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Cal. WAT § 13627 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 13627
Section 13627
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 13625.1 and subdivision (b), a person who operates a wastewater treatment plant shall possess a valid, unexpired wastewater certificate of the appropriate grade.

(b) A person who operates a water recycling treatment plant may comply with subdivision (a) by possessing a valid, unexpired water treatment operator certificate of the appropriate grade.

(c) (1) All wastewater certificates shall be issued in accordance with regulations adopted by the state board. The state board shall develop and specify in its regulations the training necessary to qualify a person for a wastewater certificate for each type and class of plant. The state board may accept experience in lieu of qualification training.

(2) The state board shall evaluate opportunities for the following:

(A) Issuing a wastewater certificate by examination waiver to persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a wastewater treatment plant while serving in the United States military.

(B) Award experience and education credits to persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a wastewater treatment plant while serving in the United States military.

(3) The state board shall seek consultation with the United States Department of Defense in carrying out paragraph (2).

(4) If the state board identifies opportunities pursuant to paragraph (2), the state board shall, where appropriate, issue a wastewater certificate by examination waiver or award experience or education credits to persons who performed duties comparable to the duties of an operator at a wastewater treatment plant while serving in the United States military.

(d) The state board may refuse to grant, suspend, or revoke any wastewater certificate, or may place on probation or reprimand the certificate holder, upon any reasonable ground, including, but not limited to, all of the following reasons:

(1) Submitting false or misleading information on an application for a wastewater certificate or an examination for a wastewater certificate.

(2) The employment of fraud or deception in the course of operating the wastewater treatment plant.

(3) A wastewater certificate holder’s failure to use reasonable care or judgment in the operation of the plant.

(4) A wastewater certificate holder’s inability to perform operating duties properly.

(5) Willfully or negligently violating, or causing or allowing the violation of, waste discharge requirements or permits issued pursuant to the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) or this division.

(6) Engaging in dishonest conduct during an examination for a wastewater certificate.

(e) The state board shall conduct all proceedings for the refusal to grant a wastewater certificate, and suspension or revocation of a certificate pursuant to subdivision (d), in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to Section 185.
Cal. PCC § 22194 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.8 / Section 22194
Section 22194
Status: in_force

(a) All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(b) A business entity shall not be evaluated for selection or eligible for selection by the city unless the business entity provides an enforceable commitment to the city that the business entity and its subcontractors at every tier shall use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all construction work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1.

(c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply if one or more of the following requirements are met:

(1) The city has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind all contractors and subcontractors performing construction work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce, and the business entity agrees to be bound by that project labor agreement.

(2) The project or contract is being performed under the extension or renewal of a project labor agreement that was entered into by the city before January 1, 2025, which binds all contractors and subcontractors performing construction work to use a skilled and trained workforce.

(3) The business entity has entered into a project labor agreement that shall bind the entity and all of its subcontractors at every tier performing construction work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce.
Cal. WIC § 14612 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8.8 / Article 2 / Section 14612
Section 14612
Status: in_force

The Legislature further intends that the alternatives developed and tested pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be consistent with the following objectives:

(a) Providing reasonable access to all levels and types of hospital care by beneficiaries.

(b) Providing reasonable geographical access to hospital care by beneficiaries.

(c) Promoting efficiency and economy in the delivery of hospital care.

(d) Fairness to the contracting hospitals.
Cal. FAM § 9006 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 9006
Section 9006
Status: in_force

(a) If the petitioner moves to withdraw the adoption petition or to dismiss the proceeding, the court clerk shall immediately notify the probation officer, qualified court investigator, or county welfare department of the action, unless a home investigation was not required pursuant to Section 9000.5.

(b) If a birth parent has refused to give the required consent, the adoption petition shall be dismissed.
Cal. WAT § 31636.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 31636.5
Section 31636.5
Status: in_force

If any producer subject to a replenishment assessment, after notice has been given pursuant to Section 31634, shall fail to pay a replenishment assessment or installment thereof when due, such producer shall become liable to the district for interest at the rate of 1 percent per month on the delinquent amount.
Cal. BPC § 4044.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 4044.6
Section 4044.6
Status: in_force

(a) “Supervising pharmacy” means a licensed pharmacy located in this state that is owned and operated by a person or persons where the majority of the beneficial interest in, as well as the management and control, resides with at least one board-licensed pharmacist, as defined in Section 4036, that exclusively oversees the operations of a remote dispensing site pharmacy.

(b) A supervising pharmacy shall be exclusively responsible for the operation of the remote dispensing site pharmacy and its employees pursuant to Section 4131.
Cal. BPC § 4202.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 16 / Section 4202.6
Section 4202.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 480, the board may deny an application for licensure under this chapter if any of the following conditions apply:

(a) The applicant has been convicted of a crime or subjected to formal discipline that would be grounds for denial of a federal registration to distribute controlled substances.

(b) The applicant has been convicted of a crime involving fraud in violation of state or federal laws related to health care.

(c) The applicant has been convicted of a crime involving financial identify theft.
Cal. FAC § 55861.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 16 / Section 55861.5
Section 55861.5
Status: in_force

The fees provided by Section 55861 are maximum fees. The secretary may fix those fees at a lesser amount, and may adjust those fees from time to time, whenever the secretary finds that the funds needed to administer this chapter must be adjusted for the sustainability of the program.
Cal. HSC § 1799.55 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 1799.55
Section 1799.55
Status: in_force

Based upon evaluations of the EMS systems in the state and their coordination, the commission shall make recommendations for further development and future directions of the emergency medical services in the state.
Cal. WAT § 9120 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 9120
Section 9120
Status: in_force

[Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 25.   Effective January 1, 2008.   See identical section in the Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 368.]
(a) The department shall prepare and the board shall adopt a flood control system status report for the State Plan of Flood Control. This status report shall be updated periodically, as determined by the board. For the purposes of preparing the report, the department shall inspect the project levees and review available information to ascertain whether there are evident deficiencies.

(b) The status report shall include identification and description of each facility, an estimate of the risk of levee failure, a discussion of the inspection and review undertaken pursuant to subdivision (a), and appropriate recommendations regarding the levees and future work activities.

(c) On or before December 31, 2008, the board shall advise the Legislature, in writing, as to the board’s schedule of implementation of this section.

[Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 368, Sec. 7.   Effective January 1, 2008.]
(a) The department shall prepare and the board shall adopt a flood control system status report for the State Plan of Flood Control. This status report shall be updated periodically, as determined by the board. For the purposes of preparing the report, the department shall inspect the project levees and review available information to ascertain whether there are evident deficiencies.

(b) The status report shall include identification and description of each facility, an estimate of the risk of levee failure, a discussion of the inspection and review undertaken pursuant to subdivision (a), and appropriate recommendations regarding the levees and future work activities.

(c) On or before December 31, 2008, the board shall advise the Legislature, in writing, as to the board’s schedule of implementation of this section.
Cal. PRC § 32557 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 32557
Section 32557
Status: in_force

(a) The voting members of the board shall serve for two-year terms. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled within 60 days from its occurrence by the appointing authority.

(b) A person shall not continue as a member of the board if that person ceases to hold the office that qualifies that person for board membership. Upon the occurrence of that event, that person’s membership on the board shall automatically terminate.
Cal. FAC § 6293.8 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 6293.8
Section 6293.8
Status: in_force

The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.
Cal. FAC § 78901 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 5 / Section 78901
Section 78901
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of the effective date of this chapter, the secretary shall establish a list of producers and vintners in Mendocino County eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter. In establishing the list, the secretary may require that all producers and vintners in Mendocino County submit their names and mailing addresses.

(b) The secretary may also require that the information provided include the quantity of winegrapes, wine, or winegrape products produced by each producer and vintner or, in the alternative, may establish procedures for receiving the information at the time of the referendum vote specified in Section 78903. The request for information shall be in writing and shall be submitted to the secretary within 10 days following the receipt of the request.

(c) Any producer or vintner in Mendocino County whose name does not appear on the appropriate list may have his or her name placed on the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement identifying himself or herself as a producer or vintner. Failure to be on the list does not exempt the person from paying assessments, and does not invalidate any industry votes conducted pursuant to this chapter.

(d) Proponents and opponents of the commission may contact producers and vintners on the lists in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary if all expenses associated with those contacts are paid in advance.
Cal. PUC § 131285 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 131285
Section 131285
Status: in_force

Contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by the vote of two-thirds of the voting membership of the county transportation authority.
Cal. FAC § 75520 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 2 / Section 75520
Section 75520
Status: in_force

“Marketing year” means the period beginning July 1 of each year and extending through June 30 of the following year.
Cal. BPC § 23039.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 23039.5
Section 23039.5
Status: in_force

“Entertainment zone” means a zone created by a city, county, or city and county ordinance on or after January 1, 2025, that authorizes consumption of one or more types of alcoholic beverages on public streets, sidewalks, or public rights-of-way.
Cal. WAT § 31144.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9.7 / Section 31144.7
Section 31144.7
Status: in_force

In addition to the other powers provided by law, the Malaga County Water District, Fresno County, shall, within the boundaries of the district, have all of the following powers and shall promptly and effectively exercise those powers that are appropriate for improving water quality and supply, reducing the use of water, and preventing nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water:

(a) To carry on technical and other investigations, examinations, or tests, of all kinds, make measurements, collect data, and make analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to the water supply, use of water, water quality, nuisance, pollution, waste, and contamination of water, both within and without the district, including, but not limited to, those activities related to use of public, combined, or private septic and septic tank disposal systems.

(b) To regulate, prohibit, or control the discharge of pollutants, waste, or any other material into the district’s facilities by requiring dischargers to obtain a permit from the district prior to any discharge and by prohibiting the discharge of pollutants or other material which does or may cause a nuisance into the district’s facilities without first obtaining a permit from the district, but if a federal permit has been issued for the discharge, a permit may be issued by the district at no fee to the discharger; to require a fee to be collected prior to the issuance of a discharge permit, if the amount of the fee does not exceed the cost of issuing the permit; to require all permitholders to indemnify the district from any and all damages, penalties, or other expenses imposed on or required of the district by state or federal agencies due to any discharge by the permitholders into district facilities.

(c) To establish compliance with any federal, state, or local law, regulation, order, or rule relating to water pollution or the discharge of pollutants, waste, or any other material into the district’s facilities. For this purpose, any authorized representative of the district, upon presentation of his or her credentials or, if necessary under the circumstances, after obtaining an inspection warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, has the right of entry to any premises on which a water pollution, waste, or contamination source is located for the purpose of inspecting the source, including securing samples of discharges therefrom, or any records required to be maintained in connection therewith by federal, state, or local law, regulation, order, or rule.
Cal. RTC § 10755 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 10755
Section 10755
Status: in_force

Whenever, by reason of the assignment or reassignment of an expiration date by the Director of Motor Vehicles, the registration year for the vehicle is less than, or more than, 12 months, the fee for the vehicle shall be decreased or increased by one-twelfth of the annual fee for each month of such period less than, or in excess of, 12 months.
Cal. RTC § 2635.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2635.5
Section 2635.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the tax collector may apply any refund due a taxpayer, or the taxpayer’s agent, to any delinquent taxes due for the same property for which the same taxpayer, or his or her agent, is liable.
Cal. FAC § 57162 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 57162
Section 57162
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of any verified complaint which concerns a licensed dairy produce exchange, the director shall proceed to make a thorough investigation. In this connection, the director:

(a) May conduct hearings, of which all interested parties shall receive due notice, and may require written statements which set forth the views of any or all contending parties.

(b) Shall invite the cooperation and solicit the opinion of the Federal Trade Commission and the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cal. RTC § 282.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 282.5
Section 282.5
Status: in_force

If a taxpayer refuses to comply with a written demand made pursuant to Section 282, the exemption shall be disallowed and, if an exemption has previously been allowed, an assessment pursuant to Section 531.1 shall be made.
Cal. FAC § 54461 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 54461
Section 54461
Status: in_force

The willful violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each and every violation. This section does not apply to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 54451).
Cal. PUC § 15704 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 15704
Section 15704
Status: in_force

Each petition shall name or describe the territory within which the registered voters signing it reside. Every petition shall set forth the boundaries and name of the proposed district, which shall include the words “public utility district.” Every petition shall contain a prayer that a public utility district comprising all of the proposed territory, or any portions thereof as are designated in the petitions as essential to its formation, be incorporated pursuant to this division. Every registered voter signing a petition shall write his or her address opposite his or her signature.
Cal. BPC § 7071.6.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 7071.6.5
Section 7071.6.5
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require, as a condition precedent to the issuance, reissuance, reinstatement, reactivation, renewal, or continued valid use of a limited liability company license, that the applicant or licensee file or have on file a surety bond in the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(b) The bond required by this section shall be executed by an admitted surety in favor of the State of California, in a form acceptable to the registrar and filed with the registrar, electronically or otherwise, by the applicant or licensee.

(c) The bond required by this section shall be for the benefit of any employee damaged by his or her employer’s failure to pay wages, interest on wages, or fringe benefits and is intended to serve as an additional safeguard for workers employed by or contracted to work for a limited liability company.

(d) If an applicant or licensee subject to subdivision (a) is also a party to a collective bargaining agreement, the bond required by this section shall also cover, in addition to the coverage described in subdivision (c), welfare fund contributions, pension fund contributions, and apprentice program contributions.

(e) The bond required by this section shall not be applicable to a licensee whose license has been inactivated on the official records of the board during the period the license is inactive.
Cal. PRC § 42961.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 42961.1
Section 42961.1
Status: in_force

A hearing required under this chapter shall be conducted by the director in accordance with the informal hearing requirements specified in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, but the department may initially file a hearing pursuant to, or convert a hearing to be conducted pursuant to, the formal hearing requirements specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 16508.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 16508.2
Section 16508.2
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to establish additional alternatives to foster care placements. Therapeutic day services is an alternative which has been shown in other states to be effective in reunifying families, and in avoiding or shortening the time the children must stay in foster care, and in reunifying placed children with their families. It has also been found to be significantly less expensive than foster care.
Cal. PROB § 8481 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 8481
Section 8481
Status: in_force

(a) A bond is not required in either of the following cases:

(1) The will waives the requirement of a bond.

(2) All beneficiaries waive in writing the requirement of a bond and the written waivers are attached to the petition for appointment of a personal representative. This paragraph does not apply if the will requires a bond.

(b) Notwithstanding the waiver of a bond by a will or by all the beneficiaries, on petition of any interested person or on its own motion, the court may for good cause require that a bond be given, either before or after issuance of letters.
Cal. HSC § 25210.10 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.02 / Section 25210.10
Section 25210.10
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, “general purpose lights” means lamps, bulbs, tubes, or other electric devices that provide functional illumination for indoor residential, indoor commercial, and outdoor use.

(b) General purpose lights do not include any of the following specialty lighting: appliance, black light, bug, colored, infrared, left-hand thread, marine, marine signal service, mine service, plant light, reflector, rough service, shatter resistant, sign service, silver bowl, showcase, three-way, traffic signal, and vibration service or vibration resistant.

(c) General purpose lights do not include lights needed to provide special-needs lighting for individuals with exceptional needs.