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Cal. RTC § 97 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 97
Section 97
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the computations and allocations made by each county pursuant to Section 96.1 or its predecessor section, for the 1992–93 fiscal year only, shall be modified as follows:

(1) The amount of property tax revenue deemed allocated to the county or city and county in the prior fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to one dollar and ninety-two cents ($1.92) per each resident of the county or city and county. In addition, the amount of property tax revenue deemed allocated in the prior fiscal year to each city or city and county shall be reduced by an amount equal to one dollar and sixty-five cents ($1.65) per each resident of that city or city and county.

(2) The amount of property tax revenues not allocated to the county, city and county, and any city as a result of the reductions calculated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.2.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for the 1993–94 fiscal year only, for purposes of the calculations and allocations made by each county pursuant to Section 96.1, the amount of property tax revenue deemed allocated in the prior fiscal year to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund shall be reduced by the total amount of the reductions required for each county or city and county and each city or city and county pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(c) For the purpose of this section, the population of a city, county, or city and county shall be the population determined pursuant to Section 11005.
Cal. WAT § 13361 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 13361
Section 13361
Status: in_force

(a) Every civil action brought under the provisions of this division at the request of a regional board or the state board shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California and any of those actions relating to the same discharge may be joined or consolidated.

(b) Any civil action brought pursuant to this division shall be brought in a county in which the discharge is made, or proposed to be made. However, any action by or against a city, city and county, county, or other public agency shall, upon motion of either party, be transferred to a county or city and county not a party to the action or to a county or city and county other than that in which the city or public agency is located.

(c) In any civil action brought pursuant to this division in which a regional board or the state board seeks a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding that irreparable damage will occur should the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction not be issued, or that the remedy at law is inadequate, and the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction shall issue without those allegations and proof.
Cal. WAT § 13629 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 13629
Section 13629
Status: in_force

The state board may approve courses of instruction at higher educational institutions that will qualify operators for each grade of certification. The state board shall also approve courses of instruction given by professional associations, or other private or public agencies that shall be deemed equivalent to courses of instruction given by higher educational institutions.
Cal. LAB § 4753 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 4753
Section 4753
Status: in_force

Such additional compensation is not in addition to but shall be reduced to the extent of any monetary payments received by the employee, from any source whatsoever, for or on account of such preexisting disability or impairment, except as to payments being made to the employee or to which he is entitled as a pension or other compensation for disability incurred in service in the armed forces of the United States, and except as to payments being made to him or to which he is entitled as assistance under the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12500), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 13000), or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 13500) of Part 3, or Part 5 (commencing with Section 17000), of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and excluding from such monetary payments received by the employee for or on account of such preexisting disability or impairment a sum equal to all sums reasonably and necessarily expended by the employee for or on account of attorney’s fees, costs and expenses incidental to the recovery of such monetary payments.

All cases under this section and under Section 4751 shall be governed by the terms of this section and Section 4751 as in effect on the date of the particular subsequent injury.
Cal. FIN § 5105.8 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 5105.8
Section 5105.8
Status: in_force

“Corporate debt security” means a marketable obligation, evidencing the indebtedness of any corporation in the form of a bond, note, or debenture, or both note and debenture, which is commonly regarded as a debt security and is not predominantly speculative in nature. A security is marketable if it may be sold with reasonable promptness at a price which corresponds reasonably to its fair value.
Cal. PUC § 105043 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 105043
Section 105043
Status: in_force

The board shall establish rules for its proceedings and determine the place and time for its meetings.
Cal. WAT § 35186 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 35186
Section 35186
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the bylaws of the district, all elections held after the effective date of this chapter within the district, including elections for directors and elections which are required by law to authorize any special taxes or bonded indebtedness, except special taxes or bonded indebtedness of an uninhabited improvement district, shall be conducted as resident voter elections in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. As used in this chapter, “uninhabited improvement district” means an improvement district having 12 or less registered voters residing therein.
Cal. ELEC § 6400 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 6400
Section 6400
Status: in_force

Each section of a nomination paper shall be returned by the circulator who circulated it to the candidate or his or her designee. All the sections circulated in any county shall be collected by the candidate or his or her designee and he or she shall arrange and leave the sections with the county elections official for examination.
Cal. EVID § 1227 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1227
Section 1227
Status: in_force

Evidence of a statement by the deceased is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if offered against the plaintiff in an action for wrongful death brought under Article 6 (commencing with Section 377.60) of Chapter 4 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. BPC § 7585.18 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 5 / Section 7585.18
Section 7585.18
Status: in_force

Each firearms training facility, firearms training instructor, baton training facility, or baton training instructor shall report to the bureau the name of any person who, while taking the course, demonstrated that the carrying and usage of a firearm or the carrying and usage of a baton by that person would present an undue hazard to the safety of the public. The report shall contain the name and address of the student, the name of the student’s employer, if available, and the reasons or specific incident which caused the certificate holder to make the report. All substantiating documents, including, but not limited to, an affidavit from the instructor regarding the incident, or reasons, shall be included in the report.
Cal. WAT § 22281.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22281.1
Section 22281.1
Status: in_force

A district may establish a charge for the right to connect to new pipelines or extensions of existing pipelines constructed in whole or in part at the expense of the district in such amounts as in the opinion of the board will reimburse the district for the cost of construction advanced by the district.

The connection charge shall be as nearly as possible an amount equal to that proportion of the cost of construction of the new pipeline or extension that the area to be served by the connection bears to the total area to be served by the new pipeline or extension.
Cal. WIC § 5328.04 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 5328.04
Section 5328.04
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5328, information and records made confidential under that section may be disclosed to a county social worker, a probation officer, a foster care public health nurse acting pursuant to Section 16501.3, or any other person who is legally authorized to have custody or care of a minor, for the purpose of coordinating health care services and medical treatment, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 56.103 of the Civil Code, mental health services, or services for developmental disabilities, for the minor.

(b) Information disclosed under subdivision (a) shall not be further disclosed by the recipient unless the disclosure is for the purpose of coordinating health care services and medical treatment, or mental health or developmental disability services, for the minor and only to a person who would otherwise be able to obtain the information under subdivision (a) or any other law.

(c) Information disclosed pursuant to this section shall not be admitted into evidence in any criminal or delinquency proceeding against the minor. Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit identical evidence from being admissible in a criminal proceeding if that evidence is derived solely from lawful means other than this section and is permitted by law.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to compel a physician and surgeon, licensed psychologist, social worker with a master’s degree in social work, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, nurse, attorney, or other professional person to reveal information, including notes, that has been given to him or her in confidence by the minor or members of the minor’s family.

(e) The disclosure of information pursuant to this section is not intended to limit disclosure of information when that disclosure is otherwise required by law.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the authority of a social worker, probation officer, foster care public health nurse, or custodial caregiver beyond the authority provided under existing law to a parent or a patient representative regarding access to confidential information.

(g) As used in this section, “minor” means a minor taken into temporary custody or for whom a petition has been filed with the court, or who has been adjudged a dependent child or ward of juvenile court pursuant to Section 300 or 601.

(h) Information and records that may be disclosed pursuant to this section do not include psychotherapy notes, as defined in Section 164.501 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. SHC § 10004 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 10004
Section 10004
Status: in_force

“Legislative body” includes any body which by law is the legislative department of government of the city, or municipality.
Cal. HSC § 11643 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 11643
Section 11643
Status: in_force

To the extent moneys are available therefor, the Department of Justice shall do the following:

(a) In cooperation with the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training provide advanced training to state and local law enforcement personnel on the unique skills, such as detection and identification of chemical substances, and safety precautions, such as safe handling, storage, and disposal of toxic substances, necessary to investigate clandestine laboratories illegally manufacturing controlled substances.

(b) Make safety equipment, such as protective clothing and breathing apparatus, available to local law enforcement officials, as needed, on a case-by-case basis in connection with investigation and abatement of laboratories illegally manufacturing controlled substances.

(c) Establish enhanced enforcement teams assigned to the investigation of clandestine laboratories illegally manufacturing controlled substances, particularly targeting cabals operating in multiple local jurisdictions. These teams shall include special agents trained in investigating clandestine laboratories, criminalists to analyze the chemicals involved, auditors to conduct financial investigations and initiate forfeiture proceedings pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 11470) where warranted, and analysts to monitor the overall pattern and network of these clandestine laboratories across the state, to develop further cases, and to target law enforcement efforts where needed.
Cal. PRC § 30105.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 30105.5
Section 30105.5
Status: in_force

“Cumulatively” or “cumulative effect” means the incremental effects of an individual project shall be reviewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.
Cal. FIN § 31101 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 31101
Section 31101
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may from time to time issue such regulations and orders as are in his or her opinion necessary to carry out the provisions and purposes of this division.

(b) Regulations and orders issued under this division may, among other things, define any term used in this division, including (but not limited to) the term “unsafe or unsound act”, as well as any term not used in this division.

(c) For purposes of regulations and orders issued under this division, the commissioner may classify persons, transactions, and other matters within his or her jurisdiction, and may prescribe different regulations or orders for different classes.

(d) The commissioner may waive any provision of any regulation or order issued under this division in any case where in his or her opinion such provision is not necessary in the public interest.
Cal. SHC § 9206 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 9206
Section 9206
Status: in_force

At the hearing the legislative body may review and correct the amount of any reassessments upon any parcel of land, but shall not assess against any parcel of land a greater amount than the total unpaid assessment, with interest and penalties thereon, if any.
Cal. FAC § 11 — California Code / Code fac / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS / Section 11
Section 11
Status: in_force

11.

Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required by this code to be kept or made in writing, it shall be in the English language.
Cal. HSC § 25395.90 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.82 / Article 6 / Section 25395.90
Section 25395.90
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this article, the definitions in Article 2 (commencing with Section 25395.63) apply to the terms used in this article.

(b) “Action level” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 116455.

(c) “Host jurisdiction” means the city or county in which the site is located and which has the authority to take action regarding the site pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 65000) of the Government Code.

(d) “Unreasonable risk” at a site means that a condition at a site requires a response action pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 78000) of Division 45 of this code or Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code.
Cal. PUC § 13823 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 13823
Section 13823
Status: in_force

At the hearing any person interested may file with the board written objections to the execution of the agreement.
Cal. PRC § 31211 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 31211
Section 31211
Status: in_force

The conservancy, local public agencies, and nonprofit organizations, in undertaking coastal restoration projects as provided in this chapter, shall be subject to the provisions of Division 24 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. COM § 11406 — California Code / Code com / Division 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 11406
Section 11406
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (e) of Section 11211 and subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 11405, the originator of a funds transfer pays the beneficiary of the originator’s payment order (i) at the time a payment order for the benefit of the beneficiary is accepted by the beneficiary’s bank in the funds transfer and (ii) in an amount equal to the amount of the order accepted by the beneficiary’s bank, but not more than the amount of the originator’s order.

(b) If payment under subdivision (a) is made to satisfy an obligation, the obligation is discharged to the same extent discharge would result from payment to the beneficiary of the same amount in money, unless (i) the payment under subdivision (a) was made by a means prohibited by the contract of the beneficiary with respect to the obligation, (ii) the beneficiary, within a reasonable time after receiving notice of receipt of the order by the beneficiary’s bank, notified the originator of the beneficiary’s refusal of the payment, (iii) funds with respect to the order were not withdrawn by the beneficiary or applied to a debt of the beneficiary, and (iv) the beneficiary would suffer a loss that could reasonably have been avoided if payment had been made by a means complying with the contract. If payment by the originator does not result in discharge under this section, the originator is subrogated to the rights of the beneficiary to receive payment from the beneficiary’s bank under subdivision (a) of Section 11404.

(c) For the purpose of determining whether discharge of an obligation occurs under subdivision (b), if the beneficiary’s bank accepts a payment order in an amount equal to the amount of the originator’s payment order less charges of one or more receiving banks in the funds transfer, payment to the beneficiary is deemed to be in the amount of the originator’s order unless upon demand by the beneficiary the originator does not pay the beneficiary the amount of the deducted charges.

(d) Rights of the originator or of the beneficiary of a funds transfer under this section may be varied only by agreement of the originator and the beneficiary.
Cal. INS § 1064.11 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14.3 / Section 1064.11
Section 1064.11
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
Cal. PRC § 25609 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 25609
Section 25609
Status: in_force

The commission may, in adopting regulations pursuant to this chapter, specify the date when the regulations shall take effect. The commission may specify different dates for different regulations.
Cal. HSC § 80755 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 80755
Section 80755
Status: in_force

The secretary shall evaluate the extent to which each proposal submitted pursuant to Section 80750 meets the objectives of the request for proposal and shall also evaluate each proposal and interested party using all of the following factors:

(a) Product pricing.

(b) Claims history.

(c) Underwriting history.

(d) Company financial strength and size.

(e) Scope of policy coverages, including endorsements and exclusions.

(f) Marketing and distribution of the insurance products.

(g) Any other factor that the secretary determines will affect the ability of the selected insurance company to meet the requirements of this chapter and provide the environmental insurance products in the most effective and efficient manner and at the least cost to the state and to persons seeking that insurance.
Cal. COM § 2209 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2209
Section 2209
Status: in_force

(1) An agreement modifying a contract within this division needs no consideration to be binding.

(2) A signed agreement which excludes modification or rescission except by a signed writing or other signed record cannot be otherwise modified or rescinded, but except as between merchants such a requirement on a form supplied by the merchant must be separately signed by the other party.

(3) The requirements of the statute of frauds section of this division (Section 2201) must be satisfied if the contract as modified is within its provisions.

(4) Although an attempt at modification or rescission does not satisfy the requirements of subdivision (2) or (3) it can operate as a waiver.

(5) A party who has made a waiver affecting an executory portion of the contract may retract the waiver by reasonable notification received by the other party that strict performance will be required of any term waived, unless the retraction would be unjust in view of a material change of position in reliance on the waiver.
Cal. VEH § 27314 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 27314
Section 27314
Status: in_force

(a) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale any used passenger vehicle that was manufactured on or after January 1, 1962, other than a motorcycle, unless it is equipped with at least two seatbelts which are installed for the use of persons in the front seat of the vehicle.

(b) No dealer shall sell or offer for sale any used passenger vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 1968, other than a motorcycle, unless it is equipped with seatbelts for each seating position.

(c) Seatbelts required in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall comply with regulations established by the department.

(d) The requirements of this section shall not apply to sales to dealers, automobile dismantlers, or junk dealers.
Cal. PUC § 10203 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 10203
Section 10203
Status: in_force

This article and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed to the end that the purposes hereof may be effective.