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Cal. LAB § 3706.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 3706.5
Section 3706.5
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article and Sections 4553, 4554, and 4555, and any other penalty provided by law for failure to secure the payment of compensation for employees, shall not apply to individual members of a board or governing body of a public agency or to members of a private, nonprofit organization, if the agency or organization performs officiating services relating to amateur sporting events and those members are excluded from the definition of “employee” pursuant to paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 3352.
Cal. UIC § 635 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 635
Section 635
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service under any unemployment compensation system established by a law of the United States.
Cal. HNC § 5914 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 5914
Section 5914
Status: in_force

Upon final hearing, if the board finds that the harbor or harbors can be improved, developed and protected as generally described in the report and recommendation of the harbor commission at a cost not disproportionate to the benefits to be derived from the proposed project, the board may order the development, improvement or protection of the harbor or harbors in accordance with its findings.
Cal. FAC § 32918 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 32918
Section 32918
Status: in_force

Every vehicle from which any milk or milk product is regularly sold and marketed or peddled shall have the name of the distributor plainly lettered upon it in letters at least 3 inches high on both sides of such vehicle.
Cal. HSC § 79815 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7 / Section 79815
Section 79815
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, this article governs liability pursuant to this part for an owner of property.

(b) This article is applicable only to property that is acquired by the owner on or after January 1, 1995.
Cal. BPC § 4976 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 7 / Section 4976
Section 4976
Status: in_force

It shall constitute unprofessional conduct and a violation of this chapter for any person licensed under this chapter to violate, attempt to violate, directly or indirectly, or assist in or abet the violation of, or conspire to violate, any provision or term of this article, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, or any regulations duly adopted under those laws.
Cal. BPC § 23671 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 23671
Section 23671
Status: in_force

No beer importer shall purchase any beer not manufactured within the state or cause any beer to be transported into the state for sale in the state, unless the out-of-state vendor making shipment of the beer into the state holds a certificate of compliance issued by the department. A certificate of compliance shall be granted when the out-of-state vendor makes a written agreement with the department to furnish to the board, on or before the 10th day of each month, a report on a form prescribed by the board, showing the quantity of beer shipped by the out-of-state vendor to each licensed beer importer in this state during the preceding month. The out-of-state vendor shall further agree that it and its agents and all agencies within this state controlled by it will comply with all laws of this state and all rules of the department with respect to the sale of alcoholic beverages, including, but not limited to, Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 25000) of Division 9, and Section 25509, to the same extent as licensees.

If any out-of-state vendor, after obtaining the certificate, fails to submit the report or to comply with Section 14575 of the Public Resources Code, the department may suspend or revoke the certificate of compliance in the manner provided for the suspension or revocation of licenses, and after a hearing which shall be held in the City of Sacramento or in any other county seat in this state which the department determines to be convenient to the holder of the certificate. No fee shall be charged for the certificate of compliance which shall remain in effect until revoked by the department.
Cal. RTC § 50117 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 26 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 50117
Section 50117
Status: in_force

The board may decrease or increase the amount of the determination before it becomes final, but the amount may be increased only if a claim for the increase is asserted by the board at or before the hearing.
Cal. PRC § 4528.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 4528.5
Section 4528.5
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who engages in activities regulated by this chapter, as an employee, with wages as his or her sole compensation.
Cal. FAC § 18857 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 18857
Section 18857
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person required by this chapter to file any annual or special report to fail so to do within the time fixed by the director for filing the report.
Cal. HSC § 9004 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 9004
Section 9004
Status: in_force

This part is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Cal. FIN § 4876.04 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3.5 / Section 4876.04
Section 4876.04
Status: in_force

A seller shall file the following with the commissioner:

(a) A copy of the agreement of sale.

(b) An officers’ certificate of the purchaser, certifying that the agreement of sale has been approved by the purchaser as required by Sections 4848 and 4849.

(c) An officers’ certificate of the seller, certifying that the agreement of sale has been approved by the seller as required by Sections 4848 and 4849.

(d) An application for approval of the sale.
Cal. FAC § 17041 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 17041
Section 17041
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 17121) of this chapter, any person that finds any estray domestic animal upon his premises, or upon premises to which he has the right of possession, or upon any highway which is adjacent to such premises, may take up the animal and have a lien for all expenses which are incurred in taking up, keeping, and caring for it.
Cal. RTC § 30010 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 30010
Section 30010
Status: in_force

“Person” includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, this state, any county, city and county, municipality, district, or other political subdivision of the state, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
Cal. HSC § 109330 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 109330
Section 109330
Status: in_force

Section 109300 does not apply to any device used within the scope of his or her license privileges by a physician and surgeon or dentist licensed as such in this state.
Cal. BPC § 7397 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 10 / Section 7397
Section 7397
Status: in_force

Every licensee shall display the license in a conspicuous place in his or her place of business or place of employment.
Cal. PCC § 10198.4 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 10198.4
Section 10198.4
Status: in_force

(a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications, the department may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction activities sufficient to establish a guaranteed maximum price for the project.

(b) (1) Subject to Section 13332.19 of the Government Code, upon agreement of the guaranteed maximum price for the project, the department, at its sole and absolute discretion, may amend its contract to direct the design-build entity to complete the remaining design, preconstruction, and construction activities sufficient to complete and close out the project, and may add funds not exceeding the guaranteed maximum price to the contract for these activities.

(2) If the cost for completing all remaining design, preconstruction, and construction activities sufficient to complete and close out the project exceed the guaranteed maximum price, the costs exceeding the guaranteed maximum price shall be the responsibility of the design-build entity. If the cost for these activities are less than the guaranteed maximum price, the design-build entity shall not be entitled to the difference between the cost and the guaranteed maximum price. These amounts shall revert to the fund from which the appropriation was made.

(c) If the department and the design-build entity do not reach agreement on a guaranteed maximum price, or the department otherwise elects not to amend the design-build entity’s contract to complete the remaining work, the department may solicit proposals to complete the project from firms that submitted statements of qualifications pursuant to Section 10198.2. The department may also, upon written determination that it is in the best interest of the state to do so, formally solicit proposals from other design-build entities. Subject to Section 13332.19 of the Government Code, contract award shall be made on a best value basis.
Cal. PRC § 3205.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 3205.6
Section 3205.6
Status: in_force

Before July 1, 2020, the supervisor shall do all of the following:

(a) Evaluate and estimate the costs associated with the decommissioning, including plugging and abandonment pursuant to Section 3208, of the offshore oil and gas wells under its jurisdiction.

(b) If necessary, based on the estimates made pursuant to subdivision (a), develop a schedule to increase the bond amounts or other financial surety provided by an operator of an offshore oil or gas well to ensure sufficient moneys are available to the state to decommission the well if no other entity is responsible for those decommissioning costs.

(c) Coordinate with the State Lands Commission to ensure the actions taken pursuant to this section and Section 6829.3 are not duplicative and are consistent with Section 3205.1.
Cal. ELEC § 13218 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13218
Section 13218
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall establish a ballot design advisory committee to assist the Secretary of State to promulgate regulations that prescribe ballot design and format.

(b) The ballot design advisory committee shall consist of the Secretary of State, or the secretary’s designee, and members to be appointed by the Secretary of State who are recognized ballot design experts and county elections officials or a designee of a county elections official. Each recognized ballot design expert shall have demonstrated experience with ballot design requirements and knowledge of presenting election materials to voters using plain language methods or another method that is easy for voters to access and understand.
Cal. WIC § 11322.62 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.2 / Section 11322.62
Section 11322.62
Status: in_force

Employers, sponsors of training activities, and contractors shall not discriminate against participants on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.
Cal. VEH § 35000 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 35000
Section 35000
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division refer exclusively to the size and weight of, and loads upon, vehicles when operated upon the highways.
Cal. INS § 11165 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 11165
Section 11165
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly or willfully makes any false or fraudulent statement or representation in or with reference to any application for membership, or for the purpose of obtaining money or benefit from any fraternal benefit society is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable by fine not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in the county jail not less than 30 days nor exceeding one year, or both.
Cal. FAM § 3102 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 3102
Section 3102
Status: in_force

(a) If either parent of an unemancipated minor child is deceased, the children, siblings, parents, and grandparents of the deceased parent may be granted reasonable visitation with the child during the child’s minority upon a finding that the visitation would be in the best interest of the minor child.

(b) In granting visitation pursuant to this section to a person other than a grandparent of the child, the court shall consider the amount of personal contact between the person and the child before the application for the visitation order.

(c) This section does not apply if the child has been adopted by a person other than a stepparent or grandparent of the child. Any visitation rights granted pursuant to this section before the adoption of the child automatically terminate if the child is adopted by a person other than a stepparent or grandparent of the child.
Cal. PCC § 21640 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 129 / Section 21640
Section 21640
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Colusa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, as provided for in Chapter 926 of the Statutes of 1983.
Cal. WIC § 16523.56 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 16523.56
Section 16523.56
Status: in_force

Resource Families.

(a) The updates described in Section 16523.5 shall include a status update on the implementation of the resource family approval process.

(1) Data on the progress of RFA implementation, including the number of RFA applications and approvals and the average number of days for an application to be approved or disapproved over time, separated by relatives and nonrelatives.

(2) The information described in paragraph (1) as applied to caregivers with a placement prior to approval, including the number of applications taking longer than 90 days and the number of applications taking longer than 180 days.

(3) By county, the number of newly approved resource family homes, stratified by relative and community homes.

(4) As data becomes available, data by county of the number of family homes no longer available for placement, stratified by families who have moved to legal permanency, including guardianship and adoption.

(5) By county, the number of families who have received additional supports or services through the Foster Parent Recruitment, Retention, and Support Funding Opportunity.

(b) To the extent that information described in this section is not available to be shared, the counties and entities listed in subdivision (a) of Section 16523.5 shall describe the limitations and explore and present options for remedying the lack of available information. As part of this process, meetings may be held with stakeholders, county representatives, legislative staff, and the Department of Finance to identify acceptable solutions, alternatives, or proxies.
Cal. FGC § 2815 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 2815
Section 2815
Status: in_force

The department shall establish, in cooperation with the parties to the planning agreement, a process for public participation throughout plan development and review to ensure that interested persons, including landowners, have an adequate opportunity to provide input to lead agencies, state and federal wildlife agencies, and others involved in preparing the plan. The public participation objectives of this section may be achieved through public working groups or advisory committees, established early in the process. This process shall include all of the following:

(a) A requirement that draft documents associated with a natural community conservation plan that are being considered for adoption by the plan lead agency shall be available for public review and comment for at least 60 days prior to the adoption of that draft document. Preliminary public review documents shall be made available by the plan lead agency at least 10 working days prior to any public hearing addressing these documents. The review period specified in this subdivision may run concurrently with the review period provided for any document required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) that is associated with the natural community conservation plan. This subdivision shall not be construed to limit the discretion of a public agency to revise any draft documents at a public hearing.

(b) A requirement to make available in a reasonable and timely manner all draft plans, memoranda of understanding, maps, conservation guidelines, species coverage lists, and other planning documents associated with a natural community conservation plan that are subject to public review.

(c) A requirement that all public hearings held during plan preparation or review for approval are complementary to, or integrated with, those hearings otherwise provided by law.

(d) An outreach program to provide access to information for persons interested in the plan, including landowners, with an emphasis on obtaining input from a balanced variety of affected public and private interests, including state and local governments, county agricultural commissioners, agricultural organizations, landowners, conservation organizations, and the general public.
Cal. WAT § 74820 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 74820
Section 74820
Status: in_force

Notice shall be given of the bond election by publication pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district and the first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date fixed for the election.
Cal. INS § 489 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 489
Section 489
Status: in_force

(a) Upon issuance of a policy of insurance described in Section 660, the insurer or its agent shall deliver to the named insured a notice explaining the manner in which the insurer’s rating plan provides for an increase in the premium based upon accidents or convictions within the meaning of Sections 13103 and 13105 of the Vehicle Code.

Every insurer or its agent, not less than 20 days prior to renewal of a policy covered by this section, shall inform the named insured of the named insured’s right to be informed, upon request, of any increase in the premium, in whole or in part, charged the named insured by virtue of the involvement in any accident, or conviction within the meaning of Section 13103 and 13105 of the Vehicle Code, by the insured or any operator of the motor vehicle.

(b) Every insurer shall, after March 1, 1977, as part of the first offer required by Section 663, deliver to everyone who was a named insured under a policy of insurance described in Section 660 on March 1, 1977, a notice explaining the manner in which the insurer’s rating plan provides for an increase in the premium, based upon accidents or convictions within the meaning of Sections 13103 and 13105 of the Vehicle Code. The provisions of this subdivision shall expire on March 1, 1978.
Cal. WIC § 10827 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 10827
Section 10827
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by federal law and notwithstanding Sections 11006.2, 11056, 11450 and 11455, a county electing to utilize the aid payment method provided by this chapter may establish new eligibility periods and payment periods which may be monthly or semimonthly and which are not limited to a calendar month to correspond with changes of payment dates under this chapter.

Changes in eligibility or payment periods under this chapter shall be approved by the department before implementation.
Cal. FAM § 3113 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 3113
Section 3113
Status: in_force

Where there has been a history of domestic violence between the parties, or where a protective order as defined in Section 6218 is in effect, at the request of the party alleging domestic violence in a written declaration under penalty of perjury or at the request of a party who is protected by the order, the parties shall meet with the court-appointed investigator separately and at separate times.
Cal. VEH § 11506 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 11506
Section 11506
Status: in_force

Except where the provisions of this code require the refusal to issue a license, the department may issue a license restricted by conditions to be observed in the exercise of the privilege granted. The terms and conditions to be attached to the exercise of the privilege under such restricted license shall be such as may, in the judgment of the department, be in the public interest and suitable to the qualifications of the applicant as disclosed by the application and investigation by the department.
Cal. LAB § 1187 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1187
Section 1187
Status: in_force

The findings of fact made by the commission are, in the absence of fraud, conclusive.
Cal. FAC § 57001 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 1 / Section 57001
Section 57001
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 6834 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 6834
Section 6834
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 706.071, 706.073, 706.080, 706.101, and 706.105 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may serve earnings withholding orders for taxes and any other notice or document required to be served or provided in connection with an earnings withholding order for taxes according to Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure to government and private employers by electronic transmission or other electronic technology.

(b) Upon consent of the employer, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may provide service by electronic transmission or other electronic technology under this section.

(c) Notwithstanding Sections 706.071, 706.073, 706.080, 706.101, 706.125, and 706.126 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration may receive the employer’s return, as described in Section 706.126 of the Code of Civil Procedure, by electronic transmission or other electronic technology.

(d) This section shall apply in the same manner and with the same force and effect and to the full extent as if this section had been incorporated in full into Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(e) This section shall apply to notices served or provided on or after the effective date of the act adding this section.