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Cal. SHC § 9055 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 9055
Section 9055
Status: in_force

The legislative body may enter into a written contract or contracts with the owner or owners of such bonds and provide therein for the cancellation of the outstanding bonds and coupons and the issuance of refunding bonds therefor, subject to the provisions of this division.
Cal. FAC § 8557 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 8557
Section 8557
Status: in_force

The board shall, immediately after its qualification, formulate an effective plan based on the best known and accepted methods for the control and eradication of the citrus pests within the district.
Cal. HSC § 109025 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Section 109025
Section 109025
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, distribute, hold, or offer for sale, in commerce a food product for human consumption that contains any of the following substances:

(1) Brominated vegetable oil (CAS no. 8016-94-2).

(2) Potassium bromate (CAS no. 7758-01-2).

(3) Propylparaben (CAS no. 94-13-3).

(4) Red dye 3 (CAS no. 16423-68-0).

(b) (1) Upon an action brought by the Attorney General, a city attorney, a county counsel, or a district attorney, a person or entity that violates subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation, and not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation.

(2) This section does not impair or impede any other rights, causes of action, claims, or defenses available under any other law. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative with any other remedies available under any other law.
Cal. SHC § 25036 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 25036
Section 25036
Status: in_force

All districts organized or tentatively organized prior to August 14, 1931, may reorganize under this part. The board of directors of the district or tentative district proposing to reorganize under this part may adopt a resolution declaring its intention so to do. It shall then transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the boards of supervisors of the several counties composing the district for their approval. If the boards of supervisors of all of the counties composing the district consent to the reorganization, the board of directors of the district shall adopt a resolution setting forth such consent and declaring the district or tentative district reorganized under this part. Thereupon the reorganization shall be complete and the district shall thereafter conform to the provisions of this part and shall have all of the powers and duties in this part provided. A certified copy of the resolution declaring reorganization shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State.
Cal. FAM § 298.6 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2.5 / Part 2 / Section 298.6
Section 298.6
Status: in_force

(a) Parties to a registered domestic partnership shall not be required to have the same name. Neither party shall be required to change their name. A person’s name shall not change upon registration as a domestic partner unless that person elects to change their name pursuant to subdivision (b).

(b) (1) One party or both parties to a registered domestic partnership may elect to change the middle or last names by which that party wishes to be known after registration of the domestic partnership by entering the new name in the space provided on the Declaration of Domestic Partnership form without intent to defraud.

(2) A person may adopt any of the following middle or last names pursuant to paragraph (1):

(A) The current last name of the other domestic partner.

(B) The last name of either domestic partner given at birth.

(C) A name combining into a single last name all or a segment of the current last name or the last name of either domestic partner given at birth.

(D) A hyphenated combination of last names.

(3) (A) An election by a person to change the person’s name pursuant to paragraph (1) shall serve as a record of the name change. A certified copy of the Declaration of Domestic Partnership containing the new name, or retaining the former name, shall constitute proof that the use of the new name or retention of the former name is lawful.

(B) A certified copy of a Declaration of Domestic Partnership shall be accepted as identification establishing a true, full name for purposes of Section 12800.7 of the Vehicle Code.

(C) This section does not prohibit the Department of Motor Vehicles from accepting as identification other documents establishing a true, full name for purposes of Section 12800.7 of the Vehicle Code. Those documents may include, without limitation, a certified copy of a document that is substantially equivalent to a Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership that records either of the following:

(i) A legal union of two persons that was validly formed in another jurisdiction and is recognized as a valid domestic partnership in this state pursuant to Section 299.2.

(ii) A legal union of domestic partners as defined by a local jurisdiction pursuant to Section 299.6.

(D) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the requirements of Sections 1653.5 and 12801 of the Vehicle Code.

(4) The adoption of a new name, or the choice not to adopt a new name, by means of a Declaration of Domestic Partnership pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not abrogate the right of either party to adopt a different name through usage at a future date, or to petition the superior court for a change of name pursuant to Title 8 (commencing with Section 1275) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(c) This section does not abrogate the common law right of a person to change the person’s name, or the right of a person to petition the superior court for a change of name pursuant to Title 8 (commencing with Section 1275) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. BPC § 1647.34 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.87 / Section 1647.34
Section 1647.34
Status: in_force

A violation of any provision of this article constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for the revocation or suspension of the dentist’s permit or license, or both. The proceedings under this section shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.
Cal. PRC § 92000 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 4 / Section 92000
Section 92000
Status: in_force

The sum of one billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to increase coastal and ocean resiliency and to protect coastal lands, waters, communities, natural resources, and urban waterfronts from sea level rise and other climate impacts. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, projects to restore coastal wetlands and projects to address sea level rise.
Cal. RTC § 6247 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 6247
Section 6247
Status: in_force

On and after the effective date of this section, it shall be further presumed that tangible personal property delivered outside this State to a purchaser known by the retailer to be a resident of this State was purchased from a retailer for storage, use or other consumption in this State and stored, used or otherwise consumed in this State.

This presumption may be controverted by a statement in writing, signed by the purchaser or his authorized representative, and retained by the vendor, that the property was purchased for use at a designated point or points outside this State. This presumption may also be controverted by other evidence satisfactory to the board that the property was not purchased for storage, use, or other consumption in this State.
Cal. PRC § 5096.235 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.691 / Article 3 / Section 5096.235
Section 5096.235
Status: in_force

(a) Funds available for appropriation for local assistance grants pursuant to category (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5096.231 may be expended for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation, or restoration of parks, beaches, open-space lands, recreational trails, or recreational facilities and areas, and for development rights or scenic easements in connection with those acquisitions.

(b) The funds authorized in category (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 5096.231 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to cities, counties, and districts and shall be encumbered by the recipient within three years of the date when the appropriation became effective, regardless of the date when each project was approved pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.236. The Director of Parks and Recreation, through the Office of Historic Preservation, shall prepare and the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall adopt criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants. An individual jurisdiction may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of carrying out a grant, subject to the requirements of subdivision (c).

(c) Funds granted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.231 may be expended for development, rehabilitation, or restoration only on lands owned by, or subject to a lease or other interest held by, the applicant city, county, or district. If those lands are not owned by the applicant, the applicant shall first demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Director of Parks and Recreation that the development, rehabilitation, or restoration will provide benefits commensurate with the type and duration of interest in land held by the applicant.

(d) The funds authorized in category (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 5096.231 shall be available as grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations that provide park, recreation, or open space services or facilities to the general public. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall prepare, and the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall adopt, criteria and procedures for evaluating those competitive grants.
Cal. PRC § 5626 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 2 / Section 5626
Section 5626
Status: in_force

(a) The property acquired or developed pursuant to this chapter shall be used by the grant recipient only for the purpose for which the grant moneys were requested and no other use of the area shall be permitted except by the specific act of the Legislature. Any project funded with grant moneys received pursuant to this chapter shall conform to the recreation element of any applicable city or county general plan.

(b) Notwithstanding Item 271 of the Budget Act of 1976, Item 227 of the Budget Act of 1977, Item 222 of the Budget Act of 1978, Section 5627, 5628, 5629, or 5630, or any other provisions of law, jurisdictions eligible to receive need basis or block grant moneys pursuant to this chapter shall have one year from the effective date of each act appropriating grant moneys to apply for such grant moneys. Such moneys that are not applied for during the one-year period shall be allocated by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5630 during the succeeding fiscal year as grants to cities and recreation and park districts in urbanized areas on a project-by-project basis and on the basis of need.

(c) (1) Grant moneys shall be encumbered by the recipient of such moneys within three years of the date of approval by the director of the application for such moneys. Any part of grant moneys not encumbered within the three-year period shall revert to the unallocated balance in the account and may be reallocated by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5630 not later than the end of the next succeeding fiscal year.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subdivision, grant moneys appropriated by Item 271 of the Budget Act of 1976, Item 227 of the Budget Act of 1977, Item 222 of the Budget Act of 1978, Item 235 of the Budget Act of 1979, and Section 4 of Chapter 1166 of the Statutes of 1979, if the grant application is approved by the director prior to September 17, 1980, may be encumbered within three years of the date of grant approval or by December 31, 1981, whichever date is later.

(d) The legal counsel of the grant recipient shall certify to the department that the grant recipient has met, or will meet, all federal, state, and local environmental, public health, relocation, affirmative action, and clearinghouse requirements and all other appropriate codes, laws, and regulations prior to the expenditure of the grant funds.
Cal. SHC § 2191 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 4.7 / Section 2191
Section 2191
Status: in_force

The department shall, in cooperation with regional transportation planning agencies, identify the significant transportation arteries in the state that connect or provide access to major sea or waterway ports, nationwide railway systems, airports, and interstate and intrastate highway systems, thereby serving as an intermodal corridor of economic significance. The identified corridors shall include, at a minimum, at least one corridor that serves two or more major seaports.
Cal. HSC § 111985 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 111985
Section 111985
Status: in_force

Every building, room, basement, or cellar occupied or used for the preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of food shall have an impermeable floor, made of cement, or of tile laid in cement, brick, wood, or other suitable, nonabsorbent material that can be flushed and washed clean with water.
Cal. HSC § 4799 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4799
Section 4799
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall affect the validity of, or the right to issue and sell, bonds voted prior to the date when this code goes into effect.
Cal. WIC § 16519.59 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 16519.59
Section 16519.59
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded for purposes of this article shall be exempt from 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.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, contracts or grants awarded for purposes of this article shall be exempt from the Public Contract Code and the State Contracting Manual, and shall not be subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
Cal. HSC § 18214.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 18214.1
Section 18214.1
Status: in_force

“Park” means any manufactured housing community or mobilehome park.
Cal. FAC § 79839 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 3 / Section 79839
Section 79839
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), the term of office of all members of the commission board of directors and their alternates, except any ex officio member, shall be three years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected.

(1) Of the first producer members, one from each district shall serve two years and one from each district shall serve three years.

(2) Of the first handler members, one shall serve one year, one shall serve two years, and one shall serve three years.

(b) The determination of the term of each member shall be made by lot at the time of election.

(c) An alternate shall serve the same term as the member for whom he or she serves as alternate.
Cal. MVC § 803 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 803
Section 803
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply for purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Reservist” means either of the following:

(1) A member of the militia, as defined in Section 120, called or ordered into state military service pursuant to Section 143 or 146 or federal law.

(2) A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, as defined by Section 101 of Title 10 of the United States Code, who is ordered to active duty pursuant to federal law.

(b) “Military orders” means, with respect to a service member, official military orders, or any notification, certification, or verification from the service member’s commanding officer, with respect to the service member’s current or future military duty status.

(c) “Military service” means either of the following:

(1) Full-time active state service or full-time active federal service of a service member who is a member of the militia, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(2) Full-time active duty of a service member who is a reservist, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), for a period of no less than 30 consecutive days.
Cal. RTC § 60064 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 60064
Section 60064
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of the proper administration of this part and to prevent evasion of the tax, unless the contrary is established, it shall be presumed that all diesel fuel received at a terminal in this state, imported into this state, or refined and placed into storage for removal at a refinery in this state or blended diesel fuel blended or converted in this state and no longer in the possession of the supplier has been removed or sold by the supplier.

(b) The presumption shall not apply if the supplier proves to the satisfaction of the board that both:

(1) The supplier has exercised ordinary care in entrusting control or possession of the diesel fuel to another person.

(2) The person to whom the supplier has entrusted the control or possession of the diesel fuel as bailee, consignee, employee, or agent, caused a removal or sale by the act of converting to that person’s own use the diesel fuel so entrusted to that person by the supplier.

(c) If the supplier proves to the satisfaction of the board, the existence of both of the circumstances in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b), then the person who converted the diesel fuel to his or her own use, as well as any other person receiving that diesel fuel with the knowledge that it was so converted, shall be liable for payment of the tax imposed upon the removal or sale, and all those persons shall be considered as suppliers for the purpose of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60201) or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60401) of this part.
Cal. RTC § 20640.9 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 20640.9
Section 20640.9
Status: in_force

Each claimant applying for postponement under this chapter shall file a claim under penalty of perjury with the Controller on a form supplied by the Controller. The claim shall contain:

(a) Evidence acceptable to the Controller that the person was 62 years of age or older, or blind or disabled as described in Section 20640.3.

(b) A statement showing the household income for the period set forth in Section 20503.

(c) A statement describing the residential dwelling in such manner as the Controller may prescribe.

(d) The name of the county in which the residential dwelling is located and the address of the residential dwelling.

(e) The county assessor’s parcel number applicable to the property for which the claimant is applying for the postponement of property taxes.

(f) Other information required by the Controller to establish eligibility.
Cal. PUC § 2781 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2781
Section 2781
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “electrical corporation” shall have the same meaning as prescribed in Section 218, and the term “gas corporation” shall have the same meaning as prescribed in Section 222.
Cal. VEH § 11721 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11721
Section 11721
Status: in_force

The special plates and licenses provided for in this article shall be automatically canceled upon the happening of any of the following:

(a) The abandonment of the established place of business of the dealer or the change thereof without notice to the department as provided in Section 11712.

(b) The failure of the licensee to maintain an adequate bond or to procure and file another bond as provided in Section 11710 prior to the effective date of the termination by the surety of any existing bond.

(c) The voluntary or involuntary surrender for any cause by the licensee of the special plates and license, except that the surrender of the special plates and license, the cessation of business by the licensee, or the suspension or revocation of the corporate status of the licensee, does not preclude the filing of an accusation for revocation or suspension of the surrendered license as provided in Section 11705, does not affect the department’s decision to suspend or revoke the license. The department’s determination to suspend or revoke the license may be considered in issuing or refusing to issue any subsequent license authorized by this division to that licensee or to a business representative of that prior licensee.

(d) Notification to the department that the person designated as licensee has changed, except that the special plates issued to the original licensee may be transferred and the newly designated licensee as transferee shall succeed to the privileges evidenced by the plates until their expiration.

(e) The suspension or revocation of the corporate status of the licensee.

(f) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the seller’s permit of the licensee by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. VEH § 36610 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 6 / Section 36610
Section 36610
Status: in_force

(a) The limitations as to height of vehicles contained in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35250) of Division 15 do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, towed, or otherwise moved over a highway.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over a highway as a load on another vehicle and the load exceeds 14 feet in height, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person regularly employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the vehicle shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
Cal. HSC § 110100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 110100
Section 110100
Status: in_force

(a)  All food labeling regulations and any amendments to those regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act, in effect on January 1, 1993, or adopted on or after that date shall be the food labeling regulations of this state.

(b)  The department may, by regulation, adopt additional food labeling regulations. Prior to the adoption of any food labeling regulation pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall seek comments from consumer groups and representatives of the food industry that have been identified by the department as being affected by the proposed regulation.
Cal. PUC § 22014 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 22014
Section 22014
Status: in_force

“Bond election” means an election provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 22731) of Chapter 5.