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Cal. FIN § 22713 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 22713
Section 22713
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the commissioner believes from evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that any person has violated or is about to violate a provision of this division, or a provision of any order, license, decision, demand, requirement, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this division, the commissioner may, in the commissioner’s discretion, bring an action, or the commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California, against that person to enjoin that person from continuing that violation or doing any act in furtherance of the violation. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or preliminary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandate shall be granted and other ancillary relief may be granted as appropriate.

(b) If the commissioner determines that it is in the public interest, the commissioner may include in any action authorized by subdivision (a) a claim for ancillary relief, including, but not limited to, a claim for restitution, disgorgement, or damages on behalf of the persons injured by the act or practice constituting the subject matter of the action. The court shall have jurisdiction to award additional relief.

(c) Any person who willfully violates any provisions of this division, or who willfully violates any rule or order adopted pursuant to this division, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the commissioner in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of this division, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this division are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce the provisions of this division.
Cal. WIC § 4868.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 14 / Section 4868.5
Section 4868.5
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the California Health and Human Services Agency the Office of Employment First.

(b) The office’s mission is to coordinate the Employment First Policy, as described in Section 4869, in order to reduce redundancy, ensure coordination of all employment support services across all agencies and departments, avoid fragmentation of services, guide strategic planning, and promote racial equity toward employment for individuals with developmental disabilities.

(c) The office shall have all of the following responsibilities:

(1) Identify and disseminate best practices.

(2) Develop effective strategies for partnerships with entities, including, but not limited to, employers, foundations, advocates, and other entities committed to creating integrated community employment opportunities.

(3) Provide technical assistance, as requested, to develop and implement strategies for equity in employment.

(4) Make recommendations for legislative, regulatory, and policy changes consistent with the Employment First Policy, as described in Section 4869.

(d) The office shall be under the control of an executive officer known as the Chief Employment First Officer who has the authority to do all of the following:

(1) Establish or improve reporting mechanisms to measure the success of employment programs for individuals with developmental disabilities and drive quality improvement.

(2) Monitor progress on employment for individuals with developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, preparing monitoring instruments and issuing reports.

(3) Link data collection systems across state government entities through the development of a unique identification system.

(4) Track, analyze, and publicize service code utilization and vocational outcomes across the system.

(e) (1) The office shall form a standing Employment First Committee consisting of all of the following members:

(A) At least one designee of each of the members of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities specified in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (F), and (H) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 4521.

(B) A member of the consumer advisory committee of the state council.

(2) The responsibilities of the committee shall include, but need not be limited to, identifying ways services can be coordinated by state and local agencies to avoid disconnection of services and to improve accessibility of services.

(f) On or before June 30, 2025, and annually thereafter, the office shall provide a report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and to the Governor describing its work and recommendations made pursuant to this section.

(g) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
Cal. PUC § 95530 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 95530
Section 95530
Status: in_force

Subject to the control of the board, the powers and duties of the general manager are:

(a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of the facilities of the district.

(b) To have full charge of the administration of the business affairs of the district.

(c) To see that all ordinances of the district are enforced.

(d) To administer the personnel system adopted by the board and except for officers appointed by the board to appoint, discipline or remove all officers and employees subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the board.

(e) To attend all meetings of the board and submit a general report of the affairs of the district.

(f) To keep the board advised as to the needs of the district.

(g) To prepare or cause to be prepared all plans and specifications for the construction of the works of the district.

(h) To devote his entire time to the business of the district.

(i) To perform such other and additional duties as the board may require.
Cal. WIC § 11349 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.9 / Section 11349
Section 11349
Status: in_force

In complying with Section 10353 of the Public Contract Code, a contractor shall give priority consideration to qualified recipients of aid under this chapter. For purposes of this article, priority consideration means that a contractor shall hire all qualified job applicants who are recipients of aid under this chapter and who apply within five working days of the listing of the job opening with the Employment Development Department, before hiring any other applicant.
Cal. HSC § 6550.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 6550.6
Section 6550.6
Status: in_force

If the district board proposes to change the boundaries of the proposed improvement district by adding territory thereto, the project, the estimate of cost, or the method by which the project is to be financed or to increase the proposed maximum amount of the tax, it shall state the proposed change and the time and place for a hearing thereon in a resolution and give notice of such hearing in the manner required by Section 6550.3. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the district board shall continue with the hearing. At the hearing any person interested, including any person owning property within the district or within the proposed improvement district, may appear and present any matters material to the changes stated in the notice.
Cal. MVC § 998.213 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5v / Section 998.213
Section 998.213
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of the bond act, if the Treasurer sells bonds under this article for which bond counsel has issued an opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excludable from gross income for purposes of federal income tax, subject to any conditions which may be designated, the Treasurer may establish separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the earnings on those proceeds, and may use those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required by federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or permitted under federal law necessary to maintain the tax-exempt status of the bonds or to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
Cal. BPC § 12107.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 12107.1
Section 12107.1
Status: in_force

The secretary, by regulation, may establish a standard or standards of net weight or net measure, or net count of any commodity, except any manufactured commodity consisting of four or more staple ingredients. These standards, whenever applicable, shall be based upon published, official federal or state specifications and requirements or, in the absence of any published official specifications, upon established and accepted common usage. Any regulation shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Whenever a standard, net weight, net measure, or net count has been established for any commodity, it is unlawful to sell the commodity by, at, or for a quantity greater or less than the standard.
Cal. PCC § 1104 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1104
Section 1104
Status: in_force

No local public entity, charter city, or charter county shall require a bidder to assume responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of architectural or engineering plans and specifications on public works projects, except on clearly designated design build projects. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a local public entity, charter city, or charter county from requiring a bidder to review architectural or engineering plans and specifications prior to submission of a bid, and report any errors and omissions noted by the contractor to the architect or owner. The review by the contractor shall be confined to the contractor’s capacity as a contractor, and not as a licensed design professional.
Cal. FAM § 3693 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 3693
Section 3693
Status: in_force

When ruling on an action or motion to set aside a support order, the court shall set aside only those provisions materially affected by the circumstances leading to the court’s decision to grant relief. However, the court has discretion to set aside the entire order, if necessary, for equitable considerations.
Cal. BPC § 22393 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 6 / Section 22393
Section 22393
Status: in_force

No invention developer shall make, or authorize the making of, any reference to compliance by it with this act in any advertisement.
Cal. HSC § 123520 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123520
Section 123520
Status: in_force

(a)  In developing a comprehensive system, health care providers funded under this article may perform the following activities to ensure that a full range of program components of a comprehensive, community-based health care system are available, accessible, and utilized by pregnant women and infants:

(1)  Coordinate specific linkages with one another.

(2)  Subcontract the services specified in this article.

(3)  Provide additional services not specifically listed in this article. These additional services shall include, but shall not be limited to the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food supplement program, services offered by local health departments, and public and private social welfare agencies. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit a subcontractor from being reimbursed pursuant to a fee for service, capitation, or other payment mechanism.

(b)  All services and educational materials shall be provided in the primary languages of the clients served, provided that there are at least 5 percent or 100 persons, whichever is less, of the total beneficiary population served annually by each facility, who share language other than English and who are limited-English speaking. “Limited-English speaking” means a person who uses a language other than English in order to communicate effectively.

(c)  Health care providers applying for a contract, grant, or agreement under this article shall indicate the manner in which their service elements will be coordinated with existing community resources and services and with hospitals of all levels in the area to ensure each client receives the appropriate level or care at the appropriate time. The department may require written agreements between contractors and hospital or hospitals in the area regarding delivery services, and protocols for referral and transfer when special treatment services are required. The department may, when requested by the grantee or contractor, assist in achieving coordination and written agreements pertaining to the delivery of these services.
Cal. WAT § 12911 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 12911
Section 12911
Status: in_force

The Investment Fund in the State Treasury is hereby abolished. Upon the effective date of this chapter, the Controller shall transfer all resources of the Investment Fund to the California Water Fund. All references in any law to the Investment Fund shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the California Water Fund.
Cal. LAB § 5 — California Code / Code lab / Section 5
Section 5
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.
Cal. BPC § 23433 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 23433
Section 23433
Status: in_force

The department may issue an off-sale license to any golf club which has more than 400 bona fide members, which owns, maintains, or operates a regular golf links together with a clubhouse thereon, and which has operated the establishment for not less than 60 years, which license authorizes the sale, to consumers only and not for resale, of alcoholic beverages which an off-sale general licensee may sell, but only to bona fide members of the club and their bona fide guests. A license issued to a golf club pursuant to this section is not transferable. The provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this division do not apply to the issuance of a license pursuant to this section. The application fee for a license issued pursuant to this section shall be the same as the fee for a retail package off-sale general license as provided in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) Section 23320.
Cal. WIC § 11158 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11158
Section 11158
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that certain property and rights owned by a recipient, including a recipient of aid to families with dependent children, are of negligible value in enabling the recipient to meet his or her present needs, and should not be classified as available resources of the recipient. It is the purpose of this section to designate such property and rights.

Resources available to a recipient, including a recipient of aid to families with dependent children shall not include all of the following:

(a) Money or securities placed in an irrevocable trust for funeral, cremation, or interment expenses with any of the trustees mentioned in Section 7736 of the Business and Professions Code or Section 8775 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) Money or securities placed in an irrevocable trust created by a deposit in an insured savings institution made by one person of his or her own money in his or her own name as trustee for a funeral director to provide payment for funeral services rendered by the funeral director upon the depositor’s death.

(c) Life or burial insurance purchased specifically for funeral, cremation, or interment expense, which is placed in an irrevocable trust or which has no loan or surrender value available to the recipient.

(d) Securities issued by a licensed cemetery authority which by their terms are convertible only into payment for funeral, cremation, or interment expenses.

(e) Other funeral agreements to the extent consistent with federal law.

For the purposes of evaluating the personal property of a recipient, interment plots as defined in Section 7022 of the Health and Safety Code shall be deemed to have no value.
Cal. VEH § 25452 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 25452
Section 25452
Status: in_force

No acetylene lamp shall emit any glaring light.
Cal. WAT § 1005.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1005.1
Section 1005.1
Status: in_force

Cessation of or reduction in the extraction of ground water by the owner of a right to extract, as the result of the use of an alternate supply of water from a nontributary source, shall be and is deemed equivalent to, and for purposes of establishing and maintaining any right to extract the ground water shall be construed to constitute, a reasonable beneficial use of the ground water to the extent and in the amount that water from the alternate source is applied to reasonable beneficial use, not exceeding, however, the amount of such reduction. Any such user of water from an alternate nontributary source who seeks the benefit of this section, shall file with the board, on or before December 31st of each calendar year, a statement of the amount of water from such source so applied to reasonable beneficial use pursuant to the provisions of this section during the next preceding water year (November 1st to October 31st), and such user cannot claim the benefit of this section for any water year for which such statement is not so filed.

“Ground water,” for the purpose of this section and of Sections 1005.2 and 1005.4, means water beneath the surface of the ground, whether or not flowing through known and definite channels.

The term “nontributary source,” as used in this section, shall be deemed to include water imported from another watershed, or water conserved and saved in the watershed by a water conservation plan or works without which such water of the same watershed would have wasted, or would not have reached the underground source of supply of the owner relying upon this section.
Cal. HSC § 33360.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 33360.5
Section 33360.5
Status: in_force

(a) No later than 45 days prior to the public hearing on a proposed plan adoption by an agency or the joint public hearing of the agency and the legislative body, the agency shall deliver a copy of the preliminary report and notice of the date of the public hearing to the Department of Finance and the Department of Housing and Community Development by first-class mail.

(b) Upon receiving the report, the Department of Finance shall prepare an estimate of how the proposed plan adoption will affect the General Fund. The Department of Finance shall determine whether the adoption will affect the need for school facilities.

(c) Within 21 days of the receipt of the report, the Department of Finance or the Department of Housing and Community Development may send any comments regarding the proposed plan adoption in writing to the agency and the legislative body. The agency and the legislative body shall consider these comments, if any, at the public hearing on the proposed plan adoption. If these comments are not available within the prescribed time limit, the agency and the legislative body may proceed without them.

(d) The Department of Finance or the Department of Housing and Community Development may also send their comments regarding the proposed plan adoption to the Attorney General for further action pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 33501).
Cal. FAC § 77207 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 77207
Section 77207
Status: in_force

A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad field of production research.
Cal. HSC § 116015 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 116015
Section 116015
Status: in_force

No person shall maintain a resort unless safety ropes are stretched wherever necessary to show the line of eddies, pools, sunken obstructions, and other hidden dangers to bathers in the water.
Cal. BPC § 5485 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 5485
Section 5485
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The annual permit fee for each advertising display shall be set by the director.

(2) The fee shall not exceed the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing the service or enforcing the regulations for which the fee is charged, but in no event shall the fee exceed one hundred dollars ($100). This maximum fee shall be increased in the 2007–08 fiscal year and in the 2012–13 fiscal year by an amount equal to the increase in the California Consumer Price Index.

(3) The fee may reflect the department’s average cost, including the indirect costs, of providing the service or enforcing the regulations.

(b) If a display is placed or maintained without a valid, unrevoked, and unexpired permit, the following penalties shall be assessed:

(1) If the advertising display is placed or maintained in a location that conforms to the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be assessed.

(2) If the advertising display is placed or maintained in a location that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or local ordinances, and is not removed within thirty days of written notice from the department or the city or the county with land use jurisdiction over the property upon which the advertising display is located, a penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) plus one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the advertising display is placed or maintained after the department sends written notice shall be assessed.

(c) In addition to the penalties set forth in subdivision (b), the gross revenues from the unauthorized advertising display that are received by, or owed to, the applicant and a person working in concert with the applicant shall be disgorged.

(d) The department or a city or a county within the location upon which the advertising is located may enforce the provisions of this section.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an action results in the successful enforcement of this section, the department may request the court to award the department its enforcement costs, including, but not limited to, its reasonable attorneys’ fees for pursuing the action.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to strengthen the ability of local governments to enforce zoning ordinances governing advertising displays.
Cal. HSC § 33765 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 33765
Section 33765
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers specifically granted by this chapter, an agency may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.