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Cal. SHC § 27248 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 13 / Section 27248
Section 27248
Status: in_force

The money in the reserve interest fund shall be deposited in the same manner as other funds of the district or invested in securities which are legal investments for public funds, and the fund shall be used solely for the payment of interest on such bonds whenever there shall be a deficit in the revenues of the works and only to the extent of such deficit.
Cal. FIN § 18217 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 18217
Section 18217
Status: in_force

An escrow fee of a reasonable amount may be charged for any loan made which is secured primarily by real property when such services are actually performed. Such fee shall be considered reasonable when paid to a company licensed to do business under the Escrow Law, Division 6 (commencing with Section 17000), or any person exempted by the Escrow Law, provided that such fees are comparable to fees being charged by escrow companies so authorized to do business in this state. Such fee is not included in computing the maximum charges which may be made under this division.
Cal. INS § 8 — California Code / Code ins / Section 8
Section 8
Status: in_force

Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required or authorized by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
Cal. HSC § 1752 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 3 / Section 1752
Section 1752
Status: in_force

(a)  A licensed hospice, at the state department’s option, may periodically be inspected by a duly authorized representative of the state department. Reports of each inspection shall be prepared by the representative who conducted the inspection, upon forms prepared and furnished by the state department, and filed with the state department. The inspection shall be for the purpose of ensuring that this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter are being followed.

(b)  Any officer, employee, or agent of the state department, who has been assigned the responsibility of enforcing this chapter, may enter and inspect any building or premises where hospice care is being provided, as well as any form, record, or file of a licensee at any reasonable time to assure compliance with, or to prevent the violation of, any provision of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 12879.15 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.7 / Article 3 / Section 12879.15
Section 12879.15
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Approval by the electors of the state for the issuance of these bonds shall include the approval of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued or previously issued refunding bonds.
Cal. FIN § 18343 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 18343
Section 18343
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require an industrial loan company to establish and maintain reasonable reserves for loans made, and contracts or other obligations purchased or discounted in accordance with sound business practices. The commissioner may by rule or order:

(a) Establish reasonable standards for the classification of loans and contracts or other obligations as to their delinquency or currency.

(b) Prescribe the conditions requiring the writing off of delinquent loans and contracts or other obligations and the conditions under which they may be restored as part of corporate assets.

(c) Establish the basis upon which reasonable and adequate reserves shall be created and maintained.
Cal. BPC § 23373.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23373.1
Section 23373.1
Status: in_force

Neither the holder of any wholesaler’s license nor the holder of any retail license may hold a California winegrower’s agent’s license, except that the holder of a wholesaler’s license who has been a primary distributor for a winegrower for more than 20 years immediately prior to the effective date of this section may continue to be issued and to hold a beer and wine wholesaler’s license and a distilled spirits wholesaler’s license as well as a California winegrower’s agent’s license.
Cal. FAM § 211 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2 / Part 2 / Section 211
Section 211
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practice and procedure in proceedings under this code.
Cal. ELEC § 12260 — California Code / Code elec / Division 12 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 12260
Section 12260
Status: in_force

(a) The elections official may change or alter any precinct boundaries.

(b) If any changes or alterations are made the elections official shall prepare new detail maps or exterior descriptions thereof, or both. The county surveyor shall, if so requested, provide assistance to the elections official in the preparation of the detail maps or exterior descriptions.

(c) The elections official shall provide, at the request of any interested person, the following information:

(1) All precinct boundary changes and alterations made within the current calendar year and the immediately preceding two calendar years.

(2) All precinct consolidations made within the current calendar year and the immediately preceding two calendar years, specifying the election or elections in which the consolidations were made.

(d) The information provided to persons pursuant to subdivision (c) shall include the precinct numbers before the change or alteration and then a description, including precinct numbers, of the changes or alterations. The description may include maps.

(e) The information described in subdivisions (c) and (d) shall be compiled for each calendar year and shall be kept and filed so as to be accessible to any person upon request.

(f) The elections official may charge a person requesting information the amount needed to reimburse the jurisdiction for the actual expenses incurred in providing copies of the information required under this section.
Cal. RTC § 195.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.4
Section 195.4
Status: in_force

On or before December 31, 1992, each eligible county described in Section 195.2 shall compute and remit to the Controller for deposit in the General Fund an amount equal to the amount allocated to it by the Controller pursuant to Section 195.3, less the actual amount of its property tax revenue lost in the immediately preceding fiscal year on the regular secured and supplemental rolls with respect to eligible properties as a result of the reassessment of those properties pursuant to Section 170, excluding any property tax revenue lost by school districts (other than basic state aid districts), county offices of education, and community college districts. If the amount computed pursuant to this section for an eligible county is less than zero, the Controller shall allocate that amount to the county.
Cal. HSC § 1547 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 1547
Section 1547
Status: in_force

(a)  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any person who violates Section 1503.5 or 1508, or both, may be assessed by the department an immediate civil penalty in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200) per day of the violation, unless the conditions described in paragraph (2) apply.

(2) A person who violates Section 1503.5 or 1508 and provides residential care to children may be assessed an immediate civil penalty in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day of the violation.

(b)  The civil penalty authorized in subdivision (a) shall be imposed if an unlicensed facility is operated and the operator refuses to seek licensure or the operator seeks licensure and the licensure application is denied and the operator continues to operate the unlicensed facility, unless other remedies available to the department, including criminal prosecution, are deemed more effective by the department.

(c)  An operator may appeal the assessment to the director. The department shall adopt regulations setting forth the appeal procedure.

(d) For purposes of this section, “person” means an individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, company, or political subdivision of the state.
Cal. FAC § 76253 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 76253
Section 76253
Status: in_force

The commission or the director may bring an action for judicial relief from the director’s written notice, or from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, as the case may be, in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may issue a temporary restraining order, permanent injunction, or other applicable relief.
Cal. BPC § 10167.11 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.3 / Section 10167.11
Section 10167.11
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of this article for any licensee or any employee or agent of a licensee to do the following:

(a) Make, or cause to be made, any false, misleading, or deceptive advertisements or representations concerning the services that the licensee will provide to prospective tenants.

(b) Refer a property to a prospective tenant knowing or having reason to know that:

(1) The property does not exist or is unavailable for tenancy.

(2) The property has been described or advertised by or on behalf of the licensee in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner.

(3) The licensee has not confirmed the availability of the property for tenancy during the four-day period immediately preceding dissemination of the listing information. However, it shall not be a violation to refer a property to a prospective tenant during a period of from five to seven days after the most recent confirmation of the availability of the property for rental if the licensee has made a good faith effort to confirm availability within the stated four-day period, and if the most recent date of confirmation of availability is set forth in the referral.

(4) The licensee has not obtained written or oral permission to list the property from the property owner, manager, or other authorized agent.
Cal. RTC § 8754 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8754
Section 8754
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the board for good cause may extend for not to exceed one month the time for making any return or paying any tax required under this part. The extension may be granted at any time, provided a request therefor is filed with the board within or prior to the period for which the extension may be granted.

(b) (1) In the case of a disaster, the board, for a period not to exceed three months, may extend the time for making any report or return or paying any tax required under this part. The extension may be granted at any time provided a request therefor is filed with the board within or before the period for which the extension may be granted.

(2) For purposes of this section, “disaster” means fire, flood, storm, tidal wave, earthquake, or similar public calamity, whether or not resulting from natural causes.

(c) Any user to whom an extension is granted shall pay, in addition to the tax, interest at the modified adjusted rate per month, or fraction thereof, established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the date on which the tax would have been due without the extension to the date of payment.
Cal. PUC § 8026 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 8026
Section 8026
Status: in_force

No person shall run, place, erect, or maintain any wire or cable used to conduct electricity, on any pole, or any crossarm, bracket, or other appliance attached to such pole, within a distance of 13 inches from the center line of the pole.

This section does not apply to signal wires or cables which are attached to a pole to which is attached no wire or cable other than signal wires or cables, except within the corporate limits of a city, nor shall this section apply to such wires or cables where they are placed vertically on poles, nor to bridle or jumper wires on any pole which are attached to signal wires on the same pole, nor to any aerial cable, as between such cable and any pole on which it originates or terminates.

Telephone toll lines may be exempt from the provisions of this section if proper evidence introduced before the commission proves to the satisfaction of the commission, that compliance would seriously interfere with long distance telephone transmission.

This section does not apply to wires run from lead wires to arc or incandescent lamps nor to transformers placed upon poles, nor to any wire or cable where it is attached to the top of a pole, as between it and the pole, nor to any aerial cable containing signal wires where the cable is attached to a pole on which no other wires or cables than wires continuing from the cable are maintained if electric light or power wires or cables are not maintained on the same side of the street or highway on which the aerial cable is placed.
Cal. PUC § 142201 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 142201
Section 142201
Status: in_force

The authority shall prepare and adopt an annual report each year on progress made to achieve the objective of improving transportation conditions related to priority regional transportation improvements and other local transportation needs.
Cal. BPC § 8715.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 2 / Section 8715.4
Section 8715.4
Status: in_force

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 42800 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 42800
Section 42800
Status: in_force

The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. FIN § 16024 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 16024
Section 16024
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days of establishing a California facility, a foreign (other state) credit union shall notify the commissioner in writing of its intent to establish a California facility. The notice shall identify the proposed location of the facility, describe its proposed activities, and contain any other information which the commissioner may by regulation or order specify.

(b) A foreign (other state) credit union shall not commence business at a proposed facility without a license having been issued by the commissioner.
Cal. WIC § 19637 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 19637
Section 19637
Status: in_force

The director shall provide to each blind vendor access to all relevant financial data, including quarterly and annual financial reports on the operation of the state vending facility program and access to his or her performance rating or other personal data maintained by the department in regard to him or her.

A copy of all completed audits, reports, and investigations which affect the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind shall be sent to the committee of licensed blind vendors.
Cal. HNC § 6306 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6306
Section 6306
Status: in_force

It may lay out, plan and establish the general plan and system of harbor and harbor district improvements and modify the plan and prescribe the specifications for such improvements.
Cal. WAT § 10730.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 8 / Section 10730.2
Section 10730.2
Status: in_force

(a) A groundwater sustainability agency that adopts a groundwater sustainability plan pursuant to this part may impose fees on the extraction of groundwater from the basin to fund costs of groundwater management, including, but not limited to, the costs of the following:

(1) Administration, operation, and maintenance, including a prudent reserve.

(2) Acquisition of lands or other property, facilities, and services.

(3) Supply, production, treatment, or distribution of water.

(4) Other activities necessary or convenient to implement the plan.

(b)  Until a groundwater sustainability plan is adopted pursuant to this part, a local agency may impose fees in accordance with the procedures provided in this section for the purposes of Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) as long as a groundwater management plan adopted before January 1, 2015, is in effect.

(c) Fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be adopted in accordance with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution.

(d) Fees imposed pursuant to this section may include fixed fees and fees charged on a volumetric basis, including, but not limited to, fees that increase based on the quantity of groundwater produced annually, the year in which the production of groundwater commenced from a groundwater extraction facility, and impacts to the basin.

(e) The power granted by this section is in addition to any powers a groundwater sustainability agency has under any other law.
Cal. HSC § 8117 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 8117
Section 8117
Status: in_force

Hose bibs are approved for use at cemeteries supplied with disinfected tertiary treated recycled water.
Cal. HSC § 80575 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 80575
Section 80575
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the request of a regional board, the regional board shall be the administering agency for a property specified in Section 80570, if the site is subject to one or more of the following orders or agreements under Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code prior to the date the loan application was submitted to the department pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 80450):

(1) A cleanup and abatement order.

(2) Another cleanup order issued by a regional board.

(3) A written voluntary agreement with a regional board.

(b) Any response action for a site subject to this section shall be carried out pursuant to Chapter 6.65 (commencing with Section 25260) of Division 20.
Cal. HSC § 11565 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 11565
Section 11565
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, “parole authority” has the same meaning as described in Section 3000 of the Penal Code.
Cal. RTC § 6077 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6077
Section 6077
Status: in_force

(a) Any retail florist who fails to obtain a permit before engaging in or conducting business as a seller shall, in addition to any other applicable penalty, pay a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).

(b) Every mobile retail florist shall have a copy of the permit at each sales location which shall be in the possession of a person operating at that location.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Retail florist” means any person selling any flowers, potted ornamental plants, floral arrangements, floral bouquets, wreaths, or any similar products at retail. “Retail florist” does not include any flower or ornamental plant grower who sells his or her own products.

(2) “Mobile retail florist” means any retail florist who does not sell from a structure or retail shop, including, but not limited to, a florist who sells from a vehicle, pushcart, wagon, or other portable method, or who sells at a swap meet, flea market, or similar transient location.
Cal. RTC § 20504 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 20504
Section 20504
Status: in_force

“Household income” means all income received by all persons of a household while members of such household. In the case of a nonresident claimant, “household income” also includes all income of the claimant during the year without regard to source.
Cal. SHC § 8023 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 8023
Section 8023
Status: in_force

The ordinance of intention shall be posted conspicuously for two days on or near the chamber door of the city council, and shall be published by two insertions in a daily or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city, and designated by the council for that purpose. If no such newspaper is published and circulated in the city, the ordinance of intention shall be posted for two days on or near the council chamber door, and in two other public places in the city.
Cal. HSC § 42334 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1.5 / Section 42334
Section 42334
Status: in_force

If, in the course of enforcing existing permits and conducting inspections relative thereto, an air pollution control officer makes a preliminary determination that the person has met the criteria prescribed in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 42333, the officer shall take all of the following actions:

(a)  Notify the person, in writing, that the district has made a preliminary determination that the person has met those criteria and that the district may take action pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 42333. The notice shall include all facts relating to the preliminary determination which are known to the officer.

(b)  Request, as part of the notification required by subdivision (a), that the person confer with the officer in an office conference to discuss the pattern of noncompliance.

(c)  Conduct the office conference.
Cal. EVID § 956 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 956
Section 956
Status: in_force

(a) There is no privilege under this article if the services of the lawyer were sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit a crime or a fraud.

(b) This exception to the privilege granted by this article shall not apply to legal services rendered in compliance with state and local laws on medicinal cannabis or adult-use cannabis, and confidential communications provided for the purpose of rendering those services are confidential communications between client and lawyer, as defined in Section 952, provided the lawyer also advises the client on conflicts with respect to federal law.
Cal. FAC § 29206 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 29206
Section 29206
Status: in_force

If the infestation found in an apiary is American foulbrood, the time specified in the notice shall not be less than 24 hours nor more than 48 hours from the time the notice is served, except that the inspector may extend the time limit if necessary to prevent hardship and it can be done without undue danger of spreading the disease.