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Cal. PRC § 3321 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3321
Section 3321
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations specified in this article, the supervisor shall have the power to issue a compulsory unit order upon the petition of a city, county, city and county, any part of which is in a subsidence area, or any contractor or lessee for the production of oil or gas therefor, or any person or persons owning working interests in the area affected by such order. The supervisor shall, prior to the issuance of each compulsory unit order, schedule a public hearing thereon. Such hearing may embrace all or a portion of those land areas, and the pool or pools, or portions thereof, underlying such areas, which have been theretofore included in one of the repressuring plans referred to in Section 3319 or 3319.1, except those areas, and the pool or pools, or portions lying thereunder, which are currently devoted to repressuring operations pursuant to an approved repressuring plan in accordance with the procedure prescribed in subdivision (a) of Section 3320. Such hearing shall be set not later than 60 days from the date of the filing of such petition.

(b) If, after such public hearing and from the evidence adduced therefrom, and from such engineering studies as he may have ordered made and which have been presented and considered at such hearing, or at any prior hearing held for the purpose of considering a repressuring plan, the supervisor finds:

1. That repressuring operations of such pool or pools, or portions thereof, will tend to arrest or ameliorate subsidence; and

2. That compulsory repressuring operations are required by reason of the failure, refusal or inability of the respective parties within the affected area to agree upon and initiate approved repressuring operations; and

3. That subsidence of land overlying or immediately adjacent to such pool or pools is injuring or imperiling valuable buildings, or other improvements, or harbor installations or is interfering with commerce, navigation and fishery, or substantial portions of such lands may be inundated if subsidence continues, thereby endangering life, health, safety, peace, welfare and property; and

4. That unit operation of such pool or pools, or portions thereof, is reasonably necessary to carry out repressuring operations in accordance with the theretofore adopted pressuring plan; and

5. That the creation of the unit is feasible, necessary and justifiable under all conditions affecting the unit at the time of its creation or which can be reasonably anticipated by the supervisor at such time;

then the supervisor shall issue an order requiring unit operation of such pool or pools, or portions thereof, on such terms and conditions as may be determined from the evidence to be fair, reasonable, equitable and in conformance with said repressuring plan.
Cal. ELEC § 15630 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 15630
Section 15630
Status: in_force

(a) All ballots, whether voted or not, and any other relevant materials, as specified in regulations adopted by the Secretary of State, may be examined as part of any recount if the voter filing the declaration requesting the recount so requests in writing, specifying the relevant materials before the commencement of the recount.

(b) The examination of any ballot shall not include touching or handling the ballot without the express consent of the elections official or the elections officer supervising the special recount board. A ballot shall not be touched or handled during the examination unless the elections official or the elections officer supervising the special recount is present to observe the examination.

(c) Except as provided in this section, a ballot shall not be touched or handled by any person during the recount unless that person is the elections official, a person acting at the direction of the elections official, a member of the special recount board, or by order of the superior court.

(d) No part of the voting system in use by the elections office shall be accessed, touched, or handled by any person during the recount unless that person is the elections official or authorized by order of the superior court.

(e) A person shall not photograph or distribute a digital image of any material with personal identifying information of the voter.
Cal. BPC § 465 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 465
Section 465
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The resolution of many disputes can be unnecessarily costly, time-consuming, and complex when achieved through formal court proceedings where the parties are adversaries and are subjected to formalized procedures.

(b) To achieve more effective and efficient dispute resolution in a complex society, greater use of alternatives to the courts, such as mediation, conciliation, and arbitration should be encouraged. Community dispute resolution programs and increased use of other alternatives to the formal judicial system may offer less threatening and more flexible forums for persons of all ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds. These alternatives, among other things, can assist in the resolution of disputes between neighbors, some domestic disputes, consumer-merchant disputes, and other kinds of disputes in which the parties have continuing relationships. A noncoercive dispute resolution forum in the community may also provide a valuable prevention and early intervention problem-solving resource to the community.

(c) Local resources, including volunteers reflective of the diversity of the community and available public buildings should be utilized to achieve more accessible, cost-effective resolutions of disputes. Additional financial resources are needed to expand, stabilize, and improve existing programs and entities which sponsor alternative dispute resolution.

(d) Courts, prosecuting authorities, law enforcement agencies, and administrative agencies should encourage greater use of alternative dispute resolution techniques whenever the administration of justice will be improved.

(e) Counties should consider increasing the use of alternative dispute resolution in their operations as plans for court reform are developed and implemented.

(f) The Judicial Council should consider, in redrafting or updating any of the official pleading forms used in the trial courts of this state, the inclusion of information on options for alternative dispute resolution.
Cal. FAC § 27651 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 27651
Section 27651
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to sell to any retailer, consumer, or institution consumer, any eggs which are ungraded as to quality and size, except that the director, upon the written application of any producer, may find and proclaim that an emergency exists which prevents the normal marketing of eggs by the applicant and other producers in the same area.
Cal. PUC § 102401 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 102401
Section 102401
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by an employee organization, the district, upon determining, as provided in Section 102403, that the employee organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the exclusive representative of the employees governing wages, salaries, hours, pensions, and working conditions. If, after a reasonable period of time, representatives of the district and the exclusive representatives of the employees fail to reach agreement either on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, pensions, and working conditions or the interpretation or application of the terms of an existing contract, upon the agreement of both the district and the representatives of the employees, the dispute may be submitted to an arbitration board and the decision of the majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding.

The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, and two representatives of the employee organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The employee organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining after the employee organization and the district have stricken four names, shall be designated as the arbitrator. The employee organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear their own costs.
Cal. PRC § 43215 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 43215
Section 43215
Status: in_force

(a) If the board, in conducting the inspection and performance review required pursuant to Section 43214 or this section, finds that the enforcement agency is not fulfilling one or more of its responsibilities, the board shall notify the enforcement agency of the particular reasons for finding that the enforcement agency is not fulfilling its responsibilities and of the board’s intention to withdraw its approval of the designation if, within a time to be specified in that notification, but in no event less than 30 days, the enforcement agency does not take the corrective action specified by the board.

(b) The board shall adopt regulations that establish a process for notice, public hearing, the admission of evidence, and final action by the board for partial or full withdrawal of the approval of designation pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 73511 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20.5 / Section 73511
Section 73511
Status: in_force

A special district composed of some or all of the bay area wholesale customers may receive state funds for the purpose of protecting the bay area regional water system against seismic risk, without regard to whether the city is a member of that district.
Cal. PUC § 28875 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 28875
Section 28875
Status: in_force

The board may classify and determine the officers and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and included in the retirement system is compulsory.
Cal. HSC § 18862.23 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 18862.23
Section 18862.23
Status: in_force

“Lot” means any area or tract of land or portion of a special occupancy park, designated or used for the occupancy of one manufactured home, mobilehome, recreational vehicle, tent, camp car, or camping party.
Cal. PRC § 17002 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.5 / Section 17002
Section 17002
Status: in_force

The amount the department may expend for a fiscal year pursuant to Section 17001 shall not exceed the amount determined for that fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14581.1.
Cal. BPC § 7501.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 7501.8
Section 7501.8
Status: in_force

(a) When considering the denial of a license, registration, or certificate under Section 7503.5, for which application has been made under this chapter, the director, in evaluating the rehabilitation of the applicant and the applicant’s present eligibility for a license, registration, or certificate, shall consider the following criteria:

(1) The nature and severity of the act or crime under consideration as grounds for denial.

(2) Evidence of any act committed subsequent to the act or crime under consideration as grounds for denial, which also could be considered as grounds for denial under Section 7503.5.

(3) The time that has elapsed since commission of the act or crime referred to in paragraph (1) or (2).

(4) The extent to which the applicant has complied with any terms of parole, probation, restitution, or any other sanctions lawfully imposed against the applicant.

(5) Evidence, if any, of rehabilitation submitted by the appplicant.

(b) When considering the suspension or revocation of a license, registration, or certificate issued under this chapter on the grounds of conviction of a crime, the director, in evaluating the rehabilitation of the person and the person’s present eligibility for a license, registration, or certificate, shall consider the following criteria:

(1) Nature and severity of the act or offense.

(2) Total criminal record.

(3) The time that has elapsed since commission of the act or offense.

(4) Whether the licensee has complied with any terms of parole, probation, restitution, or any other sanctions lawfully imposed against the licensee.

(5) If applicable, evidence of expungement proceedings pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.

(6) Evidence, if any, of rehabilitation submitted by the licensee.

(c) When considering a petition for reinstatement of a license, registration, or certificate, the director shall evaluate evidence of rehabilitation, considering those criteria of rehabilitation listed in subdivision (b).
Cal. BPC § 18642 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 18642
Section 18642
Status: in_force

The commission may license professional and amateur boxers, professional and amateur martial arts fighters, and booking agents, managers of professional boxers and professional martial arts fighters, trainers, chief seconds, and seconds of each.

No person shall participate in any contest or serve in the capacity of a booking agent, manager, trainer, or second, unless he or she has been licensed for that purpose by the commission.
Cal. WAT § 60185 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 60185
Section 60185
Status: in_force

The general manager shall perform such other duties as may be imposed on him by the board. The general manager shall report to the board in accordance with such rules and regulations as they may direct.
Cal. SHC § 8222 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 8222
Section 8222
Status: in_force

The tax so levied shall be computed and entered on the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the board fails to levy the tax the auditor shall do so. The tax shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes, and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the district. The provisions of law prescribing the manner of levying and collecting county taxes and the duties of the several county officers with respect to taxation are, so far as they are not in conflict with this chapter, applicable to taxation under this chapter. Such officers shall be liable upon their several official bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties imposed upon them by this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1569.82 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 8 / Section 1569.82
Section 1569.82
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of this state that each county and city shall permit and encourage the development of sufficient numbers of residential care facilities for the elderly as are commensurate with local need.

This article shall apply equally to any chartered city, general law city, county, city and county, district, and any other local public entity.

For the purposes of this article, “six or fewer persons” does not include the licensee or members of the licensee’s family or persons employed as facility staff.
Cal. WAT § 9043 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 9043
Section 9043
Status: in_force

It is discretionary with the board of trustees of any such reclamation district, levee district or drainage district to apply such warrants in payment of the assessment, or to apply the same as provided by Article 2 of this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 12801.10 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12801.10
Section 12801.10
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in Section 1653.5, 12800, 12801, 12801.5, or 12801.9 authorizes an individual to apply for, or be issued, a commercial driver’s license without the submission of his or her social security account number upon application.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015, or on the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 12801.11, whichever is sooner.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on the effective date of a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section, or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department shall post this information on its Internet Web site.
Cal. ELEC § 9207 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 9207
Section 9207
Status: in_force

The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among the voters of the city for signatures by any registered voter of the city after publication or posting, or both, as required by Section 9205, of the title and summary prepared by the city attorney. Each section of the petition shall bear a copy of the notice of intention and the title and summary prepared by the city attorney.
Cal. FIN § 31507 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 31507
Section 31507
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall examine each licensee not less frequently than once each calendar year.

(b) (1) The commissioner may at any time examine any licensee or any parent or subsidiary of a licensee.

(2) The commissioner may at any time examine any office of any licensee within or outside of this state.

(3) The commissioner may at any time examine any affiliate of a licensee (other than a parent or subsidiary of the licensee) but only with respect to matters relating to transactions between the affiliate and the licensee.

(c) The directors, officers, and employees of any licensee or of any affiliate of a licensee being examined by the commissioner and any other person having custody of any of the books, accounts, or records of the licensee or affiliate shall exhibit to the commissioner, on request, any or all of the books, accounts, and other records of the licensee or affiliate and shall otherwise facilitate the examination so far as it may be in their power to do so. However, in the case of an examination of an affiliate of a licensee other than a parent or subsidiary of the licensee, only books, accounts, and records of the affiliate that relate to transactions between the affiliate and the licensee shall be subject to this subdivision.

(d) The commissioner may, if in his or her opinion it is necessary in the examination of any licensee or of any affiliate of a licensee, retain any certified public accountant, attorney, appraiser, or other person to assist him or her, and the licensee shall pay, within 10 days after receipt of a statement from the commissioner, the fees of that person.
Cal. INS § 1872.45 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 1872.45
Section 1872.45
Status: in_force

A district attorney who files a criminal complaint pursuant to Section 549 or 550 of the Penal Code shall promptly do all of the following:

(a) Notify each insurer affected by the acts that are the subject of the criminal complaint of the existence of the complaint and the names of all persons insured by the insurer who are the victims.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when an insurer receives notification pursuant to subdivision (a), and the insurer has increased the premiums of a person who is a victim because of a claim that is the subject of the criminal complaint, the insurer shall promptly rebate to that person the increased premiums that were charged to and paid by that person.

(c) Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles of the criminal complaint and the names of all persons who are the victims.

(d) Notify all the persons who are the victims in simple understandable language that a criminal complaint has been filed and that subdivision (b) of Section 1806 of the Vehicle Code requires the Department of Motor Vehicles not to record the accident on the record of the victim.
Cal. HSC § 1399.73 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 11 / Section 1399.73
Section 1399.73
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a conversion or restructuring shall contain the information the director may require, by rule or order.

(b) The director shall charge a health care service plan an application filing fee. The fee for filing an application shall be the actual cost of processing the application, including the overhead costs. The filing fee shall include the costs of undertaking the activities described in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 1399.74.

(c) The director may contract with experts or consultants to assist the director in reviewing the application. Contract costs shall not exceed an amount that is reasonable and necessary to review the application. Any contract entered into under this subdivision shall be on a noncompetitive bid basis and shall be exempt from Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. The applicant shall promptly pay the director, upon request, for all contract costs.
Cal. WAT § 10737.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 12 / Section 10737.3
Section 10737.3
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all monitoring and reporting required under all groundwater sustainability plans approved by the department, or submitted to and awaiting approval by the department, for a basin subject to an adjudication, or under any interim plan adopted by the board pursuant to Section 10735.8 for a basin subject to an adjudication, shall continue throughout the duration of the adjudication proceeding.

(2) All groundwater sustainability agencies required to submit reports to the department pursuant to Section 10728 regarding a basin subject to adjudication shall submit copies of the reports to the court during the duration of the adjudication proceeding. The court may order more frequent reporting than the reports required pursuant to Section 10728.

(3) The board shall submit to the court during the duration of the adjudication proceeding the information it receives from a person required to submit monitoring program reports to the board pursuant to Section 10736.6 regarding a basin subject to adjudication. If, during the proceeding, the board prepares a report regarding the subject basin containing information listed in Section 10728, the board shall submit a copy of that report to the court.

(b) (1) Throughout the duration of the adjudication proceeding, a party to the adjudication, and any other person extracting water from the basin, shall comply with the groundwater sustainability plan or plans for the subject basin or the interim plan for the subject basin adopted by the board pursuant to Section 10735.8, except as may be authorized by the court pursuant to Section 847 of the Code of Civil Procedure or other injunctive relief.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms of a groundwater sustainability plan, interim plan, or preliminary injunction shall not determine the rights in a final judgment of the comprehensive adjudication.

(c) Throughout the duration of the adjudication proceeding, a party to the adjudication, and any other person extracting water from the basin, shall not use new or increased groundwater use to establish a new claim of prescription during the proceeding.