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Cal. PRC § 25223 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 25223
Section 25223
Status: in_force

The commission shall make available any information filed or submitted pursuant to this division under the provisions of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code); provided, however, that the commission shall keep confidential any information submitted to the Division of Oil and Gas of the Department of Conservation that the division determines, pursuant to Section 3752, to be proprietary.
Cal. WAT § 13581.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 13581.2
Section 13581.2
Status: in_force

If the retail water supplier is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, and there is a failure to agree on terms and conditions of a recycle water supply agreement with a customer within 180 days from the date of the receipt of a request for recycled water pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 13580, a written statement pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 13580.5, or a determination of availability pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13580.5, the matter shall be submitted to the Public Utilities Commission for resolution, and the commission shall determine a contract rate or rates for recycled water as provided in Section 13580.8.
Cal. FAC § 61573 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 61573
Section 61573
Status: in_force

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any order which is made pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur. There may be enjoined in one proceeding any number of defendants alleged to be violating the same provisions or orders, although their properties, interests, residences, or places of business may be in several counties and the violations separate and distinct. Any proceeding which is brought pursuant to this section shall be governed in all other respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. RTC § 38402 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 38402
Section 38402
Status: in_force

On or before the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, a return for the preceding quarterly period shall be filed with the board in such form as the board may prescribe. The return shall include the following information with respect to timber harvested by the timber owner in the preceding calendar quarter: the volume harvested and the number of Christmas trees cut; the quarter the timber was harvested and the quarter the Christmas trees were cut; the date or dates the timber was scaled; the species; and any other information deemed necessary by the board for the administration of this part. At the assessor’s request, the board shall provide copies of these returns to the assessor of the county from which the timber was harvested.
Cal. RTC § 6071 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6071
Section 6071
Status: in_force

A person who engages in business as a seller in this state without a permit or permits or after a permit has been suspended or revoked, and each officer of any corporation which so engages in business, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 7153.
Cal. BPC § 23105 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 23105
Section 23105
Status: in_force

In accordance with rules prescribed by the department, a warehouseman may sell alcoholic beverages to enforce the lien provided for by the Warehouse Receipts Act only to licensees authorized to sell the alcoholic beverages. Notice of the time and place of the sale shall be given to the department prior to the sale.
Cal. LAB § 7373 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 7373
Section 7373
Status: in_force

(a) A tower crane shall not be operated at any worksite unless an employer obtains a permit from the division. The division shall conduct an investigation for purposes of issuing a permit in an expeditious manner. If the division does not issue a permit within 10 days after being requested to do so by a crane employer, the crane employer may operate the crane without a permit.

(b) The division shall set fees to be charged for these permits in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of administering this article. In fixing the amount of these fees, the division may include direct costs and a reasonable percentage attributable to the indirect costs of the division for administering this article.

(c) The permit for a fixed tower crane shall be valid for the period of time that the tower crane is fixed to the site.

(d) The permit for a mobile tower crane shall be valid for one calendar year.
Cal. FAC § 58962 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 58962
Section 58962
Status: in_force

The director may reimburse the applicant, from any funds for necessary expenses which he has received pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 58921) of this chapter, for any of the following:

(a) Any amount deposited with the director by applicant pursuant to Section 58961.

(b) For any necessary expenses which are incurred by the applicant in preparing and in obtaining approval of the marketing order, upon receipt of a verified statement of such expenses which is approved by the director.
Cal. SHC § 2558 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Section 2558
Section 2558
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), a service authority may issue revenue bonds pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code, or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4950) of Part 3 of Division 5 of the Health and Safety Code, as nearly as practicable, for the implementation and maintenance of a motorist aid program and shall pledge revenues to be received from fees referred to in Section 2555 as security for the payment of principal or of interest or other amounts due on those revenue bonds. In addition, a service authority that has entered into one or more leases or lease-purchase agreements for facilities of a motorist aid program may also pledge, as security for the payment of amounts due under the leases or agreements, revenues to be received from those fees. The pledge of revenues provided for in this subdivision shall be a first and prior lien and, without any action other than the adoption by the members of a resolution providing for the pledge, the lien of the pledge shall attach and become perfected as to each fee imposed pursuant to Section 9250.10 of the Vehicle Code as and when the fee becomes due and payable. However, if a service authority has, at the same time, existing obligations under one or more issues of revenue bonds, one or more leases or lease-purchase agreements, or both, the respective priorities of the liens of pledges of revenue shall be determined on the basis of the respective dates on which resolutions providing for those pledges were adopted, with the highest priority being accorded the pledge of revenues provided for in the earliest of those resolutions. Bond proceeds shall not be used for operation of a motorist aid system of call boxes.

(b) A service authority may issue revenue bonds for each county within its jurisdiction.
Cal. FAC § 33530 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 33530
Section 33530
Status: in_force

The feed shall not be spoiled or otherwise unfit for feeding cows or goats and the production of milk.
Cal. BPC § 22945.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 31.5 / Section 22945.5
Section 22945.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person may seek an order requiring a social media platform to remove content that includes an offer to transport, import into this state, sell, furnish, administer, or give away a controlled substance in violation of Section 11352 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) (A) If the social media platform has a reporting mechanism described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 22945, a person shall not bring an action pursuant to paragraph (1) until the person has notified the social media platform of the content and requested that it be removed through the reporting mechanism.

(B) A person may bring an action pursuant to paragraph (1) before 48 hours have passed since providing notice to a social media platform through the reporting mechanism, but the court shall not rule on the request for an order until 48 hours have passed from the provision of notice.

(C) The court may dismiss an action if the social media platform deletes the content relevant to the order sought pursuant to paragraph (1) before 48 hours have passed from the provision of notice under subparagraph (A).

(3) If the social media platform does not have a reporting mechanism described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 22945, a person may bring an action under paragraph (1), and a court may rule on the request for an order, at any time.

(b) (1) A court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to this section.

(2) Reasonable attorney’s fees may be awarded to a prevailing defendant upon a finding by the court that the plaintiff’s prosecution of the action was not in good faith.
Cal. WAT § 78613 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 78613
Section 78613
Status: in_force

The following amounts are hereby transferred from the account to the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount and the Small Communities Grant Subaccount and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, from the subaccounts to the board:

(a) Eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) to the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount for the purposes of providing loans pursuant to the Clean Water Act, to aid in the construction or implementation of eligible projects, and for the purposes described in Section 78612.

(b) Thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) to the Small Communities Grant Subaccount for grants by the board to small communities for construction of eligible treatment works. If, in the judgment of the board, the money in the Small Communities Grant Subaccount will not be expended within a reasonable time, the board may transfer the money to the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount to be used for any of the purposes specified in subdivision (a).

(c) The board may transfer unallocated funds from the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount to the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund for the purposes of meeting federal requirements for state matching funds to provide loans in accordance with the Clean Water Act.
Cal. PRC § 25527 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 25527
Section 25527
Status: in_force

The following areas of the state shall not be approved as a site for a facility, unless the commission finds that such use is not inconsistent with the primary uses of such lands and that there will be no substantial adverse environmental effects and the approval of any public agency having ownership or control of such lands is obtained:

(a) State, regional, county and city parks; wilderness, scenic or natural reserves; areas for wildlife protection, recreation, historic preservation; or natural preservation areas in existence on the effective date of this division.

(b) Estuaries in an essentially natural and undeveloped state.

In considering applications for certification, the commission shall give the greatest consideration to the need for protecting areas of critical environmental concern, including, but not limited to, unique and irreplaceable scientific, scenic, and educational wildlife habitats; unique historical, archaelogical, and cultural sites; lands of hazardous concern; and areas under consideration by the state or the United States for wilderness, or wildlife and game reserves.
Cal. PCC § 4103 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 4103
Section 4103
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter limits or diminishes any rights or remedies, either legal or equitable, which:

(a) An original or substituted subcontractor may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns.

(b) The state or any county, city, body politic, or public agency may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns, including the right to take over and complete the contract.
Cal. HSC § 46074 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 28 / Chapter 7 / Section 46074
Section 46074
Status: in_force

Each state agency authorized to adopt regulations in the area of noise control shall in the manner specified in subdivision (c) of Section 11423 of the Government Code give notice to and invite the comments of the office concerning any proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation in the area of noise control.
Cal. PROB § 15304 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 15304
Section 15304
Status: in_force

(a) If the settlor is a beneficiary of a trust created by the settlor and the settlor’s interest is subject to a provision restraining the voluntary or involuntary transfer of the settlor’s interest, the restraint is invalid against transferees or creditors of the settlor. The invalidity of the restraint on transfer does not affect the validity of the trust.

(b) If the settlor is the beneficiary of a trust created by the settlor and the trust instrument provides that the trustee shall pay income or principal or both for the education or support of the beneficiary or gives the trustee discretion to determine the amount of income or principal or both to be paid to or for the benefit of the settlor, a transferee or creditor of the settlor may reach the maximum amount that the trustee could pay to or for the benefit of the settlor under the trust instrument, not exceeding the amount of the settlor’s proportionate contribution to the trust.

(c) For purposes of this chapter, the settlor shall not be considered to be a beneficiary of an irrevocable trust created by the settlor solely by reason of a discretionary authority vested in the trustee to pay directly or reimburse the settlor for any federal or state income tax on trust income or principal that is payable by the settlor, and a transferee or creditor of the settlor shall not be entitled to reach any amount solely by a reason of that discretionary authority.
Cal. HSC § 129152 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 129152
Section 129152
Status: in_force

If a borrower fails to submit a required report, or upon any other default of any regulatory or contractual term or covenant, whether or not a default has been declared, the department first shall informally communicate with the borrower. If the borrower fails to submit the required report or otherwise cure the default, the department shall issue a formal demand in writing stating the nature of the default and requiring the borrower to submit a detailed plan of correction that is acceptable to the office. If the borrower fails to either submit a plan, or timely cure the default, the department shall perform an onsite visit. If the department determines the borrower is not making sufficient progress in submitting any required reports or otherwise curing any default, the department may require the borrower, at the borrower’s expense, to employ an independent consultant or professional, acceptable to the department, to conduct a program audit. If the borrower fails to adopt the recommendations of the independent consultant or professional made in the program audit, or if the borrower fails to otherwise timely cure the default, the department shall have all the remedies set forth in the Section 129173.
Cal. FAC § 12605 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 5 / Section 12605
Section 12605
Status: in_force

Upon the demand of the owner or bailee at or prior to the time of the sampling by the director, the sample which is drawn shall be divided into two approximately equal parts, one part of which shall be sealed and left with the owner or bailee and one part taken for analysis by the director.
Cal. ELEC § 21565 — California Code / Code elec / Division 21 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 21565
Section 21565
Status: in_force

A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county, or city level in this state. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of three years beginning from the date of appointment to hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, to serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or to register as a federal, state or local lobbyist in this state.
Cal. FGC § 454 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 454
Section 454
Status: in_force

Such management plans shall contain the following program elements:

(a) Document existing information on deer herd management units and programs to obtain information that may be needed.

(b) Develop programs to maintain and increase the quality of deer habitat statewide. Such programs will emphasize cooperative action between the department and the appropriate land management entities, both public and private. Emphasis shall be directed towards identifying critical deer habitat areas and the maintenance and management of such areas.

(c) Develop programs to reduce natural mortalities where such reduction may be critical to meeting deer herd plan objectives.

(d) Develop programs to decrease the illegal taking of deer through modern law enforcement methods supported by public and private cooperative efforts.

(e) Develop diversified recreational use programs, including both hunting and nonhunting uses, consistent with the basic individual deer herd management unit capabilities.
Cal. PUC § 50217 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 50217
Section 50217
Status: in_force

The board shall immediately after fixing the rate of taxes as above provided transmit to the county auditor of the county a statement of the rate of taxes fixed by the board.
Cal. WIC § 727.32 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 18 / Section 727.32
Section 727.32
Status: in_force

(a) In any case where a minor has been declared a ward of the juvenile court and has been in foster care for 15 of the most recent 22 months, the probation department shall follow the procedures described in Section 727.31 to terminate the parental rights of the minor’s parents, unless the probation department has documented in the probation department file a compelling reason for determining that termination of the parental rights would not be in the minor’s best interests, or the probation department has not provided the family with reasonable efforts necessary to achieve reunification. For purposes of this section, compelling reasons for not terminating parental rights are those described in subdivision (c) of Section 727.3.

(b) For the purposes of this section, 15 out of the 22 months shall be calculated from the “date entered foster care,” as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 727.4. When a minor experiences multiple exits from and entries into foster care during the 22-month period, the 15 months shall be calculated by adding together the total number of months the minor spent in foster care in the past 22 months. However, trial home visits and runaway episodes should not be included in calculating 15 months in foster care.

(c) If the probation department documented a compelling reason at the time of the permanency planning hearing, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (13) of subdivision (c) of Section 706.6, the probation department need not provide any additional documentation to comply with the requirements of this section.

(d) When the probation department sets a hearing pursuant to Section 727.31, it shall concurrently make efforts to identify an approved family for adoption, and follow the procedures described in subdivision (b) of Section 727.31.
Cal. FAM § 6456 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 6 / Section 6456
Section 6456
Status: in_force

An individual who seeks a remedy under this part may seek other legal or equitable remedies.
Cal. PROB § 13102 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 13102
Section 13102
Status: in_force

(a) If the decedent had evidence of ownership of the property described in the affidavit or declaration and the holder of the property would have had the right to require presentation of the evidence of ownership before the duty of the holder to pay, deliver, or transfer the property to the decedent would have arisen, the evidence of ownership, if available, shall be presented with the affidavit or declaration to the holder of the decedent’s property.

(b) If the evidence of ownership is not presented to the holder pursuant to subdivision (a), the holder may require, as a condition for the payment, delivery, or transfer of the property, that the person presenting the affidavit or declaration provide the holder with a bond or undertaking in a reasonable amount determined by the holder to be sufficient to indemnify the holder against all liability, claims, demands, loss, damages, costs, and expenses that the holder may incur or suffer by reason of the payment, delivery, or transfer of the property. Nothing in this subdivision precludes the holder and the person presenting the affidavit or declaration from dispensing with the requirement that a bond or undertaking be provided and instead entering into an agreement satisfactory to the holder concerning the duty of the person presenting the affidavit or declaration to indemnify the holder.
Cal. PRC § 5540 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5540
Section 5540
Status: in_force

(a) A district may take by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease, and may hold, use, enjoy, and lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, and rights in real and personal property, within or without the district, necessary to the full exercise of its powers.

(b) Lands subject to the grant of an open-space easement executed and accepted by the district in accordance with this article are enforceably restricted within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. An easement or other interest in real property may be dedicated for park or open-space purposes, or both, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, and any interest so dedicated may be conveyed only as provided in this section.

(c) A district shall not validly convey any interest in any real property actually dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both, without the consent of a majority of the voters of the district voting at a special election called by the board and held for that purpose. Consent does not need to be obtained for a lease of any real property for a period not exceeding 50 years; and consent does not need to be obtained for a conveyance of any real property if the Legislature, by concurrent resolution, authorizes a conveyance after a resolution of intention has been adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of the board of directors of the district, specifically describing the property to be conveyed.