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Cal. BPC § 2883 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 4 / Section 2883
Section 2883
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the board, through an official representative, to inspect or review all vocational nursing schools or programs in this state at such times as the board shall deem necessary. Written reports of the inspection or review shall be made to the board, which shall thereupon approve the schools or programs that meet the requirements provided by the board.

(b) (1) Upon receiving the report of the representative, if the board determines that any vocational nursing school or program is not maintaining the standard required by the board, notice thereof in writing specifying the defect or defects shall be immediately given to the school or program. If the defects are not corrected within a reasonable time, the school or program may be issued a citation and assessed a fine as specified under subdivision (c) or removed from the approved list and notice thereof in writing given to it.

(2) Until the board establishes regulations pursuant to subdivision (c), a school or program may only be removed from the approved list if defects are not corrected within a reasonable time.

(c) (1) The board may issue a citation, which may contain an order of abatement or an order to pay an administrative fine, if it has established, by regulation, a system for the issuance of citations to a vocational nursing school or program that is consistent with Section 125.9.

(2) In the event that the school or program does not remit the assessed fine within 30 days, the board may place the school or program on provisional approval for up to six months or remove it from the approved school or program list and give it written notice of the removal.

(d) A vocational nursing school or program removed from the approved list may apply for approval after 12 months from the date of their removal.
Cal. BPC § 14.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Section 14.1
Section 14.1
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the terms “man” or “men” where appropriate shall be deemed “person” or “persons” and any references to the terms “man” or “men” in sections of this code be changed to “person” or “persons” when such code sections are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.
Cal. FGC § 10664 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 10664
Section 10664
Status: in_force

In the Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Point Fermin, South Laguna Beach, Niguel, Irvine Coast, and Doheny Beach Marine Life Refuges, the following fish, mollusks, and crustaceans may be taken under the authority of a sportfishing license as authorized by this code: abalone, lobster, rockfish (Scorpaenidae), greenling, ling cod, cabezon, yellowtail, mackerel, bluefin tuna, kelp bass, spotted sand bass, barred sand bass, sargo, croaker, queenfish, corbina, white seabass, opaleye, halfmoon, surfperch (Embiotocidae), blacksmith, barracuda, sheephead, bonito, California halibut, sole, turbot, and sanddab. Fin fish shall be taken only by hook and line or by spearfishing gear. All other fish and forms of aquatic life are protected and may not be taken without a written permit from the department.
Cal. PRC § 8504 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8504
Section 8504
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed to prohibit any such established user from continuing his grazing use, as established in accordance with such customs.
Cal. BPC § 25507 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25507
Section 25507
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 25506 do not prohibit a licensed wine grower or brandy manufacturer holding an off-sale general license permitted by Section 23362, or any officer, director, or employee of such licensee, from holding any ownership or interest in any distilled spirits manufacturer's, distilled spirits manufacturer’s agent's, rectifier's, or distilled spirits wholesaler’s license, business, or property.
Cal. FAC § 13130.3 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 13130.3
Section 13130.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 13127, the time permitted by the director for submitting data to fill a data gap shall be as follows:

(1) For oncogenicity studies and chronic feeding studies, 48 months.

(2) For reproduction studies, 48 months.

(3) For teratogenicity and neurotoxicity studies, 24 months.

(4) For mutagenicity studies, 12 months.

The time permitted by the director for submitting data to fill a data gap shall commence upon the date the department notifies the registrant of the data gap.

(b) Notwithstanding the time limit established in subdivision (a) for submitting data to fill a data gap, the department may, with the concurrence of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, grant an extension of time to complete the required studies, upon a written finding that events beyond the control of the persons responsible for submitting the data prevent submission of the data within the prescribed time, and that those persons have made a good faith effort to complete the studies within the prescribed time. Not more than one extension of time per data requirement may be granted to complete the required studies. The length of an extension granted pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to the time necessary to complete the studies, not to exceed the length of time specified in subdivision (a) for conducting the studies.
Cal. PCC § 19207 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2.5 / Section 19207
Section 19207
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 19204 or as otherwise specifically required by law applicable to any judicial branch entity, nothing in this part is intended, nor shall it be construed, to require the approval, review, or involvement of any other state entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of General Services or the Secretary of California Technology, in the procurement of any judicial branch goods or services, including information technology goods or services.
Cal. HSC § 113909 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113909
Section 113909
Status: in_force

“Shellfish control authority” means a state, federal, foreign, tribal, or other government entity legally responsible for administering a program that includes certification of molluscan shellfish harvesters and dealers.
Cal. ELEC § 3005 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3005
Section 3005
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever, on the 88th day before the election, there are 250 or less persons registered to vote in any precinct, the elections official may furnish each voter with a vote by mail ballot along with a statement that there will be no polling place for the election. The elections official shall also notify each voter of the location of the two nearest polling places in the event the voter chooses to return the ballot on or before election day.

(b) A precinct shall not be divided in order to conform to this section.
Cal. HSC § 123550 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 123550
Section 123550
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that prenatal care, delivery service, postpartum care and neonatal and infant care are essential services necessary to assure maternal and infant health. These services are not currently distributed so as to meet the minimum maternal and infant health needs of many Californians. A regionalized perinatal health system can provide these essential services; however, many underserved areas lack the staff or expertise to develop these systems.
Cal. WAT § 35520.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 35520.7
Section 35520.7
Status: in_force

When the board has determined to issue bonds secured by benefit assessments, it shall, by resolution, employ a civil engineer, who shall have no interest, directly or indirectly, in any land in the district, to apportion the cost of the plan, to which shall be added the compensation to be paid the engineer, in accordance with benefit to each tract of land within the service area held in separate ownership.
Cal. PUC § 2840.4 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 2840.4
Section 2840.4
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Combined heat and power systems produce both electricity and thermal energy from a single fuel input, thus achieving much greater efficiency than the usual separate systems for producing these forms of energy, and reducing consumption of fuel.

(b) Combined heat and power systems recover heat that would otherwise be wasted in separate energy applications, and use this heat to avoid consumption of fuel that would otherwise be required to produce heat.

(c) Gigawatthours of potential useful electricity and millions of British thermal units of thermal energy could be derived from unused waste heat that is currently being vented into the atmosphere.
Cal. FAC § 78234 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 78234
Section 78234
Status: in_force

The public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate member, respectively, on the commission. The public member and his or her alternate member shall not have any financial interest in the asparagus industry.
Cal. VEH § 17158 — California Code / Code veh / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17158
Section 17158
Status: in_force

No person riding in or occupying a vehicle owned by him and driven by another person with his permission has any right of action for civil damages against the driver of the vehicle or against any other person legally liable for the conduct of the driver on account of personal injury to or the death of the owner during the ride, unless the plaintiff in any such action establishes that the injury or death proximately resulted from the intoxication or willful misconduct of the driver.
Cal. LAB § 6398 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 6398
Section 6398
Status: in_force

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board shall adopt a standard setting forth an employer’s duties toward its employees under this chapter, on or before July 1, 1981, consistent with the following guidelines:

(a) An MSDS shall be available to an employee, collective bargaining representative, or the employee’s physician, on a timely and reasonable basis, on substances in the workplace.

(b) Employers shall furnish employees who may be exposed to a hazardous substance with information on the contents of the MSDS for the hazardous substances or equivalent information, either in written form or through training programs, which may be generic to the extent appropriate and related to the job.

(c) Provision shall be made for employees to be informed of their rights under this chapter and under the standard to be adopted.
Cal. LAB § 4903.3 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 4903.3
Section 4903.3
Status: in_force

The director, as administrator of the Uninsured Employers Fund, may, in his discretion, provide compensation, including medical treatment, from the Uninsured Employers Fund in cases to which the director is a party before the issuance of any award, if such compensation is not being provided to the applicant.

The appeals board shall determine and allow as a first lien against any sum to be paid as compensation the amount of compensation, including the cost of medical treatment, provided by the director pursuant to this section.
Cal. BPC § 6175.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 10.5 / Section 6175.6
Section 6175.6
Status: in_force

The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional licensing agencies for review and possible disciplinary action.
Cal. PRC § 90500 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 1 / Section 90500
Section 90500
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, exclusive of refunding bonds issued and sold pursuant to Section 95012, shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for purposes of this division.

(b) Proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be allocated according to the following schedule:

(1) Three billion eight hundred million dollars ($3,800,000,000) for safe drinking water, drought, flood, and water resilience programs, in accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 91000).

(2) One billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) for wildfire and forest resilience programs, in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 91500).

(3) One billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) for coastal resilience programs, in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 92000).

(4) Four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) for extreme heat mitigation programs, in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 92500).

(5) One billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) for biodiversity protection and nature-based climate solution programs, in accordance with Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 93000).

(6) Three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) for climate-smart, sustainable, and resilient farms, ranches, and working lands programs, in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 93500).

(7) Seven hundred million dollars ($700,000,000) for park creation and outdoor access programs, in accordance with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94000).

(8) Eight hundred fifty million dollars ($850,000,000) for clean air programs, in accordance with Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 94500).
Cal. FIN § 1131 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1131
Section 1131
Status: in_force

Section 500 of the Corporations Code does not apply to the making by a bank or by any majority-owned subsidiary of a bank of any distribution to the shareholders of such bank.
Cal. SHC § 33142 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33142
Section 33142
Status: in_force

Pending the actual issuance or delivery of bonds, the authority may issue temporary or interim bonds, certificates, or receipts of any denominations, with or without coupons, to be exchanged for definitive bonds when ready for delivery.
Cal. MVC § 1333 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 1333
Section 1333
Status: in_force

The committee shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 50710.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Section 50710.5
Section 50710.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no housing authority, housing authority commissioner, housing authority officer, or housing authority employee, acting in good faith, shall be civilly liable for any injury caused by the presence of lead-based paint, prior to January 1, 1989, in or upon any housing units or related facilities owned by an agency of the state and operated by the housing authority pursuant to a contract authorized by Section 50710 by and between the housing authority and the department.

(b)  Subdivision (a) does not, however, limit or expand any liability which the state or the United States may have under other laws on account of an injury specified in this subdivision.

(c)  Subdivision (a) does not limit or expand any liability which arose prior to January 1, 1988.

(d)  Any housing authority made a defendant in a civil action alleging civil liability on account of any alleged injury specified in subdivision (a), including injuries for which liability may exist under subdivision (c), shall immediately notify the department thereof and may request the state to provide legal representation to defend the housing authority in the litigation. In the event the Attorney General fails to provide legal representation pursuant to the housing authority’s request, the department shall indemnify the housing authority for reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the housing authority to defend the lawsuit.

(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract let by a housing authority to determine the existence of, or mitigate, potential health hazards which existed as of April 1, 1988, and caused by lead-based paint in or upon housing units and facilities specified in subdivision (a), shall not be subject to competitive bidding requirements.
Cal. FAC § 38398 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 38398
Section 38398
Status: in_force

Modified dry whey means the class of foods manufactured from fresh, pasteurized, cheese whey by various processes and procedures under conditions prescribed by the director.
Cal. FIN § 23047 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 23047
Section 23047
Status: in_force

(a) In making any examination or investigation, the commissioner may, for a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days, take possession of the books, records, accounts, and other papers pertaining to the business. The commissioner may place a keeper in exclusive charge and custody of the books, records, accounts, and other papers in the office or place where they are usually kept. During possession by the keeper, no person shall remove or attempt to remove any of the books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults, or any part thereof, except in compliance with a court order or written consent of the commissioner.

(b) The officers, employees, partners, directors, and stockholders may inspect and examine the books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults while they are in the custody of the commissioner. Employees may make entries in these documents reflecting current operations or transactions.
Cal. WIC § 11 — California Code / Code wic / Section 11
Section 11
Status: in_force

The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future tense includes the present.
Cal. PUC § 99561.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 99561.2
Section 99561.2
Status: in_force

The initial determination as to whether the charges of unfair practices are justified, and, if so, what remedy is necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, shall be a matter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the board. Procedures for investigating, hearing, and deciding these cases shall be devised and promulgated by the board.

(a) Any employee, employee organization, or employer shall have the right to file an unfair practice charge, except that the board shall not issue a complaint in respect of any charge based upon an alleged unfair practice occurring more than six months prior to the filing of the charge.

(b) The board shall not have authority to enforce agreements between the parties, and shall not issue a complaint on any charge based on alleged violation of such an agreement that would not also constitute an unfair practice under this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 13285 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 13285
Section 13285
Status: in_force

(a) A discharge from a storage tank, pipeline, or other container of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), or of any pollutant that contains MTBE, that poses a threat to drinking water, or to groundwater or surface water that may reasonably be used for drinking water, or to coastal waters shall be cleaned up to a level consistent with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 25296.10 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) (1) A public water system, or its customers, shall not be responsible for remediation or treatment costs associated with MTBE, or a product that contains MTBE. However, the public water system may, as necessary, incur MTBE remediation and treatment costs and include those costs in its customer rates and charges that are necessary to comply with drinking water standards or directives of the state board or other lawful authority. A public water system that incurs MTBE remediation or treatment costs may seek recovery of those costs from parties responsible for the MTBE contamination, or from other available alternative sources of funds.

(2) If the public water system has included the costs of MTBE treatment and remediation in its customer rates and charges, and subsequently recovers all, or a portion of, its MTBE treatment and remediation costs from responsible parties or other available alternative sources of funds, it shall make an adjustment to its schedule of rates and charges to reflect the amount of funding received from responsible parties or other available alternative sources of funds for MTBE treatment or remediation.

(3) Paragraph (1) does not prevent the imposition of liability on any person for the discharge of MTBE if that liability is due to the conduct or status of that person independently of whether the person happens to be a customer of the public water system.
Cal. SHC § 27174 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Section 27174
Section 27174
Status: in_force

The district may contract with the State for the construction, repair or relocation of highways or approaches to any structure or improvement maintained or operated by it and may collect tolls for the use of such structure or improvement to pay any obligation to the State, incurred under the contract.
Cal. FGC § 8804 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 8804
Section 8804
Status: in_force

In District 11, beach nets may be used.
Cal. ELEC § 19220 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 19220
Section 19220
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, “state-approved testing agency” means a person or entity that is authorized by the Secretary of State to conduct the testing and examination of a voting system in connection with certification or conditional approval of the voting system pursuant to this division.
Cal. ELEC § 307 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 307
Section 307
Status: in_force

“Clerk” means the county elections official, registrar of voters, city clerk, or other officer or board charged with the duty of conducting any election.
Cal. PCC § 22160 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22160
Section 22160
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the design-build method of project delivery, using a best value procurement methodology, has been authorized for various agencies that have reported benefits from such projects including reduced project costs, expedited project completion, and design features that are not achievable through the traditional design-bid-build method.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the following occur:

(1) This chapter provides general authorization for local agencies to use design-build for projects, excluding projects on the state highway system.

(2) This chapter shall not be deemed to provide a preference for the design-build method over other procurement methodologies.
Cal. LAB § 451 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 451
Section 451
Status: in_force

Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.