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Cal. HSC § 125011 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 125011
Section 125011
Status: in_force

Commencing July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, a report generated pursuant to this article shall be provided to the Legislature until the department has provided five annual reports and that report shall be made available to the public on the department’s internet website. The department shall continue to post the annual report to its internet website after the fifth annual report has been provided to the Legislature.
Cal. SHC § 5135.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 5135.5
Section 5135.5
Status: in_force

When the contractor, at the time of execution of the contract, exercises his option to assign the warrant, assessment, and diagram to the legislative body, payments of installments may be made in the manner provided under the provisions of Section 5374.1 for installment payment of contributions.
Cal. WAT § 79205.8 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 79205.8
Section 79205.8
Status: in_force

(a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department to provide grants or loans, or any combination thereof, which are approved by the Governor, to local agencies located in the delta export service areas for programs or projects that can be completed and provide the intended benefits not later than March 8, 2009, and are designed to increase water supplies, enhance water supply reliability, or improve water quality.

(b) The department shall provide grants for programs or projects located outside the delta and which meet one of the following requirements:

(1) The project or program constructs new or expands existing groundwater storage and recovery projects or acquires rights to use storage in existing reservoirs.

(2) The project or program implements measures that facilitate improved water treatment, water transfers, or exchanges, including, but not limited to, a project that improves water quality by shifting reliance from lower quality to higher quality water supplies.

(3) The project or program implements state of the art agricultural water conservation programs, and programs that treat or manage agricultural drainage water for reuse or instream water quality benefits.

(c) The department shall list the projects that are proposed to be funded from the subaccount.
Cal. WAT § 12608 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 12608
Section 12608
Status: in_force

At any hearing by or on behalf of the department any county, city, state agency, including the Department of Fish and Game, public district, association, or any person affected by or interested in the control, storage, and use of water resources, involved in the hearing may appear and present any petition, evidence, testimony, plan, data, information, or opinion bearing on the subject matter of the hearing including an evaluation of loss and damage to fish and other natural resources.
Cal. WIC § 8266 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8 / Chapter 8 / Section 8266
Section 8266
Status: in_force

(a) The Interagency Council on Homelessness shall set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among women with children, domestic violence survivors and their children, and unaccompanied women in California by doing all of the following:

(1) Setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women in the state. These goals shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Measurably decreasing the number of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness in the state.

(B) Decreasing the duration and frequency of experiences of homelessness among domestic violence survivors and their children and among unaccompanied women.

(C) Decreasing barriers to services through promoting cross-systems partnerships to expedite access to services, including social services, domestic violence services, regional center services, housing services, and mental health services.

(2) Defining outcome measures and gathering data related to the goals.

(3) (A) When funding is available, providing technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care to support the development of local programs and plans that address the needs of domestic violence survivors and their children and of unaccompanied women.

(B) In addition to subparagraph (A), working with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide technical assistance to cities, counties, and continuums of care in furtherance of this section.

(b) The Interagency Council on Homelessness shall establish initial goals, as described in subdivision (a), by January 1, 2025, and evaluate these goals at least every two years to determine whether updated goals are needed.
Cal. FAC § 55613 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 55613
Section 55613
Status: in_force

(a) If the secretary determines by February 1 of any year, commencing in 1992, that an acreage survey of the grape crop is desired by the processors and producers of grapes for wine, and if the producers and processors of grapes for raisins and the producers and packers of grapes for fresh market use agree to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the survey, as determined by the secretary, the secretary shall conduct the survey. The secretary shall implement subdivision (e) of Section 55601.6 to fund the wine industry’s proportionate costs of the survey. If an acreage survey is conducted, the results of the survey shall be printed and made available on or before May 30 of the year in which it is conducted.

(b) The department shall reimburse any processor or producer of grapes for wine to cover the costs incurred by any of those persons to fund the wine industry’s proportionate share of an acreage survey in 1991, from funds collected pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 55601.6.

(c) For purposes of this section, “acreage survey” means an accumulation of plant removals, new plantings, and graftings to provide reliable information on the changing character of the state’s grape industry. This information shall be tabulated for each county and on a statewide basis and for each variety of grapes.
Cal. VEH § 21351.3 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 21351.3
Section 21351.3
Status: in_force

Local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may place and maintain, or cause to be placed and maintained, speed limit, speed advisory, and mileage signs, or suitable plates affixed to or near existing signs, which indicate speeds and distances both in common standards of measures, as specified in Section 12302 of the Business and Professions Code, and in measures of the metric system authorized by Congress.
Cal. WIC § 14087.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.7 / Section 14087.4
Section 14087.4
Status: in_force

(a) Any contract made pursuant to this article may be renewed if the provider continues to meet the requirements of this chapter, regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and the contract. Failure to meet these requirements shall be cause for nonrenewal of the contract. The department may condition renewal on timely completion of a mutually agreed upon plan of correction of any deficiencies.

(b) The department may terminate or decline to renew a contract, in whole or in part, when the director determines that such action is necessary to protect the health of the beneficiaries or the funds appropriated to carry out the Medi-Cal program. Nonrenewal or termination under this article shall not qualify the applicant for an administrative hearing including a hearing pursuant to Section 14123.

(c) In order to achieve maximum cost savings the Legislature hereby determines that an expedited contract process for contracts under this article is necessary. Therefore contracts under this article shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

(d) For any contract entered into pursuant to this article, the Director of the Department of Managed Health Care shall, at the director’s request and with all due haste, grant an exemption from the provisions of Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code for purposes of carrying out the contract.
Cal. LAB § 5406.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 5406.6
Section 5406.6
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of the death of a health care worker, a worker described in Section 3212, or a worker described in Section 830.5 of the Penal Code from an HIV-related disease, the period within which proceedings may be commenced for the collection of benefits provided by Article 4 (commencing with Section 4700) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 is one year from the date of death, providing that one or more of the following events has occurred:

(1) A report of the injury or exposure was made to the employer or to a governmental agency authorized to administer industrial injury claims, within one year of the date of the injury.

(2) The worker has complied with the notice provisions of this chapter and the claim has not been finally determined to be noncompensable.

(3) The employer provided, or was ordered to provide, workers’ compensation benefits for the injury prior to the date of death.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “health care worker” means an employee who has direct contact, in the course of his or her employment, with blood or other bodily fluids contaminated with blood, or with other bodily fluids identified by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health as capable of transmitting HIV, who is either (1) any person who is an employee of a provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code, including, but not limited to, a registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, certified nurse aide, clinical laboratory technologist, dental hygienist, physician, janitor, or housekeeping worker, or (2) an employee who provides direct patient care.
Cal. PUC § 22776 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 22776
Section 22776
Status: in_force

If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election were for the issuance of bonds, the board shall enter that fact in its minutes. The board shall certify all of the board proceedings to the board of supervisors.
Cal. HNC § 5956 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 5956
Section 5956
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, collect, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire exhibition or study material necessary or proper for the use of museums or exhibits maintained by the district, and may sell, lend, or exchange the material, according to the established custom of museums.
Cal. PRC § 93580 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 7 / Section 93580
Section 93580
Status: in_force

Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as part of the Farmworker Housing Component of the Low-Income Weatherization Program through the Department of Community Services and Development, to low-income farmworker households for no-cost energy efficiency upgrades designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by saving energy. These energy efficiency upgrades shall include, but are not limited to, insulation, central heating and cooling system upgrades, lighting upgrades, and window replacement.
Cal. FIN § 14409.2 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 14409.2
Section 14409.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 1051, 1052, and 1054 of the Labor Code and Section 2947 of the Penal Code, any credit union or officer or employee thereof may deliver fingerprints taken of an applicant for employment by the credit union to local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a criminal record, if any, of the applicant relating to convictions, and to any arrest for which the applicant is released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial, for the commission or attempted commission of a crime involving robbery, burglary, theft, embezzlement, fraud, forgery, bookmaking, receiving stolen property, counterfeiting, or involving checks or credit cards or using computers.

(b) The Department of Justice shall, pursuant to Section 11105 of the Penal Code, and a local agency may, pursuant to Section 13300 of the Penal Code, furnish to the officer of the credit union responsible for the final decision regarding employment of the applicant, or to his or her designees having responsibilities for personnel or security decisions in the usual scope and course of their employment with the credit union, summary criminal history information when requested pursuant to this section. If, upon evaluation of the criminal history information received pursuant to this section, the credit union determines that employment of the applicant would constitute an unreasonable risk to the credit union or its customers, the applicant may be denied employment.

(c) A request for records pursuant to this section made of the Department of Justice shall be on a form approved by the department. The department may charge a fee to be paid by the requesting credit union pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. No request shall be submitted without the written consent of the applicant.

(d) Any criminal history information obtained pursuant to this section is confidential and no recipient shall disclose its contents other than for the purpose for which it was acquired.
Cal. VEH § 21293 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 21293
Section 21293
Status: in_force

(a) Every electrically motorized board operated upon a highway during darkness shall be equipped with all of the following:

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp emitting a white light that, while the electrically motorized board is in motion, illuminates the highway in front of the operator and is visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle.

(3) Except as provided in subdivision (d), a white or yellow reflector on each side that is visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board.

(b) A lamp or lamp combination, emitting a white light, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 300 feet in front of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the lamp required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(c) A red reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

(d) A white or yellow reflector, or reflectorizing material meeting the requirements of Section 25500, attached to the operator and visible from a distance of 200 feet from the sides of the electrically motorized board, may be used in lieu of the reflector required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 76062 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 3 / Section 76062
Section 76062
Status: in_force

The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with, and to have and possess all of the powers of a corporation. It may adopt a corporate seal. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when authenticated, shall be admissable in evidence in all courts of the state, and shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
Cal. RTC § 43526 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 43526
Section 43526
Status: in_force

(a) At least 30 days prior to the filing or recording of liens under Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) or Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 7220) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall mail to the taxpayer a preliminary notice. The notice shall specify the statutory authority of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration for filing or recording the lien, indicate the earliest date on which the lien may be filed or recorded, and state the remedies available to the taxpayer to prevent the filing or recording of the lien. In the event tax liens are filed for the same liability in multiple counties, only one preliminary notice shall be sent.

(b) The preliminary notice required by this section shall not apply to jeopardy determinations issued under Article 5 (commencing with Section 43350) of Chapter 3.

(c) If the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration determines that filing a lien was in error, it shall mail a release to the taxpayer and the entity recording the lien as soon as possible, but no later than seven days, after this determination and receipt of lien recording information. The release shall contain a statement that the lien was filed in error. In the event the erroneous lien is obstructing a lawful transaction, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration shall immediately issue a release of lien to the taxpayer and the entity recording the lien.

(d) When the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration releases a lien erroneously filed, notice of that fact shall be mailed to the taxpayer and, upon the request of the taxpayer, a copy of the release shall be mailed to the major credit reporting companies in the county where the lien was filed.

(e) (1) The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may release or subordinate a lien if the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration determines any of the following:

(A) Release or subordination will facilitate the collection of the tax liability.

(B) Release or subordination will be in the best interest of the state and the taxpayer.

(C) Release or subordination will be in the best interest of the state and another person that is not the taxpayer but that holds an interest with the taxpayer in the property that is subject to the lien.

(2) The amendments added to this subdivision do not constitute a change in, and are declaratory of, existing law.
Cal. PROB § 253 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 7 / Section 253
Section 253
Status: in_force

In any case not described in Section 250, 251, or 252 in which one person feloniously and intentionally kills another, any acquisition of property, interest, or benefit by the killer as a result of the killing of the decedent shall be treated in accordance with the principles of this part.
Cal. WIC § 10353 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 19 / Section 10353
Section 10353
Status: in_force

(a)  The City and County of San Francisco shall, at least once every three years, using the template developed by the department, prepare and submit to the Legislature and the department a report that summarizes the success of the city and county’s plan, and the city and county’s ability to maximize the use of funds and to improve and stabilize child care in the city and county.

(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAM § 914 — California Code / Code fam / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 914
Section 914
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 913, a married person is personally liable for the following debts incurred by the person’s spouse during marriage:

(1) A debt incurred for necessaries of life of the person’s spouse before the date of separation of the spouses.

(2) Except as provided in Section 4302, a debt incurred for common necessaries of life of the person’s spouse after the date of separation of the spouses.

(b) The separate property of a married person may be applied to the satisfaction of a debt for which the person is personally liable pursuant to this section. If separate property is so applied at a time when nonexempt property in the community estate or separate property of the person’s spouse is available but is not applied to the satisfaction of the debt, the married person is entitled to reimbursement to the extent such property was available.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the statute of limitations set forth in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply if the spouse for whom the married person is personally liable dies.

(2) If the surviving spouse had actual knowledge of the debt prior to expiration of the period set forth in Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the personal representative of the deceased spouse’s estate failed to provide the creditor asserting the claim under this section with a timely written notice of the probate administration of the estate in the manner provided for pursuant to Section 9050 of the Probate Code, the statute of limitations set forth in Section 337 or 339 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as applicable, shall apply.

(d) For purposes of this section, “date of separation” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 70.
Cal. BPC § 5666 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 5 / Section 5666
Section 5666
Status: in_force

The fact that the holder of a license is practicing in violation of the provisions of this chapter constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
Cal. VEH § 38335 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 38335
Section 38335
Status: in_force

When operated from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, each motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least one lighted white headlamp directed toward the front of the vehicle. Such lamp shall be of an intensity sufficient to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 200 feet.
Cal. VEH § 17703 — California Code / Code veh / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 17703
Section 17703
Status: in_force

If the person or persons required to sign and verify the application of a minor are not residents of this state, the application shall be signed and verified by a person residing within this state who has custody of the minor, or the department may accept an application signed and verified by the minor and accompanied by proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430.