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Cal. FAC § 65011 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 65011
Section 65011
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 11154 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11154
Section 11154
Status: in_force

The applicant or recipient may retain as a reserve for future contingencies any combination of personal or real property not to exceed a total value of one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200), or, in case of a married couple both receiving public assistance, two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any real property held as such reserve shall be valued at its net appraised market value.
Cal. HSC § 104188 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 104188
Section 104188
Status: in_force

The maximum indirect cost rate that may be charged on any cancer research program grant awarded to any institution under this article shall not be more than 25 percent of the institution’s direct costs.
Cal. VEH § 385.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 385.5
Section 385.5
Status: in_force

(a) A “low-speed vehicle” is a motor vehicle that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Has four wheels.

(2) Can attain a speed, in one mile, of more than 20 miles per hour and not more than 25 miles per hour, on a paved level surface.

(3) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 3,000 pounds.

(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, a “low-speed vehicle” is not a golf cart, except when operated pursuant to Section 21115 or 21115.1.

(2) A “low-speed vehicle” is also known as a “neighborhood electric vehicle.”
Cal. BPC § 4999.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 4999.2
Section 4999.2
Status: in_force

A telephone medical advice service shall be responsible for complying with the following requirements:

(a) (1) Ensuring that all health care professionals who provide medical advice services are appropriately licensed, certified, or registered as a physician and surgeon pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) or the Osteopathic Initiative Act, as a dentist, dental hygienist, dental hygienist in alternative practice, or dental hygienist in extended functions pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600), as an occupational therapist pursuant to Chapter 5.6 (commencing with Section 2570), as a registered nurse pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700), as a psychologist pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 2900), as a naturopathic doctor pursuant to Chapter 8.2 (commencing with Section 3610), as a marriage and family therapist pursuant to Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980), as a licensed clinical social worker pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 4991), as a licensed professional clinical counselor pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 4999.10), as an optometrist pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3000), or as a chiropractor pursuant to the Chiropractic Initiative Act, and operating consistent with the laws governing their respective scopes of practice in the state within which they provide telephone medical advice services, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(2) Ensuring that all health care professionals who provide telephone medical advice services from an out-of-state location, as identified in paragraph (1), are licensed, registered, or certified in the state within which they are providing the telephone medical advice services and are operating consistent with the laws governing their respective licenses and scopes of practice.

(b) Ensuring that the telephone medical advice provided is consistent with good professional practice.

(c) Maintaining records of telephone medical advice services, including records of complaints, provided to patients in California for a period of at least five years.

(d) Ensuring that no staff member uses a title or designation when speaking to an enrollee, subscriber, or consumer that may cause a reasonable person to believe that the staff member is a licensed, certified, or registered health care professional described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), unless the staff member is a licensed, certified, or registered professional.

(e) Complying with all directions and requests for information made by the Department of Consumer Affairs and respective healing arts licensing boards.
Cal. PUC § 60026 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 60026
Section 60026
Status: in_force

(a) The district may hire an independent staff of its own or contract with any department or agency of the United States or with any public agency to implement this part.

(b) The district may contract with private entities in conformance with applicable procurement procedures for the procurement of engineering, project management, and contract management services.

(c) The district shall rely, to the extent possible, on existing state, regional, and local transportation planning and programming data and expertise, rather than on a large duplicative staff and set of plans.
Cal. INS § 12920 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 12920
Section 12920
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall determine the sufficiency and validity of all securities required to be given by persons engaged, or to be engaged, in insurance business, and shall cause such security to be supplemented or renewed in case of the insufficiency or invalidity thereof.
Cal. FAC § 39182 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 39182
Section 39182
Status: in_force

Imitation ice cream shall contain not less than 10 percent of edible oil or fat.
Cal. FGC § 8120 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 8120
Section 8120
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section govern the construction of this article:

(a) “Environmental purpose” means the intent to prevent or minimize adverse ecological effects to water quality.

(b) “High seas interception” means the unauthorized taking of salmon for commercial purposes outside the United States 200-mile fishery conservation zone. “Unauthorized” means contrary to a statute or regulation of the United States or this state or to a treaty or international fishery agreement, or in violation of a foreign law.

(c) “Humanitarian purpose” means the intent to provide medical services for a sick or injured person, or to prevent the loss of human life.

(d) “Process” means affecting the condition or location of salmon, including preparation, packaging, storage, refrigeration, or transportation.

(e) “Written instrument” means hand written or printed matter, including vessels’ logs and papers, bills of lading and sale, documents relating to processing, shipping, and customs, and information stamped on or affixed to cans, crates, containers, freight, or other means of storage or packaging.
Cal. WIC § 1855 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1855
Section 1855
Status: in_force

Earnings of offenders who reside in the center and work in the community shall be collected by the chief probation officer. From such earnings the chief probation officer may pay the offender’s board and personal expenses and such administrative costs as are allocable to him. Any balance may be paid periodically to the offender as deemed appropriate by the chief probation officer. Upon the offender’s release from juvenile court wardship or termination of his probation, all funds credited to his account shall be paid to him.
Cal. FAC § 569 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 8.5 / Section 569
Section 569
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The department, in consultation with the panel, shall establish and oversee a Healthy Soils Program. The program shall seek to optimize climate benefits while supporting the economic viability of California agriculture by providing incentives, including, but not limited to, loans, grants, research, and technical assistance, and educational materials and outreach, to farmers whose management practices contribute to healthy soils and result in net long-term on-farm greenhouse gas benefits. The program may also include the funding of on-farm demonstration projects that further the goals of the program.

(2) The department, in consultation with the panel, may determine priorities for the program and give priority to projects that occur in and benefit disadvantaged communities identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, show promise of being replicable in other parts of the state, or provide environmental and agronomic cobenefits, such as improved air and water quality, improved crop yield, and reduced soil erosion.

(3) The panel shall also advise the department on scientific findings, program framework, guidelines, grower incentives, and providing technical assistance.

(4) If the department elects to fund on-farm demonstration projects described in paragraph (1), the department, in consultation with the panel, shall establish a technical advisory committee to review on-farm demonstration project applications for scientific validity and the proposed project’s potential to achieve greenhouse gas benefits.

(b) The department shall implement the program and quantify greenhouse gas emissions reductions in accordance with the funding guidelines developed by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 39715 of the Health and Safety Code and the quantification methods developed by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 16428.9 of the Government Code.

(c) (1) The department may pursue public and private sources to support the Healthy Soils Program.

(2) To the extent funds are available, the department may provide support to the program, including, but not limited to, technical assistance, education, and outreach.

(d) For purposes of this section, “panel” means the Scientific Advisory Panel on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture.

(e) For purposes of the Healthy Soils Program, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Greenhouse gas benefits” means greenhouse gas emissions source reduction or carbon sequestration.

(2) “Healthy soils” means soils that enhance their continuing capacity to function as a biological system, increase soil organic matter, improve soil structure and water- and nutrient-holding capacity, and result in net long-term greenhouse gas benefits.

(3) “On-farm demonstration projects” means projects that incorporate farm management practices that result in greenhouse gas benefits and have outreach goals, research goals, or both.
Cal. BPC § 10015.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10015.1
Section 10015.1
Status: in_force

“Responsible broker” means the real estate broker responsible for the exercise of control and supervision of real estate salespersons under Section 10159.2, or a licensee subject to discipline under subdivision (h) of Section 10177 for failure to supervise activity requiring a real estate license. The supervision of a salesperson required under this part or any other law is limited to regulatory compliance and consumer protection.
Cal. PRC § 9103 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 9103
Section 9103
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after his appointment the appointed member shall take and file his oath of office as member of the commission.
Cal. PUC § 13633 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 7.5 / Section 13633
Section 13633
Status: in_force

Evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this article shall be payable from any sources of available funds of the special district, including revenues, taxes, or state or federal grants. If not previously otherwise paid the evidence of indebtedness shall be paid from the proceeds of the next sale of the bonds of the district in anticipation of which they were issued, and if not so paid, the board is hereby authorized to levy and collect taxes from all property in the special district subject to taxation by the district without limitation of rate or amount for the payment of such evidences of indebtedness. Such taxes shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for special district purposes and shall be levied at the same time and in the same manner as other district taxes are levied and when collected shall be deposited in a special fund and shall be used for no purpose other than the payment of the principal of, and interest on, such indebtedness.
Cal. LAB § 149.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 149.5
Section 149.5
Status: in_force

The appeals board may award reasonable costs, including attorney’s fees, consultant’s fees, and witness’ fees, not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate, to any employer who appeals a citation resulting from an inspection or investigation conducted on or after January 1, 1980, issued for violation of an occupational safety and health standard, rule, order, or regulation established pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140) of Division 1, if (1) either the employer prevails in the appeal, or the citation is withdrawn, and (2) the appeals board finds that the issuance of the citation was the result of arbitrary or capricious action or conduct by the division.

The appeals board shall adopt rules of practice and procedure to implement this section.

The payment of costs pursuant to this section shall be from funds in the regular operating budget of the division. The division shall show in its proposed budget for each fiscal year the following information with respect to the prior fiscal year:

(a) The total costs paid.

(b) The number of cases in which costs were paid.
Cal. EVID § 523 — California Code / Code evid / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 523
Section 523
Status: in_force

In any action where the state is a party, regardless of who is the moving party, where (a) the boundary of land patented or otherwise granted by the state is in dispute, or (b) the validity of any state patent or grant dated prior to 1950 is in dispute, the state shall have the burden of proof on all issues relating to the historic locations of rivers, streams, and other water bodies and the authority of the state in issuing the patent or grant.

This section is not intended to nor shall it be construed to supersede existing statutes governing disputes where the state is a party and regarding title to real property.
Cal. BPC § 4941 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 4941
Section 4941
Status: in_force

In reviewing applications for licensure based upon the completion of a tutorial program in acupuncture, the board may provide that credit is granted for relevant prior training and experience when that training or experience otherwise meets the standards set by the board.
Cal. WAT § 24503 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 24503
Section 24503
Status: in_force

If the principal or interest of any bonds is payable from any special or sinking fund, it shall be payable from that fund.
Cal. BPC § 19611.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 9.5 / Section 19611.5
Section 19611.5
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the amounts otherwise deducted pursuant to this chapter, every association other than a fair that conducts a thoroughbred race meeting may deduct from the total amount handled in daily double, quinella, exacta, and other multiple wagering pools approved by the board up to 3 percent thereof to be distributed 50 percent as commissions and 50 percent as purses. From the amount distributed as purses, a sum equal to 0.07 percent of the total handle shall be held by the association to be deposited with the official registering agency pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19617.2, and shall thereafter be distributed in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 19617.2.

(b) At least 30 days prior to the commencement of its meeting, the association shall file with the board a statement of the additional deduction to be made pursuant to subdivision (a). Except with the consent of the board, the amount of the deduction shall not be changed during the course of the meeting.
Cal. CIV § 6820 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5.3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6820
Section 6820
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, after the expiration of 30 days following the recording of a lien created pursuant to Section 6814, the lien may be enforced in any manner permitted by law, including sale by the court, sale by the trustee designated in the notice of delinquent assessment, or sale by a trustee substituted pursuant to Section 2934a.

(b) Nothing in Article 2 (commencing with Section 6808) or in subdivision (a) of Section 726 of the Code of Civil Procedure prohibits actions against the owner of a separate interest to recover sums for which a lien is created pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 6808) or prohibits an association from taking a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
Cal. WAT § 35302 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 35302
Section 35302
Status: in_force

When the by-laws of a district are approved by the board of supervisors of the principal county, the board of directors shall adopt them by resolution entered in its minutes, unless prior to adoption by resolution by-laws are adopted and filed with the secretary by the written assent of the holders of title to a majoritiy in area of the land. The records of the United States Land Office for the district in which the land is situated, the records of the State Lands Commission, and the records in the office of the county recorder of each affected county are conclusive evidence of ownership for the purposes of this section.
Cal. PRC § 19522 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.9 / Chapter 4 / Section 19522
Section 19522
Status: in_force

If a manufacturer of fiberglass is unable to obtain sufficient amounts of cullet within any certification period, the manufacturer shall certify this fact to the department and provide the department with the specific reason for failing to use cullet, including verification of a best faith effort to use the cullet, and evidence that the cullet failed to meet minimum quality specifications pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19515) and, therefore, presented a significant barrier to meeting the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19510).
Cal. PUC § 7901 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 7901
Section 7901
Status: in_force

Telegraph or telephone corporations may construct lines of telegraph or telephone lines along and upon any public road or highway, along or across any of the waters or lands within this State, and may erect poles, posts, piers, or abutments for supporting the insulators, wires, and other necessary fixtures of their lines, in such manner and at such points as not to incommode the public use of the road or highway or interrupt the navigation of the waters.
Cal. LAB § 7345 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 7345
Section 7345
Status: in_force

If inspection shows a passenger tramway to be in an unsafe condition, the division may issue a preliminary order requiring repairs or alterations to be made to the passenger tramway that are necessary to render it safe, and may order the operation or use thereof discontinued until the repairs or alterations are made or the unsafe conditions are removed.
Cal. ELEC § 4102 — California Code / Code elec / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4102
Section 4102
Status: in_force

The elections official may include in the mailings set forth in Section 4101 a printed notice to the voters informing the voters that they may return the voted ballot by certified or registered mail.
Cal. HSC § 1391.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 8 / Section 1391.5
Section 1391.5
Status: in_force

(a)  If, after examination or investigation, the director has reasonable grounds to believe that irreparable loss and injury to the plan’s enrollee or enrollees occurred or may occur as a result of any act or practice unless the director acts immediately, the director may, by written order, addressed to that person, order the discontinuance of the unsafe or injurious act or practice. The order shall become effective immediately, but shall not become final except in accordance with this section.

(b)  No order issued pursuant to this section shall become final except after notice to the affected person of the director’s intention to make the order final and of the reasons for the finding. The director shall also notify that person that upon receiving a request for hearing by the plan, the matter shall be set for hearing to commence with 15 business days after receipt of the request, unless that person consents to have the hearing commence at a later date.

(c)  If no hearing is requested within 15 days after the mailing or service of the required notice, and none is ordered by the director, the order shall become final on the 15th day without a hearing and shall not be subject to review by any court or agency notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1397.

(d)  If a hearing is requested or ordered, it shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and the director shall have all of the powers granted under that act.

(e)  If, upon conclusion of the hearing, it appears to the director that the affected person has conducted business in an unsafe or injurious manner, the director shall make the order of discontinuance final.

(f)  For purposes of this section, “person” includes any plan, solicitor firm, or any representative thereof, a solicitor, or any other person defined in subdivision (j) of Section 1345.
Cal. FAC § 22008 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 22008
Section 22008
Status: in_force

Every person that is not a licensed slaughterer that slaughters cattle shall do all of the following:

(a) Keep a record in a book which he or she keeps for that purpose of all cattle that are slaughtered by him or her. The record shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the person for whom the cattle are slaughtered, a full description of the cattle, including the brands and marks, the date of slaughter, and the name and location of the food locker to which the slaughtered animal is, or the slaughtered animals are, delivered for butchering.

(b) Exhibit the record book on demand of any inspector or peace officer.

(c) Notify a brand inspector within 24 hours if he slaughters a bovine animal and does not deliver the carcass and hide to a frozen food locker plant licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 112500) of Part 6 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.