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Cal. PROB § 6511 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 6511
Section 6511
Status: in_force

A petition for an order under Section 6510 may be filed by any interested person. Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220.
Cal. RTC § 19506 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 19506
Section 19506
Status: in_force

The Franchise Tax Board may appoint one or more deputies or assistants to conduct hearings, prescribe regulations, or perform any other duty imposed by this part or other laws of the state upon the Franchise Tax Board.
Cal. HSC § 104300 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 104300
Section 104300
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a program for the prevention of blindness, including, but not limited to:

(a)  Studies to determine the number, distribution, and nature of conditions leading to blindness among the population of the state.

(b)  Investigations into the causes of blindness for the purpose of developing control procedures.

(c)  Consultations with, and assistance to, local agencies directed toward education for the prevention of blindness, the early identification of conditions leading to blindness, and the application of methods for reducing the amount of blindness resulting from preventable conditions.
Cal. ELEC § 14401 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 14401
Section 14401
Status: in_force

When the polls are closed, the precinct board shall proclaim that fact aloud at the place of election. After the proclamation no ballot shall be received. However, if at the hour of closing there are any other voters in the polling place, or in line at the door, who are qualified to vote and have not been able to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to vote.
Cal. PRC § 5096.361 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.692 / Article 13 / Section 5096.361
Section 5096.361
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 9160 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 9160
Section 9160
Status: in_force

(a) Agencies designated as CRCs by the department shall include in their governing or advisory boards, or both, as required by the department, persons who are representative of the ethnic and socioeconomic demographic of the area served and reflective of the client groups served in the geographic area.

(b) Criteria to be used in selecting CRCs shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Fiscal stability and sound financial management, including the capability of successful fundraising.

(2) Ability to obtain community support for designation as a CRC within the existing statewide regions recommended by the department.

(3) Ability to carry out the functions specified in Section 9161, particularly in delivering necessary programs and services to caregivers taking care of cognitively impaired adults, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9157.
Cal. RTC § 10752 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 10752
Section 10752
Status: in_force

(a) The annual amount of the license fee for any vehicle, other than a trailer or semitrailer, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1 of the Vehicle Code or a commercial motor vehicle described in Section 9400.1 of the Vehicle Code, or a trailer coach that is required to be moved under permit as authorized in Section 35790 of the Vehicle Code, shall be a sum equal to the following percentage of the market value of the vehicle as determined by the department:

(1) Sixty-five hundredths of 1 percent on and after January 1, 2005, and before May 19, 2009.

(2) One percent for initial and renewal registrations due on and after May 19, 2009, but before July 1, 2011.

(3) Sixty-five hundredths of 1 percent for initial and renewal registrations due on and after July 1, 2011.

(b) The annual amount of the license fee for any commercial vehicle as described in Section 9400.1 of the Vehicle Code, shall be a sum equal to 0.65 percent of the market value of the vehicle as determined by the department.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11001) or any other law to the contrary, all revenues (including penalties), less refunds, attributable to that portion of the rate imposed pursuant to this section in excess of 0.65 percent shall be deposited into the General Fund.
Cal. ELEC § 7752 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 7752
Section 7752
Status: in_force

The number of members of central committees to be elected in a county shall be the greater of either of the following:

(a) The number seven.

(b) The integer nearest the resulting quotient obtained by dividing 400 times the number of Peace and Freedom Party registered voters in the county by the number of Peace and Freedom Party registered voters in the state.

However, the number of members of central committees to be elected in a county shall be five if the number of Peace and Freedom Party registered voters in the county is less than 150.
Cal. RTC § 6051.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 6051.4
Section 6051.4
Status: in_force

(a) Section 6051.3 shall be operative with respect to the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this state on or after July 15, 1991, but shall cease to be operative during any period described in subdivision (c) or (d).

(b) On or before November 1, 1993, and on or before every November 1 thereafter, the Director of Finance shall determine and certify to the Governor, the Legislature, and the board both of the following:

(1) Whether the amount in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties, as established pursuant to Section 16418 of the Government Code, as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year exceeded 4 percent of General Fund revenues for that prior fiscal year.

(2) Whether the estimated amount in the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties as of June 30 of the current fiscal year (without inclusion of any revenue derived pursuant to Section 6051.3 on and after January 1 of the current fiscal year) exceeds 4 percent of General Fund revenues for the current fiscal year.

(c) Section 6051.3 shall cease to be operative on and after January 1, 1994, if on or before November 1, 1993, the Director of Finance certifies pursuant to subdivision (b) that both amounts certified pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of that subdivision exceed 4 percent of General Fund revenues for the respective fiscal year for which each amount is determined and certified.

(d) Section 6051.3 shall cease to be operative on and after January 1 following any November 1 in which Section 6051.3 is operative and the Director of Finance certifies pursuant to subdivision (b) that both amounts certified pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of that subdivision exceed 4 percent of General Fund revenues for the respective fiscal year for which each amount is determined and certified.

(e) Section 6051.3 shall become operative on and after January 1 following any November 1 in which Section 6051.3 is inoperative and the Director of Finance certifies pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) that the estimated amount does not exceed 4 percent of the General Fund revenues as of June 30 of the current fiscal year.
Cal. FAC § 6104 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 6104
Section 6104
Status: in_force

“Matured pollen” means pollen in a powdery condition which can be dusted or shaken out from the anthers in appreciable quantities.
Cal. HSC § 44016 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 44016
Section 44016
Status: in_force

The department shall, with the cooperation of the state board and after consultation with the motor vehicle manufacturers and representatives of the service industry, research, establish, and update as necessary, specifications and procedures for motor vehicle maintenance and tuneup procedures and for repair of motor vehicle pollution control devices and systems. Licensed repair stations and qualified mechanics shall perform all repairs in accordance with specifications and procedures so established.
Cal. WAT § 12570 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12570
Section 12570
Status: in_force

Chapters 1 and 2 of this part shall be known and may be cited as “The State Water Resources Law of 1945.”
Cal. SHC § 8662 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 6.5 / Section 8662
Section 8662
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be substantially in the form set forth in Section 8652, except as revised to conform to this part.
Cal. BPC § 5494 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 5494
Section 5494
Status: in_force

The ordinances and regulations of any city or county, introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983, which have provided for amortization, and which make nonconforming any lawfully in place erected on-premises advertising displays, shall not be subject to Section 5491.

(a) All on-premises advertising displays which become nonconforming as a result of any such ordinance or regulation are presumed illegal once the amortization period provided by the ordinance or regulation rendering them nonconforming has lapsed and conformance has not been accomplished.

(b) If property containing on-premises advertising displays is annexed to a city or county which introduced or adopted, prior to March 12, 1983, an ordinance regulating on-premises advertising displays, the city or county may apply its ordinance or regulation to the annexed property, and the display shall be deemed illegal upon expiration of any applicable amortization provided by such ordinance or regulation. The amortization period is deemed to commence in such event upon the date of annexation.

(c) When amortization has not been provided in any applicable preexisting ordinance, annexed nonconforming displays ordered to conform to ordinances or regulations of any city or county shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5491.

(d) Amendments or modifications to ordinances or regulations of any city or county adopted prior to March 12, 1983, including amendments which require removal of additional displays or displays which had previously been made conforming, shall be subject to the requirements of Section 5491 if such amendment or modification makes the ordinance being amended or modified more restrictive or prohibitive.

(e) Ordinances or regulations of any city or county introduced or adopted prior to March 12, 1983, which have terminated or will terminate, may be reenacted and are not subject to Section 5491 if reenacted within 12 months of their termination, and if upon reenactment they are not made more restrictive or prohibitive than the preexisting ordinance or regulation.
Cal. HSC § 1503 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1503
Section 1503
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “license” means a basic permit to operate a community care facility.

A license shall not be transferable.
Cal. BPC § 2318 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2318
Section 2318
Status: in_force

In addition to any immunity afforded by Sections 43.8 and 47 of the Civil Code, if applicable, any person, including, but not limited to, a physician and surgeon, hospital, health facility as defined in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, nursing home, convalescent home, peer review body as defined in Section 805, medical society, professional association, patient, nurse, or other healing arts licensee who provides information to the board, to the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, or to the Department of Justice indicating that a board licensee may be guilty of unprofessional conduct or may be impaired because of drug or alcohol abuse or mental illness, shall not be liable for any damages in any civil action on account of the communication of that information to the board. The immunities afforded by this section shall not affect the availability of any absolute privilege which may be afforded by Section 47 of the Civil Code.
Cal. COM § 2507 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 2507
Section 2507
Status: in_force

(1) Tender of delivery is a condition to the buyer’s duty to accept the goods and, unless otherwise agreed, to his duty to pay for them. Tender entitles the seller to acceptance of the goods and to payment according to the contract.

(2) Where payment is due and demanded on the delivery to the buyer of goods or documents of title, his right as against the seller to retain or dispose of them is conditional upon his making the payment due.
Cal. LAB § 1156.7 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1156.7
Section 1156.7
Status: in_force

(a) No collective-bargaining agreement executed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall bar a petition for an election.

(b) A collective-bargaining agreement executed by an employer and a labor organization certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of his employees pursuant to this chapter shall be a bar to a petition for an election among such employees for the term of the agreement, but in any event such bar shall not exceed three years, provided that both the following conditions are met:

(1) The agreement is in writing and executed by all parties thereto.

(2) It incorporates the substantive terms and conditions of employment of such employees.

(c) Upon the filing with the board by an employee or group of employees of a petition signed by 30 percent or more of the agricultural employees in a bargaining unit represented by a certified labor organization which is a party to a valid collective-bargaining agreement, requesting that such labor organization be decertified, the board shall conduct an election by secret ballot pursuant to the applicable provisions of this chapter, and shall certify the results to such labor organization and employer.

However, such a petition shall not be deemed timely unless it is filed during the year preceding the expiration of a collective-bargaining agreement which would otherwise bar the holding of an election, and when the number of agricultural employees is not less than 50 percent of the employer’s peak agricultural employment for the current calendar year.

(d) Upon the filing with the board of a signed petition by an agricultural employee or group of agricultural employees, or any individual or labor organization acting in their behalf, accompanied by authorization cards signed by a majority of the employees in an appropriate bargaining unit, and alleging all the conditions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), the board shall immediately investigate such petition and, if it has reasonable cause to believe that a bona fide question of representation exists, it shall direct an election by secret ballot pursuant to the applicable provisions of this chapter:

(1) That the number of agricultural employees currently employed by the employer named in the petition, as determined from his payroll immediately preceding the filing of the petition, is not less than 50 percent of his peak agricultural employment for the current calendar year.

(2) That no valid election pursuant to this section has been conducted among the agricultural employees of the employer named in the petition within the 12 months immediately preceding the filing thereof.

(3) That a labor organization, certified for an appropriate unit, has a collective-bargaining agreement with the employer which would otherwise bar the holding of an election and that this agreement will expire within the next 12 months.
Cal. INS § 1153 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1153
Section 1153
Status: in_force

An insurer shall not be admitted within three years from and after the time when it commences business as an insurer, nor within three years from and after the time when it is first incorporated, unless assets equal to the sum of its liabilities and the minimum capital and surplus required for admission are maintained in cash or one or more of the following:

(a) Securities specified in Sections 1170 to 1175, inclusive.

(b) Premiums that are in the course of collection, or agents’ balances representing premiums, on policies effected not more than 90 days prior to the date on which these premiums or balances are valued for the purpose of this section, and earned service fees receivable, not over 90 days due, and evidences of debt representing those assets.

(c) In the case of a life insurer, the amount of current deferred premiums receivable, after deducting therefrom the amount of the loading.

(d) Interest accrued and dividends declared, receivable on any of the assets specified in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, no part of which interest or dividends has been due in excess of one year.

(e) Amount of reinsurance recoverable from admitted insurers.

(f) With the prior approval of the commissioner, any investments authorized by this code if the following conditions are met:

(1) The insurer has previously been authorized to write life or health insurance, or is seeking authority to write life or health insurance.

(2) The solvency of the insurer is guaranteed by another insurer (the “guaranteeing insurer”) that meets the following criteria:

(A) The guaranteeing insurer has an ownership interest of at least 50 percent in the insurer.

(B) The guaranteeing insurer, which may be a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, has been admitted to do business in this state for not less than 10 years.

(C) The guaranteeing insurer has maintained a surplus of admitted assets over all liabilities of at least five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for not less than three years.

(3) The commissioner, in his or her discretion, determines that the proposed investment is sound in relation to the insurer’s business plan and operations.
Cal. PUC § 16656 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 16656
Section 16656
Status: in_force

The boards of supervisors may provide extra help for their county offices or officers as in their judgment is necessary for the proper performance of their duties under this article.
Cal. HSC § 33354.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 33354.6
Section 33354.6
Status: in_force

(a)  When an agency proposes to amend a redevelopment plan which utilizes tax increment financing to add new territory to the project area, to increase either the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the redevelopment agency or the time limit on the establishing of loans, advances, and indebtedness established pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 33333.2 or pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 33333.4, to lengthen the period during which the redevelopment plan is effective, to merge project areas, or to add significant additional capital improvement projects, as determined by the agency, the agency shall follow the same procedure, and the legislative body is subject to the same restrictions as provided for in this article for the adoption of a plan.

(b)  When an agency proposes to increase the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the redevelopment agency, it shall describe and identify, in the report required by Section 33352, the remaining blight within the project area, identify the portion, if any, that is no longer blighted, the projects that are required to be completed to eradicate the remaining blight and the relationship between the costs of those projects and the amount of increase in the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the agency. The ordinance adopting the amendment shall contain findings that both (1) significant blight remains with the project area and (2) the blight cannot be eliminated without the establishment of additional debt and the increase in the limitation on the number of dollars to be allocated to the redevelopment agency.
Cal. HSC § 12677 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 12677
Section 12677
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to possess dangerous fireworks without holding a valid permit.
Cal. HSC § 33080.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 33080.6
Section 33080.6
Status: in_force

On or before May 1 of each year, the department shall compile and publish reports of the activities of redevelopment agencies for the previous fiscal year, based on the information reported pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 33080.1 and reporting the types of findings made by agencies pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 33334.2, including the date of the findings. The department’s compilation shall also report on the project area mergers reported pursuant to Section 33488. The department shall publish this information for each project area of each redevelopment agency. These reports may also contain the biennial review of relocation assistance required by Section 50460. The first report published pursuant to this section shall be for the 1984–85 fiscal year. For fiscal year 1987–88 and succeeding fiscal years, the report shall contain a list of those project areas which are not subject to the requirements of Section 33413.

The department shall send a copy of the executive summary of its report to each redevelopment agency for which information was reported pursuant to Section 33080.1 for the fiscal year covered by the report. The department shall send a copy of its report to each redevelopment agency that requests a copy.
Cal. RTC § 4653.6 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 8 / Chapter 1a / Section 4653.6
Section 4653.6
Status: in_force

Amounts paid as delinquent penalties shall be distributed to the county general fund.
Cal. UIC § 14106.5 — California Code / Code uic / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 14106.5
Section 14106.5
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “California Workforce Development Board” or “board” means the California Workforce Development Board established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14010).

(b) “SEED Initiative” or “SEED” means the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development Initiative.

(c) “Target populations” means either of the following:

(1) Individuals with limited English proficiency, regardless of immigration or citizenship status.

(2) Individuals who are neither United States citizens nor lawful permanent residents, which includes, but is not limited to, individuals who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under federal law.
Cal. PRC § 42245 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 42245
Section 42245
Status: in_force

Based on the results of the evaluation conducted in accordance with Section 42244, the department may, on a case-by-case basis, approve the use of compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge, that meet the performance standards for cover material, for up to 25 percent of landfill cover materials or landfill cover extenders.