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Cal. WAT § 8642 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 8642
Section 8642
Status: in_force

Any levee constructed or work done by the applicants, pursuant to notice from the board and according to plans and specifications approved by the board, shall be considered as constructed or done with the permission of the board within the meaning of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of this part.
Cal. FGC § 8394.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 8394.5
Section 8394.5
Status: in_force

The fee for the permit issued pursuant to Section 8394 is three hundred thirty dollars ($330). This permit fee does not apply to the holder of a valid drift gill net shark and swordfish permit required under Article 16 (commencing with Section 8561) or to any person who participates in the permit transition program established by the department pursuant to Section 8583.
Cal. SHC § 741.9 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 741.9
Section 741.9
Status: in_force

The assessor, in assessing any property affected by the provisions of this article, shall take into consideration any impairment of the use of the property which lessens its actual value resulting from the establishment of the location of the highway.
Cal. PUC § 25055 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 25055
Section 25055
Status: in_force

The persons entitled to pension benefits as provided for in Section 25054 and the benefits which are provided shall be specified in the agreement or order by which any public utility is acquired by the district.
Cal. HSC § 1233.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1233.5
Section 1233.5
Status: in_force

By June 30, 1995, a licensed clinic board of directors and its medical director shall establish and adopt written policies and procedures to screen patients for purposes of detecting spousal or partner abuse. The policies shall include procedures to accomplish all of the following:

(a) Identifying, as part of its medical screening, spousal or partner abuse among patients.

(b) Documenting in the medical record patient injuries or illnesses attributable to spousal or partner abuse.

(c) Providing to patients who exhibit signs of spousal or partner abuse a current referral list of private and public community agencies that provide, or arrange for, the evaluation, counseling, and care of persons experiencing spousal or partner abuse, including, but not limited to, hot lines, local domestic violence shelter-based programs, legal services, and information about temporary restraining orders.

(d) Designating licensed clinical staff to be responsible for the implementation of these guidelines.

It is the intent of the Legislature that clinics, for purposes of satisfying the requirements of this section, adopt guidelines similar to those developed by the American Medical Association regarding domestic violence detection and referral. The Legislature recognizes that while guidelines evolve and change, the American Medical Association’s guidelines may serve, at this time, as a model for clinics to follow.
Cal. PRC § 5093.58 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.4 / Section 5093.58
Section 5093.58
Status: in_force

This chapter neither diminishes the power of the secretary or any other state or local official or agency under any other statute, nor conveys any authority, express or implied, to the secretary or any state or local agency, commission, board, or official to adopt or implement any interim or permanent order, rule, regulation, guideline, or directive concerning land use regulation.
Cal. HSC § 2002 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 2002
Section 2002
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a)  “Abate” means to put an end to a public nuisance, or to reduce the degree or the intensity of a public nuisance.

(b)  “Board of trustees” means the legislative body of a district.

(c)  “City” means any city, whether general law or chartered, including a city and county, and including any city the name of which includes the word “town.”

(d)  “Control” means to prevent or reduce vectors.

(e)  “Department” means the State Department of Health Services.

(f)  “District” means any mosquito abatement and vector control district created pursuant to this chapter or any of its statutory predecessors.

(g)  “Principal county” means the county having all or the greater portion of the entire assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties, of all taxable property within a district at the time of formation.

(h)  “Property” means land and improvements, and includes water.

(i)  “Public agency” means any state agency, board, or commission, including the California State University and the University of California, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, school district, special district, redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision.

(j)  “Public nuisance” means any of the following:

(1)  Any property, excluding water, that has been artificially altered from its natural condition so that it now supports the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors. The presence of vectors in their developmental stages on a property is prima facie evidence that the property is a public nuisance.

(2)  Any water that is a breeding place for vectors. The presence of vectors in their developmental stages in the water is prima facie evidence that the water is a public nuisance.

(3)  Any activity that supports the development, attraction, or harborage of vectors, or that facilitates the introduction or spread of vectors.

(k)  “Vector” means any animal capable of transmitting the causative agent of human disease or capable of producing human discomfort or injury, including, but not limited to, mosquitoes, flies, mites, ticks, other arthropods, and rodents and other vertebrates.

( l)  “Voter” means a voter as defined by Section 359 of the Elections Code.
Cal. PRC § 9526 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 9526
Section 9526
Status: in_force

The directors at their regular monthly meeting in July of each year shall make and file with the secretary a verified statement of the financial condition of the district showing particularly the receipts and disbursements of the preceding fiscal year together with the source of the receipts and the purposes of the disbursements.
Cal. PCC § 20312 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 20312
Section 20312
Status: in_force

If, after rejecting bids, the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, and materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purchase the supplies, equipment, and materials in the open market without further observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice.
Cal. LAB § 6203 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4.7 / Section 6203
Section 6203
Status: in_force

If a rehabilitation plan requires an injured employee to attend an educational or medical facility away from his home, the injured employee shall be paid a reasonable and necessary subsistence allowance in addition to temporary disability indemnity. The subsistence allowance shall be regarded neither as indemnity nor as replacement for lost earnings, but rather as an amount reasonable and necessary to sustain the employee. The determination of need in a particular case shall be established as part of the rehabilitation plan.
Cal. BPC § 8744 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 4 / Section 8744
Section 8744
Status: in_force

The applicant for a license as a land surveyor shall state in his or her application that, should he or she be licensed, he or she will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States, and that he or she will faithfully discharge the duties of a licensed land surveyor.
Cal. PCC § 20447 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 27 / Section 20447
Section 20447
Status: in_force

Unless the power to proceed shall have ceased at the conclusion of the hearing on the resolution of intention because of a majority protest, at any time before the confirmation of the assessment the legislative body may make changes in, to or from the boundaries of the proposed assessment district, the work proposed to be done, or any act, determination or provision made, or permitted to be made, by the legislative body under and pursuant to this division, which act, determination or provision does not affect the jurisdiction of the legislative body to order the work or improvement; provided, that after the award of the contract no such changes shall be made without the written consent of the contractor or the bidder to whom the contract shall have been awarded. The legislative body shall not change the boundaries to include any territory which will not, in its judgment, be benefited by the work.
Cal. PUC § 15763 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 15763
Section 15763
Status: in_force

The election shall be held and conducted, the returns canvassed, and the result declared by the board of supervisors in the manner provided by general law for such elections in the particulars in which provision is made therefor, and in all other respects in the manner provided by law for the holding of special elections within such counties.
Cal. INS § 10110.9 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10110.9
Section 10110.9
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in Section 10144.56, on and after January 1, 2028, a health insurer or its delegate shall subscribe to and use the most recent version of the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) credentialing form, and shall comply with the CAQH credentialing processes.

(b) A health insurer or its delegate shall only request additional information from a provider to clarify and confirm information that is provided on the CAQH credentialing form, including verification of information not specifically disclosed on the provider’s application. The provider shall respond to the request within 10 business days. A health insurer or its delegate shall minimize the number of requests for additional information from providers. A provider shall submit their credentialing form and maintain their credentialing information in the CAQH database in a manner consistent with CAQH standards.
Cal. HSC § 42400.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 42400.2
Section 42400.2
Status: in_force

(a)  Any person who emits an air contaminant in violation of any provision of this part, or any order, rule, regulation, or permit of the state board or of a district pertaining to emission regulations or limitations, and who knew of the emission and failed to take corrective action within a reasonable period of time under the circumstances, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(b)  For purposes of this section, “corrective action” means the termination of the emission violation or the grant of a variance from the applicable order, rule, regulation, or permit pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 42350). If a district regulation regarding process upsets or equipment breakdowns would allow continued operation of equipment which is emitting air contaminants in excess of allowable limits, compliance with that regulation is deemed to be corrective action.

(c)  Any person who owns or operates any source of air contaminants in violation of Section 41700 that causes great bodily injury, as defined by Section 12022.7 of the Penal Code, to, or death of, any person, and who knew of the emission and failed to take corrective action within a reasonable period of time under the circumstances, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(d)  Each day during any portion of which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
Cal. PROB § 3085 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 3085
Section 3085
Status: in_force

During the pendency of any proceeding under this article, the court, upon the application of the petitioner, may issue ex parte orders:

(a) Restraining the spouse having the management or control of community property from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life.

(b) Requiring the spouse having the management or control of the community property to notify the petitioner of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the court for all such extraordinary expenditures.
Cal. PCC § 20204.1 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 20204.1
Section 20204.1
Status: in_force

All bidders shall be afforded an opportunity to examine such plans and specifications, and the board shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The plans and specifications adopted shall be attached to and become part of the contract.
Cal. FIN § 22109.3 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 22109.3
Section 22109.3
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a mortgage loan originator license shall pass a qualified written test developed or otherwise deemed acceptable by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry and administered by a test provider approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(b) A written test shall not be treated as a qualified written test for purposes of subdivision (a) unless the test adequately measures the applicant’s knowledge and comprehension in appropriate subject areas, including all of the following:

(1) Ethics.

(2) Federal law and regulation relating to mortgage origination.

(3) State law and regulation relating to mortgage origination.

(4) Federal and state law and regulation, including instruction on fraud, consumer protection, the nontraditional mortgage marketplace, and fair lending issues.

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a test provider approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry from providing a test at the location of the employer of the applicant or the location of any subsidiary or affiliate of the employer of the applicant, or the location of any entity with which the applicant holds an exclusive arrangement to conduct the business of a mortgage loan originator.

(d) An individual shall not be considered to have passed a qualified written test administered pursuant to this section unless the individual achieves a test score of not less than 75 percent of correct answers to questions.

(e) An individual who fails the qualified written test may retake the test up to three consecutive times, although at least 30 days shall pass between each retesting.

(f) An applicant who fails three consecutive retests shall wait at least six months before retesting.

(g) A licensed mortgage loan originator who fails to maintain a valid license for a period of five years or longer shall retake the test, not taking into account any time during which the individual is a registered mortgage loan originator.
Cal. PUC § 40223 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 40223
Section 40223
Status: in_force

The purchase price to be paid for the existing system, or any portion thereof to be purchased, shall be the reproduction cost new, including going concern value, at the date upon which the district commences negotiations for the purchase of the existing system, or the portion of the existing system, less depreciation, including wear, tear, and obsolescence, if any.
Cal. BPC § 7168 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 10 / Section 7168
Section 7168
Status: in_force

In any action between a person contracting for construction of a swimming pool and a swimming pool contractor arising out of a contract for swimming pool construction, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party.
Cal. PROB § 3207 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 7 / Section 3207
Section 3207
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 3206, the matter presented by the petition may be submitted for the determination of the court upon proper and sufficient medical declarations if the attorney for the petitioner and the attorney for the patient so stipulate and further stipulate that there remains no issue of fact to be determined.
Cal. RTC § 12288 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 12288
Section 12288
Status: in_force

Deficiency assessments for retaliatory taxes may be made in the same manner as is provided by this part for other deficiency assessments.
Cal. PRC § 7303.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 7303.5
Section 7303.5
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission finds that it is in the best interests of the state for the acquisition of open space or for the purposes of consolidating, assembling, or managing parcels of land for the purposes authorized by this division, the commission may exchange school lands under its jurisdiction for lands owned by any state agency, political subdivision, or person, partnership, company, or corporation, or by the United States or any federal agency; provided, that the lands acquired pursuant to such exchange have equal or greater value than the lands conveyed.

Such acquired lands shall have the same status as to administration, control, and disposition as the lands conveyed.

The state may release the mineral rights in the lands conveyed, as provided in Section 6401, if it receives the mineral rights in the lands acquired.
Cal. WIC § 5975.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 5975.3
Section 5975.3
Status: in_force

There shall be no fee for filing under this chapter nor shall any fees be charged by any public officer for services in filing or serving papers or for the performance of any duty enjoined by the CARE Act.
Cal. HSC § 18117.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 18117.5
Section 18117.5
Status: in_force

The transfer fee is delinquent if not paid within 20 days of receipt by the transferee of a properly executed certificate of title for the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home.
Cal. VEH § 34505.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.8 / Section 34505.5
Section 34505.5
Status: in_force

(a) Motor carriers operating any vehicle described in subdivision (a), (b), (e), (f), (g), or (k) of Section 34500, except those vehicles exempted under Section 34501.12, shall, as a part of the systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication services required of all motor carriers, require the vehicle or vehicles for which it is responsible pursuant to Section 34501.12 to be inspected at least every 90 days, or more often if necessary to ensure safe operation. Vehicles that are out of service for periods greater than 90 calendar days are not required to be inspected at 90-day intervals if they are inspected before operation on the highway. This inspection shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Brake adjustment.

(2) Brake system components and leaks.

(3) Steering and suspension systems.

(4) Tires and wheels.

(5) Vehicle connecting devices.

(b) No vehicle subject to this section shall be operated on the highway other than to a place of repair until all defects listed during the inspection conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) have been corrected and attested to by the signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative.

(c) Records of inspections conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be kept at the motor carrier’s terminals, as designated in accordance with Section 34501.12. The records shall be retained by the motor carrier for two years, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by any authorized employee of the department. Each record shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Identification of the vehicle, including make, model, license number, company vehicle number, or other means of positive identification.

(2) Date and nature of each inspection and any repair performed.

(3) Signature of the motor carrier’s authorized representative attesting to the inspection and to the completion of all required repairs.

(d) Printouts of inspection and maintenance records maintained in computer systems shall be accepted in lieu of signed inspection or repair records if the printouts include the information required in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c).

(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, records of 90-day inspections need not be retained in California for interstate vehicles that are not physically based in California. However, when these vehicles are present in California, they are subject to inspection by the department. If the inspection results indicate maintenance program deficiencies, the department may require the motor carrier to produce the maintenance records or copies of those records for inspection within 10 working days.
Cal. ELEC § 18600 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 18600
Section 18600
Status: in_force

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:

(a) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state or local initiative, referendum or recall petition, intentionally misrepresents or intentionally makes any false statement concerning the contents, purport or effect of the petition, or the petition’s Official Top Funders disclosure required by Section 107, to any person who signs, or who desires to sign, or who is requested to sign, or who makes inquiries with reference to it, or to whom it is presented for the person’s signature.

(b) Willfully and knowingly circulates, publishes, or exhibits any false statement or misrepresentation concerning the contents, purport or effect of any state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition, or the petition’s Official Top Funders disclosure required by Section 107, for the purpose of obtaining any signature to, or persuading or influencing any person to sign, that petition.

(c) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state or local initiative, intentionally makes any false statement in response to any inquiry by any voter as to whether the person is a paid signature gatherer or a volunteer.
Cal. SHC § 8622 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Section 8622
Section 8622
Status: in_force

The treasurer, if the assessment was levied under the Improvement Act of 1911, or the legislative body, if the assessment was levied under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or other law, shall prescribe the denominations of the bonds, which shall be in convenient amounts, not necessarily equal, and shall provide for their issuance.