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Cal. WAT § 1735 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 1735
Section 1735
Status: in_force

The board may consider a petition for a long-term transfer of water or water rights involving a change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use. A long-term transfer shall be for any period in excess of one year.
Cal. BPC § 467.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 467.2
Section 467.2
Status: in_force

A program shall not be eligible for funding under this chapter unless it meets all of the following requirements:

(a) Compliance with this chapter and the applicable rules and regulations of the advisory council.

(b) Provision of neutral persons adequately trained in conflict resolution techniques as required by the rules and regulations promulgated by the advisory council pursuant to Section 471.

(c) Provision of dispute resolution, on a sliding scale basis, and without cost to indigents.

(d) Provision that, upon consent of the parties, a written agreement or an award resolving a dispute will be issued setting out a settlement of the issues involved in the dispute and the future responsibilities of each party.

(e) Provision of neutral procedures applicable equally to all participants without any special benefit or consideration given to persons or entities providing funding for the programs.

(f) Provision that participation in the program is voluntary and that the parties are not coerced to enter dispute resolution.

(g) Provision of alternative dispute resolution is the primary purpose of the program.

(h) Programs operated by counties that receive funding under this chapter shall be operated primarily for the purposes of dispute resolution, consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 51003 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 51003
Section 51003
Status: in_force

The agency shall, from time to time, direct the Treasurer to invest moneys in the fund which are not required for its current needs, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds, in any eligible securities specified in Section 16430 of the Government Code which the agency shall designate. The agency may direct the Treasurer to invest the moneys by entering into repurchase agreements or reverse repurchase agreements, which, for purposes of this section, shall mean agreements for the purchase or sale of eligible securities pursuant to which the seller or buyer agrees to repurchase or sell back the securities on or before a specified date and for a specified amount. The agency may direct the Treasurer to invest the moneys in investment agreements with corporations, financial institutions, or national associations within the United States which are rated by a nationally recognized rating service within the top three ratings of the service. For purposes of this section, investment agreements shall mean any agreement for the investment of moneys in the fund whether at fixed or variable interest rates, and may include, but not be limited to, repurchase agreements, notes, uncollateralized time deposits and certificates of deposit. The agency may direct the Treasurer to deposit moneys in interest-bearing accounts in state or national banks or other financial institutions having principal offices in this state.

Subject to any agreement with holders of particular bonds, in furtherance of the provisions of Section 51373, and to the extent permitted by law, the agency may also invest moneys of the fund in obligations or financial institutions as are permitted by board resolution. The agency may alternatively require the transfer of moneys in the fund to the Surplus Money Investment Fund for investment pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

All interest or other increment resulting from such investment or deposit shall be deposited in the fund, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code. Moneys in the fund shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, excepting the Surplus Money Investment Fund.
Cal. COM § 4203 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4203
Section 4203
Status: in_force

Subject to Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101) concerning conversion of instruments (Section 3420) and restrictive indorsements (Section 3206), only a collecting bank’s transferor can give instructions that affect the bank or constitute notice to it, and a collecting bank is not liable to prior parties for any action taken pursuant to the instructions or in accordance with any agreement with its transferor.
Cal. BPC § 19551 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 19551
Section 19551
Status: in_force

As a condition of the issuance of the license, the board shall require that the licensee of such meeting shall conduct such charity day racing and shall furnish its plant, facilities and all personnel and property necessary for the conduct of racing on the charity days.
Cal. LAB § 1193.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1193.6
Section 1193.6
Status: in_force

(a) The department or division may, with or without the consent of the employee or employees affected, commence and prosecute a civil action to recover unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation, including interest thereon, owing to any employee under this chapter or the orders of the commission, and, in addition to these wages, compensation, and interest, shall be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs of suit. The consent of any employee to the bringing of this action shall constitute a waiver on the part of the employee of his or her cause of action under Section 1194 unless the action is dismissed without prejudice by the department or the division.

(b) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 825 of the Statutes of 1991 shall apply only to civil actions commenced on or after January 1, 1992.
Cal. PCC § 20665.27 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 41.5 / Section 20665.27
Section 20665.27
Status: in_force

(a) A job order contract shall set forth in the general conditions of the job order contract the party or parties responsible for seeing that the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code are complied with.

(b) For purposes of job order contracting, prevailing wages when required to be paid shall apply to all work ordered under the job order contract regardless of thresholds set forth in Section 1771.5 of the Labor Code.

(c) The job order contractor shall pay the prevailing wage in effect at the time the job order is issued by the community college district and all increases as published by the Department of Industrial Relations for the term of the job order contract, including all overtime, holiday, and shift provisions published by the Department of Industrial Relations.

(d) The community college district shall designate one individual to act as a monitor to inspect job sites for labor compliance violations at the request of the designated labor representative in its project labor agreement.
Cal. PRC § 29117 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 29117
Section 29117
Status: in_force

(a) “Person” means any individual, organization, partnership, limited liability company, or other business association or corporation, including any utility; and the federal government, the state, any local government, or any district, or any agency thereof.

(b) “Aggrieved person” means any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a public hearing of the local government in connection with the decision made or action appealed; or who, by other appropriate means prior to a hearing, informed the local government of the nature of his or her concerns; or who for good cause was unable to do either of the foregoing. “Aggrieved person” includes the applicant for a permit; and, with respect to the approval of the local protection program, or any component thereof, any affected local government.
Cal. PUC § 60054 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 60054
Section 60054
Status: in_force

The district may promulgate a plan for funding transportation projects within its jurisdiction.
Cal. SHC § 9104 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 9104
Section 9104
Status: in_force

The amount of the reassessment upon any parcel shall not exceed the unpaid amount of the original assessment upon that parcel and the unpaid annual interest thereon.
Cal. VEH § 16000 — California Code / Code veh / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 16000
Section 16000
Status: in_force

(a) The driver of a motor vehicle who is in any manner involved in an accident originating from the operation of the motor vehicle on a street or highway, or is involved in a reportable off-highway accident, as defined in Section 16000.1, that has resulted in damage to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or in bodily injury, or in the death of any person shall report the accident, within 10 days after the accident, either personally or through an insurance agent, broker, or legal representative, on a form approved by the department, to the office of the department at Sacramento, subject to this chapter. The driver shall identify on the form, by name and current residence address, if available, any person involved in the accident complaining of bodily injury.

(b) A report is not required under subdivision (a) if the motor vehicle involved in the accident was owned or leased by, or under the direction of, the United States, this state, another state, or a local agency.

(c) If none of the parties involved in an accident has reported the accident to the department under this section within one year following the date of the accident, the department is not required to file a report on the accident and the driver’s license suspension requirements of Section 16004 or 16070 do not apply.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
Cal. HSC § 51358 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 51358
Section 51358
Status: in_force

Bond underwriters and consultants shall be selected by the agency.
Cal. SHC § 6500 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 6500
Section 6500
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever payment upon either the principal or the interest of any bond is not made to the bondholder when the coupon therefor is due, the holder of the bond, after sending the notice required by subdivision (b), may demand, in writing, that the treasurer proceed to advertise and sell the lot or parcel of land described in the bond as being that upon which the assessment represented by the bond was levied. If the holder of the bond has complied with subdivision (b) and deposits the required amounts, the treasurer shall proceed to advertise and sell the lot or parcel of land as provided in this chapter.

The treasurer may require the holder of the bond to deposit with him an amount of money estimated by the treasurer to be sufficient to reimburse the city for costs incurred in obtaining an abstract of title or title search of the real property to be sold, if the treasurer deems it necessary to determine ownership of the property. Amounts deposited which remain after these expenses have been paid shall be returned to the depositor or his representative.

(b) At least 30 days prior to demanding a sale by the treasurer for nonpayment of either principal or interest upon any delinquent bond on owner-occupied residential property, a bondholder shall send a notice by first-class mail, postage prepaid, of the delinquent amount along with the following notice to the owner of the property. The notice shall be substantially in the following form and be printed in red ink in at least 14-point boldface type:

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Dear Property Owner:
Your property located at
(address)
may be sold by the city (or county) because you have not paid what you owe for ________ improvements made in your area.
To be sure to save your property, pay to the city (or county) treasurer the delinquent amount which is overdue or call
by  .
(telephone number of

city or county treasurer’s

improvement bond unit) (date)
Cal. ELEC § 16802 — California Code / Code elec / Division 16 / Chapter 9 / Section 16802
Section 16802
Status: in_force

Primarily each party is liable for the costs created by himself or herself to the officers and witnesses entitled thereto, which costs may be collected in the same manner as similar costs are collected in other cases.
Cal. PCC § 10509.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.1 / Article 2 / Section 10509.5
Section 10509.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2024, the University of California shall not approve a health benefit plan contract for employees that does not comply with the contraceptive coverage requirements of Sections 1367.25 and 1367.255 of the Health and Safety Code Sections 10123.1945 and 10123.196 of the Insurance Code.
Cal. HNC § 6077.3 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6077.3
Section 6077.3
Status: in_force

It may perform the functions of warehousemen, stevedores, lighterers, reconditioners, shippers and reshippers of properties of all kinds.
Cal. PROB § 13005 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 13005
Section 13005
Status: in_force

“Property of the decedent,” “decedent’s property,” “money due the decedent,” and similar phrases, include property that becomes part of the decedent’s estate on the decedent’s death, whether by designation of the estate as beneficiary under an insurance policy on the decedent’s life or under the decedent’s retirement plan, or otherwise.
Cal. HSC § 52091.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 52091.5
Section 52091.5
Status: in_force

Bonds issued pursuant to this article shall not be deemed bonds of the agency for the purposes of any limitations contained in Section 51350.
Cal. PUC § 12164 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 12164
Section 12164
Status: in_force

Within five days after the mailing of written notice of removal, discharge, or suspension, any employee may file a written request with the general manager for an opportunity to be heard in his own defense or, at the employee’s option, may utilize a grievance procedure if the district and a recognized employee organization have agreed after meeting and conferring in good faith pursuant to Section 3505 of the Government Code that a grievance procedure may be used in disciplinary proceedings involving removals, discharges, and suspensions as an alternative to the procedure provided for in Sections 12165 and 12166.
Cal. PUC § 132435 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 132435
Section 132435
Status: in_force

The authority shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the LACMTA that shall specifically address the ability of the LACMTA to review any significant changes in the scope of the design or construction, or both design and construction, of the project. For purposes of this section, the term “significant change” means any change of mode or technology, or any other substantive change that affects the connectivity and operation of the project as part of the overall transit system operated by the LACMTA, or any combination of those things. Design and construction of a light rail project that is consistent with the current scope of the project shall not be deemed to be a significant change in the scope of the project and shall not require concurrence by the LACMTA.
Cal. FAC § 74894 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 4 / Section 74894
Section 74894
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers it deems necessary. The officers shall have the powers and duties delegated to them by the commission.
Cal. HSC § 78705 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 78705
Section 78705
Status: in_force

Any lessee or renter of real property who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that any release of a hazardous substance has come or will come to be located on or beneath that real property shall, within a reasonable period of time, either prior to the release or following the discovery by the lessee or renter of the presence or believed presence of the hazardous substance release, give written notice of that condition to the owner of the real property or to the lessor under the lessee’s or renter’s lease or rental agreement.

(a) A lessee or renter who fails to provide written notice when required by this section to the owner or lessor is subject to actual damages and any other remedy provided by law.

(b) If the lessee or renter has knowledge of the presence of a release of a material amount of a hazardous substance, or of a hazardous substance release that is required to be reported to a state or local agency pursuant to law, on or under the real property leased or rented by the lessee or renter and knowingly and willfully fails to provide written notice when required by this section to the owner or lessor, both of the following shall apply:

(1) The failure is deemed to constitute a default, upon the owner’s or lessor’s written notice to the lessee or renter, under the lessee’s or renter’s lease or rental agreement, except that this paragraph does not apply to lessees and renters of property used exclusively for residential purposes.

(2) The lessee or renter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each separate violation.

(c) A lessee or renter may cure a default under the lessee’s or renter’s lease or rental agreement that resulted from a violation of this section, by promptly commencing and completing the removal of, or taking other appropriate remedial action with respect to, the hazardous substance release. The removal or remedial action shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and in a manner that is reasonably acceptable to, and that is approved in writing by, the owner or lessor. This subdivision does not relieve the lessee or renter of any liability for actual damages or for any civil penalty for a violation of this section.
Cal. FIN § 17625 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 17625
Section 17625
Status: in_force

If the commissioner’s demand for the possession of the property, business and assets is not complied with within 24 hours after service of the demand, the commissioner may call to his assistance the sheriff of the county in which the principal place of business of such licensee is located, by giving the sheriff written demand the sheriff shall enforce the demands of the commissioner.
Cal. PUC § 22905 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 22905
Section 22905
Status: in_force

The bond tax shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds for the year and the portion of the principal becoming due during the year. The bond tax shall also be sufficient to raise annually for the first half of the term of the bonds a sum sufficient to pay the interest for that period, and, during the balance of the term, sufficient to pay the annual interest and to pay annually a proportion of the principal equal to the amount produced by dividing the total amount of outstanding bonds by the number of years the bonds then have to run.
Cal. FIN § 670 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 670
Section 670
Status: in_force

Upon taking possession of the property and business of a licensee that does not have federal deposit or share insurance, the commissioner may sell, compromise, or compound any bad or doubtful debt owing the licensee for a principal sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), upon those terms as the commissioner may deem proper. If the principal sum thereof exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the commissioner may compromise, compound, or sell the debt upon those terms as the court may approve. If it appears improbable that a recovery on a debt can be had, and that the costs of an action to collect would be lost, and the principal sum thereof does not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), the commissioner may determine that no suit thereon shall be brought. If the principal sum of that debt exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the commissioner may determine that no suit thereon be brought after obtaining approval of the court.
Cal. HSC § 122225 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 122225
Section 122225
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Pet dealer” has the same meaning as Section 122125.

(b) “Public animal control agency or shelter” has the same meaning as defined in Section 122354.5.

(c) “Purchaser” has the same meaning as defined in Section 122125.
Cal. CCP § 1064 — California Code / Code ccp / Part 3 / Section 1064
Section 1064
Status: in_force

A judgment in a special proceeding is the final determination of the rights of the parties therein. The definitions of a motion and an order in a civil action are applicable to similar acts in a special proceeding.
Cal. FAM § 2603.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 7 / Part 4 / Section 2603.5
Section 2603.5
Status: in_force

The court may, if there is a judgment for civil damages for an act of domestic violence perpetrated by one spouse against the other spouse, enforce that judgment against the abusive spouse’s share of community property, if a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation of the parties is pending prior to the entry of final judgment.
Cal. INS § 16010 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 16010
Section 16010
Status: in_force

In order to ensure an adequate response to disasters, the Legislature finds it necessary and appropriate to establish insurance disaster assessment teams.
Cal. PRC § 25005.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 25005.5
Section 25005.5
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that information should be acquired and analyzed by the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission in order to ascertain future energy problems and uncertainties, including, but not limited to:

(a) The state’s role in production of oil from domestic reserves, especially within Petroleum Administration for Defense District V.

(b) The production of Alaskan North Slope oil and its projected use in the state.

(c) Plans of the federal government for development of oil in the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the state.

(d) Impacts of petroleum price increases and projected conservation measures on the demand for energy and indirect effects on the need for offshore oil development and Alaskan oil delivery into the state.

(e) Potential shipment of Alaskan oil through the state.

(f) Proposals for processing petroleum outside the state to supply the needs within the state.

(g) The impact on the state of national energy policies, including Project Independence.