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Cal. HNC § 71.9 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 71.9
Section 71.9
Status: in_force

A city, county, or district may use any excess revenues from rates enacted pursuant to Section 71.4 or from other fees, rates, rents, or charges for services in excess of those revenues required to comply with Section 71.8 and with any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 70, for waterfront improvements, waterfront recreational programs, and purchases of other waterfront property in the waterfront area under its jurisdiction.

This section does not in any way affect the duties and obligations imposed upon a city, county, or district by any statute granting to any city, county, or district any state-owned tide or submerged lands.
Cal. BPC § 7075.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 7075.1
Section 7075.1
Status: in_force

(a) No license, regardless of type or classification, shall be transferable to any other person or entity under any circumstances.

(b) A license number may be reissued after cancellation, revocation, suspension, or expiration beyond the renewal period specified in Section 7141, only under the following circumstances:

(1) To an individual upon application.

(2) To a partnership upon application if there is no change in the partners or partnership structure.

(3) To a corporation upon application if there is no change in the status of the corporation as registered with the Secretary of State.

(4) To a limited liability company upon application if there is no change in the status of the company as registered with the Secretary of State.

(c) A license number may be reissued or reassigned to a different entity only under the following conditions:

(1) To a corporation when the parent corporation has merged or created a subsidiary, the subsidiary has merged into the parent corporation, or the corporation has changed its filing status with the Secretary of State from a domestic corporation to a foreign corporation or from a foreign corporation to a domestic corporation, and the new entity is being formed to continue the business of the formerly licensed corporation.

(2) To a limited liability company when the parent limited liability company has merged or created a subsidiary, the subsidiary has merged into the parent limited liability company, or the limited liability company has changed its filing status with the Secretary of State from a domestic limited liability company to a foreign limited liability company or from a foreign limited liability company to a domestic limited liability company, and the new entity is being formed to continue the business of the formerly licensed limited liability company.

(3) To an individual when the individual is an immediate family member of a licensed individual who is deceased or absent and the license is required to continue an existing family contracting business.

(4) To a corporation or limited liability company when created by immediate members of an individual licensee’s family to continue an existing deceased or absent individual licensee’s contracting business.

(5) To a corporation or limited liability company when the corporation or limited liability company is formed by an individual licensee and the individual licensee maintains ownership directly or indirectly of shares or membership interests evidencing more than 50 percent of the voting power.

(6) To a limited liability company that is formed by a corporation to continue the business of the corporation subsequent to the cancellation of the corporate entity’s license, provided the personnel listed for each entity are the same.

(d) For purposes of this section, an immediate family member of a deceased or absent licensed individual is either a spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, grandson, granddaughter, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law.
Cal. WAT § 33243 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 33243
Section 33243
Status: in_force

All outstanding bonded and other indebtednesses of the dissolved and merged districts are hereby assumed by the Costa Mesa County Water District, and all bondholders and creditors of such districts may enforce any rights they may have against the Costa Mesa County Water District in like manner as if the districts had not been dissolved and merged into the Costa Mesa County Water District. All property subject to taxation or assessment for the payment of the principal of or interest on any such outstanding bonded and other indebtedness shall, until such principal and interest is paid or provision is made for the payment thereof, continue to be subject to such taxation or assessment as fully as though said districts had not been merged or dissolved, and all provisions of law which could have been used against the legislative bodies and officers of the merged or dissolved districts to compel the levy and collection of such taxes or assessments had the merger or dissolution not occurred can be used against the board of directors and officers of the Costa Mesa County Water District. As the City of Costa Mesa has no present bonded indebtedness, the new Costa Mesa County Water District is not assuming any present or future indebtedness of the City of Costa Mesa.
Cal. PUC § 130610 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 130610
Section 130610
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint an ethics officer, who shall report to the board and operate in an independent manner.

(b) When in doubt as to the applicability of any provision of this chapter to any particular situation, a board member shall contact the general counsel or the ethics officer for advice.

(c) (1) The ethics officer shall interpret relevant authorities and provide advice to the board and MTA relating to codes of conduct, lobbying, governmental ethics, campaign finance, fair procurement practices, and conflicts of interest.

(2) Any advice provided by the ethics officer shall be confidential and entitled to all applicable privileges.

(d) The ethics officer shall propose amendments to codes of conduct that apply to the board, MTA employees, and MTA contractors, when appropriate. The proposed amendments are subject to approval by the board.

(e) (1) The inspector general shall receive any allegation of a violation of this chapter, or other ethics-related rules or laws that apply to the board and MTA.

(2) The inspector general may confer with the ethics officer on any potential violations described in paragraph (1) that may be a violation of this chapter, or other ethics-related rules or laws that apply to the board and MTA.

(3) The ethics officer may make recommendations regarding a potential violation described in paragraph (1) for consideration by the inspector general.

(f) The ethics officer shall be removed from office only if either or both of the following occur:

(1) A two-thirds majority of the members of the board votes for removal.

(2) The ethics officer violates a federal or state law or regulation, a local ordinance, or a policy or practice of the authority, relative to ethical practices, including, but not limited to, the acceptance of gifts or contributions.
Cal. PRC § 43209.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 43209.1
Section 43209.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an enforcement agency receives a complaint, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 41705 of the Health and Safety Code, from an air pollution control district or an air quality management district pertaining to an odor emanating from a compost facility under its jurisdiction, the enforcement agency shall, in consultation with the district, take appropriate enforcement actions pursuant to this part.

(b) On or before April 1, 1998, the board shall convene a working group consisting of enforcement agencies and air pollution control districts and air quality management districts to assist in the implementation of this section and Section 41705 of the Health and Safety Code. On or before April 1, 1999, the board and the working group shall develop recommendations on odor measurement and thresholds, complaint response procedures, and enforcement tools and take any other action necessary to ensure that enforcement agencies respond in a timely and effective manner to complaints of odors emanating from composting facilities. On or before January 1, 2000, the board shall implement the recommendations of the working group that the board determines to be appropriate.

(c) On or before April 1, 2003, the board shall adopt and submit to the Office of Administrative Law, pursuant to Section 11346.2 of the Government Code, regulations governing the operation of organic composting sites that include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1) Odor management and threshold levels.

(2) Complaint investigation and response procedures.

(3) Enforcement tools.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on April 1, 2003, unless the board adopts and submits regulations governing the operation of organic composting sites to the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to subdivision (c) on or prior to that date.
Cal. BPC § 5659 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 4 / Section 5659
Section 5659
Status: in_force

Each person licensed under this chapter shall sign, date, and seal or stamp using a seal or stamp described in this section, all plans, specifications, and other instruments of service therefor, prepared for others as evidence of the person’s responsibility for those documents. Failure to comply with this section constitutes a ground for disciplinary action. Each person licensed under this chapter shall use a seal or stamp of the design authorized by the board, bearing the person’s name, license number, the legend “licensed landscape architect,” the legend “State of California” and a means of providing a signature, the renewal date of the license, and date of signing and sealing or stamping.
Cal. HSC § 1765.125 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 1765.125
Section 1765.125
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency shall operate a mobile service unit without first obtaining a license or an addition to existing licensure under this chapter unless exempt from licensure under Section 1206.

(b)  Any person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency, that was operating a mobile unit as of January 1, 1994, may continue to operate the mobile unit only under the following conditions:

(1)  The person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency shall apply to the state department for a mobile unit license, or an addition to existing licensure, via a request for licensure under this chapter by March 1, 1994.

(2)  The person, political subdivision of the state, or governmental agency shall cease operating the mobile unit upon a final decision of the state department denying the application for licensure or addition to licensure under this chapter.

(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after the initial licensure, or the initial approval of the addition to existing licensure of a parent facility, to operate a mobile service unit, the department shall not require that each site where the mobile unit operates be licensed or approved by the department unless the mobile unit will be operating outside of the proposed area or areas specified in the application pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1765.130.
Cal. HSC § 51357 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 51357
Section 51357
Status: in_force

Any pledge made by the agency shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues, moneys, or property so pledged and thereafter received by the agency shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the agency, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.
Cal. LAB § 1138.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 1138.4
Section 1138.4
Status: in_force

The term “labor dispute” as used in this chapter has the same meaning as set forth in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 527.3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. HSC § 125291.75 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 125291.75
Section 125291.75
Status: in_force

The bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this article includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this article or any previously issued refunding bonds. Any bond refunded with the proceeds of refunding bonds as authorized by this section may be legally defeased to the extent permitted by law in the manner and to the extent set forth in the resolution, as amended from time to time, authorizing that refunded bond.
Cal. FAC § 52935 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 52935
Section 52935
Status: in_force

If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 52932, the secretary shall so certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative.
Cal. FIN § 16905 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 12 / Article 9 / Section 16905
Section 16905
Status: in_force

(a) Any foreign (other nation) credit union to which an order is issued under Section 16902 and 16903 may apply to the commissioner to modify or rescind the order. The commissioner shall not grant the application unless the commissioner finds that it is in the public interest to do so and that it is reasonable to believe that the foreign (other nation) credit union will, if and when it is again authorized to maintain an office, comply with all applicable provisions of this division and of any regulation or order issued under this division.

(b) The right of any foreign (other nation) credit union to which an order is issued under Section 16902 or 16903 to petition for judicial review of the order shall not be affected by the failure of the foreign (other nation) credit union to apply to the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (a) to modify or rescind the order.
Cal. VEH § 12817 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12817
Section 12817
Status: in_force

(a) A California driver’s license held by a person who enters or is in the United States Armed Forces shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the service continues and the person remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the holder of the license is honorably separated from that service or returns to this state, whichever is earlier, unless the license was suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The license is valid only if it is in the immediate possession of the licensee and the licensee has in their immediate possession discharge or separation papers if the licensee has been discharged or separated from that service.

(b) A California driver’s license held by a spouse of a person described in subdivision (a) shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the person described in subdivision (a) continues in the service and remains absent from this state and the spouse remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the person described in subdivision (a) is honorably separated from that service or the date that the person or the spouse returns to this state, whichever is earlier, unless the spouse’s license was suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The license is valid only if it is in the immediate possession of the licensee and the licensee has in their immediate possession discharge or separation papers of the person described in subdivision (a).

(c) A California driver’s license held by a person who enters or is in the United States Foreign Service shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the service continues and the person remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the holder of the license returns to this state, unless the license was suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The license is valid only if it is in the immediate possession of the licensee and the licensee has in their immediate possession verification of active service papers.

(d) A California driver’s license held by a spouse of a person described in subdivision (c) shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the person described in subdivision (c) continues in the service and remains absent from this state and the spouse remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the person described in subdivision (c) or the spouse returns to this state, unless the spouse’s license was suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The license is valid only if it is in the immediate possession of the licensee and the licensee has in their immediate possession verification of active service papers of the person described in subdivision (c).
Cal. VEH § 22454.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 22454.5
Section 22454.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 42001, a person convicted of a first violation of Section 22454 shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). A person convicted of a second separate violation of Section 22454 shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). If a person is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of Section 22454 and the offense occurred within three years of two or more separate violations of Section 22454, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle for one year.
Cal. FAC § 77318 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 77318
Section 77318
Status: in_force

Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall do the following:

(a) Contact all producers in each district by mail or call meetings of producers in each district for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission. All producers on the secretary’s list shall be given written notice of any election meetings at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. To be eligible for election to the commission, producer nominees must present to the secretary a nomination petition with the signatures of at least three eligible producers from the district from which the nominee is seeking election.

(b) Contact all handlers by mail or by calling a meeting for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission. All handlers on the secretary’s list shall be given written notice of any election meetings at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. To be eligible for election to the commission, handler nominees must present to the secretary a nomination petition with the signatures of at least two eligible handlers who are engaged in the same type of handler activity as the handler seeking nomination.
Cal. WAT § 8534 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 8534
Section 8534
Status: in_force

The board at all times shall enforce on behalf of the State the erection, maintenance and protection of such levees, embankments and channel rectification as will, in its judgment, best serve the interests of the State.
Cal. WAT § 13814 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.2 / Section 13814
Section 13814
Status: in_force

The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to 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 the rates of interest, or maximum rates, as may, from time to time, be fixed by the 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 the series.
Cal. ELEC § 9241 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 9241
Section 9241
Status: in_force

If the legislative body does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which the petition is filed, the legislative body shall submit the ordinance to the voters, either at the next regular municipal election occurring not less than 88 days after the order of the legislative body, or at a special election called for the purpose, not less than 88 days after the order of the legislative body. The ordinance shall not become effective until a majority of the voters voting on the ordinance vote in favor of it. If the legislative body repeals the ordinance or submits the ordinance to the voters, and a majority of the voters voting on the ordinance do not vote in favor of it, the ordinance shall not again be enacted by the legislative body for a period of one year after the date of its repeal by the legislative body or disapproval by the voters.
Cal. SHC § 431 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 431
Section 431
Status: in_force

(a) Route 131 is from Route 101 to Tiburon.

(b) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interest of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the Town of Tiburon, the portion of Route 131 east of the intersection with Lyford Drive within the town limits of the Town of Tiburon, if the department and the town enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment. The following conditions shall apply upon relinquishment:

(1) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, the relinquished portion of Route 131 shall cease to be a state highway.

(3) The portion of Route 131 relinquished under this subdivision shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.

(4) The Town of Tiburon shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished portion of Route 131, including any traffic signal progression, to the extent applicable.

(5) For the portion of Route 131 relinquished under this subdivision, the Town of Tiburon shall install and maintain within its jurisdiction, signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 131 to the extent deemed necessary by the department.