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Cal. INS § 676.6 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 676.6
Section 676.6
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to commercial umbrella liability insurance policies, commercial excess liability insurance policies, and commercial excess property insurance policies.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) “Umbrella liability insurance policy” means an insurance policy providing liability coverage per person or per occurrence or per claim, when written over one or more underlying liability policies or over a specified amount of self-insured retention.

(2) “Excess liability insurance policy” means an insurance policy providing liability covrage per person or per occurrence or per claim when written over one or more underlying liability policies. Excess liability policies shall include policies written over umbrella liability policies.

(3) “Excess property insurance policy” means a policy providing property coverage per occurrence or per location when written over one or more underlying property insurance policies or a specified amount of self-insured retention.

(c) After a policy defined in subdivision (b) of this section has been in effect for more than 60 days, or if the policy is a renewal, effective immediately, no notice of cancellation shall be effective unless it complies with Section 677. 2, is based on one or more of the grounds set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 676.2, or is based on one or more of the following:

(1) A material change in limits, type or scope of coverage, or exclusions in one or more of the underlying policies.

(2) Cancellation or nonrenewal of one or more of the underlying policies where such policies are not replaced without lapse.

(3) A reduction in financial rating or grade of one or more insurers, insuring one or more underlying policies based on an evaluation obtained from a recognized financial rating organization.

(d) A notice of nonrenewal shall not be required in any of the following situations:

(1) The transfer of, or renewal of, a policy without a change in its terms or conditions or the rate on which the premium is based between insurers which are members of the same insurance group.

(2) The policy has been extended for 90 days or less, if the notice required in subdivision (c) has been given prior to the extension.

(3) The named insured has obtained replacement coverage or has agreed, in writing, within 60 days of the termination of the policy, to obtain that coverage.

(4) The policy is for a period of no more than 60 days and the insured is notified at the time of issuance that it may not be renewed.

(5) The named insured requests a change in the terms or conditions or risks covered by the policy within 60 days prior to the end of the policy period.

(6) The insurer has made a written offer to the insured, within the time period specified in subdivision (c), to renew the policy under changed terms or conditions or at a changed premium rate. As used herein, “terms or conditions” includes, but is not limited to, a reduction in limits, elimination of coverages, or an increase in deductibles.
Cal. WIC § 9724 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 9724
Section 9724
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code, in order for the office to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter, the office shall have access to the medical or personal records of a patient or resident of a long-term care facility that are retained by the facility, under the following conditions:

(a) If the patient or resident has the ability to write, access may only be obtained by the written consent of the patient or resident.

(b) If the patient or resident is unable to write, oral consent may be given in the presence of a third party as witness.

(c) If the patient or resident is under a California guardianship or conservatorship of the person that provides the guardian or conservator with the authority to approve review of records, the office shall obtain the permission of the guardian or conservator for review of the records, unless any of the following apply:

(1) The existence of the guardianship or conservatorship is unknown to the office or the facility.

(2) The guardian or conservator cannot be reached within three working days.

(3) The office has reason to believe the guardian or conservator is not acting in the best interests of the ward or the conservatee.

(d) If the patient or resident is unable to express written or oral consent and there is no guardian, conservator, or legal representative, or the notification of the guardian, conservator, or legal representative is not applicable for reasons set forth in subdivision (c), inspection of records may be made by ombudsmen when there is sufficient cause for the inspection. The licensee may, at his or her discretion, permit other representatives of the office to inspect records in the performance of their official duties. Copies may be reproduced by the office. The licensee and facility personnel who disclose records pursuant to this subdivision shall not be liable for the disclosure. If investigation of records is sought pursuant to this subdivision, the ombudsman shall, upon request, produce a statement signed by the ombudsman coordinator authorizing the ombudsman to review the records.

(e) Facilities providing copies of records pursuant to this section may charge the actual copying cost for each page copied.

(f) Upon request by the office, a long-term care facility shall provide to the office, within 24 hours, the name, address, and telephone number of the conservator, legal representative, or next-of-kin of any patient or resident.
Cal. FIN § 5206 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 5206
Section 5206
Status: in_force

Whenever the terms “board of directors,” “directors,” or “director” are used in any provision of law, such terms shall mean, with respect to savings banks organized under this division, “board of trustees,” “trustees,” or “trustee.”
Cal. PUC § 161022 — California Code / Code puc / Division 16.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 161022
Section 161022
Status: in_force

On an annual basis, or as may be otherwise required by the secretary, the department shall report to the secretary regarding privately owned lands determined to have special significance for purposes of preserving a transportation corridor and which might be the subject of an exchange for other state lands. Specific privately owned land shall be included in the report only with the consent of the owner.
Cal. HSC § 1797.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 1797.5
Section 1797.5
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the development, accessibility, and provision of emergency medical services to the people of the State of California.

Further, it is the policy of the State of California that people shall be encouraged and trained to assist others at the scene of a medical emergency. Local governments, agencies, and other organizations shall be encouraged to offer training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and lifesaving first aid techniques so that people may be adequately trained, prepared, and encouraged to assist others immediately.
Cal. SHC § 35300 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 35300
Section 35300
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “city lands” means lands already owned by the city which are located within the boundaries of an existing or proposed district and which are either being used for the purpose of public off-street parking or are not needed by the city for any other purpose and are available for such use.
Cal. BPC § 17022 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 17022
Section 17022
Status: in_force

“Sell” includes selling, offering for sale or advertising for sale.
Cal. WAT § 22526 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 22526
Section 22526
Status: in_force

A district may lease part or all of its works whenever the leasing will benefit the district.
Cal. WAT § 50602.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 50602.5
Section 50602.5
Status: in_force

Members of the board of a district whose terms have not been staggered as of the date when this section becomes effective shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible in order to determine when their respective terms shall expire. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the term of office of the class having the lesser number of members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1969. The terms of the other members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1971.
Cal. PRC § 14505 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 14505
Section 14505
Status: in_force

“Beverage container” means the individual, separate bottle, can, jar, carton, or other receptacle, however denominated, in which a beverage is sold, and which is constructed of metal, glass, or plastic, or other material, or any combination of these materials. “Beverage container” does not include cups or other similar open or loosely sealed receptacles.
Cal. WAT § 14032 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 14032
Section 14032
Status: in_force

(a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the California Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this chapter, the California Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Governor, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, the Director of Water Resources, and the State Director of Health Services, or their designated representatives. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.

(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Department of Water Resources is designated the “board.”
Cal. RTC § 195.106 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.106
Section 195.106
Status: in_force

(a) On or before June 30, 2007, each eligible county, as described in Section 195.104, shall compute and remit to the Controller for deposit in the General Fund an amount equal to the amount allocated to it by the Controller pursuant to Section 195.105, less the actual amount of its property tax revenue lost on the regular secured and supplemental rolls with respect to those eligible properties described in Section 195.104 as a result of the reassessment of those properties pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 170, excluding any property tax revenue lost by school districts, other than basic state aid school districts, and county offices of education. If the actual amount of property tax revenue lost by an eligible county in the immediately preceding fiscal year, as described and limited in the preceding sentence, exceeds the amount allocated by the Controller to that county pursuant to Section 195.105, the Controller shall allocate the amount of that excess to that eligible county.

(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. SHC § 5555 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 20 / Section 5555
Section 5555
Status: in_force

The notice shall contain a reference to the original assessment and diagram and reference shall also be made to the reassessment and diagram of the street superintendent for full particulars, as to the extent of the district affected by these proceedings and for all other particulars.
Cal. WAT § 79710 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 79710
Section 79710
Status: in_force

(a)  Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of Delta conveyance facilities. Those costs shall be the responsibility of the water agencies that benefit from the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of those facilities.

(b) To the extent feasible, in implementing subdivision (k) of Section 79731, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy shall seek to achieve wildlife conservation objectives through projects on public lands or voluntary projects on private lands. Funds available to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 79731 may be used, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, for payments to landowners for the creation of measurable habitat improvements or other improvements to the condition of endangered or threatened species. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy may develop and implement a competitive program for habitat enhancements that maximizes voluntary landowner participation in projects that provide measurable and long-lasting habitat or species improvements in the Delta. These funds shall not be used to subsidize or decrease the mitigation obligations of any party.

(c) In implementing subdivision (k) of Section 79731, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy shall coordinate and consult with the city or county in which a grant is proposed to be expended or an interest in real property is proposed to be acquired and with the Delta Protection Commission. Acquisitions by the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 79731 shall be from willing sellers only.
Cal. RTC § 6937 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 6937
Section 6937
Status: in_force

A judgment shall not be rendered in favor of the plaintiff in any action brought against the board to recover any amount paid when the action is brought by or in the name of an assignee of the person paying the amount or by any person other than the person who paid the amount.
Cal. PCC § 10262 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 10262
Section 10262
Status: in_force

The contractor shall pay to his or her subcontractors, within seven days of receipt of each progress payment, the respective amounts allowed the contractor on account of the work performed by his or her subcontractors, to the extent of each subcontractor’s interest therein. The payments to subcontractors shall be based on estimates made pursuant to Section 10261. Any diversion by the contractor of payments received for prosecution of a contract, or failure to reasonably account for the application or use of the payments constitutes ground for actions prescribed in Section 10253, in addition to disciplinary action by the Contractors’ State License Board. The subcontractor shall notify, in writing, the Contractors’ State License Board and the department of any payment less than the amount or percentage approved for the class or item of work as set forth in Section 10261.
Cal. SHC § 8835 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Section 8835
Section 8835
Status: in_force

The amount of penalties, costs and interest due shall be calculated up to the date of the judgment.
Cal. BPC § 22448 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 19.5 / Section 22448
Section 22448
Status: in_force

Any civil action to enforce any cause of action pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action has accrued. The cause of action is not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery, by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the violation.
Cal. SHC § 10 — California Code / Code shc / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
Cal. PRC § 33601 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 33601
Section 33601
Status: in_force

The conservancy may do all of the following:

(a) Sue and be sued.

(b) Determine the qualifications of, recommend the salary of, and appoint, an executive director who shall be exempt from civil service and serve at the pleasure of the conservancy. In addition, the conservancy may employ other staff pursuant to the State Civil Service Act and as may be authorized in the annual state Budget Act.

(c) Enter into contracts pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, for services requiring knowledge, experience, and ability not possessed by the conservancy’s staff.

(d) Enter into other agreements with public agencies, private entities, and persons necessary for the proper discharge of the conservancy’s duties.

(e) In order to further the conservancy’s purposes as set forth in Section 33501, award grants to cities, counties, resource conservation districts, or nonprofit organizations that are described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 33702 and that are qualified as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C.A. Sec. 501(c)(3)).
Cal. WAT § 13275 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 13275
Section 13275
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a public water system regulated by the state board pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall have the same legal rights and remedies against a responsible party, when the water supply used by that public water system is contaminated, as those of a private land owner whose groundwater has been contaminated.

(b) For purposes of this section, “responsible party” has the same meaning as defined in Section 78145 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. FAC § 6047.66 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 8.7 / Section 6047.66
Section 6047.66
Status: in_force

Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before it has been acted upon by filing with the clerk of the board of supervisors a declaration signed by the petitioner that states that it is the intention of the petitioner to withdraw his or her signature from the petition.
Cal. RTC § 677 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 8.5 / Section 677
Section 677
Status: in_force

The board may issue a temporary certificate to an assessor who is newly elected or appointed or to any person newly employed by the office of the county assessor in order to afford the person the opportunity to apply for and take an examination, the successful passage of which would qualify the person for a certificate pursuant to this article. The board shall not issue a temporary certificate for a duration that exceeds one year, unless the person has been duly elected or appointed to the office of assessor. The board shall not renew a temporary certificate.
Cal. INS § 10350.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 10350.5
Section 10350.5
Status: in_force

A disability policy shall contain a provision which shall be in one of the two forms set forth herein. Form A may be used in any policy. Form B may be used by an insurer, at its option, in a policy providing a loss of time benefit which may be payable for at least two years. In the blank space of such provision shall be inserted the location of such office or offices as the insurer may designate for the purpose of giving notice of claim.

Form A.

Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within 20 days after the occurrence or commencement of any loss covered by the policy, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible. Notice given by or on behalf of the insured or the beneficiary to the insurer at ____, or to any authorized agent of the insurer, with information sufficient to identify the insured, shall be deemed notice to the insurer.

Form B.

Notice of Claim: Written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within 20 days after the occurrence or commencement of any loss covered by the policy, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible. Subject to the qualifications set forth below, if the insured suffers loss of time on account of disability for which indemnity may be payable for at least two years, he shall, at least once in every six months after having given notice of claim, give to the insurer notice of continuance of said disability, except in the event of legal incapacity. The period of six months following any filing of proof by the insured or any payment by the insurer on account of such claim or any denial of liability in whole or in part by the insurer shall be excluded in applying this provision. Delay in the giving of such notice shall not impair the insured’s right to any indemnity which would otherwise have accrued during the period of six months preceding the date on which such notice is actually given. Notice given by or on behalf of the insured or the beneficiary to the insurer at ____, or to any authorized agent of the insurer, with information sufficient to identify the insured, shall be deemed notice to the insurer.
Cal. PUC § 1417 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1417
Section 1417
Status: in_force

At any time within 30 days subsequent to the entry of such judgment, the owner of the lands, property, and rights may file with the commission a verified petition in writing, alleging that by reason of expenditures made by the owner subsequent to the date of the filing of the original petition with the commission, for the purpose of preserving or improving the lands, property, and rights, or by reason of other acts and occurrences subsequent to that date, the just compensation theretofore fixed by the commission should be increased, and praying that the commission make its finding increasing such compensation. At any time within 30 days subsequent to the entry of the judgment, the political subdivision may file with the commission a verified petition in writing, alleging that by reason of loss or destruction of the lands, property, and rights, or by reason of depreciation or deterioration thereof or by reason of other acts and occurrences, subsequent to the date of the filing of the original petition, the just compensation theretofore fixed by the commission should be decreased, and praying that the commission make its finding decreasing the compensation. The commission shall in each instance cause a copy of such petition or petitions to be served upon each party other than the petitioner, who was named as the political subdivision, owner, or claimant in the original proceeding before the commission, together with a written notice specifying the time and place of hearing on such petition or petitions, which time shall be within 45 days after the entry of the judgment by the court, and shall cause written notice of the time and place of the hearing to be served upon each petitioner in such petition or petitions. If both such petitions are filed, the commission may consolidate them for hearing and decision.
Cal. HSC § 102925 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 102925
Section 102925
Status: in_force

The state department shall begin to implement the activities referred to in Sections 102905, 102910, 102915, and 102920 only upon an appropriation for the specific purpose of funding the activities.
Cal. BPC § 9889.19.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 20.3 / Article 8 / Section 9889.19.1
Section 9889.19.1
Status: in_force

This article shall remain operative only until six months after the effective date of the regulations adopted by the director pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 9888.5) and as of that date is repealed.