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Cal. INS § 45 — California Code / Code ins / Section 45
Section 45
Status: in_force

(a) “Electronic funds transfer” means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, or computer or magnetic tape, so as to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account. Electronic funds transfer shall be accomplished by an automated clearinghouse debit, an automated clearinghouse credit, a Federal Reserve Wire Transfer (Fedwire), or an international funds transfer, at the option of the insurer.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Automated clearinghouse” means any federal reserve bank, or an organization established by agreement with the National Automated Clearing House Association, that operates as a clearinghouse for transmitting or receiving entries between banks or bank accounts and that authorizes an electronic transfer of funds between those banks or bank accounts.

(2) “Automated clearinghouse debit” means a transaction in which any department of the state, through its designated depository bank, originates an automated clearinghouse transaction debiting the taxpayer’s bank account and crediting the state’s bank account for the amount of tax. Banking costs incurred for the automated clearinghouse debit transaction by the taxpayer shall be paid by the state.

(3) “Automated clearinghouse credit” means an automated clearinghouse transaction in which the taxpayer, through its own bank, originates an entry crediting the state’s bank account and debiting its own bank account. Banking costs incurred by the state for the automated clearinghouse credit transaction may be charged to the taxpayer.

(4) “Fedwire” means any transaction originated by the taxpayer and utilizing the national electronic payment system to transfer funds through federal reserve banks, pursuant to which the taxpayer debits its own bank account and credits the state’s bank account. Electronic funds transfers may be made by Fedwire only if prior approval is obtained from the department and the taxpayer is unable, for reasonable cause, to make payments pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3). Banking costs charged to the taxpayer and to the state may be charged to the taxpayer.

(5) “International funds transfer” means any transaction originated by the taxpayer and utilizing “SWIFT,” the international electronic payment system to transfer funds in which the taxpayer debits its own bank account, and credits the funds to a United States bank that credits the state’s bank account. Banking costs charged to the taxpayer and to the state may be charged to the taxpayer.
Cal. LAB § 5801 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 5801
Section 5801
Status: in_force

The appeals board in its award may fix and determine the total amount of compensation to be paid and specify the manner of payment, or may fix and determine the weekly disability payment to be made and order payment thereof during the continuance of disability.

In the event the injured employee or the dependent of a deceased employee prevails in any petition by the employer for a writ of review from an award of the appeals board and the reviewing court finds that there is no reasonable basis for the petition, it shall remand the cause to the appeals board for the purpose of making a supplemental award awarding to the injured employee or his attorney, or the dependent of a deceased employee or his attorney a reasonable attorney’s fee for services rendered in connection with the petition for writ of review. Any such fee shall be in addition to the amount of compensation otherwise recoverable and shall be paid as part of the award by the party liable to pay such award.
Cal. FAC § 19002 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.1 / Article 7 / Section 19002
Section 19002
Status: in_force

The department may suspend or revoke the license of a licensed processing inspector for permitting the processing or labeling of products not meeting the requirements provided for in this article.
Cal. RTC § 30476 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 30476
Section 30476
Status: in_force

Any person in possession or control of, or having access to, a cigarette vending machine who knowingly or willfully places for sale in the vending machine, any cigarettes not contained in packages to which are affixed California tax stamps or meter impressions, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or be imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail, or be subject to both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
Cal. HSC § 18031.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 18031.8
Section 18031.8
Status: in_force

(a)  Nothing in this part or the regulations promulgated thereunder shall prohibit the replacement in manufactured homes or mobilehomes of ovens, ranges, or clothes dryers with fuel gas burning ovens, ranges, or clothes dryers not specifically listed for use in a manufactured home or mobilehome.

(b)  Replacement fuel gas burning ovens, ranges, or clothes dryers shall be listed for residential use and installed in accordance with the specifications of that listing to include tiedown and bracing to prevent displacement.

(c)  Replacement fuel gas burning ovens, ranges, or clothes dryers installed in accordance with subdivision (b) shall bear a label in compliance with subdivision (c) of Section 18031.7.
Cal. RTC § 46204 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 46204
Section 46204
Status: in_force

In the case of a deficiency arising under this part during the lifetime of a decedent, a notice of deficiency determination shall be served within four months after written request therefor, in the form required by the department, by the fiduciary of the estate or trust or by any other person liable for the fee or any portion thereof.
Cal. WIC § 5697.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 6 / Section 5697.5
Section 5697.5
Status: in_force

The Director of the Youth Authority, in conjunction with the Director of Mental Health, shall adopt rules and regulations to establish, monitor, and enforce minimum standards for regional facilities.
Cal. PCC § 20570 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 35 / Section 20570
Section 20570
Status: in_force

The works shall be constructed under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer of the district and be subject to the approval of the board.
Cal. WAT § 13895.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.7 / Section 13895.7
Section 13895.7
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury the California Safe Drinking Water Fund, which fund is hereby created.
Cal. PRC § 6911 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5.5 / Section 6911
Section 6911
Status: in_force

(a) Lands may be selected for lease by the commission and shall be leased by competitive bid on the basis of a cash bonus, net profit, or other single biddable factor.

(b) In leasing lands the commission may prescribe in the lease document an exploration and development program. The commission shall consider all applicable economic factors, including market conditions, and the cost of drilling for, producing, and utilizing geothermal resources.

(c) Lands so selected for lease by the commission shall be leased to the highest responsible qualified bidder under such rules and regulations as the commission may prescribe for notice to the public of terms and conditions of the sale, receipt of bid, and awarding of the lease.
Cal. MVC § 53.5 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 53.5
Section 53.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Military Department may require service members, employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.

(b) The Military Department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(c) As used in this section, “service member” means a member of the active militia as defined in Section 120 of the Military and Veterans Code.
Cal. PRC § 21067 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 21067
Section 21067
Status: in_force

“Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project which may have a significant effect upon the environment.
Cal. HSC § 114259.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 114259.1
Section 114259.1
Status: in_force

The premises of each food facility shall be kept free of vermin.
Cal. SHC § 32807 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 32807
Section 32807
Status: in_force

The authority may receive, control, and order the expenditure of any and all money and funds pertaining to parking facilities or related properties, including but not limited to:

(a) All revenue derived from operations of the authority.

(b) All money appropriated or made available by the city.

(c) The proceeds of all financial aid or assistance by the city, the State, or the Federal Government.

(d) The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to this part.

(e) The proceeds of all bonds issued pursuant to this part.

(f) The proceeds of all general obligation, revenue, or other bonds issued by the city for parking facilities.
Cal. PROB § 2610 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 2610
Section 2610
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days after appointment, or within any further time as the court for reasonable cause upon ex parte petition of the guardian or conservator may allow, the guardian or conservator shall file with the clerk of the court and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 to the conservatee and to the attorneys of record for the ward or conservatee, along with notice of how to file an objection, an inventory and appraisal of the estate, made as of the date of the appointment of the guardian or conservator. A copy of this inventory and appraisal, along with notice of how to file an objection, also shall be delivered to the conservatee’s spouse or registered domestic partner, the conservatee’s relatives in the first degree, and, if there are no such relatives, to the next closest relative, unless the court determines that the delivery will result in harm to the conservatee.

(b) The guardian or conservator shall take and subscribe to an oath that the inventory contains a true statement of all of the estate of the ward or conservatee of which the guardian or conservator has possession or knowledge. The oath shall be endorsed upon or annexed to the inventory.

(c) The property described in the inventory shall be appraised in the manner provided for the inventory and appraisal of estates of decedents. The guardian or conservator may appraise the assets that a personal representative could appraise under Section 8901.

(d) If a conservatorship is initiated pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 5000) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), and no sale of the estate will occur:

(1) The inventory and appraisal required by subdivision (a) shall be filed within 90 days after appointment of the conservator.

(2) The property described in the inventory may be appraised by the conservator and need not be appraised by a probate referee.

(e) By January 1, 2008, the Judicial Council shall develop a form to effectuate the notice required in subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 18811 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 18811
Section 18811
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Article 2 (commencing with Section 18691) of this chapter, the director may exempt the operations of any person from inspection or other requirements of this chapter to the extent such operations would be exempt from the corresponding requirements under the Federal Meat Inspection Act or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act if they were conducted in interstate commerce or if the state were designated as one in which the federal requirements apply to intrastate commerce by the federal acts.
Cal. BPC § 112 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 112
Section 112
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, no agency in the department, with the exception of the Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall be required to compile, publish, sell, or otherwise distribute a directory. When an agency deems it necessary to compile and publish a directory, the agency shall cooperate with the director in determining its form and content, the time and frequency of its publication, the persons to whom it is to be sold or otherwise distributed, and its price if it is sold. Any agency that requires the approval of the director for the compilation, publication, or distribution of a directory, under the law in effect at the time the amendment made to this section at the 1970 Regular Session of the Legislature becomes effective, shall continue to require that approval. As used in this section, “directory” means a directory, roster, register, or similar compilation of the names of persons who hold a license, certificate, permit, registration, or similar indicia of authority from the agency.
Cal. HSC § 43004 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 43004
Section 43004
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 43001, 43002, or 43005, the standards applicable under this part for exhaust emissions for gasoline-powered motor vehicles shall apply to motor vehicles which have been modified or altered to use a fuel other than gasoline or diesel.
Cal. VEH § 22851.10 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 22851.10
Section 22851.10
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle determined to have a value not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) pursuant to Section 22670 that was stored pursuant to this chapter, and that remains unclaimed, or for which reasonable towing and storage charges remain unpaid, shall be disposed of only to a licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor not earlier than 15 days after the date the Notice of Intent to Dispose of a Vehicle Valued at $500 or Less form required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 22851.8 was mailed, unless a Declaration of Opposition form has been signed and returned to the lienholder.

(b) If the vehicle has been disposed of to a licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor, the lienholder shall forward the following forms and information to the licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor within five days:

(1) A statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that a properly executed Declaration of Opposition form was not received.

(2) A copy of the notice sent to all interested parties.

(3) A certification from the public agency that made the determination of value pursuant to Section 22670.

(4) The proof of service pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 22851.8 or a copy of the court judgment, if any in favor of the lienholder entered pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 22851.8.

(5) The name, address, and telephone number of the licensed dismantler or scrap iron processor who received the vehicle.

(6) The amount the lienholder received for the vehicle.

(c) A vehicle disposed of pursuant to this section shall not be reconstructed or made operable, unless it is a vehicle that qualifies for either horseless carriage license plates or historical vehicle license plates, pursuant to Section 5004, in which case the vehicle may be reconstructed or made operable.
Cal. HSC § 1457 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 1457
Section 1457
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Health Services, with the advice of the State Department of Social Services, shall prescribe the records to be kept by county hospitals of persons received into or discharged from these institutions, including, but not limited to, records for the admission and processing of county hospital patients.

(b) The records shall be preserved and maintained pursuant to regulations adopted by the department, or at the request of the county physician or other person in charge of the county hospital, the board of supervisors of the county may authorize the destruction of any record, paper, or document prescribed by the department following compliance with the conditions prescribed in Section 26205 of the Government Code.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, those records of a hospital, or any other county medical facility, subject to this chapter that reveal the rates of payment for health care services rendered by or purchased by the hospital or other medical facility, or the deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion or aspect of the negotiations leading to those payment rates, shall not be considered public records subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), nor shall they be subject to public disclosure pursuant to any other law requiring the disclosure of records, for a period of three years following execution of a related contract establishing rates of payment.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), public disclosure or nondisclosure of records relating to any matters or activities connected with selective provider contracts entered into pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 14081) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be determined pursuant to Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 14081) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Section 7926.220 of the Government Code, and other applicable provisions of Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAC § 27638 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 27638
Section 27638
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any lawful order of an enforcement officer, or of any court, in any proceeding pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 32505 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 32505
Section 32505
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
Cal. PUC § 99355 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 99355
Section 99355
Status: in_force

In order to fully preserve and protect the priority and security of the bonds, the county shall pay from the special account in the local transportation fund and discharge all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies, which if unpaid may become a lien or charge upon the designated revenues prior or superior to the lien of the bonds or impair the security of the bonds.
Cal. HSC § 18026.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 18026.1
Section 18026.1
Status: in_force

Units sold to the federal government for use on federal lands are exempt from the requirements of Sections 18025 and 18026.
Cal. WAT § 12910 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 12910
Section 12910
Status: in_force

The California Water Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury, the moneys, securities, and increment of which shall be held by the State Treasurer and shall be expended upon projects when appropriated by the Legislature.
Cal. BPC § 5537 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5537
Section 5537
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not prohibit any person from preparing plans, drawings, or specifications for any of the following:

(1) Single-family dwellings of woodframe construction not more than two stories and basement in height.

(2) Multiple dwellings containing no more than four dwelling units of woodframe construction not more than two stories and basement in height. However, this paragraph shall not be construed as allowing an unlicensed person to design multiple clusters of up to four dwelling units each to form apartment or condominium complexes where the total exceeds four units on any lawfully divided lot.

(3) Garages or other structures appurtenant to buildings described under subdivision (a), of woodframe construction not more than two stories and basement in height.

(4) Agricultural and ranch buildings of woodframe construction, unless the building official having jurisdiction deems that an undue risk to the public health, safety, or welfare is involved.

(b) If any portion of any structure exempted by this section deviates from substantial compliance with conventional framing requirements for woodframe construction found in the most recent edition of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations or tables of limitation for woodframe construction, as defined by the applicable building code duly adopted by the local jurisdiction or the state, the building official having jurisdiction shall require the preparation of plans, drawings, specifications, or calculations for that portion by, or under the responsible control of, a licensed architect or registered engineer. The documents for that portion shall bear the stamp and signature of the licensee who is responsible for their preparation. Substantial compliance for purposes of this section is not intended to restrict the ability of the building officials to approve plans pursuant to existing law and is only intended to clarify the intent of Chapter 405 of the Statutes of 1985.
Cal. WIC § 5403 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 5403
Section 5403
Status: in_force

(a) From July 1, 1991 to June 30, 1993, inclusive, regulations promulgated by the department shall not be subject to the approval of the California Conference of Local Mental Health Directors. The impact of this subdivision on regulatory timing shall be included in the department’s report to the Legislature on September 30, 1992.

(b) The department shall continue to involve the conference in the development of all regulations which affect local mental health programs prior to the promulgation of those regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.
Cal. WAT § 1745.02 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 4 / Section 1745.02
Section 1745.02
Status: in_force

A water supplier may, for a consideration to be specified in the contract, contract with persons entitled to service within the supplier’s service area to reduce or eliminate for a specified period of time their use of water supplied by the water supplier.
Cal. SHC § 26080 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 26080
Section 26080
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of the chairman of the board of supervisors and the county surveyor, or the county engineer, as the case may be, of the county in which the district is situated, who shall be ex officio members, and a third member elected pursuant to Chapter 4 of this part. The elected member shall have been a bona fide resident and freeholder within the boundaries of the district for at least one year prior to his election.