FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. BPC § 5103 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 5103
Section 5103
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may inquire into any alleged violation of this chapter or any other state or federal law, regulation, or rule relevant to the practice of accountancy.

(b) The board, or its executive officer pursuant to a delegation of authority from the board, is authorized to perform the following functions:

(1) To receive and investigate complaints and to conduct investigations or hearings, with or without the filing of any complaint, and to obtain information and evidence relating to any matter involving the conduct of licensees, as directed by the board, or as directed by the executive officer pursuant to a delegation of authority from the board.

(2) To receive and investigate complaints and to conduct investigations or hearings, with or without the filing of any complaint, and to obtain information and evidence relating to any matter involving any violation or alleged violation of this chapter by licensees, as directed by the board, or as directed by the executive officer pursuant to a delegation of authority from the board.
Cal. PUC § 16576 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 16576
Section 16576
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this division limiting the amount of indebtedness which may be incurred by it, in order to repair and replace structures and equipment impaired or destroyed or both by flood, fire, earthquake, or other catastrophe, upon the unanimous vote of its board, a district may do any or all of the following:

(a) Borrow money at a rate of interest not exceeding 8 percent a year, including borrowing from the United States or any of its agencies, in a principal amount not to exceed 6 percent of the assessed value of all real and personal property situated in the district.

(b) Issue evidences of indebtedness to represent the sum borrowed.

(c) Arrange terms for the repayment of the sum borrowed.
Cal. UIC § 1206 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 1206
Section 1206
Status: in_force

A notice given under this chapter by the director, an administrative law judge, or the appeals board:

(a) May be served personally or by mail, except that service by mail given by the director shall be made by certified mail in the following cases:

(1) Under Sections 1137 and 1221.

(2) Under Sections 1131, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1184, 1733, and 1735 if the assessment is in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3) Under Section 1180 if the denial of claim for refund or credit is in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(b) If served by mail, the notice shall be:

(1) Addressed to the employing unit or person at his or her address as it appears on the records of the department.

(2) Complete at the time of deposit in the United States mail.

(3) Made pursuant to Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure, excepting service of notice of a hearing before or an order or a decision of an administrative law judge or of the appeals board in transfer of reserve account, reassessment and refund matters.

(c) May be served electronically or by a computerized service if service by certified mail is not required and the manner of service is agreed to by the recipient.
Cal. BPC § 6013.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 6013.6
Section 6013.6
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time employee of any public agency who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California shall not suffer any loss of rights, promotions, salary increases, retirement benefits, tenure, or other job-related benefits, which he or she would otherwise have been entitled to receive.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), any public agency which employs a person who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California may reduce the employee’s salary, but no other right or job-related benefit, pro rata to the extent that the employee does not work the number of hours required by statute or written regulation to be worked by other employees of the same grade in any particular pay period and the employee does not claim available leave time. The employee shall be afforded the opportunity to perform job duties during other than regular working hours if such a work arrangement is practical and would not be a burden to the public agency.

(c) The Legislature finds that service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California by a person employed by a public agency is in the public interest.
Cal. FIN § 50310 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 50310
Section 50310
Status: in_force

Nothing in this law shall preclude a person, other than a mortgage loan originator, whose license has been suspended or revoked, summarily or otherwise, from continuing to service residential mortgage loans pursuant to servicing contracts in existence at the time of the suspension for a reasonable transition period, as determined by the commissioner, after the date of the entry of the final decision in the case suspending or revoking the license.
Cal. RTC § 195.110 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.110
Section 195.110
Status: in_force

(a) By October 31, 2007, the auditor of the County of Riverside, which was the subject of the Governor’s proclamation of a state of emergency for the wildfires that commenced on October 26, 2006, shall certify to the Director of Finance an estimate of the total amount of the reduction in property tax revenues on both the regular secured roll and the supplemental roll for the 2006–07 fiscal year resulting from the reassessment by the county assessor pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 170 of those properties that are eligible properties as a result of that disaster, except that the amount certified shall not include any estimated property tax revenue reductions to school districts, other than basic state aid school districts, and county offices of education.

(b) For purposes of this section, “basic state aid school district” means any school district that does not receive a state apportionment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 42238 of the Education Code, but receives from the state only a basic apportionment pursuant to Section 6 of Article IX of the California Constitution.
Cal. RTC § 214.10 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 214.10
Section 214.10
Status: in_force

For purposes of Section 214, any nonprofit corporation organized and operated for the advancement of education, improvement of social conditions, and improvement of the job opportunities of low-income, unemployed and underemployed citizens of the communities in which they operate, and otherwise meeting all the requirements of Section 214, shall not be disqualified from receiving the welfare exemption solely because such organization receives all its funds from governmental agencies.
Cal. INS § 12143 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12143
Section 12143
Status: in_force

A club agent is a person other than the motor club itself, who acts or aids in any manner in the solicitation, delivery, or negotiation of any membership or service contract, or of the renewal or continuance thereof.
Cal. PROB § 3613 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 3613
Section 3613
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a court may not make an order or give a judgment pursuant to Section 3600, 3601, 3602, 3610, or 3611 with respect to an adult who has the capacity within the meaning of Section 812 to consent to the order and who has no conservator of the estate with authority to make that decision , without the express consent of that person.
Cal. WAT § 31147 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 31147
Section 31147
Status: in_force

(a) Violation of any of the provisions of a district regulation adopted pursuant to Section 31145 may be abated as a public nuisance by the district, and the board may by regulation establish a procedure for the abatement of such a nuisance and to assess the cost of such abatement to the violator. If the violator maintains the nuisance upon real property in which he has a fee title interest, the assessment shall constitute a lien upon such real property.

(b) The amount of any costs incurred by the district in abating such a nuisance upon real property, shall be added to, and become part of, the annual taxes next levied upon the real property subject to abatement and shall constitute a lien upon that real property as of the same time and in the same manner as does the tax lien securing such annual taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of district taxes shall be applicable to such assessment, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attached thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then a lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the delinquent and unpaid charges relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Any amounts of such assessments collected are to be credited to the funds of the district from which the costs of abatement were expended.
Cal. PRC § 5020.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 5020.7
Section 5020.7
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that the long-term preservation and enhancement of historical resources is dependent, to a large extent, on the good will and cooperation of the general public and of the public and private owners of those resources.

Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that public agencies, including the commission and the office, shall endeavor to carry out their responsibilities under this article in a manner designed to elicit the cooperation of the owners of both identified and unidentified resources, to encourage the owners to perceive these resources as assets rather than liabilities, and to encourage the support of the general public for the preservation and enhancement of historical resources.
Cal. WAT § 51723 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 51723
Section 51723
Status: in_force

When the notification is received the board shall by minute action, approve or disapprove the sale and, in the event of approval, shall reapportion the assessment upon the parcel, including the delinquencies thereon, and penalties and interest, as provided by Chapter 6, Article 5 of this part.
Cal. WAT § 25832 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 25832
Section 25832
Status: in_force

The order shall:

(a) Describe the land entitled to a special rate of assessment or the respective parcels of it if separate parcels are to be assessed.

(b) Fix the proportion of the regular rate of assessment which shall be applied in levying assessments on the land described or on each parcel of it if various parcels are found to be entitled to different special rates in order that the assessments to be levied on this land will be proportionate with the benefits which it receives or will receive from the operations of the district.
Cal. VEH § 5017 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 5017
Section 5017
Status: in_force

(a) Each identification plate issued under Section 5016 shall bear a distinctive number to identify the equipment, logging vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or implement of husbandry for which it is issued. The owner, upon being issued a plate, shall attach it to the equipment, logging vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or implement of husbandry for which it is issued and shall carry the identification certificate issued by the department as provided by Section 4454. It shall be unlawful for any person to attach or use the plate upon any other equipment, logging vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or implement of husbandry. If the equipment, logging vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or implement of husbandry is destroyed or the ownership thereof transferred to another person, the person to whom the plate was issued shall, within 10 days, notify the department, on a form approved by the department, that the equipment, logging vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or implement of husbandry has been destroyed or the ownership thereof transferred to another person.

(b) Upon the implementation of the permanent trailer identification plate program, all trailers except those exempted in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 5014.1 may be assigned a single permanent plate for identification purposes. Upon issuance of the plate, it shall be attached to the vehicle pursuant to Sections 5200 and 5201.

(c) An identification certificate shall be issued for each trailer or semitrailer assigned an identification plate. The identification certificate shall contain upon its face, the date issued, the name and residence or business address of the registered owner or lessee and of the legal owner, if any, the vehicle identification number assigned to the trailer or semitrailer, and a description of the trailer or semitrailer as complete as that required in the application for registration of the trailer or semitrailer. For those trailers registered under Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 on the effective date of the act adding this sentence that are being converted to the permanent trailer identification program, the identification card may contain only the name of the registrant, and the legal owner’s name is not required to be shown. Upon transfer of those trailers, the identification card shall contain the name of the owner and legal owner, if any. When an identification certificate has been issued to a trailer or semitrailer, the owner or operator shall make that certificate available for inspection by a peace officer upon request.

(d) The application for transfer of ownership of a vehicle with a trailer plate or permanent trailer identification plate shall be made within 10 days of sale of the vehicle. The permanent trailer identification certificate is not a certificate of ownership as described in Section 38076.
Cal. HNC § 1174 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1174
Section 1174
Status: in_force

A pilot’s license shall be issued in the name of the State of California and contain a designation of the waters for which it is intended. The license shall be signed by the president of the board.
Cal. PROB § 16349 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 16349
Section 16349
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “liquidating asset” means an asset whose value will diminish or terminate because the asset is expected to produce receipts for a limited time. The term includes a leasehold, patent, copyright, royalty right, and right to receive payments during a period of more than one year under an arrangement that does not provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid balance.

(b) This section does not apply to a receipt subject to Section 16340, 16348, 16350, 16351, 16353, 16354, 16355, or 16362.

(c) A fiduciary shall make allocations in the following manner:

(1) To income:

(A) A receipt produced by a liquidating asset, to the extent the receipt does not exceed 4 percent of the value of the asset.

(B) If the fiduciary cannot determine the value of the asset, 10 percent of the receipt.

(2) To principal, the balance of the receipt.
Cal. BPC § 7599.21 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 11 / Section 7599.21
Section 7599.21
Status: in_force

Any licensed alarm company operator, who maintains or proposes to maintain a branch office as defined in this article, shall apply and qualify for a branch office registration.
Cal. WAT § 12879.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.7 / Article 3 / Section 12879.7
Section 12879.7
Status: in_force

Bonds in the total amount of fifty-four million seven hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($54,765,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Section 12879.15, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. All bonds herein authorized, which have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal and interest thereof.
Cal. INS § 1875.15 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 5.5 / Section 1875.15
Section 1875.15
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed insurance claims analysis bureau shall develop rules governing the kind, quality, and frequency of data reporting, which shall be binding on all subscribers or members. The commissioner may require development of new claims categories for the suppression and prevention of fraud.

(b) Every member or subscriber shall report, at a minimum, the following regarding any category of claims:

(1) Name of claimant.

(2) Address of claimant.

(3) Date of accident or incident.

(4) Identification of medical provider, if applicable.

(5) Identification of property repair vendor, if applicable.

(6) Identification of members or subscribers and, if applicable, adjusters.

(7) Identification of attorneys representing claimants, if applicable.

(8) Description of claim.

(9) Claimant’s driver license or California Identification card number, if applicable.

(10) Claimant’s social security number, if known to the insurer.

(11) Vehicle license numbers, if the claim involves automobile insurance.

(12) Vehicle identification numbers, if known and the claim involves automobile insurance.
Cal. PRC § 71400 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 5 / Section 71400
Section 71400
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the following shall occur:

(1) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall work with its partners on the Climate Action Team to develop heat reduction strategies that include urban forestry, cool roofs, and sustainable or cool pavements.

(2) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a definition for the urban heat island effect. The definition shall include the extent and severity of an urban heat island effect index for California cities such that the cities can have a quantifiable goal for heat reduction.

(3) In support of this effort, the Department of Transportation shall work with the California Environmental Protection Agency and other stakeholders on sustainable or cool pavement technologies and research.

(b) Upon completion of a definition for an urban heat island effect index, the Department of Transportation shall develop a standard specification for sustainable or cool pavements that can be used to reduce the urban heat island effect index.
Cal. FAC § 74106 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 74106
Section 74106
Status: in_force

The commission shall submit to the director, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 77791 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 4 / Section 77791
Section 77791
Status: in_force

The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, marketing research, product research, production research, and any other research related to the purposes of this chapter, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from research or elsewhere regarding this chapter. The results of any research conducted by or on behalf of the commission may be used by the commission in any way it deems appropriate, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, may be maintained in confidence by the commission and not disseminated to any person not subject to this chapter.
Cal. FIN § 352 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 352
Section 352
Status: in_force

The commissioner may employ deputies in addition to the chief deputy, and examiners, appraisers, technical assistants, investigators, administrative assistants, clerks, and other employees that he or she may need to discharge in a proper manner the duties imposed upon him or her by law. He or she shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation in accordance with classifications made by the State Personnel Board. The commissioner may also, at those times and on those terms as may be approved by the Governor, employ those attorneys as he or she may need.
Cal. FIN § 16011 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 16011
Section 16011
Status: in_force

Whenever a foreign (other state) credit union is licensed to establish more than one office, it shall designate one of its offices as its primary office.
Cal. HSC § 8113.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 8113.1
Section 8113.1
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), there shall be no less than 18 inches of dirt or turf on top of all vaults or caskets as measured at the time of burial.

(b)  Cremated remains placed in an urn or urn vault and covered with at least three-quarters of an inch of concrete, brass, granite, marble, or metal plate, affixed to the urn or urn vault shall be exempt from the requirement of subdivision (a).

(c)  In the case of consensual double burials, the casket or vault that is on top shall be covered with at least 12 inches of dirt or turf as measured at the time of burial.

(d)  In a case of extreme hardship, upon request of the next of kin or other person responsible for making the burial arrangements for the deceased, a burial of less than 18, but not less than 12 inches may be provided.
Cal. HNC § 784 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 784
Section 784
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to affect the operation of Section 117505 of the Health and Safety Code. The state board and any regional board may also regulate nonsewage discharges excepting vessel washdown water, liquid galley, shower, or bath waste, or water discharges necessary for the propulsion or stability of a vessel.
Cal. UIC § 4900 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 4900
Section 4900
Status: in_force

As used in this division:

(a) “Department” means the Employment Development Department.

(b) “Director” means the Director of Employment Development.