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Cal. WIC § 215 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 215
Section 215
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided, the term “probation officer” or “social worker” shall include the juvenile probation officer or the person who is both the juvenile probation officer and the adult probation officer, and any social worker in a county welfare department or any social worker in a California Indian tribe or any out-of-state Indian tribe that has reservation land that extends into the state that has authority, pursuant to an agreement with the department concerning child welfare services or foster care payments under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program when supervising dependent children of the juvenile court pursuant to Section 272 by order of the court under Section 300, and the term “department of probation” shall mean the department of juvenile probation or the department wherein the services of juvenile and adult probation are both performed.
Cal. LAB § 3727 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 3727
Section 3727
Status: in_force

If the director determines pursuant to Section 3722 that an employer has failed to secure the payment of compensation as required by this division, the director may file with the county recorder of any counties in which such employer’s property may be located his certificate of the amount of penalty due from such employer and such amount shall be a lien in favor of the director from the date of such filing against the real property and personal property of the employer within the county in which such certificate is filed. The recorder shall accept and file such certificate and record the same as a mortgage on real estate and shall file the same as a security interest and he shall index the same as mortgage on real estate and as a security interest. Certificates of liens may be filed in any and all counties of the state, depending upon the information the director obtains concerning the employer’s assets. The recorder shall make no charge for the services provided by this section to be performed by him. Upon payment of the penalty assessment, the director shall issue a certificate of cancellation of penalty assessment, which may be recorded by the employer at his expense.
Cal. HSC § 1597.622 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.6 / Section 1597.622
Section 1597.622
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Commencing September 1, 2016, a person shall not be employed or volunteer at a family day care home if he or she has not been immunized against influenza, pertussis, and measles. Each employee and volunteer shall receive an influenza vaccination between August 1 and December 1 of each year.

(2) If a person meets all other requirements for employment or volunteering, as applicable, but needs additional time to obtain and provide his or her immunization records, the person may be employed or volunteer conditionally for a maximum of 30 days upon signing and submitting a written statement attesting that he or she has been immunized as required.

(b) A person is exempt from the requirements of this section only under any of the following circumstances:

(1) The person submits a written statement from a licensed physician declaring that because of the person’s physical condition or medical circumstances, immunization is not safe.

(2) The person submits a written statement by a licensed physician providing that the person has evidence of current immunity to the diseases described in subdivision (a).

(3) The person submits a written declaration that he or she has declined the influenza vaccination. This exemption applies only to the influenza vaccine.

(4) The person was hired after December 1 of the previous year and before August 1 of the current year. This exemption applies only to the influenza vaccine during the first year of employment or volunteering.

(c) The family day care home shall maintain documentation of the required immunizations or exemptions from immunization, as set forth in this section, in the person’s personnel record that is maintained by the family day care home.

(d) For purposes of this section, “volunteer” means any nonemployee who provides care and supervision to children in care.
Cal. WAT § 12552 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12552
Section 12552
Status: in_force

All contributions accepted by the board shall be deposited by it in the State Treasury to the credit of the fund.
Cal. HSC § 17960 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 17960
Section 17960
Status: in_force

The building department of every city or county shall enforce within its jurisdiction all the provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, the provisions of this part, and the other rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this part pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, movement, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, removal, demolition, or arrangement of apartment houses, hotels, or dwellings.
Cal. BPC § 12016 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12016
Section 12016
Status: in_force

Any person who hinders or obstructs in any way any sealer, in the performance of his official duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. PUC § 50277 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 50277
Section 50277
Status: in_force

Whenever any territory is annexed to the district it shall thereupon become a part of the district subject to all the liabilities and entitled to all the benefits of the district.
Cal. PRC § 8402 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 8402
Section 8402
Status: in_force

Any county may exercise the right of eminent domain to acquire any property necessary or convenient for carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 2836 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Section 2836
Section 2836
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On or before March 1, 2012, the commission shall open a proceeding to determine appropriate targets, if any, for each load-serving entity to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2020. As part of this proceeding, the commission may consider a variety of possible policies to encourage the cost-effective deployment of energy storage systems, including refinement of existing procurement methods to properly value energy storage systems.

(2) The commission shall adopt the procurement targets, if determined to be appropriate pursuant to paragraph (1), by October 1, 2013.

(3) The commission shall reevaluate the determinations made pursuant to this subdivision not less than once every three years.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits the commission’s evaluation and approval of any application for funding or recovery of costs of any ongoing or new development, trialing, and testing of energy storage projects or technologies outside of the proceeding required by this chapter.

(b) (1) On or before March 1, 2012, the governing board of each local publicly owned electric utility shall initiate a process to determine appropriate targets, if any, for the utility to procure viable and cost-effective energy storage systems to be achieved by December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2020. As part of this proceeding, the governing board may consider a variety of possible policies to encourage the cost-effective deployment of energy storage systems, including refinement of existing procurement methods to properly value energy storage systems.

(2) The governing board shall adopt the procurement targets, if determined to be appropriate pursuant to paragraph (1), by October 1, 2014.

(3) The governing board shall reevaluate the determinations made pursuant to this subdivision not less than once every three years.
Cal. HSC § 125291.150 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 125291.150
Section 125291.150
Status: in_force

All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest, except the amounts derived from premium may be reserved and used to pay costs of issuance prior to any transfer to the General Fund.
Cal. FAC § 74719 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.6 / Article 2 / Section 74719
Section 74719
Status: in_force

“Grape rootstock nursery” or “nursery” means any person in this state which operates under a California state nursery license and grows grape rootstock for commercial use or distribution.
Cal. WAT § 44804 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 44804
Section 44804
Status: in_force

Notice of the sale shall be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which the land is situated.
Cal. HSC § 13100.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 13100.1
Section 13100.1
Status: in_force

The functions of the office shall be to foster, promote and develop ways and means of protecting life and property against fire and panic.
Cal. BPC § 7319.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 7319.5
Section 7319.5
Status: in_force

Students engaged in performing services on the public while enrolled in a school approved by the board shall not be required to be licensed under this chapter if they perform those services at the approved school in which they are enrolled.
Cal. BPC § 10147.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10147.5
Section 10147.5
Status: in_force

(a) Any printed or form agreement that initially establishes, or is intended to establish, or alters the terms of any agreement that previously established a right to compensation to be paid to a real estate licensee for the sale of residential real property containing not more than four residential units, or for the sale of a mobilehome, shall contain the following statement in not less than 10-point boldface type immediately preceding any provision of such agreement relating to compensation of the licensee:

Notice: The amount or rate of real estate commissions is not fixed by law. They are set by each broker individually and may be negotiable between the seller and broker.

(b) Any printed or form agreement that initially establishes or is intended to establish, or alters the terms of any agreement that previously established a right to compensation to be paid to a real estate licensee for the purchase of residential real property containing not more than four residential units, or for the purchase of a mobilehome, shall contain the following statement in not less than 10-point boldface type immediately preceding any provision of such agreement relating to compensation of the licensee:

Notice: The amount or rate of real estate compensation is not fixed by law. They are set by each broker individually and may be negotiable between the buyer and broker.

(c) The amount or rate of compensation shall not be printed in any such agreement described in subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) Nothing in this section shall affect the validity of a transfer of title to real property.

(e) As used in this section, “alters the terms of any agreement which previously established a right to compensation” means an increase in the rate of compensation, or the amount of compensation if initially established as a flat fee, from the agreement which previously established a right to compensation.
Cal. HSC § 25534.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 2 / Section 25534.1
Section 25534.1
Status: in_force

Each RMP required to be prepared pursuant to this article shall give consideration to the proximity of the facility or proposed facility to populations located in schools, residential areas, general acute care hospitals, long-term health care facilities, and child day care facilities. For purposes of this section, “general acute care hospital” has the meaning provided by subdivision (a) of Section 1250, “long-term health care facility” has the meaning provided by subdivision (a) of Section 1418, and “child day care facility” has the meaning provided by Section 1596.750. “School” means any school used for the purpose of the education of more than 12 children in kindergarten or any grades 1 to 12, inclusive.
Cal. PUC § 98334 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 98334
Section 98334
Status: in_force

The board may at any time prior to the issuance and sale of any bonds provide for the call and redemption of any or all of the bonds on any interest payment date prior to their fixed maturity at not exceeding the par value and accrued interest plus a premium of not exceeding 5 percent upon the principal amount of the bonds, in which event the call price of such redemption shall be set forth on the face of the bond. Notice of such redemption shall be published. If there is no newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the district, then the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published within the district, then the publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published within the county, or any part thereof is situated. The first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the redemption. After the date fixed for such redemption interest on the bonds thereafter shall cease.
Cal. HSC § 113978 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 113978
Section 113978
Status: in_force

Food facilities shall have a “no smoking” sign posted in the food preparation, food storage, and warewashing areas.
Cal. RTC § 19582.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 19582.5
Section 19582.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a taxpayer filing as either a single taxpayer or as a head of household whose total income for the taxable year is one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less, and taxpayers filing a joint return or a taxpayer filing as a qualifying widow or widower whose total income is two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) or less, shall have the option to use Form 540 2EZ, or its successor form, as prepared by the Franchise Tax Board, to reflect the provisions of this section.

(b) For purposes of this section, “total income” means taxable wages, dividends, interest, and pension income.

(c) The Legislative Analyst, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, shall conduct a study on the impact of the revised Form 540 2EZ and shall report to the Legislature, no later than January 1, 2008, on the following:

(1) The number of filers using the revised Form 540 2EZ.

(2) The effectiveness of the revised Form 540 2EZ in the simplification of tax preparation for the taxpayers eligible to use that form.

(3) The impact the revised Form 540 2EZ has on the Franchise Tax Board’s administration of the Personal Income Tax Law (Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001)).
Cal. WAT § 10729 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 7 / Section 10729
Section 10729
Status: in_force

(a) The department or a groundwater sustainability agency may provide technical assistance to entities that extract or use groundwater to promote water conservation and protect groundwater resources.

(b) The department may provide technical assistance to any groundwater sustainability agency in response to that agency’s request for assistance in the development and implementation of a groundwater sustainability plan. The department shall use its best efforts to provide the requested assistance.

(c) The department shall prepare and publish a report by December 31, 2016, on its Internet Web site that presents the department’s best estimate, based on available information, of water available for replenishment of groundwater in the state.

(d) (1) By January 1, 2017, the department shall publish on its Internet Web site best management practices for the sustainable management of groundwater.

(2) The department shall develop the best management practices through a public process involving one public meeting conducted at a location in northern California, one public meeting conducted at a location in the San Joaquin Valley, one public meeting conducted at a location in southern California, and one public meeting of the California Water Commission.
Cal. RTC § 7095 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 7095
Section 7095
Status: in_force

Exemptions from levy under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 703.010) of Title 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be adjusted for purposes of enforcing the collection of debts under this part to reflect changes in the California Consumer Price Index whenever the change is more than 5 percent higher than any previous adjustment.
Cal. RTC § 24373 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 24373
Section 24373
Status: in_force

Section 178 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the amortization of cost of acquiring a lease, shall apply.
Cal. PCC § 12401 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 12401
Section 12401
Status: in_force

The Department of General Services, in consultation with the California Environmental Protection Agency, members of the public, industry, and public health and environmental organizations, shall provide state agencies with information and assistance regarding environmentally preferable purchasing including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) The promotion of environmentally preferable purchasing.

(b) The development and implementation of a strategy to increase environmentally preferable purchasing. This may include the development of statewide policies, guidelines, programs, and regulations.

(c) The coordination with other state and federal agencies, task forces, workgroups, regulatory efforts, research and data collection efforts, and other programs and services relating to environmentally preferable purchasing.

(d) The development and implementation, to the extent fiscally feasible, of training programs designed to instill the importance and value of environmentally preferable purchasing.

(e) The development, to the extent fiscally feasible, of an environmentally preferable purchasing best practices manual for state purchasing employees.
Cal. PRC § 42806 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 42806
Section 42806
Status: in_force

“Tire” means a pneumatic tire or solid tire manufactured for use on any type of motor vehicle.
Cal. BPC § 22394 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 6 / Section 22394
Section 22394
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held unconstitutional, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Cal. BPC § 17049 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 17049
Section 17049
Status: in_force

The prohibitions of this chapter against locality discrimination and sales below cost embrace any scheme of special rebates, collateral contracts or any device of any nature whereby such discrimination or sale below cost is in substance or fact effected in violation of the spirit and intent of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1569.85 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 8 / Section 1569.85
Section 1569.85
Status: in_force

(a) Whether or not unrelated persons are living together, a residential care facility for the elderly that serves six or fewer persons shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of this article. In addition, the residents and operators of the facility shall be considered a family for the purposes of any law or zoning ordinance that relates to the residential use of property pursuant to this article.

(b) For the purpose of all local ordinances, a residential care facility for the elderly that serves six or fewer persons shall not be included within the definition of a boarding house, rooming house, institution or home for the care of the aged, guest home, rest home, community residence, or other similar term that implies that the residential care facility for the elderly is a business run for profit or differs in any other way from a family dwelling.

(c) This section shall not be construed to forbid a city, county, or other local public entity from placing restrictions on building heights, setback, lot dimensions, or placement of signs of a residential care facility for the elderly that serves six or fewer persons as long as the restrictions are identical to those applied to other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

(d) This section shall not be construed to forbid the application to a residential care facility for the elderly of any local ordinance that deals with health and safety, building standards, environmental impact standards, or any other matter within the jurisdiction of a local public entity if the ordinance does not distinguish residential care facilities for the elderly that serve six or fewer persons from other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone and if the ordinance does not distinguish residents of the residential care facilities for the elderly from persons who reside in other family dwellings of the same type in the same zone.

(e) No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance shall be required of a residential care facility for the elderly that serves six or fewer persons that is not required of a family dwelling of the same type in the same zone.

(f) Use of a family dwelling for purposes of a residential care facility for the elderly serving six or fewer persons shall not constitute a change of occupancy for purposes of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13 or local building codes. However, nothing in this section is intended to supersede Section 13143 or 13143.6, to the extent these sections are applicable to residential care facilities for the elderly providing care for six or fewer residents.

(g) For the purposes of this section, “family dwelling,” includes, but is not limited to, single-family dwellings, units in multifamily dwellings, including units in duplexes and units in apartment dwellings, mobilehomes, including mobilehomes located in mobilehome parks, units in cooperatives, units in condominiums, units in townhouses, and units in planned unit developments.
Cal. WAT § 43003 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 43003
Section 43003
Status: in_force

The board shall establish equitable rules and regulations for the most economical and efficient distribution and use of water within the district, and pursuant thereto may enter into long-term water service contracts with landowners in the district which contracts may, in the discretion of the board, provide, among other things, that the obligations are a lien on the land with the same force, effect, and priority as an assessment lien if such contract is recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which such land is situated. The rules, regulations, and contracts shall recognize and shall be subject to such priorities in the right to water between the different consumers of the water as may legally exist. Among other things the rules and regulations may establish a procedure for fixing tolls and charges authorized by Sections 43006 and 47180 and may provide equitable rules for reapportionment of assessments supplementary to the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 46325) of Chapter 2 of Part 9 of this division.