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Cal. FAM § 4323 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4323
Section 4323
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, there is a rebuttable presumption, affecting the burden of proof, of decreased need for spousal support if the supported party is cohabiting with a nonmarital partner. Upon a determination that circumstances have changed, the court may modify or terminate the spousal support as provided for in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 3650) of Part 1.

(2) Holding oneself out to be the spouse of the person with whom one is cohabiting is not necessary to constitute cohabitation as the term is used in this subdivision.

(b) The income of a supporting spouse’s subsequent spouse or nonmarital partner shall not be considered when determining or modifying spousal support.

(c) Nothing in this section precludes later modification or termination of spousal support on proof of change of circumstances.
Cal. FIN § 18631 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 18631
Section 18631
Status: in_force

(a) A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment of a default charge of one dollar ($1) to a maximum of 5 percent of the delinquent installment, in the event of a default for a period of not less than 10 days in the payment of any scheduled installment under the terms of a premium finance agreement. That charge may not be collected more than once for the same default and may be collected at the time of the default or at any time thereafter. If the default charge is deducted from any payment received after default occurs, and the deduction results in the default of a subsequent installment, no charge may be made for the resulting default.

(b) A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment of a dishonored check fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) for actual expenses incurred in the processing of a dishonored check.
Cal. WAT § 226 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 226
Section 226
Status: in_force

The department, either independently or in co-operation with any person or any county, state, federal, or other agency, may do any of the following:

(a) Conduct investigations of all or any portion of any stream, stream system, lake or other body of water.

(b) Investigate either or both surface and underground water conditions.

(c) Collect records of diversion and use of water.

(d) Supervise distribution of water in accordance with agreements and court orders therefor.

(e) Conduct investigations of the rate of use of water for various purposes and considering various soil conditions.
Cal. RTC § 1252 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 1252
Section 1252
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors fails to furnish the assessor with the necessary office equipment, then, on the assessor’s application, the State Board of Equalization shall furnish it.
Cal. HSC § 57053.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 37.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 57053.7
Section 57053.7
Status: in_force

If the consolidated permit applicant petitions for a significant amendment or modification to a consolidated permit application or any of its component repair or maintenance project permit applications, the consolidated permit agency shall reconvene a meeting of the participating permit agencies, conducted in accordance with Section 57053.1.
Cal. VEH § 12523 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12523
Section 12523
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall operate a youth bus without having in possession a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class, endorsed for passenger transportation and a certificate issued by the department to permit the operation of a youth bus.

(b) Applicants for a certificate to drive a youth bus shall present evidence that they have successfully completed a driver training course administered by or at the direction of their employer consisting of a minimum of 10 hours of classroom instruction covering applicable laws and regulations and defensive driving practices and a minimum of 10 hours of behind-the-wheel training in a vehicle to be used as a youth bus. Applicants seeking to renew a certificate to drive a youth bus shall present evidence that they have received two hours of refresher training during each 12 months of driver certificate validity.

(c) The driver certificate shall be issued only to applicants qualified by examinations prescribed by the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for an original certificate and twelve dollars ($12) for the renewal of that certificate to the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The examinations shall be conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The Department of Motor Vehicles may deny, suspend, or revoke a certificate valid for driving a youth bus for the causes specified in this code or in regulations adopted pursuant to this code.

(d) An operator of a youth bus shall, at all times when operating a youth bus, do all of the following:

(1) Use seat belts.

(2) Refrain from smoking tobacco products.

(3) Report any accidents reportable under Section 16000 to the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(e) A person holding a valid certificate to permit the operation of a youth bus, issued prior to January 1, 1991, shall not be required to reapply for a certificate to satisfy any additional requirements imposed by the act adding this subdivision until the certificate he or she holds expires or is canceled or revoked.

(f) For purposes of this section, “smoking” has the same meaning as in subdivision (c) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(g) For purposes of this section, “tobacco product” means a product or device as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 22950.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. PUC § 3110 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 3110
Section 3110
Status: in_force

Any member may bring charges against an officer or director by filing them, in writing, with the secretary of the association, together with a petition which is signed by 5 percent of the members, which requests the removal of the officer or director in question. The removal shall be voted upon at the next regular or special meeting of the association and, by a vote of a majority of the members, the association may remove the officer or director and fill the vacancy. The director or officer against whom charges have been brought shall be informed, in writing, of the charges prior to the meeting and shall have an opportunity at the meeting to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses. The person bringing the charges against the director or officer shall have the same opportunity.

If the bylaws provide for election of directors by districts with primary elections in each district, the petition for removal of a director shall be signed by 20 percent of the members that reside in the district from which the director was elected. The board of directors shall call a special meeting of the members that reside in that district to consider the removal of the director and, by a vote of the majority of the members of that district, the director in question shall be removed from office.
Cal. FAM § 7895 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 7895
Section 7895
Status: in_force

(a) Upon appeal from a judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of the juvenile court from parental custody and control, the appellate court shall appoint counsel for the appellant as provided by this section.

(b) Upon motion by the appellant and a finding that the appellant is unable to afford counsel, the appellate court shall appoint counsel for the indigent appellant, and appellant’s counsel shall be provided a free copy of the reporter’s and clerk’s transcript. All of those costs are a charge against the court.

(c) The reporter’s and clerk’s transcripts shall be prepared and transmitted immediately after filing of the notice of appeal, at court expense and without advance payment of fees. If the appellant is able to afford counsel, the court may seek reimbursement from the appellant for the cost of the transcripts under subdivision (c) of Section 68511.3 of the Government Code as though the appellant had been granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis.
Cal. PRC § 15027 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.2 / Chapter 5 / Section 15027
Section 15027
Status: in_force

(a) On and after January 1, 2003, no person shall manufacture, offer for final sale or use, or distribute for promotional purposes in this state, a mercury-added novelty, if the manufacturer, seller, or distributor knows, or has reason to know, that the product contains mercury. A person who manufactures or distributes any mercury-added novelty shall notify each retailer regarding the requirements of this section and how to dispose of the remaining inventory in accordance with Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 108550) of Chapter 5 of Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code and, for purposes of that article, “mercury-added novelties” shall be deemed to be toys. The State Department of Health Services may take action against mercury-added novelties in the same manner as it is authorized to take action against toys, except that a violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PUC § 785.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 785.2
Section 785.2
Status: in_force

The commission shall investigate, as part of the rate proceeding for any gas corporation, impediments to the in-state production and storage of natural gas. The commission may adopt a tariff that encourages in-state production or storage of natural gas, including, but not limited to, reducing local transmission rates applicable to in-state gas blends, unless the commission finds that adopting the tariff will likely result in consequences adverse to the interests of gas customers.
Cal. WIC § 14088.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.9 / Section 14088.7
Section 14088.7
Status: in_force

Primary care providers and other entities with whom a contract has been entered into pursuant to this article shall be exempt from Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code for purposes of carrying out the contracts.
Cal. INS § 1844 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 1844
Section 1844
Status: in_force

Any person who acts, offers to act, or assumes to act, as a life and disability insurance analyst when not licensed by the commissioner as provided by this article, or after the license granted to him or her has been suspended or revoked, unless proceedings are pending in the courts to review the act of the commissioner, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. WAT § 79120 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 79120
Section 79120
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:

(a) “Eligible project” means a project or activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13480 that is all of the following:

(1) Necessary to prevent water pollution, reclaim water, or improve water quality.

(2) Eligible for funds from the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount or federal assistance.

(3) Certified by the board as entitled to priority over other eligible projects.

(4) Complies with applicable water quality standards, policies, and plans.

(b) “Federal assistance” means money provided to a municipality, either directly or through allocation by the state, from the federal government to construct eligible projects pursuant to the Clean Water Act.

(c) “Municipality” has the same meaning as defined in the Clean Water Act and also includes the state or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof, and applicants eligible for technical assistance under Section 319 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329) or grants under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1330).

(d) “Small community” means a municipality with a population of 10,000 persons or less, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality where the segment of the population is 10,000 persons or less, with a financial hardship as determined by the board.

(e) “Treatment works” has the same meaning as defined in the Clean Water Act.
Cal. MVC § 998.212 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5v / Section 998.212
Section 998.212
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The approval of the voters for the issuance of bonds under this article includes approval for the issuance of bonds issued to refund bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.
Cal. FGC § 6423 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6423
Section 6423
Status: in_force

The program shall include all of the following:

(a) The placement of artificial reefs in state waters.

(b) A study of existing successful reefs and all new reefs placed by the program to determine the design criteria needed to construct artificial reefs capable of increasing fish and invertebrate production in waters of the state.

(c) A determination of the requirements for reef siting and placement.
Cal. FAC § 14538 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 14538
Section 14538
Status: in_force

“Hydroponics” means a system in which water soluble primary or secondary plant nutrients or micronutrients, or combination thereof, are placed in intimate contact with the plant’s root system, being grown in a water or an inert supportive medium which supplies physical support for the roots but which does not add or subtract primary or secondary plant nutrients or micronutrients, or both.
Cal. HNC § 1714 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 1714
Section 1714
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of a preliminary approval from a harbor agency granted pursuant to Section 1713, the State Lands Commission shall consider the proposal and either grant or deny final approval.

(b) Prior to granting final approval the State Lands Commission shall do both of the following:

(1) Review the infrastructure financing plan prepared by the harbor agency pursuant to Section 1712.

(2) Review the findings of the harbor agency made in its preliminary approval.

(c) The State Lands Commission shall grant final approval only if it makes all of the following findings:

(1) The state’s interests in its tidelands and its ports and harbors are furthered by the funding of the seaport infrastructure financing district.

(2) The principal purposes of the seaport infrastructure financing district are to further port and harbor infrastructure.

(3) The execution of the financing section of the infrastructure finance plan is more likely than not to result in the outcomes proposed.

(4) No revenues shall be made available to local governments as a result of the approval of the seaport infrastructure financing district from state revenues, revenues derived from granted lands, or from ports or harbors created under this code, except as otherwise allowed under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 1713.

(5) The harbor agency and the public financing authority participating in the seaport infrastructure financing district have each completed all procedural requirements, financial due diligence, and made all findings required by this chapter and Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(6) All of the projects and uses proposed in the seaport infrastructure financing district are consistent with the state tidelands trust and the conditions of any grants, if applicable, and the statewide interests in the operation of harbors and ports.

(7) No agreements by the harbor agency that may control the discretion of the harbor agency to maintain its port or harbor operations or to cede any such control to the discretion of a third party were made as a condition of participation in the seaport infrastructure financing district.

(d) If the State Lands Commission gives final approval to the proposal, it shall immediately forward its approval to the public financing authority for further action pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 53398.80.5 of the Government Code.

(e) The State Lands Commission shall be reimbursed by the harbor agency for its direct administrative costs of considering a seaport infrastructure financing district proposal under this section from the proceeds of the bonds issued, if any, for the identified projects in the seaport infrastructure financing district.
Cal. WIC § 18997.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 16.1 / Section 18997.5
Section 18997.5
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Act.

(b) The California Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance, and Empowerment (HOPE) for Children Trust Account Program is hereby established for the purpose of providing an eligible child with a trust account pursuant to this chapter.

(c) This chapter shall be construed liberally in order to effectuate its legislative intent of creating opportunities, economic autonomy, and hope, and to promote intergenerational wealth and asset building for an eligible child and eligible youth as one of the many strategies California must employ to reverse our state’s record level of inequality. The purposes of this chapter and all of its provisions with respect to the powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate that intent and those purposes and not as to any limitation of powers.
Cal. FAC § 2001 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2001
Section 2001
Status: in_force

There is in each county government the county department of agriculture.
Cal. PROB § 266 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 266
Section 266
Status: in_force

“Employee benefit plan” includes, but is not limited to, any pension, retirement, death benefit, stock bonus, or profit-sharing plan, system, or trust.
Cal. PROB § 2107 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 2107
Section 2107
Status: in_force

(a) Unless limited by court order, when a court of this state appoints a guardian or conservator of the person of a nonresident, the appointee has the same powers and duties as a guardian or conservator of the person of a resident while the nonresident is in this state.

(b) When a court of this state appoints a guardian or conservator of the estate of a nonresident, the appointee has, with respect to the property of the nonresident within this state, the same powers and duties as a guardian or conservator of the estate of a resident. The responsibility of such a guardian or conservator with regard to inventory, accounting, and disposal of the estate is confined to the property that comes into the hands of the guardian or conservator in this state.
Cal. FAC § 27510 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 27510
Section 27510
Status: in_force

“Egg handler” means a person engaged in the business of producing, candling, grading, packing, or otherwise preparing shell eggs or pasteurized in-shell eggs for market or who engages in the operation of selling or marketing eggs that he or she has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or which he or she is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as owner, agent, employee, or otherwise. This section shall not apply to any purchaser who is a retailer and who does not handle eggs in any other capacity, except as a retailer.
Cal. RTC § 11107 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5.5 / Section 11107
Section 11107
Status: in_force

All vehicle license fees shall be collected by the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to a contract with the county and shall be transmitted to the county by the department periodically as promptly as feasible, and the department shall charge the county for the department’s services specified in this section and Section 11106 such amount as will reimburse the department for the actual additional cost to it in rendering the services. Refunds to licensees pursuant to Part 5 of Division 2 of this code as incorporated in the vehicle license fee ordinance shall be made and administered as provided in such contract.
Cal. FAC § 62573 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 62573
Section 62573
Status: in_force

(a) Any increment that is received from investment, reinvestment, or deposit of money pursuant to Section 62572 shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. The Treasurer may deduct from this remittance an amount equal to the reasonable costs incurred in carrying out Section 62572 and this section or may bill the secretary for the costs, and the secretary shall pay the costs from money collected pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Nothing in this section prevents the secretary from using the increment in a manner provided by Section 62574.
Cal. PUC § 99631 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 99631
Section 99631
Status: in_force

(a) Seventy nine million dollars ($79,000,000) shall be allocated to the joint powers agency required to be established pursuant to Section 130255, for the San Bernardino-Riverside-Orange County rail corridor, for expenditure for commuter rail projects as follows:

(1) In Riverside County, forty seven million dollars ($47,000,000).

(2) In Orange County, twenty seven million dollars ($27,000,000).

(3) In San Bernardino County, five million dollars ($5,000,000).

(b) If full or partial funding for the project in Riverside County becomes available from other sources, application may be made by the Riverside County Transportation Commission to use the portion of the grant not needed for the project for other rail projects in the county.

(c) If full or partial funding for the project in San Bernardino County becomes available from other sources, application may be made by the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission to use the portion of the grant not needed for the project for other rail projects in the county.

(d) If full or partial funding for the project in Orange County becomes available from other sources, application may be made by the Orange County Transportation Commission to use the portion of the grant not needed for the project for other rail projects in the county.