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Cal. PUC § 102100.7 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 102100.7
Section 102100.7
Status: in_force

The appointments to the board may be changed in the following manner:

Not more often than every two years, the voting entities may, by agreement, apportion the appointments to the board among them in the approximate ratio that the district provides transit service, as determined by the gross cost of the service without regard to income or revenues of the district, within their respective boundaries.
Cal. RTC § 223 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 223
Section 223
Status: in_force

Fruit trees, nut trees, and grapevines of a grower, which are personal property, held on the lien date for subsequent planting in orchard or vineyard form and are planted during the assessment year by the grower shall be exempt from taxation. This section does not apply to plant nurseries.
Cal. LAB § 1421 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4.2 / Section 1421
Section 1421
Status: in_force

Every employer shall keep accurate records for three years, showing all of the following:

(a) The names and addresses of all employees engaged in rendering actual services for any business of the employer.

(b) The hours worked daily by each employee, including the times the employee begins and ends each work period.

(c) The wage and wage rate paid each payroll period.

(d) The age of all minor employees.

(e) Any other conditions of employment.

(f) The names, addresses, periods of work, and compensation paid to all other covered workers.
Cal. FAC § 8766 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 8766
Section 8766
Status: in_force

The district shall have perpetual succession and may do all of the following:

(a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. Section 820.9 of the Government Code applies to this subdivision.

(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

(c) Take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise, and hold, use and enjoy, and lease, or otherwise dispose of, real and personal property of every kind and description within or without the district necessary to the full and convenient exercise of its powers.

(d) Cause assessments to be levied, as provided in this chapter to pay any obligation of the district and to accomplish the purposes of the district in the manner provided in this part.

(e) Make contracts, and employ, except as otherwise provided in this part, all persons, firms, and corporations necessary to carry out the purposes and the powers of the district, and at any salary, wage, or other compensation as the board of directors shall determine.

(f) Eradicate, remove, or prevent the spread of any and all olive, stone, or pome fruit pests.

(g) Enter into or upon any land included within the boundaries of the district for the purpose of inspecting and treating the olive, stone, or pome fruit trees and other host plants and fruit growing on them.

(h) Perform any and all acts either within or outside the district necessary or proper to fully and completely carry out the purposes for which the district was organized.
Cal. WIC § 16809.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.6 / Section 16809.3
Section 16809.3
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in the 1991–92 fiscal year, and in subsequent fiscal years, a county shall pay the amount listed below or as established by the governing board pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 16809.4, to the governing board as a condition of participation in the County Medical Services Program administered pursuant to Section 16809:

Jurisdiction Amount
Alpine $   661
Amador 17,107
Butte 459,610
Calaveras 30,401
Colusa 28,997
Del Norte 39,424
El Dorado 233,492
Glenn 33,989
Humboldt 430,851
Imperial 249,786
Inyo 18,950
Kings 195,053
Lake 150,278
Lassen 17,206
Madera 151,434
Marin 576,233
Mariposa 5,649
Mendocino 247,578
Modoc 9,688
Mono 25,469
Napa 142,767
Nevada 42,051
Plumas 23,796
San Benito 37,018
Shasta 294,369
Sierra 6,183
Siskiyou 48,956
Solano 809,548
Sonoma 718,947
Sutter 188,781
Tehama 79,950
Trinity 8,319
Tuolumne 34,947
Yuba 101,907

(b) Beginning in the 1991–92 fiscal year and in subsequent fiscal years, counties that did not contract with the department pursuant to Section 16709 during the 1990–91 fiscal year shall pay the following amount listed below or as established by the governing board pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (e) of Section 16809.4, to the governing board as a condition of participation in the County Medical Services Program, administered pursuant to Section 16809:

Jurisdiction Amount
Merced $488,954
Placer 247,193
San Luis Obispo 358,571
Santa Cruz 678,868
Yolo 532,510

(c) (1) County amounts specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be paid to the governing board in 12 equal monthly payments or as otherwise specified by the governing board. Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a county that does not pay the amounts specified in subdivision (a) or (b) may be terminated from participation in the program.

(2) A county may request, due to financial hardship, that payments specified under subdivisions (a) and (b) be delayed. The request shall be subject to the approval of the governing board.

(3) For the 1991–92 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years, counties that enter the County Medical Services Program shall pay the amount specified in subdivision (a) or (b), as applicable, on a prorated basis, for the number of contracted months of participation in the County Medical Services Program.

(d) The payments required by subdivision (c) shall not be paid for with funds from the health account of the local health and welfare trust fund established pursuant to Section 17600.10.
Cal. VEH § 38080 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 38080
Section 38080
Status: in_force

(a) The department may authorize, under Section 4456, dealers licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5 to use the process described in Section 4456 and corresponding temporary identification devices upon off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification that they sell.

(b) Off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification that are purchased from dealers not required to be licensed under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) of Chapter 4 of Division 5, or that are specially constructed by the owner or owners, may be operated off-highway, as provided by this division, without an identification plate or device or identification certificate, provided a receipt or other suitable device issued by the department is displayed upon the vehicle evidencing an application has been made and appropriate fees paid pursuant to this division, until the identification plate or device and identification certificate are received from the department.

(c) This section shall become operative January 1, 2019.
Cal. PRC § 26594 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 26594
Section 26594
Status: in_force

A district may repay any financial assistance accepted pursuant to Section 26591.
Cal. FGC § 7150 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 7150
Section 7150
Status: in_force

(a) Upon application to the department’s headquarters office in Sacramento and payment of a base fee of four dollars ($4), as adjusted pursuant to Section 713, the following persons, who have not been convicted of any violation of this code, shall be issued a reduced fee sport fishing license that is valid for one year as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 7149.05 and that authorizes the licensee to take any fish, reptile, or amphibian anywhere in this state as otherwise authorized pursuant to this code and regulations adopted pursuant to this code for purposes other than profit:

(1) A disabled veteran having a 50 percent or greater service-connected disability upon presentation of proof of an honorable discharge from military service and proof of the disability. Proof of the disability shall be by certification from the United States Veterans Administration or by presentation of a license issued pursuant to this paragraph in the preceding license year.

(2) A member of the military who is a “recovering service member” pursuant to paragraph (7) of Section 1602 of the federal National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. Sec. 1071 note). A person shall be eligible for a reduced fee sport fishing license pursuant to this paragraph upon the submission of a letter, online or in hardcopy, to the department from that person’s commanding officer or from a military medical doctor stating that the person is a recovering service member.

(3) A person over 65 years of age who is a resident of this state and who receives benefits pursuant to one of the following:

(A) Section 12200 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(B) The Cash Assistance Program for Aged, Blind, and Disabled Legal Immigrants (Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 18937) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(b) A person applying for a reduced fee sport fishing license shall submit adequate documentation for the department to determine whether the applicant is, in fact, eligible for a reduced fee sport fishing license. The documentation shall be in the form of a letter or other document, as specified by the department, from a public agency, except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a). The department shall not issue a reduced fee sport fishing license to any person unless it is satisfied that the applicant has provided adequate documentation of eligibility for that license.

(c) The adjustment of the base fee pursuant to Section 713 specified in subdivision (a) shall be applicable to the fishing license years beginning on or after January 1, 1996.
Cal. SHC § 2196.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 4.9 / Section 2196.3
Section 2196.3
Status: in_force

(a) A lead applicant agency may apply to the Secretary of Transportation or the secretary’s designee for a letter of no prejudice for a project or for any component of a project included in the program of projects awarded by the Transportation Agency pursuant to Section 2196.2. If approved by the Secretary of Transportation or the secretary’s designee, the letter of no prejudice shall allow the lead applicant agency to expend its own moneys for the project or any component of the project and to be eligible for future reimbursement from moneys available for the program.

(b) The amount expended under subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed by the state from moneys available for the program if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The project or project component for which the letter of no prejudice was requested has commenced, and the regional or local expenditures have been incurred.

(2) The expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are eligible for reimbursement in accordance with applicable laws and procedures. If expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are determined to be ineligible, the state has no obligation to reimburse those expenditures.

(3) The lead applicant agency complies with all legal requirements for the project, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

(4) There are moneys designated for the program that are sufficient to make the reimbursement payment.

(c) The lead applicant agency and the Transportation Agency shall enter into an agreement governing reimbursement as described in this section. The timing and final amount of reimbursement shall be dependent on the terms of the agreement and the availability of moneys for the program.

(d) The Transportation Agency may develop guidelines to implement this section, which shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

(e) This section shall become inoperative on June 30, 2033, and, as of January 1, 2034, is repealed.
Cal. FAC § 8403 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 8403
Section 8403
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
Cal. VEH § 12801.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 12801.2
Section 12801.2
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not receive financial compensation for the sole purpose of filling out an original driver’s license application for another person.

(b) A person in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense. Actions for relief pursuant to this section may be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General, or by the district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney of the location in which the violation occurred.

(c) Section 40000.1 does not apply to a violation of this section.
Cal. WAT § 35508 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 35508
Section 35508
Status: in_force

The powers or procedures referred to in Section 35506 shall include all powers or procedures either necessary, useful or desirable to carry out the powers and purposes of this article.
Cal. HSC § 11773.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11773.1
Section 11773.1
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash or in-kind, to pay for the costs of implementing the program under this article. Voluntary contributions shall be deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account, which is hereby created in the State Treasury. Only private moneys, donated for the purposes of this article, may be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account are hereby appropriated to the department for the purposes of this article for the 2006–07 fiscal year. The Legislature may appropriate moneys in the account for subsequent fiscal years in the annual Budget Act or any other act.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), during the 2006–07 fiscal year, the department shall develop and implement the campaign established under this article only upon a determination by the Director of Finance that sufficient private donations have been collected and deposited into the California Methamphetamine Abuse Prevention Account. If sufficient funds are collected and deposited, the Director of Finance shall file a written notice thereof with the Secretary of State.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11773.2, for purposes of this article, “sufficient private donations” means funds in the amount of at least twelve million dollars ($12,000,000).

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.
Cal. WAT § 35903.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 35903.5
Section 35903.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 35903, any amount in the general obligation bond fund in excess of the amount needed to pay principal and interest on bonds during the then current fiscal year and the succeeding fiscal year may be transferred by the treasurer to the general fund.

(b) This section shall apply only to the Fern Valley Water District.
Cal. PUC § 556 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 556
Section 556
Status: in_force

Every common carrier shall afford all reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the prompt and efficient interchange and transfer of passengers between the lines owned, operated, controlled, or leased by it and the lines of every other common carrier, and shall make such interchange and transfer promptly without discrimination between passengers or carriers as to compensation charged, service rendered, or facilities afforded.
Cal. HSC § 102225 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 102225
Section 102225
Status: in_force

The State Registrar shall carefully examine the marriage certificates received from the county recorders, and if they are incomplete or unsatisfactory shall require any further information that may be necessary to make the record complete and satisfactory. Any certificates that are determined to be incomplete or unsatisfactory shall be returned to the county recorder within 90 days after receipt by the State Registrar. If a certificate is not returned to the county recorder within 90 days, the State Registrar shall register the certificate as presented.
Cal. HSC § 1357.506 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 3.16 / Section 1357.506
Section 1357.506
Status: in_force

A small employer health care service plan contract shall not impose a preexisting condition provision or a waiting or affiliation period upon any individual.
Cal. RTC § 2611.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2611.4
Section 2611.4
Status: in_force

Any county department, officer or employee may refrain from collecting any tax, assessment, penalty or cost, license fees or money owing to the county where the amount to be collected is twenty dollars ($20) or less. Nothing in this section shall be construed as releasing any person from the payment of any tax, assessment, penalty or cost, license fee or any other money which is due and owing to the county.
Cal. VEH § 22500.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 22500.1
Section 22500.1
Status: in_force

In addition to Section 22500, no person shall stop, park, or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a peace officer or official traffic control device along the edge of any highway, at any curb, or in any location in a publicly or privately owned or operated off-street parking facility, designated as a fire lane by the fire department or fire district with jurisdiction over the area in which the place is located.

The designation shall be indicated (1) by a sign posted immediately adjacent to, and visible from, the designated place clearly stating in letters not less than one inch in height that the place is a fire lane, (2) by outlining or painting the place in red and, in contrasting color, marking the place with the words “FIRE LANE”, which are clearly visible from a vehicle, or (3) by a red curb or red paint on the edge of the roadway upon which is clearly marked the words “FIRE LANE”.
Cal. WAT § 1007 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1007
Section 1007
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division shall be construed to deprive the State or any city, city and county, municipal water district, irrigation district, lighting district, political subdivision, or any person of any rights to acquire property by eminent domain proceedings.
Cal. CIV § 6616 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5.3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 6616
Section 6616
Status: in_force

Except to the extent that a declaration provides by its express terms that it is not amendable, in whole or in part, a declaration that fails to include provisions permitting its amendment at all times during its existence may be amended at any time.
Cal. WIC § 5965.05 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 5965.05
Section 5965.05
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Bonds in the total amount of six billion three hundred eighty million dollars ($6,380,000,000) not including the amount of refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 5965.14, may be issued and sold for the purposes expressed in this chapter and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code.

(2) The bonds, when sold, issued, and delivered, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) (1) The Treasurer shall issue and sell the bonds authorized in subdivision (a) in the amount determined by the committee to be necessary or desirable pursuant to Section 5965.08. The bonds shall be issued and sold upon the terms and conditions specified in a resolution to be adopted by the committee pursuant to Section 16731 of the Government Code.

(2) The bonds shall be issued and sold upon the terms and conditions specified in a resolution to be adopted by the committee pursuant to Section 5965.08.
Cal. SHC § 990 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 990
Section 990
Status: in_force

Where practical or desirable, the board of supervisors shall, along any highway under its jurisdiction, possession, or control, replace trees that have been destroyed or removed because of projects undertaken to widen the highway.

Money received by county from the Highway Users Tax Fund available for the widening of highways is also available for the planting of trees pursuant to this section.
Cal. INS § 10295.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.1 / Section 10295.3
Section 10295.3
Status: in_force

(a) A written disclosure, as set forth below, shall be included with the filing for the commissioner’s approval, and shall be given to each applicant. The same written disclosure shall be attached to the policy or certificate delivered to the insured.

(b) The required written disclosure shall be in the following form:

“IMPORTANT NOTICE TO APPLICANT/BUYER REGARDING ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS”

“The benefits provided by this accelerated death benefit are not intended to provide, and will never provide, long-term care insurance, nursing home insurance, or home care insurance. If you are interested in long-term care or nursing home or home care insurance, you should consult with an insurance agent licensed to sell that insurance, inquire with the insurance company offering the accelerated death benefits, or visit the California Department of Insurance Internet Web site (www.insurance.ca.gov) section regarding long-term care insurance.

If you choose to accelerate a portion of your death benefit, doing so will reduce the amount that your beneficiary will receive upon your death.

Receipt of accelerated death benefits may be taxable. Prior to electing to buy the accelerated death benefit, you should seek assistance from a qualified tax adviser.

Receipt of accelerated death benefits may affect eligibility for public assistance programs, such as Medi-Cal or Medicaid. Prior to electing to buy the accelerated death benefit, you should consult with the appropriate social services agency concerning how receipt of accelerated death benefits may affect that eligibility.”

(c) In the case of agent-solicited life insurance, the agent shall provide the disclosure form to the applicant prior to, or concurrently with, the application. Acknowledgment of the applicant’s receipt of the disclosure shall be signed by the applicant and the writing agent.

(d) In the case of a solicitation by direct response methods, the insurer shall provide the disclosure form to the applicant together with the application. The form shall include a statement that a full premium refund shall be provided to the insured if the policy is returned to the company within the free look period, pursuant to Section 10295.8.

(e) In the case of group insurance policies, the disclosure form shall be delivered together with the application for the certificate, or with the certificate of coverage or any related document furnished by the insurer for the certificate holder.