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Cal. FIN § 110002 — California Code / Code fin / Division 26 / Section 110002
Section 110002
Status: in_force

(a) The Attorney General has exclusive authority to enforce this division.

(b) Not later than the 30th day before bringing an action under subdivision (e), the Attorney General shall give written notice to the person or entity identifying the specific provisions of this chapter that are or were being violated.

(c) The Attorney General shall not bring an action under subdivision (e) if the person or entity who receives the notice described in subdivision (b) does both of the following:

(1) Cures the identified violation within 30 days of receiving the notice.

(2) Provides the Attorney General a written statement confirming that the person or entity has done all of the following:

(A) Cured the violation.

(B) Provided supporting documentation to show how the violation was cured.

(C) Made changes to internal policies to prevent the recurrence of violations in the future.

(d) A person or entity who violates this division and fails to cure the violation in accordance with subdivision (c) shall be liable as provided in subdivision (e).

(e) (1) The Attorney General may bring a civil action to enforce this division and remedy harm caused by a violation of this division.

(2) If a court determines that a person or entity has violated this division, the court shall award all of the following relief:

(A) A civil penalty in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each violation.

(B) Injunctive relief sufficient to prevent the person or entity from further violations of this division.

(C) Reasonable attorney’s fees and costs incurred in investigating and bringing an action under this division.
Cal. UIC § 2103 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 2103
Section 2103
Status: in_force

It is a violation of this chapter for any employing unit or any officer or agent of an employing unit to make a greater deduction from the wages of a worker than the contribution required of such worker under this division, for the purpose of paying any contribution required under this division.
Cal. SHC § 30000 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 30000
Section 30000
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the California Toll Bridge Authority Act.
Cal. ELEC § 2119 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2119
Section 2119
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 2170), the county elections official shall accept affidavits of registration at all times except during the 14 days immediately preceding an election, when registration shall cease for that election as to electors residing in the territory within which the election is held.

(b) Transfers of registration for an election may be made from one precinct to another precinct in the same county, from one county to another county, or for a residence address change within the same precinct at any time registration is in progress in the precinct or county to which the elector seeks to transfer. In lieu of executing a new affidavit of registration for a change of address, the county elections official shall accept a notice, a letter of the change of address signed by a voter as the voter is registered, or written notice.

The former address shall be maintained with the voter record and the registration of the voter shall be immediately updated.

(c) If the reregistration or transfer is from one county to another county, the county elections official of the county in which the voter was formerly registered shall be notified and the registration of the voter shall be immediately updated.

(d) The county elections official shall accept an affidavit of registration or a notification for the forthcoming election and shall immediately update the address on the voter’s affidavit of registration accordingly if the affidavit of registration or notification is executed on or before the 15th day prior to the election and if any of the following apply:

(1) The mailed affidavit of registration or notification is postmarked on or before the 15th day prior to the election and received by mail by the county elections official before the close of the polls on election day.

(2) The affidavit of registration or notification is submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles or accepted by any other public agency designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.) on or before the 15th day prior to the election.

(3) The affidavit of registration or notification is delivered to the county elections official by means other than those described in paragraphs (1) and (2) on or before the 15th day prior to the election.

(4) The affidavit is submitted electronically on the internet website of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2196 on or before the 15th day prior to the election.

(e) If the registration, reregistration, or notification is executed during the 14 days before an election or is executed on or before the 15th day prior to the election, but does not meet any of the conditions set forth in subdivision (d), the registration of the voter or the update to the registration of the voter shall be immediately processed, but the voter will not be eligible to vote in that election.
Cal. LAB § 6148 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 6148
Section 6148
Status: in_force

The insurer, when insurance exists, shall not pay or provide any benefit authorized by this division unless and until the claimant makes and delivers to the insurer an agreement in writing that if he, or his dependents in the event of his death, elects or elect to bring suit against the state or the insurer with respect to the injury or death, except an action before the appeals board pursuant to the provisions of this division, or an action against the state for damages resulting from the negligence of an employee of another state agency, he or they will allow, and take all proper measures to effect, a credit to the reasonable value of all benefits which he or they have received under the provisions of this division, deductible from any verdict or judgment obtained in such suit, and from the date of commencement of suit will forego further benefits under such insurance.
Cal. CORP § 17 — California Code / Code corp / Section 17
Section 17
Status: in_force

“Signature” includes mark when the signer cannot write, such signer’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s name; but a signature by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
Cal. FIN § 18346 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 18346
Section 18346
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require each industrial loan company to file with the commissioner a fidelity bond indemnifying the industrial loan company against loss of money or property by act of any officer, director or employee of such company, having access to assets owned by or pledged with the company. The fidelity bond shall contain a rider which provides that the coverage of the bond extends to all officers, directors and employees of the insured who are compensated by the insured. The commissioner may require that the fidelity bond contain a rider which provides that coverage of the bond extends to all officers and directors who are not compensated by the insured. The fidelity bond may be either a primary commercial blanket bond, a blanket position bond, or a banker’s blanket bond, but shall be written by an admitted surety insurer. The commissioner shall by regulation prescribe the amount of fidelity coverage to be required. The sufficiency of the sureties on the bond are at all times subject to the approval of the commissioner.
Cal. SHC § 30809 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 30809
Section 30809
Status: in_force

The enforcement and administration of this article is declared to be a part of the highway program of the state, and all necessary expenditures of the department therefor are payable out of the State Highway Account.
Cal. WAT § 41028 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 41028
Section 41028
Status: in_force

The final election roll shall be used for all purposes relating to elections, until subsequently modified in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter, or until the board elects at least 84 days prior to a general election to use the most recent county assessment roll. The board may at any time cause a revised preliminary election roll to be prepared in accordance with Section 41026. Upon written petition filed by the holders of title to land with at least 10 percent of the votes based on the last finalized election roll, at least 150 days before any general or special election, the board shall prepare a new preliminary election roll and follow the procedures provided for in Section 41027. At least 84 days prior to an election, the district shall update the names listed as the holder of title to land of each parcel on the election roll and may rely on the most recent county assessment roll for determining ownership.
Cal. MVC § 996.976 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5j / Section 996.976
Section 996.976
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this article, such an amount as will equal the following:

(a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of this article, as said principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) Such sum as is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 996.977 which sum is appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. INS § 13554 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 13554
Section 13554
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, “central reporting organization” means a third-party service that automates the claims identifying process or provides interactive lookups.
Cal. HSC § 130303 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 110 / Section 130303
Section 130303
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the office make awards in compliance with the following:

(a) The awards are made to demonstration projects in California.

(b) The awards are prioritized for public and private nonprofit entities.

(c) The awards include, but are not limited to, awards to public institutions in both northern and southern California.
Cal. HSC § 102215 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 102215
Section 102215
Status: in_force

The State Registrar of Vital Statistics may call into conference the local registrars or their chief deputies, in groups and at places within the state as may be designated by him or her, to meet with him or her or his or her duly authorized representatives, for the purpose of discussing problems dealing with registration of births, fetal deaths, deaths, and marriages, in order to promote uniformity of policy and procedure throughout the state in matters pertaining to vital registration; provided further, that the actual and necessary expenses incident to attendance at not more than one such meeting per year shall with the prior approval of the local legislative body be a legal charge against the local governmental unit.
Cal. FAC § 77728 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 2 / Section 77728
Section 77728
Status: in_force

“Handler” means any person engaged in processing and marketing dates that the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, processor, or otherwise. “Handler” also includes a producer who sells, consigns, or otherwise transfers dates to a handler who is not subject to this chapter.
Cal. PCC § 20118.6 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.1 / Section 20118.6
Section 20118.6
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of a school district may award multiple task order procurement contracts for the repair and renovation of school buildings and grounds, each not exceeding three million dollars ($3,000,000) through a single request for bid. For purposes of this article, task order procurement contracts may include, but are not limited to, services, repairs, including maintenance, and construction, as authorized in Section 20111, paid for with moneys from the school district’s general fund, a local school construction bond, or federal or state funds. The scope of a contract awarded pursuant to this article shall be limited to the purposes authorized by its funding source. The contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and shall be based primarily on plans and specifications for typical work.

(b) For purposes of this section, “school district” means the Los Angeles Unified School District.

(c) Before entering into a contract under this section, a school district shall ensure that it is in compliance with Section 45103.1 of the Education Code.

(d) (1) A task order procurement contract shall only be awarded to supplement existing personnel and shall not be used to supplant existing personnel.

(2) A task order procurement contract authorized by this article shall not include services currently or customarily performed by represented employees who are in the school district’s Collective Bargaining Unit B, C, D, G, F, or S.

(e) A school district may utilize task order procurement contracting pursuant to this article only if the school district has entered into a project labor agreement or agreements that meet the requirements of Section 2500 for all its public works projects.
Cal. HSC § 25248 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 12 / Section 25248
Section 25248
Status: in_force

The owner or operator of a facility for which closure and postclosure plans have been approved shall carry out the plans during the closure and postclosure period required by law.
Cal. WAT § 12670.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 12670.2
Section 12670.2
Status: in_force

(a) The project for flood protection on the Sacramento River for the City of West Sacramento is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers, in the report “Sacramento Metro Area, California” dated June 29, 1992, and as adopted and authorized by the act of Congress approved October 31, 1992 (Public Law 102-580), at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated by the Legislature for state participation, upon the recommendation and advice of the department or the Reclamation Board.

(b) The department or the Reclamation Board may pay 50 percent of the nonfederal capital costs of the recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement features of the project.
Cal. PRC § 8715 — California Code / Code prc / Division 7.7 / Chapter 1 / Section 8715
Section 8715
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division are not intended as exclusive, and shall not restrict the commission in otherwise meeting any other responsibilities and jurisdiction the commission presently has by law.
Cal. FAC § 77151 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16.5 / Article 6 / Section 77151
Section 77151
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the following marketing year not later than the first day of each marketing year or as soon thereafter as is possible.

(b) The assessment shall not exceed one cent ($0.01) per inshell pound on all walnuts shipped by producers to handlers or handled by producers.

(c) Assessments provided for in this section shall be levied on the producer. The handler shall deduct the assessment from amounts paid by him or her to the producer and shall be a trustee of the funds until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.

(d) A fee greater than the amount provided for in subdivision (b) may not be charged unless and until a greater fee is approved by producers pursuant to the procedures specified in Section 77123.
Cal. SHC § 22591 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 22591
Section 22591
Status: in_force

During the course or upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may order changes in any of the matters provided in the report, including changes in the improvements, the boundaries of the proposed assessment district and any zones therein, and the proposed diagram or the proposed assessment. The legislative body may, without further notice, order the exclusion of territory from the proposed district, but shall not order the inclusion of additional territory within the district except upon written request by a property owner for the inclusion of his property or upon the giving of mailed notice of hearing to property owners upon the question of the inclusion of their property in the district.
Cal. WAT § 13264 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 13264
Section 13264
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall initiate any new discharge of waste or make any material changes in any discharge, or initiate a discharge to, make any material changes in a discharge to, or construct, an injection well, prior to the filing of the report required by Section 13260 and no person shall take any of these actions after filing the report but before whichever of the following occurs first:

(1) The issuance of waste discharge requirements pursuant to Section 13263.

(2) The expiration of 140 days after compliance with Section 13260 if the waste to be discharged does not create or threaten to create a condition of pollution or nuisance and any of the following applies:

(A) The project is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

(B) The regional board is the lead agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, a negative declaration is required, and at least 105 days have expired since the regional board assumed lead agency responsibility.

(C) The regional board is the lead agency for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, and environmental impact report or written documentation prepared to meet the requirements of Section 21080.5 of the Public Resources Code is required, and at least one year has expired since the regional board assumed lead agency responsibility.

(D) The regional board is a responsible agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, and at least 90 days have expired since certification or approval of environmental documentation by the lead agency.

(3) The issuance of a waiver pursuant to Section 13269.

(b) The Attorney General, at the request of a regional board, shall petition the superior court for the issuance of a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction, or combination thereof, as may be appropriate, prohibiting any person who is violating or threatening to violate this section from doing any of the following, whichever is applicable:

(1) Discharging the waste or fluid.

(2) Making any material change in the discharge.

(3) Constructing the injection well.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, moneys collected under this division for a violation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund and separately accounted for in that fund.

(2) The funds described in paragraph (1) shall be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to assist regional boards, and other public agencies with authority to clean up waste or abate the effects of the waste, in cleaning up or abating the effects of the waste on waters of the state or for the purposes authorized in Section 13443.
Cal. PUC § 12817 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12817
Section 12817
Status: in_force

A district may, through contract or otherwise, construct, maintain, improve and operate public recreational facilities appurtenant to any water reservoir owned or operated by the district, and the district may expend funds on such public recreational facilities.
Cal. FIN § 1407 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 1407
Section 1407
Status: in_force

An overdraft of more than 90 days standing shall not be allowed as an asset of any bank.
Cal. MVC § 483.7 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 483.7
Section 483.7
Status: in_force

A resolution of issuance may include provisions establishing the rights, powers and duties arising upon breach by the department of any of the covenants, conditions or obligations contained therein.
Cal. PROB § 7643 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 7643
Section 7643
Status: in_force

(a) The county treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money deposited with the county treasurer under this chapter and pay the money out on the order of the public administrator when required for the purposes of administration. The county treasurer and sureties on the official bond of the county treasurer are responsible for the safekeeping and payment of the money.

(b) The county treasurer shall deliver to the State Treasurer or the Controller all money in the possession of the county treasurer belonging to the estate, if there are no beneficiaries or other persons entitled to the money, or the beneficiaries or other persons entitled to the money do not appear and claim it. Delivery shall be made under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 1440) of Chapter 6 of Title 10 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. WIC § 4711 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 4711
Section 4711
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of an appeal request form requesting mediation or a fair hearing, the hearing office shall immediately notify the claimant and the claimant’s authorized representative, in their preferred language, and the regional center or state-operated facility director in writing of all the following information applicable to mediation and fair hearings:

(1) (A) The time, place, and date of the mediation or fair hearing, as applicable.

(B) A place pursuant to paragraph (1) may include an agreement of the parties, or an order by a hearing officer, following a finding of good cause, to conduct the mediation or hearing by telephone, videoconference, or other electronic means.

(2) The rights of the parties at the mediation or fair hearing pursuant to Section 4701 or 4711.5, as applicable.

(3) The availability of advocacy assistance pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 4701.

(4) As applicable, contact information for persons or offices to conduct mediation or fair hearings, and to receive requests for continuance or consolidation.

(5) The rights and responsibilities of the parties established pursuant to Sections 4711.5 and 4712.

(b) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2023.
Cal. WAT § 13204 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 13204
Section 13204
Status: in_force

Each regional board shall hold at least six regular meetings each calendar year and the additional special meetings or hearings as shall be called by the chairperson or any two members of the regional board.