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Cal. BPC § 7591.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 2 / Section 7591.9
Section 7591.9
Status: in_force

If, upon investigation, the chief determines that an alarm company operator, a qualified manager, or an alarm agent is in violation of Sections 7597.1, 7597.2, 7597.3, 7597.5, 7597.6, 7598.51, 7598.53, 7599.32, 7599.33, 7599.34, 7599.36, 7599.37, 7599.38, 7599.39, 7599.40, 7599.41, 7599.42, 7599.43, 7599.44, 7599.45, 7599.46, 7599.47, 7599.48, 7599.49, 7599.50, 7599.51, 7599.52, 7599.53, 7599.54, 7599.55, 7599.58, and 7599.59, the director may issue a citation to, and fine, the alarm company operator, qualified manager, or alarm agent. The citation and fine assessment shall be in writing and shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including specific reference to the provision of law determined to have been violated. The citation shall contain an order of abatement fixing a reasonable time for abatement of the violation and may contain assessment of an administrative fine. The amount of the fine for any single investigation or audit of an alarm company operator, a qualified manager, or an alarm agent shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).

A citation and fine assessment shall inform the alarm company operator, qualified manager, or alarm agent that if they desire a review by the Alarm Company Operator Disciplinary Review Committee, the review shall be requested by written notice to the chief within 30 days of the issuance of the citation and assessment, as appropriate. If a review is not requested pursuant to this section, payment of any fine shall not constitute an admission of the violation charged. A review shall be held pursuant to the provisions of Section 7591.19.

If the alarm company operator, qualified manager, or alarm agent fails to request a review or fails to pay the assessed fine within 30 days of the assessment, the license, certificate, or registration shall not be renewed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter until the assessed fine is paid.

Administrative fines collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund.
Cal. FAC § 41303 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 41303
Section 41303
Status: in_force

Any person or any common carrier may refuse to accept for shipment or transportation, and may refuse to ship or to transport, any canned fruit, including olives, which upon inspection are found to be, or to be packed, in violation of this chapter. Any such person or common carrier may reserve the right in any receipt, bill of lading, or other writing which is given to the consignor, to reject for shipment or transportation and to return to such consignor, or to hold at the expense and risk of the consignor, all canned fruit, including olives, which upon inspection are found to be, or to be packed, in violation of this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 297 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 297
Section 297
Status: in_force

A “distributor branch” is an office maintained by a distributor for the sale of new vehicles or new trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.1 to dealers or for directing or supervising, in whole or in part, the distributor’s representatives.
Cal. WAT § 75502 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 75502
Section 75502
Status: in_force

“Ground water” means all water beneath the earth’s surface, but does not include water which is produced with oil in the production of oil and gas, or in a bona fide mining operation, or during construction operations, or from gravity or artesian springs.
Cal. HSC § 1371.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1371.2
Section 1371.2
Status: in_force

No health care service plan, including a specialized health care service plan, shall request reimbursement for overpayment or reduce the level of payment to a provider based solely on the allegation that the provider has entered into a contract with any other licensed health care service plan for participation in a benefit plan that has been approved by the director.
Cal. RTC § 12952 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 12952
Section 12952
Status: in_force

If the commissioner discovers an amount assessed by the board which he believes to have been illegally assessed, he shall notify the board in writing of such fact, together with a statement of any information he may have concerning the correctness of the assessment.
Cal. SHC § 9516 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 9516
Section 9516
Status: in_force

The purchaser, whether at a tax collector’s sale or at a resale by the city in the event of the city having become the purchaser, or at a foreclosure sale by order of court, takes the property subject to all unpaid reassessment installments, interest, and penalties under the same proceeding.
Cal. WAT § 25330 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 25330
Section 25330
Status: in_force

No proposal shall be accepted which is not accompanied by a certified check for a reasonable percentage of the amount of the bid as determined by the board, but in no event less than two per cent, to apply on the purchase price of the bonds. The amount of the check shall be forfeited if after the acceptance of his proposal the bidder refuses to complete his purchase on the terms stated in his proposal.
Cal. HNC § 495 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 495
Section 495
Status: in_force

In any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the complaint shall designate the vessel by name, and shall be verified by the oath of the plaintiff, or someone on his behalf.

The summons and copy of the complaint shall be served on the owners if they can be found; otherwise, they may be served on the master, mate, or person having charge of the vessel.
Cal. PUC § 10101 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 10101
Section 10101
Status: in_force

There is granted to every municipal corporation of the State the right to construct, operate, and maintain water and gas pipes, mains and conduits, electric light and power lines, telephone and telegraph lines, sewers and sewer mains, all with the necessary appurtenances, across, along, in, under, over, or upon any road, street, alley, avenue, or highway, and across, under, or over any railway, canal, ditch, or flume which the route of such works intersects, crosses, or runs along, in such manner as to afford security for life and property.
Cal. SHC § 18325 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 18325
Section 18325
Status: in_force

If land has been assessed pursuant to Section 18324, the city council may proceed in all respects in connection therewith as though the street lighting system were entirely within the city limits; except that the city council may enter into a contract with the legislative body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the adjoining territory either to improve all or any portion of the street lighting system, or to have all or any portion of the system improved by the legislative body of the adjoining territory. The legislative body contracting to furnish such improvement may enter into any contract or issue any purchase order authorized in this part.
Cal. FGC § 1755 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 2 / Section 1755
Section 1755
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) That it is the policy of this state:

(1) To maintain sufficient populations of all species of wildlife and native plants and the habitat necessary to insure their continued existence at the optimum levels possible to insure the policies stated in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).

(2) To provide for the beneficial use and enjoyment of wildlife and native plants by all citizens of the state.

(3) To perpetuate native plants and all species of wildlife for their intrinsic and ecological values, as well as for their direct benefits to man.

(4) To provide for aesthetic, educational, and nonappropriative uses of the various wildlife and native plant species.

(b) That the conservation and enhancement of wildlife species which are not the object of hunting and native plant species is in the general public interest and it is appropriate that the cost of programs to achieve such conservation and enhancement, including the biological and botanical research necessary thereto, and the diffusion of the information resulting therefrom to the public, be borne to the extent necessary by general public funds.
Cal. PROB § 19053 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 19053
Section 19053
Status: in_force

(a) If the trustee believes that notice to a particular creditor is or may be required by this chapter and gives notice based on that belief, the trustee is not liable to any person for giving the notice, whether or not required by this chapter.

(b) If the trustee fails to give notice required by this chapter, the trustee is not liable to any person for that failure, unless a creditor establishes all of the following:

(1) The failure was in bad faith.

(2) The creditor did not have actual knowledge of the proceedings under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 19000) sooner than one year after publication of notice to creditors under Section 19040, and payment would have been made on the creditor’s claim if the claim had been properly filed.

(3) Within 16 months after the first publication of notice under Section 19040, the creditor did both of the following:

(A) Filed a petition requesting that the court in which the proceedings under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 19000) were initiated make an order determining the liability of the trustee under this subdivision.

(B) At least 30 days before the hearing on the petition, caused notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to be served on the trustee in the manner provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(c) Nothing in this section affects the liability of the trust estate, if any, for the claim of a creditor, and the trustee is not liable to the extent the claim is paid out of the trust estate.

(d) Nothing in this chapter imposes a duty on the trustee to make a search for creditors of the deceased settlor.
Cal. PUC § 3299.20 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 3299.20
Section 3299.20
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become inoperative if a large electrical corporation elects not to participate pursuant to Section 3299 and is repealed on January 1 of the year following a notification by the commission pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 3299.
Cal. PROB § 10161 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 10161
Section 10161
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this article, whether or not the agent or broker has a contract with the personal representative, the fee, commission, or other compensation of an agent or broker in connection with a sale of property shall be the amount the court, in its discretion, determines to be a reasonable compensation for the services of the agent or broker to the estate.

(b) Unless the agent or broker holds a contract granting an exclusive right to sell the property, an agent or broker is not entitled to any fee, commission, or other compensation for services to the estate in connection with a sale except in the following cases:

(1) Where the agent or broker produces the original bid which is returned to the court for confirmation.

(2) Where the property is sold on an increased bid, made at the time of the hearing on the petition for confirmation, to a purchaser procured by the agent or broker.

(c) If the agent or broker has a contract with the personal representative, the amount of the compensation of the agent or broker in connection with the sale of property shall not exceed the amount provided for in the contract.
Cal. PROB § 1956 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 1956
Section 1956
Status: in_force

The person to whom the petition applies shall be present at the hearing except for reason of medical inability. Emotional or psychological instability is not good cause for the absence of the proposed conservatee from the hearing unless, by reason of the instability, attendance at the hearing is likely to cause serious and immediate physiological damage to the proposed conservatee.
Cal. PUC § 26687 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 26687
Section 26687
Status: in_force

If protests against the proposed annexation are sustained, all proceedings shall be dismissed and no proceedings shall be undertaken again concerning the territory or any part thereof until after the expiration of one year.
Cal. HSC § 44045.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 44045.6
Section 44045.6
Status: in_force

(a)  The department shall, by regulation, establish requirements for the training of smog check technicians which are necessary to enable the program to meet the applicable emission reduction performance standards, to include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1)  Criteria for facilities, instructors, equipment, reference materials, and instructional materials.

(2)  A detailed outline of lectures and laboratory work.

(3)  A final examination and recommended passing score.

(4)  In lieu of the requirements in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, the department may accept certification by an established national training institution of training in relevant curricula, including electrical systems, engine performance, and electronic emissions diagnostics.

(b)  Training facilities meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) shall be certified by the department to provide smog check training.

(c)  The department may require remedial training at a certified training facility or may take disciplinary action, whichever the department determines to be the most appropriate, for any licensed technician who the department determines cannot perform inspections, testing, or repairs as required under the program. The failure to complete the remedial training when required by the department shall be a ground for revocation or suspension of a smog check technician’s license under Section 44072.2.

(d)  The department may contract to ensure the availability of training and retraining courses required by this chapter whenever these courses are not otherwise available. Charges for courses offered by contractors pursuant to this subdivision shall be borne by course attendees.
Cal. PUC § 12163 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 12163
Section 12163
Status: in_force

The department or division head may for disciplinary purposes suspend a subordinate for a period of not exceeding 15 days and suspension shall carry with it a loss of salary for the period of suspension.
Cal. PCC § 19209 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2.5 / Section 19209
Section 19209
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the Judicial Council shall annually provide a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the State Auditor that provides information related to contracts and payments for the trial courts pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). The report shall be provided no later than September 30 of each year, covering the state fiscal year ending June 30 of that year. Additionally, judicial branch entities using the Financial Information System for California (FISCal) shall participate with the state’s transparency effort by making their contract and payment information available for the state’s transparency websites on a rolling basis. For these entities, the judicial branch shall ensure their contract and payment information is entered in FISCal for the state transparency websites and for state department audit purposes.

(b) For the trial courts, payment data shall include a list of all vendors or contractors receiving payments during the reporting period. For each vendor or contractor receiving any payment during the reporting period, the report shall identify the amount of payment to the contractor or vendor, the type of service or good provided, and the judicial branch entity or entities with which the vendor or contractor was contracted to provide that service or good.

(c) For the trial courts, the report shall include all contracts and contract amendments made during the report period. The report shall identify the vendor or contractor, the type of service or good provided under the contract, and, if applicable, the nature of the amendment, the duration of the amendment, and the cost of the amendment.
Cal. FIN § 32820 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 32820
Section 32820
Status: in_force

The corporation is authorized to borrow money from the fund, subject to the following terms and conditions:

(a) The interest rate on loans from the fund to the corporation shall be six percent per annum;

(b) The maximum term of the loans to the corporation shall be for 20 years;
Cal. WIC § 14026 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14026
Section 14026
Status: in_force

(a) It is a misdemeanor for a Medi-Cal beneficiary to furnish, give, or lend his Medi-Cal card or labels to any person other than a provider of service as required under Medi-Cal regulations.

(b) It is a misdemeanor for any person to use a Medi-Cal card other than the one which was issued to him or her to obtain health care services. This subdivision shall not apply to the use of a Medi-Cal card of a family member by another family member if the person using the card is, in fact, eligible under this chapter.

(c) This section shall not apply to any peace officer while investigating Medi-Cal fraud or other crimes in performance of his official duties or to any person working under the peace officer’s immediate direction, supervision, or instruction when such peace officer has been issued a Medi-Cal card pursuant to Section 14026.5.
Cal. HSC § 101848.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 101848.9
Section 101848.9
Status: in_force

Provisions of the Evidence Code, the Government Code, including the Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), the Civil Code, the Business and Professions Code, and other applicable law pertaining to the confidentiality of peer review activities of peer review bodies shall apply to the peer review activities of the hospital authority. Peer review proceedings shall constitute an official proceeding authorized by law within the meaning of Section 47 of the Civil Code and those privileges set forth in that section with respect to official proceedings shall apply to peer review proceedings of the hospital authority. If the hospital authority is required by law or contractual obligation to submit to the state or federal government peer review information or information relevant to the credentialing of a participating provider, that submission shall not constitute a waiver of confidentiality. The laws pertaining to the confidentiality of peer review activities shall be together construed as extending, to the extent permitted by law, the maximum degree of protection of confidentiality.
Cal. WIC § 18986.12 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.8 / Article 2 / Section 18986.12
Section 18986.12
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall convene monthly and shall, in addition, convene at least two public meetings annually inviting public testimony.

(b) Meetings of the council shall be convened by an executive director who is appointed by the county board of supervisors.
Cal. PUC § 11645 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 11645
Section 11645
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following:

Shall the “ (giving name thereof) municipal utility district” be created and established? YES
NO
Cal. PUC § 27503 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 27503
Section 27503
Status: in_force

Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The date fixed for the election shall not be less than 30 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
Cal. FAC § 12406 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 12406
Section 12406
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensed pesticide broker, or person who is required to be licensed as a pesticide broker pursuant to Section 12400, shall maintain at its principal place of business the records of its purchases subject to mill assessments, sales, and distributions of pesticides into or within this state, including those of its branch locations, for four years. These records shall include copies of invoices showing payment of the mill assessment. The records shall be available for audit by the director.

(b) Each licensed pesticide broker, or person who is required to be licensed as a pesticide broker pursuant to Section 12400, shall report quarterly to the director the total dollars of sales and total pounds or gallons sold into or within this state of each pesticide sold and subject to Sections 12841 and 12841.1. The quarterly report shall be in the form prescribed by the director and shall include information from the broker’s licensed branch locations, if any, and any other information specified on the form or required by the director. The report shall include a certification, under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in the report is true and correct. The report shall accompany payment of assessments required by Sections 12841 and 12841.1.

(c) Pesticide retailers shall maintain records that show the names and contact information of their suppliers of pesticide in the current year. These records shall be available for audit by the director.
Cal. LAB § 55 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 55
Section 55
Status: in_force

For the purpose of administration the director shall organize the department subject to the approval of the Governor, in the manner he deems necessary properly to segregate and conduct the work of the department. Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, the director may require any division in the department to assist in the enforcement of any or all laws within the jurisdiction of the department. Except as provided in Section 18930 of the Health and Safety Code, the director may, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, make rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this section, however, shall not apply to the Division of Workers’ Compensation or the State Compensation Insurance Fund, except as to any power or jurisdiction within those divisions as may have been specifically conferred upon the director by law.
Cal. PROB § 15681 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 15681
Section 15681
Status: in_force

If the trust instrument does not specify the trustee’s compensation, the trustee is entitled to reasonable compensation under the circumstances.