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Cal. ELEC § 3020 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3020
Section 3020
Status: in_force

(a) All vote by mail ballots cast under this division shall be received by the elections official from whom they were obtained or by the precinct board no later than the close of the polls on election day.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any vote by mail ballot cast under this division shall be timely cast if it is received by the voter’s elections official via the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company no later than seven days after election day and either of the following is satisfied:

(1) The ballot is postmarked on or before election day or is time stamped or date stamped by a bona fide private mail delivery company on or before election day, or it is otherwise indicated by the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company that the ballot was mailed on or before election day.

(2) If the ballot has no postmark, a postmark with no date, or an illegible postmark, and no other information is available from the United States Postal Service or the bona fide private mail delivery company to indicate the date on which the ballot was mailed, the vote by mail ballot identification envelope is date stamped by the elections official upon receipt of the vote by mail ballot from the United States Postal Service or a bona fide private mail delivery company, and is signed and dated pursuant to Section 3011 on or before election day.

(c) For purposes of this section, “bona fide private mail delivery company” means a courier service that is in the regular business of accepting a mail item, package, or parcel for the purpose of delivery to a person or entity whose address is specified on the item.
Cal. FAC § 21736 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 21736
Section 21736
Status: in_force

The bureau shall grant to every applicant that complies with this article and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it, a separate license to operate each salesyard for the balance of the current calendar year upon the payment of a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each salesyard.
Cal. BPC § 25511 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25511
Section 25511
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, a manufacturer or wholesaler, or any officer, director, or agent of any of those persons may furnish, give, rent, lend, or sell, directly or indirectly, any equipment, fixtures, or supplies, other than alcoholic beverages, to a retailer whose equipment, fixtures, or supplies were lost or damaged as a result of a natural disaster and whose premises are located in an area proclaimed to be in a state of disaster by the Governor.

This section does not apply to transactions that occur three months or more after the Governor proclaims an area to be in a state of disaster.

Nothing in this section is intended to affect or otherwise limit Section 23104.1, 23104.2, or 23104.3.
Cal. WIC § 14165.9 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5.1 / Section 14165.9
Section 14165.9
Status: in_force

The commission shall report to the Legislature on January 1 and May 1 of each year. The January report shall include all of the following:

(a) The number and type of health service contracts.

(b) The persons served, cost per service, and other relevant and statistical information.

(c) The projected contract services and estimated costs.

(d) The average per diem rate received by contract hospitals, as of December 1 of the preceding year, shall be reported in the following categories:

(1) Statewide.

(2) By standard consolidated statistical area, as defined by the most recent United States Census.

(3) By that portion of the state not included within a standard consolidated statistical area.

(4) Statewide by hospitals with 1–99 beds, 100–299 beds, and over 300 beds.

(e) The total number of hospitals receiving a net increase, a net decrease, or having a contract rate tied to patient volume during the preceding 12 months.

(f) A discussion of the effects of selective contracting on access to, and quality of, services. In preparing this portion of the report, the commission shall solicit comments from representatives of beneficiaries and providers.

The May report shall serve as an update of information contained in subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of the January report.
Cal. FGC § 2201 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2201
Section 2201
Status: in_force

The Animal Trust Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the money in the fund is available to the department for the administration of this article and to make grants pursuant to Section 2203. The department may use not more than 5 percent of the money in the fund for the costs of administering this article.
Cal. WAT § 30065 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 30065
Section 30065
Status: in_force

The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a county water district, of all or any part of the corporate area of any public corporation or public agency, shall not destroy the identity or legal existence or impair the powers of any such public corporation or public agency, notwithstanding the identity of purpose, or substantial identity of purpose, of such county water district.

No public corporation or public agency having identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose shall be formed partly or entirely within a county water district existing under the provisions of this code without the consent of such county water district. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any city from annexing territory within a county water district without the consent of such county water district.

All county water districts heretofore formed partly or entirely within another county water district previously existing under the provisions of this code, with or without the consent of such previously existing county water district and for a purpose not then actually exercised, or to provide a service not then provided by said previously existing county water district, are hereby declared to be valid and legally existing districts.
Cal. RTC § 30266 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 30266
Section 30266
Status: in_force

The board may decrease or increase the amount of the determination before it becomes final, but may increase the amount of the determination only if a claim for increase is asserted by the board at or before the hearing. Unless the 25 percent penalty imposed by Section 30205 or 30224 applies to the amount of the determination as originally made or as increased, the claim for increase shall be asserted within eight years after the date the return for the period for which the increase is asserted is due.
Cal. WIC § 14018.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14018.4
Section 14018.4
Status: in_force

(a) Reimbursement shall not be denied to any hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code for care rendered to an eligible Medi-Cal beneficiary for the sole reason that a proof of eligibility label does not accompany the bill, so long as the claim includes other appropriate documentation of eligibility.

(b) The director shall require county welfare departments to issue, upon the request of a hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code providing care to an eligible Medi-Cal beneficiary, replacement Medi-Cal proof of eligibility labels or other appropriate documentation of eligibility to the requester, if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code attempted to obtain a label from the beneficiary at the time the service was provided.

(2) The hospital, licensed primary care clinic, or long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code made a subsequent attempt to obtain a label or other appropriate documentation from the beneficiary.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the director shall require that the replacement proof of eligibility label or other appropriate documentation of eligibility provided pursuant to subdivision (b) accompany the bill of the hospital, the licensed primary care clinic, or the long-term health care facility as defined in Section 1326 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until both the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly have received certification by registered mail from the Director of Health Services, that the automated eligibility verification system required by Section 14042 is operative for all counties and has been demonstrated to be accurate for each county at the 97-percent level as required by Section 14042 and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. FAC § 12615 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 5 / Section 12615
Section 12615
Status: in_force

If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce does not carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this chapter, or in excess of a permissible tolerance, the director shall forthwith release the lot from the seizure and remove the hold order or tag.
Cal. SHC § 5561 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 5561
Section 5561
Status: in_force

Whenever it shall appear to the legislative body that payments have been made on any such assessments or bonds prior to the reassessment, it shall be its duty to cause to be published in the newspaper in which the ordinance or resolution of intention for the work was published, unless the legislative body directs publication in some other paper, a notice stating the fact of such reassessment and calling upon all property owners affected by the work to make claim for refund within two years from date of the first publication of the notice. Reference shall be made to the reassessment and diagram for all particulars. Such notice shall be published once a week for two weeks.
Cal. FAC § 58041 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 58041
Section 58041
Status: in_force

The director may promote in the interest of the producer, the distributor, and consumer, economical and efficient distribution and marketing of any product which is produced or processed within the state and to better effectuate the purposes of this article may attend necessary meetings and conferences in relation to any such product and may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cal. FAC § 13191 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 18 / Section 13191
Section 13191
Status: in_force

(a) No person, except a pest control dealer licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 12101) of Division 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code, may sell a pesticide that contains the active ingredient clopyralid.

(b) Pesticides containing the active ingredient clopyralid that are labeled for use on lawns and turf, including golf courses, may only be sold to qualified applicators licensed pursuant to Chapter 8(commencing with Section 12201) of Division 6 of the Food and Agricultural Code or issued a certificate pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14151) of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
Cal. WAT § 79568 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 9 / Section 79568
Section 79568
Status: in_force

(a) The sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund to the Wildlife Conservation Board for the acquisition, protection, and restoration of land and water resources necessary to meet state obligations for regulatory requirements related to California’s allocation of water supplies from the Colorado River. No money allocated pursuant to this section may be used to supplant or pay for the regulatory mitigation obligations of private parties under state or federal law.

(b) All real property acquired pursuant to this section shall be acquired from willing sellers.
Cal. FAM § 5700.611 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 5700.611
Section 5700.611
Status: in_force

(a) If Section 5700.613 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child-support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that:

(1) the following requirements are met:

(A) neither the child, nor the obligee who is an individual, nor the obligor resides in the issuing state;

(B) a petitioner who is a nonresident of this state seeks modification; and

(C) the respondent is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state; or

(2) this state is the residence of the child, or a party who is an individual is subject to the personal jurisdiction of the tribunal of this state, and all of the parties who are individuals have filed consents in a record in the issuing tribunal for a tribunal of this state to modify the support order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(b) Modification of a registered child-support order is subject to the same requirements, procedures, and defenses that apply to the modification of an order issued by a tribunal of this state and the order may be enforced and satisfied in the same manner.

(c) A tribunal of this state may not modify any aspect of a child-support order that may not be modified under the law of the issuing state, including the duration of the obligation of support. If two or more tribunals have issued child-support orders for the same obligor and same child, the order that controls and must be so recognized under Section 5700.207 establishes the aspects of the support order which are nonmodifiable.

(d) In a proceeding to modify a child-support order, the law of the state that is determined to have issued the initial controlling order governs the duration of the obligation of support. The obligor’s fulfillment of the duty of support established by that order precludes imposition of a further obligation of support by a tribunal of this state.

(e) On the issuance of an order by a tribunal of this state modifying a child-support order issued in another state, the tribunal of this state becomes the tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(f) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (e) and Section 5700.201(b), a tribunal of this state retains jurisdiction to modify an order issued by a tribunal of this state if:

(1) one party resides in another state; and

(2) the other party resides outside the United States.
Cal. MVC § 998.008 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5m / Section 998.008
Section 998.008
Status: in_force

Upon request of the Department of Veterans Affairs, supported by a statement of the plans and projects of said department with respect thereto, and approved by the Governor, the Veterans’ Finance Committee of 1943 shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue any bonds authorized under this article in order to carry such plans and projects into execution, and, if so, the amount of bonds then to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out said plans and projects progressively, and it shall not be necessary that all the bonds herein authorized to be issued shall be sold at any one time.
Cal. BPC § 23033 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 23033
Section 23033
Status: in_force

“Proof gallon” means a gallon of proof spirits or an equivalent amount of alcohol.
Cal. BPC § 22948.57 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 36 / Section 22948.57
Section 22948.57
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not reduce the rights afforded to a consumer or the obligations imposed on a business pursuant to any applicable state or federal law for the protection of individual privacy.

(b) In the event of a conflict between this chapter and any other state law, the provisions of the law that afford the greatest protection for the right of privacy for consumers shall control.

(c) The rights afforded to consumers and the obligations imposed on any business pursuant to this chapter do not apply to the extent that they infringe on the noncommercial activities of a person or entity described in subdivision (b) of Section 2 of Article I of the California Constitution.
Cal. RTC § 484 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 484
Section 484
Status: in_force

With the exception of the penalty provision of Section 463, the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 441) shall be available to the assessor for the purposes of securing change in ownership information required for assessment purposes.
Cal. HSC § 1799.104 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 9 / Section 1799.104
Section 1799.104
Status: in_force

(a)  No physician or nurse, who in good faith gives emergency instructions to an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic at the scene of an emergency, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing the instructions.

(b)  No EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of his duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of following such instructions.
Cal. WAT § 60336 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 60336
Section 60336
Status: in_force

(a) Should any operator of a water-producing facility knowingly fail to register his or her water-producing facility or knowingly fail to file the groundwater production statement, or knowingly fail to file and furnish any other reports or statements required by resolution of the board adopted pursuant to Section 60326, the operator shall, in addition to interest as provided in Section 60335, become liable to the district for a penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(b) The changes made to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall not apply to any operator of a water-producing facility that is a party to litigation involving a water replenishment district filed before July 1, 2013, until after the litigation is settled or all legal remedies have been exhausted.
Cal. HNC § 4120 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 4120
Section 4120
Status: in_force

Whenever the improvement, development or protection of any such harbor, bay, inlet or other arm of the sea is completed and the commission created under this chapter ceases to exist, then the management and control of the harbor in so far as it has been improved, developed or protected under this chapter passes to, and vests in the board of supervisors of the county. The future cost and expense of the maintenance of the harbor is a charge upon the county.
Cal. LAB § 404 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 404
Section 404
Status: in_force

Any money put up as a bond under Sections 401, 402 and 403:

(a)  Is not subject to enforcement of a money judgment except in an action between the employer and the employee or applicant, or their successors or assigns.

(b)  Shall be returned to the employee or applicant together with accrued interest thereon, immediately upon the return of the money or property entrusted to the employee or applicant and upon the fulfillment of the agreement, subject only to the deduction necessary to balance accounts between the employer and employee or applicant.
Cal. BPC § 22373 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 22373
Section 22373
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any contractual provision to the contrary, the invention developer and the customer shall each have the right to cancel a contract for invention development services for any reason at any time within seven days of the date the invention developer and the customer sign the contract. Cancellation shall be effected by written notice mailed or delivered to the invention developer or the customer. If said notice is mailed, it must be postmarked by midnight of the last day of the cancellation period. If the notice is delivered, it must be delivered by the end of the invention developer’s normal business day. Within five business days after receipt of such notice of cancellation by the customer, the invention developer shall return to the customer, by mail, all moneys paid and all materials provided by the customer.

(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) shall apply to every contract executed between an invention developer and a customer. Each such contract shall contain the following statement in 10-point boldface type immediately above the place at which the customer signs the contract:

“The seven-day period during which you may cancel this contract for any reason by mailing or delivering written notice to the invention developer will expire on

.
(Last date to mail or deliver notice)

If you choose to mail your notice, it must be placed in the United States mail properly addressed first-class postage prepaid and postmarked before midnight of this date. If you choose to deliver your notice to the invention developer directly, it must be delivered to him by the end of his normal business day on this date. The invention developer also has the right to cancel this contract by notice similarly mailed or delivered.”
Cal. RTC § 19582 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 19582
Section 19582
Status: in_force

For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1987, the Franchise Tax Board shall make available to taxpayers tax forms that are as simple as possible for taxpayers to prepare. These forms shall be designed to provide for taxpayers to copy figures from, or attach a copy of, their federal return or portions thereof, or both, and to make any necessary adjustments.

The Franchise Tax Board shall, in preparing tax forms, make every effort to ease taxpayers’ compliance burden, including, but not limited to, (a) designing forms so that, to the maximum extent possible, items already entered on the federal return may be copied to the state form, (b) reducing the number of state schedules by attaching copies of comparable federal schedules to the state return, where appropriate, and (c) choosing a weight and quality of paper, color of ink, and general form design which will facilitate the preparation of returns.
Cal. BPC § 2537 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 7 / Section 2537
Section 2537
Status: in_force

It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.