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Cal. PROB § 681 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 681
Section 681
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), property covered by a special power of appointment is not subject to the claims of creditors of the powerholder or of the powerholder’s estate or to the expenses of the administration of the powerholder’s estate.

(b) Property subject to a special power of appointment shall be subject to the claims of creditors of the powerholder or of the powerholder’s estate or the expenses of administration of the powerholder’s estate under either of the following circumstances:

(1) To the extent that the powerholder owned the property and, reserving the special power, transferred the property in violation of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3439) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Civil Code).

(2) If the initial gift in default of the exercise of the power is to the powerholder or the powerholder’s estate.
Cal. PROB § 16007 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 16007
Section 16007
Status: in_force

The trustee has a duty to make the trust property productive under the circumstances and in furtherance of the purposes of the trust.
Cal. FGC § 5509 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5509
Section 5509
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to possess on any boat or to bring ashore any fish in such a condition that the species cannot be determined, except as otherwise provided in this code or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The commission, subject to the provisions of Section 5508, may adopt regulations whereby fish taken by persons fishing from a vessel licensed pursuant to Section 7920 may be brought ashore in such a condition that the species cannot be determined.
Cal. WIC § 5302 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 5302
Section 5302
Status: in_force

At the time of filing of a petition for postcertification treatment the court shall advise the person named in the petition of his right to be represented by an attorney and of his right to demand a jury trial. The court shall assist him in finding an attorney, or, if need be, appoint an attorney if the person is unable to obtain counsel. The court shall appoint the public defender or other attorney to represent the person named in the petition if the person is financially unable to provide his own attorney. The attorney shall advise the person of his rights in relation to the proceeding and shall represent him before the court.
Cal. WAT § 71540 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 71540
Section 71540
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.
Cal. SHC § 5896.16 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 28 / Section 5896.16
Section 5896.16
Status: in_force

The clerk shall mail a notice to each owner of a lot or parcel of land within the assessment district advising him of the provisions of Sections 5896.14 and 5896.15 and stating that unless such owner complies with the requirements of such sections all buildings, structures and improvements located upon the lot or parcel will be subject to disconnection from the electric or communication facilities providing service thereto. Such notice shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the date of commencement of construction and shall be mailed to the owners whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll used by the city or as known to the clerk.
Cal. VEH § 3076 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 3076
Section 3076
Status: in_force

(a) All claims made by a franchisee for payment under the terms of a franchisor incentive program shall be either approved or disapproved within 30 days after receipt by the franchisor. When a claim is disapproved, the franchisee who submits it shall be notified in writing of its disapproval within the required period, and each notice shall state the specific grounds upon which the disapproval is based. A claim not specifically disapproved in writing within 30 days from receipt shall be deemed approved on the 30th day. Following the disapproval of a claim, a franchisee shall have one year from receipt of the notice of disapproval in which to appeal the disapproval to the franchisor and file a protest with the board. All claims made by franchisees under this section shall be paid within 30 days following approval. Failure to approve or pay within the above specified time limits, in individual instances for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the franchisor, do not constitute a violation of this article.

(b) Audits of franchisee incentive records may be conducted by the franchisor on a reasonable basis, and for a period of 18 months after a claim is paid or credit issued. Franchisee claims for incentive program compensation shall not be disapproved except for good cause, such as ineligibility under the terms of the incentive program, lack of material documentation, or fraud. Any chargeback to a franchisee for incentive program compensation shall be made within 90 days of the completion of the audit. If a false claim was submitted by a franchisee with the intent to defraud the franchisor, a longer period for audit and any resulting chargeback may be permitted if the franchisor obtains an order from the board.
Cal. RTC § 194.9 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 194.9
Section 194.9
Status: in_force

Each eligible county may adopt an ordinance to permit the deferral of unpaid nondelinquent current fiscal year supplemental roll taxes on eligible property reassessed pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 75) of Part 0. 5 if the owner files with the assessor a claim for deferral on or before the next property tax installment payment date. Taxes deferred pursuant to this section shall be due on the last day of the month following the month in which the corrected bill is mailed or the delinquent date of the next installment of the original bill, whichever is later.
Cal. INS § 1764.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 1764.2
Section 1764.2
Status: in_force

No surplus line broker shall issue any evidence of insurance or cause or purport to cause any risk to be insured by a nonadmitted insurer or advise any home state insured or home state insured applicant for insurance that coverage has been or will be obtained from a nonadmitted insurer unless:

(a) The broker has prior written authority from the nonadmitted insurer to cause the risk to be insured;

(b) The broker has received advice in the ordinary course of business that the coverage has been obtained; or

(c) A policy of insurance covering the insured for the risk has actually been issued by the nonadmitted insurer and delivered to the insured or his or her representative.
Cal. HSC § 122226 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 122226
Section 122226
Status: in_force

A person, pet dealer, or business that sells a dog, cat, or rabbit to a purchaser located in California shall provide a written notice to the purchaser or recipient of the dog, cat, or rabbit that states all of the following:

(a) The original source of the dog, cat, or rabbit, including, but not limited to:

(1) The breeder.

(2) If applicable, the United States Department of Agriculture license number associated with the breeder.

(3) The state that the dog, cat, or rabbit was born in.

(4) If any of this information is unknown, the seller shall state that this information is unknown and shall provide any related information known by the seller, seller’s agents, or seller’s employees. The record shall contain a statement that the information is complete and true to the best of the seller’s knowledge.

(b) A record of inoculations and worming treatments administered, if any, to the dog, cat, or rabbit as of the time of sale, including dates of administration and the type of vaccine or worming treatment.

(c) A record of any veterinarian treatment or medication received by the dog, cat, or rabbit while in the possession of the person, pet dealer, or business and a statement, signed by the person, pet dealer, or business at the time of sale, containing the information required by paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 122050 relating to the dog, cat, or rabbit to be purchased.
Cal. BPC § 22454 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 20 / Section 22454
Section 22454
Status: in_force

(a) At least one person involved in the management of a professional photocopier shall be required to hold a current commission from the Secretary of State as a notary public in this state. If the notary commission is held by someone other than the registrant, written confirmation from the notary authorizing the use of their commission for this registration is required.

(b) The professional photocopier shall maintain a valid notary commission during the entire period that the professional photocopier’s certificate of registration is effective. The registrant shall notify the county clerk and provide an updated valid notary commission if the commission expires prior to the expiration of the certificate of registration.
Cal. PUC § 455.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 455.7
Section 455.7
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Large electrical corporation” has the same meaning as defined in Section 3280.

(2) “Large gas corporation” means a gas corporation with 250,000 or more customer accounts within the state.

(b) By January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, each large electrical corporation shall publish on its internet website, and provide to the commission, a visual representation of the cost categories included in residential electric rates for the succeeding calendar year that includes all of the following cost categories:

(1) Costs associated with electrical distribution grid infrastructure, not including costs associated specifically with wildfire mitigation.

(2) Costs associated with wildfire mitigation activities pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 8385) of Division 4.1.

(3) Costs associated with the electrical transmission infrastructure, separating transmission costs in the jurisdiction of the commission from those in the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(4) Costs due to energization, including pursuant to Article 14.5 (commencing with Section 931) of Chapter 4.

(5) Costs due to catastrophic events and emergencies.

(6) Costs due to net metering and net billing tariffs, including pursuant to Sections 2827 to 2827.10, inclusive.

(7) Costs due to commodity prices, including natural gas.

(8) Costs due to energy efficiency programs, including programs established pursuant to Sections 379.5, 381, 382, 399.4, and 399.8.

(9) Costs due to insurance, including self-insurance.

(10) Costs due to metering and billing.

(11) Costs due to taxes.

(12) Costs due to unrecovered arrearages.

(13) Any other cost categories, as determined by the commission.

(c) On or before January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, each large gas corporation shall publish on its internet website, and provide to the commission, a visual representation of the cost categories included in residential gas rates for the succeeding calendar year that includes all of the following cost categories:

(1) Costs associated with gas distribution grid infrastructure.

(2) Costs associated with gas transmission infrastructure, separating transmission costs in the jurisdiction of the commission from those in the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

(3) Costs due to catastrophic events and emergencies.

(4) Costs due to commodity prices, including natural gas.

(5) Costs due to energy efficiency programs, including programs established pursuant to Sections 379.5, 382, and 399.4.

(6) Costs due to insurance.

(7) Costs due to metering and billing.

(8) Costs due to taxes.

(9) Costs due to unrecovered arrearages.

(10) Any other cost categories, as determined by the commission.
Cal. PROB § 2544.5 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 2544.5
Section 2544.5
Status: in_force

Except as specifically limited by the court, subject to Section 2541, the guardian or conservator may sell mutual funds held without designation of a beneficiary without authorization, confirmation, or direction of the court. Section 2543 does not apply to sales under this section.
Cal. SHC § 71 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 71
Section 71
Status: in_force

The commission may alter or change the location of any State highway if in the opinion of the commission such alteration or change is for the best interest of the State.
Cal. INS § 11540 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 11540
Section 11540
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the inclusion in the plan of conversion of provisions under which the insurer’s officers, directors, employees, agents, and employee benefit plans for their benefit may be entitled, in accordance with reasonable classifications of those individuals and employee benefit plans as may be included in the plan, to purchase for cash, at the same price as offered to the public in the initial public offering, voting stock not purchased by members upon exercise of subscription rights. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prohibit the establishment of stock option, incentive, and share ownership plans customary for publicly traded companies in the same and similar industries. The plan may not permit those persons to acquire more than 25 percent of the voting stock issued pursuant to the plan for a mutual life insurer having assets in excess of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) or 35 percent for a mutual life insurer having assets of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) or less.

(b) For the conversion of a mutual property-casualty insurer, subdivision (f) of Section 11537 does not prohibit the inclusion in the conversion plan of provisions under which the individuals comprising the insurer’s management, employees and agents are entitled to purchase for cash, at the same price as offered to the insurer’s members, shares of stock not taken by members on the preemptive offering to members, in accordance with such reasonable classifications of such individuals as may be included in the plan. The plan may not provide for such individuals to acquire in excess of 25 percent of the shares of stock issued pursuant to the plan for a mutual insurer having assets in excess of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) or 35 percent for a mutual insurer having assets of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) or less.
Cal. INS § 5056 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 5056
Section 5056
Status: in_force

Such insurer shall have not less than seven, nor more than 11 directors, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum to do business.

The by-laws or the articles may provide or be amended to provide for either concurrent terms of one year for all directors or staggered terms of not more than five years. If provision is made for staggered terms, such terms shall, except for the first directors elected for staggered terms, be uniform for all directors and so arranged that as nearly equal a number of directors as is feasible shall be elected each year.

The directors shall be elected by ballot from the members of the insurer. They shall hold office for the terms for which they were elected, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
Cal. WAT § 31142.36 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9.3 / Section 31142.36
Section 31142.36
Status: in_force

If the public nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the district in the notice, the district may abate the public nuisance. Any entry upon private property by the district for this purpose shall be preceded by written notice to the record owner of the property stating the date and place of entry and that the purpose of entry is to abate the public nuisance. If the mailed notice is returned undelivered, the district shall post a copy of the notice at the proposed entry point of the property at least five days prior to entry. Thereafter, the district may take all actions necessary to abate the public nuisance.
Cal. CIV § 5565 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 5565
Section 5565
Status: in_force

The summary of the association’s reserves required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 5300 shall be based on the most recent review or study conducted pursuant to Section 5550, shall be based only on assets held in cash or cash equivalents, shall be printed in boldface type, and shall include all of the following:

(a) The current estimated replacement cost, estimated remaining life, and estimated useful life of each major component.

(b) As of the end of the fiscal year for which the study is prepared:

(1) The current estimate of the amount of cash reserves necessary to repair, replace, restore, or maintain the major components.

(2) The current amount of accumulated cash reserves actually set aside to repair, replace, restore, or maintain major components.

(3) If applicable, the amount of funds received from either a compensatory damage award or settlement to an association from any person for injuries to property, real or personal, arising out of any construction or design defects, and the expenditure or disposition of funds, including the amounts expended for the direct and indirect costs of repair of construction or design defects. These amounts shall be reported at the end of the fiscal year for which the study is prepared as separate line items under cash reserves pursuant to paragraph (2). Instead of complying with the requirements set forth in this paragraph, an association that is obligated to issue a review of its financial statement pursuant to Section 5305 may include in the review a statement containing all of the information required by this paragraph.

(c) The percentage that the amount determined for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) equals the amount determined for purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(d) The current deficiency in reserve funding expressed on a per unit basis. The figure shall be calculated by subtracting the amount determined for purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) from the amount determined for purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) and then dividing the result by the number of separate interests within the association, except that if assessments vary by the size or type of ownership interest, then the association shall calculate the current deficiency in a manner that reflects the variation.
Cal. PRC § 3308 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 3308
Section 3308
Status: in_force

If the waste of gas is found to be unreasonable, an order shall be made by the supervisor directing that the unreasonable waste of gas be discontinued or refrained from to the extent stated in the order. The sale or delivery of gas to another by a lessor, lessee, or operator shall be no defense, excuse, or reason for any lessor, lessee, or operator disobeying an order of the supervisor directing the discontinuance or curtailment of the production of the well or wells from which gas is being produced.
Cal. FAC § 66581 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 66581
Section 66581
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nine members of the commission, of which at least eight are handler members, constitute a quorum at any meeting for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of the commission. However, pending the appointment of initial members-at-large and the public representative, eight handler members constitute the quorum. Members-at-large who are handlers may be deemed handler members, if necessary, to fulfill the requirements of a quorum. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter or fixed by the commission, the vote of a majority of the commission members present at the meeting and constituting a quorum shall constitute the act of the commission.

(b) Ten members of the commission, of which at least nine are handler members, constitute a quorum during any period in which the commission is increased to 19 members pursuant to Section 66561. All other provisions of subdivision (a) otherwise apply to this subdivision.
Cal. RTC § 2243 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 2243
Section 2243
Status: in_force

The estimate required by Section 2242 shall be the amount estimated to be required during the first fiscal year of a bill’s operation in order to reimburse local agencies and school districts, pursuant to Section 2229 or 2230, for lost revenue mandated by the bill. In the event that the operative date of such a bill does not begin on July 1, the estimate shall also include the amount estimated to be required for reimbursement for the next following full fiscal year.
Cal. BPC § 22757.3.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 25 / Section 22757.3.3
Section 22757.3.3
Status: in_force

(a) A capture device manufacturer shall, with respect to any capture device the capture device manufacturer first produced for sale in the state on or after January 1, 2028, do both of the following:

(1) Provide a user with the option to include a latent disclosure in content captured by the capture device that conveys all of the following information:

(A) The name of the capture device manufacturer.

(B) The name and version number of the capture device that created or altered the content.

(C) The time and date of the content’s creation or alteration.

(2) Embed latent disclosures in content captured by the device by default.

(b) A capture device manufacturer shall comply with this section only to the extent technically feasible and compliant with widely adopted specifications adopted by an established standards-setting body.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2028.
Cal. WAT § 55376 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 55376
Section 55376
Status: in_force

The board shall, in the lease, reserve the right to use the leased distributing system, for the benefit of that portion of the district not annexed to or included in the municipal corporation, to the extent that the leased system is essential to the efficient operation of the balance of the system.
Cal. HSC § 101770 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 101770
Section 101770
Status: in_force

All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as provided in those parts, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable to those parts.
Cal. HSC § 1444.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 1444.6
Section 1444.6
Status: in_force

If a county hospital requests an ambulance to transfer a mental health patient who is unstable and has a history of being assaultive to another facility, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director of the hospital or a designee shall inform the ambulance personnel of the instability and potential assaultiveness of the mental health patient. The county hospital shall establish procedures as are necessary to assure that the notification required by this section is given in appropriate cases and to assure that these notifications are documented.