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Cal. INS § 1760.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 1760.7
Section 1760.7
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority granted by Section 1760.5, the commissioner has the discretion to direct special lines’ surplus line brokers to not place further business for a home state insured with an insurer whose eligibility has been withdrawn pursuant to Section 1765.1.
Cal. FAC § 77861 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 7 / Section 77861
Section 77861
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:

(a) Fail to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.

(b) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statement, or record required by the commission.

(c) Secrete, destroy, or alter records required to be kept under this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 1260 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 1260
Section 1260
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a clinical laboratory bioanalyst’s license to each person who is a lawful holder of a degree of master of arts, master of science, or an equivalent or higher degree as determined by the department with a major in chemical, physical, biological, or clinical laboratory sciences. This education shall have been obtained in one or more established and reputable institutions maintaining standards equivalent, as determined by the department, to those institutions accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or an essentially equivalent accrediting agency, as determined by the department. The applicant also shall have a minimum of four years’ experience as a clinical laboratory scientist performing clinical laboratory work embracing the various fields of clinical laboratory activity in a clinical laboratory certified under CLIA. The quality and variety of this experience shall be satisfactory to the department and shall have been obtained within the six-year period immediately antecedent to admission to the examination. The applicant shall successfully pass a written examination and an oral examination conducted by the department or a committee designated by the department to conduct the examinations, indicating that the applicant is properly qualified. The department may issue a license without conducting a written examination to an applicant who has passed a written examination of a national accrediting board having requirements that are, in the determination of the department, equal to or greater than those required by this chapter and regulations adopted by the department. The department shall establish by regulation the required courses to be included in the college or university training.
Cal. INS § 837 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 837
Section 837
Status: in_force

If the applicant is a foreign corporation or association, it shall also file with its application:

(a) A certificate of the proper officer of the jurisdiction in which it is organized, executed not more than 30 days before the filing of such application, showing that the applicant is authorized to transact business in that jurisdiction.

(b) In such form as the commissioner prescribes, its written instrument, irrevocably appointing the commissioner and his successor in office its true and lawful attorney upon whom all process in any action or proceeding against it can be served. Such service shall have the same effect as if the applicant was a domestic insurer lawfully served with process in this State.
Cal. WAT § 81647 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31.7 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 81647
Section 81647
Status: in_force

The authority may take by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, or lease and may hold, enjoy, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of any kind, within or outside the boundaries of the authority.
Cal. FIN § 5 — California Code / Code fin / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 5
Section 5
Status: in_force

5.

Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.
Cal. HSC § 1526 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1526
Section 1526
Status: in_force

Immediately upon the denial of any application for a license or for a special permit, the state department shall notify the applicant in writing. Within 15 days after the state department mails the notice, the applicant may present his written petition for a hearing to the state department. Upon receipt by the state department of the petition in proper form, such petition shall be set for hearing. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the state department has all the powers granted therein.
Cal. HSC § 110660 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 110660
Section 110660
Status: in_force

Any food is misbranded if its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
Cal. ELEC § 8809 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 4 / Section 8809
Section 8809
Status: in_force

Whenever a candidate has declared a candidacy for a primary election and has not withdrawn pursuant to Section 8020.5, the candidate’s name shall be printed upon the ballot for the primary election, unless the candidate has died, and that fact has been ascertained by the officer charged with the duty of printing the ballots, at least 68 days before the day of the election.
Cal. PRC § 3110 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 3110
Section 3110
Status: in_force

All money paid to the Treasurer pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 3400) shall be deposited to the credit of the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury, for expenditure as provided in Section 3401.
Cal. FGC § 16510 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 13.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 16510
Section 16510
Status: in_force

The definition in this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
Cal. PRC § 8505 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8505
Section 8505
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, and independently of the penalty therefor, is liable to any person injured for all damages sustained by reason of such violation, and for such exemplary damages as the circumstances may warrant.
Cal. FAC § 59815 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 59815
Section 59815
Status: in_force

A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee to establish, adopt, and apply methods for correlating the marketable supply of any commodity to the reasonable market demands by means of volume limitation, time limitation, diversion, or by grade, quality, or size regulations which are applicable to the total production of any commodity, or to that portion of any commodity which qualified for marketing pursuant to standards which are authorized in the marketing program, standardization laws, or other laws of this state, or of the United States.

The marketing of green ripe olives is not, however, subject to the provisions of any marketing program which limits the total quantity of such commodity which may be marketed.
Cal. WIC § 10471 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 30 / Section 10471
Section 10471
Status: in_force

(a) All of the following child care and development programs, other than those providing extended day care services, shall be eligible to receive a loan for the renovation and repair of facilities used for the program or to lease relocatable facilities to be used for the program:

(1) Private nonprofit child care and development programs currently, or soon to be, under contract with the department pursuant to Section 10268.5.

(2) Child care and development programs operated by, or in a facility owned by, a public entity.

(b) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall document that the renovated facility shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to child care facilities provided for pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall assure the board that the renovated facility shall be used for the purposes of the child care and development program for the entire loan period, which shall be determined by the board as follows:

(1) For loans equal to or less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), not less than three years.

(2) For loans exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the loan period shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(d) Interest on the loan principal shall be charged at a rate equal to the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Account.

(e) In the event that a recipient ceases to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program prior to the expiration of the loan period, the board shall collect the entire outstanding balance of the loan, plus interest, notwithstanding the loan period originally set pursuant to subdivision (c), unless the board deems it appropriate to waive repayment at that time.

(f) If the renovated facility has been continuously used for purposes of the child care and development program for the entire loan period, the board shall waive repayment of the amount of the loan principal, plus interest, at the end of the loan period.
Cal. RTC § 6018.8 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6018.8
Section 6018.8
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation is a consumer of, and shall not be considered a retailer within the provisions of this part with respect to, passenger transportation vehicles, including, but not limited to, rail passenger cars, locomotives, other rail vehicles, bus and van fleets, and ferryboats, which it sells to and leases back from any person pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 14060) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 17536 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17536
Section 17536
Status: in_force

Penalty for Violations of Chapter; Proceedings; Disposition of Proceeds

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) The court shall impose a civil penalty for each violation of this chapter. In assessing the amount of the civil penalty, the court shall consider any one or more of the relevant circumstances presented by any of the parties to the case, including, but not limited to, the following: the nature and seriousness of the misconduct, the number of violations, the persistence of the misconduct, the length of time over which the misconduct occurred, the willfulness of the defendant’s misconduct, and the defendant’s assets, liabilities, and net worth.

(c) If the action is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the State Treasurer.

If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city. The aforementioned funds shall be for the exclusive use by the Attorney General, district attorney, county counsel, and city attorney for the enforcement of consumer protection laws.

(d) If the action is brought at the request of a board within the Department of Consumer Affairs or a local consumer affairs agency, the court shall determine the reasonable expenses incurred by the board or local agency in the investigation and prosecution of the action.

Before any penalty collected is paid out pursuant to subdivision (c), the amount of such reasonable expenses incurred by the board shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the special fund of the board described in Section 205. If the board has no such special fund the moneys shall be paid to the State Treasurer. The amount of such reasonable expenses incurred by a local consumer affairs agency shall be paid to the general fund of the municipality which funds the local agency.

(e) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of Section 17530, the remedies provided by this section and Section 17534 are mutually exclusive.
Cal. FAC § 20723 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 20723
Section 20723
Status: in_force

If the right to use a brand is suspended for more than one year, the right is forfeited on April 1st following the year of suspension. The brand, thereafter, may be rerecorded by the former owner or it may be applied for by any other person pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 23304.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 23304.1
Section 23304.1
Status: in_force

(a) Every contract made in this state by a taxpayer during the time that the taxpayer’s powers, rights, and privileges are suspended or forfeited pursuant to Section 23301, 23301.5, or 23775 shall, subject to Section 23304.5, be voidable at the request of any party to the contract other than the taxpayer.

(b) If a foreign taxpayer that neither is qualified to do business nor has an account number from the Franchise Tax Board, fails to file a tax return required under this part, any contract made in this state by that taxpayer during the applicable period specified in subdivision (c) shall, subject to Section 23304.5, be voidable at the request of any party to the contract other than the taxpayer.

(c) (1) For purposes of subdivision (b), the applicable period shall be the period beginning on January 1, 1991, or the first day of the taxable year for which the taxpayer has failed to file a return, whichever is later, and ending on the earlier of the date the taxpayer qualified to do business in this state or the date the taxpayer obtained an account number from the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) With regard to a limited liability company, the applicable period shall be the period beginning on January 1, 2014, or the first day of the taxable year for which the taxpayer has failed to file a return, whichever is later, and ending on the earlier of the date the taxpayer qualified to do business in this state or on the date the taxpayer obtained an account number from the Franchise Tax Board.

(d) If a taxpayer fails to file a tax return required under this part, to pay any tax or other amount owing to the Franchise Tax Board under this part or to file any statement or return required under Section 23772 or 23774, within 60 days after the Franchise Tax Board mails a written demand therefor, any contract made in this state by the taxpayer during the period beginning at the end of the 60-day demand period and ending on the date relief is granted under Section 23305.1, or the date the taxpayer qualifies to do business in this state, whichever is earlier, shall be voidable at the request of any party to the contract other than the taxpayer. This subdivision shall apply only to a taxpayer if the taxpayer has an account number from the Franchise Tax Board, but has not qualified to do business under the Corporations Code. In the case of a taxpayer that has not complied with the 60-day demand, the taxpayer’s name, Franchise Tax Board account number, date of the demand, date of the first day after the end of the 60-day demand period, and the fact that the taxpayer did not within that period pay the tax or other amount or file the statement or return, as the case may be, shall be a matter of public record.
Cal. PRC § 5786.25 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 5786.25
Section 5786.25
Status: in_force

A board of directors may require any employee or officer to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
Cal. ELEC § 9608 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9608
Section 9608
Status: in_force

(a) A proponent of an initiative measure shall execute and submit, along with the request for a title and summary for the proposed measure, a signed statement that reads as follows:

I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.
(Signature of Proponent)
Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___

(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the agency authorized to prepare the title and summary for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.

(c) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
Cal. HSC § 124715 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 124715
Section 124715
Status: in_force

The department may assist community agencies to develop grant proposals.
Cal. SHC § 30860 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 30860
Section 30860
Status: in_force

This article applies only to the following:

(a) Any person who on August 14, 1929, held a franchise for a toll bridge or operated a toll bridge under such a franchise, or to any toll bridge franchise existing on that date.

(b) Any person who on August 21, 1933, held a franchise for a toll ferry or operated a toll ferry under such a franchise, or to any toll ferry franchise existing on that date.

This article does not apply to or affect any ferry owned or operated as a municipal ferry by any city over waters situated in whole or in part within the limit of such city.
Cal. FIN § 4878.04 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4.5 / Section 4878.04
Section 4878.04
Status: in_force

If the commissioner finds all of the following with respect to an application for approval of a sale, the commissioner shall approve the application:

(a) That the shareholders’ equity of the purchaser will be adequate and that the financial condition of the purchaser will be satisfactory.

(b) That the directors and executive officers of the purchaser will be satisfactory.

(c) That the purchaser will afford reasonable promise of successful operation and that it is reasonable to believe that the purchaser will operate in a safe and sound manner and in compliance with all applicable laws.

(d) That the sale will be fair, just, and equitable. For purposes of this subdivision, in the case of any term of the sale that has been determined by agreement between the seller and the purchaser in an arm’s-length transaction, the commissioner shall find that the term is fair, just, and equitable to the seller and the purchaser.

(e) That the sale will not have a seriously adverse effect on the safety or soundness of the seller.

If the commissioner finds otherwise, the commissioner shall deny the application for approval of the sale.
Cal. SHC § 100.2 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 100.2
Section 100.2
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to enter into an agreement with the city council or board of supervisors having jurisdiction over the street or highway and, as may be provided in such agreement, to close any city street or county highway at or near the point of its interception with any freeway or to make provision for carrying such city street or county highway over or under or to a connection with the freeway and may do any and all work on such city street or county highway as is necessary therefor. No city street or county highway shall be closed, either directly or indirectly, by the construction of a freeway except pursuant to such an agreement or while temporarily necessary during construction operations. No city street, county road, or other public highway of any kind shall be opened into or connected with any freeway unless and until the commission adopts a resolution consenting thereto and fixing the terms and conditions on which such connection shall be made and the commission may give or withhold its consent or fix such terms and conditions as, in its opinion, will best subserve the public interest.