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Cal. BPC § 17508 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 17508
Section 17508
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person doing business in California and advertising to consumers in California to make any false or misleading advertising claim, including claims that (1) purport to be based on factual, objective, or clinical evidence, (2) compare the product’s effectiveness or safety to that of other brands or products, or (3) purport to be based on any fact.

(b) Upon written request of the Director of Consumer Affairs, the Attorney General, or any city attorney, county counsel, or district attorney, any person doing business in California and in whose behalf advertising claims are made to consumers in California, including claims that (1) purport to be based on factual, objective, or clinical evidence, (2) compare the product’s effectiveness or safety to that of other brands or products, or (3) purport to be based on any fact, shall provide to the department or official making the request evidence of the facts on which the advertising claims are based. The request shall be made within one year of the last day on which the advertising claims were made.

Any city attorney, county counsel, or district attorney who makes a request pursuant to this subdivision shall give prior notice of the request to the Attorney General.

(c) The Director of Consumer Affairs, Attorney General, or any city attorney, county counsel, or district attorney may, upon failure of an advertiser to respond by adequately substantiating the claim within a reasonable time, or if the Director of Consumer Affairs, Attorney General, city attorney, county counsel, or district attorney shall have reason to believe that the advertising claim is false or misleading, do either or both of the following:

(1) Seek an immediate termination or modification of the claim by the person in accordance with Section 17535.

(2) Disseminate information, taking due care to protect legitimate trade secrets, concerning the veracity of the claims or why the claims are misleading to the consumers of this state.

(d) The relief provided for in subdivision (c) is in addition to any other relief that may be sought for a violation of this chapter. Section 17534 shall not apply to violations of this section.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to hold any newspaper publisher or radio or television broadcaster liable for publishing or broadcasting any advertising claims referred to in subdivision (a), unless the publisher or broadcaster is the person making the claims.

(f) The plaintiff shall have the burden of proof in establishing any violation of this section.

(g) If an advertisement is in violation of subdivision (a) and Section 17500, the court shall not impose a separate civil penalty pursuant to Section 17536 for the violation of subdivision (a) and the violation of Section 17500 but shall impose a civil penalty for the violation of either subdivision (a) or Section 17500.
Cal. VEH § 8 — California Code / Code veh / Section 8
Section 8
Status: in_force

Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized pursuant to law by the officer.
Cal. INS § 11624.09 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11624.09
Section 11624.09
Status: in_force

Upon a determination by the plan that a certificate of eligibility is defective due to an omission or mistake which is immaterial to determining the eligibility of the applicant for coverage, the plan shall immediately provide written notice of the defect or defects to the insured and to the agent or broker of record. The notice shall inform the applicant that he or she has 10 days from the postmark date of the notice to correct the defect and postmark the correction or missing information for return to the plan.

In the event that the defect is not corrected within that 10-day time period, the policy is void from inception. Providing a photocopy of the application or certificate denoting the specific defect or defects shall be adequate to comply with the requirement to specify the defects in the certificate.

For purposes of this section, failure to provide a required telephone number, time of day, producer number, producer signature, date or information that is omitted but can be determined by questions answered or information provided in other sections of the application or documents submitted as part of the application, shall be considered an omission or mistake immaterial to determining the eligibility of the applicant for the plan coverage. A certificate of eligibility that is submitted to the plan as to which the applicant did not demonstrate a good faith effort in completing or where the applicant has made a willful misrepresentation shall not be subject to this section. In the event that the defect is material to determining the eligibility of the applicant for coverage, the policy is void from inception.
Cal. WAT § 45932 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 45932
Section 45932
Status: in_force

No irregularity or omission not affecting the substantial rights of the landowners within a district shall affect the validity of any act done or proceeding taken in relation to the district.
Cal. BPC § 4936 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 4936
Section 4936
Status: in_force

(a) It is unprofessional conduct for an acupuncturist to use the title “Doctor” or the abbreviation “Dr.” in connection with the practice of acupuncture unless he or she possesses a license that authorizes the use or possesses an earned doctorate degree from an accredited, approved, or authorized educational institution as set forth under Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 94800) of Part 59 of Division 10 of Title 3 of the Education Code, which is in acupuncture, oriental medicine, a biological science, or is otherwise related to the authorized practice of an acupuncturist as set forth in Sections 4927 and 4937.

(b) The use of the title “Doctor” or the abbreviation “Dr.” by an acupuncturist as authorized in subdivision (a) without further indicating the type of license or degree which authorizes that use shall constitute unprofessional conduct.
Cal. PUC § 16467.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 16467.1
Section 16467.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16467 of this code, fire departments, street lighting systems, public parks, public playgrounds, public swimming pools, public recreation buildings, buildings used for a public purpose, and works to provide for the drainage of roads, streets, and public places, including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and pavement of streets need not be operated on a self-sustaining, revenue-producing basis. Revenue to defray the cost of acquiring, constructing, installing, maintaining, improving, and operating such utilities and to pay the principal and interest and to create reserve and sinking funds on any indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, may be raised in any manner authorized by this division.
Cal. HNC § 6800 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Section 6800
Section 6800
Status: in_force

“District,” as used in this part, means any river port district formed pursuant to this part.
Cal. PUC § 150212 — California Code / Code puc / Division 15.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 150212
Section 150212
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are a legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state, that money or funds may be invested in the bonds issued under this chapter, and whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public money, the bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be so used. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to all other laws relating to legal investment and shall be controlling as the latest expression of the Legislature with respect thereto.
Cal. PRC § 71122 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 3.5 / Section 71122
Section 71122
Status: in_force

In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that it will achieve actual budget savings, the secretary shall consolidate the following non-policy functions that are common among the boards, departments, and offices within the agency:

(a) Information technology.

(b) Collecting fees.

(c) Procuring basic office supplies and equipment.

(d) The generic human resources functions that support state personnel, including health and safety programs, employee training, recruitment and exams for common civil service classifications, equal opportunity officers, transportation related services and programs, mail, reproduction, shipping, and receiving.
Cal. RTC § 60060 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 2 / Section 60060
Section 60060
Status: in_force

A terminal operator is not liable for tax under Section 60059, if at the time of the removal, all of the following apply:

(a) The terminal operator is a diesel fuel registrant.

(b) The terminal operator has an unexpired notification certificate from the position holder as required by the Internal Revenue Service.

(c) The terminal operator has no reason to believe that any information in the certificate is false.
Cal. PRC § 30718 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 30718
Section 30718
Status: in_force

For developments approved by the commission in a certified master plan, but not appealable under the provisions of this chapter, the port governing body shall forward all environmental impact reports and negative declarations prepared pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (commencing with Section 21000) or any environmental impact statements prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) to the commission in a timely manner for comment.
Cal. FAC § 79931 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 30 / Article 2 / Section 79931
Section 79931
Status: in_force

(a) “Processor” means a person licensed to commercially process agave and who processes agave in an amount of more than three tons in the state in the preceding marketing season.

(b) When the processor is a corporation or a limited liability company, all of the directors, officers, managers, and members of the corporation or limited liability company shall be treated as individuals when determining compliance with this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 22006 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22006
Section 22006
Status: in_force

“Improvement” includes the planting, maintenance, or removal of trees, and any and all acts necessarily incident thereto.
Cal. FAC § 6047.109 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 8.7 / Section 6047.109
Section 6047.109
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors determines that consolidation is feasible and in the best interests of the table grape acreage owners of the respective districts, it shall, by resolution duly adopted, declare the districts consolidated into one district, giving the consolidated district a name that includes the term “consolidated.” Certified copies of the resolution shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the county recorder of each county in which is located any part of the consolidated district. Upon the filing, the districts are consolidated into a single consolidated district with all the rights, privileges, and powers of a district. The consolidated district shall succeed to all the funds and other property, and is subject to all the indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, of the districts consolidated. Each district that is included in the consolidated district shall continue in existence for the purpose of representation on the board of the consolidated district, and for the purpose of levying, assessing, and collecting assessments for district purposes. The board of the consolidated district is, however, the board of each district that is included in the consolidated district.
Cal. RTC § 11311 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 11311
Section 11311
Status: in_force

If any person neglects or refuses to make a report as required by Article 2 of this chapter, the board shall make an estimate of the matters required to enable the board to make the assessment. The estimate shall be made for the year in respect to which the person failed to make the report and shall be based upon any information available to the board.
Cal. PUC § 95457 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 95457
Section 95457
Status: in_force

The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which cannot satisfactorily be performed by the regular employees of the district.
Cal. HNC § 7083 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7083
Section 7083
Status: in_force

If there is but one person to be elected to an office, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast for the candidates for that office shall be declared elected.
Cal. COM § 2711 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2711
Section 2711
Status: in_force

(1) Where the seller fails to make delivery or repudiates or the buyer rightfully rejects or justifiably revokes acceptance then with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to the whole if the breach goes to the whole contract (Section 2612), the buyer may cancel and whether or not he has done so may in addition to recovering so much of the price as has been paid

(a) “Cover” and have damages under the next section as to all the goods affected whether or not they have been identified to the contract; or

(b) Recover damages for nondelivery as provided in this division (Section 2713).

(2) Where the seller fails to deliver or repudiates the buyer may also

(a) If the goods have been identified recover them as provided in the division (Section 2502); or

(b) In a proper case obtain specific performance or replevy the goods as provided in this division (Section 2716).

(3) On rightful rejection or justifiable revocation of acceptance a buyer has a security interest in goods in his possession or control for any payments made on their price and any expenses reasonably incurred in their inspection, receipt, transportation, care and custody and may hold such goods and resell them in like manner as an aggrieved seller (Section 2706).
Cal. WIC § 13911 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 2 / Section 13911
Section 13911
Status: in_force

The director shall, by regulation, establish standards for specialized out-of-home care. The department shall establish rate schedules which include separate rates for room and board, for the specialized care component and for personal and incidental needs.

The director shall develop an overall plan which integrates the system of out-of-home nonmedical care facility services covered by the provision of this chapter with the system of medical care facility services covered by the provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of this part. The purpose of such overall plan shall be to maintain an appropriate balance between nonmedical and medical facilities to the end that recipients of public assistance or persons otherwise defined as needy by the provisions of this code are given the care they require at the lowest possible cost.

The plan established by the director pursuant to this section may include the use of an interdisciplinary review process to insure that persons are not placed or retained in medical care facilities when appropriate care can otherwise be provided at lower cost.

Nothing in this article shall be interpreted to preclude any facility licensed under the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code from providing out-of-home care services, provided such facilities meet the standards established by the provisions of this section.
Cal. ELEC § 2154 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2154
Section 2154
Status: in_force

In the event that the county elections official receives an affidavit of registration, executed under penalty of perjury, that does not include portions of the information for which space is provided, the county elections official shall apply the following rebuttable presumptions:

(a) If no middle name or initial is shown, it shall be presumed that none exists.

(b) If no party preference is shown, it shall be presumed that the affiant has declined to disclose a party preference. The county elections official shall designate the affiant’s party preference as “Unknown” on a roster under Article 5 (commencing with Section 2183) and the affiant shall otherwise be treated as a “No Party Preference” voter.

(c) If no execution date is shown, it shall be presumed that the affidavit was executed on or before the 15th day prior to the election, provided that (1) the affidavit is received by the county elections official on or before the 15th day before the election, or (2) the affidavit is postmarked on or before the 15th day before the election and received by mail by the county elections official.

(d) If the affiant fails to identify his or her state of birth within the United States, it shall be presumed that the affiant was born in a state or territory of the United States if the birthplace of the affiant is shown as “United States,” “U.S.A.,” or other recognizable term designating the United States. The affiant’s failure to furnish his or her place of birth shall not preclude his or her affidavit of registration from being deemed complete.
Cal. FAC § 14581 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 14581
Section 14581
Status: in_force

There is, in the department, a Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board consisting of nine persons appointed by the secretary, eight of whom shall be licensed under this chapter and subject to the payment of the inspection fee in accordance with this chapter, and one of whom shall be a public member. The members of the board shall receive no compensation, but are entitled to payment of necessary traveling expenses in accordance with the rules of the Department of Human Resources. These expenses shall be paid out of appropriations made to the department pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 39033 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 39033
Section 39033
Status: in_force

“Heavy-duty” means having a manufacturer’s maximum gross vehicle weight rating of 6,001 or more pounds.
Cal. HSC § 53527 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 53527
Section 53527
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following:

(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part, as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) The sum necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 53528, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. HSC § 103695 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 103695
Section 103695
Status: in_force

A fee of eleven dollars ($11) shall be paid to the State Registrar by the applicant at the time of application for a delayed birth registration under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 102525) or a court order to establish a record of birth, death, or marriage pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 103450). Upon acceptance of the application the State Registrar shall retain the fee.
Cal. WIC § 5585.50 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 5585.50
Section 5585.50
Status: in_force

(a) When any minor, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for voluntary treatment is not available, a peace officer, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, or other professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the minor into custody and place him or her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation of minors. The facility shall make every effort to notify the minor’s parent or legal guardian as soon as possible after the minor is detained.

(b) The facility shall require an application in writing stating the circumstances under which the minor’s condition was called to the attention of the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, and stating that the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person has probable cause to believe that the minor is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled and authorization for voluntary treatment is not available. If the probable cause is based on the statement of a person other than the officer, member of the attending staff, or professional person, the person shall be liable in a civil action for intentionally giving a statement which he or she knows to be false.
Cal. BPC § 865.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 865.2
Section 865.2
Status: in_force

Any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health provider shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject a mental health provider to discipline by the licensing entity for that mental health provider.
Cal. WAT § 1252.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1252.1
Section 1252.1
Status: in_force

An appropriation of water of any stream or other source of water under this part does not confer authority upon the appropriator to prevent or interfere with soil conservation practices above the point of diversion in the watershed in which such stream or other source originates, which practices do not themselves constitute an appropriation for which a permit is required by this part.
Cal. FAC § 59027 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 59027
Section 59027
Status: in_force

An amendment is a major amendment if it adds to, or deletes from, a marketing order authority for regulating the period during which any commodity, or any grade, size, or quality of such commodity, may be processed, distributed, or otherwise marketed within this state.
Cal. WAT § 50370.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 50370.2
Section 50370.2
Status: in_force

As an alternative to the adoption of bylaws by the owners, the board may adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for the government and control of the district, after notice of a public hearing and the holding of a public hearing on the bylaws proposed to be so adopted. Adoption shall be by a resolution adopted after the close of the public hearing on the bylaws.