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Cal. SHC § 22662.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 22662.5
Section 22662.5
Status: in_force

(a) The legislative body of any local agency may, by resolution, determine and declare that bonds shall be issued to finance the estimated cost of the proposed improvements described in Section 22525, other than the costs of maintenance and servicing, under either the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000)) or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500)). Either Part 5 (commencing with Section 6400) of Division 7 or Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), as the case may be, shall govern all proceedings relating to the issuance of those bonds. The pertinent provisions of that division which apply to the legislative body of a city shall also apply to the legislative body of a special district formed to provide park and recreational services. Alternatively, the legislative body may determine and declare that notes shall be issued for the same purposes for which bonds may be issued. The maximum term to maturity of any notes issued shall not exceed 10 years.

(b) The resolution shall generally describe the proposed improvements specified in Section 22525, set forth the estimated cost thereof, specify the number of annual installments and the fiscal years during which they are to be collected, and fix or determine the maximum amount of each annual installment necessary to retire the bonds or notes. The amount of debt service to retire the bonds shall not exceed the amount of revenue estimated to be raised from assessments over 30 years. The amount of debt service to retire the notes shall not exceed the amount of revenue to be raised from the assessments over 10 years.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, assessments levied to pay the principal of, and interest on, any bond or note issued pursuant to this section, shall not be reduced or terminated if doing so would interfere with the timely retirement of the debt.
Cal. FIN § 12300.6 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12300.6
Section 12300.6
Status: in_force

Prior to separation and deposit by the licensee such funds may only be used by the licensee for the making of change or the cashing of checks in the normal course of its business, and then only to the extent of the amount of the bond which has been filed under Section 12206.

After separation and deposit such funds also may be used by a licensee for the cashing of checks in the normal course of its business, and then only to the extent of the amount of the bond which has been filed with the commissioner containing the provisions and conditions set forth in Sections 12207 through 12213, inclusive, of this code.
Cal. PRC § 4783 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 4783
Section 4783
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with any person, firm, public or private corporation, district, or municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of the state, or any group or combination of them, that owns or controls brush-covered land within any state responsibility area for the purpose of engaging in controlled land clearance and revegetation, including the burning of brush from such lands, or portions of such lands, under the supervision of the department or by the department.
Cal. BPC § 2894 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 6 / Section 2894
Section 2894
Status: in_force

(a) All money in the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out this chapter, including the promotion of nursing education in this state, and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4500), and for the refund, in accordance with law, of license fees or other moneys paid into the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund under the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4500).

(b) Claims against the Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians Fund shall be audited by the Controller, and shall be paid by the Treasurer upon warrants drawn by the Controller.
Cal. PUC § 3296 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 3296
Section 3296
Status: in_force

In addition to any rights and remedies of the administrator provided by law, the administrator is authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to the participating electrical corporations, to set off and apply any and all funds, deposits, or contributions from a participating electrical corporation at any time held by the fund and other obligations owed to the fund, irrespective of whether or not the administrator made demand, and whether the obligations may be contingent or unmatured. The administrator will promptly notify the participating electrical corporation after any such setoff.
Cal. WAT § 12671 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12671
Section 12671
Status: in_force

The projects on the Ventura River and tributaries for flood protection at Ventura and Ojai, California, are adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 323, Seventy-seventh Congress, First Session, at an estimated cost to the State of one hundred thirty-nine thousand dollars ($139,000).
Cal. FIN § 50120 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 50120
Section 50120
Status: in_force

(a) A residential mortgage lender shall file an application for licensure under this chapter with the commissioner to make or service residential mortgage loans in this state.

(b) A licensee may not engage in the business as a residential mortgage lender under a name other than the name that appears on the license, or a legally assumed name disclosed either in the application or in an amendment to the application, which shall be reflected on the license.

(c) A licensee may not make or service residential mortgage loans secured by real property pursuant to the authority of a license, or an exemption from licensure, under the Real Estate Law.

(d) The commissioner may, pursuant to Section 50321, order a licensee to cease any other business conducted at any location where the licensee operates under the authority of a residential mortgage lender license, if the commissioner finds that the conduct of that business has facilitated evasions of this division or the rules adopted pursuant to this division, or that the conduct of that business is in violation of any law to which that business is subject.

(e) A license issued for a business location outside this state shall constitute an agreement by the licensee to, at the sole discretion of the commissioner, either (1) make the licensee’s books, accounts, papers, records, and files available to the commissioner or the commissioner’s representatives in this state within 10 calendar days of a request from the commissioner or, (2) pay the reasonable expenses for travel, meals, and lodging of the commissioner or the commissioner’s representatives incurred during an investigation or examination made at the licensee’s location outside this state.

(f) The commissioner may, by rule, require an applicant for a residential mortgage lender or servicer license or a residential mortgage lender or servicer licensee to make some or all filings with the commissioner through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(g) The commissioner may, by rule, require licensees to pay assessments through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
Cal. WAT § 35547 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.75 / Article 1 / Section 35547
Section 35547
Status: in_force

At the time set for hearing protests, the board shall hear and pass upon all protests made as provided for in Section 35546, and its decision shall be final and conclusive. The board may adjourn the hearing from time to time, and any written protest may be withdrawn by the holder of title making the same in writing at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing or any such adjournment thereof.
Cal. PRC § 80022 — California Code / Code prc / Division 46 / Chapter 1 / Section 80022
Section 80022
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent feasible in implementing this division and except as provided in subdivision (b), a state agency receiving funding under this division shall seek to achieve wildlife conservation objectives through projects on public lands or voluntary projects on private lands. Projects on private lands shall be evaluated based on the durability of the benefits created by the investment. Funds may be used for payments for the protection or creation of measurable habitat improvements or other improvements to the condition of endangered or threatened species, including through the development and implementation of habitat credit exchanges.

(b) This section shall not apply to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 80050), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 80060), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 80080), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 80090), Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 80140), Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 80145), or Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 80150).
Cal. ELEC § 15500 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 7 / Section 15500
Section 15500
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State, commencing with the first results from the semifinal official canvass received from the elections officials, shall compile the results for the offices and measures listed in Section 15151, which compilation shall be continued without adjournment until completed. The Secretary of State shall immediately make public the results of the compilation as to those offices and measures. The Secretary of State also shall compile and make those results reported pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 15375 available to any person or organization upon request.
Cal. HSC § 106620 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 106620
Section 106620
Status: in_force

Except for the design of onsite septic systems, nothing in this article shall authorize registered environmental health specialists to design any of the fixed works defined in Section 6731 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. RTC § 40113 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 40113
Section 40113
Status: in_force

Every claim shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded.
Cal. PRC § 42780 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 4 / Section 42780
Section 42780
Status: in_force

If any person provides a consumer of newsprint with a false or misleading certificate concerning the recycled content of the delivered newsprint pursuant to Section 42772, the board, within 30 days of making this determination, shall refer the false or misleading certificate to the Attorney General for prosecution for fraud.
Cal. INS § 1370.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 1370.8
Section 1370.8
Status: in_force

Any exchange exempted at any time from the provisions of Section 1370. 2 shall irrespective of such exemption be subject to the provisions of this section. No amended certificate of authority adding classes of insurance shall be issued to the attorney in fact of any such exchange on or after October 1, 1961, unless at the time of the amendment the exchange has a surplus equal in the aggregate to the sum of the surplus amount it was required to maintain by the provisions of this chapter (commencing with Section 1280) as the same were in effect immediately prior to October 1, 1961, plus the aggregate amount of additional minimum amount of capital and surplus which, at the time of such amendment, would be required of a capital stock insurer by the provisions of this code in order to add the same classes of insurance to its certificate of authority if it were authorized at the time of the amendment to transact the same classes of insurance as those which the attorney in fact of such reciprocal is authorized to transact.
Cal. FIN § 5808 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 5808
Section 5808
Status: in_force

No association that is a subsidiary in this state of any savings and loan holding company that does not have in effect a certificate of registration for that association as required by this article or whose holding company has failed to comply with (1) an order of a court made in respect to the provisions of this division or (2) an order of the commissioner under Section 8200, shall knowingly, without consent of the commissioner, do any of the following:

(a) Transfer or register stock or other securities on its books for or issue certificates to its holding company.

(b) Pay dividends on stock of which its holding company is the record or beneficial owner.

(c) Permit the voting of stock owned or controlled by its holding company.

(d) Make any other payments of any nature to its holding company.

(e) Enter into any agreement, contract, or transaction with its holding company.
Cal. EVID § 235 — California Code / Code evid / Division 2 / Section 235
Section 235
Status: in_force

“Trier of fact” includes (a) the jury and (b) the court when the court is trying an issue of fact other than one relating to the admissibility of evidence.
Cal. FGC § 12002.2.1 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12002.2.1
Section 12002.2.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the following is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for a first offense:

(1) Subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1.

(2) Subdivision (a) of Section 7149.45.

(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) within five years of a separate offense resulting in a conviction of a violation of any of those sections, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) If a person convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) produces in court the applicable sport fishing ocean enhancement validation, second rod sport fishing validation, or Colorado River special use validation issued pursuant to this code and valid at the time of the person’s arrest, and if the taking was otherwise lawful with respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the fine imposed for the violation to twenty-five dollars ($25).
Cal. PUC § 30403 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 30403
Section 30403
Status: in_force

The board may adopt all ordinances and resolutions and perform all acts necessary or convenient to the initiation, maintenance, and administration of the retirement system.
Cal. BPC § 10153.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 10153.1
Section 10153.1
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person with respect to any examination under this part to practice any deception or fraud with regard to his or her identity in connection with any examination, application, or request to be examined.

Any person who willfully violates or knowingly participates in the violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. BPC § 23363.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23363.1
Section 23363.1
Status: in_force

(a) A distilled spirits manufacturer’s license or a craft distiller’s license authorizes the licensee to conduct tastings of distilled spirits produced or bottled by, or produced or bottled for, the licensee, on or off the licensee’s premises.

(b) (1) Distilled spirits tastings may be conducted by the licensee off the licensee’s premises only for an event sponsored by a nonprofit organization. A distilled spirits manufacturer shall not sell or solicit sales of distilled spirits at an event. The sponsoring organization shall first obtain a permit from the department.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “nonprofit organization” does not include any community college or other institution of higher learning, as defined in the Education Code, nor does it include any officially recognized club, fraternity, or sorority, whether or not that entity is located on or off the institution’s campus.

(c) Tastings on the licensee’s premises shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1) The total volume of tastings of distilled spirits shall not exceed one and one-half ounces per individual per day.

(2) Tastings shall only include the products that are authorized to be produced or bottled by or for the licensee.

(3) A person under 21 years of age shall not serve tastes of distilled spirits.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 25600, the licensee may provide distilled spirits without charge for any tastings conducted pursuant to this section. The licensee may charge for tastings conducted by the licensee on its licensed premises.

(e) This section shall not relieve the holder of a craft distiller’s license or a distilled spirits manufacturer’s license of any civil or criminal liability arising out of a violation of Section 25602.
Cal. WIC § 10485 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 31 / Article 2 / Section 10485
Section 10485
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that local child care and development planning councils shall provide a forum for the identification of local priorities for child care and the development of policies to meet the needs identified within those priorities.

(b) The county board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools shall do both of the following:

(1) Select the members of the local planning council. Before making selections pursuant to this subdivision, the board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools shall publicize their intention to select the members and shall invite local organizations to submit nominations. In counties in which the superintendent is appointed by the county board of education, the county board of education may make the appointment or may delegate that responsibility to the superintendent.

(2) Establish the term of appointment for the members of the local planning council.

(c) (1) The local planning council shall be comprised as follows:

(A) Twenty percent of the membership shall be consumers.

(B) Twenty percent of the membership shall be child care providers, reflective of the range of child care providers in the county.

(C) Twenty percent of the membership shall be public agency representatives.

(D) Twenty percent of the membership shall be community representatives, who shall not be child care providers or agencies that contract with the department to provide child care and development services.

(E) The remaining 20 percent shall be appointed at the discretion of the appointing agencies.

(2) The board of supervisors and the county superintendent of schools shall each appoint one-half of the members. In the case of uneven membership, both appointing entities shall agree on the odd-numbered appointee.

(d) Every effort shall be made to ensure that the ethnic, racial, and geographic composition of the local planning council is reflective of the ethnic, racial, and geographic distribution of the population of the county.

(e) The board of supervisors and county superintendent of schools may designate an existing child care planning council or coordinated child and family services council as the local planning council, as long as it has or can achieve the representation set forth in this section.

(f) Upon establishment of a local planning council, the local planning council shall elect a chair and select a staff.

(g) Each local planning council shall develop and implement a training plan to provide increased efficiency, productivity, and facilitation of local planning council meetings. This may include developing a training manual, hiring facilitators, and identifying strategies to meet the objectives of the council.

(h) No member of a local planning council shall participate in a vote if the member has a proprietary interest in the outcome of the matter being voted upon.
Cal. PCC § 20155.3 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.7 / Section 20155.3
Section 20155.3
Status: in_force

A county shall proceed in accordance with the following when awarding best value contracts under this article:

(a) The county shall not select a bidder on the basis of the best value to a county unless, after evaluating at a public meeting the alternative of awarding the contract on the basis of the lowest bid price, the county makes a written finding that awarding the contract on the basis of best value, for the specific project under consideration, will accomplish one or more of the following objectives: reducing project costs, expediting the completion of the project, or providing features not achievable through awarding the contract on the basis of the lowest bid price.

(b) The county shall prepare a solicitation for bids and give notice pursuant to Section 20125. A county may identify specific types of subcontractors that are required to be included in the bids. A county shall comply with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 with regard to construction subcontractors identified in the bid.

(c) The county shall establish a procedure to prequalify bidders pursuant to Section 20101. The information required pursuant to this section shall be verified under oath by the bidder in the manner in which civil pleadings in civil actions are verified. Information submitted by the bidder as part of the evaluation process shall not be open to public inspection to the extent that information is exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(d) Each solicitation for bids shall do all of the following:

(1) Invite prequalified bidders to submit sealed bids in the manner prescribed by this article.

(2) Include a section identifying and describing the following:

(A) Criteria that the county will consider in evaluating bids.

(B) The methodology and rating or weighting system that will be used by the county in evaluating bids.

(C) The relative importance or weight assigned to the criteria identified in the request for bids.

(e) Final evaluation of the best value contractor shall be done in a manner that prevents cost or price information from being revealed to the committee evaluating the qualifications of the bidders prior to completion and announcement of that committee’s decision.
Cal. HSC § 7150 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 7150
Section 7150
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.