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Cal. PUC § 3086 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 3086
Section 3086
Status: in_force

(a) The bylaws may prescribe the qualifications, compensation, duties, and term of office of the directors and officers and the time of their election.

(b) The number of directors set forth in the articles of incorporation shall be either a fixed number or a variable number. If a fixed number, it shall not be less than three. If a variable number, the stated minimum shall not be less than three and the stated maximum shall not be more than two times the stated minimum minus one.

(c) The number of directors may also be set forth in the bylaws either as a fixed number or as a variable number subject to the same limitations as in subdivision (b). After members have been admitted, any adoption or amendment of the bylaw provision shall be subject to approval pursuant to Section 152 of the Corporations Code.

(d) In the event of an inconsistency between an article provision referred to in subdivision (b) and a bylaw provision referred to in subdivision (c), the provision more recently adopted or amended shall prevail.

(e) If a variable number of directors is set forth in the articles of incorporation or the bylaws, the exact number of directors shall be fixed, within the limits specified, by approval of the board of directors or by the members pursuant to Section 153 of the Corporations Code in the manner designated in the bylaws.
Cal. HSC § 115990 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 115990
Section 115990
Status: in_force

The boat shall have the word “lifeboat” plainly printed or painted upon it. It shall be used for no purpose other than for the saving of life or for other cases of emergency.
Cal. FAC § 14365 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 14365
Section 14365
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful to sell or dispose of a dairy cull cow without first affixing to the animal a producer identification number issued by the director.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, “cull cow” means a female bovine animal 21 days of age or more, which is sold or disposed of for the purpose of slaughter.

(c) Cull cows that are identified as provided in Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001) are exempt from this section.
Cal. SHC § 1711 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 1711
Section 1711
Status: in_force

A county and a city may agree that the county shall construct, repair or maintain designated county highways, or portions thereof, within the unincorporated territory of the county, the cost thereof to be paid in whole or in part by the city to the county.
Cal. SHC § 8851 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Section 8851
Section 8851
Status: in_force

Upon the application of the legislative body or of any holder or other interested party, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions shall examine into the regularity of the issuance of bonds under this division and the sufficiency of the security provided for the payment thereof and if satisfied therewith he or she may certify the same as suitable for investment by savings banks and trustees whereupon the bonds may be used for investment of savings deposits and trust funds. The cost of any such examination may on approval of the legislative body be paid out of any surplus money in the redemption fund not required for the payment of the interest or principal of the bonds.
Cal. HSC § 80310 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 80310
Section 80310
Status: in_force

For sites that are the subject of a loan under this chapter, all references in this part to a hazardous substance shall be deemed to be a reference to a hazardous material.
Cal. UIC § 9004 — California Code / Code uic / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9004
Section 9004
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a formal ruling from the United States Secretary of Labor, the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the head of any federal agency that any provision of Chapter 1206 of the Statutes of 1973 or Chapter 1212 of the Statutes of 1973 cannot be given effect without causing the state’s plan to be out of conformity with federal requirements or would result in decertification of provisions of this code and notification of intention to withdraw federal funds from the state, that provision shall become inoperative to the extent that it is not in conformity with federal requirements.
Cal. RTC § 8127.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 8127.5
Section 8127.5
Status: in_force

When an amount represented by a person who is a taxpayer under this part to a customer as constituting reimbursement for taxes due under this part is computed upon an amount that is not taxable or is in excess of the taxable amount and is actually paid by the customer to the person, the amount so paid shall be returned by the person to the customer upon notification by the Board of Equalization or by the customer that the excess has been ascertained. If the person fails or refuses to do so, the amount so paid, if knowingly or mistakenly computed by the person upon an amount that is not taxable or is in excess of the taxable amount, shall be remitted by that person to this state. Those amounts remitted to the state shall be credited by the Controller on any amounts due and payable under this part on the same transaction from the person by whom it was paid to this state and the balance, if any, shall constitute an obligation due from the person to this state.
Cal. HSC § 51662 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 51662
Section 51662
Status: in_force

The agency may commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon it by any law, mortgage, contract of insurance, or any other agreement. The agency may bid for and purchase property sold in satisfaction thereof at any foreclosure or other sale or may otherwise acquire and take possession of that property.
Cal. LAB § 73 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 73
Section 73
Status: in_force

The Industrial Welfare Commission may employ necessary assistants, officers, experts, and such other employees as it deems necessary. All such personnel of the commission shall be under the supervision of the chairman or an executive officer to whom the chairman delegates such responsibility. All such personnel shall be appointed pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 1 (commencing with Section 18000) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except for the one exempt deputy or employee allowed by subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution.
Cal. ELEC § 7922 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 7922
Section 7922
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the votes cast for each candidate for member of county council shall be included in the canvass and statement of results in a manner similar to the vote for each candidate for county central committees pursuant to Division 15 (commencing with Section 15000), and specifically:

(a) The final total of votes cast for each candidate for member of county council, including the name, address, and ballot designation of each candidate, and a specification as to which candidates were declared elected shall be certified to the Secretary of State without delay upon completion of the official canvass. The county clerk shall simultaneously send one copy of this final certification to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State.

(b) As soon as practicable after the presidential preference primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare a certified list, by county, of all elected Green Party members of county councils, including their addresses and primary election ballot designations. The Secretary of State shall send copies of the list to the registrar of voters in each county no later than 45 days following the presidential preference primary election. This list shall be maintained for public inspection by the registrars of voters in each county until a subsequent list is received.

(c) The Secretary of State, no later than 45 days following the presidential preference primary election, shall send a notice by mail to each of the elected members of county councils that informs the person that she or he has been elected as a member of the county council. The Secretary of State shall send a copy of the certified list of all elected members of all county councils to the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State.
Cal. BPC § 7136 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 8 / Section 7136
Section 7136
Status: in_force

The director shall designate a sum not to exceed 10 percent of the total income of the Contractors State License Board for each fiscal year to be transferred to the Consumer Affairs Fund as the board’s share of the cost of administration of the department.
Cal. HSC § 55116 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 32 / Part 2 / Section 55116
Section 55116
Status: in_force

All bonds issued pursuant to this division shall be limited obligations of the local agency issuing the same, payable solely out of the revenues and receipts derived from or with respect to financing under this division or from or with respect to any notes or other obligations of lending institutions with respect to which the bonds are issued. No holder of any bonds issued under this division has the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of a local agency to pay the bonds, the interest or redemption premium, if any, thereon, and the bonds shall not constitute an indebtedness of the issuing local agency or a loan of credit thereof within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision, nor shall the bonds be construed to create any moral obligation on the part of the issuing local agency or any agency or subdivision thereof with respect to the payment of the bonds. It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this divison and that it does not constitute an indebtedness of the local agency issuing the bond or a loan of credit thereof within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provisions.
Cal. FAC § 65084 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 7 / Section 65084
Section 65084
Status: in_force

The secretary may request that the Attorney General petition an appropriate court for the issuance of an injunction, restraining any person in violation of any requirement specified in this chapter, or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, from continuing the violation. The court also may require the performance of any obligation imposed under this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 56.20 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 56.20
Section 56.20
Status: in_force

(a) Each employer who receives medical information shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the confidentiality and protection from unauthorized use and disclosure of that information. These procedures may include, but are not limited to, instruction regarding confidentiality of employees and agents handling files containing medical information, and security systems restricting access to files containing medical information.

(b) No employee shall be discriminated against in terms or conditions of employment due to that employee’s refusal to sign an authorization under this part. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit an employer from taking such action as is necessary in the absence of medical information due to an employee’s refusal to sign an authorization under this part.

(c) No employer shall use, disclose, or knowingly permit its employees or agents to use or disclose medical information which the employer possesses pertaining to its employees without the patient having first signed an authorization under Section 56.11 or Section 56.21 permitting such use or disclosure, except as follows:

(1) The information may be disclosed if the disclosure is compelled by judicial or administrative process or by any other specific provision of law.

(2) That part of the information which is relevant in a lawsuit, arbitration, grievance, or other claim or challenge to which the employer and employee are parties and in which the patient has placed in issue his or her medical history, mental or physical condition, or treatment may be used or disclosed in connection with that proceeding.

(3) The information may be used only for the purpose of administering and maintaining employee benefit plans, including health care plans and plans providing short-term and long-term disability income, workers’ compensation and for determining eligibility for paid and unpaid leave from work for medical reasons.

(4) The information may be disclosed to a provider of health care or other health care professional or facility to aid the diagnosis or treatment of the patient, where the patient or other person specified in subdivision (c) of Section 56. 21 is unable to authorize the disclosure.

(d) If an employer agrees in writing with one or more of its employees or maintains a written policy which provides that particular types of medical information shall not be used or disclosed by the employer in particular ways, the employer shall obtain an authorization for such uses or disclosures even if an authorization would not otherwise be required by subdivision (c).
Cal. HNC § 7036 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 7036
Section 7036
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of forming the district the board of supervisors shall by resolution declare the district duly organized under this part. Said resolution shall state:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) The official name by which the harbor will be known.

(c) The exterior boundaries of the district.

A certified copy of the resolution declaring the district formed shall be filed with the Secretary of State. The organization of the district shall then be complete.
Cal. INS § 12414.18 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.7 / Section 12414.18
Section 12414.18
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all proceedings in connection with the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or certificate of authority under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner shall have all the powers granted to him therein.
Cal. WAT § 11419 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 11419
Section 11419
Status: in_force

The department shall keep full and complete accounts concerning all matters and things relating to the project and annually shall prepare balance sheet and income and profit and loss statements showing the financial condition of the project.
Cal. FAC § 29028 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 29028
Section 29028
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall serve without compensation, but each member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in attending meetings of the board and any other official duty authorized by the board and approved by the director. The reimbursements shall be made in accordance with the rules of the Department of Human Resources.
Cal. BPC § 5557 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 5557
Section 5557
Status: in_force

A duplicate license to practice architecture, replacing one which has been lost, destroyed, or mutilated, may be issued subject to the rules and regulations of the board. The duplicate license fee fixed by this chapter shall be charged for that issuance.
Cal. SHC § 2505 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Section 2505
Section 2505
Status: in_force

The department shall establish operating procedures and take such other appropriate actions to comply with the provisions of this chapter and with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
Cal. PRC § 30338 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 30338
Section 30338
Status: in_force

By May 1, 1977, the commission, after full consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board, shall adopt regulations for the timing of its review of proposed treatment works pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 30412.
Cal. HSC § 41973 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 41973
Section 41973
Status: in_force

Each day that a gasoline cargo tank, which is the subject of a notice to appear issued pursuant to this article, is operated without correction of such violation subsequent to the date of the notice shall constitute a separate offense subject to the penalties provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 42400) of Chapter 4.
Cal. INS § 10493 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 10493
Section 10493
Status: in_force

An incorporated or unincorporated benefit and relief association organized before January 15, 1951, may procure a certificate of exemption from the commissioner if it complies with all of the following:

(a) All of the other requirements of this article.

(b) As respects life or disability or life and disability insurance transacted by it, it is of an entirely nonprofit nature.

(c) Any one of the following requirements as to membership and purpose:

(1) It is composed of and its membership limited to the appointive officers, employees, and pupils of a public school district or of the appointive officers, employees, and pupils of any private school.

(2) It is composed of and its membership limited to the appointive officers and employees of a municipal playground system, or the systems of two or more municipalities united in a league, federation, or other association for the purpose of promoting intercity competitions or other activities, or the participants in dancing, recreational, sporting, educational, social or theatrical activities sponsored or directed by that system or systems and carried on through the use of any of the facilities of that system or systems.

(3) Its membership in this state is 1,000 or more and it is either an organization of a purely religious or benevolent character or its membership is limited to the members of that organization.

(4) It is composed of and its membership is limited to the members of another organization and that other organization is of a purely religious or benevolent character and has a total membership in this state of not less than 1,000.

(5) It is a domestic organization, lodge, society, or order that before September 19, 1947, provided life or disability benefits or both of those benefits to its members and is both of the following:

(A) It is of a charitable, benevolent, or beneficent character or becomes so within one year from September 4, 1951, and in both instances is thereafter of that character.

(B) It operates in a manner so that the payment of the benefits even though it be one of the express purposes of that organization, lodge, or order, is as a matter of fact incidental to its charitable, benevolent, or beneficent purposes or within one year from September 4, 1951, operates in that manner and in both instances thereafter operates in that manner.

(6) Officers and employees of a common employer, and related dependents of those officers and employees, comprising spouses and dependent children who are not married or in registered domestic partnerships and are under 19 years of age, and living in the same household.

(d) Pays a filing fee in the amount of one thousand six hundred ninety-three dollars ($1,693).
Cal. BPC § 1740 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 1740
Section 1740
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature by enactment of this article to permit the full utilization of dental assistants in order to meet the dental care needs of all the state’s citizens. The Legislature further intends that the classifications of dental assistants established by this article permit the continual advancement of persons to successively higher levels of licensure with additional education and training. The Legislature further intends that the Dental Board of California, in implementing this article, consider the recommendations of the Dental Assisting Council, established pursuant to Section 1742.
Cal. WIC § 15818 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 15818
Section 15818
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating health plan contracting with the department pursuant to this chapter shall provide health education services related to tobacco use to all program participants to the extent necessary to comply with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 30122 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) The education activities required by subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) Dissuading persons from beginning to smoke.

(2) Encouraging smoking cessation.

(3) Providing information on the health effects of tobacco use on the user, children, and nonsmokers.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
Cal. PCC § 10327 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 10327
Section 10327
Status: in_force

Except for motor vehicles described in Section 43805 of the Health and Safety Code, the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 43800) of Chapter 4 of Part 5 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code shall govern the acquisition of all motor vehicles by the state to the extent that the department determines that these low-emission vehicles are reasonable to meet state needs pursuant to Section 43804 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. PRC § 3949 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 3949
Section 3949
Status: in_force

The decision of the members owning a majority of the shares or interests in a mining partnership binds it in the conduct of its business.