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Cal. PROB § 82 — California Code / Code prob / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 82
Section 82
Status: in_force

(a) “Trust” includes the following:

(1) An express trust, private or charitable, with additions thereto, wherever and however created.

(2) A trust created or determined by a judgment or decree under which the trust is to be administered in the manner of an express trust.

(b) “Trust” excludes the following:

(1) Constructive trusts, other than those described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), and resulting trusts.

(2) Guardianships and conservatorships.

(3) Personal representatives.

(4) Totten trust accounts.

(5) Custodial arrangements pursuant to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of any state.

(6) Business trusts that are taxed as partnerships or corporations.

(7) Investment trusts subject to regulation under the laws of this state or any other jurisdiction.

(8) Common trust funds.

(9) Voting trusts.

(10) Security arrangements.

(11) Transfers in trust for purpose of suit or enforcement of a claim or right.

(12) Liquidation trusts.

(13) Trusts for the primary purpose of paying debts, dividends, interest, salaries, wages, profits, pensions, or employee benefits of any kind.

(14) Any arrangement under which a person is nominee or escrowee for another.
Cal. WAT § 11961 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 11961
Section 11961
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where any person or public agency undertakes any water conservation effort, either separately or jointly, pursuant to any contract with any other water user, which results in a reduced use of water by that person or agency, no forfeiture, dimunition, or impairment of the right to use the water conserved shall occur, except as set forth in the agreements between the parties.
Cal. SHC § 5373 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 5373
Section 5373
Status: in_force

The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment or otherwise, shall be subordinate to all fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property, but it shall have priority over all fixed special assessment liens which may thereafter be created against the property; and from and after the date of the recording of any warrant, assessment and diagram, all persons shall be deemed to have notice of the contents thereof.

The holder of a subordinate assessment or a bond representing a subordinate assessment shall have the rights of an inferior lienholder as provided in Section 2904 of the Civil Code.
Cal. VEH § 40000.61 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 40000.61
Section 40000.61
Status: in_force

A violation of Section 1808.45, relating to unauthorized disclosure of department records, is a misdemeanor, and not an infraction.
Cal. HSC § 124300 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 3 / Section 124300
Section 124300
Status: in_force

Within any county where 10 percent or more of the population, as determined by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance, speaks any one language other than English as its native language, every local health department shall make copies of circulars and pamphlets relating to family planning that are made available to the public also available in the other language.

The State Department of Health Care Services, upon request, shall make a translation available in other than English those family planning informational materials normally distributed to the general public.
Cal. RTC § 43520 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 43520
Section 43520
Status: in_force

(a) Every taxpayer is entitled to be reimbursed for any reasonable fees and expenses related to a hearing before the board if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The taxpayer files a claim for the fees and expenses with the board within one year of the date the decision of the board becomes final.

(2) The board, in its sole discretion, finds that the action taken by the board staff was unreasonable.

(3) The board decides that the taxpayer be awarded a specific amount of fees and expenses related to the hearing, in an amount determined by the board in its sole discretion.

(b) To determine whether the board staff has been unreasonable, the board shall consider whether the board staff has established that its position was substantially justified.

(c) The amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to the following:

(1) Fees and expenses incurred after the date of the notice of determination, jeopardy determination, or a claim for refund.

(2) If the board finds that the staff was unreasonable with respect to certain issues but reasonable with respect to other issues, the amount of reimbursed fees and expenses shall be limited to those that relate to the issues where the staff was unreasonable.

(d) Any proposed award by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available as a public record for at least 10 days prior to the effective date of the award.

(e) The amendments to this section by the act adding this subdivision shall be operative for claims filed on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. ELEC § 7214 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7214
Section 7214
Status: in_force

The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a committee from the Assembly district or supervisor district from which he or she has been elected or appointed a member of that committee shall constitute his or her automatic resignation from the committee.
Cal. INS § 10108.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 10108.1
Section 10108.1
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter, “policy of commercial property insurance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 675.5.

(b) As used in this chapter, “insurer” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10091.
Cal. WAT § 5900 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 6 / Section 5900
Section 5900
Status: in_force

The Legislature of the State of California hereby ratifies and approves that certain compact designated as the “Klamath River Basin Compact between the States of Oregon and California,” as set forth in Section 2 of Chapter 113 of the Statutes of 1957, which was approved at Klamath Falls, Oregon, on the seventeenth day of November, 1956, by the California Klamath River Commission, under authority of and in conformity with the provisions of Government Code Sections 8110-8119 (California Stats. 1953, Ch. 1473, p. 3085), and by a similar commission representing the State of Oregon under legislative authority of that state, and the provisions of said compact shall become the law of this State upon said compact becoming effective as provided in Article XIII of said compact.
Cal. FIN § 1754 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 1754
Section 1754
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter:

(1) Changing a lower class office into a higher class office shall be treated as establishing the higher class office, but not as closing the lower class office.

(2) Changing a higher class office into a lower class office shall be treated as closing the higher class office, but not as establishing the lower class office.

(b) In the case of changing a higher class office into a lower class office, when the application for approval to close the higher class office has been approved and all conditions precedent to the closing have been fulfilled, the foreign (other nation) bank may change the higher class office into the lower class office, and the commissioner shall issue a license authorizing the bank to maintain the lower class office.
Cal. BPC § 26302 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 25 / Article 2 / Section 26302
Section 26302
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a foreign licensee may engage in commercial cannabis activity with a state licensee and a state licensee may engage in commercial cannabis activity with a foreign licensee, subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in this chapter.

(b) A foreign licensee shall not engage in commercial cannabis activity within the boundaries of this state without a state license, or engage in commercial cannabis activity within a local jurisdiction without a license, permit, or other authorization issued by the local jurisdiction.

(c) A foreign licensee shall be subject to the jurisdiction of this state for the purpose of actions taken for violation of California commercial cannabis laws and regulations.
Cal. FGC § 2011 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2011
Section 2011
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to take, mutilate, or destroy any bird or mammal lawfully in the possession of another.

(b) For the purpose of this section, a bird or mammal shall be deemed in possession when it is actually reduced to physical possession or when it is wounded or otherwise maimed and the person who wounded or otherwise maimed it is in hot pursuit.
Cal. RTC § 201.7 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 201.7
Section 201.7
Status: in_force

A qualified nonprofit organization that has entered into an agreement with the Department of Parks and Recreation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5080.42 of the Public Resources Code for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system shall be deemed to be an agent of the state for purposes of this division and for no other purpose, and any state-owned property, including possessory interests in that property, used or possessed by the qualified nonprofit organization for the development, improvement, restoration, care, maintenance, administration, or operation of a unit or units, or portion of a unit, of the state park system shall be exempt from taxation under subdivision (a) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution.
Cal. RTC § 4651.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 4651.4
Section 4651.4
Status: in_force

The county treasurer and the county auditor shall each keep an accurate account of money received which is to be distributed and shall, at the time the treasurer is required to settle with the State for money in his possession belonging to the State, make a detailed, verified report to the Controller, in the form prescribed by the Controller, of all amounts distributed to the State.
Cal. HSC § 80580 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 80580
Section 80580
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 80570 and 80575, the regional board and the state board, in consultation with the department, may request the department to be the administering agency for a property subject to this article.
Cal. BPC § 2058 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 2058
Section 2058
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits service in the case of emergency, or the domestic administration of family remedies.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit obtaining a blood specimen by skin puncture for the purpose of performing blood glucose testing for the purposes of monitoring a minor child in accordance with paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 1241.
Cal. BPC § 3579 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.8 / Section 3579
Section 3579
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to diagnostic electroencephalograms conducted in accordance with the guidelines of the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society.
Cal. VEH § 21203 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 21203
Section 21203
Status: in_force

No person riding upon any motorcycle, motorized bicycle, bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any streetcar or vehicle on the roadway.
Cal. HSC § 42371 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.5 / Section 42371
Section 42371
Status: in_force

Sections 42350.5, 42351, 42351.5, 42352.5, 42354 to 42357, inclusive, 42359, and 42362 to 42364, inclusive, shall apply to the granting of product variances pursuant to this article.
Cal. FAC § 16525 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 16525
Section 16525
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to remove any animal, hide or carcass, which is seized by an inspector or peace officer pursuant to any provision of this division, Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001), or Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001), from the premises where the inspector or peace officer confined it at the time of seizure, except upon release of such animal, hide or carcass, by the inspector or peace officer who seized the animal, hide, or carcass.
Cal. HSC § 11380.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 11380.1
Section 11380.1
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person 18 years of age or over who is convicted of a violation of Section 11380, in addition to the punishment imposed for that conviction, shall receive an additional punishment as follows:

(1)  If the offense involved phencyclidine (PCP), methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or any analog of these substances and occurred upon the grounds of, or within, a church or synagogue, a playground, a public or private youth center, a child day care facility, or a public swimming pool, during hours in which the facility is open for business, classes, or school-related programs, or at any time when minors are using the facility, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in paragraph (3), be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for one year.

(2)  If the offense involved phencyclidine (PCP), methamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), or any analog of these substances and occurred upon, or within 1,000 feet of, the grounds of any public or private elementary, vocational, junior high school, or high school, during hours that the school is open for classes or school-related programs, or at any time when minors are using the facility where the offense occurs, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in paragraph (3), be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for two years.

(3)  If the offense involved a minor who is at least four years younger than the defendant, the defendant shall, as a full and separately served enhancement to any other enhancement provided in this subdivision, be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for one, two, or three years, at the discretion of the court.

(b)  The additional punishment provided in this section shall not be imposed unless the allegation is charged in the accusatory pleading and admitted by the defendant or found to be true by the trier of fact.

(c)  The additional punishment provided in this section shall be in addition to any other punishment provided by law and shall not be limited by any other provision of law.

(d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court may strike the additional punishment provided for in this section if it determines that there are circumstances in mitigation of the additional punishment and states on the record its reasons for striking the additional punishment.

(e)  The definitions contained in subdivision (e) of Section 11353.1 shall apply to this section.

(f)  This section does not require either that notice be posted regarding the proscribed conduct or that the applicable 1,000-foot boundary limit be marked.
Cal. PRC § 4951 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4951
Section 4951
Status: in_force

In enacting this chapter, it is the purpose of the Legislature to declare the existence of a California Conservation Camp program to provide for the training and use of the inmates and wards assigned to conservation camps in the furtherance of public conservation.

It is the policy of this state to require the inmates and wards assigned to such camps to perform public conservation projects including, but not limited to, forest fire prevention and control, forest and watershed management, recreation, fish and game management, soil conservation and forest and watershed revegetation.

In order to effect the maximum possible conservation and development of natural resources for the benefit of the people of this state, whenever reasonably possible, conservation projects of a multiple purpose nature shall be undertaken by the California Conservation Camps. The various agencies concerned with conservation projects shall consult and advise with each other to promote these multiple-purpose conservation projects and in order to achieve this goal may enter into such contracts as may be necessary.
Cal. LAB § 3600.8 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 3600.8
Section 3600.8
Status: in_force

(a) No employee who voluntarily participates in an alternative commute program that is sponsored or mandated by a governmental entity shall be considered to be acting within the course of his or her employment while utilizing that program to travel to or from his or her place of employment, unless he or she is paid a regular wage or salary in compensation for those periods of travel. An employee who is injured while acting outside the course of his or her employment, or his or her dependents in the event of the employee’s death, shall not be barred from bringing an action at law for damages against his or her employer as a result of this section.

(b) Any alternative commute program provided, sponsored, or subsidized by an employee’s employer in order to comply with any trip reduction mandates of an air quality management district or local government shall be considered a program mandated by a governmental entity. An employer’s reimbursement of employee expenses or subsidization of costs related to an alternative commute program shall not be considered payment of a wage or salary in compensation for the period of travel. If an employer’s salary is not based on the hours the employee works, payment of his or her salary shall not be considered to be in compensation for the period of travel unless there is a specific written agreement between the employer and the employee to that effect. If an employer elects to provide workers’ compensation coverage for those employees who are passengers in a vehicle owned and operated by the employer or an agent thereof, those employees shall be considered to be within the course of their employment, provided the employer notifies employees in writing prior to participation of the employee or coverage becoming effective.

(c) As used in this section, “governmental entity” means a regional air district, air quality management district, congestion management agency, or other local jurisdiction having authority to enact air pollution or congestion management controls or impose them upon entities within its jurisdiction.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, vanpool programs may continue to provide workers’ compensation benefits to employees who participate in an alternative commute program by riding in a vanpool, in the case in which the vanpool vehicle is owned or registered to the employer.

(e) Employees of the state who participate in an alternative commute program, while riding in a vanpool vehicle that is registered to or owned by the state, shall be deemed to be within the course and scope of employment for workers’ compensation purposes only.
Cal. RTC § 96.27 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 96.27
Section 96.27
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the property tax apportionment factors applied in allocating property tax revenues in the County of Santa Clara for the Santa Clara County Central Fire Protection District for each fiscal year from the 1988–89 fiscal year through the 1996–97 fiscal year shall be deemed correct, except to the extent that those apportionment factors reflect any calculation errors made in implementing Article 3 (commencing with Section 97). However, commencing with the 1997–98 fiscal year, property tax apportionment factors applied in allocating property tax revenue in the County of Santa Clara shall be determined on the basis of property tax apportionment factors for prior fiscal years that have been fully corrected or adjusted as would be required in the absence of the preceding sentence.
Cal. LAB § 1723 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1723
Section 1723
Status: in_force

“Worker” includes laborer, worker, or mechanic.
Cal. HSC § 25159.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 5.5 / Section 25159.9
Section 25159.9
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may make available to the Environmental Protection Agency, or any other federal agency, any and all information necessary to be furnished to these agencies in order to comply with the federal act in order to obtain and maintain authorization to administer the state hazardous waste program in lieu of the federal program. The sharing of information between the department and a federal agency pursuant to this section shall not constitute a waiver by the department or any affected person of any privilege or confidentiality of the information provided by law.
Cal. HSC § 12007 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 12007
Section 12007
Status: in_force

(a)  For the purposes of this part, the term “issuing authority” shall mean either the sheriff of a county, or the chief or other head of a municipal police department of any city or city and county, or the chief of a fire department or fire protection agency, and their authorized representatives, provided that, in the event the designated issuing authority is the chief of a fire department or fire protection agency, such fire department or fire protection agency is organized with regularly paid full-time personnel. The governing body of any county, city, or city and county shall designate one of the above as the issuing authority within its jurisdiction and shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the person so designated.

(b)  If the governing body of any county, city, or city and county does not designate an issuing authority pursuant to subdivision (a), the State Fire Marshal shall designate the sheriff of the county as the issuing authority.
Cal. VEH § 22667 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 22667
Section 22667
Status: in_force

In establishing procedures for the abatement and removal of abandoned vehicles, the department shall give priority to the removal of abandoned vehicles from corridors of the state highway system, from public lands and parks, and from river and wildlife areas.