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Cal. HSC § 25548.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.96 / Section 25548.2
Section 25548.2
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  Except as provided in Sections 25548.4 and 25548.5, a person, by reason of acting in the capacity of a lender, shall not be liable under any state or local statute, regulation, or ordinance to the extent of either of the following:

(A)  To the extent that the statute, regulation, or ordinance requires the person to take a removal or remedial action, pay a penalty, fine, imposition, or assessment, or to forfeit the property specified in paragraph (2), and that liability arises from the release or threatened release of hazardous materials, at, from, or in connection with the property.

(B)  To the extent that the statute, regulation, or ordinance authorizes damages arising from the release or threatened release of hazardous materials, at, from, or in connection with the property specified in paragraph (2).

(2)  The exemption from liability provided by paragraph (1) shall apply to the following property:

(A)  Property in which the lender maintains indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security interest.

(B)  Property that was acquired by the lender through foreclosure or its equivalent.

(C)  Property that is owned, leased, possessed, or used by a person who is obligated to the lender under a loan or obligation and in which the lender holds no security interest.

(b)  A lender who did not participate in the management of the property prior to foreclosure or its equivalent may sell, re-lease property held pursuant to a finance lease, whether by a new finance lease or by substitution of the lessee, liquidate, maintain business activities, wind up operations, undertake any response action under Section 107(d)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(d)(1)) and take measures to preserve, protect, or prepare the property prior to sale or other disposition. The lender may conduct those activities without voiding the exemption set forth in subdivision (a), subject to the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 25548.5. However, the lender may be liable for damages, as defined by this chapter, that occur as a result of the lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in the lender’s performance of a response action under Section 107(d)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607(d)(1).
Cal. BPC § 17048 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 17048
Section 17048
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, jobber, contractor, broker, retailer, or other vendor, or any agent of any such person, jointly to participate or collude with any other such person in the violation of this chapter.
Cal. PCC § 20633.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 39 / Section 20633.5
Section 20633.5
Status: in_force

All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(a) Cash.

(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the district.

(c) A certified check made payable to the district.

(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the district.

Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the district beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. WAT § 79071 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 79071
Section 79071
Status: in_force

The Watershed Protection Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of four hundred sixty-eight million dollars ($468,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
Cal. LAB § 6302 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6302
Section 6302
Status: in_force

As used in this division:

(a) “Director” means the Director of Industrial Relations.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Industrial Relations.

(c) “Insurer” includes the State Compensation Insurance Fund and any private company, corporation, mutual association, and reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, authorized under the laws of this state to insure employers against liability for compensation under this part and under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201), and any employer to whom a certificate of consent to self-insure has been issued.

(d) “Division” means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.

(e) “Standards board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, within the department.

(f) “Appeals board” means the Occupational Safety and Health Appeals Board, within the department.

(g) “Aquaculture” means a form of agriculture as defined in Section 17 of the Fish and Game Code.

(h) “Serious injury or illness” means any injury or illness occurring in a place of employment or in connection with any employment that requires inpatient hospitalization, for other than medical observation or diagnostic testing, or in which an employee suffers an amputation, the loss of an eye, or any serious degree of permanent disfigurement, but does not include any injury or illness or death caused by an accident on a public street or highway, unless the accident occurred in a construction zone. “Serious injury or illness” includes silicosis and silica-related lung cancer.

(i) “Serious exposure” means any exposure of an employee to a hazardous substance when the exposure occurs as a result of an incident, accident, emergency, or exposure over time and is in a degree or amount sufficient to create a realistic possibility that death or serious physical harm in the future could result from the actual hazard created by the exposure.
Cal. FIN § 1106 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1106
Section 1106
Status: in_force

No certificate of revocation of a bank shall become effective unless such certificate of revocation is filed with the Secretary of State with the commissioner’s approval endorsed thereon. Promptly after the certificate of revocation becomes effective, such bank shall file with the commissioner a copy of the certificate of revocation certified by the Secretary of State.
Cal. HSC § 18941.12 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 18941.12
Section 18941.12
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any subsequent updates to building standards approved by the commission pursuant to this chapter, an individual submitting a proposed development plan for a residential development may utilize, and a local agency shall allow the utilization of, a template floor plan if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) For use of a template floor plan on or after January 1, 2023, and before July 1, 2024, all of the following conditions:

(A) The template floor plan was approved, between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, by the local agency that oversees development approvals where the proposed residential development is located and the plan complied with all building standards in effect at the time.

(B) The proposed new development is located on the same parcel that contained a residential building that was damaged or destroyed, prior to January 1, 2020, as a result of a disaster in an area for which a state of emergency was proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(C) The owner of the destroyed or damaged residential building did not have code upgrade insurance at the time the building was damaged or destroyed.

(D) The proposed new residential development will be used for owner-occupancy and is not intended to be used as a rental or vacation property.

(E) The template floor plan is being used no more than six years after the date it was approved.

(2) For use of a template floor plan on or after July 1, 2024, both of the following conditions:

(A) All of the conditions in paragraph (1).

(B) The local agency has approved, following every issuance of new state building standards, a resolution that includes findings that the continued use of the template floor plan without regard to subsequent changes to building standards does not pose a significant risk to the health and safety of the building occupants or the community.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. BPC § 25666 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 25666
Section 25666
Status: in_force

(a) In a hearing on an accusation charging a licensee with a violation of Section 25658, the department shall produce the minor decoy alleged in the accusation for examination at the hearing unless the minor decoy is unavailable as a witness because they are dead or unable to attend the hearing because of a then-existing physical or mental illness or infirmity, or unless the licensee has waived, in writing, the appearance of the minor decoy. When a minor decoy is absent because of a then-existing physical or mental illness or infirmity, a reasonable continuance shall be granted to allow for the appearance of the minor decoy if the administrative law judge finds that it is reasonably likely that the minor decoy can be produced within a reasonable amount of time.

(b) (1) Nothing in this section shall prevent the department from taking testimony of the minor decoy as provided in Section 11511 of the Government Code.

(2) This section is not intended to preclude the continuance of a hearing because of the unavailability of a minor decoy for any other reason pursuant to Section 11524 of the Government Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, “minor decoy” means a person under 21 years of age used by peace officers in the enforcement of Section 25658 to apprehend licensees, or employees or agents of licensees, or other persons who sell or furnish alcoholic beverages to minors.
Cal. INS § 827 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 827
Section 827
Status: in_force

An insurer shall not sell in this state, except upon a sale for delinquent assessment made in accordance with the provisions of Section 423 of the Corporations Code, or offer for sale, negotiate for the sale of, or take subscriptions for any security of its own issue until it shall have first applied for and secured from the commissioner a permit authorizing it so to do.
Cal. PROB § 9613 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 9613
Section 9613
Status: in_force

(a) On petition of any interested person, and upon a showing that if the petition is not granted the estate will suffer great or irreparable injury, the court may direct the personal representative to act or not to act concerning the estate. The order may include terms and conditions the court determines are appropriate under the circumstances.

(b) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220.
Cal. FAC § 79128 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25 / Article 6 / Section 79128
Section 79128
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission, or before a committee of the commission designated for that purpose. Appeals from decisions of the commission may be made to the secretary. The determination of the secretary shall be subject to judicial review upon petition filed with the appropriate superior court.
Cal. WAT § 40333 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 40333
Section 40333
Status: in_force

The bonds of the first directors of any district may be approved by a judge of the superior court of any affected county and recorded in the office of the recorder of such county.
Cal. WAT § 71980 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 71980
Section 71980
Status: in_force

Whenever the board deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, completion, or repair of any or all improvements, works or property mentioned in this division, and to provide for such bonded indebtedness payable exclusively from the revenues of an enterprise acquired, constructed, improved or financed for the benefit of an area less than all of the district, the board shall, by resolution, declare its intention to form a revenue improvement district and to incur such indebtedness.
Cal. HSC § 1367.39 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1367.39
Section 1367.39
Status: in_force

(a) A health care service plan contract issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, that provides coverage for pediatric services and preventive care, as required by this chapter, including Sections 1367.002 and 1367.005, shall additionally include coverage for adverse childhood experiences screenings. This section does not prohibit a health care service plan from applying cost-sharing requirements as authorized by law.

(b) For purposes of this section, “adverse childhood experiences,” or “ACEs,” means an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.

(c) The department may adopt guidance to health care service plans to implement this section. The guidance shall not be subject to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). The departmental guidance shall apply the rules and regulations for screening for trauma as set forth in the Medi-Cal program as the minimum ACEs coverage requirements for health care service plans. This section does not prohibit a health care service plan from exceeding the Medi-Cal program’s rules and regulations for trauma screening.
Cal. MVC § 283 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 283
Section 283
Status: in_force

The organization of the Naval Militia shall conform generally to the provisions of the laws of the United States.
Cal. BPC § 6175 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 10.5 / Section 6175
Section 6175
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Lawyer” means a licensee of the State Bar or a person who is admitted and in good standing and eligible to practice before the bar of any United States court or the highest court of the District of Columbia or any state, territory, or insular possession of the United States, or licensed to practice law in, or is admitted in good standing and eligible to practice before the bar of the highest court of, a foreign country or any political subdivision thereof, and includes any agent of the lawyer or law firm or law corporation doing business in the state.

(b) “Client” means a person who has, within the three years preceding the sale of financial products by a lawyer to that person, employed that lawyer for legal services. The settlor and trustee of a trust shall be considered one person.

(c) “Elder” and “dependent elder” shall have the meaning as defined in Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(d) “Financial products” means long-term care insurance, life insurance, and annuities governed by the Insurance Code, or its successors.

(e) “Sell” means to act as a broker for a commission.
Cal. WIC § 14043.37 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1.3 / Section 14043.37
Section 14043.37
Status: in_force

The department may complete a background check on applicants for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the information provided to the department for purposes of enrolling in the Medi-Cal program and in order to prevent fraud and abuse. The background check may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Onsite inspection prior to enrollment.

(b) Review of business records.

(c) Data searches.
Cal. WAT § 12550 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 12550
Section 12550
Status: in_force

All irrigation districts, county water districts, municipal water districts, metropolitan water districts, county water authorities, water conservation districts, and flood control districts, may make such contributions to the Colorado River Fund as, in the exercise of the discretion of their respective governing bodies, is deemed advisable.
Cal. WAT § 52560 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 52560
Section 52560
Status: in_force

The warrant shall be drawn for an amount equal to the sum of:

(a) The excess of the par value of the refunding bonds directed to be sold over the amount for which the board has determined the refunding bonds may be sold, which shall not in any event, exceed 10 percent of the par value of the refunding bonds directed to be sold.

(b) An amount sufficient to pay interest at the rate provided in the refunding bonds from the date of sale thereof to the date of the maturity of the bonds to be refunded out of the proceeds of the sale.

Items (a) and (b) are incidental expenses of the district as defined in Section 51336.
Cal. BPC § 10151.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 10151.5
Section 10151.5
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who is not a resident of this state shall be eligible for a real estate license provided (1) the applicant qualifies for licensure under this chapter, including Section 10162, and (2) the state or other jurisdiction that is the place of residence of the applicant permits a resident of California to qualify for and obtain a real estate license in that jurisdiction.

(b) A foreign corporation shall be exempt from the eligibility requirement set forth in clause (2) of subdivision (a) if, and for so long as, at least one of the officers of the corporation who is designated and licensed as a real estate broker pursuant to Section 10158 or 10211 is a resident of this state.

(c) Every nonresident applicant for a real estate license shall, along with their application, file with the Real Estate Commissioner an irrevocable consent that if in any action commenced against the person in this state, personal service of process upon the person cannot be made in this state after the exercise of due diligence, a valid service may thereupon be made upon the applicant by delivering the process to the Department of Real Estate.
Cal. MVC § 998.091 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5t / Section 998.091
Section 998.091
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of a sum of money not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold pursuant to this article. Any sums withdrawn shall be deposited in the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943. All money made available under this article to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund from receipts from the sale of bonds sold under this article, together with interest at the rate of interest fixed in the bonds so sold.
Cal. VEH § 10550 — California Code / Code veh / Division 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 10550
Section 10550
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the terms and definitions set forth in Section 9840 shall apply.
Cal. HSC § 1662 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1662
Section 1662
Status: in_force

The department is hereby authorized to inspect any premises or property on or in which animals are kept for experimental or diagnostic purposes, for the purpose of investigation of compliance with the rules and regulations adopted hereunder. Such inspection or other method of control shall be enforced only by employees of the department and such power and authority may not be delegated to any other persons or agency.
Cal. RTC § 19136.12 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 19136.12
Section 19136.12
Status: in_force

(a) No addition to tax shall be made pursuant to Section 19136 for any period before the date prescribed under Section 18566 for the filing of the return for the 2005 taxable year, with respect to any underpayment of an installment for the 2005 taxable year, to the extent that the underpayment was created or increased by any provision of the act adding this section.

(b) No addition to tax shall be made pursuant to Section 18601 for the filing of the return for the 2005 taxable year, with respect to any underpayment of an installment for the 2005 taxable year, to the extent that the underpayment was created or increased by any provision of the act adding this section.

(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall implement this section in a reasonable manner.
Cal. INS § 799.01 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.9 / Section 799.01
Section 799.01
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “AIDS” means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(b) “Certificate” means a certificate of group life insurance or a certificate of group disability income insurance delivered in this state, regardless of the situs of the group master policy. A certificate of life insurance benefits or disability income insurance benefits issued or delivered in this state by a fraternal benefit society is a “policy” as defined in subdivision (h).

(c) “Disability income insurance” means insurance against loss of occupational earning capacity arising from injury, sickness, or disablement.

(d) “HIV” or “human immunodeficiency virus” means the etiologic virus of AIDS.

(e) “HIV test” means any clinical test, laboratory or otherwise, used to identify HIV, a component of HIV, or antibodies or antigens to HIV.

(f) “Life or disability income insurer” means an insurer licensed to transact life insurance or disability insurance in this state that is transacting life insurance or disability income insurance in this state, or a fraternal benefit society licensed in this state that is transacting life insurance or disability income insurance in this state.

(g) “Life insurance” means the class of coverage described in Section 101, but, as used in this article, excludes annuities.

(h) “Policy” means an individual life insurance policy or individual disability income insurance policy issued or delivered in this state, or a certificate of life insurance benefits or disability income insurance benefits issued or delivered in this state by a fraternal benefit society.
Cal. SHC § 33128 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33128
Section 33128
Status: in_force

The authority may prescribe the duties and powers of any trustee respecting the payment of principal and interest on bonds, the redemption of bonds, the registration and discharge from registration of bonds, and the management of any sinking or other fund provided as security for bonds, and with respect to any other appropriate matter.
Cal. FAC § 61835 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 61835
Section 61835
Status: in_force

“Processing” means receiving, pasteurizing, and packaging market milk. It includes the manufacturing of milk products from market milk.
Cal. SHC § 35556 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 35556
Section 35556
Status: in_force

Commissioners shall be persons of business experience and ability, to the end that the affairs of the district shall be administered in the interests of the district.