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Cal. BPC § 6751 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 6751
Section 6751
Status: in_force

(a) The applicant for certification as an engineer-in-training shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.

(2) Successfully pass the first division of the examination.

(3) Satisfactorily complete three years or more of postsecondary engineering education, three years or more of engineering experience, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in engineering totaling three years.

(b) The board need not verify the applicant’s eligibility for certification as an engineer-in-training other than to require the applicant to sign a statement of eligibility on the application form.

(c) The applicant for licensure as a professional engineer shall comply with all of the following:

(1) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.

(2) Furnish evidence of six years or more of qualifying experience in engineering work satisfactory to the board evidencing that the applicant is competent to practice the character of engineering in the branch for which he or she is applying for licensure.

(3) Be certified as an engineer-in-training in this state, be certified as an engineer-in-training or engineer intern in another state or territory of the United States, or be exempt therefrom.

(4) Successfully pass the second division of the examination.
Cal. RTC § 188.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 188.5
Section 188.5
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance and the Controller shall establish guidelines in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. These guidelines shall include a procedure for the review of claims submitted by an eligible county to the Department of Finance for allocations under this chapter. Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, these standards shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law.
Cal. WIC § 10535 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 10535
Section 10535
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount appropriated in Item 5180-101-0890 in the Budget Act of 2006, ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) in federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant funds for the CalWORKs program shall remain eligible for expenditure until June 30, 2008.
Cal. SHC § 73.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 73.5
Section 73.5
Status: in_force

Whenever any area has been or may hereafter be constituted a National park or be added to any existing National park and jurisdiction thereover has been ceded by the Legislature to the United States, any lands within such area acquired for highway purposes may be conveyed by the department to the United States on such terms as the commission shall approve.
Cal. HSC § 1275.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1275.9
Section 1275.9
Status: in_force

(a) A general acute care hospital shall inform a patient or the patient’s representative, at the time of admission or as soon as reasonably possible in cases of patient incapacity or an emergency treatment circumstance, that the patient may restrict or prohibit the use or disclosure of protected health information in the hospital’s patient directory, as provided in Section 164.510 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in both of the following manners:

(1) Using a separate paper or digital document that only includes an acknowledgment of receipt of the hospital’s notice of privacy practices required by Section 164.520 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations and information regarding the hospital’s directory and the included protected health information. The separate document shall include a check box for the patient or the patient’s representative to mark to restrict or prohibit use or disclosure of the protected health information in the hospital’s patient directory.

(2) Having hospital personnel verbally inform the patient or the patient’s representative of the patient’s right to restrict or prohibit the use or disclosure of protected health information.

(b) The information required pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be made available or provided in the top five languages, other than English, in the hospital’s service area.

(c) For the purposes of this section, “patient’s representative” means a person who has legal authority to make decisions regarding medical care on behalf of the patient.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
Cal. BPC § 22507 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 21 / Section 22507
Section 22507
Status: in_force

(a) The ticket price of an event which is canceled shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller within 30 calendar days of the cancellation.

(b) The ticket price of an event which is postponed, rescheduled, or replaced with another event at the same date and time, shall be fully refunded to the purchaser by the ticket seller upon request within 30 calendar days of the refund request.

(c) For purposes of this section, a rescheduled event includes a canceled occurrence of a recurring event for which the purchaser is offered the opportunity to attend another, materially identical occurrence of the same event at a different date or time.

(d) A local jurisdiction may require a ticket seller to provide a bond of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to provide for any refunds that may be required by this section.
Cal. PRC § 3327 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3327
Section 3327
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations in this article governing the creation of the unit previously established, the supervisor, by entry of a new order after a public hearing, may require unit operation in a pool, or a portion thereof, which embraces a unit area established by a previous order. Such new order, in providing for allocation of unit production from the enlarged unit area, shall first treat the unit area previously established as a single tract, and the portion of unit production so allocated thereto shall then be allocated among the separately owned tracts included in such previously established unit area in the same proportions as those specified therefor in the previous order.
Cal. FAC § 77970 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 5 / Section 77970
Section 77970
Status: in_force

(a) Within 45 days of the effective date of this chapter, the director shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on the implementation of this chapter. In establishing the list, the director may require that producers submit the names and mailing addresses of all known producers. The director shall receive suggestions for inclusion on that list from any organization of producers, and may verify the eligibility of any person so suggested. The director also may require that the information provided include the quantity of flowers produced by each producer or, in the alternative, may establish procedures for receiving the information at the time of the referendum vote conducted pursuant to Section 77971. The request for the information shall be in writing, and the requested information shall be filed within 10 days following receipt of the request.

(b) Any producer whose name does not appear upon the appropriate list may have his or her name placed on the list by filing with the director a signed statement identifying himself or herself as a producer. The absence of a producer’s name from the list does not exempt the producer from paying assessments and does not invalidate any industry votes conducted pursuant to this article.

(c) Proponents and opponents of the commission may contact producers on the lists in a form and manner prescribed by the director so long as all expenses associated with the contacts are paid in advance.

(d) Any proponent or opponent of the commission may submit to the director a statement of his or her position on the matter, and the director shall include these statements with the referendum ballots.
Cal. WAT § 13856 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 13856
Section 13856
Status: in_force

The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter, except that notwithstanding anything in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the bonds authorized hereunder shall bear such rates of interest, or maximum rates, as may from time to time be fixed by the State Treasurer, with the approval of the committee, and the maximum maturity of bonds shall not exceed 50 years from the date of the bonds, or from the date of each respective series. The maturity of each respective series shall be calculated from the date of such series.
Cal. PUC § 103300 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 103300
Section 103300
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, before the district may establish any transit service or system which may significantly divert, lessen, or compete for the patronage or revenues of any existing system, other than an existing taxi service, the district shall give a written notice to the public utility or public agency which is operating the existing system. The written notice shall describe the transit service or system which the district proposes to establish and shall state the time within which the district proposes to establish such service or system.
Cal. RTC § 40209 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 40209
Section 40209
Status: in_force

(a) Every taxpayer is entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable fees and expenses related to a hearing before the board if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The taxpayer files a claim for the fee and expenses with the board within one year of the date the decision of the board becomes final.

(2) The board, in its sole discretion, finds that the action taken by the board staff was unreasonable.

(3) The board decides that the taxpayer be awarded a specific amount of fees and expenses related to the hearing, in an amount determined by the board in its sole discretion.

(b) To determine whether the board staff has been unreasonable, the board shall consider whether the board staff has established that its position was substantially justified.

(c) The amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to the following:

(1) Fees and expenses incurred after the date of the notice of determination, jeopardy determination, or a claim for refund.

(2) If the board finds that the staff was unreasonable with respect to certain issues but reasonable with respect to other issues, the amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to those that relate to the issues where the staff was unreasonable.

(d) Any proposed award by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available as a public record for at least 10 days prior to the effective date of the award.

(e) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for claims filed on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. BPC § 19255 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3.1 / Article 4 / Section 19255
Section 19255
Status: in_force

No household mover, no officer or agent of a household mover, and no person acting for or employed by a household mover shall, by means of known false billing, classification, weight, weighing or report of weight, or by any other device, assist, suffer, or permit any corporation or person to obtain transportation for any property between points within this state at rates less than the minimum rates or more than the maximum rates then established, approved, or administered by the bureau.
Cal. BPC § 6701 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 6701
Section 6701
Status: in_force

“Professional engineer,” within the meaning and intent of this act, refers to a person engaged in the professional practice of rendering service or creative work requiring education, training and experience in engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences in such professional or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning or design of public or private utilities, structures, machines, processes, circuits, buildings, equipment or projects, and supervision of construction for the purpose of securing compliance with specifications and design for any such work.
Cal. SHC § 2421 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 2421
Section 2421
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Congress has enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), which provides in part for supplemental federal funding to the states for purposes of the federal-aid highway program.

(b) It is in the interest of the state to ensure that the highway infrastructure investment funds apportioned to the state under the federal act are fully obligated within the constraints of that act.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department, in consultation with the commission, regional transportation planning agencies, counties, and cities, shall have sufficient authority to make full and expeditious use of federal funds apportioned to the state for economic stimulus.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent allowable under the federal act, priority be given to the use of stimulus funds available for expenditure by the Department of Transportation for projects that repair or rehabilitate the existing transportation system and to advance funds for projects under the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006 that have been delayed or are in jeopardy of being canceled due to the state’s inability to issue general obligation bonds in the short term. In the programming of these funds, consideration shall be given to activities that put Californians to work and provide needed economic stimulus throughout the state.

(e) It is the intent of the Legislature that highway infrastructure investment funds made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 are used to contribute to a transportation system that is in sound structural condition, accommodates all users, is environmentally sustainable, and allows for the efficient mobility of goods and people.

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that the deadlines for obligating and liquidating funds established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 apply to all federal funds appropriated by this chapter.

(g) It is the intent of the Legislature that the recipients of highway infrastructure investment funds made available under the federal act, including state, regional, and local agencies, shall adhere to principles and policies that ensure government oversight and management of the contracting process to ensure taxpayer funds are spent wisely; contracts are not wasteful, inefficient, or subject to misuse; unnecessary no-bid and cost-plus contracts are avoided; and contracts are awarded according to the best interests of California taxpayers.

(h) As used in this chapter, “federal act” shall mean the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Cal. HSC § 122351 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 122351
Section 122351
Status: in_force

Each pet store operator shall be responsible for all of the following:

(a) Maintaining the entire pet store facility in good repair.

(b) Restricting the entry of pests from outside, ensuring the containment of animals within the pet store, and, in the event that animals escape, being responsible for reporting this fact, as necessary, to local authorities and making reasonable efforts to capture the animals that have escaped.

(c) Ensuring that the pet store’s interior building surfaces, including walls and floors, are constructed in a manner that permits them to be readily cleaned and maintained.

(d) Uniformly distributing light, by natural or artificial means, in a manner that permits routine inspection and cleaning, and the proper care and maintenance of the animals.

(e) When dog or cat grooming services are offered by a pet store, separating the grooming work area from the store’s primary animal enclosures, animal food storage areas, and isolation areas for housing sick animals. The grooming area shall be cleaned and maintained at least once daily.

(f)  With respect to dogs, complying with all of the requirements of Section 122155. Sections 122356 and 122358 do not apply to a violation of Section 122155.
Cal. FIN § 30703 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 4 / Section 30703
Section 30703
Status: in_force

All hearings provided for in this division shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code, and the commissioner has all the powers granted therein, except that a hearing held in accordance with Section 30604 may be presided over by a hearing officer qualified under Section 11502 of the Government Code, or by any deputy designated by the commissioner.
Cal. PUC § 40263 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 40263
Section 40263
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. PUC § 132645 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 132645
Section 132645
Status: in_force

The authority shall not encumber the project with any obligation that is transferable to the LACMTA upon completion of the design and construction of the project. The design and construction to be administered by the authority does not include rolling stock and fare collection equipment, which is a component of the operation of the project and shall be provided and administered by the LACMTA.
Cal. FAM § 3202 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 3202
Section 3202
Status: in_force

(a) All supervised visitation and exchange programs funded pursuant to this chapter shall comply with all requirements of the Uniform Standards of Practice for Providers of Supervised Visitation set forth in Standard 5.20 of the Standards of Judicial Administration as amended. The family law division of the superior court may contract with eligible providers of supervised visitation and exchange services, education, and group counseling to provide services under this chapter.

(b) As used in this section, “eligible provider” means:

(1) For providers of supervised visitation and exchange services, a local public agency or nonprofit entity that satisfies the Uniform Standards of Practice for Providers of Supervised Visitation.

(2) For providers of group counseling, a professional licensed to practice psychotherapy in this state, including, but not limited to, a licensed psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, or licensed professional clinical counselor; or a mental health intern working under the direct supervision of a professional licensed to practice psychotherapy.

(3) For providers of education, a professional with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in human behavior, child development, psychology, counseling, family-life education, or a related field, having specific training in issues relating to child and family development, substance abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, effective parenting, and the impact of divorce and interparental conflict on children; or an intern working under the supervision of that professional.
Cal. HSC § 25198.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 8.6 / Section 25198.1
Section 25198.1
Status: in_force

As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(a)  “Indian country” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 1151 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(b)  “Tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, or a tribal agency authorized by a tribe as defined herein, which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians and is identified on pages 52829 to 52835, inclusive, of Number 250 of Volume 53 (December 29, 1988) of the Federal Register, as that list may be updated or amended from time to time.

(c)  “Hazardous waste” has the same meaning as set forth in Sections 25117 and 25117.9.

(d)  “Hazardous waste facility” has the same meaning as set forth in Section 25117.1.

(e)  “Operator” means a person who operates a hazardous waste facility.

(f)  “Owner” means a person who owns a hazardous waste facility.

(g)  “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(h)  “State” means the State of California and any agency or instrumentality thereof.

(i)  “Siting” means the physical suitability of a location proposed for a hazardous waste facility.
Cal. PUC § 7577 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 7577
Section 7577
Status: in_force

In any contract for the leasing or hiring of railroad or street railway equipment or rolling stock, it is lawful to stipulate for a conditioned sale thereof at the termination of the contract, and that the rentals or amounts to be received under the contract may, as paid, be applied and treated as purchase money, and that the title to the property shall not vest in the lessee or bailee until the purchase price has been paid in full and until the terms of the contract have been fully performed, notwithstanding delivery to and possession by the lessee or bailee.
Cal. HSC § 1569.355 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 3 / Section 1569.355
Section 1569.355
Status: in_force

The director shall establish an automated license information system on licensees and former licensees of licensed residential care facilities for the elderly. The system shall maintain a record of any information that may be pertinent, as determined by the director, for licensure under this chapter. This information may include, but is not limited to, the licensees’ addresses, telephone numbers, violations of any laws related to the care of clients in a residential care facility for the elderly, licenses, revocation of any licenses and, to the extent permitted by federal law, social security numbers.
Cal. WAT § 31425 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 31425
Section 31425
Status: in_force

If from the bond election returns it appears that more than two-thirds of the votes cast at the election are in favor of incurring the indebtedness, the board may, by resolution, at the time or times it deems proper, provide for the following:

(a) The form of the bonds.

(b) The execution of the bonds.

The board may divide the aggregate principal amount of any issue of bonds authorized in accordance with a proposal submitted to and approved by the eligible voters of the district into two or more series and may fix different dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of any one series may be made payable at different times from those of any other series, provided that the maturity of each series shall comply with this division.