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Cal. FAC § 6057 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 6057
Section 6057
Status: in_force

At its meeting at which the certificate is received from the agricultural commissioner, or at its next meeting, regular or special, thereafter, the board of supervisors shall by order fix a time and place for hearing the petition, which time shall be not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days from the date of the order, and shall give notice of the hearing by publication of the time and place thereof with a general statement of the purpose of the proposed district, together with a description of the boundaries of the proposed district, once a week for two successive weeks immediately prior to the date fixed for the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the district will be situated.
Cal. SHC § 5827 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 26 / Section 5827
Section 5827
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors, in its resolution of intention, declares its intention to order a maintenance district formed, the notice of improvement shall likewise give notice of such declaration of intention and that protests against such maintenance district may be filed and will be heard in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. HNC § 82.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 82.4
Section 82.4
Status: in_force

All meetings of the commission shall be open and public and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meetings of the commission.
Cal. PUC § 98292 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 8.5 / Section 98292
Section 98292
Status: in_force

The district may contract with the State Board of Equalization for its service in the preparations necessary to administer a transactions and use tax ordinance. The costs to be covered by the contract are to be for services of the types described in Section 7272 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for preparatory work up to the date of the adoption of the ordinance. Any dispute as to the amount of the costs shall be resolved in the same manner as provided in that section.
Cal. FAC § 79433 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 79433
Section 79433
Status: in_force

“Sell” or “sold” means to transfer or cause the transfer of title to nursery products for valuable consideration.
Cal. WAT § 12670.11 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 12670.11
Section 12670.11
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration in the American River watershed in Sacramento County is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with Congressional approval and the final report of the Chief of Engineers dated November 5, 2002, as authorized by Section 128 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-137), at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated for state cooperation by statute, upon the recommendation and advice of the department or the Reclamation Board.

(2) The project includes the construction of a new bridge with an estimated cost of sixty-six million dollars ($66,000,000), of which thirty-six million dollars ($36,000,000) is allocated to flood damage reduction and dam safety.

(3) The state’s share of the bridge project cost shall be at least five million, two hundred thousand dollars ($5,200,000), but not more than nine million dollars ($9,000,000), of the project amount that is allocated to flood damage reduction.

(4) The calculation of the state’s share of the funding pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be determined by the federal government’s allocation of the costs of the bridge to the dam safety features of the project.

(b) The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency shall enter into an agreement with the department pursuant to which the agency agrees to indemnify and hold and save harmless the state, its officers, agents, and employees for any and all liability for damages that may arise out of the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the project.

(c) The City of Folsom shall serve as the nonfederal sponsor of the bridge authorized as part of the project and shall enter into an agreement with the department to receive the state’s proportionate share of the cost of the bridge and to indemnify and hold and save harmless the state, its officers, agents, and employees for any and all liability for damages that may arise out of the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the bridge.
Cal. WAT § 9552 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 9552
Section 9552
Status: in_force

Payment for the land purchased under the next preceding section may be made by the purchaser either in cash or matured bonds and coupons issued upon assessment taken at their face value.
Cal. WAT § 25553 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 25553
Section 25553
Status: in_force

Failure to publish the equalization notice in any county other than the office county shall not affect the validity of any assessment on land in a county in which notice was published.
Cal. INS § 11132 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 11132
Section 11132
Status: in_force

A synopsis of its annual statement and valuation report providing an explanation of the facts concerning the condition of the society thereby disclosed shall be printed and mailed to each benefit member of the society not later than June 1st of each year, or, in lieu thereof, such synopsis may be published in the society’s official paper and the issue containing same mailed to each benefit member of the society.
Cal. VEH § 40230 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 40230
Section 40230
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 calendar days after the mailing or personal delivery of the final decision described in subdivision (b) of Section 40215, the contestant may seek review by filing an appeal to be heard by the superior court where the same shall be heard de novo, except that the contents of the processing agency’s file in the case shall be received in evidence. A copy of the notice of parking violation or, if the citation was issued electronically, a true and correct abstract containing the information set forth in the notice of parking violation shall be admitted into evidence as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. A copy of the notice of appeal shall be served in person or by first-class mail upon the processing agency by the contestant. For purposes of computing the 30-calendar-day period, Section 1013 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be applicable. A proceeding under this subdivision is a limited civil case.

(b) The fee for filing the notice of appeal is as provided in Section 70615 of the Government Code. The court shall request that the processing agency’s file on the case be forwarded to the court, to be received within 15 calendar days of the request. The court shall notify the contestant of the appearance date by mail or personal delivery. The court shall retain the fee under Section 70615 of the Government Code regardless of the outcome of the appeal. If the court finds in favor of the contestant, the amount of the fee shall be reimbursed to the contestant by the processing agency. Any deposit of parking penalty shall be refunded by the processing agency in accordance with the judgment of the court.

(c) The conduct of the appeal under this section is a subordinate judicial duty that may be performed by traffic trial commissioners and other subordinate judicial officials at the direction of the presiding judge of the court.

(d) If no notice of appeal of the processing agency’s decision is filed within the period set forth in subdivision (a), the decision shall be deemed final.

(e) If the parking penalty has not been deposited and the decision is against the contestant, the processing agency shall, after the decision becomes final, proceed to collect the penalty pursuant to Section 40220.
Cal. PRC § 9818 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 9818
Section 9818
Status: in_force

If at the hearing the directors find that it would not be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district the directors shall order the proceedings dismissed without prejudice to their renewal.
Cal. SHC § 36515 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 36515
Section 36515
Status: in_force

Every improvement area established prior to January 1, 1990, pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979 (former Part 6 (commencing with Section 36500) of this division) is hereby declared valid and effective and is unaffected by the repeal of that law, but is subject to Chapters 3 (commencing with Section 36530), 4 (commencing with Section 36540), and 5 (commencing with Section 36550) of this part rather than any provision of prior law.
Cal. BPC § 5201 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 5201
Section 5201
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 29615 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 29615
Section 29615
Status: in_force

All extracted honey regardless of grade term as marked, shall be free from serious damage and at least as free from excessive foreign material as honey that has been strained through standard bolting cloth of 23 meshes per inch. Serious damage means any injury or defect that seriously affects the appearance or edibility of the honey such as any of the following:

(a) Overheating, which destroys both natural color and flavor.

(b) Fermentation, which causes either foam or sourness, or both.

(c) Objectionable flavor from any substance or thing other than floral source.
Cal. RTC § 38446 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 38446
Section 38446
Status: in_force

All determinations made by the board under Articles 2 or 3 of this chapter are due and payable at the time they become final. If they are not paid when due and payable, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination, exclusive of interest and penalties, shall be added thereto.
Cal. UIC § 2707 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2707
Section 2707
Status: in_force

The department shall give a notice of the filing of a first claim for each disability benefit period to the employing unit by which the claimant was last employed immediately preceding the filing of such claim.
Cal. ELEC § 13312 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 4 / Section 13312
Section 13312
Status: in_force

(a) Each county voter information guide prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13307 shall contain a notice in the heading of the first page, not smaller than 10-point type, that specifies both of the following:

(1) That the county voter information guide does not contain a complete list of candidates and that a complete list of candidates appears on the sample ballot (if any candidate is not listed in the county voter information guide).

(2) That each candidate’s statement in the county voter information guide is volunteered by the candidate and (if printed at the candidate’s expense) is printed at the candidate’s expense.

(b) If a local agency has authorized each candidate for nonpartisan elective office to prepare a candidate’s statement for the purpose of electronic distribution pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 13307, and if a candidate has submitted a statement for that purpose, the notice required by subdivision (a) shall specify that additional statements are available on the internet website of the elections official and shall include the internet website address at which the statements may be viewed.
Cal. SHC § 33101.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 33101.5
Section 33101.5
Status: in_force

In lieu of the submission of such question the legislative body may from time to time so submit to such electors the proposition of the issuance, by the authority or the city, pursuant to this part, of revenue bonds in a specific amount, to finance a specific project or specific projects. If at any such election a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition vote in favor thereof, the power to issue revenue bonds as provided in this part shall be operative as to the bonds so specified, and the authority, or the city, as may have been so specified, may from time to time issue revenue bonds in accordance with the provisions of this part in an amount or amounts not exceeding the amount so specified for the project or projects so specified.
Cal. PRC § 503 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 503
Section 503
Status: in_force

The department succeeds to and is vested with all of the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Natural Resources or the Director of Natural Resources and exercised by the following divisions of the Department of Natural Resources: Beaches and Parks and Recreation.

Wherever any reference is made to the Department of Natural Resources or to the Director of Natural Resources pertaining to a duty, power, purpose, responsibility or jurisdiction transferred to the Department of Parks and Recreation by this section, it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Department of Parks and Recreation or to the Director of Parks and Recreation, as the case may be.
Cal. BPC § 5671 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 5 / Section 5671
Section 5671
Status: in_force

The fact that, in the practice of landscape architecture, the holder of a license has been guilty of negligence or willful misconduct constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
Cal. PRC § 14514.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 14514.7
Section 14514.7
Status: in_force

“Nonprofit convenience zone recycler” means a recycling center that is either of the following:

(a) A recycling center that meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The recycling center is operated by an organization established under Section 501(c) or 501(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(2) The recycling center is certified by the department pursuant to Section 14538.

(3) The recycling center is located within a convenience zone, but is not necessarily a supermarket site.

(b) A recycling center that meets all of the following criteria:

(1) The recycling center is operated by an organization established under Section 501(c) or 501(d) of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(2) The recycling center is certified by the department pursuant to Section 14538.

(3) The recycling center is located within two miles of a supermarket that is in a convenience zone that is exempt from the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 14571.
Cal. WIC § 110 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 110
Section 110
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of an Indian tribe or Indian organization to establish or operate CASA programs independent of state funding or the discretion of the court to appoint CASAs from those programs in Indian child custody proceedings.
Cal. BPC § 7685.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 5.5 / Section 7685.6
Section 7685.6
Status: in_force

(a) Every funeral establishment, prior to drafting any contract for funeral goods or services, shall present to the survivor of the deceased who is handling the funeral arrangements, or the responsible party, a statement disclosing whether or not the funeral establishment has any preneed agreement made by or on behalf of the deceased. If the funeral establishment has a preneed agreement made by or on behalf of the deceased, the statement shall also declare the establishment’s compliance with Section 7745. The disclosure statement shall be signed and dated by the representative of the funeral establishment and by the survivor or responsible party. The completed disclosure statement shall be retained by the funeral establishment for a period of time determined by the bureau, and a copy shall be given to the survivor or responsible party.

(b) The bureau shall develop a form, in consultation with the funeral industry and any other interested parties, that is separate and distinct from other forms, upon which the disclosure statement shall be made. The bureau shall make the form available to funeral establishments for purposes of reproduction and distribution, and the form shall also be available electronically through the Internet. The form shall be simple and easy to read and shall include all of the following:

(1) The definition of a preneed arrangement, adopted by the bureau by regulation.

(2) A statement of the funeral establishment’s responsibilities under Section 7745.

(3) Information about how the consumer may contact the bureau for more information or how to file a complaint against a licensee.

(c) A violation of this section constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.

(d) This section shall become operative July 1, 2002.
Cal. FAC § 64533 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 64533
Section 64533
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, sentence, clause, or part of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision does not affect the remaining portion of this chapter but such unconstitutional or invalid provision is separable from the valid parts of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 50660 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 50660
Section 50660
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall be deemed the ex officio treasurer of the district unless the board, by resolution, and with the written consent of the county treasurer, appoints a district treasurer. If the resolution is adopted and a district treasurer is appointed, all references to a county treasurer or county treasury within this division shall be deemed to apply to the treasurer appointed by the board and the treasury of the district, and no further consent of the county treasurer will be required. The person so appointed shall file a bond with the board in the manner prescribed in Section 50659.
Cal. VEH § 35655.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 35655.5
Section 35655.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding this article or any other provision of law, no vehicle, as described in Sections 410 and 655, with a gross weight of 9,000 pounds or more, shall be operated on the segment of Interstate Route 580 (I-580) that is located between Grand Avenue in the City of Oakland and the city limits of the City of San Leandro. This subdivision does not apply to passenger buses or paratransit vehicles.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall erect suitable signs at each end of the portion of highway described in subdivision (a) and at any other points that the department deems necessary to give adequate notice of the weight limit imposed under this section.
Cal. RTC § 23704 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 23704
Section 23704
Status: in_force

Section 501(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to cooperative hospital service organizations, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(a) References to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to charitable organizations, shall be modified to refer to Section 23701d.

(b) References to Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to exemptions, shall be modified to refer to Section 23701.

(c) The services which may be provided under Section 501(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall include laundry services.

(d) Section 501(e)(1)(B)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified by substituting the phrase “owned and operated by the United States, the State, or a county or political subdivision thereof, or an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing” for the phrase “owned and operated by the United States, a State, the District of Columbia, or a possession of the United States, or a political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing.”

(e) References to Section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to the deductibility of contributions to hospitals, shall be modified to refer to subdivision (e) of Section 23736.
Cal. WAT § 37930 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 8.2 / Chapter 3 / Section 37930
Section 37930
Status: in_force

The district may recommend and encourage wastewater reuse and other water development projects, if those projects will enhance and contribute to the responsible management of groundwater resources, as part of its annual plan for implementation of groundwater management objectives.
Cal. PUC § 768 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 768
Section 768
Status: in_force

The commission may, after a hearing, require every public utility to construct, maintain, and operate its line, plant, system, equipment, apparatus, tracks, and premises in a manner so as to promote and safeguard the health and safety of its employees, passengers, customers, and the public. The commission may prescribe, among other things, the installation, use, maintenance, and operation of appropriate safety or other devices or appliances, including interlocking and other protective devices at grade crossings or junctions and block or other systems of signaling. The commission may establish uniform or other standards of construction and equipment, and require the performance of any other act which the health or safety of its employees, passengers, customers, or the public may demand. The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall have the primary responsibility for the regulation of the safety of operation of passenger stage corporations. The commission shall cooperate with the Department of the California Highway Patrol to ensure safe operation of these carriers.
Cal. PROB § 9835 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 9835
Section 9835
Status: in_force

Authorization by order of court is required for the compromise or settlement of a claim or right of action given to the personal representative by any law for the wrongful death or injury of the decedent, including any action brought by the personal representative in attempting enforcement of the claim or right of action. Authorization to compromise or settle the claim or right of action includes authorization to give a covenant not to sue.
Cal. PUC § 40098 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 40098
Section 40098
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law which requires warrants to be paid by the county auditor, the district treasurer shall pay the warrant if sufficient district funds are available.

In the event that the district designates the treasury of the County of Orange to be the depository of district funds and the county auditor is not designated as the district auditor, a listing of warrants issued by the district shall be submitted to the county auditor, upon his request, on the same day the warrants are issued. The form and content of the warrant listing shall be as prescribed by the board and approved by the county auditor.