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Cal. VEH § 11500 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 11500
Section 11500
Status: in_force

(a) (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an automobile dismantler without first having an established place of business that meets the requirements set forth in Section 11514 and without first having procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department, or when such license or temporary permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked, invalidated, expired, or the terms and conditions of an agreement effected pursuant to Section 11509.1 have not been fulfilled. A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor, and is subject to the penalties described in paragraph (2).

(2) Notwithstanding Section 42002, a person convicted of a first violation of subdivision (a) for any reason other than described in paragraph (3) shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). A person convicted of a second separate violation of subdivision (a) for this reason shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500). A person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) for this reason shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(3) A person who violates subdivision (a) due to possessing nine or more catalytic converters that have been cut from a vehicle pursuant to Section 220 is, for a first violation, guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). A person convicted of a second separate violation of subdivision (a) for this reason is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). A person convicted of a third separate violation of subdivision (a) for this reason is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500). A person convicted of a fourth or subsequent violation of subdivision (a) for this reason is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(b) (1) A building or place used for the purpose of automobile dismantling in violation of subdivision (a) is a public nuisance subject to being enjoined, abated, and prevented, and for which damages may be recovered by any public body or officer.

(2) As used in this section, “public body” means any state agency, county, city, district, or any other political subdivision of the state.
Cal. FIN § 6652 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6652
Section 6652
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing with an association by the savings account holder of record as shown by the books of the association, or by the holder’s legal representative, of an affidavit to the effect that the evidence of account, if any, has been lost or destroyed, and that the account has not been pledged or assigned in whole or in part, the association shall issue a new evidence of account, if applicable, in the name of the holder of record.

(b) The new evidence of account may state that it is issued in lieu of the one lost or destroyed and that the association shall not be liable for the loss or destruction of the original evidence of account.

(c) The association may require an indemnification or a bond in an amount it deems sufficient to indemnify the association against any loss which might result from the issuance of a new evidence of account under this section.
Cal. PROB § 1951 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 1951
Section 1951
Status: in_force

(a) No person who has the ability to consent to his or her sterilization shall be sterilized pursuant to this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings given:

(1) “Consent to sterilization” means making a voluntary decision to undergo sterilization after being fully informed about, and after fully understanding the nature and consequences of, sterilization.

(2) “Voluntary” means performed while competent to make the decision, and as a matter of free choice and will and not in response to coercion, duress, or undue influence.

(3) “Fully understanding the nature and consequences of sterilization,” includes, but is not limited to, the ability to understand each of the following:

(A) That the individual is free to withhold or withdraw consent to the procedure at any time before the sterilization without affecting the right to future care or treatment and without loss or withdrawal of any publicly funded program benefits to which the individual might be otherwise entitled.

(B) Available alternative methods of family planning and birth control.

(C) That the sterilization procedure is considered to be irreversible.

(D) The specific sterilization procedure to be performed.

(E) The discomforts and risks that may accompany or follow the performing of the procedure, including an explanation of the type and possible effects of any anesthetic to be used.

(F) The benefits or advantages that may be expected as a result of the sterilization.

(G) The approximate length of the hospital stay.

(H) The approximate length of time for recovery.

(c) The court shall appoint a facilitator or interpreter if such a person’s assistance would enable the person named in the petition to understand any of these factors.
Cal. FAC § 29190 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 13 / Section 29190
Section 29190
Status: in_force

The director may establish a system for certifying colony strength for bees used in the pollination of agricultural crops.
Cal. HSC § 117480 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 117480
Section 117480
Status: in_force

Every person who places, deposits, or dumps any garbage in or upon the navigable waters of this state, or who places, deposits, or loads it upon any vessel, with intent that it shall be dumped or deposited in or upon the navigable waters of this state, or at any point in the ocean within twenty miles of any point on the coast line of the state, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. HNC § 811 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 811
Section 811
Status: in_force

The master of a vessel has authority to borrow money on the credit of its owner, if it is necessary to enable him to complete the voyage, and if neither the owner nor his proper agent for such matters can be consulted without injurious delay.
Cal. RTC § 40006 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 1 / Section 40006
Section 40006
Status: in_force

“In this state” means within the exterior limits of the State of Caliornia and includes all territory within those limits owned by or ceded to the United States of America.
Cal. HSC § 7804 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 7804
Section 7804
Status: in_force

Whenever remains are removed by a relative or friend of a decedent, under the provisions of this chapter, the person causing the removal is entitled to remove any vault, monument, headstone, coping or other improvement appurtenant to the interment space from which the remains have been removed. The affidavit or written consent given under the provisions of this chapter are sufficient authority for the cemetery authority to permit the removal of any such appurtenance.
Cal. VEH § 24251 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 24251
Section 24251
Status: in_force

Any requirement in this chapter as to the distance from which any lighting equipment shall render a person or vehicle visible or within which any lighting equipment shall be visible shall apply during darkness, directly ahead upon a straight, level unlighted highway, and under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time, direction, or condition is expressly stated.
Cal. WIC § 5710 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 5710
Section 5710
Status: in_force

(a) Charges for the care and treatment of each patient receiving service from a county mental health program shall not exceed the actual cost thereof as determined or approved by the Director of Health Care Services in accordance with standard accounting practices. The director may include the amount of expenditures for capital outlay or the interest thereon, or both, in his or her determination of actual cost. The responsibility of a patient, his or her estate, or his or her responsible relatives to pay the charges and the powers of the director with respect thereto shall be determined in accordance with Article 4 (commencing with Section 7275) of Chapter 3 of Division 7.

(b) The Director of Health Care Services may delegate to each county all or part of the responsibility for determining the financial liability of patients to whom services are rendered by a county mental health program and all or part of the responsibility for determining the ability of the responsible parties to pay for services to minor children who are referred by a county for treatment in a state hospital. Liability shall extend to the estates of patients and to responsible relatives, including the spouse of an adult patient and the parents of minor children. The Director of Health Care Services may also delegate all or part of the responsibility for collecting the charges for patient fees. Counties may decline this responsibility as it pertains to state hospitals, at their discretion. If this responsibility is delegated by the director, the director shall establish and maintain the policies and procedures for making the determinations and collections. Each county to which the responsibility is delegated shall comply with the policy and procedures.

(c) The director shall prepare and adopt a uniform sliding scale patient fee schedule to be used in all mental health agencies for services rendered to each patient. In preparing the uniform patient fee schedule, the director shall take into account the existing charges for state hospital services and those for community mental health program services. If the director determines that it is not practicable to devise a single uniform patient fee schedule applicable to both state hospital services and services of other mental health agencies, the director may adopt a separate fee schedule for the state hospital services which differs from the uniform patient fee schedule applicable to other mental health agencies.
Cal. ELEC § 2100 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2100
Section 2100
Status: in_force

A person shall not be registered except as provided in this chapter or Chapter 4.5, except upon the production and filing of a certified copy of a judgment of the superior court directing registration to be made.
Cal. HSC § 51230 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 51230
Section 51230
Status: in_force

Not less than 30 percent nor more than 40 percent of the units financed by the agency during each fiscal year for very low-income households shall be designed specifically for occupancy by elderly persons. The agency shall in each fiscal year, finance at least that number of rental units designed for occupancy and accessibility by persons with orthopedic disabilities necessary to make such units equal to the same percentage relationship to the total number of rental units as such persons comprise when compared to the total population of the state. The percentage shall only, however, relate to those persons qualified by income and the percentage relationship shall be verified according to submarket areas within the state.
Cal. BPC § 25611.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 25611.1
Section 25611.1
Status: in_force

(a) Any manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer’s agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, or wholesaler, or any officer, director, or agent of any of these persons may furnish, give, lend, sell, or rent:

(1) Interior signs, advertising either wine or distilled spirits, for use in on-sale retail premises, each of which shall not exceed 630 square inches in size. This limitation on the size of interior signs, advertising either wine or distilled spirits, shall not be applicable to off-sale retail premises.

(2) Interior signs advertising beer in on-sale or off-sale retail premises which shall bear conspicuous notice of the beer manufacturer’s name, brand name, trade name, slogans, markings, trademarks, or other symbols commonly associated with and generally used by the beer manufacturer in identifying the beer manufacturer’s name or product, and which may bear graphic or pictorial advertising representations. These signs shall include, but are not limited to, posters, placards, stickers, decals, shelf strips, wall panels, plaques, shadow boxes, mobiles, dummy bottles, bottle toppers, case wrappers, brand-identifying statuettes, tap markers, and table tents. These interior signs advertising beer shall not be deemed of intrinsic or utilitarian value and shall remain the property of the beer wholesaler who authorized and furnished them, unless given or sold to the retail licensee.

(3) Interior signs advertising beer for use in on-sale or off-sale retail premises, which are illuminated or mechanized, and which shall principally bear a conspicuous notice of the beer manufacturer’s name, brand name, trade name, slogans, markings, trademarks, or other symbols commonly associated with and generally used by the beer manufacturer in identifying the beer manufacturer’s name or product, and which may bear graphic or pictorial advertising representations. These illuminated or mechanized interior signs advertising beer shall not be deemed of intrinsic or utilitarian value and shall remain the property of the beer wholesaler who authorized and furnished them, unless given or sold to the retail licensee.

(4) Signs or other advertising matter for exterior use at any on-sale or off-sale retail premises as may be permitted by this division and rules of the department adopted pursuant thereto.

(b) Interior signs advertising beer that are customized for the retailer shall be sold by the wholesaler at a price not less than current market price.
Cal. HNC § 1760 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 1760
Section 1760
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning January 1, 2012, the Port of Los Angeles shall assess its infrastructure and air quality improvement needs.

(b) The port, when assessing infrastructure projects, shall consult with the Southern California Association of Governments on projects that improve the efficiency of cargo movement and reduce congestion impacts associated with the movement of cargo to and from the port through the southern California region. The port shall identify any project lists and provide any updated information for the projects on those lists. In the assessment, the port, at a minimum, shall identify the projects, funding source or possible funding source, and estimated timelines for completion.

(c) The port, when assessing air quality projects, shall consult with the South Coast Air Quality Management District on projects that reduce pollution associated with the movement of cargo to and from the port through the southern California region, including, but not limited to, projects that reduce pollution from trucks, cargo handling equipment, locomotives, and ships that move cargo within and to and from the port. The port shall identify any project lists, such as the Goods Movement Emission Reduction Plan or the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, and provide updated information for the projects on those lists, where feasible. In the assessment, the port, at a minimum, shall identify the projects, funding source or possible funding source, and estimated timelines for implementation.

(d) On or before July 1, 2012, the port shall provide this assessment to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, Assembly Committee on Transportation, Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, and Senate Committee on Transportation and Housing and shall include, but not be limited to, an assessment of total costs, including updating cost estimates from previous reports or project lists, for the infrastructure and air quality improvements, as well as identifying funding for projects that may have a source of funding and identifying possible funding options for projects without a funding source.

(1) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this subdivision is inoperative on July 1, 2016, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 6919 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5.5 / Section 6919
Section 6919
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission may negotiate and enter into agreements for compensation for drainage or geothermal leases of state-owned lands if any of the following conditions exist:

(a) Wells drilled upon private or public lands, including state-owned lands, are draining or may drain geothermal resources from state-owned lands; provided, that where wells are drilled on state-owned lands and other state-owned lands are or may be subject to drainage, the development is allowed only by drilling from already developed state lands.

(b) The lands are determined by the commission to be unsuitable for competitive bidding because of such factors as their small size or irregular configuration, or their inaccessibility from surface drill sites reasonably available or obtainable.

(c) The state owns a fractional interest in the lands.

(d) The lease or agreement is determined by the commission to be in the best interests of the state.
Cal. RTC § 7286.55 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.94 / Section 7286.55
Section 7286.55
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the tax levied pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), and any other tax authorized by this part, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin may impose a transactions and use tax by adoption of an ordinance in accordance with this part if each of the following conditions are met:

(1) The ordinance imposing the tax is submitted to and approved by the voters of the county in accordance with Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 53720) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(2) The tax is imposed at a rate of .125 percent for a period not to exceed 10 years.

(3) The revenues collected from the tax are used only for funding countywide library programs and operations.

(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Joaquin may impose a transactions and use tax in any succeeding period not to exceed 10 years per period if all of the conditions specified in subdivision (a) are met for that succeeding period.
Cal. FAC § 24711 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 24711
Section 24711
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant which is operated under the sanitary regulations of the Consumer and Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cal. VEH § 2472 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2472
Section 2472
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person who is not a licensed renderer or collection center or registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease to transport that product from any place within this state to any place outside the borders of this state.

(b) It is unlawful for any person who is not a licensed renderer or collection center or registered transporter of inedible kitchen grease to transport that product from any place outside this state to any place inside the borders of this state.
Cal. PUC § 120267 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 120267
Section 120267
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, by ordinance, regulate vehicle safety and driver qualifications for passenger jitney service operating between cities in the County of San Diego and between a city in the County of San Diego and unincorporated portions of the County of San Diego.

(b) The board shall levy the fees necessary to recover the full cost of regulating these services.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “passenger jitney service” includes every corporation or person engaged as a common carrier, for compensation, in the ownership, control, operation, or management of a passenger transportation service by motor vehicles of not more than 15-passenger capacity, excluding the driver, that operates between fixed termini and over a regular route and generally on short nonscheduled headways.
Cal. BPC § 11283 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 11283
Section 11283
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the commissioner determines from available evidence that a person has done any of the following, the commissioner may order the person to desist and refrain from those acts and omissions or from the further sale or lease of interests in the time-share plan until the condition has been corrected:

(1) The person has violated or caused the violation of any provision of this chapter or the regulations pertaining thereto.

(2) The person has violated or caused a violation of Section 17537, 17537.1, 17537.2, or 17539.1, in advertising or promoting the sale of time-share interests.

(3) The person has failed to fulfill representations or assurances with respect to the time-share plan or the time-share offering upon which the department relied in issuing a public report.

(4) The person has failed to inform the department of material changes that have occurred in the time-share or time-share offering that have caused the public report to be misleading or inaccurate or which would have caused the department to deny a public report if the conditions had existed at the time of issuance.

(b) Upon receipt of such an order, the person or persons to whom the order is directed shall immediately discontinue activities in accordance with the terms of the order.

(c) Any person to whom the order is directed may, within 30 days after service thereof upon him or her, file with the commissioner a written request for hearing to contest the order. The commissioner shall, after receipt of a request for hearing, assign the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct a hearing for findings of fact and determinations of the issues set forth in the order. If the hearing is not commenced within 15 days after receipt of the request for hearing, or on the date to which continued with the agreement of the person requesting the hearing, or if the decision of the commissioner is not rendered within 30 days after completion of the hearing, the order shall be deemed to be vacated.

(d) Service and proof of service of an order issued by the commissioner pursuant to this section may be made in a manner and upon those persons as prescribed for the service of summons in Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10), Article 4 (commencing with Section 416.10), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 417.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. PRC § 92570 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 5 / Section 92570
Section 92570
Status: in_force

Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resilience, and the Office of Planning and Research’s Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program, if applicable.