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Cal. FGC § 1672 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 1672
Section 1672
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a restoration management permit to authorize take, possession, import, or export of any species or subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant in association with a qualifying restoration project and to authorize any impacts to fish and wildlife resources as a result of activities otherwise subject to Section 1602, all pursuant to terms and conditions determined by the department.

(b) The department may authorize the take, possession, import, or export of any endangered species, threatened species, or candidate species designated pursuant to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 for management or propagation purposes, including scientific or educational purposes related to management or propagation, through a restoration management permit for a qualifying restoration project.

(c) The department may authorize the take, possession, import, or export of any fully protected bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or fish designated pursuant to Section 3511, 4700, 5050, or 5515 for management or propagation purposes, including scientific or educational purposes related to management or propagation, through a restoration management permit for a qualifying restoration project. The take, possession, import, or export of any fully protected bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or fish that is authorized through a restoration management permit for a qualifying restoration project shall not be subject to Section 3511, 4700, 5050, or 5515.

(d) The department may authorize the take, possession, import, or export of any plant species designated as rare pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1900) for management or propagation purposes, including scientific or educational purposes related to management or propagation, through a restoration management permit for a qualifying restoration project.

(e) The department may authorize the take, possession, import, or export of any fish, amphibian, reptile, mammal, bird, or the nests or eggs thereof, or any other form of plant or animal life not subject to subdivisions (b) through (d), inclusive, for management or propagation purposes, including scientific or educational purposes related to management or propagation, through a restoration management permit for a qualifying restoration project.

(f) If a qualifying restoration project includes the substantial diversion or obstruction of the natural flow of, or substantial change or use of any material from the bed, channel, or bank of, any river, stream, or lake and the department determines the activity may substantially adversely affect an existing fish or wildlife resource, the department may authorize those activities through a restoration management permit. The department shall include reasonable measures necessary to protect that resource in the restoration management permit for the qualifying restoration project.
Cal. PRC § 14100 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 14100
Section 14100
Status: in_force

Unless context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
Cal. LAB § 6392 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 6392
Section 6392
Status: in_force

Provision of a federal Material Safety Data Sheet or equivalent shall constitute prima facie proof of compliance with Section 6390.
Cal. HSC § 50495 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.9 / Section 50495
Section 50495
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) “Housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code).

(c) “Housing navigation services” means services that assist program participants with locating, applying for, and moving into permanent housing.

(d) “Inspection wait time” means the period of time between the tenancy approval by the housing authority and the completion of the housing quality standard, or another similar, inspection.

(e) “Payment standard” means the maximum monthly assistance payment for a family assisted in the voucher program before deducting the total tenant payment by the family, as defined by Section 982.4 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(f) “Search time” means the initial period of time during which the public housing authority allows a family to find housing with a voucher.

(g) “Success rate” means the percentage of new voucher families that successfully leased a qualifying unit.
Cal. WAT § 8623 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 8623
Section 8623
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12800) of Part 6 of Division 6, the board may plan, design, and construct flood relief structures or weirs and other structures or facilities essential for their proper functioning in the vicinity of the Sacramento River between Big Chico Creek and the north boundary of Glenn County Levee District No. 3, as needed to assure proper division of flood flows between the river and adjacent overflow areas and to preserve the integrity of the Sacramento River Flood Control Project. No revetment of the river bank may be installed pursuant to this section except to the extent necessary to assure the proper division of flood flows as described in this section. If any revetment is required under this section, it shall be accomplished by the palisades method, unless the department finds that method is not feasible.
Cal. PCC § 5103 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5103
Section 5103
Status: in_force

The bidder shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that:

(a) A mistake was made.

(b) He or she gave the public entity written notice within five working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, after the opening of the bids of the mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred.

(c) The mistake made the bid materially different than he or she intended it to be.

(d) The mistake was made in filling out the bid and not due to error in judgment or to carelessness in inspecting the site of the work, or in reading the plans or specifications.
Cal. HSC § 78605 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 78605
Section 78605
Status: in_force

(a) During the term of the prequalified list, as specific projects are identified by the department as being eligible for contracting under the procedures adopted pursuant to Section 78610, the department shall contact the highest ranked firm on the appropriate prequalified list to determine if that firm has sufficient staff and is available for performance of the project. If the highest ranked firm is not available, the department shall continue to contact firms on the prequalified list in order of rank until a firm that is available is identified.

(b) The department may enter into a contract for the services with a firm identified pursuant to subdivision (a), if the contract is for a total price that the department determines is fair and reasonable to the department and otherwise conforms to all matters and terms previously identified and established upon participation in the prequalified list.

(c) (1) If the department is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with a firm identified pursuant to subdivision (b), the department shall terminate the negotiations with that firm and the department shall undertake negotiations with the next ranked firm that is available for performance. If a satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated with the second identified firm, the department shall terminate these negotiations and the department shall continue the negotiation process with the remaining qualified firms, in order of their ranking, until the department negotiates a satisfactory contract.

(2) The department may award a contract to a firm on a prequalified list that is to be executed, including amendments, for a term that extends beyond the expiration date of that firm’s tenure on the prequalified list.

(3) If the department is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with a firm on two separate occasions, the department may remove that firm from the prequalified list.

(d) Once a satisfactory contract is negotiated and awarded to a firm from any prequalified list for a generic project category involving a site or facility investigation or characterization, a feasibility study, or a remedial design, for a specific response action or corrective action, including, but not limited to, a corrective action carried out pursuant to Section 25200.10, the department shall not enter into a contract with that firm for purposes of construction or implementation of any part of that same response action or corrective action.
Cal. FGC § 1369 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3.5 / Section 1369
Section 1369
Status: in_force

A city or county planning department may utilize a grant awarded for the purposes of this article to consult with a citizen advisory committee and appropriate natural resource specialists in order to report publicly to the city council or the board of supervisors on the status of the city’s or county’s oak woodlands. Each city or county planning department that receives a grant for the purposes of this article shall report to the city council or to the board of supervisors of the county, as appropriate, on the use of those grant funds within one year from the date the grant is received.
Cal. WIC § 10955 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 10955
Section 10955
Status: in_force

The hearing shall be conducted in an impartial and informal manner in order to encourage free and open discussion by participants. All testimony shall be submitted under oath or affirmation. The person conducting the hearing shall not be bound by rules of procedure or evidence applicable in judicial proceedings. At the hearing the applicant or recipient may appear in person with counsel of his own choosing, or in person and without such counsel.
Cal. RTC § 19376 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 19376
Section 19376
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of collecting taxes, interest, additions to tax, and penalties, the Franchise Tax Board may enter into agreement with one or more private persons, companies, associations, or corporations providing debt collection services outside this state with respect to the collection of taxes, interest, additions to tax, and penalties. That agreement may provide, at the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the rate of payment and the manner in which compensation for services shall be paid. The compensation may be added to the amount of the tax, interest, additions to tax, and penalties, and collected as a part thereof, by the contractor from the tax debtor. The Franchise Tax Board shall provide the necessary information for the contractor to fulfill its obligation under this agreement.

(b) At the discretion of the Franchise Tax Board, the contractor may, as part of the collection process, refer the tax debt for litigation by its legal representatives in the name of the Franchise Tax Board.
Cal. BPC § 8752 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 4 / Section 8752
Section 8752
Status: in_force

An unrevoked, unsuspended and unexpired license, or renewal certificate, issued by the board is presumptive evidence in all courts and places that the person named is legally licensed under this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 8024.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8024.4
Section 8024.4
Status: in_force

A revoked certificate is subject to expiration as provided in this article, but it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the holder of the certificate, as a condition precedent to its reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated, plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.

The certificate shall not be renewed if the certificate holder has failed to pay monetary sanctions identified in subdivision (g) of Section 8025.
Cal. WAT § 36457.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 36457.2
Section 36457.2
Status: in_force

The board may provide that the work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer of work, that the materials used shall comply with his specifications and be to his satisfaction, and that he shall make and sign the assessment.
Cal. WIC § 7500 — California Code / Code wic / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 7500
Section 7500
Status: in_force

There is established in the state, Porterville Developmental Center, in Tulare County, a state hospital for the care and treatment of persons with developmental disabilities.
Cal. WIC § 9304.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9304.5
Section 9304.5
Status: in_force

(a) The California Senior Legislature shall enter into a mutually agreed-upon interagency agreement with a state entity to carry out administrative duties related to its program.

(b) The California Senior Legislature shall identify the state entity for purposes of subdivision (a) by May 1, 2005, in order to meet the budget proposal cycle to achieve a transition of responsibilities in the 2006–07 fiscal year.

(c) This section does not preclude the California Senior Legislature from entering into mutually agreed-upon interagency agreements for any subsequent fiscal year.
Cal. BPC § 2841 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 1 / Section 2841
Section 2841
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the Department of Consumer Affairs a Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California, which consists of 11 members.

(b) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. SHC § 184 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 184
Section 184
Status: in_force

The department shall set up and keep the accounts necessary to show all expenditures from the State Highway Account for the several purposes authorized or required by this article, and shall make and keep on file in the office of the department an annual statement showing all expenditures from the account.
Cal. HSC § 104319 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 104319
Section 104319
Status: in_force

The department shall monitor the clinical and public interventions required by this chapter, and shall report successful and unsuccessful interventions in clinical and public health practice.
Cal. HSC § 1797.224 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1797.224
Section 1797.224
Status: in_force

A local EMS agency may create one or more exclusive operating areas in the development of a local plan, if a competitive process is utilized to select the provider or providers of the services pursuant to the plan. No competitive process is required if the local EMS agency develops or implements a local plan that continues the use of existing providers operating within a local EMS area in the manner and scope in which the services have been provided without interruption since January 1, 1981. A local EMS agency which elects to create one or more exclusive operating areas in the development of a local plan shall develop and submit for approval to the authority, as part of the local EMS plan, its competitive process for selecting providers and determining the scope of their operations. This plan shall include provisions for a competitive process held at periodic intervals. Nothing in this section supersedes Section 1797.201.
Cal. WAT § 23582 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 23582
Section 23582
Status: in_force

The board may, after the hearing, order the distribution district dissolved.
Cal. INS § 742.42 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.7 / Section 742.42
Section 742.42
Status: in_force

The provisions of this code governing domestic incorporated insurers, their business, and their contracts shall, so far as applicable and not inconsistent, govern multiple employer welfare arrangements subject to this article and the business and contracts of these multiple employer welfare arrangements, except that these multiple employer welfare arrangements, their business, and their contracts shall not be subject to Article 14.7 (commencing with Section 1067) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any provision of this code is applicable to multiple employer welfare arrangements.
Cal. PUC § 1405 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1405
Section 1405
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of the petition the commission shall make its order to show cause. The order shall specify the nature of the proceeding, contain a general description of the lands, property, and rights which petitioner desires to acquire by condemnation or otherwise, and direct the owners and claimants named in the petition, who shall also be named in the order, to appear before the commission at a time and place specified in the order, to show cause, if any they have, why the commission should not proceed to hear the petition and to fix the just compensation to be paid for the lands, property, and rights.

The order shall direct the executive director of the commission to serve or cause to be served upon each owner and claimant a copy of the order certified under the seal of the commission to which shall be attached a copy of the petition.
Cal. LAB § 2675.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 2675.5
Section 2675.5
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall deposit seventy-five dollars ($75) of each registrant’s annual registration fee, required pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 2675, into one separate account. Funds from the separate account shall be disbursed by the commissioner only to persons determined by the commissioner to have been damaged by the failure to pay wages and benefits by any garment manufacturer, brand guarantor, or contractor.

(1) In making these determinations, the Labor Commissioner shall disburse amounts from the fund to ensure the payment of wages and benefits, interest, and any damages or other monetary relief arising from the violation of orders of the Industrial Welfare Commission or from a violation of this code, including statutory penalties recoverable by an employee, determined to be due to a garment worker by a registered or unregistered garment business.

(2) A disbursement shall be made pursuant to a claim for recovery from the fund in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Labor Commissioner.

(3) Any disbursed funds subsequently recovered by the Labor Commissioner, pursuant to an assignment of the claim to the commissioner for recovery, including recovery from a surety under a bond pursuant to Section 2675, or otherwise recovered by the Labor Commissioner from a liable party, shall be returned to the separate account.

(b) The remainder of each registrant’s annual registration fee not deposited into the special account pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in a subaccount and applied to costs incurred by the commissioner in administering the provisions of Section 2673.1, Section 2675, and this section, upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Cal. SHC § 9230 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 9230
Section 9230
Status: in_force

Unmatured installments, interest, and penalties on unpaid reassessments shall not be deemed to be within the terms of any general warranty of title as to any parcel against which a reassessment is made.
Cal. INS § 706 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 706
Section 706
Status: in_force

Prior to admission each insurer shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of its last annual statement or a verified financial statement exhibiting its condition and affairs.
Cal. BPC § 17533.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17533.8
Section 17533.8
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to offer, by mail, by telephone, in person, or by any other means or in any other form, including over the Internet, a prize or gift, with the intent to offer a sales presentation, without disclosing at the time of the offer of the prize or gift, in a clear and unequivocal manner, the intent to offer that sales presentation.

(b) This section shall not apply to the publisher of any newspaper, periodical, or other publication, or any radio or television broadcaster, or the owner or operator of any cable, satellite, or other medium of communications who broadcasts or publishes, including over the Internet, an advertisement or offer in good faith, without knowledge of its violation of subdivision (a).
Cal. VEH § 35702 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 35702
Section 35702
Status: in_force

No ordinance proposed under Section 35701 is effective with respect to any highway which is not under the exclusive jurisdiction of the local authority enacting the ordinance, or, in the case of any state highway, until the ordinance has been submitted by the governing body of the local authority to, and approved in writing by, the Department of Transportation. In submitting a proposed ordinance to the department for approval, the governing body of the local authority shall designate therein, an alternate route for the use of vehicles, which route shall remain unrestricted by any local regulation as to weight limits or types of vehicles so long as the ordinance proposed shall remain in effect. The approval of the proposed ordinance by the Department of Transportation shall constitute an approval by it of the alternate route so designated.
Cal. WAT § 185 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 185
Section 185
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its affairs in conformity, as nearly as practicable, with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. LAB § 7680 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 7680
Section 7680
Status: in_force

No tank or boiler shall be operated unless a permit for its operation has been issued by or in behalf of the division.
Cal. FAC § 77975 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 5 / Section 77975
Section 77975
Status: in_force

If the director finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 77971, the director shall certify and declare this chapter inoperative. The director may conduct another implementation referendum vote one or more years after the previous vote has been taken.
Cal. FAC § 5555 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 5555
Section 5555
Status: in_force

If, after service of the notice pursuant to Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 5561) the nuisance is not abated within the time prescribed in the notice or such time as may be mutually agreed upon by the commissioner and the record owner or person having charge or possession of the property, the commissioner shall proceed under the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 5571).