FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. FGC § 1024 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1024
Section 1024
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct a study to create a framework for cannabis site restoration projects with the goal of providing guidance for the cleanup, remediation, and restoration of environmental damage caused by cannabis cultivation, and shall complete the study by January 1, 2027.

(b) As part of the study, the department shall do both of the following:

(1) Develop recommendations for technologies to address reconnaissance challenges in finding illicit cannabis cultivation on public lands, such as remote sensing technologies and comprehensive statewide mapping capabilities.

(2) Outline steps to create a comprehensive dataset that includes any mapping of illicit cannabis cultivation produced by local, state, or federal agencies, and identify any barriers to developing the comprehensive dataset.

(c) The department may enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental organization or educational institution for that entity to conduct the study required by this section.

(d) After the study is completed, the department shall make the results of the study publicly available on its internet website.
Cal. VEH § 38301 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 38301
Section 38301
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful to operate a vehicle in violation of special regulations which have been promulgated by the governmental agency having jurisdiction over public lands, including, but not limited to, regulations governing access, routes of travel, plants, wildlife, wildlife habitat, water resources, and historical sites.

(b) A person who operates a motor vehicle in an area closed to that vehicle is guilty of a public offense and shall be punished as follows:

(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the offense is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50).

(2) For a second offense committed within seven years after a prior violation for which there was a conviction punishable under paragraph (1), the offense is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75).

(3) For a third or subsequent offense committed within seven years after two or more prior violations for which there were convictions punishable under this section, the offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred fifty dollars ($150). In addition to the fine, the court may assess costs sufficient to repair property damage resulting from the violation.
Cal. INS § 6043 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 6043
Section 6043
Status: in_force

All members of such an insurer shall agree in writing to pay their pro rata share to the insurer of the necessary expense and loss sustained by any member thereof during the time for which their respective policies are in force. They shall also, at the time of effecting the insurance, pay the insurer such percentage of the estimated cost and such other charges as are required by law or the insurer’s rules and by-laws.
Cal. WIC § 14134.25 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 14134.25
Section 14134.25
Status: in_force

(a) Tobacco cessation services are covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program, subject to utilization controls. Tobacco cessation services shall include all intervention recommendations, as periodically updated, assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Tobacco cessation services shall include quit attempts based on medical necessity, as defined in Section 14059.5, and consistent with United States Preventive Services Task Force grade A and B recommendations, with no required break between attempts, for all beneficiaries 18 years of age and older who use tobacco. For beneficiaries under 18 years of age, tobacco cessation services shall be provided in accordance with both the American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures periodicity schedule and anticipatory guidance as periodically updated, as well as services assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

(b) For purposes of this section, in addition to the services described in subdivision (a) and only to the extent consistent with the intervention recommendations, as periodically updated, assigned a grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, tobacco cessation services for beneficiaries 18 years of age and older shall include all of the following:

(1) At least four tobacco cessation counseling sessions per quit attempt that may be conducted in person or by telephone and individually or as part of a group, at the beneficiary’s option.

(2) (A) A tobacco cessation treatment regimen of any medication approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, and that is a covered Medi-Cal benefit, for tobacco cessation, including prescription and over-the-counter medications, in accordance with United States Preventive Services Task Force grade A and B recommendations.

(B) A prescription from a provider with authority to prescribe and proof of Medi-Cal coverage shall be sufficient documentation to fill a prescription for over-the-counter tobacco cessation medications.

(c) Beneficiaries who are covered under this section shall not be required to receive a particular form of tobacco cessation service as a condition of receiving any other form of tobacco cessation service.

(d) Effective January 1, 2017, the department shall seek any federal approvals that the department determines are necessary to implement this section.

(e) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that federal financial participation is available and not otherwise jeopardized, and any necessary federal approvals have been obtained.
Cal. FAM § 9208 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 9208
Section 9208
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the superior court entering a final order of adoption concerning an Indian child shall provide the United States Secretary of the Interior or a designee with a copy of the order within 30 days of the date of the order, together with any information necessary to show the following:

(1) The name and tribal affiliation of the child.

(2) The names and addresses of the biological parents.

(3) The names and addresses of the adoptive parents.

(4) The identity of any agency having files or information relating to that adoptive placement.

(b) If the court records contain an affidavit of the biological parent or parents that their identity remain confidential, the court shall include that affidavit with the other information.
Cal. PUC § 405 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 405
Section 405
Status: in_force

If any person or corporation subject to this chapter is in default of the preparation and submission of any report or the payment of any fee required by this chapter for a period of 30 days or more, the commission may suspend or revoke the certificate of public convenience and necessity, permit, or other operating authority of the person or corporation or order the person or corporation to cease and desist from conducting all operations subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, and the commission may estimate from all available information the appropriate fee and may add to the amount of that estimated fee a penalty not to exceed 25 percent of the amount on account of the failure, refusal, or neglect to prepare and submit the report or to pay the fee, and the person or corporation shall be estopped to complain of the amount of the commission’s estimate.

Upon payment of the fee so estimated and penalty, if applicable, the certificate, permit, or other operating authority of the person or corporation suspended in accordance with this section shall be reinstated or the order to cease and desist revoked. The commission may grant a reasonable extension of the 30-day period to any person or corporation upon written application and a showing of the necessity of the extension.

Upon revocation of any certificate, permit, or other operating authority or issuance of an order to cease and desist pursuant to this section, all fees in default shall become due and payable immediately.
Cal. BPC § 8017.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 8017.5
Section 8017.5
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Voice writer” means a certified shorthand reporter that makes a verbatim record or a proceeding using a closed microphone voice dictation silencer, steno mask, or similar device using oral shorthand and voice notes.

(b) “Voice writing” means a verbatim record or a proceeding using a closed microphone voice dictation silencer, steno mask, or similar device using oral shorthand and voice notes made by a certified shorthand reporter.
Cal. HSC § 1781 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 1781
Section 1781
Status: in_force

(a)  All deposits, excluding processing fees, shall be placed in an escrow account. All terms governing the deposit escrow account shall be approved in advance by the department.

(b)  The deposit escrow account shall be established by an escrow agent and all deposits shall be deposited in a depository located in California and approved by the department. The department’s approval of the depository shall be based, in part, upon its ability to ensure the safety of funds and properties entrusted to it and its qualifications to perform the obligations of the depository pursuant to the deposit escrow account agreement and this chapter. The depository may be the same entity as the escrow agent. All deposits shall be kept and maintained in a segregated account without any commingling with other funds, including any funds or accounts owned by the applicant.

(c)  If the escrow agent is a title company, it shall meet the following requirements:

(1)  A Standard and Poors rating of “A” or better or a comparable rating from a comparable rating service.

(2)  Licensure in good standing with the Department of Insurance.

(3)  Tangible net equity as required by the Department of Insurance.

(4)  Reserves as required by the Department of Insurance.

(d)  All deposits shall remain in escrow until the department has authorized release of the deposits, as provided in Section 1783.3.

(e)  Deposits shall be invested in instruments guaranteed by the federal government or an agency of the federal government, or in investment funds secured by federally guaranteed instruments.

(f)  No funds deposited in a deposit escrow account shall be subject to any liens, judgments, garnishments, or creditor’s claims against the applicant or the continuing care retirement community. The deposit agreement shall also provide that deposits may not be subject to any liens or charges by the escrow agent except that cash equivalent deposits may be subject to transaction fees, commissions, prepayment penalties, and other fees incurred in connection with those deposits.
Cal. INS § 669 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 669
Section 669
Status: in_force

Any insurer willfully violating any provisions of Section 663 is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation thereof.
Cal. BPC § 26043 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 26043
Section 26043
Status: in_force

(a) After proceedings pursuant to Section 26031, 26031.5, or 26058 or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 480) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 490) of Division 1.5, any person aggrieved by the decision of the department denying the person’s application for any license, denying the person’s renewal of any license, placing any license on probation, imposing any condition on any license, imposing any fine on any license or licensee, assessing any penalty on any license, or canceling, suspending, revoking, or otherwise disciplining any license as provided for under this division, may appeal the department’s written decision to the panel.

(b) The panel shall review the decision subject to such limitations as may be imposed by the Legislature. In such cases, the panel shall not receive evidence in addition to that considered by the department.

(c) Review by the panel of a decision of the department shall be limited to the following questions:

(1) Whether the department has proceeded without or in excess of its jurisdiction.

(2) Whether the department has proceeded in the manner required by law.

(3) Whether the decision is supported by the findings.

(4) Whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence in the light of the whole record.
Cal. INS § 1875 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 1875
Section 1875
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Authorized agency” means any of the following officers or agencies, or their duly authorized representatives, when investigating or prosecuting arson in connection with a specific fire: the State Fire Marshal, the Director of the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the chief of any city or county fire department, the chief of any fire protection district, the Attorney General, any district attorney, or any peace officer, the Department of Insurance, and any federal agency.

(b) “Insurer” means any insurer admitted to write, or otherwise issuing, fire insurance covering property in this state and includes its agents, servants, investigators, and adjusters. “Insurer” includes the California FAIR Plan.
Cal. RTC § 17207.8 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17207.8
Section 17207.8
Status: in_force

(a) An excess disaster loss, as defined in subdivision (c), shall be carried to other taxable years as provided in subdivision (b), with respect to losses sustained in the County of San Mateo as a result of the explosion and fire that occurred in September 2010.

(b) (1) In the case of any loss allowed under Section 165(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation of losses of individuals, any excess disaster loss shall be carried forward to each of the five taxable years following the taxable year for which the loss is claimed. However, if there is any excess disaster loss remaining after the five-year period, then the applicable percentage, as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17276, of that excess disaster loss shall be carried forward to each of the next 10 taxable years.

(2) The entire amount of any excess disaster loss as defined in subdivision (c) shall be carried to the earliest of the taxable years to which, by reason of subdivision (b), the loss may be carried. The portion of the loss which shall be carried to each of the other taxable years shall be the excess, if any, of the amount of excess disaster loss over the sum of the adjusted taxable income for each of the prior taxable years to which that excess disaster loss is carried.

(c) “Excess disaster loss” means a disaster loss computed pursuant to Section 165 of the Internal Revenue Code which exceeds the adjusted taxable income of the year of loss or, if the election under Section 165(i) of the Internal Revenue Code is made, the adjusted taxable income of the year preceding the loss.

(d) This section and Section 165(i) of the Internal Revenue Code apply to any of the losses listed in subdivision (a) sustained in any county or city in this state which was proclaimed by the Governor to be in a state of disaster.

(e) Losses allowable under this section shall not be taken into account in computing a net operating loss deduction under Section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(f) For purposes of this section, “adjusted taxable income” shall be defined by Section 1212(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(g) For losses described in subdivision (a), the election under Section 165(i) of the Internal Revenue Code may be made on a return or amended return filed on or before the due date of the return (determined with regard to extension) for the taxable year in which the disaster occurred.
Cal. FAC § 10721 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 10721
Section 10721
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state except for immediate slaughter, unless the person procures a health certificate and import permit from the department prior to the shipment or movement of the swine.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state for immediate slaughter unless the person procures an import permit from the department prior to the shipment or movement of the swine.

(c) Any person requesting an import permit shall identify the premises of the swine prior to the shipment of the swine into the state.
Cal. ELEC § 6851.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6851.5
Section 6851.5
Status: in_force

On or before the 120th day preceding a presidential primary election, the Secretary of State shall send a letter by first-class mail to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State informing the Green Party Liaison that, while a response is not required, any information the Green Party Liaison wishes to submit will be considered by the Secretary of State in the determination of candidates to be placed on the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot pursuant to Section 6851.
Cal. WAT § 110 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 110
Section 110
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1) The use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf is wasteful and incompatible with state policy relating to climate change, water conservation, and reduced reliance on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta ecosystem.

(2) The Governor reported in August 2022 that climate change will bring significant enduring reductions in California’s water supply and that the state must take steps to respond to this reality.

(3) The State of Nevada enacted AB 356 in 2021 to prohibit the use of Colorado River water to irrigate nonfunctional turf on all properties except single-family residences by January 1, 2027.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the irrigation of grasses for agricultural production shall not be limited by requirements to eliminate the use of potable water to irrigate nonfunctional turf.

(c) The Legislature hereby directs all appropriate state agencies to encourage and support the elimination of irrigation of nonfunctional turf with potable water.
Cal. WAT § 50700 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 50700
Section 50700
Status: in_force

An election board consists of three landowners of the district or legal representatives who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall consist of one inspector and two judges of election.
Cal. PUC § 25811 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 25811
Section 25811
Status: in_force

The district, petitioner or petitioners, and the intervenors shall have the right to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; to cross-examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues even though that matter was not covered in direct examination; and to rebut evidence introduced by other parties.
Cal. WAT § 8610 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 8610
Section 8610
Status: in_force

The board shall offer to lease to the Department of Fish and Game, or to an appropriate public resource protection or public conservation agency or organization approved by the Department of Fish and Game and the board, any lands it acquires as replacement habitat as mitigation for adverse environmental impacts of its projects. The lease agreement shall ensure that these lands are managed to provide the mitigation for which they were acquired and shall include, but not be limited to, provisions for funding management of those lands. Funds for management of those lands may include, but are not limited to, funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Water Resources, the Reclamation Board, or the Department of Fish and Game, and funds available from local entities. The lease agreement shall reserve the authority of the board to carry out necessary flood control activities and mitigate adverse environmental impacts.
Cal. RTC § 7286.45 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.9 / Section 7286.45
Section 7286.45
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), the City of Clearlake may levy a transactions and use tax at a rate of 0.25 or 0.5 percent, if an ordinance or resolution proposing that tax is approved by a majority vote of all the members of the city council and the tax is approved by a two-thirds vote of the qualified voters of the city voting in an election on the issue.

(b) (1) Any transactions and use tax levied under this section shall be levied pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)).

(2) The net revenues derived from a tax levied under this section shall be expended only for the provision of public safety services, as defined in Section 30052 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 24275 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 24275
Section 24275
Status: in_force

(a)  If the State Department of Health Services believes that the air monitoring standard for asbestos in public school buildings as specified in Section 49410.7 of the Education Code should be revised, it shall promulgate a regulation to that effect.

(b)  The department shall provide the Office of Public School Construction with appropriate sampling methodology for use in taking air samples in public school buildings.
Cal. PUC § 170011 — California Code / Code puc / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Section 170011
Section 170011
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 170010 , the term of office of a member of the board of directors appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 170010 is three years. A member of the board of directors may continue to serve beyond the expiration of the term until his or her successor qualifies for appointment and takes office. Following appointment, a member of the board of directors shall take office at 12:01 a.m. on February 1 of the year in which the appointment commences. If a board appointment is made after February 1 of the year in which the member’s term is scheduled to commence, the member shall take office immediately upon appointment and, if applicable, after receiving confirmation, to serve the remainder of the term.

(b) If a member of the board of directors is appointed to be a member as a result of holding another public office and that person no longer holds that other public office, then that person shall no longer serve on the board of directors and a vacancy shall exist.

(c) Any vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors shall be filled promptly pursuant to Section 1779 of the Government Code.

(d) Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall serve the balance of the unexpired term. If a member of the board of directors leaves office prior to the expiration of his or her term, the vacancy shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 170010.
Cal. MVC § 1006.1 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 1006.1
Section 1006.1
Status: in_force

All debentures and the income therefrom are at all times exempt from taxation in the State of California, except for transfer, inheritance, and gift taxes.