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Cal. BPC § 17539.35 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17539.35
Section 17539.35
Status: in_force

No person shall advertise, offer, or operate any contest, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 17539.3, in which any prize, including any money, property, service, or other matter of value, may be awarded or transferred if the opportunity to win that prize is conditioned on a minimum number of entries or contest participants.
Cal. WAT § 25116 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 25116
Section 25116
Status: in_force

If the modification is approved in the manner provided in this article, the district need not issue new refunding bonds and coupons in exchange for outstanding bonds and coupons the terms of which have been modified, but in lieu thereof the district may provide for the indorsement on the outstanding refunding bonds and coupons affected of the terms of the modification or a reference to its terms if contained in an instrument of modification or modified refunding plan, all as provided in the modification.
Cal. HSC § 40266 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 40266
Section 40266
Status: in_force

(a) Each council member may receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.

(b) Each council member may receive compensation, to be determined by the bay district board for either of the following:

(1) Attending a meeting of the council.

(2) Attending a meeting, upon authorization of the bay district board, as a representative of the council.
Cal. SHC § 820 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 820
Section 820
Status: in_force

The State of California assents to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code, as amended and supplemented, other acts of Congress relative to federal aid, or other cooperative highway work, or to emergency construction of public highways with funds apportioned by the government of the United States. All work done under the provisions of Title 23 or other acts of Congress relative to highways shall be performed as required under acts of Congress and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Laws, or rules and regulations, of this state inconsistent with the laws, or rules and regulations, of the United States, shall not apply to that work, to the extent of the inconsistency.
Cal. RTC § 732 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 732
Section 732
Status: in_force

Each year between the first day of January and the last day of July, upon valuing the nonunitary property of an assessee, the board shall mail to the assessee at its address shown in the records of the board a notice stating the amount of the assessed value of the assessee’s nonunitary property. The notice shall advise the assessee that a petition for reassessment of the nonunitary property may be filed, not later than September 20 of the year of the notice, at the headquarters of the board in Sacramento.
Cal. BPC § 1698 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.7 / Section 1698
Section 1698
Status: in_force

(a) After the committee and the program manager in their discretion have determined that a licentiate has been rehabilitated and the diversion program is completed, the committee shall purge and destroy all records pertaining to the licentiate’s participation in a diversion program.

(b) Except as authorized by subdivision (f) of Section 1695.5, all board and committee records and records of proceedings pertaining to the treatment of a licentiate in a program shall be kept confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.
Cal. HSC § 129720 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 129720
Section 129720
Status: in_force

“Engineering geologist” means a person who is validly certified under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. FAC § 23405 — California Code / Code fac / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23405
Section 23405
Status: in_force

Every slaughterer of horses, mules, or burros shall have on file in his office for a period of one year after slaughter the original bill of sale of the animals purchased and slaughtered by him.
Cal. WAT § 8410 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 8410
Section 8410
Status: in_force

Flood plain regulations established to comply with requirements of Section 8411 shall meet the following criteria:

(a) Construction of structures in the designated floodway which may endanger life or significantly restrict the carrying capacity of the designated floodway shall be prohibited. For the purpose of this subdivision, the word “structures” does not include public utility electric, gas, or communication lines which may be located within the designated floodway; provided, that any permit or permits as may be required by law, other than this chapter, to so locate such lines have been granted.

(b) Developments shall be permitted within the restrictive zone in accordance with local agency policy, giving full consideration to the protection of human life and the carrying capacity of the flood plain.
Cal. WAT § 7041 — California Code / Code wat / Division 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 7041
Section 7041
Status: in_force

The flow may be maintained by restoring or repairing any break in the bank of the stream, by maintaining the banks of the stream, and by preventing by physical structure and other appropriate means any increased flow of water through any natural by-ways of water which carry or threaten to carry an increased flow of water of the stream away from the canal intake.
Cal. FIN § 18704 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 18704
Section 18704
Status: in_force

No California industrial loan company may conduct any activity as an agent for an insured depository institution that the California industrial loan company would be prohibited from conducting as a principal.
Cal. HSC § 25395.66 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.82 / Article 2 / Section 25395.66
Section 25395.66
Status: in_force

“Applicable law” means all of the provisions of the following state statutory and common laws that impose liability on an owner or occupant of property for pollution conditions caused by a release or threatened release of hazardous material on, under, or adjacent to the property:

(a) Title 1 (commencing with Section 3479) of, Title 2 (commencing with Section 3490) of, and Title 3 (commencing with Section 3501) of, Part 3 of Division 4 of the Civil Code.

(b) Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 731) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but not including Section 736 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(c) Section 5650 of the Fish and Game Code.

(d) Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 25280) and Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of this division, and Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45.

(e) Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 13000) to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13300), inclusive, of Division 7 of the Water Code.

(f) State common law regarding contribution, nuisance, trespass, and equitable indemnity.
Cal. BPC § 657 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 657
Section 657
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) Californians spend more than one hundred billion dollars ($100,000,000,000) annually on health care.

(2) In 1994, an estimated 6.6 million of California’s 32 million residents did not have any health insurance and were ineligible for Medi-Cal.

(3) Many of California’s uninsured cannot afford basic, preventative health care resulting in these residents relying on emergency rooms for urgent health care, thus driving up health care costs.

(4) Health care should be affordable and accessible to all Californians.

(5) The public interest dictates that uninsured Californians have access to basic, preventative health care at affordable prices.

(b) To encourage the prompt payment of health or medical care claims, health care providers are hereby expressly authorized to grant discounts in health or medical care claims when payment is made promptly within time limits prescribed by the health care providers or institutions rendering the service or treatment.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in any health care service plan contract or insurance contract to the contrary, health care providers are hereby expressly authorized to grant discounts for health or medical care provided to any patient the health care provider has reasonable cause to believe is not eligible for, or is not entitled to, insurance reimbursement, coverage under the Medi-Cal program, or coverage by a health care service plan for the health or medical care provided. Any discounted fee granted pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be the health care provider’s usual, customary, or reasonable fee for any other purposes, including, but not limited to, any health care service plan contract or insurance contract.

(d) “Health care provider,” as used in this section, means any person licensed or certified pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code, or licensed pursuant to the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, or licensed pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 1440) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code; and any clinic, health dispensary, or health facility, licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. PUC § 11611 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 11611
Section 11611
Status: in_force

Instead of resolutions, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest number of voters within the proposed district, signed by voters within the proposed district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast.
Cal. INS § 1879.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 8 / Section 1879.3
Section 1879.3
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall appoint supervisory and investigatory personnel within the bureau. In addition, the commissioner shall assign staff counsel who are employed by the department and are under the supervision of the department’s general counsel to advise the department’s fraud division, and to further the purposes of this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 1871). The attorneys’ duties may include representing the commissioner and the department in civil lawsuits pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1871). Those persons shall be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of their position.

When so requested by the commissioner, the Attorney General may assign one or more deputy attorneys general to assist the commissioner in the performance of these duties.
Cal. HSC § 36004 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 6.5 / Section 36004
Section 36004
Status: in_force

No action attacking or otherwise questioning a contract of financial assistance for, or the acquisition, construction or development of, a low-rent housing project for which final approval or a legally binding commitment was given by the governing body of a state public body or local public entity prior to August 20, 1976, may be brought on the grounds of failure to obtain referendum approval pursuant to Article XXXIV of the State Constitution, except as to low-rent housing projects owned in fee by local housing authorities pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Part 2, and farm labor centers developed after January 14, 1972, pursuant to the Farm Labor Centers Law, Part 7 (commencing with Section 36050) of this division.
Cal. FAC § 53310 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 53310
Section 53310
Status: in_force

“Blend” means a combination of the same kinds of nursery stock.
Cal. PCC § 10310 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 10310
Section 10310
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the department, every state agency that is authorized by law to acquire goods shall designate some person in the agency whose duty it shall be to make reports to the department at times and in a manner as it may require.
Cal. COM § 5101 — California Code / Code com / Division 5 / Section 5101
Section 5101
Status: in_force

This division may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code—Letters of Credit.
Cal. ELEC § 6914 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.2 / Section 6914
Section 6914
Status: in_force

(a) Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: “If selected for the position of elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President for the nominees for those offices of the party that nominated me.”

(b) Each elector nominee and alternate elector nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate shall execute the following pledge: “If selected for the position of elector as a nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate, I agree to serve and mark my ballots for that candidate and for that candidate’s vice presidential running mate.”

(c) The pledges executed pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall accompany submission of the corresponding names to the Secretary of State.

(d) If, after the nomination of a candidate for President or Vice President by a political party and before the meeting of electors described in Section 6917, the candidate dies or withdraws as a candidate for that office in accordance with the rules of the political party, the pledge described in subdivision (a) applies to the successor candidate for that office nominated by the political party in accordance with the party’s rules.

(e) If, after nomination of an unaffiliated candidate for President or Vice President and before the meeting of electors described in Section 6917, the candidate dies or withdraws as a candidate for that office, the pledge described in subdivision (b) applies to the successor candidate for that office nominated by the group of elector nominees of the candidate.
Cal. HNC § 6086 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6086
Section 6086
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Port San Luis Harbor District may operate, itself only and not pursuant to a lease agreement with a third party, the portion of its property known as the Port San Luis Trailer Park as a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 798.4 of the Civil Code, until the current occupants of the mobilehome park cease to occupy the park. When any current occupant ceases to occupy his or her mobilehome, the real property on which that occupant’s mobilehome is located shall cease to be used as a location for a mobilehome residence. No current occupant of the park shall acquire, or be entitled to acquire, through occupancy or any other means, a transferable or assumable interest in occupancy in the park.

As used in this section, “current occupant” means any individual occupying a mobilehome as a residence in the Port San Luis Trailer Park on the effective date of this section.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect a current occupant’s right to file a claim against a local public agency as provided in Section 905 of the Government Code.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow the use of tide or submerged lands belonging to the Port San Luis Harbor District in any manner inconsistent with the California Constitution or with the public trust.
Cal. FIN § 17636 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 17636
Section 17636
Status: in_force

Whenever the commissioner has taken possession of the property and business of a licensee he may petition the superior court for the appointment of a receiver to liquidate the affairs of the licensee.
Cal. WIC § 16513.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 16513.2
Section 16513.2
Status: in_force

Funding of this chapter is subject to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 10100).
Cal. VEH § 38087.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 38087.5
Section 38087.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon payment of the fee specified in Section 38231.5, the Department of Parks and Recreation may issue to a nonresident of this state a special permit to operate an off-highway motor vehicle otherwise required to be identified under this chapter.

(b) Special permits issued under this section shall expire on December 31 in the year of their issuance.
Cal. PUC § 5445.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 5445.1
Section 5445.1
Status: in_force

A transportation network company shall provide all of the following information to a passenger on its online-enabled application or platform at the time the passenger is matched with a transportation network company driver:

(a) The transportation network company driver’s first name and a picture of the driver.

(b) An image of the make and model of the transportation network company driver’s vehicle.

(c) The license plate number of the transportation network company driver’s vehicle.
Cal. FGC § 10821 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 10821
Section 10821
Status: in_force

The following constitutes Game Refuge 1C: All that area within the County of Modoc within the following boundaries:

Beginning at the boundary of the Modoc National Forest on the east side of Sec. 28, T. 42 N., R. 14 E., where Parker Creek crosses the national forest boundary and following thence Parker Creek and the South Fork of Parker Creek to the summit of the Warner Mountains; thence southerly along the summit of the Warner Mountains to the headwaters of Mill Creek; thence following course of Mill Creek to Mill Creek Ranger Station and Mill Creek stock corrals in approximately Sec. 15, T. 40 N., R. 15 E. (unsurveyed); thence along road from Mill Creek Ranger Station and stock corrals running north of Cantrell’s sawmill to Bowman Ranch, thence along same road to the Modoc National Forest boundary on the center line of Sec. 33, T. 41 N., R. 14 E.; thence north along said national forest boundary to Parker Creek, the point of beginning.
Cal. PRC § 71553 — California Code / Code prc / Division 37 / Chapter 5 / Section 71553
Section 71553
Status: in_force

Members of the board and appropriate staff shall be available to testify before appropriate committees of the Legislature.
Cal. BPC § 2592 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.67 / Section 2592
Section 2592
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2590, all persons calling themselves perfusionists shall be graduates of an approved perfusion training program.

(b) For purposes of this article, an “approved perfusion training program” means a training program in perfusion reviewed by the Accreditation Committee on Perfusion Education and approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs or its successor or the equivalent training program if an equivalent is determined to be necessary by the Division of Licensing of the Medical Board of California.
Cal. HSC § 11480 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 8 / Section 11480
Section 11480
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that there is a need to encourage further research into the nature and effects of cannabis and hallucinogenic drugs and to coordinate research efforts on such subjects.

(b) There is a Research Advisory Panel that consists of a representative of the State Department of Health Services, a representative of the California State Board of Pharmacy, the State Public Health Officer, a representative of the Attorney General, a representative of the University of California who shall be a pharmacologist, a physician, or a person holding a doctorate degree in the health sciences, a representative of a private university in this state who shall be a pharmacologist, a physician, or a person holding a doctorate degree in the health sciences, a representative of a statewide professional medical society in this state who shall be engaged in the private practice of medicine and shall be experienced in treating controlled substance dependency, a representative appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the Governor who shall have experience in drug abuse, cancer, or controlled substance research and who is either a registered nurse, licensed pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, or other health professional. The Governor shall annually designate the private university and the professional medical society represented on the panel. Members of the panel shall be appointed by the heads of the entities to be represented, and they shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing power.

(c) The panel shall annually select a chairperson from among its members. In order to ensure continuity, the Attorney General shall also continue to employ an executive officer of the panel and necessary employees, whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, coordinating with the panel’s chairperson to assign incoming research project applications for review or approval by individual panel members with relevant core competencies.

(d) Members of the panel shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
Cal. RTC § 7333 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7333
Section 7333
Status: in_force

“Rack” means a mechanism for delivering motor vehicle fuel from a refinery or terminal into a truck, trailer, railroad car, or other means of nonbulk transfer.
Cal. FAC § 61937 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 61937
Section 61937
Status: in_force

Market milk, market skim milk, or market cream, utilized in bulk by handlers as condensed milk, condensed skim milk, evaporated skim milk, evaporated cream or clotted cream, or evaporated milk, shall be assigned by the director to the classification of ultimate usage of such market milk, market skim milk, or market cream.
Cal. LAB § 354 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 354
Section 354
Status: in_force

Any employer who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not exceeding 60 days, or both.
Cal. HSC § 44540 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 27 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 44540
Section 44540
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized to incur indebtedness and to issue securities of any kind or class, and to renew the same, provided that all such indebtedness, howsoever evidenced, shall be payable solely from revenues of the authority.
Cal. INS § 10089.37 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 10089.37
Section 10089.37
Status: in_force

The board shall set aside in each calendar year an amount equal to 5 percent of investment income accruing on the authority’s invested funds, or five million dollars ($5,000,000), whichever is less, if deemed actuarially sound by a consulting actuary employed or hired by the authority, to be maintained as a subaccount in the California Earthquake Authority Fund. The authority shall use those funds to fund the establishment and operation of an Earthquake Loss Mitigation Fund. In the event a set-aside of mitigation-related funds may impair the actuarial soundness of the authority, the board may delay the implementation of this section. Any delay shall be reported to the Legislature and the commissioner and reported publicly.