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Cal. PROB § 1449 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1449
Section 1449
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this division, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “Indian,” “Indian child,” “Indian child’s tribe,” “Indian custodian,” “Indian tribe,” “reservation,” and “tribal court” shall be defined as provided in Section 1903 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.).

(b) When used in connection with an Indian child custody proceeding, the terms “extended family member” and “parent” shall be defined as provided in Section 1903 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.).

(c) “Indian child custody proceeding” means a “child custody proceeding” within the meaning of Section 1903 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), including a voluntary or involuntary proceeding that may result in an Indian child’s temporary or long-term foster care or guardianship placement if the parent or Indian custodian cannot have the child returned upon demand, termination of parental rights or adoptive placement.

(d) When an Indian child is a member of more than one tribe or is eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the court shall make a determination, in writing together with the reasons for it, as to which tribe is the Indian child’s tribe for purposes of the Indian child custody proceeding. The court shall make that determination as follows:

(1) If the Indian child is or becomes a member of only one tribe, that tribe shall be designated as the Indian child’s tribe, even though the child is eligible for membership in another tribe.

(2) If an Indian child is or becomes a member of more than one tribe, or is not a member of any tribe but is eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the tribe with which the child has the more significant contacts shall be designated as the Indian child’s tribe. In determining which tribe the child has the more significant contacts with, the court shall consider, among other things, the following factors:

(A) The length of residence on or near the reservation of each tribe and frequency of contact with each tribe.

(B) The child’s participation in activities of each tribe.

(C) The child’s fluency in the language of each tribe.

(D) Whether there has been a previous adjudication with respect to the child by a court of one of the tribes.

(E) The residence on or near one of the tribes’ reservations by the child parents, Indian custodian, or extended family members.

(F) Tribal membership of custodial parent or Indian custodian.

(G) Interest asserted by each tribe in response to the notice specified in Section 1460.2.

(H) The child’s self-identification.

(3) If an Indian child becomes a member of a tribe other than the one designated by the court as the Indian child’s tribe under paragraph (2), actions taken based on the court’s determination prior to the child’s becoming a tribal member shall continue to be valid.
Cal. FAM § 3085 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 3085
Section 3085
Status: in_force

In making an order for custody with respect to both parents, the court may grant joint legal custody without granting joint physical custody.
Cal. HNC § 864 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 864
Section 864
Status: in_force

A seaman can not by agreement be deprived of his lien upon the vessel, or of any remedy for the recovery of his wages to which he would otherwise have been entitled. Any agreement, by which he consents to abandon his right to wages in case of the loss of the vessel, or to abandon any right he may have or may obtain in the nature of salvage is void.
Cal. ELEC § 12225 — California Code / Code elec / Division 12 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 12225
Section 12225
Status: in_force

Whenever a precinct is entirely owned or controlled by the United States, and no permission is granted by the federal authorities for the establishment of precinct boards and polling places, precinct boards need not be appointed nor polling places designated, but in lieu thereof the elections official shall, not less than 88 days prior to election day, establish the precinct as a mail ballot precinct and conduct the election for that precinct in accordance with Section 3005.
Cal. WIC § 14133.07 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 14133.07
Section 14133.07
Status: in_force

(a) A doctor of podiatric medicine shall not be required to submit prior authorization for podiatric services rendered in either an outpatient or inpatient basis if a physician and surgeon providing the same services would not be required to submit prior authorization to the department.

(b) A doctor of podiatric medicine acting within their scope of practice and providing services pursuant to subdivision (a) is subject to the same Medi-Cal billing and services policies as required for a physician and surgeon, including, but not limited to, a maximum numerical service limitation in any one calendar month.
Cal. HNC § 76 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 76
Section 76
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund moneys be used to implement the intent of Section 71.5 by providing loans directly to private recreational marina owners for the design, acquisition, development, expansion, and improvement of boating facilities. It is the further intent of the Legislature that borrowers receiving loans not charge unreasonably high boat berthing fees at their harbor facilities, but that those borrowers be entitled to charge rates that provide for servicing of borrowed indebtedness obtained to develop those facilities, provide for other expenses incurred in operating the facilities, establish reasonable reserves for repairs, maintenance, and replacement of those facilities, and provide a reasonable return on the borrower’s invested capital.
Cal. HSC § 17053 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 17053
Section 17053
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a file of all reports of complaint or other significant information regarding employee housing maintenance and operation. Each file and information shall be available to local enforcement agencies, district attorneys, and the Attorney General. This material shall be a matter of public record.
Cal. HSC § 6794 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 6794
Section 6794
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer, or other person or persons that are authorized by the board, shall draw checks or warrants to pay demands when demands have been approved by the board and signed by the president and secretary.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the board may adopt a procedure that provides for checks or warrants to pay claims and demands without approval by the board of directors before payment if the district treasurer determines that the demands are payable within the district’s approved budget. The procedure shall contain appropriate internal controls with measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability, and which are necessary for financial reporting in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles. Demands so paid shall be presented to the board of directors at the next regular meeting for review. Demands exceeding the district’s approved budget shall be subject to board approval.
Cal. FAC § 18723 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 18723
Section 18723
Status: in_force

The director shall prohibit the entry into official establishments of any livestock product or poultry product which was not prepared under federal inspection or inspection pursuant to this chapter and further limit the entry of any such product or other materials into such establishments under such conditions as he deems neccessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 15886.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3.3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 15886.5
Section 15886.5
Status: in_force

A subscriber may request a change in coverage based upon a change in the family status of any dependent, by filing an application within 30 days after the occurrence of the change in family status, or at other times and under conditions as may be prescribed by the department.
Cal. FAC § 35783.1 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 35783.1
Section 35783.1
Status: in_force

A recording thermometer shall be installed in each dairy farm milk storage tank used to cool or store market milk during the milking process. If a farm pickup tanker is used in lieu of a dairy farm tank, the recording thermometer shall be installed in the pipeline following an effective cooling device that cools the milk to 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less. Nothing in this section shall be construed as meaning that a recording thermometer must be attached when milk tankers are moved over the road. The secretary shall issue regulations providing standards for these thermometers including installation and operation.
Cal. ELEC § 6953 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 6953
Section 6953
Status: in_force

At least 68 days before a presidential primary, the Secretary of State shall transmit to each elections official a certified list containing the names and addresses of the candidates for delegates for whom nomination papers have been filed and who are entitled to be voted for at the presidential primary.

The certified list shall be in substantially the following form:

Certified List of Candidates for Delegate
Secretary of State

To the Elections Official of ____ County:

I, ____, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the following list contains the name and post office address of each person for whom nomination papers have been filed in my office and who is entitled to be voted for at the presidential primary to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, as delegate to the next national convention of the American Independent Party; I further certify that in the list, under the name of the person for whom a preference as nominee of the American Independent Party for President has been expressed, or under the name of the chairman of a group not expressing a preference, there is stated the name of each candidate for delegate who has filed a statement pursuant to Section 6567, and who may be voted for as one of a group.

LIST OF CANDIDATES

American Independent Party
Candidates
preferring  Candidates
preferring  No preference
(Name of chairman)

Name Address
Top of group  Name Address
Top of group  Name Address
Top of group
1.  1.  1.
2.  2.  2.
3.  3.  3.
etc.  etc.  etc.

Dated at Sacramento, California, this ______ day of ______, 20___.

(SEAL)  (Secretary of State)
Cal. PROB § 12506 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 12506
Section 12506
Status: in_force

“Sister state” means a state other than this state.
Cal. RTC § 20584 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 20584
Section 20584
Status: in_force

(a) “Property taxes” means all ad valorem property taxes, special assessments, and other charges or user fees which are attributable to the residential dwelling on the county tax bill and the ad valorem property taxes, special assessments, or other charges or user fees appearing on the tax bill of any chartered city which levies and collects its own property taxes.

(b) Whenever a residential dwelling is an integral part of a larger tax unit, such as a duplex, farm or a multipurpose building, “property taxes” shall be the percentage of the total property taxes as the value of the residential dwelling is of the value of the total tax unit.

(c) “Property taxes” means property taxes for current fiscal years for which the claim is made and excludes delinquent taxes for prior fiscal years.
Cal. BPC § 3056 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3056
Section 3056
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a license to practice optometry to a person who meets all of the following qualifications:

(1) Has a degree as a doctor of optometry issued by an accredited school or college of optometry.

(2) Is currently licensed in another state.

(3) Is currently a full-time faculty member of an accredited California school or college of optometry and has served in that capacity for a period of at least five continuous years.

(4) Has attained, at an accredited California school or college of optometry, the academic rank of professor, associate professor, or clinical professor, except that the status of adjunct or affiliated faculty member shall not be deemed sufficient.

(5) Has successfully passed the board’s jurisprudence examination.

(6) Is in good standing, with no past or pending malpractice awards or judicial or administrative actions.

(7) Has met the minimum continuing education requirements set forth in Section 3059 for the current and preceding year.

(8) Has met the requirements of Section 3041.3 regarding the use of therapeutic pharmaceutical agents under subdivision (d) of Section 3041.

(9) Has never had his or her license to practice optometry revoked or suspended.

(10) (A) Is not subject to denial based on any of the grounds listed in Section 480.

(B) Is not currently required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code.

(11) Pays an application fee in an amount equal to the application fee prescribed by the board pursuant to Section 3152.

(12) Files an application on a form prescribed by the board.

(b) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall expire as provided in Section 3146, and may be renewed as provided in this chapter, subject to the same conditions as other licenses issued under this chapter.

(c) The term “in good standing,” as used in this section, means that a person under this section:

(1) Is not currently under investigation nor has been charged with an offense for any act substantially related to the practice of optometry by any public agency, nor entered into any consent agreement or subject to an administrative decision that contains conditions placed by an agency upon a person’s professional conduct or practice, including any voluntary surrender of license, nor been the subject of an adverse judgment resulting from the practice of optometry that the board determines constitutes evidence of a pattern of incompetence or negligence.

(2) Has no physical or mental impairment related to drugs or alcohol, and has not been found mentally incompetent by a physician so that the person is unable to undertake the practice of optometry in a manner consistent with the safety of a patient or the public.
Cal. RTC § 11404 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 11404
Section 11404
Status: in_force

On or before October 15th in each year the board shall cause to be mailed to each person against whom a tax is levied a notice stating the amount of the assessment, the rate and amount of tax, and a demand that the tax be paid to the board not later than December 10th following.
Cal. BPC § 1917.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1917.3
Section 1917.3
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 135, an examinee for a registered dental hygienist license who either fails to pass the clinical examination required by Section 1917 after three attempts or fails to pass the clinical examination as a result of a single incidence of imposing gross trauma on a patient shall not be eligible for further reexamination until the examinee has successfully completed remedial education at an approved dental hygiene program or a comparable organization approved by the dental hygiene board.
Cal. INS § 10139.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.3 / Section 10139.2
Section 10139.2
Status: in_force

Any notice required by this article shall be deemed to have been given if addressed to the recipient’s last known address and deposited, first class postage paid, in the United States mail not less than five calendar days prior to the date on which notice is required.
Cal. INS § 1400 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 1400
Section 1400
Status: in_force

Each such subscriber maintaining a surplus deposit equal to, and in addition to, the amount of the total current annual premium deposit provided in his policy, shall have no liability for assessment during the period such surplus deposit is so maintained.
Cal. FIN § 22 — California Code / Code fin / Section 22
Section 22
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 2 shall be known and may be cited as the Vuich-Calderon Financial Institutions Act of 1986.
Cal. BPC § 13 — California Code / Code bpc / Section 13
Section 13
Status: in_force

The term “materia medica” as used in this code or in any initiative act referred to in this code, means those substances listed in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, the official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, the official United States Dispensatory, New and Nonofficial Remedies, or the National Formulary, or any supplement thereof, except substances covered by subdivision (a) of Section 4052 and Section 4057 of this code.
Cal. FAC § 80107 — California Code / Code fac / Division 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 80107
Section 80107
Status: in_force

When any power or authority is given by any provision of this division to any person, it may be exercised by any deputy, inspector, or agent duly authorized by that person. Any person in whom the enforcement of any provision of this division is vested has the power of a peace officer as to that enforcement, which shall include state or federal agencies with which cooperative agreements have been made by the department to enforce any provision of this division.
Cal. RTC § 7284.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7284.2
Section 7284.2
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county may levy a utility user tax on the consumption of electricity, gas, water, sewer, telephone, telegraph, and cable television services in the unincorporated area of the county.
Cal. FAC § 10359 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 10359
Section 10359
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, except a federal, state, county, or municipal officer or employee, in his official capacity, or an accredited veterinarian, to buy, possess, or use any device which is designed to produce a mark, stamp, or tattoo that simulates in design the official tattoo, tag, or mark that is adopted by the department and the United States Department of Agriculture for identifying cattle which are officially vaccinated against brucellosis.
Cal. FAM § 8816 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 8816
Section 8816
Status: in_force

In an independent adoption where the consent of the birth parent or parents is not necessary, the department or delegated county adoption agency shall, before the hearing of the petition, file its consent to the adoption with the clerk of the court in which the petition is filed. The consent may not be given unless the child’s welfare will be promoted by the adoption.
Cal. HSC § 108410 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 108410
Section 108410
Status: in_force

The department shall cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing any judgments, decrees, or court orders that have been rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.

The department shall also cause to be disseminated information regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion of the department, imminent danger to health. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the department from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the department.
Cal. WAT § 8550 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 8550
Section 8550
Status: in_force

(a) The board is continued in existence and shall continue to exercise and have all of its powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall act independently of the department. The department shall not overturn any action or decision by the board.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to transfer the duties and corresponding funding allocated to the Reclamation Board as it exists on December 31, 2007, together with all necessary positions, to the board as it is reconstituted on and after January 1, 2008.
Cal. LAB § 4851 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 4851
Section 4851
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city, county, or city and county, in addition to anyone else properly entitled, including the Public Employees’ Retirement System, may request the appeals board to determine in any case, and the appeals board shall determine, whether or not the disability referred to in Section 4850 arose out of and in the course of duty. The appeals board shall also, in any disputed case, determine when the disability commenced and ceased, and the amount of benefits provided by this division to which the employee is entitled during the period of the disability. The appeals board shall have jurisdiction to award and enforce payment of these benefits pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 5300).
Cal. PROB § 9734 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9734
Section 9734
Status: in_force

(a) If an asset of the estate consists of an option right, the personal representative may exercise the option after authorization by order of court upon a showing that the exercise would be to the advantage of the estate and would be in the best interest of the interested persons. The personal representative may use any funds or property in the estate to acquire the property covered by the option.

(b) A petition under this section may be filed by the personal representative or any interested person.

(c) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220.
Cal. PUC § 12815.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12815.6
Section 12815.6
Status: in_force

The petition shall be filed by the proponents, or by any person or persons authorized, in writing, by the proponents. All sections of the petition shall be filed at one time. When the petition is presented for filing, the secretary shall determine the total number of signatures affixed to the petition. If, from this examination, the secretary determines that the petition has been signed by at least 5 percent of the registered voters in the district, then the secretary shall accept the petition for filing. The petition shall be deemed as filed on that date. Any sections of the petition not so filed shall be void for all purposes.