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Cal. FAM § 3131 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 3131
Section 3131
Status: in_force

If a custody or visitation order has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction and the child is taken or detained by another person in violation of the order, the district attorney shall take all actions necessary to locate and return the child and the person who violated the order and to assist in the enforcement of the custody or visitation order or other order of the court by use of an appropriate civil or criminal proceeding.
Cal. ELEC § 6520 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 6520
Section 6520
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the American Independent Party presidential preference ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or California as actively seeking the nomination of the American Independent Party for President of the United States.

(b) On or before the 88th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall publicly announce and distribute to the news media for publication a list of the candidates the Secretary of State intends to place on the ballot at the following presidential primary election. Following this announcement the Secretary of State may add candidates to the Secretary of State’s selection, but the Secretary of State may not delete any candidate whose name appears on the announced list.
Cal. HNC § 470 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 470
Section 470
Status: in_force

Respondentia is a contract by which all or part of a cargo is hypothecated as security for a loan, the repayment of which is dependent on maritime risks.
Cal. LAB § 1188 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1188
Section 1188
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved directly or indirectly by any final rule or regulation of the commission made under this chapter may apply to the commission for a rehearing in respect to any matters determined or covered therein and specified in the application for rehearing within twenty days after the publication thereof. The application for rehearing shall be verified and shall state fully the grounds upon which the application for rehearing is based. The commission upon considering an application for rehearing may grant the same by order and notice thereof given by mail to the party applying for the rehearing, and fix a time for the rehearing and reconsider its order, rule, or regulation. The commission may redetermine the matter upon the record before it and give notice of its redetermination in the same manner as provided for service of an original order, rule, or regulation. The commission may deny such rehearing upon the record before it, giving notice of its decision by mail to the applicant therefor. Such rehearing is deemed to be denied unless acted upon by the commission within thirty days after being filed.
Cal. ELEC § 18580 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 18580
Section 18580
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Firearm” means a device designed to be used as a weapon, from which a projectile is expelled through a barrel by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion. It includes any firearm that is in the nature of an air gun, spring gun or pistol, or other weapon in which the propelling force is a spring, an elastic band, carbon dioxide, compressed or other gas or vapor, or air or compressed air, or is ignited by compressed air, and that ejects a bullet or missile smaller than three-eighths of an inch in diameter with sufficient force to injure a person that is so substantially similar in coloration and overall appearance to an existing firearm or weapon as to lead a reasonable person to perceive that the device is a firearm or weapon.

(b) “Imitation firearm” has the same meaning as in Section 16700 of the Penal Code.

(c) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in Section 13519.05 of the Penal Code.

(d) “Officer holding an election or conducting a canvass” has the same meaning as in Section 18502.

(e) (1) “Open carry” has the same meaning as in Section 26350 of the Penal Code.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 26350 of the Penal Code, this definition applies to any firearm or imitation firearm that is openly carried and applies to any firearm that is openly carried, regardless of whether the firearm is loaded.

(f) “Voting” includes any action necessary to make a vote effective in a primary, special, or general election, including registration or other action required by law as a prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot by any method permitted by law, and having such ballot counted properly and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to a candidate or measure for which votes are received in an election.
Cal. BPC § 7044.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 7044.1
Section 7044.1
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a real estate licensee acting within the course and scope of his or her license pursuant to the Real Estate Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4). However, nothing in this section shall authorize a real estate licensee or a property manager to act in the capacity of a contractor unless licensed by the board.
Cal. PUC § 27416 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 27416
Section 27416
Status: in_force

The board shall not approve the creation of a special transit service district containing territory in addition to the territory included in the resolutions or petitions filed with the secretary of the district, or in its own resolution, until notice of its intention to include such additional territory has been published for the time and in the manner prescribed for the original hearing on the matter and a hearing is had pursuant to the notice.
Cal. FGC § 10835 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 10835
Section 10835
Status: in_force

The following constitutes Game Refuge 3F: All that area within the County of Contra Costa described as follows:

All of Secs. 29, 30, 31 and 32, T. 1 N., R. 1 E.; all of Secs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 1 S., R. 1 E.; all of Secs. 25, 26, 35 and 36 of T. 1 N., R. 1 W.; all of Secs. 1, 2, 11 and 12 of T. 1 S., R. 1 W.
Cal. ELEC § 8901 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 5 / Section 8901
Section 8901
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this part, “income tax return” means any tax or information return, declaration of estimated tax, or claim for refund required by, or provided for or permitted under, the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, and that is filed on behalf of, or with respect to, any person, and any amendment or supplement thereto, including supporting schedules, attachments, or lists that are supplemental to, or part of, the return so filed. For the purposes of this part, an “income tax return” does not include transcripts from the Internal Revenue Service nor accountant notes.
Cal. BPC § 7746 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 9 / Section 7746
Section 7746
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a funeral establishment that is otherwise exempt from the requirement of filing an annual preneed trust report or whose preneed trust funds are reported in a combined preneed annual preneed trust report, shall annually file a declaration of nonreporting status with the bureau.

(b) The declaration shall be filed on or before May 1 of each year and shall also be filed upon the transfer of ownership or the cessation of business.

(c) The declaration shall be filed on a form provided by the bureau and shall include, but shall not be limited to, both of the following:

(1) The basis upon which the funeral establishment is exempt from the annual trust reporting requirement.

(2) The specific kind and nature of the exempt preneed arrangements, if any, in which the funeral establishment engages.

(d) The declaration shall be verified by the funeral establishment’s owner, a partner, or in the case of a corporation, by the president or vice president.
Cal. FAC § 15051 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 15051
Section 15051
Status: in_force

(a) Each person shall obtain a license from the secretary for each location where commercial feed is manufactured, distributed, sold, or stored for later sale. Persons who do not have a permanent place of business, but who otherwise manufacture, sell, or store feed shall also obtain a license from the secretary.

(b) This section also shall apply to a person whenever the person’s name and address appears on the label of commercial feed as guarantor.

(c) The following persons are exempt from this section:

(1) A person that makes only retail sales of commercial feed which bear the tag or other approved indication that the commercial feed is from a licensed manufacturer or guarantor who has assumed full tax responsibility for the tonnage tax due under this chapter.

(2) A person who manufactures commercial feed exclusively for feeding to his or her own animals.
Cal. EVID § 1316 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 1316
Section 1316
Status: in_force

Evidence of a statement concerning a person’s birth, marriage, divorce, death, parent and child relationship, race, ancestry, relationship by blood or marriage, or other similar fact of family history is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement is contained in a certificate that the maker thereof performed a marriage or other ceremony or administered a sacrament and:

(a) The maker was a clergyman, civil officer, or other person authorized to perform the acts reported in the certificate by law or by the rules, regulations, or requirements of a church, religious denomination, or religious society; and

(b) The certificate was issued by the maker at the time and place of the ceremony or sacrament or within a reasonable time thereafter.
Cal. BPC § 4544 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 4544
Section 4544
Status: in_force

A license expires each year on that date prescribed by the board, if not renewed. To renew an unexpired license the holder thereof shall, on or before each of the dates on which it would otherwise expire, apply for renewal on a form prescribed by the board, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 156 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 156
Section 156
Status: in_force

(a) The director may, for the department and at the request and with the consent of a board within the department on whose behalf the contract is to be made, enter into contracts pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 11250) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code for and on behalf of any board within the department.

(b) In accordance with subdivision (a), the director may, in his or her discretion, negotiate and execute contracts for examination purposes, which include provisions that hold harmless a contractor where liability resulting from a contract between a board in the department and the contractor is traceable to the state or its officers, agents, or employees.

(c) The director shall report progress on release 3 entities’ transition to a new licensing technology platform to all the appropriate committees of the Legislature by December 31 of each year. Progress reports shall include updated plans and timelines for completing all of the following:

(1) Business process documentation.

(2) Cost benefit analyses of information technology options.

(3) Information technology system development and implementation.

(4) Any other relevant steps needed to meet the IT needs of release 3 entities.

(5) Any other information as the Legislature may request.
Cal. HSC § 18401 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 18401
Section 18401
Status: in_force

Any notice of violation of this part, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, issued by the enforcement agency shall be issued to the appropriate persons designated in Section 18420 and shall include a statement that any willful violation is a misdemeanor under Section 18700.
Cal. PRC § 8807 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 8807
Section 8807
Status: in_force

Zone 5 coordinates shall be named, and, on any map on which they are used, they shall be designated as “CCS27, Zone 5 or CCS83, Zone 5.”

On their respective spheroids of reference: (1) the standard parallels of CCS27, Zone 5 and CCS83, Zone 5 are at north latitudes 34 degrees 02 minutes and 35 degrees 28 minutes, along which parallels the scale shall be exact; and (2) the point of control of coordinates is at the intersection of the zone’s central meridian, which is at 118 degrees 00 minutes west longitude, with the parallel 33 degrees 30 minutes north latitude.
Cal. RTC § 24691 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 24691
Section 24691
Status: in_force

Section 465 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitations of deductions to the amount at risk, shall apply.
Cal. FAC § 54404.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 54404.4
Section 54404.4
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the hearing called pursuant to Section 54404.1, the director shall enter in his or her office in Sacramento an order which dismisses the complaint, unless the director is satisfied that the person against whom the complaint was filed has violated Section 54431.
Cal. FAC § 6075 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 6075
Section 6075
Status: in_force

The board of directors, when prohibiting the planting, growing, or maintenance of cotton plants within the boundaries of the district, shall notify persons affected by this action within 15 days. The grower within 30 days may appeal the decision of the board of directors to the board of supervisors, which may, by a majority decision, modify, or rescind the decision of the board of directors.
Cal. WIC § 14045.19 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1.4 / Section 14045.19
Section 14045.19
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall seek any federal waivers it deems necessary to establish a demonstration or pilot project for the provision of peer support services in counties that agree to participate and provide the necessary nonfederal share funding for the demonstration or pilot project. The demonstration or pilot project shall do all of the following:

(1) Include a peer support specialist certified pursuant to this article as a Medi-Cal provider type for purposes of the demonstration or pilot project.

(2) Include peer support specialist services as a distinct service type in counties that opt in to the demonstration or pilot project.

(3) Develop and implement one or more billing codes, reimbursement rates, and claiming requirements for peer support specialist services.

(b) (1) This section does not require a county to participate in a demonstration or pilot project pursuant to this section. A county that opts to participate in a demonstration or pilot project and provide the necessary nonfederal share funding shall be considered to do so voluntarily for purposes of all state and federal laws.

(2) A county that opts to participate in a demonstration or pilot project pursuant to this section agrees to fund the nonfederal share of any applicable expenditures through certified public expenditures or intergovernmental transfers in accordance with Section 433.51 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Each participating county shall certify that the local funds it uses to fund the nonfederal share of expenditures pursuant to this section qualify for federal financial participation pursuant to applicable federal Medicaid laws and any terms of federal approval, in the form and manner as required by the department.

(3) Demonstration or pilot projects developed and implemented pursuant to this section shall not constitute a mandate of a new program or higher level of service that has an overall effect of increasing the costs mandated by the 2011 realignment legislation for the counties that opt in to a demonstration or pilot project.

(4) General Fund moneys shall not be used to fund the nonfederal share of any expenditures made pursuant to a demonstration or pilot project under this section.

(c) This section shall be implemented only if and to the extent that the department obtains any necessary federal approvals, and federal financial participation is available and is not otherwise jeopardized.
Cal. FAC § 27541 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 27541
Section 27541
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in business in this state as an egg producer or egg handler, or any out-of-state egg handler or egg producer selling eggs into California, shall register with the secretary. A new registration shall be submitted if any current information changes.
Cal. WIC § 1762 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1762
Section 1762
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that youth with a high school diploma or California high school equivalency certificate who are detained in, or committed to, a Division of Juvenile Justice facility shall have access to rigorous postsecondary academic and career technical education programs that fulfill the requirements for transfer to the University of California and the California State University and prepare them for career entry, respectively.

(b) (1) The Division of Juvenile Justice shall, to the extent feasible using available resources, ensure that youth with a high school diploma or California high school equivalency certificate who are detained in, or committed to, a Division of Juvenile Justice facility have access to, and can choose to participate in, public postsecondary academic and career technical courses and programs offered online, and for which they are eligible based on eligibility criteria and course schedules of the public postsecondary education campus providing the course or program. The division is also encouraged to develop other educational partnerships with local public postsecondary campuses, as is feasible, to provide programs on campus and onsite at the Division of Juvenile Justice facility.

(2) These programs shall be considered part of the current responsibilities of the Division of Juvenile Justice to provide and coordinate services for youth that enable the youth to be law-abiding and productive members of their families and communities.

(c) For purposes of this section, “youth” means any person detained in, or committed to, a Division of Juvenile Justice facility.

(d) This section does not preclude youth who have not yet completed their high school graduation requirements from concurrently participating in postsecondary academic and career technical education programs.
Cal. VEH § 25102 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 25102
Section 25102
Status: in_force

In addition to the lamps otherwise permitted by this chapter, any motor vehicle may be equipped with lamps on the sides thereof, visible from the side of the vehicle but not from the front or rear thereof, which lamps, together with mountings or receptacles, shall be set into depressions or recesses in the body of the vehicle and shall not protrude beyond or outside the body of the vehicle. The light source in each of the lamps shall not exceed two candlepower and shall emit diffused light of any color, except that the color red is permitted only on authorized emergency vehicles.
Cal. BPC § 7125.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 7.5 / Section 7125.6
Section 7125.6
Status: in_force

(a) (1) At the time of renewal, all active licensees who have on file a current and valid Certificate of Workers’ Compensation Insurance or Certification of Self-Insurance, or who are required to provide those certificates pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7125, shall certify on the license renewal form for the three workers’ compensation classification codes for which the highest estimated payroll is reported on the policy. If the licensee has fewer than three classification codes reported on the policy, the licensee shall provide every classification code reported on the policy.

(2) The board shall not be required to verify or investigate the accuracy of the licensee’s classification code or codes provided by the licensee pursuant to paragraph (1).

(3) The board shall not be held liable for any classification code or codes misreported by a licensee.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a license shall not be renewed unless the licensee complies with this section.

(2) If the documentation and information required by subdivision (a) is not provided with the license renewal form but is received within 30 days after notification by the board of the renewal rejection, the registrar shall grant a retroactive renewal pursuant to Section 7141.5 back to the date of the postmark of the otherwise acceptable renewal. A renewal that is still incomplete for any reason more than 30 days after notification of rejection shall not be eligible for retroactive renewal under this subdivision.

(c) When the board updates the public license detail on its internet website for an active renewal submitted by a licensee pursuant to this section, the update shall include the classification code or codes certified by the licensee pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
Cal. PRC § 32611 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.8 / Chapter 4 / Section 32611
Section 32611
Status: in_force

The conservancy may manage, operate, administer, and maintain the lands and facilities it acquires, in accordance with the purposes set forth in Section 32602. The conservancy may adopt regulations governing the use by the public of conservancy lands and facilities and may provide for the enforcement of those regulations.
Cal. SHC § 19160 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 9 / Section 19160
Section 19160
Status: in_force

Proceedings for the installation and maintenance of additional lights may be instituted by the governing body on its own initiative and shall be instituted by the governing body when:

(a) A written request therefor, signed by two members of the governing body, is filed with the governing body; or

(b) A petition therefor, signed by 20 or more taxpayers of the district, is filed with the governing body. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments.
Cal. WAT § 51327 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 51327
Section 51327
Status: in_force

The operation and maintenance assessment roll shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the board of supervisors in the same manner as a report made under an original, supplemental or additional plan of reclamation.