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Cal. HSC § 18030 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 18030
Section 18030
Status: in_force

(a)  If the department determines that standards for commercial coaches and special purpose commercial coaches prescribed by the statutes or regulations of another state are at least equal to the standards prescribed by the department, the department may so provide by regulation. Thereafter, any commercial coaches or special purpose commercial coaches which that other state has approved as meeting its standards shall be deemed to meet the standards of the department, if the department determines that the standards of the other state are actually being enforced.

(b)  In lieu of the procedure set forth in subdivision (a), the department may contract with approved third-party entities for enforcement of the applicable provisions of this part for commercial coaches or special purpose commercial coaches manufactured outside this state for sale within this state. Third-party entities may apply to the department for enforcement authority pursuant to this subdivision by providing evidence to the satisfaction of the department that they satisfy all of the following criteria:

(1)  They are independent and free from conflict of interest, have the ability to enforce this part, and shall enforce this part without an actual conflict of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest.

(2)  They are adequately staffed with qualified personnel who can, and shall, implement all provisions of the contract, including monitoring, reporting, and enforcement.

(3)  They have the authority, through contract or otherwise, and the ability to obtain correction of defects detected or reported as a result of their enforcement activities.

(4)  They meet any other conditions of operation that the department may reasonably incorporate into the contract.

(c)  If the department enters into a contract authorized by subdivision (b), the department may require cancellation clauses, fees, personnel résumés, reports, or other reasonable information or documents deemed necessary to ensure that subdivision (b) and this part are adequately enforced.
Cal. PRC § 4592 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 4592
Section 4592
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a registered professional forester may in an emergency, on behalf of a timber owner or operator, file an “emergency notice” with the department that shall allow immediate commencement of timber operations. The emergency notice shall include a declaration, under penalty of perjury, that a bona fide emergency exists which requires immediate harvest activities, and that any applicable timber yield taxes will be paid pursuant to Section 38115 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Those emergencies shall be defined by the board and may include, but are not limited to, the necessity to harvest to remove fire-killed or damaged timber or insect or disease-infested timber, or to undertake emergency repairs to roads.
Cal. VEH § 40000.19 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 40000.19
Section 40000.19
Status: in_force

A violation of any of the following provisions is a misdemeanor, and not an infraction:

(a) Section 31303, relating to transportation of hazardous waste.

(b) Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600), relating to transportation of explosives.

(c) Division 14.1 (commencing with Section 32000), relating to the transportation of hazardous material.

(d) Division 14.3 (commencing with Section 32100), relating to transportation of inhalation hazards.

(e) Division 14.5 (commencing with Section 33000), relating to transportation of radioactive materials.

(f) Division 14.7 (commencing with Section 34001), relating to flammable liquids.
Cal. PRC § 4021 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4021
Section 4021
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, the willful or negligent commission of any of the acts prohibited or the omission of any of the acts required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4251) to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 4411), inclusive, of Part 2 of this division is a misdemeanor.
Cal. ELEC § 18107 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 18107
Section 18107
Status: in_force

Every person who willfully violates Section 2158 is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200).
Cal. PRC § 13216 — California Code / Code prc / Division 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 13216
Section 13216
Status: in_force

If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby or immediate availability charge was established were followed, the district board may, by ordinance or resolution, continue the charge pursuant to Section 13215 in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 55001 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 32 / Part 1 / Section 55001
Section 55001
Status: in_force

As used in this division:

(a)  “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a local agency pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 55100) of this division, including bonds issued to refund previously issued bonds or other indebtedness.

(b)  “Eligible building” means a building existing on the effective date of this section which is identified as hazardous pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19160) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 13, with the exception of the following:

(1)  Industrial buildings for assembling, fabricating, manufacturing and processing activities.

(2)  Structures subject to the provisions of Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13, other than a residential hotel or apartment building containing six or more units or a commercial building containing six or more residential units which is identified as hazardous pursuant to this section.

(c)  “Eligible costs” means all costs, including costs of design, preparation, and inspection incurred in making structural or other modifications to an eligible building, which are required in order to meet reconstruction standards established by a local ordinance pursuant to Sections 19162, 19163, and 19163.5, or to mitigate potentially hazardous buildings, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 8875 of the Government Code including costs of payments required by Section 7265.3 of the Government Code, and including costs necessary to provide for the reasonable safety of the exterior and interior of the eligible building and of interior fixtures and appurtenances. Other eligible costs include nonseismic and nonstructural costs, including, but not limited to, plaster, wallboard, paint, and carpeting, and any other finishes deemed necessary by the local building official to restore an eligible building to its original conditions and suitable for occupancy.

(d)  “Financing” means a loan made by the local agency pursuant to this division to the owner of an eligible building for eligible costs and which is secured by a deed of trust or mortgage upon the real property improved thereby.

(e)  “Local agency” means a city, county, or city and county.

(f)  “Residential hotel” means any building containing six or more guestrooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out, to be occupied, or which are occupied, for sleeping purposes by guests, which is also the primary residence of those guests, but does not mean any hotel which is primarily used by transient guests who do not occupy the hotel as their primary residence.
Cal. FAC § 24748 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 24748
Section 24748
Status: in_force

Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a penalty of 10 percent of the unpaid balance. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of a license.
Cal. FAC § 14645 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 14645
Section 14645
Status: in_force

The secretary may take a sample for analysis from any lot of fertilizing material which is in the possession of any producer, manufacturer, importer, agent, dealer, or user. The sample shall be taken pursuant to regulations adopted by the secretary.
Cal. PRC § 5091.20 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.27 / Article 4 / Section 5091.20
Section 5091.20
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall print the permits required by this chapter and shall supervise the sale of the permits throughout the state.

(b) The department shall either distribute and sell the permits directly or contract with vendors according to rules and regulations adopted by the department. The authorized vendors shall be bonded in accordance with the rules and regulations and shall receive a stipulated commission for each permit sold.

(c) In situations where the department elects to contract with a vendor pursuant to subdivision (b), the department shall provide the permits to the vendor at no cost. The vendor may deduct his or her commission from the proceeds acquired from permit sales prior to remitting those proceeds to the department.
Cal. HSC § 25982 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 13.4 / Section 25982
Section 25982
Status: in_force

A product may not be sold in California if it is the result of force feeding a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird’s liver beyond normal size.
Cal. FAC § 35926 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 35926
Section 35926
Status: in_force

A county milk commission may establish such fees, and expend funds derived therefrom, as are reasonably necessary to defray the costs of certifying milk.
Cal. PRC § 33810 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.6 / Chapter 1 / Section 33810
Section 33810
Status: in_force

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Salton Sea Conservancy Act.
Cal. HSC § 33425 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 33425
Section 33425
Status: in_force

As a penalty to the agency which awarded the contract, the contractor shall forfeit ten dollars ($10) for each calendar day or portion thereof for each workman paid less than the stipulated prevailing rates for any public work done under the contract by him or by any subcontractor under him. A stipulation to this effect shall be included in the contract.
Cal. PROB § 15305.5 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 15305.5
Section 15305.5
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “restitution judgment” means a judgment awarding restitution for the commission of a felony or a money judgment for damages incurred as a result of conduct for which the defendant was convicted of a felony.

(b) If the beneficiary has the right under the trust to compel the trustee to pay income or principal or both to or for the benefit of the beneficiary, the court may, to the extent that the court determines it is equitable and reasonable under the circumstances of the particular case, order the trustee to satisfy all or part of the restitution judgment out of all or part of those payments as they become due and payable, presently or in the future.

(c) Whether or not the beneficiary has the right under the trust to compel the trustee to pay income or principal or both to or for the benefit of the beneficiary, the court may, to the extent that the court determines it is equitable and reasonable under the circumstances of the particular case, order the trustee to satisfy all or part of the restitution judgment out of all or part of future payments that the trustee, pursuant to the exercise of the trustee’s discretion, determines to make to or for the benefit of the beneficiary.

(d) This section applies to a restitution judgment notwithstanding any provision in the trust instrument.
Cal. HSC § 4610 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 4610
Section 4610
Status: in_force

The resolution, together with the names of the members of the governing body voting for and against it shall be published once a week for at least two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the city. The first publication shall not be more than 60 nor less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the hearing. If there is no newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the city, the resolution shall be so published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county in which the city is located.
Cal. PUC § 50130 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 50130
Section 50130
Status: in_force

The board may establish a retirement system for the officers and employees of the district and provide for the payment of annuities, pensions, retirement allowances, disability payments, and death benefits or any of them.
Cal. FAC § 78580 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 23 / Article 8 / Section 78580
Section 78580
Status: in_force

The nonreceipt of a ballot by any fisherman or receiver shall not invalidate a referendum.
Cal. BPC § 7639.16 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 2.7 / Section 7639.16
Section 7639.16
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, or corporation to hydrolyze human remains, or to engage in the disposition of hydrolyzed human remains, without a valid, unexpired hydrolysis facility license. Each hydrolysis carried out in violation of this section is a separate violation.
Cal. HSC § 7933 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 7933
Section 7933
Status: in_force

The order shall be obtained upon petition of the cemetery corporation or association, after such notice by publication as the court may direct, and any member or former plot owner may support or oppose the granting of the order by affidavit or otherwise. Before making the order, proof shall be made to the satisfaction of the court that notice has been given and that it is for the best interests of the cemetery corporation or association that the transfer be made.
Cal. CIV § 56.16 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 56.16
Section 56.16
Status: in_force

For disclosures not addressed by Section 56.1007, unless there is a specific written request by the patient to the contrary, nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, upon an inquiry concerning a specific patient, from releasing at its discretion any of the following information: the patient’s name, address, age, and sex; a general description of the reason for treatment (whether an injury, a burn, poisoning, or some unrelated condition); the general nature of the injury, burn, poisoning, or other condition; the general condition of the patient; and any information that is not medical information as defined in Section 56.05.
Cal. BPC § 2830.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 2830.6
Section 2830.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 2830, the board shall certify all applicants who can show certification by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists or a successor national professional organization approved by the board. This certification shall be documented to the board in a manner to be determined by the board. Proof of certification shall be filed with the board within six months from the effective date of this article and the board shall, within one year from the effective date of this article, issue a certificate to applicants who have filed proof of certification within that six-month period.
Cal. ELEC § 7421 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 7421
Section 7421
Status: in_force

The elections official, no later than January 31 preceding the presidential primary, shall compute the number of members of the committee allotted to each Assembly district or supervisor district, as the case may be, pursuant to this article.
Cal. INS § 10089.41 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 10089.41
Section 10089.41
Status: in_force

(a) The offer of an authority policy by a participating insurer shall constitute a mode of insurer compliance with Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10081) of Part 1 of Division 2, and as set forth in Section 10084.

(b) If the authority ceases operation for any reason, including, but not limited to, repeal of this chapter or insolvency of the authority, participating carriers shall no longer be able to satisfy the requirement to offer residential earthquake insurance coverage by placement within the authority. The commissioner shall adopt a schedule in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 10089.35 to establish when participating carriers shall be required to offer coverage by another mode authorized pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10081) of Part 1 of Division 2 to those policyholders for whom they write the underlying policies of residential property insurance.

(c) If the authority ceases operation pursuant to a statute enacted by the Legislature, that statute shall determine the duty of participating insurers to provide earthquake insurance pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10081). Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 10081) shall remain in effect unless specifically repealed by that statute.
Cal. LAB § 144.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 144.6
Section 144.6
Status: in_force

In promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents, the board shall adopt that standard which most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure to a hazard regulated by such standard for the period of his working life. Development of standards under this section shall be based upon research, demonstrations, experiments, and such other information as may be appropriate. In addition to the attainment of the highest degree of health and safety protection for the employee, other considerations shall be the latest available scientific data in the field, the reasonableness of the standards, and experience gained under this and other health and safety laws. Whenever practicable, the standard promulgated shall be expressed in terms of objective criteria and of the performance desired.
Cal. RTC § 3960 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 3960
Section 3960
Status: in_force

All unknown defendants shall be served by publication as provided for in Section 415.50 of the Code of Civil Procedure, but it must appear by affidavit that the plaintiff used reasonable diligence to ascertain the identity of the unknown defendants and to ascertain the identity of any persons sued as heirs and devisees.
Cal. HSC § 11857 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 11857
Section 11857
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Ethical Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorder Act.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide protection for substance use disorder treatment clients and their families. This chapter shall be construed in favor of maximizing protections for clients and families, and the communities in which they live.
Cal. FAM § 7552.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 7552.5
Section 7552.5
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the results of all genetic testing performed under Section 7551 or 7558 shall be served upon all parties, by any method of service authorized under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1010) of Title 14 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure except personal service, no later than 20 days prior to a hearing in which the genetic test results may be admitted into evidence. The genetic test results shall be accompanied by a declaration under penalty of perjury of the custodian of records or other qualified employee of the laboratory that conducted the genetic tests, stating in substance each of the following:

(1) The declarant is the duly authorized custodian of the records or other qualified employee of the laboratory, and has authority to certify the records.

(2) A statement that establishes in detail the chain of custody of all genetic samples collected, including the date on which the genetic sample was collected, the identity of each person from whom a genetic sample was collected, the identity of the person who performed or witnessed the collecting of the genetic samples and packaged them for transmission to the laboratory, the date on which the genetic samples were received by the laboratory, the identity of the person who unpacked the samples and forwarded them to the person who performed the laboratory analysis of the genetic sample, and the identification and qualifications of all persons who performed the laboratory analysis and published the results.

(3) A statement that establishes that the procedures used by the laboratory to conduct the tests for which the test results are attached are used in the laboratory’s ordinary course of business to ensure accuracy and proper identification of genetic samples.

(4) The genetic test results were prepared at or near the time of completion of the genetic tests by personnel of the business qualified to perform genetic tests in the ordinary course of business.

(b) The genetic test results shall be admitted into evidence at the hearing or trial to establish parentage, without the need for foundation testimony of authenticity and accuracy, unless a written objection to the genetic test results is filed with the court and served on all other parties, by a party no later than five days prior to the hearing or trial in which parentage is at issue.

(c) If a written objection is filed with the court and served on all parties within the time specified in subdivision (b), experts appointed by the court shall be called by the court as witnesses to testify to their findings and are subject to cross-examination by the parties.
Cal. WAT § 13753 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 13753
Section 13753
Status: in_force

Every person who hereafter converts, for use as a water well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well, any oil or gas well originally constructed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Public Resources Code, shall comply with all provisions of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1569.34 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 3 / Section 1569.34
Section 1569.34
Status: in_force

The director shall have the authority to contract for personal services as required in order to perform inspections of, or consultation with, residential care facilities for the elderly.

The department shall establish by December 1, 1986, within the department an interdisciplinary team of professionals to advise the department on implementation of this chapter and to be available in crisis situations to assist local licensing evaluators on the needs of elderly residents in facilities.

This team shall include at least a geriatric nurse practitioner or a public health nurse with geriatric experience and a social worker with related experience.
Cal. RTC § 43011 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 1 / Section 43011
Section 43011
Status: in_force

“Director” means the Director of Toxic Substances Control.