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Cal. BPC § 740 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10.7 / Section 740
Section 740
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Administer” means the direct application of a drug or device to the body of a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means.

(b) “Order” means an order entered on the chart or medical record of a patient registered in an inpatient health facility by or on the order of a prescriber.

(c) “Prescriber” means a person licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise subject to regulation pursuant to this division, or an initiative act referred to in this division, who is authorized to prescribe prescription drugs. “Prescriber” does not include a person licensed under the Veterinary Medicine Practice Act (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 4800)).
Cal. BPC § 10240 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 10240
Section 10240
Status: in_force

(a) Every real estate broker, upon acting within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 10131, who negotiates a loan to be secured directly or collaterally by a lien on real property shall, within three business days after receipt of a completed written loan application or before the borrower becomes obligated on the note, whichever is earlier, cause to be delivered to the borrower a statement in writing, containing all the information required by Section 10241. It shall be personally signed by the borrower and by the real estate broker negotiating the loan or by a real estate licensee acting for the broker in negotiating the loan. When so executed, an exact copy thereof shall be delivered to the borrower at the time of its execution. The real estate broker negotiating the loan shall retain on file for a period of three years a true and correct copy of the statement as signed by the borrower.

No real estate licensee shall permit the statement to be signed by a borrower if any information required by Section 10241 is omitted.

(b) For the purposes of applying the provisions of this article, a real estate broker is acting within the meaning of subdivision (d) of Section 10131 if he or she solicits borrowers, or causes borrowers to be solicited, through express or implied representations that the broker will act as an agent in arranging a loan, but in fact makes the loan to the borrower from funds belonging to the broker.

(c) In a federally regulated residential mortgage loan transaction in which the principal loan amount exceeds the principal loan levels set forth in Section 10245, a real estate broker satisfies the requirements of this section if the borrower receives (1) a “good faith estimate” that satisfies the requirements of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C.A. 2601 et seq.), and that sets forth the broker’s real estate license number and a clear and conspicuous statement on the face of the document stating that the “good faith estimate” does not constitute a loan commitment, (2) all applicable disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C.A. 1601 et seq.), and (3) if the loan contains a balloon payment provision, the disclosure described in subdivision (h) of Section 10241, the balloon disclosure required for that loan by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or an alternative disclosure determined by the commissioner to satisfy the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act.

Prior to becoming obligated on the loan the borrower shall acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the “good faith estimate” and all applicable disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act. The real estate broker shall retain on file for a period of three years a true and correct copy of the signed acknowledgment and a true and correct copy of the “good faith estimate” and all applicable disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act as acknowledged by the borrower.
Cal. BPC § 23.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 23.5
Section 23.5
Status: in_force

23.5.

“Director,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Director of Consumer Affairs.

Wherever the laws of this state refer to the Director of Professional and Vocational Standards, the reference shall be construed to be to the Director of Consumer Affairs.
Cal. SHC § 36704 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 36704
Section 36704
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this part is intended to preempt the authority of a charter city to adopt ordinances providing for a different method of levying assessments for similar or additional purposes from those set forth in this part.

(b) A multifamily improvement district created pursuant to this part is expressly exempt from the provisions of the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 (Division 4 (commencing with Section 2800)).

(c) Any provision in this part that conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law.

(d) This part is intended to be construed liberally and, if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

(e) Assessments levied under this part are not special taxes.

(f) Consistent with Article XIII C of the California Constitution, no assessment shall be imposed under this part on any property which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that property. Only special benefits are assessable, and a city shall separate the general benefits from the special benefits conferred on any property.
Cal. WIC § 15841 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 15841
Section 15841
Status: in_force

(a) Through its courts, statutes, and under its Constitution, California protects a woman’s right to reproductive privacy. California reaffirms these protections and specifically its Supreme Court decision in People v. Belous (1969) 71 Cal.2d 954, 966-68.

(b) The State Department of Health Care Services may accept or use moneys under Title XXI of the Social Security Act (known as the Children’s Health Insurance Program or CHIP), as interpreted in Section 457.10 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to fund services for women pursuant to Section 14007.7 and this chapter only when, during the period of coverage, the woman is the beneficiary. The scope of services covered under Medi-Cal and this chapter, as defined in statutes, regulations, and state plans, is not altered by this section or the state plan amendment submitted pursuant to this section.

(c) California’s CHIP plan and any amendments submitted and implemented pursuant to this section shall be consistent with subdivisions (a) and (b).

(d) This section is a declaration of existing law.

(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
Cal. HSC § 101460 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 101460
Section 101460
Status: in_force

Every governing body of a city shall appoint a health officer, except when the city has made other arrangements, as specified in this code, for the county to exercise the same powers and duties within the city, as are conferred upon city health officers by law.
Cal. ELEC § 6903 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 6903
Section 6903
Status: in_force

On or before the day of meeting of the electors, the Governor shall deliver to the electors a list of the names of electors, and he or she shall perform any other duties relating to presidential electors which are required of him or her by the laws of the United States.
Cal. INS § 1634 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1634
Section 1634
Status: in_force

No license is required under this chapter for a person to act in any of the following capacities:

(a) As a full-time salaried employee of a title insurer, controlled escrow company or an underwritten title company.

(b) As a salaried solicitor or agent of a mortgage insurer or mortgage guaranty insurer provided no part of the compensation of the person is on a commission basis.

(c) As the attorney in fact of a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange.

(d) As a life and disability insurance analyst.

(e) As a surplus line broker or special lines surplus line broker.

(f) As a bail agent, bail solicitor or bail permittee.

(g) As an employee, not paid on a commission basis, of a home protection company, including, but not limited to, soliciting, negotiating, or effecting home protection contracts by the employee.

(h) As an employee of a creditor who secures and forwards information for the purpose of obtaining group credit life, credit disability, or involuntary unemployment insurance, or for enrolling individuals in a group credit life, credit disability, or involuntary unemployment insurance plan or issuing certificates of insurance thereunder where no commission is paid to the employee for those services.
Cal. RTC § 408.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 408.3
Section 408.3
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 451 and 481 and in the provisions listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code, property characteristics information maintained by the assessor is a public record and shall be open to public inspection.

(b) For purposes of this section, “property characteristics,” includes, but is not limited to, the year of construction of improvements to the property, their square footage, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms of all dwellings, the property’s acreage, and other attributes of or amenities to the property, such as swimming pools, views, zoning classifications or restrictions, use code designations, and the number of dwelling units of multiple family properties.

(c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 7922.530 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, if the assessor provides property characteristics information at the request of any party, the assessor may require that a fee reasonably related to the actual cost of developing and providing the information be paid by the party receiving the information.

(2) The actual cost of providing the information is not limited to duplication or production costs, but may include recovery of developmental and indirect costs, as overhead, personnel, supply, material, office, storage, and computer costs. All revenue collected by the assessor for providing information under this section shall be used solely to support, maintain, improve, and provide for the creation, retention, automation, and retrieval of assessor information.

(d) The Legislature finds and declares that information concerning property characteristics is maintained solely for assessment purposes and is not continuously updated by the assessor. Therefore, neither the county nor the assessor shall incur any liability for errors, omissions, or approximations with respect to property characteristics information provided by the assessor to any party pursuant to this section. Further, this subdivision shall not be construed to imply liability on the part of the county or the assessor for errors, omissions, or other defects in any other information or records provided by the assessor pursuant to the provisions of this part.
Cal. WIC § 16996.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 16996.2
Section 16996.2
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition of receiving funds under Section 16996.1, a hospital shall provide medically necessary inpatient treatment, including prescription drugs, for any condition detected as part of a child health and disability prevention screen for any child eligible for services under Section 104395 of the Health and Safety Code. Inpatient hospital services shall be provided at no cost upon referral by a child health and disability prevention program provider, whether that provider is a physician, a county, or a primary care clinic, unless the child is eligible to receive care with no share of cost under the Medi-Cal program, is covered under another publicly funded program, or the services are payable under private insurance coverage.

(b) The department shall report to the Legislature on the distribution and use of funds provided to hospitals under Section 16996.1 on an annual basis.
Cal. HSC § 32311 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 32311
Section 32311
Status: in_force

At the time appointed, the board of directors shall open the proposals, and may sell the bonds or any portion thereof to the highest responsible bidder or bidders. Any and all bids may be rejected and no proposal shall be accepted unless accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check for such reasonable percentage of the amount of the bid as shall be determined by the board of directors, to apply to the purchase price of the bonds. The amount of such check shall be forfeited if, after the acceptance of the proposal the bidder refuses to accept the bonds and to complete his purchase thereof on conditions stated in his bid. In case no award is made the board of directors thereafter may again advertise the bonds or any part thereof for sale.
Cal. FAC § 72002 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 72002
Section 72002
Status: in_force

Opportunity exists for continued expansion, particularly if the industry can develop better varieties more suited to the California climate and the needs of the marketplace. The unique qualities of California wheat need to be promoted to foreign buyers, who purchase most of the wheat grown in this state. Opportunity also exists for increasing sales to domestic customers.
Cal. PUC § 407 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 407
Section 407
Status: in_force

The commission shall authorize refunds of the fees provided for in this chapter when the fees were collected in error.
Cal. FGC § 2052 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 1 / Section 2052
Section 2052
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance any endangered species or any threatened species and its habitat and that it is the intent of the Legislature, consistent with conserving the species, to acquire lands for habitat for these species.
Cal. VEH § 35110 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 35110
Section 35110
Status: in_force

(a) Door handles, hinges, cable cinchers, chain binders, aerodynamic devices, holders for the display of placards warning of hazardous materials, and a tarping system and all nonproperty carrying devices or components thereof, may extend three inches on each side of the vehicle.

(b) For purposes of this section, “aerodynamic device” means a device that uses technologies that minimize drag and improve airflow over an entire tractor-trailer vehicle. These include gap fairings that reduce turbulence between the tractor and trailer, side skirts that minimize wind under the trailer, and rear fairings that reduce turbulence and pressure drop at the rear of the trailer, provided that these devices shall not adversely impact the vehicle’s swept width and turning characteristics and that the primary purpose of the device is not for advertising.

(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “a tarping system” means a movable device used to enclose the cargo area of flatbed semitrailers or trailers.

(2) Subdivision (a) applies to all component parts of a tarping system, including the following:

(A) The transverse structure at the front of the vehicle to which the sliding walls and roof of the tarp mechanism are attached, provided the structure is not also intended or designed to comply with Section 393.106 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The transverse structure may be up to 108 inches wide if properly centered so that neither side extends more than three inches beyond the structural edge of the vehicle.

(B) The side rails running the length of the vehicle.

(C) The rear doors, provided the only function of the rear doors is to seal the cargo area and anchor the sliding walls and roof.

(D) The “wings” designed to close the gap between a headerboard designed to comply with Section 393.106 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the movable walls and roof of a tarping system, provided they are add-on pieces designed to bear only the load of the tarping system itself and are not integral parts of the load-bearing headerboard structure.

(d) For purposes of this section, a “headerboard designed to comply with Section 393.106 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations” is load bearing and does not exceed 102 inches in width.
Cal. UIC § 1145 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 1145
Section 1145
Status: in_force

(a) If the director finds that a person or business entity knowingly advises another person or business entity to violate any provision of this chapter, the director may assess the greater of:

(1) A penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(2) Ten percent of the combined amount of any resulting underreporting of contribution, penalties, and interest required by law.

(b) For purposes of this section, “business entity” means a partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, or Indian tribe, as described in Section 3306(u) of Title 26 of the United States Code, or any other legal entity.
Cal. INS § 552 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 552
Section 552
Status: in_force

When preliminary proof of loss is required by a policy, the insured is not bound to give such proof as would be necessary in a court of justice; but it is sufficient for him to give the best evidence in his power at the time.
Cal. PUC § 1216 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 1216
Section 1216
Status: in_force

(a) The finding of the commission on the question of the necessity for the taking and the finding fixing the just compensation to be paid for any property or interest in or to property under Sections 1206 to 1216, inclusive, are final and shall not be subject to modification, alteration, reversal, or review by any court of this state.

(b) The provisions of this part with reference to rehearing and review shall be applicable to the findings of the commission made and filed under this chapter. Petitions for rehearing shall be filed within 20 days from the date of making and filing the finding as to which a rehearing is desired.

(c) If a finding of the commission made and filed under this chapter is set aside by the Supreme Court or the court of appeal of the State of California, the matter shall be referred back to the commission for further action in a proceeding before the commission, and the commission may, on taking further action, consider the entire testimony theretofore taken in the proceeding before the commission as well as further testimony, if any, presented in connection with further action.
Cal. FAC § 33761 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 33761
Section 33761
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article is violated by any milk products plant, the milk products plant is insanitary.
Cal. WIC § 18983.8 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 18983.8
Section 18983.8
Status: in_force

Councils receiving funding under this chapter shall provide a local cash or in-kind match of 33 1/3 percent. For councils unable to raise the full match for the maximum allocation, a partial grant shall be provided in the amount of three grant dollars to each match dollar.
Cal. HSC § 80695 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 80695
Section 80695
Status: in_force

“Eligible property” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 80230.
Cal. PUC § 25849 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 25849
Section 25849
Status: in_force

An executed copy of each agreement or lease shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, who will be entitled to receive one dollar ($1) for each copy filed with him and which filing shall constitute notice to any subsequent judgment creditor or any subsequent purchaser. Each vehicle so purchased or leased shall have the name of the owner or lessor plainly marked on both sides thereof, followed by the appropriate words, “owner and lessor” or “owner and vendor,” as the case may be.
Cal. FAC § 62561 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 4 / Section 62561
Section 62561
Status: in_force

(a) The following security charges shall be in effect for any period for which the secretary has implemented collections under this chapter:

(1) 3.2 mills ($0.0032) per pound for fat contained in eligible milk of any class referred to in Section 1051.40 of the Federal Milk Marketing Order, whether pooled or nonpooled.

(2) 1.3 mills ($0.0013) per pound for solids-not-fat contained in eligible milk of any class referred to in Section 1051.40 of the Federal Milk Marketing Order, whether pooled or nonpooled.

(b) The secretary is only authorized by this article to collect security charges on eligible milk.
Cal. BPC § 4998.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 4998.4
Section 4998.4
Status: in_force

The income of a licensed clinical social worker corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of that shareholder or his or her shares in the licensed clinical social workers corporation.
Cal. FAC § 79875 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 6 / Section 79875
Section 79875
Status: in_force

The first handler of olive oil being assessed 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 board of directors. A producer who handles olive oil made from his or her olives shall pay an assessment directly to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission board of directors.
Cal. FIN § 30607 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 30607
Section 30607
Status: in_force

The commissioner may commence and prosecute actions and proceedings to enjoin violations of this division or violations of orders or decisions of the commissioner rendered pursuant to this division, and for the enforcement of any and all civil penalties provided for by this division.