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Cal. PRC § 25205 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 25205
Section 25205
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall be a member of the commission who, during the two years prior to appointment on the commission, received any substantial portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from any electric utility, or who engages in sale or manufacture of any major component of any facility. A member of the commission shall not be employed by any electric utility, applicant, or, within two years after he or she ceases to be a member of the commission, by any person who engages in the sale or manufacture of any major component of any facility.

(b) Except as provided in Section 25202, the members of the commission shall not hold any other elected or appointed public office or position.

(c) The members of the commission and all employees of the commission shall comply with all applicable provisions of Section 19251 of the Government Code.

(d) A person who is a member or employee of the commission shall not participate personally and substantially as a member or employee of the commission, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise, in a judicial or other proceeding, hearing, application, request for a ruling, or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, study, plan, or other particular matter in which, to his or her knowledge, he or she, his or her spouse, minor child, or partner, or any organization, except a governmental agency or educational or research institution qualifying as a nonprofit organization under state or federal income tax law, in which he or she is serving, or has served as officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee while serving as a member or employee of the commission or within two years prior to his or her appointment as a member of the commission, has a direct or indirect financial interest.

(e) A person who is a partner, employer, or employee of a member or employee of the commission shall not act as an attorney, agent, or employee for any person other than the state in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, hearing, application, request for a ruling, or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, study, plan, or other particular matter in which the commission is a party or has a direct and substantial interest.

(f) The provisions of this section shall not apply if the Attorney General finds that the interest of the member or employee of the commission is not so substantial as to be deemed likely to affect the integrity of the services which the state may expect from the member or employee.

(g) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or both that fine and imprisonment.

(h) The amendment of subdivision (d) of this section enacted by the 1975–76 Regular Session of the Legislature does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.
Cal. PUC § 27252 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 27252
Section 27252
Status: in_force

The petition shall describe the territory sought to be excluded and shall set forth that the territory is not benefited in any manner by the district or by its continued inclusion therein, and shall pray that the territory be excluded from the district.
Cal. PRC § 5535 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5535
Section 5535
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall act for the president during his absence or disability. The board of directors shall either choose one of its members to serve as secretary and another to serve as treasurer or shall employ one or more administrative secretaries or clerks to perform the duties of secretary or treasurer, or both. The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings, which shall be held at least once each month. All legislative sessions of the board, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
Cal. HSC § 1367.28 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1367.28
Section 1367.28
Status: in_force

Within six months after the department issues guidance pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 1367.043, and no later than March 1, 2025, a full service health care service plan shall include information within or accessible from the plan’s provider directory, and accessible through the plan’s call center, that identifies which of a plan’s in-network providers have affirmed that they offer and have provided gender-affirming services, including, but not limited to, feminizing mammoplasty, male chest reconstruction, mastectomy, gender-confirming facial surgery, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, penectomy, orchiectomy, feminizing genitoplasty, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, scrotoplasty, voice masculinization or feminization, hormone therapy related to gender dysphoria or intersex conditions, gender-affirming gynecological care, or voice therapy related to gender dysphoria or intersex conditions. This information shall be updated when an in-network provider requests its inclusion or exclusion as a provider that offers and provides gender-affirming services. Nothing in this act alters any business establishment’s obligation to provide full and equal services to customers or patients regardless of their sex and other protected characteristics, pursuant to the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section 51 of the Civil Code) and other applicable law.
Cal. BPC § 7582.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 3 / Section 7582.5
Section 7582.5
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities of any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county, or city and county from imposing local regulations upon any street patrol service or street patrol special officers requiring registration with an agency to be designated by the city, county, or city and county, including in the registration full information as to the identification and employment and subject to the right of the city, county, or city and county to allocate certain portions of the territory in the city, county, or city and county within which the activities of any street patrol service or person shall be confined. Any city, county, or city and county may refuse registration to any person of bad moral character and may impose reasonable additional requirements as are necessary to meet local needs and are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities of any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county, or city and county from imposing local regulations upon any employees of a private patrol operator who are unable to furnish evidence of current registration pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 7581.

(c) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities of any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county, or city and county from requiring private patrol operators and their employees to register their name and file a copy of their state identification card with the city, county, or city and county. No fee may be charged and no application may be required by the city, county, or city and county for this registration.

(d) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the local authorities in any city, county, or city and county, by ordinance and within the exercise of the police power of the city, county, or city and county from imposing reasonable additional requirements necessary to regulate and control protection dogs according to their local needs and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 2775.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 2775.7
Section 2775.7
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If the commission determines that a moratorium on new natural gas service connections is necessary to prevent substantial and imminent harm or to ensure gas system reliability, the commission shall state the necessity for the action in a report provided to all of the following entities:

(A) The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy.

(B) The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.

(C) All affected gas corporations.

(2) The commission shall include in the report to the policy committees of the Legislature specified in paragraph (1) factual findings supporting the need to propose a moratorium on new natural gas service connections. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) The number of pending gas service connection applications with each affected gas corporation.

(B) The estimated gas load deferred under the proposed moratorium.

(C) The system constraints that led to the proposed moratorium.

(D) Alternative actions considered to address the proposed need for a moratorium, including increasing or restoring natural gas transmission and storage infrastructure, and the reason those actions were not taken or were insufficient.

(E) The process for a customer to request an exemption from the moratorium.

(b) When a gas corporation receives notification from the commission that an action is pending to suspend new gas service connections, the gas corporation shall immediately notify any known potential or current customers that may experience a service impact as a result of the proposed suspension.

(c) The commission shall, at the yearly informational hearings pursuant to Section 321.6, present to the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy and the Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications the status of natural gas service connections and efforts to provide natural gas supply.
Cal. ELEC § 6846 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 6846
Section 6846
Status: in_force

If a write-in candidate fails to file the list of delegates pursuant to Section 6845, the state central committee of the party shall, within 10 days of the end of the 31-day period specified in Section 6845, file a list of those delegates with the Secretary of State. Any delegates so certified by the state central committee shall attend the convention unpledged to any candidate.
Cal. BPC § 471 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 471
Section 471
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory council shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, guidelines to be used by the programs for the recruitment and training of persons conducting dispute resolution, and provisions for periodic monitoring and evaluation of the programs funded pursuant to this chapter. The advisory council shall establish guidelines to evaluate the performance of participating programs, which shall include analysis of court caseload reduction, cost savings to the state, the efficacy of the programs, and the feasibility of operation of a statewide program of grants at the time the state assumes the responsibility for the funding of trial courts.

(b) The advisory council shall adopt temporary guidelines within six months of its initial meeting. The adoption of these temporary guidelines shall not be subject to the procedures specified in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Upon the adoption of the temporary guidelines, counties may award grants pursuant to this chapter. Programs funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with the temporary guidelines, the requirements of this chapter and, when adopted, the formal rules and regulations.

(c) Formal rules and regulations implementing this chapter shall be adopted pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and, upon adoption, shall supersede the temporary guidelines adopted pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) On and after January 1, 1989, or such earlier date as the advisory council completes its duties pursuant to this chapter, the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs shall periodically review the effectiveness of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter and adopt changes thereto as necessary. It also shall monitor and evaluate the programs funded pursuant to this chapter as to their compliance with those rules and regulations.

(e) The Director of Consumer Affairs shall administer and enforce this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, and in so doing may exercise any power conferred under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 300).
Cal. VEH § 11306 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 11306
Section 11306
Status: in_force

(a) If the department issues or renews a vehicle verifier’s permit requiring conditions of probation, or if the department refuses to issue a vehicle verifier’s permit, the applicant shall be entitled to demand, in writing, a hearing as provided in this chapter, before the director, or his representative, within 60 days after notice of refusal or issuance of the probationary permit.

(b) Except where the provisions of this code require the refusal to issue a permit, the department may issue a probationary permit subject to conditions to be observed by the permittee in the exercise of the privilege granted. The conditions to be attached to the exercise of the privilege shall be such as may, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department of the information contained therein.

(c) The department may, pending a hearing, temporarily suspend the permit issued to a vehicle verifier for a period not to exceed 30 days if the director finds that such action is required in the public interest. In any such case, a hearing shall be held and a decision thereon issued within 30 days after notice of the temporary suspension.

(d) A person whose application for a permit has been denied may reapply for such permit after a period of not less than one year has elapsed from the date of filing of such denial.
Cal. WAT § 75863 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 75863
Section 75863
Status: in_force

The notice of the filing of the petition for inclusion of lands shall state the purpose of the petition, describe the boundaries of the tract of land proposed to be included, and give the names of the petitioners. It shall also notify all persons interested in, or who may be affected by, the proposed inclusion of the land within the district to appear at the office of the board at a time named in the notice for the hearing of the petition and objections thereto and show cause, in writing, if any they have, why the land or any of it should not be included as proposed in the petition. The time to be specified in the notice for the hearing shall be the regular meeting of the board next after the expiration of the time for the publication of the notice.
Cal. SHC § 467 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 467
Section 467
Status: in_force

Route 167 is from Route 395 north of Mono Lake to the Nevada state line in the vicinity of the Pole Line Road.
Cal. FAC § 15206.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Section 15206.5
Section 15206.5
Status: in_force

Regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11503 are not applicable to this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 76004 — California Code / Code prc / Division 45 / Section 76004
Section 76004
Status: in_force

The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall identify opportunities to assess the energy efficiency performance for low-GWP alternatives for current fluorinated-gas-based appliances and equipment.
Cal. BPC § 18815 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 18815
Section 18815
Status: in_force

The application and renewal fee for a sparring permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).
Cal. HSC § 51650 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 51650
Section 51650
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  To be qualified for loan insurance, a borrower shall be, or by reason of a loan insured pursuant to this part shall become, the owner of a multifamily rental housing development or a single-family residential structure for which an insured loan is authorized, and shall be able to bear the usual expenses of maintaining the housing development, development, or structure and repay the loan.

(2)  To be qualified for loan insurance on a single-family residential housing unit, the borrower shall also do either of the following:

(A)  Qualify as a person or family of low or moderate income, as that term is defined in Section 51603.

(B)  Until January 1, 2011, otherwise meet the requirements for participation in an affordable housing program or product offered by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (Freddie Mac).

(3)  The agency may, by resolution, establish additional requirements that it deems necessary to accomplish the purposes of this part.

(b)  For the purpose of increasing the efficiency and minimizing the cost of the loan insurance program, the agency may insure or issue commitments to insure loans upon the certification of an officer of an approved lending institution that the borrower is qualified for loan insurance according to eligibility requirements specified by the agency.

(c)  No later than January 1, 2009, the agency shall report to the chairs of the housing committees of the Senate and the Assembly on the types of programs that were offered pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
Cal. SHC § 5011 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Section 5011
Section 5011
Status: in_force

“Street superintendent” or “superintendent of streets” when used with reference to a county means the county surveyor, and when used with reference to a city means the person or officer whose duty it is under the law to have the care or charge of the streets or the improvement thereof in such city.
Cal. BPC § 19424.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 19424.5
Section 19424.5
Status: in_force

In order to permit the full participation of horsemen and horsewomen who may be appointed to the board, the Legislature declares that the appointment of such persons is intended to represent and further the interests of horse owners and breeders pursuant to Section 19401, and that such representation and furtherance will ultimately serve the public interest. Accordingly the Legislature finds racehorse owners and breeders are tantamount to and constitute the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 10015.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10015.4
Section 10015.4
Status: in_force

“Responsible broker’s identity” means the name under which the responsible broker is currently licensed by the department and conducts business in general or is a substantial division of the real estate firm, or both the name and the associated license identification number. “Responsible broker’s identity” does not include a fictitious business name obtained pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 10159.5 or the use of a team name pursuant to Section 10159.6.
Cal. RTC § 7891 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 7891
Section 7891
Status: in_force

Whenever any supplier is delinquent in the payment of the tax, the Controller or his or her authorized representative may forthwith collect the tax due in the following manner: The Controller shall seize any property, real or personal, of the supplier, and thereafter sell the property, or a sufficient part of it, at public auction to pay the tax due together with any penalties, interest and any costs incurred on account of the seizure and sale.
Cal. WAT § 10608.42 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.55 / Chapter 3 / Section 10608.42
Section 10608.42
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall review the 2015 urban water management plans and report to the Legislature by July 1, 2017, on progress towards achieving a 20-percent reduction in urban water use by December 31, 2020. The report shall include recommendations on changes to water efficiency standards or urban water use targets to achieve the 20-percent reduction and to reflect updated efficiency information and technology changes.

(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 6176 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 10.5 / Section 6176
Section 6176
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit, reduce, or preclude enforcement of any obligation, statute, State Bar Rule of Professional Conduct, or court rule, including, but not limited to, those relating to the lawyer’s fiduciary duties, that are otherwise applicable to any transaction in which a lawyer is involved.
Cal. BPC § 22588.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 22.2.8 / Section 22588.4
Section 22588.4
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
Cal. LAB § 6304.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6304.4
Section 6304.4
Status: in_force

A prisoner engaged in correctional industry, as defined by the Department of Corrections, shall not be considered an employee for purposes of the provisions relating to appeal proceedings set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6600).
Cal. BPC § 10508 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 10508
Section 10508
Status: in_force

No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a mineral, oil and gas broker within this state shall bring or maintain any action in the courts of this state for the collection of compensation for the performance of any of the acts mentioned in this article without alleging and proving that he was a duly licensed mineral, oil and gas broker at the time the alleged cause of action arose.
Cal. FAC § 14644 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 14644
Section 14644
Status: in_force

The secretary shall publish, at least annually, the results of examinations or chemical analyses of official samples of commercial fertilizer and agricultural minerals, and any additional information the secretary deems necessary.
Cal. FAM § 212 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2 / Part 2 / Section 212
Section 212
Status: in_force

A petition, response, application, opposition, or other pleading filed with the court under this code shall be verified.
Cal. FAC § 54143 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 54143
Section 54143
Status: in_force

The bylaws may provide that primary elections shall be held to nominate directors. If the bylaws provide that the territory in which the association has members shall be divided into districts, the bylaws may also provide that the results of the primary elections in the various districts shall be final and shall be ratified at the annual meeting of the association.