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Cal. PRC § 71211 — California Code / Code prc / Division 36 / Chapter 3 / Section 71211
Section 71211
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation with the commission and the United States Coast Guard, shall collect data necessary to establish and maintain an inventory of the location and geographic range of nonindigenous species populations in the coastal and estuarine waters of the state that includes open coastal waters and bays and estuaries. In particular, data shall be collected that does both of the following:

(A) Supplements the existing baseline of nonindigenous species previously developed pursuant to this section, by adding data from investigations of intertidal and nearshore subtidal habitats along the open coast.

(B) Monitors the coastal and estuarine waters of the state, including, but not limited to, habitats along the open coast, for new introductions of nonindigenous species or spread of existing nonindigenous species populations.

(2) Whenever possible, the study shall use appropriate, existing data, including data from previous studies made pursuant to this section. The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall make the inventory and accompanying analysis available to the public through the Internet on or before January 1, 2007, and annually shall provide to the public an update of that inventory.

(b) (1) The Department of Fish and Wildlife, in consultation with the commission and the United States Coast Guard, shall assess the effectiveness of the ballast water and biofouling controls implemented pursuant to this division by comparing the status and establishment of nonindigenous species populations, as determined from the data collected pursuant to subdivision (a), with the baseline data collected pursuant to this division and submitted in a report to the Legislature in 2003.

(2) Whenever possible, this research shall utilize appropriate, existing data.

(c) Information generated by the research conducted pursuant to this section shall be of the type and in a format useful for subsequent studies and reports undertaken for any of the following purposes:

(1) The determination of alternative discharge zones.

(2) The identification of environmentally sensitive areas to be avoided for uptake or discharge of ballast water.

(3) The long-term effectiveness of biofouling management and ballast water discharge control measures.

(4) The determination of potential risk zones where uptake or discharge of ballast water shall be prohibited.

(5) The rate and risk of establishment of nonindigenous species in the coastal waters of the state, and resulting impacts.
Cal. COM § 9624 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 9624
Section 9624
Status: in_force

(a) A debtor or secondary obligor may waive the right to notification of disposition of collateral under Section 9611 only by an agreement to that effect entered into and signed after default.

(b) A debtor may waive the right to require disposition of collateral under subdivision (e) of Section 9620 only by an agreement to that effect entered into and signed after default.

(c) Except in a consumer-goods transaction, a debtor or secondary obligor may waive the right to redeem collateral under Section 9623 only by an agreement to that effect entered into and signed after default.
Cal. HSC § 128736 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 128736
Section 128736
Status: in_force

(a)  Each hospital shall file an Emergency Care Data Record for each patient encounter in a hospital emergency department. The Emergency Care Data Record shall include all of the following:

(1)  Date of birth.

(2)  Sex.

(3)  Race.

(4)  Ethnicity.

(5)  Preferred language spoken.

(6)  ZIP Code.

(7)  Patient social security number, if it is contained in the patient’s medical record.

(8)  Service date.

(9)  Principal diagnosis.

(10)  Other diagnoses.

(11)  External causes of morbidity.

(12) Principal procedure.

(13) Other procedures.

(14) Disposition of patient.

(15) Expected source of payment.

(16) Elements added pursuant to Section 128738.

(b)  It is the expressed intent of the Legislature that the patient’s rights of confidentiality shall not be violated in any manner. Patient social security numbers and any other data elements that the department believes could be used to determine the identity of an individual patient shall be exempt from the disclosure requirements of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(c)  No person reporting data pursuant to this section shall be liable for damages in any action based on the use or misuse of patient-identifiable data that has been mailed or otherwise transmitted to the department pursuant to the requirements of subdivision (a).

(d)  Data reporting requirements established by the department shall be consistent with national standards as applicable.

(e)  This section shall become operative on January 1, 2004.
Cal. FAC § 52091 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 52091
Section 52091
Status: in_force

Any money which is received under this chapter shall be paid monthly into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Agriculture Fund.
Cal. FAC § 8757 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 8757
Section 8757
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be recorded in the office of the county recorder and shall file a certified copy of the same with the Secretary of State. Thereupon, the district is dissolved for all purposes.
Cal. PRC § 42244 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 42244
Section 42244
Status: in_force

The department shall evaluate compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge for use as solid waste landfill cover materials or for use as extenders for currently used cover material. Compost, co-compost, and chemically fixed sewage sludge products, when used as a substitute for or mixed with currently approved cover material, shall possess all the physical characteristics required in the definition of a cover material.
Cal. INS § 1967 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1967
Section 1967
Status: in_force

Upon an actual total loss, the insured is entitled to payment without notice of abandonment.
Cal. PROB § 9763 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 9763
Section 9763
Status: in_force

(a) If the decedent was a general partner, the personal representative may commence and maintain any action against the surviving partner that the decedent could have commenced and maintained.

(b) The personal representative may exercise the decedent’s rights as a limited partner as provided in Section 15675 of the Corporations Code.
Cal. PUC § 22909 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 22909
Section 22909
Status: in_force

A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.
Cal. SHC § 220.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 220.5
Section 220.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall authorize the placement of vending machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by federal laws, rules, or regulations.

(b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20, 1936, commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the placement of vending machines in safety roadside rest areas along state highways to vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 19625) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest areas are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program and the appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the placement of the machines, and the department shall approve the design and construction of any shelter or structure that may be required for the machines.

(d) (1) The department shall determine the costs for any maintenance, operations, design review, or other activities related to the vending machines and, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues derived from the operation of the machines.

(2) (A) The department shall not be reimbursed for utility costs incurred by vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the Blind and shall pay for those utility costs using state funds.

(B) For purposes of this paragraph, “utility costs” includes fees incurred for providing electricity service, water service, sewage service, or any other similar service.

(e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall be transferred to the State Highway Account.
Cal. FAC § 7432 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 5 / Section 7432
Section 7432
Status: in_force

The assessments collected from producers shall be paid by handlers to the secretary as provided by the secretary.
Cal. INS § 12975.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12975.7
Section 12975.7
Status: in_force

(a) All moneys received by the commissioner in payment of lawful fees or reimbursements pursuant to this code shall be transmitted to the Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Insurance Fund. Unless specified in this code to be deposited in a different fund, all moneys received by the commissioner in fines, penalties, assessments, costs, or other sanctions shall be transmitted to the State Treasury for deposit in the General Fund.

(b) The money in the Insurance Fund received from the commissioner pursuant to this section is hereby appropriated to pay the refunds authorized by this code.

(c) The balance of the money in the Insurance Fund shall be used for the purposes specified in Section 12975.9, for the support of the Department of Insurance as authorized by the Budget Act, and for related cashflow needs.
Cal. PRC § 5504 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5504
Section 5504
Status: in_force

A petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, all of which together shall constitute one petition. Each instrument shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it, certifying that each signature is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Every elector signing the petition shall write his address opposite his signature. The clerk of the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district, shall check and verify the signatures to the petition and certify the result of the examination to the board of supervisors.
Cal. FIN § 1360 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 1360
Section 1360
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the provisions of this article, insofar as they are contained in Regulation O (12 C.F.R. Part 215) of the Federal Reserve Board, conform, and be interpreted by anyone construing the provisions of this article to so conform, to Regulation O, to any rule or interpretation promulgated thereunder by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and to any interpretation issued by an official or employee of the Federal Reserve System duly authorized to issue the interpretation.
Cal. WIC § 5685.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 5685.5
Section 5685.5
Status: in_force

(a) A county may contract with the local office of the public guardian to receive and manage income and benefits for persons with a mental health condition, regardless of whether the persons are under conservatorship. The case management services described in this section shall be provided only with the consent of the client. The public guardian, under the contracts, may perform functions intended to meet the goals of the community support system listed in Section 5683, and may also include, but not be limited to, all of the following case management services:

(1) Outreach and casefinding to locate persons with a mental health condition in need of services.

(2) Establishing liaison with charitable organizations which serve persons with a mental health condition.

(3) Assistance in applying for and obtaining public assistance benefits for which they are eligible.

(b) Any office of the public guardian contracting with the county to provide these management services shall maintain a record of those individuals being assisted, including information about whether the individual is under conservatorship, the type of service assistance provided by the office of the public guardian, and any agency with which the office of the public guardian is coordinating efforts.
Cal. PUC § 180253 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19 / Chapter 6 / Section 180253
Section 180253
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall state all of the following:

(1) The purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, which may include all costs and estimated costs incidental to, or connected with, the accomplishment of those purposes, including, without limitation, engineering, inspection, legal, fiscal agents, financial consultant and other fees, bond and other reserve funds, working capital, bond interest estimated to accrue during the construction period and for a period not to exceed three years thereafter, and expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of the bonds.

(2) The estimated cost of accomplishing those purposes.

(3) The amount of the principal of the indebtedness.

(4) The maximum term the bonds proposed to be issued shall run before maturity, which shall not be beyond the date of termination of the imposition of the retail transactions and use tax.

(5) The maximum rate of interest to be paid, which shall not exceed the maximum allowable by law.

(6) The denomination or denominations of the bonds, which shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(7) The form of the bonds, including, without limitation, registered bonds and coupon bonds, to the extent permitted by federal law, and the form of any coupons to be attached thereto, the registration, conversion, and exchange privileges, if any, pertaining thereto, and the time when all of, or any part of, the principal becomes due and payable.

(b) The resolution may also contain any other matters authorized by this chapter or any other law.
Cal. SHC § 8220 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 8220
Section 8220
Status: in_force

Annually on or before August 1st, the commission shall furnish to the board of supervisors and auditor of the county an estimate in writing of the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation for the purposes of the district for the ensuing fiscal year. The amount shall be sufficient to pay:

(a) The interest on all outstanding bonds of the district which will become due during the ensuing fiscal year.

(b) The principal of all outstanding bonds of the district which will mature during the ensuing fiscal year.

(c) The amount necessary to pay the contract price of any contract which was to be paid by a tax levied on the real property within the district as herein provided.

(d) The estimated cost of repairs and maintenance of the project and the running expenses of the district.

(e) The amount necessary for preliminary engineering and other expenses incurred prior to the issuance and sale of bonds.

(f) In the first tax levy, the amount, if any, required to be raised to pay principal of or interest on any notes issued by the district as authorized herein.
Cal. FAC § 38986 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 38986
Section 38986
Status: in_force

If the director determines that fees established to enforce and administer this chapter exceed the cost of enforcing and administering this chapter, he or she may by regulation reduce the fees accordingly. If he or she determines that the fees are insufficient to defray the costs, he or she may use funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter which are collected from producers and distributors pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 62211) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 21 and which have been appropriated from the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund for this purpose.
Cal. HSC § 104115 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 104115
Section 104115
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts with local public and private nonprofit agencies for the purpose of operating community high blood pressure control programs.
Cal. FAC § 55922 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 55922
Section 55922
Status: in_force

(a) Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, to be recovered in an action by the secretary in any court of competent jurisdiction. All sums which are recovered under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.

(b) The department may recover investigative costs, excluding attorney’s fees and administrative overhead, for those charges where there has been a conviction in a court of law, or a court-supervised settlement has been reached. Nothing in this section allows the department to recover investigative costs for an administrative licensing action or any action that has not been filed in a court of law.

(c) Any person or entity responsible for investigative costs under this section shall be allowed to audit the department’s investigative costs. The audit shall be performed by a third-party certified public accountant and paid for by the person or entity requesting the audit. The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this subdivision by June 1, 2002.
Cal. HSC § 17031 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 17031
Section 17031
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  The operator of employee housing on a dairy farm that meets the requirements of Section 32505 of the Food and Agricultural Code, consisting only of permanent single-family employee housing, may request an exemption from the requirement of obtaining an annual permit to operate. The employee housing camp operator shall notify each tenant of the permanent single-family employee housing in writing that such an exemption is being requested. The request for exemption shall be made in writing to the enforcement agency.

(2)  An exemption shall be granted to permanent single-family employee housing unless the housing is in violation of the State Housing Law, building standards published in the California Building Standards Code relating to employee housing, or the other regulations adopted pursuant to the State Housing Law in a manner that materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, or in the case of a mobilehome or manufactured home, is in violation of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401, et seq.) or regulations of the department pursuant to Section 18028 in a manner that materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, or has been found in violation of this chapter within the previous two years.

(b)  Whenever the enforcement agency issues an exemption from the requirement of obtaining a permit to operate, it shall make written findings indicating the reasons for issuing the exemption. Exemptions shall be reviewed annually by the enforcement agency.

The findings of the enforcement agency shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following information:

(1)  The year the dwellings in the employee housing were constructed.

(2)  The number of years the employee housing has been operated with a valid permit to operate.

(3)  The number and character of any complaints received during the time the employee housing has been operating either with or without a permit.

(4)  Any violations cited in the last inspection of the employee housing.

(c)  Failure to maintain any permanent housing in accordance with the State Housing Law, or, in the case of mobilehomes or manufactured homes, failure to maintain these mobilehomes or manufactured homes in accordance with the provisions of Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200) of Division 13, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, in a manner which materially affects the health and safety of the occupants, shall be considered cause for revocation of an exemption.
Cal. FAC § 79874 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 6 / Section 79874
Section 79874
Status: in_force

(a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from any source, including the names and addresses of producers, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except if required by court order in a judicial proceeding.

(b) Information on volume shipments and any other related information that is required for reports to governmental agencies, financial reports to the commission on aggregate sales and inventory information, and any other information that gives only totals, but excludes individual information, may be disclosed by the commission.
Cal. PRC § 14001 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 14001
Section 14001
Status: in_force

In the Natural Resources Agency there is the California Conservation Corps, which shall be responsible for carrying out the purposes of, and implementing the findings and policies set forth in, this division.
Cal. HSC § 1373.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1373.1
Section 1373.1
Status: in_force

Every group plan entered into, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 1977, which provides hospital, medical, or surgical expense benefits for employees or subscribers and their dependents, and which contains provisions granting the employee or subscriber the right to convert the coverage in the event of termination of employment or membership, shall include in such conversion provisions the same conversion rights and conditions to a covered dependent spouse of the employee or subscriber in the event the covered dependent spouse ceases to be a qualified family member by reason of termination of marriage or death of the employee or subscriber. Such conversion rights shall not require a physical examination or a statement of health.