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Cal. PUC § 2815 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 2815
Section 2815
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall require that any private energy producer perform any service or deliver any commodity to the public or any portion thereof, for compensation or otherwise, except as provided in this article.
Cal. WIC § 18952 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 18952
Section 18952
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the State Department of Social Services an Office of Child Abuse Prevention which shall be administered by a chief who is subject to civil service rules and regulations and has recognized training and experience in child abuse prevention.
Cal. HNC § 7011 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 7011
Section 7011
Status: in_force

Fifty or more registered, qualified electors in a county residing within the proposed district may sign and present to the board of supervisors of the county a petition in writing for the formation of a district.
Cal. PUC § 105041 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 105041
Section 105041
Status: in_force

A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of its business.
Cal. FIN § 1173 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 1173
Section 1173
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, in the name of the people of this state, bring or intervene in an action under Section 709 of the Corporations Code to determine the validity of any election or appointment of any director of a bank to the same extent as a shareholder of such bank might bring such an action.
Cal. WIC § 16961 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4.7 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 16961
Section 16961
Status: in_force

Services provided pursuant to this article include only those health care services specified in Sections 14021 and 14132, and former Division 1 (commencing with Section 100), and the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 27, of the Health and Safety Code, which are provided to patients who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment will not be made through private coverage or by any program funded in whole or in part by the federal government.
Cal. PRC § 5096.258 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.691 / Article 7 / Section 5096.258
Section 5096.258
Status: in_force

The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Parklands Fund of 1984 or the State Coastal Conservancy Fund of 1984, which are hereby created. The money in the Parklands Fund of 1984 may be expended only for the purposes specified in this chapter and only pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature in the manner prescribed in this chapter. The money in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund of 1984 may be expended only for the purposes specified in Section 5096.232 and only pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 11265.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11265.4
Section 11265.4
Status: in_force

(a) If a recipient submits a complete report form within the month following the discontinuance for nonsubmission of a semiannual report form required pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 11265.1, the county shall restore benefits to the household, without requiring a new application or interview, and shall prorate benefits from the date that the household provides the completed report form. These households shall be considered recipient cases and shall not be subject to applicant eligibility criteria. A recipient of transitional CalFresh benefits shall not receive prorated CalFresh benefits during the same month. This section shall not apply to the annual certificate of eligibility required to be completed pursuant to Section 11265.

(b) This section shall not be implemented until the department has obtained all necessary federal approvals under the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 2011 et seq.).

(c) (1) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2013. A county shall implement the requirements of this section no later than October 1, 2013.

(2) Upon implementation described in paragraph (1), each county shall provide a certificate to the director certifying that semiannual reporting has been implemented in the county.

(3) Upon filing the certificate described in paragraph (2), a county shall comply with this section.
Cal. WAT § 71689.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 71689.3
Section 71689.3
Status: in_force

(a) The superior court of the principal county may issue a temporary restraining order upon the filing by the district with the court of a verified petition or complaint setting forth that the person named therein as defendant is the operator of a water-producing facility which has not been registered with the district or that the defendant is delinquent in the payment of a replenishment assessment. The temporary restraining order shall be returnable to the court on or before 10 days after its issuance.

(b) The court may issue and grant an injunction restraining and prohibiting the named defendant from the operation of any water-producing facility when it is established by the preponderance of the evidence at a hearing that the defendant has failed to register the water-producing facility with the district or that the defendant is delinquent in the payment of a replenishment assessment. The court may provide that the injunction so made and issued shall be stayed for a period not to exceed 10 days to permit the defendant to register the water-producing facility or to pay the delinquent replenishment assessment.

(c) Service of process shall be made by posting a copy of the summons and complaint upon the water-producing facility or the parcel of land upon which the water-producing facility is located and by personal service of summons and complaint upon the named defendant.

(d) The right to proceed for injunctive relief as provided in this section shall be in addition to any other right which may be provided elsewhere in this act or which may be otherwise allowed by law. The procedure provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding injunctions shall be followed except insofar as it may be otherwise provided in this section.
Cal. WAT § 13857 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.5 / Section 13857
Section 13857
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee, created by Section 13858.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.

(c) “Domestic water system” means a system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if such system has at least 15 service connections or regularly supplies water to at least 25 individuals. Such term includes any water supply, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities under the control of the operator of such system.

(d) “Fund” means the California Safe Drinking Water Fund.

(e) “Supplier” or “supplier of water” means any person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity or political subdivision of the state which owns or operates a domestic water system.

(f) “Federal assistance” means funds available or which may become available to a supplier either directly or through allocation by the state, from the federal government as grants or loans for the improvement of domestic water systems.

(g) “Treatment works” means any devices or systems used in the treatment of water supplies, including necessary lands, which render such supplies pure, wholesome, and potable for domestic purpose.

(h) “Project” means proposed facilities for the construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of the domestic water system, and may include water supply, treatment works, and all or part of a water distribution system, if such inclusions are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
Cal. HNC § 472 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 472
Section 472
Status: in_force

The master of a vessel may hypothecate its cargo upon respondentia only if all of the following conditions exist:

(a) He would be authorized to hypothecate the vessel and freightage.

(b) He is unable to borrow sufficient money on the vessel and freightage for repairs or supplies which are necessary for the successful accomplishment of the voyage.

(c) There is a reasonable prospect of benefiting the cargo.
Cal. INS § 15021 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 15021
Section 15021
Status: in_force

The license shall at all times be posted in a conspicuous place in the principal place of business of the licensee.
Cal. WIC § 19463 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 19463
Section 19463
Status: in_force

State guaranteed loans made pursuant to this article shall be made without regard to race, religion, creed, or sex.
Cal. VEH § 21000 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 21000
Section 21000
Status: in_force

Wherever in this division “department” occurs, it means the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Cal. HSC § 32312 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 32312
Section 32312
Status: in_force

The board or boards of supervisors of the county or counties in which the district lies shall, at the time of fixing the general tax levy, sometimes called the annual assessment or regular annual assessment, for such district, and in the manner for such general tax levy provided, levy and collect annually each year until said bonds are paid or until there shall be a sum in the treasury set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all sums coming due for the principal and interest on such bonds, a tax sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds as the same becomes due and also, to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof at maturity. The sum for the sinking fund shall in any event be sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal of all of the bonds as such bonds become due. Said tax shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for district purposes and shall be placed in the bond interest and sinking fund of the district and, until all of the principal and interest of the bonds of said district is paid, the moneys in said fund shall be used for no other purpose than the payment of said bonds and accruing interest thereon.
Cal. RTC § 442 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 442
Section 442
Status: in_force

(a) The property statement shall show all taxable property owned, claimed, possessed, controlled, or managed by the person filing it and required to be reported thereon.

Every person owning, claiming, possessing, controlling or managing property shall furnish any required information or records to the assessor for examination at any time.

(b) The requirements of this article shall be satisfied with respect to property belonging to others for which the declarer has contractual property tax obligations if the declarer includes that property in the property statement, submits the statement timely, and includes in the statement all information required in the statement pertaining to property belonging to others.

(c) Property that is the subject of a contract designated as a lease that provides that the lessee has the option of acquiring the property at the end of the lease term for one dollar ($1), or any other nominal consideration, shall be reported by the lessor on the lessor’s property statement. If that property qualifies for the property tax exemption provided for by subdivision (d) or (e) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, that property shall be regarded as owned by the lessee and is not required to be shown on any property statement of the lessor.
Cal. FAM § 9307 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 9307
Section 9307
Status: in_force

A hearing with regard to adoption under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 9320) or termination of a parent and child relationship under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9340) may, in the discretion of the court, be open and public.
Cal. FAC § 6505 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6505
Section 6505
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive the exemption in Section 6504 by written notice to the director designating the kind of nursery stock, and the pest that may be transmitted thereby, which shall be held for inspection as provided in Section 6501, upon arrival in the county or locality described in the notice.
Cal. PRC § 42968.35 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 19.5 / Article 3 / Section 42968.35
Section 42968.35
Status: in_force

(a) The producer responsibility organization shall review its producer responsibility plan at least every five years after approval by the department and determine whether revisions to the producer responsibility plan are necessary.

(b) If the producer responsibility organization determines that revisions to the producer responsibility plan are necessary, the producer responsibility organization shall submit to the department a revised producer responsibility plan for review and approval employing the procedures set forth in Section 42968.30. The producer responsibility organization shall submit the revised producer responsibility plan pursuant to this subdivision at least 12 months prior to the deadline described in subdivision (a). The revised producer responsibility plan shall include a cover letter that summarizes the revisions to the producer responsibility plan.

(c) If the producer responsibility organization determines that no revisions to the producer responsibility plan are necessary, the producer responsibility organization shall send a letter to the department no later than 12 months prior to the review deadline described in subdivision (a), explaining that the producer responsibility organization has reviewed the producer responsibility plan and determined that no revisions are needed. The department may disapprove the producer responsibility organization’s determination within 30 days of receipt of that determination if the department concludes that the producer responsibility organization cannot implement the objectives of this chapter without revising the producer responsibility plan. In the event the department disapproves the producer responsibility organization’s determination, the producer responsibility organization shall submit to the department a revised producer responsibility plan for review and approval. The producer responsibility organization shall submit the revised producer responsibility plan pursuant to this subdivision within 60 days of receipt of the department’s disapproval, unless the department determines that additional time is needed.
Cal. PRC § 5003.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5003.7
Section 5003.7
Status: in_force

(a) For due, owing, and unpaid charges or fees for water, sewage, gas, electricity, garbage, or other utility services furnished by the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of General Services to real property, the department shall have a lien on that real property upon filing a notice of lien with the county recorder.

(b) The notice of lien shall contain all of the following:

(1) A description of the subject real property.

(2) The total amount of the lien.

(3) The type of service furnished.

(4) The period during which service was furnished, the amount owing for the period of service, and the date upon which the amount became due.

(5) A verified statement that notice of the delinquent charges or fees was mailed, postage prepaid, to the owner of record, to any other known owner, and to the person in possession of the subject real property at their last known address at least 30 days prior to the filing of the notice of lien with the county recorder.

(c) The lien shall not extend to delinquent charges or fees incurred more than four years prior to the filing of the notice of lien. The lien shall, except as provided in subdivision (e), continue in effect for four years after the filing of the notice of lien, unless sooner extinguished by payment, satisfaction, or merger in judgment of foreclosure.

(d) Within four years after the notice of lien is filed of record, an action to foreclose the lien may, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be brought in the name of the people in any court having jurisdiction to hear and dispose of actions to foreclose mechanics’ liens for like amounts. If the action is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction in Sacramento County, the court is the proper court for trial, without regard to the residence of the defendants.

(e) Upon recording of lis pendens, the notice of lien shall continue in effect until the recording of the abstract of judgment thereon, unless the lien be otherwise extinguished, but not in any event in excess of 10 years from the date of recording of the notice of lien. The lien of abstract shall take priority from the date of recordation of the notice of lien.

(f) The Director of Parks and Recreation or the Director of General Services, as the case may be, or the Attorney General may execute and file those notices, releases, and satisfaction, as may be necessary or convenient in carrying out this section.
Cal. COM § 5110 — California Code / Code com / Division 5 / Section 5110
Section 5110
Status: in_force

(a) If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants:

(1) to the issuer, any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in subdivision (a) of Section 5109; and

(2) to the applicant that the drawing does not violate any agreement between the applicant and beneficiary or any other agreement intended by them to be augmented by the letter of credit.

(b) The warranties in subdivision (a) are in addition to warranties arising under Division 3 (commencing with Section 3101), Division 4 (commencing with Section 4101), Division 7 (commencing with Section 7101), and Division 8 (commencing with Section 8101) because of the presentation or transfer of documents covered by any of those divisions.
Cal. WIC § 4706 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 4706
Section 4706
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) to the extent permitted by federal law, all issues concerning the rights of persons with developmental disabilities to receive services under this division shall be decided under this chapter, including those issues related to fair hearings, granted by the Medicaid home and community-services waiver to the State Department of Health Care Services.

(b) Whenever a fair hearing under this chapter involves services provided under the Medicaid home and community-based services waiver, the State Department of Health Care Services shall retain the right, as provided in Section 4712.5, to review and modify any decision reached under this chapter.
Cal. COM § 10531 — California Code / Code com / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10531
Section 10531
Status: in_force

(a) If a third party so deals with goods that have been identified to a lease contract as to cause actionable injury to a party to the lease contract (1) the lessor has a right of action against the third party, and (2) the lessee also has a right of action against the third party if the lessee:

(A) Has a security interest in the goods;

(B) Has an insurable interest in the goods; or

(C) Bears the risk of loss under the lease contract or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the lessor and the goods have been converted or destroyed.

(b) If at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the lease contract and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, his or her suit or settlement, subject to his or her own interest, is as a fiduciary for the other party to the lease contract.

(c) Either party with the consent of the other may sue for the benefit of whom it may concern.
Cal. PUC § 848.4 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5.6 / Section 848.4
Section 848.4
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer of recovery property by the recovery corporation to an affiliate or to a financing entity, or by an affiliate of the recovery corporation or a financing entity to another financing entity, which the parties in the governing documentation have expressly stated to be a sale or other absolute transfer, in a transaction approved in a financing order, shall be treated as an absolute transfer of all of the transferor’s right, title, and interest (as in a true sale), and not as a pledge or other financing, of the recovery property, other than for federal and state income and franchise tax purposes. The grant to holders of recovery bonds of a preferred right to revenues of the recovery corporation, or the provision by the company of other credit enhancement with respect to recovery bonds, shall not impair or negate the characterization of any transfer as a true sale, other than for federal and state income and franchise tax purposes.

(b) A transfer of recovery property shall be deemed perfected as against third persons when both of the following have taken place:

(1) The commission has issued the financing order authorizing the fixed recovery amounts included in the recovery property.

(2) An assignment of the recovery property in writing has been executed and delivered to the transferee.

(c) As between bona fide assignees of the same right for value without notice, the assignee first filing a financing statement in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 9 of the Commercial Code naming the assignor of the recovery property as debtor and identifying the recovery property has priority. Any description of the recovery property is sufficient if it refers to the financing order creating the recovery property. A copy of the financing statement shall be filed by the assignee with the commission, and the commission may require the assignor or the assignee to make other filings with respect to the transfer in accordance with procedures it may establish, but these filings shall not affect the perfection of the transfer.
Cal. WIC § 14159.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 14159.1
Section 14159.1
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 577 of the Statutes of 1971 in no way eliminate fiscal obligation incurred prior to July 1, 1971, by any county or the state under Article 5 (commencing with Section 14150) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. After June 30, 1971, all uncollected county share amounts under said Article 5 due the state for prior periods remain an obligation of the county to the state.