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Cal. PRC § 48012 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.1 / Section 48012
Section 48012
Status: in_force

After January 1, 2016, as part of the annual report required pursuant to Section 40507, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall report on expenditures from the State Solid Waste Postclosure and Corrective Action Trust Fund, the status of cost recovery actions, and any recommended statutory changes that are necessary to ensure adequate resources are available to carry out the purposes of the State Solid Waste Postclosure and Corrective Action Trust Fund.
Cal. WAT § 31521 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 31521
Section 31521
Status: in_force

“City” refers to county water district.
Cal. BPC § 7599.36 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 12 / Section 7599.36
Section 7599.36
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensee shall maintain a file or record containing the name, address, commencing date of employment, and position of each employee, and the date of termination. Those files and records shall be retained during the time of employment and for a period of not less than two years thereafter, and, together with usual payroll records, shall be available for inspection by the bureau, and copies thereof and information pertaining thereto or contained therein shall be submitted to the bureau upon written request. A violation concerning the maintenance of the files or records may result in a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.

(b) A failure of a licensee to respond to the bureau’s request to forward copies of the files or records and information pertaining thereto or contained therein within 30 days of the bureau’s request may result in a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each violation.
Cal. ELEC § 20008 — California Code / Code elec / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20008
Section 20008
Status: in_force

Any paid political advertisement that refers to an election or to any candidate for state or local elective office and that is contained in or distributed with a newspaper, shall bear on each surface or page thereof, in type or lettering at least half as large as the type or lettering of the advertisement or in 10-point roman type, whichever is larger, the words “Paid Political Advertisement.” The words shall be set apart from any other printed matter.

As used in this section “paid political advertisement” shall mean and shall be limited to, published statements paid for by advertisers for purposes of supporting or defeating any person who has filed for an elective state or local office.
Cal. BPC § 22953 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8.5 / Section 22953
Section 22953
Status: in_force

All moneys collected as civil penalties by the department and other state agencies pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Sale of Tobacco to Minors Control Account that is hereby established.
Cal. HSC § 128782 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 128782
Section 128782
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of a small and rural hospital, as defined in Section 124840, the department shall do all of the following:

(a)  If the hospital did not file financial reports with the department by electronic media as of January 1, 1993, the department shall, on a case-by-case basis, do one of the following:

(1)  Exempt the small and rural hospital from any electronic filing requirements of the department regarding annual or quarterly financial disclosure reports specified in Sections 128735 and 128740.

(2)  Provide a one-time reduction in the fee charged to the small and rural hospital not to exceed the maximum amount assessed pursuant to Section 127280 by an amount equal to the costs incurred by the small and rural hospital to purchase the computer hardware and software necessary to comply with any electronic filing requirements of the department regarding annual or quarterly financial disclosure reports specified in Sections 128735 and 128740.

(b)  The department shall provide a one-time reduction in the fee charged to the small and rural hospital not to exceed the maximum amount assessed pursuant to Section 127280 by an amount equal to the costs incurred by the small and rural hospital to purchase the computer software and hardware necessary to comply with any electronic filing requirements of the department regarding reports specified in Sections 128735, 128736, and 128737.

(c)  The department shall provide the hospital with assistance in meeting the requirements specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 128755 that the reports required by subdivision (g) of Section 128735 be filed by electronic media or by online transmission. The assistance shall include the provision to the hospital by the department of a computer program or computer software to create an electronic file of patient discharge abstract data records. The program or software shall incorporate validity checks and edit standards.

(d)  The department shall provide the hospital with assistance in meeting the requirements specified in subdivision (d) of Section 128755 that the reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 128736 be filed by online transmission. The assistance shall include the provision to the hospital by the department of a computer program or computer software to create an electronic file of emergency care data records. The program or software shall incorporate validity checks and edit standards.

(e)  The department shall provide the hospital with assistance in meeting the requirements specified in subdivision (e) of Section 128755 that the reports required by subdivision (a) of Section 128737 be filed by online transmission. The assistance shall include the provision to the hospital by the department of a computer program or computer software to create an electronic file of ambulatory surgery data records. The program or software shall incorporate validity checks and edit standards.
Cal. FAM § 7664 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 7664
Section 7664
Status: in_force

(a) If, after the inquiry, the biological father is identified to the satisfaction of the court, or if more than one man is identified as a possible biological father, notice of the proceeding shall be given in accordance with Section 7666. If an alleged biological father fails to appear or, if appearing, fails to claim parental rights, those parental rights with reference to the child shall be terminated.

(b) If the biological father or a man claiming to be the biological father claims parental rights, the court shall determine biological parentage. The court shall then determine if it is in the best interest of the child that the biological father retain parental rights, or that an adoption of the child be allowed to proceed. The court, in making that determination, may consider all relevant evidence, including the efforts made by the biological father to obtain custody, the age and prior placement of the child, and the effects of a change of placement on the child.

(c) If the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child that the biological father should be allowed to retain parental rights, the court shall order that the biological father’s consent is necessary for an adoption. If the court finds that the man claiming parental rights is not the biological father, or that if the man is the biological father it is in the child’s best interest that an adoption be allowed to proceed, the court shall order that the consent of that man is not required for an adoption. This finding terminates all parental rights and responsibilities with respect to the child.
Cal. FIN § 22003 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 22003
Section 22003
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this article govern the construction of this division.
Cal. RTC § 55191 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 30 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 55191
Section 55191
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent that a feepayer is subject to liability for sales and use taxes pursuant to Section 6071.1 or 6814, the feepayer is also subject to liability for the same periods for taxes, fees, and surcharges administered pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001), as applicable.

(b) (1) For purposes of this section, “fees administered pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001)” shall include, but are not limited to:

(A) A charge pursuant to the Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Act of 2016 (Article 10.5 (commencing with Section 25215) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code).

(B) A lumber products assessment pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 4629) of Chapter 8 of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code.

(C) A covered electronic waste recycling fee pursuant to the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 (Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 42460) of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code).

(D) A California tire fee pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 42885) of Chapter 17 of Part 3 of Division 30 of the Public Resources Code.

(E) A California electronic cigarette excise tax pursuant to the Healthy Outcomes and Prevention Education (HOPE) Act (Part 13.6 (commencing with Section 31000)).

(F) A cannabis excise tax pursuant to the Cannabis Tax Law (Part 14.5 (commencing with Section 34010)).

(2) “Fees administered pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001)” shall not include the fee administered pursuant to Local Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Collection Act (Part 21.1 (commencing with Section 42100)).

(c) This section shall be applied and administered in the same manner as specified in Sections 6071.1, 6811, 6812, 6813, 6814, and 6815.
Cal. BPC § 4198 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 15 / Section 4198
Section 4198
Status: in_force

(a) Each veterinary food-animal drug retailer shall have written policies and procedures related to the handling and dispensing of veterinary food-animal drugs by veterinary food-animal drug retailers. These written policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) Training of staff.

(2) Cleaning, storage, and maintenance of veterinary food-animal drugs and equipment.

(3) Recordkeeping requirements.

(4) Storage and security requirements.

(5) Quality assurance.

(b) Each retailer shall prepare and maintain records of training and demonstrated competence for each individual employed or retained by the retailer. These records shall be maintained for three years from and after the last date of employment.

(c) Each retailer shall have an ongoing, documented quality assurance program which includes, but is not limited to:

(1) Monitoring personnel performance.

(2) Storage, maintenance, and dispensing of veterinary food-animal drugs.

(d) The records and documents specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be maintained for three years from the date of making. The records and documents in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) shall be, at all times during business hours, open to inspection by authorized officers of the law.

(e) To assure compliance with the requirements of this chapter regarding operations of the veterinary food-animal drug retailer, a consulting pharmacist shall visit the veterinary food-animal drug retailer regularly and at least quarterly. The consulting pharmacist shall be retained either on a volunteer or paid basis to review, approve, and revise the policies and procedures of the veterinary food-animal drug retailer, and assure compliance with California and federal law regarding the labeling, storage, and dispensing of veterinary food-animal drugs.

The consulting pharmacist shall certify in writing at least twice a year whether or not the veterinary food-animal drug retailer is operating in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The most recent of the written certifications shall be submitted with the annual renewal application of a veterinary food-animal drug retailer license.
Cal. PUC § 873 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 873
Section 873
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall annually do all of the following:

(1) Designate a class of lifeline service necessary to meet minimum communications needs.

(2) Set the rates and charges for that service.

(3) Develop eligibility criteria for that service.

(4) Assess the degree of achievement of universal service, including telephone penetration rates by income, ethnicity, and geography.

(b) Minimum communications needs include, but are not limited to, the ability to originate and receive calls and the ability to access electronic information services.
Cal. FIN § 14253 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 14253
Section 14253
Status: in_force

A credit union shall, when requested by the commissioner, submit its unaudited financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and consisting of at least a balance sheet and statement of income as of the date and for the period specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may require the submission of such reports on a monthly or other periodic basis.
Cal. PUC § 8372 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4.1 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 8372
Section 8372
Status: in_force

(a) Within 180 days of the first request from a customer or developer to establish a microgrid, the governing board of a local publicly owned electric utility shall develop and make available a standardized process for the interconnection of a customer-supported microgrid, including separate electrical rates and tariffs, as necessary. The separate rates and tariffs shall not compensate a customer for the use of diesel backup or natural gas generation, except as either of those sources is used pursuant to Section 41514.1 of the Health and Safety Code, or except for natural gas generation that is a distributed energy resource.

(b) The governing board shall ensure the microgrid rates and charges do not shift costs to, or from, a microgrid customer or nonmicrogrid customer, and shall ensure each microgrid and its components comply with the local publicly owned electric utility’s applicable regulatory requirements.
Cal. BPC § 7596.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 6 / Section 7596.12
Section 7596.12
Status: in_force

Every person licensed, registered, or designated under this chapter, who in the course of his or her employment carries tear gas, or any other nonlethal chemical agent, shall complete the course required pursuant to Section 22835 of the Penal Code.
Cal. LAB § 1700.38 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1700.38
Section 1700.38
Status: in_force

No talent agency shall knowingly secure employment for an artist in any place where a strike, lockout, or other labor trouble exists, without notifying the artist of such conditions.
Cal. HSC § 18871.11 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.3 / Chapter 8 / Section 18871.11
Section 18871.11
Status: in_force

(a)  A camping cabin shall be designed to resist the following live loads: (1) floor live loads not less than 40 pounds per square foot of floor area; (2) horizontal live loads not less than 15 pounds per square foot of vertical wall and roof area; and (3) roof live loads not less than 20 pounds per square foot of horizontal roof area. In areas where snow loads are greater than 20 pounds per square foot, the roof shall be designed and constructed to resist these additional loads.

(b)  Each sleeping room in a camping cabin shall have a second exit to the outside of the camping cabin, except that a window exit may be permitted as an alternative if the opening is not less than 20 inches wide and 24 inches high and the bottom of the window is located not more than 44 inches above the floor.

(c)  Each sleeping room in a camping cabin shall be provided with an approved smoke detector. If the camping cabin contains an electrical system, the smoke detector shall be energized from that electrical system with a battery backup. If there is no electrical system in the camping cabin, a battery-operated smoke detector is permitted.

(d)  All wall and ceiling surfaces in a camping cabin shall have a flame spread rating of not more than 200.

(e)  Fuel-burning heating or cooking appliances shall not be operated within a camping cabin.

(f)  Access for disabled persons to camping cabins shall be provided in conformance with applicable state and federal laws.
Cal. WAT § 25331 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 25331
Section 25331
Status: in_force

The board may reject any or all bids.
Cal. FAC § 57518 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 57518
Section 57518
Status: in_force

The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor within 10 days of the date of the filing with the office of the Secretary of State.
Cal. HNC § 655.5 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 655.5
Section 655.5
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a person convicted of any violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of Section 655 is found by the court to have willfully refused the request of a peace officer to submit to chemical testing of the blood, breath, or urine pursuant to Section 655.1, the court may impose enhanced penalties either by fine or imprisonment, or both, not to exceed the maximum of the penalties prescribed in Section 668.

(b) A willful refusal to submit to chemical testing pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be pled and proven.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 1992.
Cal. INS § 10930.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 9.6 / Section 10930.1
Section 10930.1
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall have the authority to issue a certificate of authority as a disability insurer to a CO-OP that has been organized as a nonprofit member organization or nonprofit member corporation under the laws of this state. The commissioner may also issue a certificate of authority as a disability insurer to a foreign CO-OP that has been organized as a nonprofit member organization or nonprofit member corporation under the laws of another state, provided that the entity meets the requirements governing CO-OPs under PPACA and this chapter. A CO-OP seeking or maintaining a certificate of authority pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the same fees that are imposed on mutual insurers.

(b) A CO-OP admitted as a CO-OP insurer shall be subject to the same premium taxes as are imposed on for-profit health insurers with a certificate of authority from the commissioner.
Cal. LAB § 6501 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 6501
Section 6501
Status: in_force

Any employer subject to Section 6500 shall apply to the division for a permit pursuant to Section 6500. Such application for a permit shall contain such information as the division may deem necessary to evaluate the safety of the proposed employment or place of employment.

An application by an employer shall include a provision that the applicant has knowledge of applicable occupational safety and health standards and will comply with such standards and any other lawful order of the division.
Cal. PCC § 20388 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 24.5 / Section 20388
Section 20388
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, a report on the use of job order contracting under this article. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following information:

(1) A description of the authority’s system for evaluating job order contract bids for award of job order contracts, including, but not limited to, the criteria used by the authority to determine a qualified and responsive job order contractor.

(2) A description of each job order contract awarded and the contractor awarded the contract.

(3) An assessment of the use of job order contracting under this article.

(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. INS § 11621.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11621.1
Section 11621.1
Status: in_force

In the event an insurer discontinues writing automobile liability insurance in this state but retains its license to write that business, it shall continue to pay plan assessments and receive plan assignments until its quota or quotas established by its writings prior to discontinuance of business has or have been filled. However, if the automobile liability business of an insurer discontinuing the writing of that business in this state has been transferred to or reinsured by another insurer, the latter shall receive and assume the plan assignments and plan assessments of the insurer discontinuing business, as established by its writings prior to the transfer or agreement of reinsurance, until its quota or quotas has or have been filled, unless another insurer is allowed to assume those obligations.
Cal. INS § 11657 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11657
Section 11657
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Sections 11659 and 11660, limited workers’ compensation policies may be issued insuring either the whole or any part of the liability of any employer for compensation, provided that the policy is previously approved, as to substance and form, by the commissioner. Subject to those provisions, the policy may restrict or limit the insurance in any manner whatsoever.
Cal. PCC § 21521 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 117 / Section 21521
Section 21521
Status: in_force

All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, when the cost according to the estimate of the engineer will exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders as provided in this article. The board shall first determine whether the contract shall be let as a single unit, or divided into severable parts. The board shall advertise for bids by three insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation or by two insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the agency, inviting sealed proposals for the construction or performance of the improvement or work. The call for bids shall state whether the work shall be performed in one unit or divided into parts. The work may be let under a single contract or several contracts, as stated in the call. The board shall require the successful bidders to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of their claims for labor and material. The bonds shall comply with Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code. The board may reject any bid. In the event all proposals are rejected or no proposals are received, or the estimated cost of the work does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or the work consists of channel protection, maintenance work, or emergency work, the board may have the work done by force account without advertising for bids. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). In that event a majority vote of all board members shall be required. The board may purchase in the open market without advertising for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work, either under contract or by force account.