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Cal. INS § 5053 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 5053
Section 5053
Status: in_force

The duly executed articles of incorporation and a copy of the certificate of the commissioner shall be filed with the Secretary of State in conformity with Section 200 of the Corporations Code. Upon organizing under the articles of incorporation and obtaining from the commissioner a certificate of authority, the county mutual fire insurer may carry on a fire insurance business as provided by this chapter. The term and nature of the certificate of authority, annual renewal fee therefor, the due date and delinquent date of the fee shall be the same as prescribed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 699) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 1 for stock and mutual insurers governed by that article.
Cal. PUC § 240312 — California Code / Code puc / Division 25 / Chapter 4 / Section 240312
Section 240312
Status: in_force

The bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates not exceeding the maximum allowable by law, payable at intervals determined by the commission, except that the first interest payable on the bonds, or any series thereof, may be for any period not exceeding one year, as determined by the commission.
Cal. PUC § 98311 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 98311
Section 98311
Status: in_force

Whenever the board by resolution passed by vote of two-thirds of all its members determines that the public interest or necessity demands the acquisition, construction, or completion by the district of any transit facilities or any works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property necessary or convenient to carry out the objects, purposes, or powers of the district, the cost of which will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the district, it may at any subsequent meetings of the board provide by ordinance for the submission of the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness for the purpose set forth in the resolution to the voters of the district at a special bond election held for that purpose.
Cal. FAC § 14153 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3.6 / Section 14153
Section 14153
Status: in_force

Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of laws and regulations concerning pesticide use and shall elect to be examined for certification in one or more of the categories established by the director.
Cal. FAC § 11791 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11791
Section 11791
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person subject to this division to do any of the following:

(a) Make any false or fraudulent claim, or misrepresent the effects of material or method to be applied, apply any worthless or improper material, or otherwise engage in any unfair practices.

(b) Operate in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner.

(c) Refuse or neglect to comply with this division, or any regulation issued pursuant to this division, or any lawful order of the commissioner or the director.

(d) Refuse or neglect to keep and maintain the records which are required by this division, or to make reports when and as required.
Cal. MVC § 340.1 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 340.1
Section 340.1
Status: in_force

(a) Any officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member of the California National Guard, the organized militia, or the unorganized militia, when called into the active service of the state, pursuant to Sections 142, 143, or 146, except an officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member on full-time duty with the Office of the Adjutant General, who is wounded, injured, or disabled in the active service of the state in the line of duty shall be retained on active duty and shall receive regular military pay and allowances for not to exceed 52 weeks from the date of wounding, injury, or disability, regardless of the date of expiration of the period of state active duty, unless any of the following occurs:

(1) The member becomes entitled to disability compensation through any private or other public employer.

(2) The member is able to return to their regular civilian employment, as determined by proper authority.

(3) The member requests an earlier release from active duty.

(b) A member who has received benefits under subdivision (a) and who is unable to return to their regular civilian employment following 52 weeks after the date of wounding, injury, or disability is entitled to compensation under Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) of the Labor Code, pursuant to Section 340.
Cal. MVC § 436 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 436
Section 436
Status: in_force

The Adjutant General may receive by donation or dedication any property which may be used for armory purposes.
Cal. FAC § 14650 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 14650
Section 14650
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who is licensed pursuant to this code and who is found by a court to have knowingly sold, applied, or provided fertilizers that were stolen or otherwise obtained illegally, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, shall have his or her license or licenses suspended for a minimum of 18 months.

(b) This section does not apply to a licensee whose employee or agent is found by a court to have knowingly sold, applied, or provided fertilizers that were stolen or otherwise obtained illegally, unless the licensee had actual knowledge of that conduct.
Cal. BPC § 2435.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 20 / Section 2435.2
Section 2435.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if Article 14 (commencing with Section 2340) becomes inoperative or the diversion program described in that article is discontinued, the board shall reduce the amount of the following fees:

(1) The initial license fee, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 2435.

(2) The biennial renewal fee, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 2435.

(b) The amount of the reductions made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall equal the board’s cost of operating the diversion program.

(c) The board shall not make the reductions described in subdivision (a) if a diversion program is established by statute and requires the board to fund it in whole or in part from licensure fees.
Cal. WAT § 50658 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 50658
Section 50658
Status: in_force

No warrant for the creation or replenishment of a revolving fund shall be paid by the county treasurer unless the order creating the revolving fund includes the assumption by the district of the responsibility for the disbursement of the fund and contains an agreement to hold and save the county treasurer harmless from any improper disbursement of the fund.
Cal. RTC § 24431 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 24431
Section 24431
Status: in_force

(a) If—

(1) Any person or persons acquire, or acquired on or after October 8, 1940, directly or indirectly, control of a corporation; or

(2) Any corporation acquires, or acquired on or after October 8, 1940, directly or indirectly, property of another corporation, not controlled, directly or indirectly, immediately before such acquisition, by such acquiring corporation or its stockholders, the basis of which property, in the hands of the acquiring corporation, is determined by reference to the basis in the hands of the transferor corporation;

and the principal purpose for which such acquisition was made is evasion or avoidance of tax under this part by securing the benefit of a deduction, credit, or other allowance which such person or corporation would not otherwise enjoy, then such deduction, credit, or other allowance shall not be allowed. For purposes of this subdivision, control means the ownership of stock possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 50 percent of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of the corporation.

(b) (1) If—

(A) There is a qualified stock purchase by a corporation of another corporation,

(B) An election is not made under Section 24519 with respect to that purchase,

(C) The acquired corporation is liquidated pursuant to a plan of liquidation adopted not more than two years after the acquisition date, and

(D) The principal purpose for that liquidation is the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part by securing the benefit of a deduction, credit, or other allowance which the acquiring corporation would not otherwise enjoy,

then the Franchise Tax Board may disallow that deduction, credit, or other allowance.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the terms “qualified stock purchase” and “acquisition date” have the same respective meanings as when used in Section 24519.

(c) In any case to which subdivision (a) applies, the Franchise Tax Board may do any of the following:

(1) Allow as a deduction, credit, or allowance any part of any amount disallowed by that section, if it determines that such allowance will not result in the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part for which the acquisition was made.

(2) Distribute, apportion, or allocate gross income, and distribute, apportion, or allocate the deductions, credits, or allowances the benefit of which was sought to be secured, between or among the corporations, or properties, or parts thereof, involved, and to allow those deductions, credits, or allowances so distributed, apportioned, or allocated, but to give effect to that allowance only to the extent which it determines shall not result in the evasion or avoidance of tax under this part for which the acquisition was made.

(3) Exercise its powers, in part, under paragraph (1) and, in part, under paragraph (2).
Cal. WAT § 50605 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 50605
Section 50605
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the board shall receive such compensation for services actually and necessarily performed as the board determines to be just and reasonable, and shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties as trustee.

(b) For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 1966.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1966.6
Section 1966.6
Status: in_force

The dental hygiene board shall provide for the representation of any person making reports to a diversion evaluation committee or the dental hygiene board under this article in any action for defamation for reports or information given to the diversion evaluation committee or the dental hygiene board regarding a licensee’s participation in the diversion program.
Cal. FAC § 69015 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 69015
Section 69015
Status: in_force

“Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
Cal. BPC § 8775 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 5.5 / Section 8775
Section 8775
Status: in_force

No person shall use the title or any abbreviation of the title photogrammetrist or photogrammetric surveyor unless he or she holds registration as a civil engineer or licensed land surveyor, or unless he or she is licensed as a photogrammetric surveyor.
Cal. PRC § 32063 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22 / Chapter 3 / Section 32063
Section 32063
Status: in_force

When the principal of, and interest on, bonds of the authority issued to finance the cost of a particular project for a participating party, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance all or any part of the bonds, have been fully paid and retired, or when adequate provisions have been made for the payment and retirement of the bonds, and all other conditions of any resolution, lease, indenture, mortgage or deed of trust, security interest, or any other instrument or instruments authorizing and securing the bonds have been satisfied, and any lien created has been released in accordance with the provisions thereof, the authority is authorized, upon terms and conditions it may prescribe, to do all things and execute releases, release deeds, reassignments, deeds, and conveyances necessary or required to convey or release its right, title, and interest in the project financed and any other instruments pledged or transferred to secure bonds to the participating party.
Cal. PRC § 5562 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5562
Section 5562
Status: in_force

The board may acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate golf courses, bathhouses, boathouses, tennis courts, gymnasiums, and other special amusements and forms of recreation, and it may acquire, construct, or complete all buildings, structures, waterways, lakes, equipment, and other necessary or convenient facilities.

It may fix and collect fees for the use by the public of any boats, bathing suits, lockers, golf courses, tennis courts, or other special facilities, services, or equipment.
Cal. INS § 11580.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 11580.5
Section 11580.5
Status: in_force

No award made in an arbitration proceeding instituted pursuant to Section 11580.2 shall be deemed to be res judicata or collateral estoppel in any court action which may be pending or brought by the insured against the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle.
Cal. RTC § 30462.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 30462.1
Section 30462.1
Status: in_force

Any city may apply to the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance to estimate its population. The department may make the estimate if in the opinion of the department there is available adequate information upon which to base the estimate. Not less than 25 days nor more than 30 days after the completion of the estimate, the Department of Finance shall file a certified copy thereof with the Controller if the estimate is greater than the current certified population. This certification may be made once each fiscal year.

All payments under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 30462 for any allocation subsequent to the filing of the estimate shall be based upon the population so estimated until a subsequent certification is made by the Department of Finance or a subsequent federal decennial census is made.

Population changes based on a federal or state special census or estimate validated by the Department of Finance shall be accepted by the Controller only if certified to them at the request of the Department of Finance. The request shall be made only if the census or estimate is greater than the current certified population and shall become effective on the first day of the month following receipt of the certification.

The Department of Finance may assess a reasonable charge, not to exceed the actual cost thereof, for the preparation of population estimates pursuant to this section, which is a proper charge against the city applying therefor. The amount received shall be deposited in the State Treasury as a reimbursement to be credited to the appropriation from which the expenditure is made.

As of May 1, 1988, any population estimate prepared by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227 may be used for all purposes of this section unless a written request not to certify is received by the department from the city within 25 days of completion of the estimate.
Cal. COM § 3420 — California Code / Code com / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3420
Section 3420
Status: in_force

(a) The law applicable to conversion of personal property applies to instruments. An instrument is also converted if it is taken by transfer, other than a negotiation, from a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or a bank makes or obtains payment with respect to the instrument for a person not entitled to enforce the instrument or receive payment. An action for conversion of an instrument may not be brought by (1) the issuer or acceptor of the instrument or (2) a payee or indorsee who did not receive delivery of the instrument either directly or through delivery to an agent or a copayee.

(b) In an action under subdivision (a), the measure of liability is presumed to be the amount payable on the instrument, but recovery may not exceed the amount of the plaintiff’s interest in the instrument.

(c) A representative, other than a depositary bank, who has in good faith dealt with an instrument or its proceeds on behalf of one who was not the person entitled to enforce the instrument is not liable in conversion to that person beyond the amount of any proceeds that it has not paid out.
Cal. SHC § 5198 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 5198
Section 5198
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply if the hearing of objections is not required pursuant to Section 5132.
Cal. RTC § 2632 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2632
Section 2632
Status: in_force

If the tax collector refuses or neglects for five days to make payments or settlements as required in this division, he is liable for the full amount of taxes charged against him.
Cal. HSC § 123471 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.7 / Section 123471
Section 123471
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, and except as provided in subdivision (c), “licensed covered facility” means a facility licensed under Section 1204 or an intermittent clinic operating under a primary care clinic pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1206, whose primary purpose is providing family planning or pregnancy-related services, and that satisfies two or more of the following:

(1) The facility offers obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms, or prenatal care to pregnant women.

(2) The facility provides, or offers counseling about, contraception or contraceptive methods.

(3) The facility offers pregnancy testing or pregnancy diagnosis.

(4) The facility advertises or solicits patrons with offers to provide prenatal sonography, pregnancy tests, or pregnancy options counseling.

(5) The facility offers abortion services.

(6) The facility has staff or volunteers who collect health information from clients.

(b) For purposes of this article, subject to subdivision (c), “unlicensed covered facility” is a facility that is not licensed by the State of California and does not have a licensed medical provider on staff or under contract who provides or directly supervises the provision of all of the services, whose primary purpose is providing pregnancy-related services, and that satisfies two or more of the following:

(1) The facility offers obstetric ultrasounds, obstetric sonograms, or prenatal care to pregnant women.

(2) The facility offers pregnancy testing or pregnancy diagnosis.

(3) The facility advertises or solicits patrons with offers to provide prenatal sonography, pregnancy tests, or pregnancy options counseling.

(4) The facility has staff or volunteers who collect health information from clients.

(c) This article shall not apply to either of the following:

(1) A clinic directly conducted, maintained, or operated by the United States or any of its departments, officers, or agencies.

(2) A licensed primary care clinic that is enrolled as a Medi-Cal provider and a provider in the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Program.
Cal. PRC § 31207.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 31207.1
Section 31207.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the conservancy may enter into an option to acquire an interest in real property in connection with a restoration project, when the Legislature appropriates funds for purposes of carrying out the objectives of this division. The cost of the option may not exceed six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000).
Cal. BPC § 2539.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 9 / Section 2539.1
Section 2539.1
Status: in_force

(a) (1) On and after January 1, 2010, in addition to satisfying the licensure and examination requirements described in Sections 2532, 2532.2, and 2532.25, no licensed audiologist shall sell hearing aids unless they complete an application for a dispensing audiology license, pay all applicable fees, and pass an examination, approved by the board, relating to selling hearing aids.

(2) The board shall issue a dispensing audiology license to a licensed audiologist who meets the requirements of paragraph (1).

(b) (1) On and after January 1, 2010, a licensed audiologist with an unexpired license to sell hearing aids pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 2538.10) may continue to sell hearing aids pursuant to that license until that license expires pursuant to Section 2538.53, and upon that expiration the licensee shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements described in subdivision (a) and may continue to sell hearing aids pursuant to their audiology license subject to this chapter. Upon the expiration of the audiologist’s license to sell hearing aids, the board shall issue them a dispensing audiology license pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). This paragraph shall not prevent an audiologist who also has a hearing aid dispenser license from maintaining dual or separate licenses if they choose to do so.

(2) A licensed audiologist whose license to sell hearing aids, issued pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 2538.10), is suspended, surrendered, or revoked shall not be authorized to sell hearing aids pursuant to this subdivision and they shall be subject to the requirements described in subdivision (a) and the other provisions of this chapter.

(c) A licensed hearing aid dispenser who meets the qualifications for licensure as an audiologist shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) for the purposes of obtaining a dispensing audiology license.

(d) For purposes of subdivision (a), the board shall provide the hearing aid dispenser examination provided by the former Hearing Aid Dispensers Bureau until the next examination validation and occupational analysis is completed by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section 139 and a determination is made that a different examination is to be administered.