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Cal. PRC § 3606 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 3606
Section 3606
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where a parcel of land contains one acre or more and where all or substantially all of the surface of such parcel of land is unavailable for the surface location of oil or gas wells, there may be drilled or produced not more than one well into each acre of such parcel of land, and the surface location of such well may be located upon property which may or may not contain one acre or more of surface area, and the property upon the surface of which the surface location of such well may be located may or may not be contiguous to such parcel of land; provided:

1. No operator shall construct or maintain any derrick within 150 feet of any other derrick, then standing, of such operator unless approved in advance by the supervisor who may, in granting such approval, attach such conditions as are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

2. The surface location of such well, as measured from the center of the hole, shall be not less than 25 feet from an outer boundary of the surface of the property upon which such well is located, and shall be not less than 25 feet from any dedicated public street, road or highway which is so dedicated and in such public use at the time of the commencement of drilling of such well.

3. The producing interval of such well shall be not less than 75 feet from an outer boundary of the parcel of land into which such producing interval is drilled, and the producing interval of such well shall be not less than 150 feet, as measured horizontally in the same zone, from the producing interval of any other well which is producing or capable of producing oil or gas. If the parcel of land qualified to be drilled under this section is less than 150 feet in width, the producing interval of such well shall be as far from the lateral boundary lines of the property as is practicable.

To enforce the provisions of this section, the supervisor may require, at the time supervisor gives approval of notice of intention to drill, redrill or deepen, that a subsurface directional survey be made for such well, and that a plat of said directional survey be filed with the supervisor within fifteen (15) days of completion.
Cal. WIC § 11392 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.7 / Section 11392
Section 11392
Status: in_force

On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, for purposes of eligibility under this article, children who are currently receiving Kin-GAP pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 11360) and who were determined eligible under Subtitle IV-E (commencing with Section 470 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 670 et seq.)) as dependent children of the juvenile court placed in foster care with an approved relative and who remain under the court’s jurisdiction pursuant to Section 366.4 shall be deemed to meet the eligibility criteria as described in Section 673(d) of Title 42 of the United States Code. On and after the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 11217, the county child welfare department, probation department, or Indian tribe, as appropriate, at the time of each Subtitle IV-E eligible child’s Kin-GAP annual redetermination, shall meet with the relative guardian and child and enter into the written negotiated agreement as described in Section 11387.
Cal. INS § 10509.946 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 10509.946
Section 10509.946
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are severable. If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Cal. RTC § 38455 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 38455
Section 38455
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in its discretion, may relieve all or any part of the interest imposed on a person by this part where the failure to pay tax is due in whole or in part to an unreasonable error or delay by an employee of the board acting in his or her official capacity.

(b) For purposes of this section, an error or delay shall be deemed to have occurred only if the person filed a timely report and no significant aspect of the error or delay is attributable to an act of, or a failure to act by, the taxpayer.

(c) Any person seeking relief under this section shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts on which the claim for relief is based and any other information which the board may require.

(d) The board may grant relief only for interest imposed on tax liabilities that arise during taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. PUC § 96031 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 96031
Section 96031
Status: in_force

No officer or employee of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom contrary to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090), Chapter 1, Division 4, Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. CIV § 3538 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3538
Section 3538
Status: in_force

That is certain which can be made certain.
Cal. HNC § 704 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 704
Section 704
Status: in_force

In accordance with the provisions of Section 82 of this code, the commission shall advise the department with respect to all matters relating to the administration of this act. The department shall submit any proposed regulations or changes in regulations pertaining to this act for review and comment by the commission prior to enactment.
Cal. WIC § 14153 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 14153
Section 14153
Status: in_force

Funds shall be advanced monthly to the respective counties for costs of administration of the Medi-Cal program in the manner prescribed in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15000).

Funds may be advanced monthly to the respective counties for the costs of care under the provisions of this chapter upon the order of the Director of Finance and the State Director of Health Services utilizing resources made available through the Health Care Deposit Fund.

County welfare departments shall submit administrative claims for the Medi-Cal program in accordance with procedures described in Section 10604.5.
Cal. FIN § 32351 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 32351
Section 32351
Status: in_force

The corporation shall not provide financing assistance to any business firm in this state unless such business firm meets the financial and eligibility criteria for the specific type of financial assistance to be provided by the corporation, including, where appropriate, prior application to a bank or other financial institution for a loan or other financial assistance.
Cal. WAT § 31016 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 31016
Section 31016
Status: in_force

(a) In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the district, including an ordinance fixing charges for the furnishing of commodities or services, the district may correct any violation of an ordinance of the district. The district may also petition the superior court for the issuance of a preliminary or permanent injunction, or both, as may be appropriate, restraining any person from the continued violation of any ordinance of the district or for the issuance of an order stopping or disconnecting a service if the charges for that service are unpaid at the time specified in the ordinance.

(b) The district may enter upon the private property of any person within the jurisdiction of the district in order to investigate possible violations of an ordinance of the district. The investigation shall be made with consent of the owner or tenant of the property or, if consent is refused, with a warrant duly issued pursuant to the procedures set forth in Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that, notwithstanding Section 1822.52 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the warrant shall be issued only upon probable cause.

(c) The district shall notify the county or city building inspector, county health inspector, or other affected county or city employee or office, in writing, within a reasonable time if an actual violation of a district, city, or county ordinance is discovered during the investigation.
Cal. FAC § 76256 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 76256
Section 76256
Status: in_force

Each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member. An alternate member shall, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is an alternate, serve in place of the member on the commission, and shall have and be able to exercise all the rights, privileges, and powers of the member when serving on the commission. In the event of death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member, the alternate shall act as a member on the commission until a successor is elected and has qualified.
Cal. HSC § 32318 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 5 / Section 32318
Section 32318
Status: in_force

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 32316 shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district, or if there is none, in the newspaper of general circulation published nearest to the district. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published in the district, the resolution shall also be posted in three public places in the district for two succeeding weeks.
Cal. HSC § 17960.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 17960.5
Section 17960.5
Status: in_force

The building standards for residential buildings in Chapter 2-53 of Part 2, and Chapter 4-10 of Part 4, of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code effective July 13, 1982, shall not apply to the construction of new residential housing projects which received approval by an advisory agency or other appropriate local agency on or before June 15, 1982, provided application for the permits to construct single-family detached dwellings are submitted or filed on or before June 15, 1983, and the application for all other residential building permits are submitted or filed on or before December 31, 1983.

For the purposes of this section, “approval” includes, but is not limited to, approval or conditional approval of a tentative subdivision or tentative parcel map or parcel map pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), condominium plan or other permit for a residential housing project.
Cal. INS § 12401.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 12401.7
Section 12401.7
Status: in_force

No title insurer, underwritten title company or controlled escrow company shall use any rate in the business of title insurance prior to its effective date nor prior to the filing with respect to such rate having been publicly displayed and made readily available to the public for a period of no less than 30 days in each office of the title insurer, underwritten title company, or controlled escrow company in the county to which such rate applies, and no rate increase shall apply to title policies or services which have been contracted for prior to such effective date.
Cal. FAC § 38886 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 39 / Section 38886
Section 38886
Status: in_force

Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall have at least 70 percent of the lactose in the original milk solids removed through the whey. Fromage frais or soft fresh cheese shall have a maximum dry matter content of 24.5 percent prior to the addition of any bulky flavors.
Cal. PROB § 2600 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 2600
Section 2600
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) “Conservator” means (1) the conservator of the estate or (2) the limited conservator of the estate to the extent that the powers and duties of the limited conservator are specifically and expressly provided by the order appointing the limited conservator.

(b) “Estate” means all of the conservatee’s or ward’s personal property, wherever located, and real property located in this state.

(c) “Guardian” means the guardian of the estate.
Cal. FIN § 4060 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.4 / Section 4060
Section 4060
Status: in_force

This division shall become operative on July 1, 2004.
Cal. WAT § 39058 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 39058
Section 39058
Status: in_force

As to any land belonging to a person under guardianship or conservatorship or comprised in the undistributed estate of a decedent, the guardian or conservator of such person or executor or administrator of such estate shall be deemed the holder of title for the purpose of representing the same in all proceedings under this division, and has the right to sign all petitions or protests provided for in this division, and to vote at all district elections, without any order of court authorizing him so to do.
Cal. ELEC § 16442 — California Code / Code elec / Division 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 16442
Section 16442
Status: in_force

After the affidavit is filed with the clerk of the superior court, a copy of the affidavit shall be personally served upon the defendant or sent to the defendant by certified mail in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the place of residence named in the defendant’s affidavit of registration. The contestant shall make an affidavit of mailing if the contestant serves the affidavit by mail, and file it on the same day with the county elections official.
Cal. MVC § 998.044 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5p / Section 998.044
Section 998.044
Status: in_force

For the purpose of creating a fund to provide farm and home aid for veterans in accordance with the provisions of the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974 and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, the Veterans’ Finance Committee of 1943, created by Section 991, shall be and hereby is authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000), in the manner provided herein, but not otherwise, nor in excess thereof.
Cal. HSC § 41705 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 41705
Section 41705
Status: in_force

[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 424, Sec. 1) by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 144.   Effective January 1, 2003.   Conditionally inoperative April 1, 2003, as provided in subd. (c).   See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 145 of Ch. 664.]
(a)  Section 41700 does not apply to odors emanating from any of the following:

(1)  Agricultural operations necessary for the growing of crops or the raising of fowl or animals.

(2)  Operations that produce, manufacture, or handle compost, as defined in Section 40116 of the Public Resources Code, if the odors emanate directly from the compost facility or operations.

(3)  Operations that compost green material or animal waste products derived from agricultural operations, and that return similar amounts of the compost produced to that same agricultural operations source, or to an agricultural operations source owned or leased by the owner, parent company, or subsidiary conducting the composting operation. The composting operation may produce an incidental amount of compost not exceeding 2,500 cubic yards of compost, which may be given away or sold annually.

(b)  If a district receives a complaint pertaining to an odor emanating from a compost operation exempt from Section 41700 pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), that is subject to the jurisdiction of an enforcement agency under Division 30 (commencing with Section 40000) of the Public Resources Code, the district shall, within 24 hours or by the next working day, refer the complaint to the enforcement agency.

(c)  This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2003, unless the California Integrated Waste Management Board adopts and submits regulations governing the operation of organic composting sites to the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 43209.1 of the Public Resources Code on or prior to that date.

[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 424, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 145.   Effective January 1, 2003.   Section conditionally operative April 1, 2003, as provided in subd. (b).]
(a)  Section 41700 shall not apply to odors emanating from agricultural operations necessary for the growing of crops or the raising of fowl or animals.

(b)  This section shall become operative on April 1, 2003, unless the California Integrated Waste Management Board adopts and submits regulations governing the operation of organic composting sites to the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 43209.1 of the Public Resources Code on or prior to that date.
Cal. FAC § 6294 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 6294
Section 6294
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption of the order of organization, the board of supervisors shall immediately appoint a board of directors of five members to administer the affairs of the district.
Cal. BPC § 7741 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 9 / Section 7741
Section 7741
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall apply to cemetery property; cemetery commodities; cemetery service; or merchandise that is delivered as soon as paid for.
Cal. WAT § 31522 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 31522
Section 31522
Status: in_force

“City council” or “legislative body” refers to the board of directors of the county water district.
Cal. PUC § 7536 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7536
Section 7536
Status: in_force

Whenever the track of a railroad crosses another railroad or a highway, such railroad or highway may be carried under, over, or on a level with the track, as is most expedient. Where an embankment or cutting necessitates a change in the line of such railroad or highway, the corporation may take such additional lands and material as are necessary for the construction of the road or highway on the new line. If the necessary lands cannot be had otherwise, they may be condemned as provided in Title 7, Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and when compensation is made therefor the lands become the property of the corporation.
Cal. BPC § 24013 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 24013
Section 24013
Status: in_force

(a) Protests may be filed at any office of the department within 30 days from the first date of posting the notice of intention to engage in the sale of alcoholic beverages at the premises, within 30 days of the mailing of the notification pursuant to Section 23985.5, or within 30 days of the mailing of the notices of the department to public officials as required by Section 23987, whichever is later. The time within which a local law enforcement agency may file a protest shall be extended by the period prescribed in Section 23987, pursuant to a request made under that section.

(b) (1) The department may reject protests, except protests made by a public agency or public official or protests made by the governing body of a city or county, if it determines the protests are false, vexatious, frivolous, invalid or unreasonable, or without reasonable or probable cause at any time before hearing thereon, notwithstanding Section 24016 or 24300. If, after investigation, the department recommends that a license be issued notwithstanding a protest by a public agency, a public official, or the governing body of a city or county, the department shall notify the agency, official, or governing body in writing of its determination and the reasons therefor, in conjunction with the notice of hearing provided to the protestant pursuant to Section 11509 of the Government Code. If the department rejects a protest as provided in this section and issues a license, a protestant whose protest has been rejected may, within 10 days after the issuance of the license, file an accusation with the department alleging the grounds of protest as a cause for revocation of the license and the department shall hold a hearing as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(2) The department shall promulgate regulations by January 1, 2016, to implement this provision.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting any right that the individual making the protest might have to a judicial proceeding.
Cal. INS § 735 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 735
Section 735
Status: in_force

The hereinafter designated officer of each domestic insurer shall inform the members present at the next meeting of its governing body of the receipt from the office of the commissioner of the report of every examination of such insurer, both in the form first formally prepared by the examiners and in the form as finally settled and officially filed by the commissioner or a deputy designated by him. Such officer shall also inform such members that a copy of such report is available for inspection of any member of such governing body. There shall be entered in the minutes of each such meeting the fact that such officer did so inform the members present.

The officer above referred to, in the case of a stock or mutual insurer, shall be its secretary or comparable officer if there is no secretary. This section shall specifically apply to reciprocals and interinsurance exchanges and in that case the officer above referred to shall be the principal individual, partner or officer of its attorney-in-fact, and “governing body” shall have reference to the body exercising the subscribers’ rights provided for in Section 1308.
Cal. PUC § 96224 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 96224
Section 96224
Status: in_force

The board shall avail itself of the assessments made by the assessor of the county and of the assessments made by the State Board of Equalization for the county and shall take such assessments as the basis for district taxation and have its taxes collected by the tax collector of the county.
Cal. LAB § 2808 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2808
Section 2808
Status: in_force

(a) It is the responsibility of all employers, whether public or private, to provide to all eligible employees an outline of coverage or similar explanation of all benefits provided under employer-sponsored health coverage, including, but not limited to, provider information for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.

(b) All employers, whether public or private, shall provide to employees, upon termination, notification of all continuation, disability extension, and conversion coverage options under any employer-sponsored coverage for which the employee may remain eligible after employment with that employer terminates.