FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. MVC § 646 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 646
Section 646
Status: in_force

No more than one Medal of Valor, or one Military Cross, or one Medal of Merit shall be issued to any one person; but for each succeeding deed or act sufficient to justify the award of a Medal of Valor, or a Military Cross, or a Medal of Merit, a suitable bar or other device denoting such additional award may be issued and worn as directed by appropriate regulations.
Cal. WAT § 12631 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 12631
Section 12631
Status: in_force

The department, in addition to the reports and recommendations made to the Legislature as provided in Sections 12616 to 12623, inclusive, and Section 12626, may from time to time summarize the results of its investigations, studies, activities, and recommendations relating to flood control and other water problems and report to the Governor, and may publish the report in such form as it deems suitable to inform the people of the State concerning such flood control and other water problems as come within the scope of Chapters 1 and 2 of this part.
Cal. PUC § 103019 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 103019
Section 103019
Status: in_force

“Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, trust, business trust, or the receiver or trustee or conservator for any thereof, but does not include a public agency, as defined in Section 103016.
Cal. HSC § 11605 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 11 / Section 11605
Section 11605
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing with the 1991–92 fiscal year, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Governor’s Policy Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, shall conduct a biennial survey of drug and alcohol use among pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11. The survey shall assess all of the following:

(1) The frequency and type of substance abuse.

(2) The age of first use and intoxication.

(3) Pertinent attitudes and experiences of pupils.

(4) The experience of pupils with school-based drug and alcohol prevention programs.

(5) As an optional component, the survey may examine the risk factors associated with school dropouts.

(b) The biennial survey shall be based on a statewide sample of pupils enrolled in grades 7, 9, and 11 and shall be consistent with the surveys conducted by the office of the Attorney General in the 1985–86, 1987–88, and 1989–90 fiscal years.

(c) The Attorney General shall release the findings of the survey on or before May of each even-numbered year and shall prepare and distribute a report on the survey to the Legislature, the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, law enforcement agencies, school districts, and interested members of the general public.

(d) In conducting the survey, the Attorney General shall ensure that the confidentiality of participating school districts and pupils shall be maintained. Pupil questionnaires and answer sheets shall be exempt from the public disclosure requirements prescribed by Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(e) Persons reporting data pursuant to the requirements of this article shall not be liable for damages in any action based upon the use or misuse of pupil surveys that are mailed or otherwise transmitted to the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee.

(f) The requirements prescribed by this article shall continue to be funded with the existing resources of the Attorney General.
Cal. UIC § 13040 — California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 13040
Section 13040
Status: in_force

(a) An employer shall use the exemption certificate filed by the employee with the employer in such form and containing such information as the department may prescribe, for determining the number of withholding exemptions to be allowed in computing the tax required to be deducted and withheld under Section 13020. However, if the employer cannot determine the employee’s marital status from the exemption certificate the employee shall be considered unmarried.

(b) No withholding exemptions shall be allowed until the employee files a new withholding exemption certificate if the department finds that the withholding exemption certificate filed under this division does not properly reflect the number of exemptions allowable and so advises the employer in writing.
Cal. BPC § 2064.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 2064.8
Section 2064.8
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 2064.7, the board may issue a postgraduate training license to an applicant who has committed minor violations that the board deems, in its discretion, do not merit the denial of a postgraduate training license or require probationary status under Section 2064.7, and may concurrently issue a public letter of reprimand. The public reprimand may include a requirement that the licensee complete relevant educational courses approved by the board.

(b) A public letter of reprimand issued concurrently with a postgraduate training license shall be purged three years from the date of issuance.

(c) A public letter of reprimand issued pursuant to this section shall be disclosed to an inquiring member of the public and shall be posted on the board’s Internet Web site until purged consistent with this section.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the board’s authority to issue an unrestricted postgraduate training license.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
Cal. WIC § 10001 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10001
Section 10001
Status: in_force

The purposes of the public social services for which state grants-in-aid are made to counties are:

(a) To provide on behalf of the general public, and within the limits of public resources, reasonable support and maintenance for needy and dependent families and persons.

(b) To provide timely and appropriate services to assist individuals develop or use whatever capacity they can maintain or achieve for self-care or self-support.

(c) To provide protective services to handicapped or deprived persons subject to social or legal disability, and to children and others subject to exploitation jeopardizing their present or future health, opportunity for normal development, or capacity for independence.
Cal. PUC § 22176 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 22176
Section 22176
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the District Investigation Law of 1933 applies to districts formed under this part.
Cal. VEH § 2543 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 5 / Section 2543
Section 2543
Status: in_force

A plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of this article. The commissioner may order the license suspended or revoked, or may decline to issue a license, when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code allowing such person to withdraw his plea of guilty and to enter a plea of not guilty, or setting aside the verdict of guilty, or dismissing the accusation, information or indictment.
Cal. BPC § 6714 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 6714
Section 6714
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint an executive officer at a salary to be fixed and determined by the board with the approval of the Director of Finance.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PROB § 17404 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 17404
Section 17404
Status: in_force

The court may, in its discretion, grant the petition and order the trustee to transfer the trust property or to transfer the place of administration of the trust to the other jurisdiction if, after hearing, all of the following appear to the court:

(a) The transfer of the trust property to a trustee in another jurisdiction, or the transfer of the place of administration of the trust to another jurisdiction, will promote the best interests of the trust and those interested in it, taking into account the interest in the economical and convenient administration of the trust.

(b) The transfer will not violate the trust instrument.

(c) Any new trustee to whom the trust property is to be transferred is qualified, willing, and able to administer the trust or trust property under the trust instrument.
Cal. ELEC § 1201 — California Code / Code elec / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 1201
Section 1201
Status: in_force

The statewide direct primary shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of each even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March in each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.
Cal. WAT § 31597 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 31597
Section 31597
Status: in_force

The secretary shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing by causing a notice thereof to be published for the time provided by Section 31371 in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the proposed improvement district, but if there is no such newspaper, then one within the district, but if there is no such newspaper, then one within the county in which the proposed improvement district is situated. Said publication shall be completed at least seven days prior to said hearing. The secretary shall also cause the notice to be posted in five conspicuous places within the proposed improvement district at least 10 days prior to said hearing.
Cal. PCC § 20688.2 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 43.1 / Section 20688.2
Section 20688.2
Status: in_force

Any work of grading, clearing, demolition, or construction undertaken by the agency shall be done by contract after competitive bids if the cost of that work exceeds the amount specified in Section 20162, as that section presently exists or may be hereafter amended. With respect to work of grading, clearing, demolition, or construction that is not in excess of that amount, the agency may contract the work without competitive bids, and in contracting the work may give priority to the residents of the redevelopment project areas and to persons displaced from those areas as a result of redevelopment activities.
Cal. BPC § 25503.10 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25503.10
Section 25503.10
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the department may approve a lease or sublease, or amendments to such lease or sublease, where a manufacturer, manufacturer’s agent, winegrower, California winegrower’s agent, rectifier, importer, or wholesaler is the lessor and a retailer is the lessee when each of the following conditions are incorporated in the lease:

(1) The lease is confined to real property and improvements thereon which have become part of the real property.

(2) No trade fixtures or other personal property are included in the lease.

(3) The rent to be paid by the lessee is not less than the current value for such a lease, which the lessor shall establish by submission of competent proof to the department.

(4) The rent is due and payable monthly beginning with the first month of occupancy.

(5) Any money received by the lessor from the lessee when the rent is due shall be first applied by the lessor to the payment of the rent.

(6) The lessee shall purchase from the lessor no more than 10 percent of his yearly supply of the type of alcoholic beverages sold on his licensed premises. The percentage shall be computed on a calendar-year basis.

(b) The original lease and any amendments to the original lease or to an amended lease shall be submitted to the department for its approval.

(c) The department may suspend or revoke the license of the lessor or the lessee for violations of any of the above conditions or for any misrepresentation in the terms of the lease.

(d) The ownership of shares of stock in a corporation licensed as a retailer under the provisions of this division, when such shares of stock are sold to the general public on any national or local stock exchange, shall not be deemed to be the ownership, either in whole or in part, of the land upon which a retail license issued to such corporation is located. The person who holds such shares of stock shall not be held to be a lessor under the provisions of this section.
Cal. PRC § 9417 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 9417
Section 9417
Status: in_force

(a) The directors of any district may cooperate with the directors of any other district in respect to matters of common interest or benefit to the districts. An association of resource conservation districts may be organized to facilitate that cooperation, to provide for the loan of equipment and tools by one district to another, and for the making of investigations and studies and the carrying out of projects of joint interest to the districts participating therein.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage districts to organize in countywide or regional associations for the purposes of (1) providing coordinated representation of districts before federal, state, and local governmental agencies and (2) coordinating program planning, funding, and delivery of services.
Cal. VEH § 42202 — California Code / Code veh / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 42202
Section 42202
Status: in_force

Failure, refusal, or neglect on the part of any judicial or other officer or employee receiving or having custody of any fine or forfeiture mentioned in this article either before or after deposit in the respective fund to comply with the foregoing provisions of this article is misconduct in office and ground for removal therefrom.
Cal. PRC § 10227 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10227
Section 10227
Status: in_force

No local government shall, in any way, limit development on any land solely because of the land’s proximity to property that is protected by an agricultural conservation easement that is subject to this division.
Cal. ELEC § 19202 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 19202
Section 19202
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by Section 19209, a voting system, in whole or in part, shall not be used unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State prior to any election at which it is to be used.

(b) A voting system that has been tested and approved for use in all elections by the Secretary of State before January 1, 2014, shall be deemed certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State and may be used in an election subject to any conditions placed on the use of the voting system by the Secretary of State before January 1, 2014, including conditions imposed in the reapproval documents issued by the Secretary of State in 2007 and 2008 following the Top-to-Bottom Review, and its subsequent revisions. The voting systems described in this subdivision shall remain subject to review and decertification by the Secretary of State at any time pursuant to Section 19232.

(c) A vendor or county, upon obtaining federal qualification on or before April 28, 2016, may request approval of the voting system from the Secretary of State based on the examination and review requirements in place before January 1, 2014.

(d) A jurisdiction shall not purchase or contract for a voting system unless it has been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (d), a local jurisdiction may contract and pay for the following:

(1) Research and development of a new voting system that has not been certified or conditionally approved by the Secretary of State and uses only nonproprietary software and firmware with disclosed source code, except for unmodified commercial off-the-shelf software and firmware, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 19209.

(2) Manufacture of the minimum number of voting system units reasonably necessary for either of the following purposes:

(A) To test and seek certification or conditional approval of the voting system pursuant to Sections 19210 to 19214, inclusive.

(B) To test and demonstrate the capabilities of the voting system in a pilot program pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of, and subdivision (c) of, Section 19209.
Cal. RTC § 17260 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17260
Section 17260
Status: in_force

(a) No deduction, other than depreciation, shall be allowed for expenditures for tertiary injectants as provided by Section 193 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Section 263(a) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply to expenditures for which a deduction is allowed under Section 17266 or 17267.2.

(c) Section 263(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to intangible drilling and development costs in the case of oil and gas wells and geothermal wells, shall not apply to intangible drilling and development costs, in the case of oil and gas wells, paid or incurred on or after January 1, 2024.
Cal. HSC § 1399.804 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 11.5 / Section 1399.804
Section 1399.804
Status: in_force

(a)  Commencing January 1, 2001, a plan shall fairly and affirmatively offer, market, and sell the health care service plan contracts described in subdivision (d) of Section 1366.35 that are sold to individuals or to associations that include individuals to all federally eligible defined individuals in each service area in which the plan provides or arranges for the provision of health care services. Each plan shall make available to each federally eligible defined individual the identified health care service plan contracts which the plan offers and sells to individuals or to associations that include individuals.

(b)  The plan may not reject an application from a federally eligible defined individual for a health care service plan contract under the following circumstances:

(1)  The federally eligible defined individual as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 1399.801 agrees to make the required premium payments.

(2)  The federally eligible defined individual, and his or her dependents who are to be covered by the plan contract, work or reside in the service area in which the plan provides or otherwise arranges for the provision of health care services.

(c)  No plan or solicitor shall, directly or indirectly, encourage or direct federally eligible defined individuals to refrain from filing an application for coverage with a plan because of health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, receipt of health care, genetic information, evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence, disability, or geographic location provided that it is within the plan’s approved service area.

(d)  No plan shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any contract, agreement, or arrangement with a solicitor that provides for or results in the compensation paid to a solicitor for the sale of a health care service plan contract to be varied because of health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, receipt of health care, genetic information, evidence of insurability, including conditions arising out of acts of domestic violence, disability, or geographic location of the individual.

(e)  Each plan shall comply with the requirements of Section 1374.3.
Cal. CIV § 51.12 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 51.12
Section 51.12
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the requirements for senior housing under Sections 51.10 and 51.11 are more stringent than the requirements for that housing under the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-430).

(b) Any person who resided in, occupied, or used, prior to January 1, 1990, a dwelling in a senior citizen housing development which relied on the exemption to the special design requirement provided by Section 51.4 as that section read prior to January 1, 2001, shall not be deprived of the right to continue that residency, or occupancy, or use as the result of the changes made to this section by the enactment of Senate Bill 1382 or Senate Bill 2011 at the 1999–2000 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(c) This section shall only apply to the County of Riverside.
Cal. WAT § 1551 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 1551
Section 1551
Status: in_force

All of the following shall be deposited into the Water Rights Fund:

(a) All fees, expenses, and penalties collected by the board or the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration under this chapter and Part 3 (commencing with Section 2000).

(b) All funds collected pursuant to Section 1052, Article 4 (commencing with Section 1845) of Chapter 12, or Section 5107.

(c) All fees and penalties collected pursuant to Sections 13160.1 and 13385 in connection with certificates for activities involving an appropriation of water subject to this part, hydroelectric power projects subject to licensing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or other diversions of water for beneficial use.
Cal. FAC § 4401.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4401.5
Section 4401.5
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary may expend an amount not to exceed a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year for any exhibit or exhibits located on any state-supported fair demonstrating, in a creative and innovative manner, the process of production and use of food and fiber from the producer to the consumer in this state.

(b) The secretary may annually provide for a conference of fair judges to aid the department in prescribing regulations adopted pursuant to Section 4501. The secretary may expend up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) in any fiscal year for these purposes.
Cal. PRC § 21074 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 21074
Section 21074
Status: in_force

(a) “Tribal cultural resources” are either of the following:

(1) Sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that are either of the following:

(A) Included or determined to be eligible for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources.

(B) Included in a local register of historical resources as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 5020.1.

(2) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5024.1 for the purposes of this paragraph, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe.

(b) A cultural landscape that meets the criteria of subdivision (a) is a tribal cultural resource to the extent that the landscape is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape.

(c) A historical resource described in Section 21084.1, a unique archaeological resource as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 21083.2, or a “nonunique archaeological resource” as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 21083.2 may also be a tribal cultural resource if it conforms with the criteria of subdivision (a).