an election at which state, county, city, or other local measures are submitted to a vote of the voters, all state measures shall be numbered in numerical order, as provided in this chapter or division. All county, city, or other local measures shall be designated by a letter, instead of a figure, printed on the left margin of the square containing the description of the measure, commencing with the letter “A” and continuing in alphabetical order, one letter for each of these measures appearing on the ballot.

(b) An elections official may commence designating local measures with any letter of the alphabet following the letter “A,” and continuing in alphabetical order, in order to avoid voter confusion that might result from different local measures carrying the same letter designation in successive elections.

(c) Where two or more counties or cities submitting measures to the voters are in close proximity, the elections officials of those counties or cities may mutually agree to use letter designation for ballot measures that will not conflict or confuse the voter.
Cal. ELEC § 13209 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13209
Section 13209
Status: in_force

Whenever a foreign translation of the ballot is required by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended by Public Law 94-73, to appear on the ballot as well as the English language version, the ballot may be so designed as to place the foreign translation next to the voting target.
Cal. BPC § 17550.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.6 / Section 17550.1
Section 17550.1
Status: in_force

(a) “Seller of travel” means a person who sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for, arranges, or advertises that he or she can or may arrange, or has arranged, wholesale or retail , either of the following:

(1) Air or sea transportation either separately or in conjunction with other travel services.

(2) Land or water vessel transportation, other than sea carriage, either separately or in conjunction with other travel services if the total charge to the passenger exceeds three hundred dollars ($300).

(b) Seller of travel does not include any of the following:

(1) An air carrier.

(2) An ocean carrier.

(3) A hotel, motel, or similar lodging establishment where in the course of selling, providing, furnishing, contracting for, or arranging transient lodging accommodations and related services for its registered guests, it also arranges for transportation and does not directly or indirectly receive any money or other valuable consideration for arranging or providing that transportation.

(4) A person or organization certified under Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, except such a person or organization shall comply with the registration and fee provisions of Sections 17550.20 and 17550.21 for each location at which air or sea transportation is sold either separately or in conjunction with other travel services.

(5) A motor or rail carrier or water vessel operator holding the required permit, license, or other authority to operate from a state, federal, or other governmental entity.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a reference in this article or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35) to air or sea transportation or to an air or sea carrier, includes land or water vessel transportation, as described in subdivision (a), and a motor carrier or water vessel operator.