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Cal. FGC § 2089.23 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 3.7 / Section 2089.23
Section 2089.23
Status: in_force

(a) A landowner that owns land that abuts a property enrolled in a state safe harbor agreement shall not be required, for purposes of an incidental take permit, to undertake the management activities set forth in the state safe harbor agreement, if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The neighboring landowner allows the department to determine baseline conditions on the property.

(2) The neighboring landowner agrees to maintain the baseline conditions for the duration specified in the safe harbor agreement.

(3) The department determines that allowing the neighboring landowner to receive an incidental take permit for the abutting property does not undermine the net conservation benefit determination made by the department in the approval of the safe harbor agreement.

(4) The take authorized by the department will not jeopardize the continued existence of the species. This determination shall be made in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 2081.

(b) (1) Unless the department determines that it is inappropriate to do so based on the species listed in the permit, or any other factors, the neighboring landowner shall provide the department with at least 60 days’ advance notice of any of the following:

(A) Any incidental take that is anticipated to occur under the permit.

(B) The neighboring landowner’s plan to return to baseline conditions.

(C) Any plan to transfer or alienate the neighboring landowner’s interest in the land or water.

(2) (A) If the department receives any notice described in paragraph (1), the neighboring landowner shall provide the department, its contractors, or agents with access to the land or water for purposes of safely removing or salvaging the species.

(B) The department shall provide notice to the neighboring landowner at least seven days before accessing the land or water for the purposes of subparagraph (A). The notice shall identify each person selected by the department, its contractors, or agents to access the land or water.

(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), during the seven-day notice period, the neighboring landowner may object, in writing, to a person selected to access the land or water. If the neighboring landowner objects, another person shall be selected by the department, its contractors, or agents, and notification shall be provided to the neighboring landowner pursuant to subparagraph (B). However, if the neighboring landowner objects to a selection on two successive occasions, the neighboring landowner shall be deemed to consent to access to the land or water by a person selected by the department, its contractors, or agents. Failure by the neighboring landowner to object to the selection within the seven-day notice period shall be deemed consent to access the land or water by the person selected by the department, its contractors, or agents.
Cal. WAT § 11651 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 11651
Section 11651
Status: in_force

The governing body charged with the levying of taxes or assessments in any state agency which contracts to purchase from the department any water, use of water, water storage, electric power, or other service shall provide for the punctual payment to the department of all amounts which become due under the contract.
Cal. WIC § 5116 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5116
Section 5116
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to the policy stated in Section 5115, a state-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer persons with mental health disorders or other disabilities or dependent and neglected children, shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of zoning if the homes provide care on a 24-hour-a-day basis.

(b) These homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zones, including, but not limited to, residential zones for single-family dwellings.
Cal. PCC § 21202 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 87 / Section 21202
Section 21202
Status: in_force

The board shall advertise by three insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation or two insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation published in the district inviting sealed proposals for the construction of the work before any contract shall be made therefor, and may let by contract separately any part of the work. The board shall require the successful bidder to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of the claims for labor and material in connection therewith. The board may reject any and all bids.
Cal. UIC § 13052 — California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 13052
Section 13052
Status: in_force

Any person or employer required under Section 13050 to furnish a statement to an employee who furnishes a false or fraudulent statement, or who fails to furnish a statement in the manner, at the time, and showing the information required under Section 13050, or regulations prescribed thereunder, shall for each such failure, unless due to reasonable cause, pay a penalty of fifty dollars ($50). The penalty shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as the tax.
Cal. HSC § 12564 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 12564
Section 12564
Status: in_force

All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and determined by him to come within the definition of “exempt fireworks” in Section 12508 shall be classified as exempt fireworks.
Cal. FAC § 31682 — California Code / Code fac / Division 14 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 31682
Section 31682
Status: in_force

The Judicial Council shall prepare all forms necessary to give effect to this chapter, including a summons or citation to be used by law enforcement agencies in the enforcement of this chapter. This chapter does not affect or change the existing civil liability or criminal laws regarding dogs.
Cal. FIN § 4878.06 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 4878.06
Section 4878.06
Status: in_force

A sale shall have the same effect as provided in Sections 4879.14 and 4879.15 in the case of a sale of the type defined in Section 4879.01.
Cal. PUC § 10152 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10152
Section 10152
Status: in_force

There is granted to every municipal corporation of the State the right to take from any of the lands belonging to the State adjacent to the works of such corporation, all materials, such as wood, stone, and earth, naturally appurtenant thereto, which are necessary and convenient for the original construction of the works and adjuncts.
Cal. HSC § 118195 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 7 / Section 118195
Section 118195
Status: in_force

An enforcement agency shall inform an applicant for a medical waste permit, in writing, upon the denial of any application for the permit. Within 20 days after the enforcement agency mails the notice, the applicant may present a written petition for a hearing to the enforcement agency. Upon receipt by the enforcement agency of the petition in proper form, the petition shall be set for hearing.

If the department is the enforcement agency, the proceedings shall commence with the filing of a statement of issues and shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the department has all the powers granted to a department in that chapter.

If the department is not the enforcement agency, the hearings shall be held in accordance with the ordinance adopting the medical waste management program.
Cal. SHC § 31910 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 31910
Section 31910
Status: in_force

Substitution proceedings may be taken in the manner provided in this chapter if the legislative body determines that such substitution proceedings are necessary or desirable because of a change in circumstances.
Cal. PUC § 3446 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1.7 / Part 4 / Section 3446
Section 3446
Status: in_force

While any indebtedness issued by or on behalf of Golden State Energy remains outstanding, the State of California pledges to the holders of any such indebtedness that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in Golden State Energy to fulfill the terms of any loan agreement, lease, or other contract with the holders of such indebtedness, or in any way impair the rights or remedies of those holders or of the parties to the related loan agreement, lease, or contract. Golden State Energy may include this pledge in any instrument under which that indebtedness is incurred or issued or other documents entered into in connection with that indebtedness as a covenant for the benefit of the holders thereof.
Cal. FAM § 4620 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 4620
Section 4620
Status: in_force

(a) During the pendency of a proceeding under this chapter, upon the application of either party in the manner provided by Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2, the court may, without a hearing, issue ex parte orders restraining any person 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, and if the order is directed against a party, requiring the party to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the court for all such extraordinary expenditures.

(b) The matter shall be made returnable not later than 20 days, or if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date of the order at which time the ex parte order shall expire.

(c) The court, at the hearing, shall determine for which property the obligor-parent shall be required to report extraordinary expenditures and shall specify what is deemed an extraordinary expenditure for purposes of this subdivision.

(d) An order issued pursuant to this section after the hearing shall state on its face the date of expiration of the order, which shall expire in one year or upon deposit of assets or money pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 4610), whichever first occurs.
Cal. FAC § 66527 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 66527
Section 66527
Status: in_force

“Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
Cal. WAT § 51302 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 51302
Section 51302
Status: in_force

An assessment levied pursuant to this article shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the original assessment.
Cal. PCC § 20659 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 41 / Section 20659
Section 20659
Status: in_force

If any change or alteration of a contract governed by the provisions of this article is ordered by the governing board of the community college district, such change or alteration shall be specified in writing and the cost agreed upon between the governing board and the contractor. The board may authorize the contractor to proceed with performance of the change or alteration without the formality of securing bids, if the cost so agreed upon does not exceed the greater of:

(a) The amount specified in Section 20651 or 20655, whichever is applicable to the original contract; or

(b) Ten percent of the original contract price.
Cal. PUC § 98381 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 98381
Section 98381
Status: in_force

The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include transit facilities and any and all parts thereof and all additions, extensions and improvements thereto and all other facilities authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by a district or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for the acquisition, construction and completion of any one of such facilities. Nothing in this article shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the facilities or works authorized hereunder, and all proceedings may be carried on simultaneously or in the alternative, as the directors may determine.
Cal. WAT § 33216 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 33216
Section 33216
Status: in_force

The name of the new district which succeeds the preceding districts and the city water system is “Costa Mesa County Water District.”
Cal. WAT § 30520 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 30520
Section 30520
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after the election of the first directors and thereafter within 30 days after taking office pursuant to Section 10554 of the Elections Code the directors shall meet and shall elect one of their number president and may elect one of their number vice president.
Cal. RTC § 430.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1.5 / Section 430.5
Section 430.5
Status: in_force

No land shall be valued pursuant to this article unless an enforceable restriction meeting the requirements of Section 422 is signed, accepted, and recorded on or before the lien date for the fiscal year to which the valuation would apply. To provide counties and cities with time to meet the requirement of this section, the land that is to be subject to a contract shall have been included in a proposal to establish an agricultural preserve submitted to the planning commission or planning department, or the matter of accepting an open-space easement or scenic restriction shall have been referred to that commission or department on or before October 15 preceding the lien date to which the contract, easement or restriction is to apply.
Cal. LAB § 4620 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 4620
Section 4620
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, a medical-legal expense means any costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of any party, the administrative director, or the board, which expenses may include X-rays, laboratory fees, other diagnostic tests, medical reports, medical records, medical testimony, and, as needed, interpreter’s fees by a certified interpreter pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 11435.05) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of, or Section 68566 of, the Government Code, for the purpose of proving or disproving a contested claim.

(b) A contested claim exists when the employer knows or reasonably should know that the employee is claiming entitlement to any benefit arising out of a claimed industrial injury and one of the following conditions exists:

(1) The employer rejects liability for a claimed benefit.

(2) The employer fails to accept liability for benefits after the expiration of a reasonable period of time within which to decide if it will contest the claim.

(3) The employer fails to respond to a demand for payment of benefits after the expiration of any time period fixed by statute for the payment of indemnity.

(c) Costs of medical evaluations, diagnostic tests, and interpreters incidental to the production of a medical report do not constitute medical-legal expenses unless the medical report is capable of proving or disproving a disputed medical fact, the determination of which is essential to an adjudication of the employee’s claim for benefits. In determining whether a report meets the requirements of this subdivision, a judge shall give full consideration to the substance as well as the form of the report, as required by applicable statutes and regulations.

(d) If the injured employee cannot effectively communicate with an examining physician because he or she cannot proficiently speak or understand the English language, the injured employee is entitled to the services of a qualified interpreter during the medical examination. Upon request of the injured employee, the employer or insurance carrier shall pay the costs of the interpreter services, as set forth in the fee schedule adopted by the administrative director pursuant to Section 5811. An employer shall not be required to pay for the services of an interpreter who is provisionally certified unless either the employer consents in advance to the selection of the individual who provides the interpreting service or the injured worker requires interpreting service in a language other than the languages designated pursuant to Section 11435.40 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 25631 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 2 / Section 25631
Section 25631
Status: in_force

Any on- or off-sale licensee, or agent or employee of that licensee, who sells, gives, or delivers to any persons any alcoholic beverage or any person who knowingly purchases any alcoholic beverage between the hours of 2 o’clock a.m. and 6 o’clock a.m. of the same day, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

For the purposes of this section, on the day that a time change occurs from Pacific standard time to Pacific daylight saving time, or back again to Pacific standard time, “2 o’clock a.m.” means two hours after midnight of the day preceding the day such change occurs.
Cal. WIC § 10953.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 10953.5
Section 10953.5
Status: in_force

(a) The director has authority to appoint the department’s administrative law judges as provided in Section 10555.

(b) Each administrative law judge shall have been admitted to practice law in this state and shall possess any other qualifications prescribed by the State Personnel Board. All persons in the office of the chief referee employed as hearing officers by the department prior to the effective date of this section shall be deemed to be administrative law judges.
Cal. PUC § 98213 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 98213
Section 98213
Status: in_force

No action in eminent domain to acquire property or interests therein within any incorporated city or any county shall be commenced unless the legislative body of the affected city or county has consented to such acquisition by resolution.
Cal. HSC § 128035 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 128035
Section 128035
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to make grants, from funds appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose, to assist organizations in meeting the cost of special projects to plan, develop, or establish innovative programs of education in the health professions, or for research in the various fields related to education in the health professions, or to develop training for new types of health professions personnel, or to meet the costs of planning experimental teaching facilities.

In determining priority of project applications, the department shall give the highest priority to:

(1)  Applicants able to obtain commitments for matching planning funds from other governmental and private sources.

(2)  Applicants who develop a preliminary plan that conforms to the criteria stated hereinabove for innovative programs of education in the health sciences.

(3)  Applicants that in its judgment are most able to translate a plan into a feasible program.
Cal. UIC § 938.3 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 938.3
Section 938.3
Status: in_force

“Wages” does not include any payment made, or benefit furnished to, or for the benefit of, an employee, for any of the following:

(a) An educational assistance program if, at the time of payment or the furnishing, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude the payment or benefit from income under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) A dependent care assistance program if, at the time of payment or the furnishing, it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude the payment or benefit from income under Section 129 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) Any benefit provided to or on behalf of an employee if at the time the benefit is provided it is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to exclude the benefit from income under Section 74(c), 117, or 132 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(d) Any benefit under a cafeteria plan, as described in Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code, if the benefit is excludable from wages pursuant to any other provision of this article, except Section 930.
Cal. ELEC § 2151 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2151
Section 2151
Status: in_force

(a) At the time of registering and of transferring registration, an elector may disclose the name of the political party that he or she prefers. The name of that political party shall be stated in the affidavit of registration and the index.

(b) (1) The voter registration card shall inform the affiant that an elector may decline to disclose a political party preference, but a person shall not be entitled to vote the ballot of a political party at a primary election for President of the United States or for a party committee unless he or she has disclosed the name of the party that he or she prefers or unless he or she has declined to disclose a party preference and the political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party preference to vote the ballot of that political party. The voter registration card shall further inform the affiant that a registered voter may vote for any candidate at a primary election for state elective office or congressional office, regardless of the disclosed party preference of the registrant or the candidate seeking that office or the refusal of the registrant or candidate to disclose a party preference.

(2) The voter registration card shall include a listing of all qualified political parties. As part of that listing, the voter registration card shall also contain an option that permits the affiant to decline to disclose a party preference. This option shall be placed at the end of the listing of qualified political parties.

(c) A person shall not be permitted to vote the ballot of a party or for delegates to the convention of a party other than the party disclosed as preferred in his or her registration, except as provided by Section 2152 or unless he or she has declined to disclose a party preference and the party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes a person who has declined to disclose a party preference to vote the party ballot or for delegates to the party convention.

(d) As of the effective date of the statute that added this subdivision, any voter who previously stated a political party affiliation when registering to vote shall be deemed to have disclosed that same party as his or her political party preference unless the voter files a new affidavit of registration disclosing a different political party preference or no political party preference. Any voter who previously declined to state a party affiliation shall be deemed to have declined to disclose a party preference unless the voter files a new affidavit of registration disclosing a different political party preference.

(e) The Secretary of State may continue to supply existing affidavits of registration prior to printing new or revised forms that reflect the changes required pursuant to any amendment made to this section.