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Cal. RTC § 32261 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Article 1.1 / Section 32261
Section 32261
Status: in_force

If the board finds that a person’s failure to make payment by an appropriate electronic funds transfer in accordance with board procedures is due to reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the person’s control, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and in the absence of willful neglect, that person shall be relieved of the penalty provided in subdivision (e) of Section 32260. Any person seeking to be relieved of the penalty shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which he or she bases his or her claim for relief.
Cal. VEH § 5350 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 5350
Section 5350
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division shall apply to trailer coaches except as otherwise provided in this article.
Cal. WAT § 71123 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 71123
Section 71123
Status: in_force

The formation petition shall describe the boundaries of the proposed district and shall contain a prayer that the proposed district be formed pursuant to this division.
Cal. RTC § 2604 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2604
Section 2604
Status: in_force

When property the taxes on which are to be collected by the tax collector is placed on the roll after it has been delivered to the tax collector, the auditor shall immediately compute and enter the tax and other charges and make the necessary changes in his account with the tax collector.
Cal. HNC § 425 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 425
Section 425
Status: in_force

A carrier by water may, when in case of extreme peril it is necessary for the safety of the vessel or cargo, throw overboard, or otherwise sacrifice, any or all of the cargo or appurtenances of the vessel. Throwing property overboard for such purpose is called jettison, and the loss incurred is called a general average loss.
Cal. FGC § 8254 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 8254
Section 8254
Status: in_force

(a) Lobsters shall not be taken for commercial purposes except under a valid lobster permit issued to that person that has not been suspended or revoked, subject to regulations adopted by the commission.

(b) Every person who takes, assists in taking, possesses, or transports lobsters for commercial purposes while on any boat, barge, or vessel, or who uses or operates or assists in using or operating any boat, net, trap, line, or other appliance to take lobsters for commercial purposes, shall have a valid lobster permit.

(c) The permit fee for a lobster permit is two hundred sixty-five dollars ($265).

(d) The fee for a lobster crewmember permit is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125).

(e) For the purposes of this section, it is prima facie evidence that lobster is taken for commercial purposes if the possession of lobster is more than three times the sport bag limit.
Cal. FIN § 31605 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Section 31605
Section 31605
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, by such regulations or orders as he or she deems necessary and appropriate, either unconditionally or upon specified terms and conditions or for specified periods, exempt from the provisions of this chapter any person or transaction or class of persons or transactions, if he or she finds such action to be in the public interest and that the regulation of such persons or transactions is not necessary for the purposes of this division.
Cal. FGC § 8680 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 8680
Section 8680
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the people of the state, the commercial fishing industry, and California’s marine resources that fishermen who use gill nets or trammel nets be experienced in the use of those nets.

(b) In accordance with Section 4 of Article X B of the California Constitution, this section contains the provisions in effect on January 1, 1990.
Cal. WAT § 75574 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 75574
Section 75574
Status: in_force

The board shall, before the levy of the ground water charge, find and determine all of the following:

(a) The average annual overdraft for the immediate past 10 water years.

(b) The estimated annual overdraft for the current water year.

(c) The estimated annual overdraft for the ensuing water year.

(d) The accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the preceding water year.

(e) The estimated accumulated overdraft as of the last day of the current water year.

(f) The estimated amount of agricultural water to be withdrawn from the ground water supplies of the district for the ensuing water year.

(g) The amount of water other than agricultural water to be drawn from the ground water supplies of the district for the ensuing water year.

(h) The estimated amount of water necessary for surface distribution for the ensuing water year.

(i) The amount of water which is necessary for the replenishment of the ground water supplies of the district.

(j) The amount of water the district is obligated by contract to purchase.
Cal. FAC § 74026 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 74026
Section 74026
Status: in_force

“Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without solids containing the major portion of the original water content.
Cal. HSC § 26147 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 18 / Article 4 / Section 26147
Section 26147
Status: in_force

(a)  Subject to subdivisions (b), (d), and (e), residential landlords shall provide written disclosure to prospective and current tenants of the affected units as specified in subdivision (b) when the residential landlord knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, that mold, both visible and invisible or hidden, is present that affects the unit or the building and the mold either exceeds the permissible exposure limits to molds established by subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 26103 or poses a health threat according to the department’s guidelines as developed pursuant to Section 26105.

(b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a residential landlord shall not be required to conduct air or surface tests of units or buildings to determine whether the presence of molds exceeds the permissible exposure limits to molds established by subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 26103.

(c)  The written disclosure required by subdivision (a) shall be provided:

(1)  To prospective tenants prior to entering into the rental or lease agreement.

(2)  To current tenants in affected units as soon as is reasonably practical.

(d)  A residential landlord shall be exempt from providing written disclosure to prospective tenants pursuant to this section if the presence of mold was remediated according to the mold remediation guidelines developed by the department pursuant to Section 26130.

(e)  The requirements of this section shall not apply until the first January 1 or July 1 that occurs at least six months after the department adopts standards pursuant to Sections 26103 and 26105 and develops guidelines pursuant to Section 26130.
Cal. WAT § 81415 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 81415
Section 81415
Status: in_force

The agency may exercise the powers that are expressly granted by this division, together with other powers that are reasonably implied from those express powers, and powers necessary and proper to carry out this division.
Cal. PROB § 3700 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 3700
Section 3700
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Absentee” is defined in Section 1403.

(b) “Certificate of missing status” means the official written report complying with Section 1283 of the Evidence Code and showing the determination of the secretary of the military department or the head of the department or agency concerned or the delegate of the secretary or head that the absentee is in missing status.

(c) “Eligible spouse” means the spouse of an absentee who has not commenced an action or proceeding for judicial or legal separation, annulment, adjudication of nullity, or dissolution of the marriage of the spouse and the absentee.

(d) “Family of an absentee” means an eligible spouse, if any, or if no eligible spouse, the child or children of an absentee, equally, or if no child or children, the parent or parents of an absentee, equally, provided these persons are dependents of the absentee as defined in Section 401 of Title 37 of the United States Code, and the guardian of the estate or conservator of the estate of any person bearing such relationship to the absentee.

(e) “Secretary concerned” is defined in Section 1440.
Cal. BPC § 11013.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 11013.6
Section 11013.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 11013.1 and 11013.2, an individual interest in a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 4190 of the Civil Code, or a limited-equity housing cooperative, as defined in Section 817 of the Civil Code, may be sold or leased subject to a blanket encumbrance if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The notice required pursuant to Section 1133 of the Civil Code is provided to each prospective purchaser and lessee of the interest and is included in every purchase and lease contract.

(b) The property subject to the sale or lease has obtained a public report from the Department of Real Estate that accounts for the blanket encumbrance.

(c) The governing documents for the association require the association to create and maintain during the term of the blanket encumbrance all of the following:

(1) Prior to the sale of any individual interests in the stock cooperative or limited-equity housing cooperative, a financing reserve amount equal to at least two months of the amount of the debt service payments due on the blanket encumbrance.

(2) Within one year of the sale of at least 25 percent of the individual interests in the stock cooperative or limited-equity housing cooperative, a financing reserve amount equal to at least three months of the amount of the debt service payments due on the blanket encumbrance.

(3) Within one year of the sale of at least 50 percent of the individual interests in the stock cooperative or limited-equity housing cooperative, a financing reserve amount equal to at least five months of the amount of the debt service payments due on the blanket encumbrance.

(4) Within one year of the sale of at least 75 percent of the individual interests in the stock cooperative or limited-equity housing cooperative, a financing reserve amount equal to at least eight months of the amount of the debt service payments due on the blanket encumbrance.
Cal. WAT § 78602 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 78602
Section 78602
Status: in_force

The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of two hundred thirty-five million dollars ($235,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
Cal. HSC § 7006.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 7006.8
Section 7006.8
Status: in_force

(a) “Hydrolyzed human remains container” means a receptacle in which hydrolyzed human remains are placed after hydrolysis.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
Cal. HSC § 13967 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 11 / Section 13967
Section 13967
Status: in_force

A district board may require any employee of the district to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
Cal. BPC § 7612.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 1.5 / Section 7612.12
Section 7612.12
Status: in_force

(a) On or before March 1, 2026, the bureau shall convene a workgroup composed of interested stakeholders including, but not limited to, representatives from the cemetery industry, the California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions, the League of California Cities, the California State Association of Counties, the Urban Counties of California, the Rural County Representatives of California, public cemeteries, and legislative staff for the appropriate committees of the Legislature, to discuss options for ensuring continued care, maintenance, and embellishment of abandoned cemeteries, including the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for maintenance, irrigation, public works, and burial services for cemeteries located within their boundaries that become abandoned.

(b) In accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, the bureau shall submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the discussions of the workgroup and its recommendations no later than June 1, 2026.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 103455 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Section 103455
Section 103455
Status: in_force

The petition shall be verified and shall contain all the facts necessary to enable the court to determine the fact of and the time and place of the birth, death, or marriage upon the proofs adduced in behalf of the petitioner at the hearing.
Cal. HSC § 50078 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50078
Section 50078
Status: in_force

“Local housing agent” means a city, county, city and county, or combination thereof acting jointly, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria which is certified by the department pursuant to Section 51252 to review applications by prospective housing sponsors for loans made or assisted under this division for housing developments proposed within the territorial boundaries of the local housing agent.
Cal. PRC § 5786.17 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 5786.17
Section 5786.17
Status: in_force

(a) Violation of any rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a board of directors is a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 19 of the Penal Code.

(b) Any citation issued by a district for violation of a rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a board of directors may be processed as an infraction pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 17 of the Penal Code.

(c) To protect property and to preserve the peace at recreation facilities and other property owned or managed by a district, the board of directors may confer on designated uniformed district employees the power to issue citations for misdemeanor and infraction violations of state law, city or county ordinances, or district rules, regulations, or ordinances when the violation is committed within a recreation facility and in the presence of the employee issuing the citation. District employees shall issue citations pursuant to Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
Cal. FGC § 6594 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 6594
Section 6594
Status: in_force

(a) To advise the director in establishing policy and direction for the program, the director shall establish the Ocean Resources Enhancement Advisory Panel.

(b) The advisory panel shall consist of the following members, all of whom shall be residents of California:

(1) One nonvoting member representing the department.

(2) One nonvoting member representing the California Sea Grant program.

(3) Two voting members representing the southern California commercial fishing industry.

(4) One voting member representing the southern California commercial passenger fishing vessel industry.

(5) Three voting members representing the southern California sport fishing industry.

(6) One voting member representing the southern California aquaculture industry.

(7) One voting member representing the public or nongovernmental organization interests, or both.

(c) There shall be a designated alternate member for each voting member of the advisory panel.

(d) The director shall appoint members and alternate members of the advisory panel after soliciting nominations for members and evaluating the experience, demonstrated program knowledge, and relevant stakeholder support of nominees.

(e) Each appointment of a member or alternate member shall be for a term of three years. There shall be no limit on the number of terms a member may serve on the advisory panel.
Cal. PUC § 28748.8 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.2 / Section 28748.8
Section 28748.8
Status: in_force

(a) The board may by ordinance or resolution provide that each director shall be paid a sum that shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each calendar month that he or she serves as a director. The board may, by ordinance or resolution, provide for an adjustment to the monthly compensation based upon the percentage increase in the California Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the Department of Finance, for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment. The adjustment shall not become effective until the next regular election of the directors following the adoption of the ordinance or resolution.

(b) The ordinance or resolution to authorize a monthly stipend pursuant to subdivision (a), in lieu of per-meeting compensation, shall include a requirement that a member can receive a monthly stipend for a given month only if he or she attends all scheduled and noticed regular board meetings for that month. For those members meeting this attendance requirement, the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be deducted from the stipend for failure to attend each meeting of a committee on which he or she serves that month. In any month that a member fails to meet these attendance requirements, that member may be compensated at the rate of one hundred dollars ($100) per board or committee meeting attended, not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for that month.

(c) For the purpose of this section, a member who misses a scheduled and noticed meeting of the board or a committee while attending to official district business pursuant to authorization shall be construed as having attended the meeting.

(d) The ordinance or resolution may provide for not more than two excused absences during a calendar year without disqualifying the member for a monthly stipend.

(e) In addition to the compensation otherwise provided for in this section, each director may be allowed necessary traveling and personal expenses incurred solely as a result of the performance of his or her duties, in amounts as may be authorized by the board. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
Cal. FGC § 1927.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 11.5 / Section 1927.7
Section 1927.7
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in 2025, by January 31 of each calendar year, the department shall submit an annual report to the commission and the Legislature assessing the conservation status of the western Joshua tree, including, but not limited to, by detailing the number of permits issued, the number and size class of western Joshua trees authorized to be taken, the number of western Joshua trees lethally removed, the number and location of western Joshua trees relocated, the number and location of acres of western Joshua tree woodlands developed, the type, scope, and scale of mitigation measures undertaken by permittees, the number and location of acres of western Joshua tree woodlands conserved, the quality of the acres conserved, the amount of fees paid, the amount of all expenditures from the fund, the projects and actions funded by expenditures from the fund, the adequacy of the fees to conserve the western Joshua tree, actions taken pursuant to the conservation plan, and other relevant information. The department’s annual report shall summarize the information provided by counties and cities pursuant to agreements entered into pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1927.3 and subdivision (b) of Section 1927.4.

(b) The report to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 7700 — California Code / Code wic / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 7700
Section 7700
Status: in_force

A neuropsychiatric hospital for which an appropriation for planning was provided by Item 328.1 of the Budget Act of 1954, hereafter referred to as the institute, shall be established on the grounds belonging to the Regents of the University of California at Los Angeles as a part of the medical center. The institute shall be integrated into the total educational system of the University of California.
Cal. FIN § 50322 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 50322
Section 50322
Status: in_force

If, after investigation, the commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that any licensee is conducting or has conducted business in an unsafe or injurious manner, the commissioner shall, by written order addressed to the licensee, direct the discontinuance of the unsafe or injurious practices. The order shall be effective immediately, but shall not become final except in accordance with the provisions of Section 50323.
Cal. WIC § 10437 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 26 / Section 10437
Section 10437
Status: in_force

The department may execute a multiyear application process. Multiyear applications may only be submitted by public and private agencies that have been fully compliant in executing prior contracts for at least the preceding three fiscal years as evidenced by all of the following:

(a) No fiscal audit disclaimer.

(b) No program quality deficiencies.

(c) No contract compliance deficiencies.

(d) No incidents of child abuse or molestation.

(e) No program management, administrative, or staffing deficiencies.

(f) Any other criteria as may be deemed necessary to safeguard the public trust.
Cal. LAB § 7325 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 7325
Section 7325
Status: in_force

“Building,” as used in this chapter, means any building three stories or more in height, and whether heretofore constructed or hereafter to be constructed, including commercial buildings of all types, office buildings, apartment houses, hotels and buildings used for manufacturing purposes, but excluding dwelling houses occupied by not more than three families, and excluding all buildings constructed with windows that may be, and are, entirely washed and cleaned from inside the building or from a sitting position on the window sill in the manner provided by safety orders issued, or which may be issued from time to time, by the division.
Cal. WIC § 4565 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 4565
Section 4565
Status: in_force

(a) The state plan shall be given to the Governor, the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities established pursuant to the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, the protection and advocacy agency designated by the Governor to fulfill the requirements and assurances of the federal Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction for review and comment prior to its submission by the chairperson of the state council to the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

(b) Copies of the state plan shall be provided, no later than November 1 of each year, to the Director of Finance and to the Legislature for guidance in the development of the Governor’s Budget and legislative review of the budget, and for guidance in other legislation pertaining to programs for persons with developmental disabilities.