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Cal. LAB § 4062 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 4062
Section 4062
Status: in_force

(a) If either the employee or employer objects to a medical determination made by the treating physician concerning any medical issues not covered by Section 4060 or 4061 and not subject to Section 4610, the objecting party shall notify the other party in writing of the objection within 20 days of receipt of the report if the employee is represented by an attorney or within 30 days of receipt of the report if the employee is not represented by an attorney. These time limits may be extended for good cause or by mutual agreement. If the employee is represented by an attorney, a medical evaluation to determine the disputed medical issue shall be obtained as provided in Section 4062.2, and no other medical evaluation shall be obtained. If the employee is not represented by an attorney, the employer shall immediately provide the employee with a form prescribed by the medical director with which to request assignment of a panel of three qualified medical evaluators, the evaluation shall be obtained as provided in Section 4062.1, and no other medical evaluation shall be obtained.

(b) If the employee objects to a decision made pursuant to Section 4610 to modify, delay, or deny a request for authorization of a medical treatment recommendation made by a treating physician, the objection shall be resolved only in accordance with the independent medical review process established in Section 4610.5.

(c) If the employee objects to the diagnosis or recommendation for medical treatment by a physician within the employer’s medical provider network established pursuant to Section 4616, the objection shall be resolved only in accordance with the independent medical review process established in Sections 4616.3 and 4616.4.
Cal. PUC § 6352 — California Code / Code puc / Division 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 6352
Section 6352
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a transportation customer who receives transportation service on a natural gas or electric transmission or distribution system, or both, subject to a franchise agreement executed pursuant to this division from an energy transporter shall be subject to a surcharge as defined in Section 6353. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no county shall impose a surcharge pursuant to this chapter in an incorporated area.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the surcharge assessed for gas used to generate electricity by a nonutility facility shall be the same as the surcharge assessed for gas used to generate electricity by the electric utility for that quantity of gas described in Section 454.4. The surcharge amount for electricity shall not apply to the sale of electricity from a cogeneration or nonutility facility to an entity for resale to a retail customer.

(c) Nothing in this chapter permits a municipality to recover surcharges imposed pursuant to this chapter on the commodity cost of gas or electricity transported for transportation customers in addition to franchise fees calculated on the imputed value of the same quantities of gas or electricity. If a municipality has a franchise agreement with an energy transporter that requires the energy transporter to pay a franchise fee based upon an imputed value for the commodity cost of gas or electricity transported but not sold by the energy transporter, the energy transporter may apply the surcharge imposed by this chapter toward the amount of the franchise fee due under the franchise agreement.

(d) Nothing in this chapter shall in any way affect the rights of the parties to existing franchise agreements executed pursuant to this division that are in force on the effective date of this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the surcharge shall not apply to corporations transporting natural gas pursuant to a “gas transportation only” agreement in effect prior to January 1, 1986.

(f) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an energy transporter of gas that is required to obtain a franchise agreement with a municipality, and that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, shall not be required to collect the surcharge imposed by this chapter, but shall be required to negotiate with the municipality under the provisions of this division, franchise fees that recover amounts equivalent to those amounts that would otherwise have been recovered pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. FGC § 2021 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2021
Section 2021
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section “shark fin” means the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin, or the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail, of an elasmobranch.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), it shall be unlawful for any person to possess, sell, offer for sale, trade, or distribute a shark fin.

(c) Any person who holds a license or permit pursuant to Section 1002 may possess a shark fin or fins consistent with that license or permit.

(d) Any person who holds a license or permit issued by the department to take or land sharks for recreational or commercial purposes may possess a shark fin or fins consistent with that license or permit.
Cal. FAC § 11903 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 11903
Section 11903
Status: in_force

A fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5 shall accompany each application for an initial certificate.
Cal. PUC § 792 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 792
Section 792
Status: in_force

The commission may establish a system of accounts to be kept by the public utilities subject to its jurisdiction, or classify such public utilities and establish a system of accounts for each class, and may prescribe the manner in which such accounts shall be kept. It may also prescribe the forms of accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by such public utilities, including the accounts, records, and memoranda of the movement of traffic as well as the receipts and expenditures of moneys, and any other forms, records, and memoranda which in the judgment of the commission may be necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this part.
Cal. WAT § 79075 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 79075
Section 79075
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Watershed Protection Subaccount.

(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Watershed Protection Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
Cal. UIC § 13000 — California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 13000
Section 13000
Status: in_force

The department shall have the powers and duties necessary to administer the reporting, collection, refunding to the employer, and enforcement of taxes required to be withheld by employers pursuant to Section 13020, except as otherwise provided by this division.
Cal. HSC § 41959 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 41959
Section 41959
Status: in_force

Certification testing of gasoline vapor control systems and their components by the state board, the State Fire Marshal, the Division of Measurement Standards, and the Division of Occupational Safety and Health may be conducted simultaneously.
Cal. FAC § 6021 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 6021
Section 6021
Status: in_force

If the director receives a report from the executive officer of the State Department of Health Services which states that field rodents in a certain area carry, or are likely to carry, any disease, insect, or other vector of any disease which is transmissible and injurious to humans, he shall forthwith advise the commissioner of the county in which such rodents exist.
Cal. PCC § 21510 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 116 / Section 21510
Section 21510
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency, as provided for in Chapter 1435 of the Statutes of 1961.
Cal. HSC § 101841 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 101841
Section 101841
Status: in_force

(a)  The hospital authority shall have the power to acquire and possess real or personal property and may dispose of real or personal property other than that owned by the county, as may be necessary for the performance of its functions. The hospital authority shall have the power to sue or be sued, to employ personnel, and to contract for services required to meet its obligations.

(b)  This section shall not be construed to authorize the hospital authority to contract for services that were performed by county civil service employees on June 30, 1999, unless the hospital authority determines that contracting for these services is either of the following:

(1)  Necessary to ensure the continued availability of certain health care services.

(2)  Necessary to meet the funding constraints presented by available financing.

(c)  If the hospital authority determines that contracting out for the services pursuant to subdivision (b) is necessary, the authority shall provide for full communication between the hospital authority and county civil services employees, pursuant to Section 3505 of the Government Code. The communications shall include, but not be limited to, the extent to which the decision to contract out for services could result in the termination or unemployment of county civil service employees.
Cal. BPC § 11013 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 11013
Section 11013
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, a blanket encumbrance shall be considered to mean a trust deed or mortgage or any other lien or encumbrance, mechanics’ lien or otherwise, securing or evidencing the payment of money and affecting land to be subdivided or affecting more than one lot or parcel of subdivided land, or an agreement affecting more than one such lot or parcel by which the owner or subdivider holds said subdivision under an option, contract to sell, or trust agreement.
Cal. FAC § 45017 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 45017
Section 45017
Status: in_force

(a) The committee may recommend to the director that avocados subject to weather-related damage not be harvested for a specified period of time and the director may restrict harvesting based on that recommendation.

(b) The director shall adopt regulations which govern the committee’s recommendations made pursuant to this section. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The maximum period of time for which harvesting may not be done.

(2) The geographical region for which the recommendation would be made.

(3) The minimum level of damage required in order to make a recommendation.

(4) The manner in which affected growers and handlers are to be notified of the decision of the director.

(5) A definition of weather-related damage.

(6) Procedures and criteria for issuing exemptions to growers from the decision of the director made pursuant to this section and for the handling of avocados from an exempt grower.
Cal. WIC § 778 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 20 / Section 778
Section 778
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Any parent or other person having an interest in a child who is a ward of the juvenile court or the child himself or herself through a properly appointed guardian may, upon grounds of change of circumstance or new evidence, petition the court in the same action in which the child was found to be a ward of the juvenile court for a hearing to change, modify, or set aside any order of court previously made or to terminate the jurisdiction of the court. The petition shall be verified and, if made by a person other than the child, shall state the petitioner’s relationship to or interest in the child and shall set forth in concise language any change of circumstance or new evidence which are alleged to require such change of order or termination of jurisdiction.

(2) If it appears that the best interests of the child may be promoted by the proposed change of order or termination of jurisdiction, the court shall order that a hearing be held and shall give prior notice, or cause prior notice to be given, to such persons and by such means as prescribed by Sections 776 and 779, by electronic service pursuant to Section 212.5, and, in such instances as the means of giving notice is not prescribed by such sections, then by such means as the court prescribes.

(b) (1) Any person, including a ward, a transition dependent, or a nonminor dependent of the juvenile court, may petition the court to assert a relationship as a sibling related by blood, adoption, or affinity through a common legal or biological parent to a child who is, or is the subject of a petition for adjudication as, a ward of the juvenile court, and may request visitation with the ward, placement with or near the ward, or consideration when determining or implementing a case plan or permanent plan for the ward.

(2) A ward, transition dependent, or nonminor dependent of the juvenile court may petition the court to assert a relationship as a sibling related by blood, adoption, or affinity through a common legal or biological parent to a child who is in the physical custody of a common legal or biological parent, and may request visitation with the nondependent sibling in parental custody.

(3) Pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 16002, a request for sibling visitation may be granted unless it is determined by the court that sibling visitation is contrary to the safety and well-being of any of the siblings.

(4) The court may appoint a guardian ad litem to file the petition for a ward asserting a sibling relationship pursuant to this subdivision if the court determines that the appointment is necessary for the best interests of the ward. The petition shall be verified and shall set forth the following:

(A) Through which parent he or she is related to the sibling.

(B) Whether he or she is related to the sibling by blood, adoption, or affinity.

(C) The request or order that the petitioner is seeking.

(D) Why that request or order is in the best interest of the ward.
Cal. PRC § 71090 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2.1 / Section 71090
Section 71090
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Office” means the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

(2) “Tool” means the California Communities Environmental Health Screening, also known as CalEnviroScreen, that is used to identify disadvantaged communities pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) (1) In the next update of the tool or by January 1, 2017, whichever is sooner, the office shall report to the Legislature on air quality, water quality, and toxic release and hazardous waste site data necessary for updating the indicators in the tool for communities located in the California-Mexico border region, including both of the following:

(A) Deficiencies in and barriers to accessing necessary data.

(B) Current and future monitoring studies and plans for obtaining the data.

(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), necessary data and information may include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) Air quality measurements for ozone and particulate matter 2.5 microns and smaller in size in the border region.

(2) Vehicle emissions at border crossings.

(3) Complete traffic density data within 150 meters of the border.

(4) Water quality data for waterways that cross the border.

(5) Feasibility of incorporating into the tool information from Mexico contained in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registry.

(d) When such data of sufficient quality identified in subdivisions (b) and (c) are available for the communities in the California-Mexico border region, the office shall include that data in the next update of the tool.
Cal. VEH § 25353 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 25353
Section 25353
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 25400 and 25950, a bus operated by a publicly owned transit system on regularly scheduled service may be equipped with illuminated signs that include destination signs, route-number signs, run-number signs, public service announcement signs, or a combination thereof, visible from any direction of the vehicle, that emit any light color, other than the color red emitted from forward-facing signs, pursuant to the following conditions:

(1) Each illuminated sign shall emit diffused nonglaring light.

(2) Each illuminated sign shall be limited in size to a display area of not greater than 720 square inches.

(3) Each illuminated sign shall not resemble nor be installed in a position that interferes with the visibility or effectiveness of a required lamp, reflector, or other device upon the vehicle.

(4) Each illuminated sign shall display information directly related to public transit service, including, but not limited to, route number, destination description, run number, and public service announcements.

(5) The mixing of individually colored light emitting diode elements, including red, is allowed as long as the emitted color formed by the combination of light emitting diode elements is not red.

(b) (1) An illuminated sign may be operated as a dynamic message sign in a paging or streaming mode.

(2) The following definitions shall govern the construction of paragraph (1):

(A) “Paging,” meaning character elements or other information presented for a period of time and then disappearing all at once before the same or new elements are presented, is permitted if the display time of each message is between 2.7 and 10 seconds. Blanking times between each message shall be between 0.5 and 25 seconds.

(B) “Streaming,” meaning character elements or other information moving smoothly and continuously across the display, is permitted if the character movement time, from one end of the display to the other, is at least 2.7 seconds, and the movement time of the entire message does not exceed 10 seconds.

(c) A regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall comply with applicable federal law, including, but not limited to, the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.).
Cal. PUC § 70130 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 70130
Section 70130
Status: in_force

The Marin County Employees Retirement System and the laws relating thereto or as hereafter amended shall be applicable to the officers and employees of the district, except as otherwise provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 70120) of this part.
Cal. PROB § 1881 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1881
Section 1881
Status: in_force

(a) A conservatee shall be deemed unable to give informed consent to any form of medical treatment pursuant to Section 1880 if, for all medical treatments, the conservatee is unable to respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about medical treatment or is unable to participate in a treatment decision by means of a rational thought process.

(b) In order for a court to determine that a conservatee is unable to respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about his or her medical treatment or is unable to participate in treatment decisions by means of a rational thought process, a court shall do both of the following:

(1) Determine that, for all medical treatments, the conservatee is unable to understand at least one of the following items of minimum basic medical treatment information:

(A) The nature and seriousness of any illness, disorder, or defect that the conservatee has or may develop.

(B) The nature of any medical treatment that is being or may be recommended by the conservatee’s health care providers.

(C) The probable degree and duration of any benefits and risks of any medical intervention that is being or may be recommended by the conservatee’s health care providers, and the consequences of lack of treatment.

(D) The nature, risks, and benefits of any reasonable alternatives.

(2) Determine that one or more of the mental functions of the conservatee described in subdivision (a) of Section 811 is impaired and that there is a link between the deficit or deficits and the conservatee’s inability to give informed consent.

(c) A deficit in the mental functions listed in subdivision (a) of Section 811 may be considered only if the deficit by itself, or in combination with one or more other mental function deficits, significantly impairs the conservatee’s ability to understand the consequences of his or her decisions regarding medical care.

(d) In determining whether a conservatee’s mental functioning is so severely impaired that the conservatee lacks the capacity to give informed consent to any form of medical treatment, the court may take into consideration the frequency, severity, and duration of periods of impairment.

(e) In the interest of minimizing unnecessary expense to the parties to a proceeding, paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall not apply to a petition pursuant to Section 1880 wherein the conservatee, after notice by the court of his or her right to object which, at least, shall include an interview by a court investigator pursuant to Section 1826 prior to the hearing on the petition, does not object to the proposed finding of incapacity, or waives any objections.
Cal. FAC § 4101.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 4101.4
Section 4101.4
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the operation of the California Science Center may require individual skills not generally available in state civil service to support specialized functions, such as exhibit maintenance, and educational and guest services programs, including animal care and horticulture.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center may enter into a personal services contract or contracts with the California Science Center Foundation without a competitive bidding process. These contracts shall be subject to approval by the Natural Resources Agency and the Department of General Services and be subject to all state audit requirements.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, for any fiscal year, the Director of Finance may allocate moneys to the California Science Center to mitigate the impact of future state minimum wage increases on contracts authorized pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) (1) Allocations made pursuant to subdivision (c) shall occur no sooner than 30 days, or no sooner than a lesser time as determined by the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee or their designee, after notification is provided in writing to all of the following:

(A) The chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations.

(B) The chairpersons of the committees and appropriate subcommittees that consider the state budget.

(C) The Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(2) The notification shall include the amount of the proposed allocation and an explanation of the rationale for the proposed amount.