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Cal. FIN § 7269 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2.5 / Section 7269
Section 7269
Status: in_force

In revenue securities of any state of the United States, or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and of any city, county, city and county, political subdivision, public corporation, or district (herein referred to generally as public corporations) of any such state or commonwealth and of any department, board, agency, or authority of any such state or commonwealth or of any public corporation subject to the following:

(a) The revenue securities constitute obligations payable out of the revenues from a revenue-producing property owned, controlled, or operated by the state, commonwealth, public corporation, or by a department, board, agency, or authority thereof and are secured by those revenues.

(b) Either:

(1) The new income from the property available for the payment of the securities for the five fiscal years next preceding any such investment, shall have averaged at least one and one-tenth times all debt service requirement for principal, interest, and sinking fund of all revenue securities payable only out of the revenues from the property during each of those fiscal years, and for each of those five fiscal years shall have equaled at least all debt service requirements for principal, interest, and sinking fund of those securities, and for the last fiscal year shall have amounted to at least the maximum annual debt service requirement for any fiscal year thereafter on all such securities which were outstanding during the last fiscal year and which will be outstanding in any fiscal year thereafter.

The gross income from the property, the net income from which is pledged for the payment of those securities, in the last fiscal year prior to that investment was not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000), is located in California, and was not less than five million dollars ($5,000,000) if located elsewhere.

The issuer is obligated to maintain rates at least sufficient to meet debt service requirements and those obligations are legally enforceable.

(2) The issuer of the securities is entitled to receive under a legally enforceable contract with a corporation any of the securities of which are a legal investment for commercial banks under Division 1, annual payments averaging not less than nine hundred thousand dollars ($900,000) a year commencing with the completion of a project or projects as fixed in the construction contract therefore and continuing during the maximum term for which those revenue securities are to mature.

The issuer of the securities is obligated to maintain rates to produce revenue, or will receive contract payments, either or both of which will be sufficient to meet debt service requirements and that obligation contract is legally enforceable.

(c) The public corporation or any department, board, agency, or authority thereof which issues the securities, if existing elsewhere than in California, has not within 10 years prior to that investment defaulted for a period of more than 90 days in the payment of principal or interest on any of its debts.
Cal. BPC § 10009.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10009.5
Section 10009.5
Status: in_force

“Provisions of this part relating to mineral, oil, and gas brokerage” means the provisions of Chapters 1, 2, 6, and 7, of Part 1.
Cal. BPC § 25750.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 17 / Section 25750.5
Section 25750.5
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may permit licensees to exercise license privileges in an expanded license area authorized pursuant to a COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved in accordance with the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief issued by the department on May 15, 2020. A COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization authorizes the on-sale consumption of those alcoholic beverages for which the licensee has on-sale privileges on property that is adjacent to the licensed premises, within the control of the licensee.

(b) The COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorization approved by the department shall be subject to terms and conditions established by the department and stated in the Fourth Notice of Regulatory Relief and the related application form, including, but not limited to, that the authorization may be canceled as determined by the department, as provided in the Fourth Notice, which includes, but is not limited to, upon objection by local law enforcement or if operation of the temporarily authorized area is inconsistent with state or local public health directives.

(c) The department shall not issue any new COVID-19 Temporary Catering Authorizations on or after January 1, 2027.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, if the department determines that any licensee is found to be abusing the relief provided by this section, or if the licensee’s actions jeopardize public health, safety, or welfare, the department may summarily rescind the relief as to that licensee at any time.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PUC § 99270.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 99270.6
Section 99270.6
Status: in_force

In determining whether there is compliance with Section 99268.1, 99268.2, 99268.3, 99268.4, 99268.5, or 99268.9, as the case may be, by operators serving the area of Sacramento County and the cities within the county, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments may make that determination for all or some of the operators as a group, if the Sacramento Area Council of Governments finds that the public transportation services of the operators grouped are coordinated. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the fare recovery ratio for the Sacramento Regional Transit District shall be no less than 23 percent.
Cal. VEH § 38346 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 38346
Section 38346
Status: in_force

A person shall not display a flashing or steady burning red or blue warning light on an off-highway motor vehicle except as permitted by Section 21055 or when an extreme hazard exists.
Cal. INS § 11629.78 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 11629.78
Section 11629.78
Status: in_force

(a) An insured under the program shall not purchase automobile liability insurance coverage that is in addition to the liability coverage provided by the low-cost policy. However, the insured may purchase any other additional type of automobile insurance coverage, such as uninsured motorist coverage or collision coverage outside the plan.

(b) No more than two low-cost policies per person are permitted.
Cal. HSC § 1569.172 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 2 / Section 1569.172
Section 1569.172
Status: in_force

The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to cover its cost in providing services in accordance with Section 1569.17 to comply with the 14-day requirement for provision to the department of the criminal record information, as contained in subdivision (c) of Section 1569.17.
Cal. PRC § 91016 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 91016
Section 91016
Status: in_force

Of the funds made available by Section 91010, sixty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($62,500,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for capital investments in brackish desalination, contaminant and salt removal, and salinity management projects to improve California water and drought resilience. Priority shall be given to projects that use new incremental eligible renewable energy resources during operation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with their construction and operation.
Cal. WAT § 81325.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 81325.7
Section 81325.7
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors determines that the resolutions submitted are insufficient to form the agency, the eligible public entities may again undertake the process described in Sections 81315 to 81319, inclusive, at any time. In addition, resolutions adopted that approve formation of the agency may remain in effect for the time specified in those resolutions, unless those resolutions are otherwise repealed.
Cal. FAC § 77294 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 4 / Section 77294
Section 77294
Status: in_force

The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, a bulletin or other communication for dissemination of information to producers and handlers.
Cal. HSC § 1399.851 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 11.8 / Section 1399.851
Section 1399.851
Status: in_force

(a) Commencing October 1, 2013, a health care service plan or solicitor shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in the following activities:

(1) Encourage or direct an individual to refrain from filing an application for individual coverage with a plan because of the health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, or geographic location, provided that the location is within the plan’s approved service area, of the individual.

(2) Encourage or direct an individual to seek individual coverage from another plan or health insurer or the California Health Benefit Exchange because of the health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, or geographic location, provided that the location is within the plan’s approved service area, of the individual.

(3) Employ marketing practices or benefit designs that will have the effect of discouraging the enrollment of individuals with significant health needs or discriminate based on an individual’s race, color, national origin, present or predicted disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, expected length of life, degree of medical dependency, quality of life, or other health conditions.

(b) Commencing October 1, 2013, a health care service plan shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into any contract, agreement, or arrangement with a solicitor that provides for or results in the compensation paid to a solicitor for the sale of an individual health benefit plan to be varied because of the health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, or geographic location of the individual. This subdivision does not apply to a compensation arrangement that provides compensation to a solicitor on the basis of percentage of premium, provided that the percentage shall not vary because of the health status, claims experience, industry, occupation, or geographic area of the individual.

(c) This section shall only apply with respect to individual health benefit plans for policy years on or after January 1, 2014.
Cal. HSC § 1367.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1367.9
Section 1367.9
Status: in_force

No health care service plan contract which covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall be issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 1981, if it contains any exclusion, reduction, or other limitations, as to coverage, deductibles, or coinsurance or copayment provisions applicable solely to conditions attributable to diethylstilbestrol or exposure to diethylstilbestrol.

Any provision in any contract issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this state on or after January 1, 1981, which is in conflict with this section shall be of no force or effect.
Cal. BPC § 14207 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 14207
Section 14207
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in this chapter, a person who uses a mark may file with the secretary, on a form prescribed by the secretary, an application for registration of that mark setting forth, but not limited to, the following information:

(1) The name and business address of the person applying for the registration and, if that person is a corporation or partnership, the state of incorporation or the state in which the partnership is organized and the names of the general partners, as specified by the secretary.

(2) The goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is used, the mode or manner in which the mark is used on or in connection with the goods or services, and the class in which the goods or services fall.

(3) The date on which the mark was first used anywhere and the date when it was first used in this state by the applicant or a predecessor in interest.

(4) A statement that the applicant is the owner of the mark, that the mark is in use, and that, to the knowledge of the person verifying the application, no other person has registered in this state or has the right to use the mark, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when applied to the goods or services of the other person, to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to deceive.

(b) The secretary may also require a statement as to whether an application to register the mark, or portions or a composite thereof, has been filed by the applicant or a predecessor in interest with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and, if so, the applicant shall provide full particulars with respect thereto, including the filing date and serial number of each application, the status thereof, and, if any application was finally refused registration or has otherwise not resulted in a registration, the reasons for the refusal or result.

(c) The secretary may also require that a drawing of the mark, complying with requirements specified by the secretary, accompany the application.

(d) The application shall include a declaration of accuracy signed by the applicant, by a member of the firm or an officer of the corporation or association making application, or by a general partner of the partnership making application. If the person signing the declaration willfully states as true in the declaration a material fact that he or she knows to be false, he or she shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). An action for that penalty may be brought by a public prosecutor. The person signing the declaration shall be informed of this penalty in writing.

(e) The application shall be accompanied by three specimens showing the mark as actually used.

(f) The application shall be accompanied by the application fee payable to the secretary as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 12193 of the Government Code.

(g) If the mark or any part of the mark is in any language other than English, the application shall be accompanied by a certified translation in English.
Cal. BPC § 3537.10 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 7.5 / Section 3537.10
Section 3537.10
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the other provisions of this article, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, hereafter in this article referred to as the department, shall coordinate the establishment of an international medical graduate physician assistant training program, to be conducted at an appropriate educational institution or institutions. The goal of the program shall be to place as many international medical graduate physician assistants in medically underserved areas as possible in order to provide greater access to care for the growing population of medically indigent and underserved. The method for accomplishing this goal shall be to train foreign medical graduates to become licensed as physician assistants at no cost to the participants in return for a commitment from the participants to serve full time in underserved areas for a four-year period.

(b) By February 1, 1994, or one month after federal funds to implement this article become available, whichever occurs later, the department shall establish a training program advisory task force. The task force shall be comprised of representatives from all of the following groups:

(1) Physician assistant program directors.

(2) Foreign medical graduates.

(3) The California Academy of Physician Assistants.

(4) Nonprofit community health center directors.

(5) Physicians.

(6) The board, at the board’s option.

The department may, instead, serve solely as a consultant to the task force.

(c) The task force shall do all of the following:

(1) Develop a recommended curriculum for the training program that shall be from 12 to 15 months in duration and shall, at a minimum, meet curriculum standards consistent with the board’s regulations. The program shall be subject to the board’s approval. By April 1, 1994, or three months after federal funds to implement this article become available, whichever occurs later, the curriculum shall be presented by the department to the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the American Medical Association, or its successor organization, for approval.

(2) Develop recommended admission criteria for participation in the pilot and ongoing program.

(3) Assist in development of linkages with academic institutions for the purpose of monitoring and evaluating the pilot program.
Cal. PRC § 5001.65 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5001.65
Section 5001.65
Status: in_force

(a) Commercial exploitation of resources in units of the state park system is prohibited, except all of the following is permissible:

(1) Slant or directional drilling for oil or gas with the intent of extracting deposits underlying the Tule Elk State Reserve in Kern County in accordance with Section 6854.

(2) Commercial fishing, unless otherwise restricted, in state marine conservation areas, state marine cultural preservation areas, and state marine recreational management areas.

(3) (A) The commercialization of investigation results, provided that commercialization is consistent with the requirements of Section 5001.67.

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “investigation results” means the results of scientific research, scientific investigation, or the progeny of biological samples collected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5001.67.

(b) The taking of mineral specimens for recreational purposes from state beaches, state recreation areas, or state vehicular recreation areas is permitted upon receiving prior approval of the director.
Cal. PUC § 16041 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 16041
Section 16041
Status: in_force

Publication of the financial statement shall be made pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the district, or if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in a county where any part of the district is situated.
Cal. FGC § 2073.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 2073.5
Section 2073.5
Status: in_force

(a) Within 90 days of receipt of the petition, the department shall evaluate the petition on its face and in relation to other relevant information the department possesses or receives, and submit to the commission its written evaluation report with one of the following recommendations to the commission:

(1) Based upon the information contained in the petition, there is not sufficient information to indicate that the petitioned action may be warranted, and the petition should be rejected.

(2) Based upon the information contained in the petition, there is sufficient information to indicate that the petitioned action may be warranted, and the petition should be accepted and considered.

(b) Upon the request of the director, the commission may grant the department an extension of time, not to exceed 30 days, to allow the department additional time to further analyze and evaluate the petition and complete its evaluation report.

(c) The department’s evaluation report shall include copies of, or a list of, all information submitted to the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2073.4 during its evaluation of the petition. If copies are not included, the report shall state where the listed information is available for review.
Cal. FAC § 41191 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 41191
Section 41191
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions which are contained in this chapter and in lieu of such determinations by the commissioner, the director may make determinations of the average percentage of soluble solids in the juice of fresh grapes and certify, by the issuance of a certificate, to marketing order advisory boards, handlers, associations, or financially interested persons the determinations and findings which are so made if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) A marketing order is made effective or the director is requested to determine the average percentage of soluble solids as required by this chapter by any person that is engaged in the business of purchasing fresh grapes for wine and byproducts or processing purposes which require the extraction or pressing out of the juice of the grapes.

(b) The director and the commissioner determine that such determinations can be more effectively made by the director.
Cal. BPC § 19416.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 19416.7
Section 19416.7
Status: in_force

“Paint horse” is any horse, including mare, gelding, colt, and filly, that meets the requirements of and is registered by the American Paint Horse Association.
Cal. FAM § 3028 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 3028
Section 3028
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order financial compensation for periods when a parent fails to assume the caretaker responsibility or when a parent has been thwarted by the other parent when attempting to exercise custody or visitation rights contemplated by a custody or visitation order, including, but not limited to, an order for joint physical custody, or by a written or oral agreement between the parents.

(b) The compensation shall be limited to (1) the reasonable expenses incurred for or on behalf of a child, resulting from the other parent’s failure to assume caretaker responsibility or (2) the reasonable expenses incurred by a parent for or on behalf of a child, resulting from the other parent’s thwarting of the parent’s efforts to exercise custody or visitation rights. The expenses may include the value of caretaker services but are not limited to the cost of services provided by a third party during the relevant period.

(c) The compensation may be requested by noticed motion or an order to show cause, which shall allege, under penalty of perjury, (1) a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100) of expenses incurred or (2) at least three occurrences of failure to exercise custody or visitation rights or (3) at least three occurrences of the thwarting of efforts to exercise custody or visitation rights within the six months before filing of the motion or order.

(d) Attorney’s fees shall be awarded to the prevailing party upon a showing of the nonprevailing party’s ability to pay as required by Section 270.
Cal. HNC § 6360 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 6360
Section 6360
Status: in_force

On or before June first of each year, the port director shall submit to the board a detailed statement of the money required for the ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of conducting the business of the district. There shall be submitted with such estimate, such data and schedules as the board may require.
Cal. HSC § 7017 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 7017
Section 7017
Status: in_force

(a) “Hydrolysate” means the resultant liquid from the hydrolysis of human remains, which liquid is a sterile, benign, micronutrient-rich solution consisting of sugars, salts, peptides, and amino acids. Hydrolysate and calcium phosphate “ashes” are the two end results from the alkaline hydrolysis process.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.