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Cal. HSC § 108084 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 108084
Section 108084
Status: in_force

The department shall deposit all moneys from the registration fee described in Section 108079 and all administrative penalties collected pursuant to this chapter into the PFAS Enforcement Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used to fund the department’s reasonable costs of implementing this chapter. The department’s duties to initiate, implement, or enforce any requirement of this chapter are contingent upon sufficient funds in the Toxic Substances Control Account, as determined by the Department of Finance, and upon an appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of implementing and enforcing the requirements of this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 19104 — California Code / Code elec / Division 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 19104
Section 19104
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall do both of the following by December 31, 2014:

(1) In consultation with county elections officials, establish the procedures and guidelines for voting in the event of a natural disaster or other state of emergency. The Secretary of State shall publish the procedures and guidelines on his or her Internet Web site.

(2) Submit a report to the Legislature on the readiness of the state to hold elections during or following a natural disaster or other state of emergency.

(b) (1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) is inoperative on December 31, 2018, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. FAC § 64507 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 64507
Section 64507
Status: in_force

“Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of raising, breeding, feeding, or growing cattle or calves for dairy production or for beef production.
Cal. BPC § 2191.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 2191.6
Section 2191.6
Status: in_force

In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, long COVID, as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and dysautonomia.
Cal. HSC § 39741.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.3 / Article 2 / Section 39741.7
Section 39741.7
Status: in_force

To be recognized by the state board for a requirement adopted pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500), carbon dioxide transported by pipeline shall be transported only using pipelines that meet or exceed the standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 51011.5 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 5082.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 5082.3
Section 5082.3
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a certified public accountant may be deemed by the board to have met the examination requirements of Section 5082 if the applicant satisfies all of the following requirements:

(a) The applicant is licensed or has comparable authority under the laws of any country to engage in the practice of public accountancy.

(b) The International Qualifications Appraisal Board jointly established by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has determined that the standards under which the applicant was licensed or under which the applicant secured comparable authority meet its standards for admission to the International Uniform Certified Public Accountant Qualification Examination.

(c) The applicant has successfully passed the International Uniform Certified Public Accountant Qualification Examination referenced in subdivision (b).
Cal. PROB § 4641 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 4641
Section 4641
Status: in_force

“Supervising health care provider” means the primary physician or, if there is no primary physician or the primary physician is not reasonably available, the health care provider who has undertaken primary responsibility for a patient’s health care.
Cal. LAB § 6425 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 6425
Section 6425
Status: in_force

(a) Any employer and any employee having direction, management, control, or custody of any employment, place of employment, or of any other employee, who willfully violates any occupational safety or health standard, order, or special order, or Section 25910 of the Health and Safety Code, and that violation caused death to any employee, or caused permanent or prolonged impairment of the body of any employee, is guilty of a public offense punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine; or by imprisonment in the state prison for 16 months, or two or three years, or by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine; and in either case, if the defendant is a corporation or a limited liability company, the fine may not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).

(b) If the conviction is for a violation committed within seven years after a conviction under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 6423 or subdivision (c) of Section 6430, punishment shall be by imprisonment in state prison for a term of 16 months, two, or three years, or by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, but if the defendant is a corporation or limited liability company, the fine may not be less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more than two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000).

(c) If the conviction is for a violation committed within seven years after a first conviction of the defendant for any crime involving a violation of subdivision (a), punishment shall be by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, but if the defendant is a corporation or a limited liability company, the fine shall not be less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) but may not exceed three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000).

(d) In determining the amount of fine to be imposed under this section, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation, any prior history of violations by the defendant, the ability of the defendant to pay, and any other matters the court determines the interests of justice require.

(e) As used in this section, “willfully” has the same definition as it has in Section 7 of the Penal Code. This subdivision is intended to be a codification of existing law.

(f) This section does not prohibit a prosecution under Section 192 of the Penal Code.
Cal. VEH § 28081 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 28081
Section 28081
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 28080 shall not apply to either of the following:

(a) Any motor vehicle upon which a camper is mounted if a person is able to move between the cab portion of the motor vehicle and the camper.

(b) Any motor vehicle upon which a camper is mounted, which motor vehicle is equipped with a sliding or removable rear window which can be opened or removed by a person inside such camper.
Cal. UIC § 933 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 933
Section 933
Status: in_force

“Wages” does not include any payment on account of sickness or accident disability, or medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability made by an employer to, or on behalf of, an employee after the expiration of six calendar months following the last calendar month in which the employee worked for such employer.
Cal. WAT § 11575 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 11575
Section 11575
Status: in_force

For the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating the project and for the purpose of providing and substituting new facilities for facilities to be taken or destroyed, the department may acquire for and in the name of the state, by gift, exchange, purchase, or eminent domain proceedings, within or without the state, any and all water, water rights, rights-of-way, easements, land, electric power, power resources and facilities, and property or appurtenances thereto of every kind and description and any appurtenances to any such property as the department determines to be required and necessary for the proper construction, maintenance, and operation of the project and for effectuating the purposes and objects to be accomplished by the construction, maintenance, and operation of the project, and for providing and substituting new facilities for facilities taken or destroyed.
Cal. RTC § 7932 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 7932
Section 7932
Status: in_force

He may advertise the sale by one publication, at least 10 days before the date set for the sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property to be sold is situated. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, publication may be made by posting notice in three public places in the county 10 days prior to the date of sale.
Cal. HSC § 18959.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.7 / Section 18959.5
Section 18959.5
Status: in_force

Subject to the applicable provisions of Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of this division, the State Historical Building Safety Board shall adopt and submit alternative building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of this division and may adopt, amend, and repeal other alternative rules and regulations under this part which the board has recommended for adoption under subdivision (b) of Section 18960 by the State Architect or other appropriate state agencies.
Cal. WAT § 74570 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 74570
Section 74570
Status: in_force

A district may cooperate and contract with one or more other districts or public corporations or agencies, whenever, in the opinion of the board, such cooperation or contract is desirable or advantageous to the district.
Cal. HSC § 42400.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 42400.8
Section 42400.8
Status: in_force

In determining the amount of fine to impose pursuant to Sections 42400, 42400.1, 42400.2, 42400.3, 42400.3.5, and 42400.4, the court shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a)  The extent of harm caused by the violation.

(b)  The nature and persistence of the violation.

(c)  The length of time over which the violation occurs.

(d)  The frequency of past violations.

(e)  The record of maintenance.

(f)  The unproven or innovative nature of the control equipment.

(g)  Any action taken by the person including the nature, extent, and time of response of any cleanup and construction undertaken, to mitigate the violation.

(h)  The financial burden on the defendant.

(i)  Any other circumstances the court deems relevant.
Cal. LAB § 3745 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.5 / Section 3745
Section 3745
Status: in_force

(a) The fund shall maintain cash, readily marketable securities, or other assets, or a line of credit, approved by the director, sufficient to immediately continue the payment of the compensation obligations of an insolvent self-insurer pending assessment of the members. The director may establish the minimum amount to be maintained by, or immediately available to, the fund for this purpose.

(b) The fund may assess each of its members a pro rata share of the funding necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.

(c) The trustees shall certify to the director the collection and receipt of all moneys from assessments, noting any delinquencies. The trustees shall take any action deemed appropriate to collect any delinquent assessments.
Cal. PUC § 4451 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 4451
Section 4451
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Supplier” means a person or corporation, other than a public utility, who sells propane and arranges for its delivery to the operator’s tank.

(b) “Distribution system” means a system of pipes, operated by a person or corporation other than a public utility, serving 10 or more customers, within a citywide area, an apartment house, a condominium, a cluster of homes, a shopping center, a combination of any of the above, a mobilehome park with two or more customers, or any system if a portion of the system is located in a public place, which is connected to a tank or tanks, for the purpose of distribution of propane to the end customers.

(c) “Operator” means the owner of the mobilehome park or the distribution system, or the designated responsible employee, manager, or legal representative.

(d) “Tank” means a vessel for the storage and distribution of propane.

(e) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(f) “Local enforcement agency” means the city, county, or city and county that has assumed the responsibility for the enforcement of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18300) of Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code.

(g) “Federal law” or “federal pipeline standards” means the Federal Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 (49 U.S.C. Sec. 1671 et seq.) and the regulations contained in Parts 190, 191, and 192 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(h) “Propane” means propane gas, also known as liquid petroleum gas or LPG.

(i) “NFPA 58” means National Fire Protection Association Standard number 58, which covers rules and standards for propane service. The Legislature finds and declares that NFPA 58 is overseen by a national committee that ensures that the standard incorporates the latest in current and approved technology.

(j) “Commission” means the Public Utilities Commission.

(k) “General Order (or GO) 112” means the commission’s general order that sets out rules governing design, construction, testing, maintenance, and operation of utility gas gathering, transmission, and distribution piping systems. GO 112 incorporates, by reference, all the pertinent federal laws defined in subdivision (g).

(l) “Public place” means any system supplying two or more customers where any portion is under a public right of way.

(m) “Trust fund” means the propane safety inspection and enforcement trust fund established pursuant to Section 4462.
Cal. LAB § 2693 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 2693
Section 2693
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that the garment industry is rife with both egregious wage violations and flagrant health and safety violations, both of which have been allowed to proliferate in the pandemic, leading to the deaths of dozens of garment workers. However, not all workers who experience these violations have access to advocates in order to vindicate their rights, due to the limited capacity of legal aid and community-based organizations.
Cal. BPC § 6217 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 6217
Section 6217
Status: in_force

With respect to the provision of legal assistance under this article, each recipient shall ensure all of the following:

(a) The maintenance of quality service and professional standards.

(b) The expenditure of funds received in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(c) The preservation of the attorney-client privilege in any case, and the protection of the integrity of the adversary process from any impairment in furnishing legal assistance to indigent persons.

(d) That no one shall interfere with any attorney funded in whole or in part by this article in carrying out his or her professional responsibility to his or her client as established by the rules of professional responsibility and this chapter.
Cal. MVC § 970 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 970
Section 970
Status: in_force

(a) The board of supervisors of each county may, but is not required to, appoint, prescribe the qualifications of, and fix the compensation of an officer to be titled “county veterans service officer.” The appointee shall be a veteran.

(b) It shall be the duty of the county veterans service officer to administer the aid provided for in this chapter, to investigate all claims, applications, or requests for aid made pursuant to the terms of this chapter, and to perform any other veteran related services as requested by the county board of supervisors.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), two or more counties may jointly establish a single county veterans service office which shall serve all the counties that agree to the joint establishment of that office.
Cal. WAT § 12894.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 12894.5
Section 12894.5
Status: in_force

Annual payments on the loan, including both principal repayment and interest, shall be in substantially equal amounts over the term of the loan, excluding the initial deferment, if any.
Cal. WAT § 74618 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 74618
Section 74618
Status: in_force

As whole or partial consideration for any privileges obtained by a district under any contract with the United States, any rights-of-way or rights to water or to the property owned or acquired by the district may be conveyed by the board to the United States insofar as they may be needed for the construction, operation, and maintenance of works by the United States for the benefit of the district pursuant to such contract.
Cal. LAB § 6626 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 6626
Section 6626
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the appeals board, on petition of an aggrieved party or on its own motion, from granting reconsideration of an original order or decision made and filed by the appeals board within the same time specified for reconsideration of an original order or decision.
Cal. INS § 1560.12 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 1560.12
Section 1560.12
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to, and for a period of five years following, the effective date of the plan of conversion, no person or group of persons acting in concert shall directly or indirectly offer to acquire or acquire in any manner the beneficial ownership of 5 percent or more of any class of voting securities of a converted insurer or of a person that controls, as defined by subdivision (c) of Section 1215, the converted insurer, without the prior consent of the commissioner. Any application for that approval shall contain information as the commissioner may require and shall be accompanied by a filing fee in an amount equal to the filing fee specified in Section 1215.2.

(b) In the event of any violation of this section, or of any action that, if consummated, would constitute a violation, all voting securities of the converted insurer or of the person acquired by any person in excess of the maximum amount permitted to be acquired by the person pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to be nonvoting securities of the converted insurer or of that person. The violation or action may be enforced or enjoined by an appropriate proceeding commenced by the converted insurer, a person, the commissioner, any policyholder or stockholder of the converted insurer, or the person on behalf of the converted insurer or the person in the superior court in the judicial district in which the converted insurer has its home office or in any other court having jurisdiction. The court may issue any order it finds necessary to cure the violation or to prevent the proposed action. In addition to the foregoing, whenever it appears to the commissioner that any person has committed a violation of this section, the commissioner may proceed as provided in Article 14 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 1 to take possession of the property of the converted insurer and to conduct the business thereof.

(c) For the purposes of this section, “beneficial ownership,” with respect to voting securities, means the sole or shared power to vote, or direct the voting of, voting securities or the sole or shared power to dispose, or direct the disposition, of voting securities.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “voting security” includes voting stock as defined in Section 1560.02, any preorganization certificate or subscription, including subscription rights issued pursuant to a plan of conversion, or any security convertible, with or without consideration, into voting security, or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe for, or purchase any, voting security, or any such warrant or right.

(e) For the purposes of this section, “offer” includes an offer to buy or acquire, solicitation of an offer to sell, tender offer for, or request or invitation for tenders of a security or interest in a security for value.
Cal. RTC § 9171 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 9171
Section 9171
Status: in_force

No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action, or proceeding in any court against this State or against any officer of the State to prevent or enjoin the collection under this part of any excise tax or other amounts required to be collected or to prevent or enjoin the revocation of any permit issued under this part or any other action whereby it is sought to enforce the payment of any excise tax or other amounts required to be paid.
Cal. HSC § 1399.55 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 9.5 / Section 1399.55
Section 1399.55
Status: in_force

Health care service plans shall, upon rejecting a claim from a health care provider or a patient, and upon their demand, disclose the specific rationale used in determining why the claim was rejected. Nothing in this section is intended to expand or restrict the ability of a health care provider or a patient from having health care coverage approved in advance of services.
Cal. FAM § 95 — California Code / Code fam / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 95
Section 95
Status: in_force

“Income and expense declaration” means the form for an income and expense declaration in family law matters adopted by the Judicial Council.