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Cal. ELEC § 13211.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13211.5
Section 13211.5
Status: in_force

(a) Each group of names of candidates for a particular office shall be printed in immediate succession to another group of names of candidates for a particular office so as to avoid unnecessary spacing or gaps in the sequence in which each series of groups of names are listed on the ballot.

(b) Spaces may be left on the ballot in order to keep an entire contest together in a single column or page, or to manage the arrangement of contests on the ballot.

(c) When a ballot has multiple pages or cards, an instruction shall be printed to direct the voter to continue to the next page or card.
Cal. FAC § 73109 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 73109
Section 73109
Status: in_force

The commission may bring an action for judicial relief from the director’s written notice, and the director may bring an action for judicial relief from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may issue a temporary restraining order, permanent injunction, or other applicable relief.
Cal. PRC § 8501 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8501
Section 8501
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “person” includes individuals, companies, partnerships and associations.
Cal. RTC § 17321 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 17321
Section 17321
Status: in_force

Subchapter C of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to corporate distributions and adjustments, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.
Cal. FAM § 17408 — California Code / Code fam / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 17408
Section 17408
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 17404, upon noticed motion of the local child support agency, the superior court may consolidate or combine support or reimbursement arrearages owed by one obligor to one obligee in two or more court files into a single court file, or combine or consolidate two or more orders for current child support into a single court file. A motion to consolidate may be made by a local child support agency only if it is seeking to enforce the orders being consolidated. The motion shall be filed only in the court file the local child support agency is seeking to have designated as the primary file.

(b) Orders may be consolidated regardless of the nature of the underlying action, whether initiated under the Welfare and Institutions Code, this code, or another law. Orders for support shall not be consolidated unless the children involved have the same mother and father and venue is proper pursuant to Section 17400.

(c) Upon consolidation of orders, the court shall designate which court file the support orders are being consolidated into the primary file, and which court files are subordinate. Upon consolidation, the court shall order the local child support agency to file a notice in the subordinate court actions indicating the support orders in those actions were consolidated into the primary file. The notice shall state the date of the consolidation, the name of the court, and the primary file number.

(d) Upon consolidation of orders, the superior court shall not issue further orders pertaining to support in a subordinate court file; and all enforcement and modification of support orders shall occur in the primary court action.

(e) After consolidation of court orders, a single wage assignment for current support and arrearages may be issued when possible.
Cal. WIC § 14502 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 14502
Section 14502
Status: in_force

The Office of Family Planning may, to the extent funds are available, and not more frequently than once each year, advance up to 25 percent of the yearly allocation to an individual or entity to which it has awarded a grant, pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 14501, to provide material, equipment, and services.
Cal. WAT § 20531 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 20531
Section 20531
Status: in_force

“Conduits” include canals, laterals, ditches, flumes, pipes, and their appurtenances.
Cal. ELEC § 15624 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 15624
Section 15624
Status: in_force

The voter or the campaign committee, as defined in Section 82013 of the Government Code, represented by the voter filing the recount request, or the voter’s designee, shall, before the recount is commenced and at the beginning of each day following, deposit with the elections official a sum as required by the elections official to cover the cost of the recount for that day. The money deposited shall be returned to the depositor if, upon completion of the recount, the candidate, slate of presidential electors, or the position on the measure (affirmative or negative) for which the declaration is filed is found to have received the plurality of votes cast which it had not received according to the official canvass or, in an election where there are two or more candidates, the recount results in the candidate for whom the recount was requested appearing on the ballot in a subsequent runoff election or general election who would not have so appeared in the absence of the recount. The depositor shall be entitled to the return of any money deposited in excess of the cost of the recount if the candidate, slate, or position on the measure has not received the plurality of the votes cast or, in an election where there are two or more candidates, the recount does not result in the candidate for whom the recount was requested appearing on the ballot in a subsequent runoff or general election as a result of the recount. Money not required to be refunded shall be deposited in the appropriate public treasury.
Cal. RTC § 7311 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 7311
Section 7311
Status: in_force

“Enterer” includes any person who is the importer of record (under federal customs law) with respect to motor vehicle fuel. If the importer of record is acting as an agent, the person for whom the agent is acting is the enterer. If there is no importer of record of motor vehicle fuel entered into this state, the owner of the motor vehicle fuel at the time it is brought into this state is the enterer.
Cal. SHC § 33115 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33115
Section 33115
Status: in_force

The authority may provide for the making of a covenant which limits, restricts, or prohibits the power of the authority to mortgage or otherwise encumber, sell, lease, or dispose of any or all facilities and properties, any revenues of which are charged with the payment of any bonds in connection with which the covenant is made, or to enter into any lease or agreement which might impair or impede the operation of such facilities or properties, or any part thereof, or might otherwise impair or impede the rights of bondholders with respect to such revenues.
Cal. RTC § 9269 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 9269
Section 9269
Status: in_force

(a) Every taxpayer is entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable fees and expenses related to a hearing before the board if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The taxpayer files a claim for the fee and expenses with the board within one year of the date the decision of the board becomes final.

(2) The board, in its sole discretion, finds that the action taken by the board staff was unreasonable.

(3) The board decides that the taxpayer be awarded a specific amount of fees and expenses related to the hearing, in an amount determined by the board in its sole discretion.

(b) To determine whether the board staff has been unreasonable, the board shall consider whether the board staff has established that its position was substantially justified.

(c) The amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to the following:

(1) Fees and expenses incurred after the date of the notice of determination, jeopardy determination, or a claim for refund.

(2) If the board finds that the staff was unreasonable with respect to certain issues but reasonable with respect to other issues, the amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to those that relate to the issues where the staff was unreasonable.

(d) Any proposed award by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available as a public record for at least 10 days prior to the effective date of the award.

(e) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for claims filed on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. RTC § 11156 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5.6 / Section 11156
Section 11156
Status: in_force

A person shall, for the purposes provided for in Section 11154, be presumed to be operating a vehicle on the public highways only in the county in which he or she resides, or, in the case of other than a natural person, only in the county in which the vehicle is principally garaged, and he or she shall be subject to a local vehicle license fee surcharge only in that county.
Cal. VEH § 38502 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 38502
Section 38502
Status: in_force

The department, on and after July 1, 1988, may monitor any all-terrain vehicle safety training organization or any all-terrain vehicle safety instructor without advance notice. The monitoring may include, but is not limited to, the instruction provided, business practices, and records required by Section 11108.
Cal. BPC § 12504 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12504
Section 12504
Status: in_force

Upon the written request of any person who intends to use or sell for commercial purposes any weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument in any county, the sealer for such county shall test or cause to be tested, as soon thereafter as is practicable, the weight or measure, or weighing or measuring instrument referred to in the request.

Such written request shall not relieve the person making it from any violation of the provisions of this division or of the responsibility for using or selling any incorrect or unsealed weight, measure, or weighing or measuring instrument.
Cal. BPC § 12516 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12516
Section 12516
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to locate or position any scale used in connection with the auctioning of livestock so that its indications are not readily and clearly readable to the buyer and seller, unless a state certificate of weights and measures, made at the time of weighing, attesting to the weight of the livestock, is issued upon request to the buyer and seller.
Cal. BPC § 23028 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 23028
Section 23028
Status: in_force

“Package” means any container or receptacle used for holding alcoholic beverages which is corked or sealed with a stub, stopper, cap, or in any other manner.
Cal. PROB § 13114 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 13114
Section 13114
Status: in_force

(a) A public administrator who has taken possession or control of property of a decedent under Article 1 (commencing with Section 7600) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 7 may refuse to pay money or deliver property pursuant to this chapter if payment of the costs and fees described in Section 7604 has not first been made or adequately assured to the satisfaction of the public administrator.

(b) A coroner who has property found upon the body of a decedent, or who has taken charge of property of the decedent pursuant to Section 27491.3 of the Government Code, may refuse to pay or deliver the property pursuant to this chapter if payment of the reasonable costs of holding or safeguarding the property has not first been made or adequately assured to the satisfaction of the coroner.
Cal. INS § 661 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 661
Section 661
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of cancellation of a policy shall be effective only if it is based on one or more of the following reasons:

(1) Nonpayment of premium.

(2) The driver’s license or motor vehicle registration of the named insured or of any other operator who either resides in the same household or customarily operates an automobile insured under the policy has been under suspension or revocation during the policy period or, if the policy is a renewal, during its policy period or the 180 days immediately preceding its effective date.

(3) Discovery of fraud by the named insured in pursuing a claim under the policy provided the insurer does not rescind the policy.

(4) Discovery of material misrepresentation of any of the following information concerning the named insured or any resident of the same household who customarily operates an automobile insured under the policy:

(A) Safety record.

(B) Annual miles driven in prior years.

(C) Number of years of driving experience.

(D) Record of prior automobile insurance claims, if any.

(E) Any other factor found by the commissioner to have a substantial relationship to the risk of loss.

Any insured who negligently misrepresents information described in this paragraph may avoid cancellation by furnishing corrected information to the insurer within 20 days after receiving notice of cancellation and agreeing to pay any difference in premium for the policy period in which the information remained undisclosed.

(5) A substantial increase in the hazard insured against.

(b) Modification of automobile physical damage coverage by the inclusion of a deductible not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) shall not be deemed a cancellation of the coverage or of the policy.

(c) This section shall not apply to nonrenewal.
Cal. WAT § 51667 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 51667
Section 51667
Status: in_force

The proceeds of a sale of parcels acquired by the county treasurer as trustee for the district at a delinquency sale for operation and maintenance assessments shall be credited to the maintenance fund.
Cal. VEH § 635 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 635
Section 635
Status: in_force

A “trailer coach” is a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation or human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. A “park trailer,” as described in Section 18009.3 of the Health and Safety Code, is a trailer coach.
Cal. PRC § 25529 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 25529
Section 25529
Status: in_force

When a facility is proposed to be located in the coastal zone or any other area with recreational, scenic, or historic value, the commission shall require, as a condition of certification of any facility contained in the application, that an area be established for public use, as determined by the commission. Lands within such area shall be acquired and maintained by the applicant and shall be available for public access and use, subject to restrictions required for security and public safety. The applicant may dedicate such public use zone to any local agency agreeing to operate or maintain it for the benefit of the public. If no local agency agrees to operate or maintain the public use zone for the benefit of the public, the applicant may dedicate such zone to the state. The commission shall also require that any facility to be located along the coast or shoreline of any major body of water be set back from the shoreline to permit reasonable public use and to protect scenic and aesthetic values.
Cal. WAT § 79047 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 79047
Section 79047
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, as follows:

(a) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for local assistance under the delta levee maintenance subventions program under Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of Division 6, and for the administration of that assistance.

(b) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for special flood protection projects under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6, subsidence studies and monitoring, and for the administration of this subdivision. Allocation of these funds shall be for flood protection projects on Bethel, Bradford, Holland, Hotchkiss, Jersey, Sherman, Twitchell, and Webb Islands, and at other locations in the delta.

(c) Any funds that are made available under subdivision (a) may be used to reimburse local agencies for the state’s share of costs for eligible projects completed on or after July 1, 1998.
Cal. PROB § 17205 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 17205
Section 17205
Status: in_force

If a trustee or beneficiary has served and filed either a notice of appearance, in person or by counsel, directed to the petitioner or the petitioner’s counsel in connection with a particular petition and proceeding or a written request for a copy of the petition, and has given an address to which notice or a copy of the petition may be delivered pursuant to Section 1215, the petitioner shall cause a copy of the petition to be delivered to that person within five days after service of the notice of appearance or receipt of the request.
Cal. BPC § 7591.20 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 2 / Section 7591.20
Section 7591.20
Status: in_force

The disciplinary review committee shall be provided all evidence used by the bureau in reaching its decision prior to hearing an appeal.
Cal. SHC § 9161 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 9161
Section 9161
Status: in_force

The assessments upon property as to which such written notice has been given shall be paid and collected with interest and penalties thereon as provided by the proceedings and statute under which the bonds to be refunded were issued.
Cal. BPC § 25606 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 25606
Section 25606
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to use any automobile or other vehicle to conceal, convey, carry, or transport any alcoholic beverages which are subject to seizure under this division, or any stills or parts thereof subject to seizure under this division, or any materials or supplies capable of and intended for use in the manufacture or production of alcoholic beverages with the design to evade the excise taxes or license fees imposed by this division. This section does not apply to any person who uses an automobile or other vehicle to transport distilled spirits for lawful use in the trades, professions, or industries. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

The department may seize any automobile or other vehicle used contrary to the provisions of this section.
Cal. RTC § 6292 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 3 / Section 6292
Section 6292
Status: in_force

(a) Except when the sale is by lease, when a mobilehome or commercial coach required to be registered annually under the Health and Safety Code or a vehicle required to be registered under the Vehicle Code is sold at retail by other than a person licensed or certificated pursuant to the Health and Safety Code or the Vehicle Code as a manufacturer, remanufacturer, dealer, dismantler, or lessor-retailer, subject to Section 11615.5 of the Vehicle Code, the retailer is not required or authorized to collect the use tax from the purchaser, but the purchaser of the vehicle shall pay the use tax to the Department of Housing and Community Development acting for and on behalf of the board pursuant to Section 18123 of the Health and Safety Code or to the Department of Motor Vehicles acting for and on behalf of the board pursuant to Section 4750.5 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) If the purchaser makes an application to either department which is not timely, and is subject to penalty because of delinquency in effecting registration or transfer of registration of the vehicle, he or she then becomes liable also for penalty as specified in Section 6591, but no interest shall accrue.

(c) Application to the appropriate department by the purchaser relieves the purchaser of the obligation to file a return with the board under Section 6452.

(d) If the purchaser does not make application to either department, or does not pay the amount of use tax due, or files a return with the board under Section 6455 which is not timely, interest and penalties shall apply with respect to the unpaid amount as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6451).
Cal. PRC § 25740 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 25740
Section 25740
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing this program, to increase the amount of electricity generated from eligible renewable energy resources per year, so that it equals at least 33 percent of total retail sales of electricity in California per year by December 31, 2020.
Cal. PUC § 29033 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 29033
Section 29033
Status: in_force

The district may construct and operate or acquire and operate works and facilities in, under, upon, over, across, or along any street or public highway or any stream, bay or watercourse, or over any of the lands which are the property of the State, to the same extent that such rights and privileges appertaining thereto are granted to municipalities within the State.
Cal. FAC § 63003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 63003
Section 63003
Status: in_force

The record and statement required to be made by this chapter shall be kept for one year from the date of purchase or delivery, whichever is later, and shall be made available for inspection upon request by the commissioner.