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Cal. PUC § 309.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 309.7
Section 309.7
Status: in_force

(a) The division of the commission responsible for railroad safety shall be responsible for inspection, surveillance, and investigation of the rights-of-way, facilities, equipment, and operations of railroads and public mass transit guideways, and for enforcing state and federal laws, regulations, orders, and directives relating to transportation of persons or commodities, or both, of any nature or description by rail. The division of the commission responsible for railroad safety shall advise the commission on all matters relating to rail safety, and shall propose to the commission rules, regulations, orders, and other measures necessary to reduce the dangers caused by unsafe conditions on the railroads of the state. The delegation of enforcement responsibility to the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety shall not diminish the power of other agencies of state government to enforce laws relating to employee or environmental safety, pollution prevention, or public health and safety.

(b) In performing its duties, the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety shall exercise all powers of investigation granted to the commission, including rights to enter upon land or facilities, inspect books and records, and compel testimony. The commission shall employ sufficient federally certified inspectors to ensure at the time of inspection that railroad locomotives and equipment and facilities located in class I railroad yards in California are inspected not less frequently than every 180 days, and all main and branch line tracks are inspected not less frequently than every 12 months. In performing its duties, the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety shall consult with representatives of railroad corporations, labor organizations representing railroad employees, and the Federal Railroad Administration.

(c) The general counsel shall assign to the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety the personnel and attorneys necessary to fully utilize the powers granted to the commission by any state law and by any federal law relating to rail transportation, to enforce safety laws, rules, regulations, and orders, and to collect fines and penalties resulting from the violation of any safety rule or regulation.

(d) The activities of the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety that relate to safe operation of common carriers by rail, other than those relating to grade crossing protection, shall also be supported by the fees paid by railroad corporations, if any, pursuant to Sections 421 to 424, inclusive. The activities of the division of the commission responsible for railroad safety that relate to grade crossing protection shall be supported by funds appropriated therefor from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund.
Cal. RTC § 32271 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 32271
Section 32271
Status: in_force

(a) If the board is dissatisfied with the return or returns filed or amount of tax paid to the state by any taxpayer, it may compute and determine the amount to be paid based upon any information available to it. One or more additional determinations may be made of the amount of tax due for one or for more than one period. The amount of tax so determined shall bear interest at the modified adjusted rate per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the 15th day after the close of the period for which the amount of the tax, or any portion thereof, should have been reported until the date of payment. In making a determination, the board may offset overpayment for a period or periods against underpayments for another period or periods and against the interest and penalties on the underpayments.

(b) If any part of the deficiency for which a determination of an additional amount due is made is found to have been occasioned by negligence or intentional disregard of this part or authorized rules, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination shall be added, plus interest as above provided.

(c) If any part of the deficiency for which a determination of an additional amount due is made is found to be occasioned by fraud or an intent to evade this part or authorized rules, a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of the determination shall be added, plus interest as above provided.

(d) The board shall give to the taxpayer written notice of its determination. The notice shall be served in one of the following manners:

(1) By placing the notice in a sealed envelope, with postage paid, addressed to the taxpayer at their address as it appears in the records of the board. Service made pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed complete at the time of the deposit of the notice in the United States Post Office, or a mailbox, sub-post office, substation or mail chute or other facility regularly maintained or provided by the United States Postal Service without extension of time for any reason.

(2) By personally delivering the notice to the person to be served. Service made pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed complete at the time of delivery. Personal service to a corporation may be made by delivery of a notice to any person designated in the Code of Civil Procedure to be served for the corporation with summons and complaint in a civil action.

(3) (A) By delivering the notice electronically via secure transmission when either of the following applies:

(i) The taxpayer requests the notice of determination to be sent electronically via secure transmission.

(ii) The board has evidence that the taxpayer no longer receives mail at the address of record and has previously provided an address for electronic mail.

(B) Service provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be deemed complete at the time the board electronically transmits the notice via the taxpayer’s secure web portal, without extension of time for any reason.
Cal. RTC § 401.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 401.3
Section 401.3
Status: in_force

The assessor shall assess all property subject to general property taxation on the lien date as provided in Articles XIII and XIII A of the Constitution and any legislative authorization thereunder.
Cal. PUC § 96090 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 96090
Section 96090
Status: in_force

The district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without the district when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the district so to do.
Cal. WAT § 51021 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 51021
Section 51021
Status: in_force

Within five days after the copies of the plan and estimate are filed with the county clerk he shall certify two of the copies and transmit them to the Secretary of the Reclamation Board.
Cal. HSC § 1248.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 1248.8
Section 1248.8
Status: in_force

(a)  Any person or entity that willfully violates this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted under this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of violation.

(b)  In determining the punishment to be imposed under this section, the court shall consider all relevant facts, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1)  Whether the violation exposed a patient or other individual to the risk of death or serious physical harm.

(2)  Whether the violation had a direct or immediate relationship to health, safety, or security of a patient or other individual.

(3)  Evidence, if any, of willfulness in the violation.

(4)  The presence or absence of good faith efforts by the outpatient setting to prevent the violation.

(c)  For purposes of this section, “willfully” or “willful” means that the person doing an act or omitting to do an act intends the act or omission, and knows the relevant circumstances connected with the act or omission.

(d)  The district attorney of every county shall, upon application by the Division of Medical Quality or its authorized representative, institute and conduct the prosecution of any action or violation within the county of any provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 25642 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 7.4 / Section 25642
Section 25642
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish project and storage facility eligibility guidelines for purposes of this chapter.

(b) Any eligibility guidelines established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be consistent with both of the following requirements:

(1) “Eligible storage facility” shall include, but not be limited to, an energy storage system that is interconnected to the electrical grid in California or to a California balancing authority.

(2) (A) “Eligible project” shall include, but not be limited to, an eligible storage facility that includes any of the following:

(i) Compressed air or liquid air technologies.

(ii) Flow batteries, advanced chemistry batteries, or mechanical energy storage.

(iii) Thermal energy storage or aqueous battery systems.

(iv) A hydrogen demonstration project.

(B) “Eligible project” shall not include a pumped storage project or lithium-ion-based storage technology.
Cal. VEH § 9908 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 9908
Section 9908
Status: in_force

Upon transfer of the title or interest or any part thereof of the registered owner only in an undocumented vessel numbered under this code, the registered owner shall write his signature and address and the transferee shall write his signature and address in the appropriate spaces provided on the reverse side of the certificate of ownership for the vessel, and the legal owner shall write his signature in the space provided for the new legal owner indicating that he is to retain his legal title and interest.
Cal. RTC § 6362.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6362.3
Section 6362.3
Status: in_force

There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this part the gross receipts from the sale of, and the storage, use, or other consumption in this state of newspapers or periodicals, during the term of a prepaid subscription, if the subscription was entered into and paid for prior to July 15, 1991.
Cal. FAM § 4075 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 4075
Section 4075
Status: in_force

This article shall not be construed to affect the treatment of spousal support and separate maintenance payments pursuant to Section 71 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 71).
Cal. HSC § 25212 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.1 / Section 25212
Section 25212
Status: in_force

(a) Materials that require special handling that are contained in major appliances shall not be disposed of at a solid waste facility and shall be removed from major appliances in which they are contained prior to the appliance being crushed, baled, shredded, sawed or sheared apart, disposed of, or otherwise processed in a manner that could result in the release or prevent the removal of materials that require special handling.

(b) A person who, pursuant to subdivision (a), removes from a major appliance any material that requires special handling, that is a hazardous waste under this chapter, is a hazardous waste generator and shall comply with all provisions of this chapter applicable to generators of hazardous waste.

(c) All materials that require special handling that have been removed from a major appliance pursuant to subdivision (a), and that are hazardous wastes, shall be managed in accordance with this chapter.

(d) A person who fails to comply with subdivision (a) is in violation of this chapter.

(e) (1) The department or a local health officer or other public officer authorized pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25180), including, when applicable, a certified unified program agency (CUPA) or a unified program agency within the jurisdiction of a CUPA, shall incorporate both of the following into the existing inspection and enforcement activities of the department or the local health officer or other public officer:

(A) The regulation of materials that require special handling that, when removed from a major appliance, is hazardous waste.

(B) The enforcement of subdivision (a).

(2) The department, local health officers, or other public officers shall coordinate their activities as needed to identify and regulate materials that require special handling that, when removed from major appliances, are hazardous wastes that are transported from one jurisdiction to another.
Cal. SHC § 5896.9 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 28 / Section 5896.9
Section 5896.9
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding for a conversion, the city and any public utility, cable operator, or public agency supplying electric service, cable television service, or communication service within the city, by agreement, may provide that, upon confirmation of the assessment, the public utility, cable operator, or public agency shall have legal title to the electric or communication facilities, which shall thereafter constitute part of a system of the public utility or public agency and be used, operated, maintained, and managed by it as part of its system.

(b) Subject to any rules, regulations, or tariffs applicable to any public utility, cable operator, or public agency, the agreement also may provide, among other things, for any of the following: the supplying or approval by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency of plans and specifications; a contribution of labor, materials, or money by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency; the performance by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency of all, or any part, of the work or improvement; and payment to the public utility, cable operator, or public agency for any work or improvement performed or service rendered by it.

(c) Any agreement shall be made prior to the adoption of the resolution ordering the work. If the proceedings are abandoned, the agreement shall be given no further force or effect. To the extent that the agreement provides that all, or any part, of the work or improvement is to be performed by the public utility, cable operator, or public agency, the provisions of this division requiring competitive bidding and the award of the contract to the lowest responsible bidder shall be inapplicable.

(d) Nothing in this chapter precludes the city, cable operator, or the public utility, in the event of disagreement regarding any provision of the proposed agreement, from seeking review of the disagreement by the Public Utilities Commission.
Cal. VEH § 14906 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 14906
Section 14906
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the fees required by Section 14904, the department may require payment of a fee sufficient to pay the actual costs, as determined by the department, for giving any notices in connection with suspensions or revocations in accordance with Sections 22, 29, and 13106.

(b) This section does not apply to any suspension or revocation that is set aside by the department or a court.
Cal. HSC § 1798.101 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 1798.101
Section 1798.101
Status: in_force

(a)  In rural areas, as determined by the authority, where the use of a base hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 1277 is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, a local EMS agency, in order to assure medical direction to prehospital emergency medical care personnel, may utilize other hospitals which do not have a basic emergency medical service permit but which have been approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency for utilization as a base hospital, if both of the following apply:

(1)  Medical control is maintained in accordance with policies and procedures established by the local EMS agency, with the approval of the medical director of the local EMS agency.

(2)  Approval is secured from the authority.

(b)  (1)  In rural areas, as determined by the authority, when the use of a hospital having a basic emergency medical service special permit is precluded because of geographic or other extenuating circumstances, as determined by the authority, the medical director of the local EMS agency may authorize another facility which does not have this special permit to receive patients requiring emergency medical services if the facility has adequate staff and equipment to provide these services, as determined by the medical director of the local EMS agency.

(2)  A local EMS agency which utilizes in its EMS system any facility which does not have a special permit to receive patients requiring emergency medical care pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the authority, as part of the plan required by Section 1797.254, protocols approved by the medical director of the local EMS agency to ensure that the use of that facility is in the best interests of patient care. The protocols addressing patient safety and the use of the nonpermit facility shall take into account, but not be limited to, the following:

(A)  The medical staff, and the availability of the staff at various times to care for patients requiring emergency medical services.

(B)  The ability of staff to care for the degree and severity of patient injuries.

(C)  The equipment and services available at the facility necessary to care for patients requiring emergency medical services and the severity of their injuries.

(D)  The availability of more comprehensive emergency medical services and the distance and travel time necessary to make the alternative emergency medical services available.

(E)  The time of day and any limitations which may apply for a nonpermit facility to treat patients requiring emergency medical services.

(3)  Any change in the status of a nonpermit facility, authorized pursuant to this subdivision to care for patients requiring emergency medical services, with respect to protocols and the facility’s ability to care for the patients shall be reported by the facility to the local EMS agency.
Cal. HSC § 11013 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 11013
Section 11013
Status: in_force

“Distributor” means a person who distributes. The term distributor also includes warehousemen handling or storing controlled substances and customs brokers.
Cal. HSC § 112480 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 112480
Section 112480
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise permitted by this article, it is unlawful to represent or advertise as fresh goods articles of food that have been placed in cold storage. This section shall not apply to vegetables, fruit or other foods sold as “fresh frozen” and so labeled, when stored at or below zero degrees Fahrenheit, or to eggs held in cold storage for 30 days or less.
Cal. FAC § 7305 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7305
Section 7305
Status: in_force

The share of the expense of eradication which is required by Section 7303 to be borne by the owner of the land is a lien on the land against which the expense is chargeable. The provisions of Sections 5429 to 5436, inclusive, apply, insofar as possible, to such lien.
Cal. PUC § 989.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.7 / Section 989.1
Section 989.1
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other right to revoke an offer, core gas customers of gas service, have the right to cancel a contract for gas service until midnight of the third business day after the day on which the buyer signs an agreement or offer to purchase.

(b) Cancellation occurs when the buyer gives written notice of cancellation to the seller at the address specified in the agreement or offer.

(c) Notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.

(d) Notice of cancellation given by the buyer need not take the particular form as provided with the contract or offer to purchase and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the intention of the buyer not to be bound by the contract.
Cal. SHC § 225.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 225.5
Section 225.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 22520.5 or 22520.6 of the Vehicle Code, and except as specifically authorized by this article, no person shall display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or attempt to vend any merchandise, foodstuff, or service within any vista point or safety roadside rest area.

(b) No person shall solicit money within any vista point or safety roadside rest for any purpose.

(c) When requested by a uniformed member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, or other peace officer, any person or persons and any property may be relocated to a specified area of a vista point or rest area, or may be required to quit the premises, as directed by that officer, if, in the opinion of the officer, the person’s presence or activity or the presence of the property, creates, or may reasonably be expected to create, a safety problem , hazard, or nuisance, either on or near the vista point or safety roadside rest area.

(d) To the extent the provisions of any regulations adopted by the department conflict with this section, those provisions are void, and permission given pursuant to those provisions for a person to engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of this section is revoked.
Cal. WAT § 14905 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 14905
Section 14905
Status: in_force

The department may enter into agreements with the state board, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Conservation, possessors of water rights, and other appropriate public agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide for the purchase and management of retirement land and water pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 79125 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 79125
Section 79125
Status: in_force

Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in each subaccount created pursuant to this article may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.