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Cal. ELEC § 9005 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9005
Section 9005
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General, in preparing a circulating title and summary for a proposed initiative measure, shall, in boldface print, include in the circulating title and summary either the estimate of the amount of any increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the state or local government, or an opinion as to whether or not a substantial net change in state or local finances would result if the proposed initiative is adopted.

(b) The estimate as required by this section shall be made jointly by the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst, who shall deliver the estimate to the Attorney General so that he or she may include the estimate in the circulating title and summary prepared by him or her.

(c) The estimate shall be delivered to the Attorney General within 50 days of the date of receipt of the proposed initiative measure by the Attorney General, unless, in the opinion of both the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst, a reasonable estimate of the net impact of the proposed initiative measure cannot be prepared within the 50-day period. In the latter case, the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst shall, within the 50-day period, give the Attorney General their opinion as to whether or not a substantial net change in state or local finances would result if the proposed initiative measure is adopted.

(d) A statement of fiscal impact prepared by the Legislative Analyst pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12172 of the Government Code may be used by the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst in the preparation of the fiscal estimate or the opinion.
Cal. SHC § 11307 — California Code / Code shc / Division 13 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 11307
Section 11307
Status: in_force

If assessments are to be levied as contemplated by Section 11202, then the notice, protest, and hearing procedures shall comply with Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 2876 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 3 / Section 2876
Section 2876
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall discipline the holder of any license, whose default has been entered or who has been heard by the board and found guilty, by any of the following methods:

(1) Suspending judgment.

(2) Placing the licensee on probation.

(3) Suspending the licensee’s right to practice vocational nursing for a period not exceeding one year.

(4) Revoking the licensee’s license.

(5) Taking such other action in relation to disciplining the licensee as the board in its discretion may deem proper.

(b) The board shall delegate to its executive office the authority to adopt a decision entered by default and a stipulation for surrender of a license.
Cal. SHC § 9477 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 9477
Section 9477
Status: in_force

No bond, coupon, assessment, or installment thereof or of the interest or penalties thereon, and no certificate of sale or deed shall be held invalid for error in the computation of the proper amount due on it if the error be found to be comparatively negligible or be found to be in favor of the owner of real property affected thereby.
Cal. ELEC § 2168 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2168
Section 2168
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a statewide system to facilitate the reporting of election results and voter and candidate information, and to otherwise administer and enhance election administration.
Cal. WIC § 18474 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 18474
Section 18474
Status: in_force

Relief may be granted in cash or in kind, but relief may be granted in kind only after the method has been approved by the department.
Cal. HSC § 44265 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 44265
Section 44265
Status: in_force

(a)  The grant program described in this chapter may be administered by a local air management district or air pollution control district on a voluntary basis.

(b)  Any district that voluntarily administers this grant program is authorized to provide grants from its own funding sources in an amount of five hundred dollars ($500) to one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more per year for each qualified zero-emission vehicle registered within the boundaries of its territorial jurisdiction.
Cal. BPC § 10080.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 10080.5
Section 10080.5
Status: in_force

In the event the commissioner employs the services of an agency engaged in the business of furnishing credit reports, such agency shall have been engaged in such business continuously in this State for a period of not less than five years prior to the time of such employment.
Cal. VEH § 11214 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 11214
Section 11214
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this chapter, the department may audit, inspect, and monitor, all licensed traffic violator schools.

(b) The department may annually audit the records of a licensee. Auditing includes, but is not limited to, the review and examination of business records, class records when applicable, business practices, and the content of the program of instruction set forth in the lesson plan or curriculum of a licensee.

(c) Inspecting includes, but is not limited to, the review of the business office, branch office, and applicable classroom facilities of a licensee.

(d) Monitoring includes the onsite review of the actual presentation of the program of traffic safety instruction provided in a classroom mode of instruction.
Cal. SHC § 5108.4 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 5108.4
Section 5108.4
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 5108.3, the legislative body may delay the collection of the assessments imposed by Section 5108.3 until the time an assessment district is created pursuant to Section 5180 to pay the costs of a water supply system project, or a sanitary sewer and facilities project, where the costs of proposed improvements for such a project have been approved pursuant to Section 5108.3.
Cal. FAC § 10007 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 10007
Section 10007
Status: in_force

Cattle moving into a tuberculosis control area must meet the requirements specified by the State Veterinarian.
Cal. HSC § 51526 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 51526
Section 51526
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall, on or before January 10, 2023, and annually thereafter, furnish a report to the Legislature providing details of program implementation, including, but not be limited to, the number of loans made and the characteristics of the borrowers.

(b) The report required by this section shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. WAT § 1051 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1051
Section 1051
Status: in_force

(a) The board for the purpose of this division may:

(1) Investigate all streams, stream systems, portions of stream systems, lakes, or other bodies of water.

(2) Take testimony in regard to the rights to water or the use of water thereon or therein.

(3) Investigate and ascertain whether or not water heretofore filed upon or any claimed riparian or appropriative right is valid under the laws of this state.

(b) (1) In furtherance of an investigation authorized pursuant to this section, the board may issue an information order, as executed by the executive director of the board.

(2) The information order may be issued to a water right holder or claimant to provide the following information related to a diversion and use of water:

(A) Information required to be reported pursuant to Part 5.1 (commencing with Section 5100).

(B) Information concerning the basis of the water right claimed.

(C) Information related to the patent date claimed for the place of use, if the claimed right is a riparian right.

(D) Information concerning the notice date of the appropriation and the date of actual delivery of water to beneficial use.

(E) Information concerning prior diversions and use, including direct diversions and diversions to storage.

(3) (A) The information order may be issued to a diverter or user of water to provide information concerning that diverter’s prior diversion or use, including direct diversions and diversions to storage, or identification of the person or holder claiming the right under which the water was diverted or used.

(B) Information obtained under this paragraph from a diverter or user who is not the water right holder or claimant shall not be binding on, or treated as an admission by, the water right holder or claimant.

(c) The burden of any order issued under subdivision (b), including costs, shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for the requested information and the benefits to be obtained from the board receiving that information. In making a request, the board shall do both of the following:

(1) Provide the person to whom the request is directed with a written explanation with regard to the need for the information.

(2) Identify the evidence that supports requiring that person to provide the information.

(d) A diversion or use of water ascertained to be unauthorized may be enforced as a trespass under Section 1052, following notice and opportunity for hearing as required under Section 1052, Section 1055, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 1831) of Chapter 12 of Part 2.

(e) Nothing in this section shall limit any authority held by the board under this code or any other provision of law.
Cal. HSC § 25150.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 5 / Section 25150.4
Section 25150.4
Status: in_force

Not later than July 1, 1994, the administrator for oil spill response in the Department of Fish and Game and the Director of Toxic Substances Control shall jointly develop a preincident process for the handling and transport of materials used or recovered during an oil spill response. The preincident process shall ensure, through advance approvals or other suitable advance procedures, that materials can be expeditiously removed from cleanup areas consistent with existing law. The process shall provide for, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a)  Transport of materials to destinations where they may be utilized in the manufacture of petroleum or other products.

(b)  Transport of materials to locations which have already been permitted for hazardous waste storage, treatment, transfer, resource recovery, or disposal so that material categorization and destination can be expeditiously determined.

(c)  Transport of recyclable materials to appropriate locations in a timely manner.

(d)  Preapproved procedures for the temporary storage of materials.
Cal. HSC § 2000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 2000
Section 2000
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law.
Cal. WAT § 11818 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 11818
Section 11818
Status: in_force

The revenue fund shall at all times be kept segregated and set apart from all other funds.
Cal. PUC § 13575.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 5.5 / Section 13575.7
Section 13575.7
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after service of a copy of a decision and order issued by the board pursuant to Section 13575.5, any aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for writ of mandate for review thereof. Failure to file a petition shall not preclude a party from challenging the reasonableness and validity of a decision or order of a hearing officer or the board in any judicial proceedings brought to enforce that decision or order or for other civil remedies.

(b) The evidence before the court shall consist of the record before the board, including the hearing officer’s record, and any other relevant evidence which, in the judgment of the court, should be considered to effectuate and implement the policies of this division. In every such case, the court shall exercise its independent judgment on the evidence.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, subdivisions (e) and (f) of Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall govern proceedings pursuant to this section.
Cal. PUC § 130540 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 130540
Section 130540
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter do not constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any other public agency, other than the commission, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or of any other public agency, other than the commission, but shall be payable solely from the funds provided therefor. All the bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to the following effect:

“Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California or any public agency, other than the Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, this bond.”

(b) The issuance of bonds under this chapter does not in any manner obligate the state or any other public agency thereof to levy, or to pledge any form of, taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment.
Cal. WAT § 79164 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 79164
Section 79164
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make grants to local agencies, under any terms and conditions that may be determined necessary by the department, for the purpose of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for a loan under Section 79163.

(b) No single feasibility study shall be eligible to receive more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be expended for the purposes of financing feasibility studies.

(c) A grant for a feasibility study shall not affect the maximum amount of any loan that may be made under this article.
Cal. WIC § 14132.171 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 14132.171
Section 14132.171
Status: in_force

(a) (1) An annual cognitive health assessment for Medi-Cal beneficiaries who are 65 years of age or older is a covered benefit if they are otherwise ineligible for a similar assessment as part of an annual wellness visit under the Medicare Program. Subject to paragraph (3), the department shall provide reimbursement to a Medi-Cal provider who renders this service.

(2) The payment for the cognitive health assessment developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall only be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes.

(3) (A) A Medi-Cal provider shall only be eligible to receive the payment for the benefit specified in paragraph (1) if the provider conducts the cognitive health assessment using validated tools, as recommended by the department.

(B) (i) The department shall determine the cognitive health assessment validated tools, as described in subparagraph (A), in consultation with the State Department of Public Health’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program (Article 4 (commencing with Section 125275) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code), that program’s 10 California Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, representatives of primary care physician specialties, including, but not limited to, family medicine, and the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Advisory Committee of the California Health and Human Services Agency (Chapter 3.1 (commencing with Section 1568.15) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code).

(ii) With respect to the validated tools, the department shall select multiple tools. To improve overall accessibility of these tools and minimize access barriers, at least one of those tools shall not carry any restrictions on copyright or trademark.

(b) An annual cognitive health assessment shall identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, consistent with the standards for detecting cognitive impairment under the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the recommendations by the American Academy of Neurology.

(c) By January 1, 2024, the department shall do both of the following:

(1) Consolidate and analyze the data on the administration of the cognitive health assessment in the Medi-Cal managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems.

(2) Post information on the utilization of, and payment for, this benefit on its internet website.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement this section, in whole or in part, by means of all-plan letters, provider bulletins, or similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action.

(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent any necessary federal approvals are obtained and federal financial participation is available.
Cal. HSC § 18934.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 18934.8
Section 18934.8
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to subdivision (b), the commission may adopt amendments to the California Building Standards Code provided that they are substantially the same as model code amendments which were adopted on an emergency basis by the code publishers, if the sections being amended are not under the authority of a state agency.

(b) The commission may consider adoption of emergency amendments made to the model codes in an expedited rulemaking process outside the 18-month code adoption cycle set forth in Section 18929.1. If a model code organization adopts emergency amendments, the commission may adopt those amendments 120 days after the organization’s adoption of those amendments. This rulemaking process shall be completed within 180 days from the date the amendments were adopted by the model code organization. The commission shall ensure that the rulemaking process includes all of the following:

(1) Adequate public participation in the development of building standards prior to submittal to the commission for adoption and approval.

(2) Adequate written notice to the public of the compiled building standards and the written justification therefor.

(3) Adequate technical review of proposed building standards and accompanying justification by advisory bodies appointed by the commission.

(4) Adequate time for review of recommendations by advisory bodies prior to action by the commission.

(c) Amendments to the California Building Standards Code adopted pursuant to this section shall take effect 60 days from the date on which they are adopted by the commission.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit amendments to the California Building Standards Code that decrease the level of disabled access provided.
Cal. PUC § 103500 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 103500
Section 103500
Status: in_force

Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, or repair of any or all improvements, works, property or facilities, authorized by this part or necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the powers of the district, or for any other purpose authorized by this part, it shall, by ordinance, adopted by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the board, so declare and call an election to be held in the district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof the proposition of incurring indebtedness by the issuance of bonds of the district; provided the total amount of bonds issued and outstanding pursuant to this article shall not exceed 15 percent of the assessed value of the taxable property of the district as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county. The ordinance shall state:

(a) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs incidental to or connected with the accomplishment of such purposes, including, without limitation, engineering, inspection, legal, fiscal agents, financial consultant and other fees, bond and other reserve funds, working capital, bond interest estimated to accrue during the construction period and for a period not to exceed three years thereafter, and expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of the bonds.

(b) The estimated cost of accomplishing such purposes.

(c) The amount of the principal of the indebtedness.

(d) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run before maturity, which shall not exceed 50 years from the date thereof or the date of each series thereof.

(e) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not exceed 7 percent per annum.

(f) The proposition to be submitted to the voters, which may include one or more purposes.

(g) The date of the election.

(h) The manner of holding the election and the procedure for voting for or against the measure.

(i) The ordinance may also contain, a statement that the transaction and use tax imposed pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 103350) of Chapter 5, or a stated portion thereof, shall be levied, or continued to be levied, and used to the extent required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as they become due, to provide for any sinking fund payments required therefor, or to create or maintain any reserve fund required therefor.

(j) The ordinance may also contain any other matters authorized by this part or any other law.
Cal. LAB § 220 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 220
Section 220
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 201.3, 201.5, 201.6, 201.7, 201.8, 203.1, 203.5, 204, 204a, 204b, 204c, 204.1, 205, and 205.5 do not apply to the payment of wages of employees directly employed by the State of California. Except as provided in subdivision (b), all other employment is subject to these provisions.

(b) Sections 200 to 211, inclusive, and Sections 215 to 219, inclusive, do not apply to the payment of wages of employees directly employed by any county, incorporated city, or town or other municipal corporation. All other employments are subject to these provisions.
Cal. RTC § 2704 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 2704
Section 2704
Status: in_force

All taxes due November 1, if unpaid, are delinquent at 5 p.m., or the close of business, whichever is later, on December 10, and thereafter a delinquent penalty of 10 percent attaches to them.
Cal. GOV § 2 — California Code / Code gov / Section 2
Section 2
Status: in_force

The provisions of this code in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.