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Cal. FAC § 64671 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 64671
Section 64671
Status: in_force

Whenever a petition is presented to the director which has been signed by 2,000, or more, of the total producers in the state, not more than six months prior to its presentation to the director, the director shall conduct a referendum among producers to ascertain whether they favor the carrying on of a voluntary promotion and research program for beef as prescribed in Section 64661. At the time any person starts to circulate such a petition, he shall notify the director of such action. The director shall establish the period of time during which such referendum shall be conducted which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days.
Cal. PUC § 131107 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 131107
Section 131107
Status: in_force

In an adopted county transportation expenditure plan that provides for the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, not more than 1 percent of the annual net amount of revenues raised by the tax may be used to fund the salaries and benefits of the staff of the commission or the county transportation authority, as the case may be, in administering the plan and the retail transactions and use tax ordinance.

All other funds, after reimbursement to the county for the cost of conducting the election as provided for in Section 131104, shall be used for the planning, design, construction, and operation of the traffic and transportation projects as set forth in the adopted plan, and shall be allocated according to eligible sponsoring agencies.
Cal. FAC § 14357 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 14357
Section 14357
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to refuse to permit the entry into and inspection of any premises wherein any livestock drug is manufactured or sold for the taking of samples of such drug.
Cal. INS § 1872.87 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 1872.87
Section 1872.87
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurer required to pay special purpose assessments pursuant to Sections 1872.8, 1872.81, 1872.85, 1874.8, or subdivision (a) of Section 1872.86 may, over a reasonable length of time, but in no event later than the calendar year in which the assessment is paid, recoup the special purpose assessments by way of a surcharge on premiums charged for the insurance policies to which those sections apply or by including the assessments within the insurer’s rates. Amounts recouped shall not be considered premiums for any purpose, including the computation of gross premium tax or agents’ commission.

(b) The amount of the surcharge shall be separately stated on either a billing or policy declaration sent to an insured.
Cal. ELEC § 2261 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 2261
Section 2261
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Voter registration is one of the biggest barriers to participation in our democracy.

(b) In 1993, Congress enacted the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), commonly known as the “Motor Voter Law,” with findings recognizing that the right of citizens to vote is a fundamental right; it is the duty of federal, state, and local governments to promote the exercise of the right to vote; and the primary purpose of the act is to increase the number of eligible citizens who register to vote.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact the California New Motor Voter Program to provide California citizens additional opportunities to participate in democracy through exercise of their fundamental right to vote.
Cal. BPC § 7842.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 4 / Section 7842.1
Section 7842.1
Status: in_force

An applicant for certification in a specialty in geophysics shall meet all of the requirements of Section 7841.1 and in addition, his seven years of professional geophysical work shall include one of the following:

(a) A minimum of three years performed under the supervision of a geophysicist, certified in the specialty for which he is seeking certification.

(b) A minimum of five years’ experience in responsible charge of professional geophysical work in the specialty for which the applicant is seeking certification.
Cal. WAT § 71120 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 71120
Section 71120
Status: in_force

A petition for the formation of a district, which may consist of any number of separate instruments, shall be filed with the county elections official.
Cal. RTC § 195.107 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.107
Section 195.107
Status: in_force

(a) By October 31, 2007, the auditor of the County of Ventura, which was the subject of the Governor’s proclamations of a state of emergency during the 2006 calendar year, shall certify to the Director of Finance an estimate of the total amount of the reduction in property tax revenues on both the regular secured roll and the supplemental roll for the 2006–07 fiscal year resulting from the reassessment by the county assessor pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 170 of those properties that are eligible properties as a result of those disasters, except that the amount certified shall not include any estimated property tax revenue reductions to school districts, other than basic state aid school districts, and county offices of education.

(b) For purposes of this section, “basic state aid school district” means any school district that does not receive a state apportionment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 42238 of the Education Code, but receives from the state only a basic apportionment pursuant to Section 6 of Article IX of the California Constitution.
Cal. BPC § 7510.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 7510.3
Section 7510.3
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the failure of any person licensed to do business as a corporation or limited liability company in this state to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board after notice from the bureau shall result in the automatic suspension of the licensee by operation of law. The bureau shall notify the licensee in writing of its failure to be registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State or Franchise Tax Board, or both, and that the licensee shall be suspended 30 days from the date of the notice if the licensee does not provide proof satisfactory to the bureau that it is properly registered and in good standing with the Secretary of State or Franchise Tax Board, or both. Reinstatement may be made at any time following the suspension by providing proof satisfactory to the bureau that the license is properly registered and in good standing and the payment of the reinstatement fee as prescribed by this chapter.
Cal. HNC § 1196.1 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 1196.1
Section 1196.1
Status: in_force

(a) The moneys charged and collected each month from the pilot continuing education surcharge pursuant to Section 1196 shall be paid to the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund pursuant to Section 1159. The moneys shall be used only to fund the pilot continuing education program referred to in subdivision (h) of Section 1171.5 and Section 1196.3.

(b) Information regarding moneys remitted to the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund pursuant to Section 1159 collected from the surcharge authorized pursuant to Section 1196, or otherwise collected by the board for that purpose, and information regarding moneys spent as pilot continuing education expenses authorized by Section 1196.3 shall be made available to the public upon request and to the board or its finance committee.
Cal. FAC § 35013 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 35013
Section 35013
Status: in_force

Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount which is established for the particular license by Section 35221.
Cal. PUC § 341 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 2 / Section 341
Section 341
Status: in_force

The Oversight Board may do all of the following:

(a) Meet at the times and places it may deem proper.

(b) Accept appropriations, grants, or contributions from any public source, private foundation, or individual.

(c) Sue and be sued.

(d) Contract with state, local, or federal agencies for services or work required by the Oversight Board.

(e) Contract for or employ any services or work required by the Oversight Board that in its opinion cannot satisfactorily be performed by its staff or by other state agencies.

(f) Appoint advisory committees from members of other public agencies and private groups or individuals.

(g) As a body, or on the authorization of the Oversight Board, as a subcommittee composed of one or more members, hold hearings at the times and places it may deem proper.

(h) Issue subpoenas to compel the production of books, records, papers, accounts, reports, and documents and the attendance of witnesses.

(i) Administer oaths.

(j) Adopt or amend rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter, and to govern the procedures of the Oversight Board.

(k) Exercise any authority consistent with this chapter delegated to it by a federal agency or authorized to it by federal law.

(l) Make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature at the time or times the Oversight Board deems necessary.

(m) Participate in proceedings relevant to the purposes of this chapter or to the purposes of Division 4.9 (commencing with Section 9600) or, as part of any coordinated effort by the state, participate in activities to promote the formation of interstate agreements to enhance the reliability and function of the electricity system and the electricity market.

(n) Do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 11003.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 11003.2
Section 11003.2
Status: in_force

“Stock cooperative” has the same meaning as specified in Section 4190 or 6566 of the Civil Code, except that, as used in this chapter, a “stock cooperative” does not include a limited-equity housing cooperative.
Cal. HSC § 9632 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 9632
Section 9632
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 9633, all crypt walls and crypt floor slabs shall be constructed of cast-in-place, reinforced concrete; crypt walls shall conform to structural design but shall be not less than three and one-half inches in thickness, and crypt floor slabs shall be not less than three inches in thickness.
Cal. BPC § 1619 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1619
Section 1619
Status: in_force

All examination documentation of any applicant shall be preserved by the board for a period of no less than one year from the date of final successful examination, after which time the documentation shall be destroyed. Prior to destruction, examination documentation shall be open to inspection only by members of the board, by the applicant or by someone appointed by the latter to inspect them, by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding where the question of the contents of the papers is properly involved, or by the director in accordance with Section 110 or 153.
Cal. RTC § 20640.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 20640.3
Section 20640.3
Status: in_force

A claimant is an individual who:

(a) Holds a right to a possessory interest pursuant to a validly recorded instrument conveying such possessory interest for a term of years no less than 45 years beyond the last day of the calendar year ending immediately prior to the fiscal year for which taxes are initially postponed.

(b) Occupies as a principal place of residence the residential dwelling affixed to such possessory interest real property on the last day of the year designated in subdivision (d) of Section 20503.

(c) Is either (1) 62 years of age or older on or before December 31 of the fiscal year for which postponement is claimed or (2) blind or disabled, as defined in Section 12050 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, at the time of application or on February 10 of the fiscal year for which the postponement is claimed.
Cal. VEH § 22850.3 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 22850.3
Section 22850.3
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle placed in storage pursuant to Section 22850 shall be released to the owner or person in control of the vehicle only if the owner or person furnishes, to the law enforcement agency or employee who placed the vehicle in storage, satisfactory proof of current vehicle registration. The agency which caused the vehicle to be stored may, in its discretion, issue a notice to appear for the registration violation, if the two days immediately following the day of impoundment are weekend days or holidays.

(b) At every storage facility there shall be posted in a conspicuous place a notice to the effect that a vehicle placed in storage pursuant to Section 22850 may be released only on proof of current registration or, at the discretion of the impounding agency, upon the issuance of a notice to appear for the registration violation by the local agency which caused the vehicle to be stored, specifying the name and telephone number of that local agency.
Cal. PROB § 632 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 632
Section 632
Status: in_force

If the creating instrument expressly directs that a power of appointment be exercised by an instrument that makes a specific reference to the power or to the instrument that created the power, the power can be exercised only by an instrument containing the required reference.
Cal. SHC § 35553 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 35553
Section 35553
Status: in_force

Members of the commission shall be appointed by the chief executive officer of the city, subject to confirmation by the legislative body.
Cal. PUC § 150050 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 150050
Section 150050
Status: in_force

There is hereby created the Tuolumne County Traffic Authority in the County of Tuolumne.
Cal. HNC § 421 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 421
Section 421
Status: in_force

The liability of a common carrier by sea is further regulated by acts of Congress.
Cal. RTC § 18885 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 18885
Section 18885
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), this article shall remain in effect only until December 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.

(b) (1) By September 1 of the second calendar year and each subsequent calendar year that the California ALS Research Network Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund appears on the tax return, the Franchise Tax Board shall determine whether the amount of contributions estimated to be received during the calendar year will equal or exceed the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year. The Franchise Tax Board shall estimate the amount of contributions to be received by using the actual amounts received and an estimate of the contributions that will be received by the end of that calendar year, and shall provide written notification of those estimates to the State Department of Public Health.

(2) If the Franchise Tax Board determines that the amount of contributions estimated to be received during a calendar year will not at least equal the minimum contribution amount for the calendar year, this article shall be inoperative with respect to taxable years beginning on or after January 1 of that calendar year, and shall be repealed on December 1 of that year.

(3) For purposes of this section, the minimum contribution amount for a calendar year means two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000).
Cal. PROB § 1302 — California Code / Code prob / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 1302
Section 1302
Status: in_force

With respect to a power of attorney governed by the Power of Attorney Law (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4000)), an appeal may be taken from any of the following:

(a) Any final order under Section 4541, except an order pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 4541.

(b) An order dismissing the petition or denying a motion to dismiss under Section 4543.
Cal. FAM § 4550 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4550
Section 4550
Status: in_force

“Child support obligee” as used in this chapter means either the parent, guardian, or other person to whom child support has been ordered to be paid or the local child support agency designated by the court to receive the payment. The local child support agency is the “child support obligee” for the purposes of this chapter for all cases in which an application for services has been filed under Part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq.).
Cal. HSC § 25201.12 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9 / Section 25201.12
Section 25201.12
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a hazardous waste facilities permit or other grant of authorization from the department, and payment of any fee imposed pursuant to Article 9.1 (commencing with Section 25205.1), are not required for a facility, with regard to the facility’s operation of a physical process to remove air pollutants from exhaust gases prior to their emission to the atmosphere, as permitted by an air pollution control district or an air quality management district, unless a permit is required for that operation pursuant to the federal act. However, the facility is subject to all requirements imposed pursuant to this chapter on hazardous waste generators with regard to any liquid, semisolid, or solid hazardous waste that is generated as part of, and upon its removal from, the air pollution control process.
Cal. FAC § 52864 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 52864
Section 52864
Status: in_force

“Cotton ginning organization” means any person or organization owning or operating one or more cotton gins.
Cal. BPC § 8663 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 8663
Section 8663
Status: in_force

(a) This section only applies to work conducted under a Branch 1 license.

(b) A copy of a notice of violation issued for any violation committed by a subcontractor shall be sent to the prime contractor responsible for the work by the issuing authority within 30 days from the date the violation was committed or discovered. In circumstances where the violation is classified as serious or moderate, notification shall be performed by certified mail with a return receipt requested.

(c) The board or county agricultural commissioners, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.4, may levy a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a registered company acting as a prime contractor for any serious or moderate violation committed by any licensee with whom the prime contractor has subcontracted if, before that violation occurred, the prime contractor had been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of two or more serious or moderate violations committed by that subcontractor within 12 consecutive months.

Fines collected pursuant to this section shall be paid to the Education and Enforcement Account in the Structural Pest Control Education and Enforcement Fund.

(d) For purposes of this section, “serious or moderate” violation includes, but is not limited to, a violation of any of the following provisions of this code or of the California Code of Regulations that poses a serious hazard to humans:

(1) A violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1970.4 of Title 16 of, or Section 6454 of Title 3 of, the California Code of Regulations, or a violation of Section 8505.5.

(2) Any violation of the structural pest control law that results in a serious injury to any person.

(3) A violation of Section 8505.2 or 8505.3, relating to direct and personal supervision.

(4) A violation of Section 8505.7, relating to vacating and securing structures.

(5) A violation of Section 6780 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.

(6) A violation of Section 6454 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.

(7) A violation of Section 8505.12, relating to warning agents.

(8) A violation of Section 8505.9 or 8505.10, relating to warning signs.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), a prime contractor may be fined for a subcontractor’s first violation for failing to have a signed Occupants Fumigation Notice, pursuant to Section 1970.4 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations, on the premises being treated, or for failure to provide advance notice of a fumigation pursuant to Section 8538 to the occupants of the premises being treated.
Cal. PRC § 26589 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 26589
Section 26589
Status: in_force

In the application of the Improvement Act of 1911 or the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 to proceedings instituted by a district, the terms used in the Improvement Act of 1911 or the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 have the following meanings:

(a) “City council” or “council” or “legislative body” means the board of directors of the district.

(b) “Municipality” or “city” means the district.

(c) “Clerk” or “city clerk” means the clerk of the district.

(d) “Superintendent of streets,” “street superintendent,” or “city engineer” means any person appointed by the board to perform or effect an improvement.

(e) “Tax collector” means the county tax collector.

(f) “Treasurer” or “city treasurer” means the treasurer of the district.

(g) “Mayor” means the board of directors or an officer of the district to whom such powers and duties are delegated by the board of directors.

(h) “Right-of-way” means any parcel of land in, on, under, or through which a right-of-way or easement has been granted to the district for the purpose of performing or effecting an improvement.
Cal. WAT § 22231 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 22231
Section 22231
Status: in_force

A district by contract may acquire and operate any needed or desirable equipment to put water under its control to any beneficial use.
Cal. VEH § 9853.8 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 9853.8
Section 9853.8
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a sterndrive or inboard vessel that contains a spark-ignition marine engine below 373 kW (500 hp) rated power output that was manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, or contains a spark-ignition marine engine with any rated power output that was manufactured on or after January 1, 2009.

(b) It is an infraction, punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for a person to operate an undocumented vessel, requiring numbering by the state, that is not currently numbered by the state, and that does not comply with the emissions standards required by Section 2442 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c) As used in this section, “spark-ignition marine engine” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 9853.7.