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Cal. FIN § 22371 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.6 / Section 22371
Section 22371
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee who is approved by the commissioner to participate in the program may use the services of one or more finders as provided in this article. In addition to the fees and costs authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 22375 and subdivision (a) of Section 22377, the commissioner may charge a licensee who uses the services of one or more finders a fee, following the examination of the finder or finders, in an amount not to exceed that necessary to offset the commissioner’s costs to oversee the activities of that licensee’s finder or finders.

(b) For purposes of this article, a “finder” means an entity that, at the finder’s physical location for business, brings a licensee and a prospective borrower together for the purpose of negotiating a loan contract.

(c) An entity, whose sole means of bringing a licensee and a prospective borrower together at that entity’s physical location for business is via an electronic access point through which a prospective borrower may directly access the Internet Web site of a licensee is not a “finder” for purposes of this article.
Cal. PUC § 631 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 631
Section 631
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1001) of Chapter 5 and any other provisions of law, the commission shall require every electrical corporation and every gas corporation proposing to construct or modify any electric plant or gas plant at a cost in excess of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) to reimburse the commission for expenses of such consultants or advisory services as the commission deems necessary for either or both of the following:

(a) The processing of an application for certification of the plant.

(b) The processing of an application for approval of any rate increase reflecting the inclusion of the cost of the plant in the rates of the corporation. This subdivision applies to any plant for which the costs of construction or modification are approved for inclusion in the corporation’s rates on or after January 1, 1983.
Cal. FAC § 38914 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 38914
Section 38914
Status: in_force

“Imitation milk product” means a product resembling a milk product which contains oils, fats, or other ingredients, other than milk or milk products, in combination with milk or milk products. An imitation milk product may be referred to as a “filled product,” or by such other name or names as may be established from time to time by the director by regulation.
Cal. PRC § 9753 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 9 / Section 9753
Section 9753
Status: in_force

Upon the acceptance of each such plan by the Secretary of Agriculture, the commission is authorized and empowered to accept and receive all grants of money made pursuant to the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act for the purpose of enabling the state to carry out the provisions of such plan, and all such funds, together with any moneys which may be appropriated by the state for such purpose, shall be available to the commission for expenditures necessary in carrying out the plan, including administrative expenses, expenditures in connection with educational programs in aid of the plan, and benefit payments.
Cal. MVC § 1003.4 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 1003.4
Section 1003.4
Status: in_force

The department shall at all times, so long as any of the debentures are outstanding, establish, fix, and collect interest at the rate or rates, which may be fixed interest rates or variable interest rates, on the unpaid balance on all pledged contracts to produce an amount that, together with income derived from investments, will yield revenues that will, in the aggregate, be sufficient with respect to the then immediately ensuing fiscal year to pay and provide for all of the following:

(a) Interest to become due and payable in that fiscal year on all debentures.

(b) The principal amount of all serial debentures maturing by their terms during that fiscal year.

(c) The aggregate minimum sinking fund payments, if any, required to be made for that fiscal year on account of debentures then outstanding.

(d) Those sums as may be required as reserve fund payments due in that fiscal year.

(e) The estimated expenses of maintenance, operation, and administration of the department as provided in the budget of the department for that fiscal year.
Cal. PROB § 7603 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7603
Section 7603
Status: in_force

(a) A public administrator who is authorized to take possession or control of property of a decedent pursuant to this article may issue a written certification of that fact. The written certification is effective for 30 days after the date of issuance.

(b) The public administrator may record a copy of the written certification in any county in which is located real property of which the public administrator is authorized to take possession or control under this article.

(c) A financial institution, government or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person shall, without the necessity of inquiring into the truth of the written certification, without requiring a death certificate, without charge, and without court order or letters being issued:

(1) Provide the public administrator complete information concerning property held in the sole name of the decedent, including the names and addresses of any beneficiaries.

(2) Grant the public administrator access to a safe-deposit box rented in the sole name of the decedent for the purpose of inspection and removal of any will or instructions for disposition of the decedent’s remains. Costs and expenses incurred in drilling or forcing a safe-deposit box shall be borne by the estate of the decedent.

(3) Surrender to the public administrator any property of the decedent that, in the sole discretion of the public administrator, is deemed to be subject to loss, injury, waste, or misappropriation.

(d) Receipt of the written certification provided by this section:

(1) Constitutes sufficient acquittance for providing information or granting access to the safe-deposit box, for removal of the decedent’s will and instructions for disposition of the decedent’s remains, and for surrendering property of the decedent.

(2) Fully discharges the financial institution, government or private agency, retirement fund administrator, insurance company, licensed securities dealer, or other person from any liability for any act or omission of the public administrator with respect to the property or the safe-deposit box.
Cal. FGC § 711.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 711.7
Section 711.7
Status: in_force

(a) The fish and wildlife resources are held in trust for the people of the state by and through the department.

(1) Insofar as state wildlife trust resources exist and depend upon federal proprietary lands or federal land and water adjacent to or affecting state trust resources, all persons engaging in projects or activities under federal license, contract, or permit, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall be governed by this article and shall pay project filing fees unless the payment of state filing and permit fees is explicitly preempted by the authority of the federal agency permitting the use or modification of state trust resources.

(2) Insofar as state wildlife trust resources exist and depend upon federal proprietary lands or federal lands and waters adjacent to or affecting state trust resources, all federal agencies acting in their proprietary capacity, to the extent permitted by federal law, shall be governed by this article and Sections 10005 and 21089 of the Public Resources Code, unless the payment of state filing and permit fees is explicitly preempted by the authority of a particular federal agency.

(b) If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision of this section or the application thereof to any federal agency, person, or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the section which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.
Cal. HSC § 4894 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4894
Section 4894
Status: in_force

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its board of supervisors, a county may lend any of its available funds to a county sewer maintenance district located wholly within the county for use by the district in emergency situations for the construction, reconstruction, and repair of sewer systems, for replacement of obsolete equipment, or to defray unusual maintenance costs within the district. Any such loan may be restricted for use in a temporary zone formed under the provisions of Section 4894.1 in a district. The loan shall not exceed 100 percent of the total revenues of the district or zone for the year in which the loan is made.

The board of supervisors in the resolution shall specify the date and manner in which the funds shall be repaid. The resolution may provide for the payment of interest on the loan and the loan shall be repaid at the times and in the manner specified in the resolution which time shall not in any event exceed 10 years.

Funds so loaned shall be deemed to have been appropriated by the district or temporary zone in a district for the purposes for which the loan was made. Any area of a district, or of a temporary zone in a district, which is included in a city by annexation or incorporation after a loan has been made shall continue to be taxed for the repayment of its proportionate part of the unpaid balance of the loan.

If a zone is formed to be responsible for the loan, the board of supervisors shall, in the first fiscal year in which a special tax may be levied in said zone, and in each succeeding year of the duration of the zone, levy a special tax upon the taxable property in the zone for the purpose of repaying the amount lent to the district by the county. When the loan has been repaid, the zone shall terminate.

The board may also borrow funds from another sewer maintenance district, and the board may lend available district funds to another sewer maintenance district, subject to the same terms and conditions as apply to loans of county funds.
Cal. PRC § 5096.324 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.692 / Article 3 / Section 5096.324
Section 5096.324
Status: in_force

Funds appropriated to the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.310 shall be made available for the following purposes:

(a) The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) to preserve and restore a unit of the state parks system that preserves and restores cultural and historical immigration resources in northern California.

(b) The sum of two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) to construct visitor centers in state parks, state recreation areas, and state historic parks. The department shall give priority to projects at Chino Hills State Park and California Citrus State Historic Park.

(c) Up to six hundred fifty thousand dollars ($650,000) for playground equipment upgrades in state recreation areas.

(d) The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for restoration of state reserves that maintain the state flower.

(e) The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) for restoration of state beaches.

(f) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) for restoration, study, and curation of paleontological, archaeological, and historical resource site protection. Priority shall be given to projects that combine curation of archaeological, paleontological, and historical resources with education and basic and applied research, and that emphasize specimens of California’s extinct prehistoric plants and animals.

(g) The sum of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,750,000), two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) of which shall be allocated for capital outlay projects at the Empire Mine State Historic Park, and two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of which shall be allocated for Columbia State Historic Park.

(h) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the acquisition of lands from willing sellers of lands that are forested with redwoods or that will enhance the protection or preservation of the redwood forest ecosystem. The department shall give preference to projects where matching contributions in funding from other public agencies, private parties, or nonprofit organizations are available.

(i) Up to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to construct trails, trailheads, and parking, and to provide nonvehicular public access between the Bear and Mendoza Ranch open space and adjacent Henry Coe State Park.
Cal. WAT § 55500 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 55500
Section 55500
Status: in_force

The board may control and order the expenditure of tax revenues, secured to pay the cost and expenses of maintaining, operating, extending and repairing the district’s waterworks, for that purpose.
Cal. HSC § 44559.12 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 27 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 44559.12
Section 44559.12
Status: in_force

(a) Consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 44559.11, the authority may establish loss reserve accounts for the purposes of financing terminal rental adjustment clause leasing, if funds are available for contribution into the loss reserve account from any source other than the authority. The authority shall not contribute any funds into a loss reserve account created pursuant to this section. Funds provided by the federal government for the purposes of providing a loan loss reserve program shall not be contributed to an account created pursuant to this section.

(b) The executive director may establish conditions for terminal rental adjustment clause leasing loss reserve accounts created pursuant to this section.

(c) As used in this section, “terminal rental adjustment clause” means “terminal rental adjustment clause” as defined in Section 7701(h)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
Cal. FGC § 5510 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5510
Section 5510
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt regulations to prevent deterioration and waste of fish taken for purposes other than profit, and to regulate the disposal of the offal of such fish.
Cal. PUC § 99314.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 99314.5
Section 99314.5
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in allocating the funds available pursuant to Section 99313, the transportation planning agencies and county transportation commissions, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board give priority consideration to offsetting reductions in federal operating assistance and the unanticipated increase in the cost of fuel, to enhancing existing public transportation services, and to meeting high-priority regional, countywide, or areawide public transportation needs.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, or limit the ability of, a public transit operator to do the following:

(1) Contract with common carriers of persons operating under a franchise or license.

(2) Employ part-time drivers.
Cal. PRC § 29711 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 29711
Section 29711
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that the inland ports of Sacramento and Stockton constitute economic and water dependent resources of statewide significance, fulfill essential functions in the maritime industry, and have long been dedicated to transportation, agricultural, commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and navigation uses consistent with federal, state, and local regulations, and that those uses should be maintained and enhanced.
Cal. FAC § 77051 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16.5 / Article 3 / Section 77051
Section 77051
Status: in_force

(a) There is in state government the California Walnut Commission. The commission shall be composed of eight walnut producers who are not handlers, four walnut handlers, and one public member.

(b) Eight producer members, four from each district, shall be elected by producers. In accordance with procedures adopted by the commission, no more than two producers from each district who ship the largest percentage of their walnuts in the preceding marketing year to the same handler may be elected to the commission as members. Producers who ship to two or more handlers in equal percentages shall declare which handler they are affiliated with, for purposes of this section. No producer member shall be connected in a proprietary capacity with a handler.

(c) In accordance with procedures adopted by the commission, four handler members shall be elected on a weighted basis by all handlers to serve on the commission. No handler member shall be connected in a proprietary capacity or in any other manner with any other handler member serving on the commission.

(d) The public member shall be appointed to the commission by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission.

(e) The secretary and other appropriate individuals as determined by the commission shall be ex officio members of the commission.
Cal. HSC § 1257.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1257.5
Section 1257.5
Status: in_force

(a) All registered nurses, certified nurse assistants, licensed vocational nurses, and physicians working in skilled nursing facilities, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, or congregate living health facilities, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 1250, shall participate in a training program, to be prescribed by the department, that focuses on preventing and eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

(b) The department may incorporate the training prescribed in subdivision (a) into any existing training program that is designed to prevent or eliminate discrimination in senior care facilities.

(c) The department may charge each licensee who is subject to subdivision (a) a fee associated with determining compliance. The fee shall not exceed the department’s costs for the enforcement of this section.

(d) “Sexual orientation” and “gender identity” have the same meanings as those terms are used in Section 422.56 of the Penal Code.
Cal. LAB § 4610.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 4610.1
Section 4610.1
Status: in_force

An employee shall not be entitled to an increase in compensation under Section 5814 for unreasonable delay in the provision of medical treatment for periods of time necessary to complete the utilization review process in compliance with Section 4610. A determination by the appeals board or a final determination of the administrative director pursuant to independent medical review that medical treatment is appropriate shall not be conclusive evidence that medical treatment was unreasonably delayed or denied for purposes of penalties under Section 5814. In no case shall this section preclude an employee from entitlement to an increase in compensation under Section 5814 when an employer has unreasonably delayed or denied medical treatment due to an unreasonable delay in completion of the utilization review process set forth in Section 4610.
Cal. BPC § 2238 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2238
Section 2238
Status: in_force

A violation of any federal statute or federal regulation or any of the statutes or regulations of this state regulating dangerous drugs or controlled substances constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Cal. PUC § 29711 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 6 / Section 29711
Section 29711
Status: in_force

The board shall by resolution determine that the annexation of the territory will facilitate the acquisition or operation of transit facilities for the special service district, describe the territory, declare its intention to annex the territory to the special service district, set forth the terms and conditions upon which the territory shall be annexed, fix the time and place for hearing on the question of the annexation and provide for notice of the hearing.
Cal. WIC § 13283 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 13283
Section 13283
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall ensure that noncitizen victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 18945, have access to refugee cash assistance, and refugee social services set forth in this chapter, to the same extent as individuals who are admitted to the United States as refugees under Section 1157 of Title 8 of the United States Code. These individuals shall be subject to the same work requirements and exemptions as other participants, provided that compliance with these requirements is authorized by law. An exemption from these requirements shall be available if physical or psychological trauma related to or arising from the victimization impedes their ability to comply. Assistance and services under this section shall be paid from state funds to the extent federal funding is unavailable.
Cal. FIN § 507 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 507
Section 507
Status: in_force

During any emergency period declared by the President of the United States, each bank shall conform to any order of the commissioner directed to it, relating to and conforming with regulations, limitations, or restrictions which are applicable thereto prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the Comptroller of the Currency, or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System regulating or governing the operations of banks which are members of the Federal Reserve System.
Cal. HSC § 18024 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 18024
Section 18024
Status: in_force

(a) If, upon inspection or investigation, based upon a complaint or otherwise, the department has cause to believe that a person is acting in the capacity, or engaging in the business, of a dealer within this state without having a license in good standing therefor, and the person is not otherwise exempt pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 18002.6, the department may issue a citation to that person in writing, describing with particularity the basis of the citation. Each citation may contain an order of abatement and assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000). All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the Mobilehome-Manufactured Home Revolving Fund provided for in Section 18016.5.

(b) The department may adopt regulations prescribing procedures for issuance of citations under this section and covering the assessment of a civil penalty which shall give due consideration to the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the person cited, and any history of previous violations.

(c) The sanctions authorized under this section shall be separate from, and in addition to, all other civil or criminal remedies.
Cal. PUC § 103200 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 103200
Section 103200
Status: in_force

The district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure.