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Cal. WIC § 17006.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 17006.5
Section 17006.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 17006, the board, officer, committee, person, or society having custody of the records cited in Section 17006 may disclose to any law enforcement agency:

(1) The name, address, birthdate, social security number, physical description, and physical whereabouts of any person receiving relief, if a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the person for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor.

The board, officer, committee, person, or society having custody of the records may release the information specified by this subdivision to any law enforcement agency upon a written request from the agency specifying that a warrant of arrest for the commission of a felony or misdemeanor has been issued as to the applicant or recipient. This request may be made only by the head of the law enforcement agency or by an employee of the agency so authorized and identified by name and title by the head of the agency, in writing, to the county welfare department. It is the intent of this section that a county welfare department shall notify all applicants of public social services that release of confidential information of their records will not be protected if there is a felony or misdemeanor arrest warrant against the applicant. A recipient of public social services shall be notified at the time of renewal of his or her application for relief of release of confidential information if there is a felony or misdemeanor arrest warrant issued against the recipient.

(2) The name, address, telephone number, birthdate, social security number, physical description, and physical whereabouts of any person receiving relief upon request of any law enforcement agency specifying that the person is deceased and that the agency is otherwise unable to adequately identify the person.

(3) (A) If in any of the circumstances specified in subparagraph (B), a county welfare department learns that a misdemeanor or felony arrest warrant has been issued for that individual, the county welfare department may report the physical whereabouts of, and other information authorized by this section pertaining to, the applicant or recipient to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

(B) The disclosure of information authorized by subparagraph (A) may be made only if knowledge of the outstanding warrant comes to the attention of the county welfare department as a result of an unsolicited disclosure in one of the following circumstances:

(i) It is received in the process of obtaining or reviewing an application for public social services.

(ii) It is received through a regular investigation for the purposes of determining or reviewing eligibility for public social services.

(iii) It is received from an independent source.

(b) This section shall not be construed to authorize the release of a general list identifying individuals applying for or receiving public relief.
Cal. PUC § 532 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 532
Section 532
Status: in_force

Except as in this article otherwise provided, no public utility shall charge, or receive a different compensation for any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished, or for any service rendered or to be rendered, than the rates, tolls, rentals, and charges applicable thereto as specified in its schedules on file and in effect at the time, nor shall any public utility engaged in furnishing or rendering more than one product, commodity, or service, charge, demand, collect, or receive a different compensation for the collective, combined, or contemporaneous furnishing or rendition of two or more of such products, commodities, or services, than the aggregate of the rates, tolls, rentals, or charges specified in its schedules on file and in effect at the time, applicable to each such product, commodity, or service when separately furnished or rendered, nor shall any such public utility refund or remit, directly or indirectly, in any manner or by any device, any portion of the rates, tolls, rentals, and charges so specified, nor extend to any corporation or person any form of contract or agreement or any rule or regulation or any facility or privilege except such as are regularly and uniformly extended to all corporations and persons. The commission may by rule or order establish such exceptions from the operation of this prohibition as it may consider just and reasonable as to each public utility.
Cal. VEH § 32004 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.1 / Chapter 1 / Section 32004
Section 32004
Status: in_force

Any violation of any provision of this division may be enjoined in a civil action brought by the Attorney General in the name of the people of the State of California, upon request of the department, except that it shall not be necessary to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show irreparable damage or loss.
Cal. VEH § 34509 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.8 / Section 34509
Section 34509
Status: in_force

Vanpool vehicles, as defined in Section 668, and vanpool vehicles when used for purposes other than traveling to and from a work location and transporting not more than 10 persons including the driver, shall be exempt from the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 34501, except that the following shall apply:

(a) The vanpool vehicle shall be equipped with an operable fire extinguisher which is of the dry chemical or carbon dioxide type with an aggregate rating of at least 4-B:C and which is securely mounted and readily accessible.

(b) The vanpool vehicle shall be equipped with a first aid kit, conforming to the minimum requirements for schoolbuses. First aid kits shall be readily visible, accessible, and plainly marked “First Aid Kit.”

(c) The vanpool vehicle shall be regularly and systematically inspected, maintained, and lubricated in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, or more often if necessary to ensure the safe operating condition of the vehicle. The maintenance shall include, as a minimum, an in-depth inspection of the vehicle’s brake system, steering components, lighting system, and wheels and tires, to be performed at intervals of not more than every six months or 6,000 miles, whichever occurs first.

(d) Operators of vanpool vehicles shall document each systematic inspection, maintenance, and lubrication and repair performed for each vehicle under their control. Required records shall include services performed, the person performing the service, the date, and the mileage on the vehicle at the time of the repair. The records shall be maintained with the vehicle for one year, and shall be presented upon demand to any authorized representative of the California Highway Patrol.

(e) Vanpool vehicles being operated pursuant to the exemptions specified in this section shall display, upon the rear and sides of the vehicle, a sign or placard, clearly visible and discernable for a distance of not less than 50 feet, indicating that the vehicle is being used as a vanpool vehicle.
Cal. RTC § 19721 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 9 / Section 19721
Section 19721
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who, with intent to defraud, does any of the following is liable for a penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000):

(1) Willfully utters, passes, or negotiates a state-issued income tax refund warrant generated as a result of the filing of a return knowing that the recipient is not entitled to the refund.

(2) Willfully procures a state-issued income tax refund, in any form, generated as a result of the filing of a return knowing that the recipient is not entitled to the refund.

(3) Willfully aids, abets, advises, encourages, or counsels any individual to utter, pass, or negotiate a state-issued income tax refund warrant, or to procure a state-issued income tax refund, in any form, generated as a result of the filing of a return, knowing the recipient is not entitled to the refund.

(b) The person is also punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or in the state prison, or by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court, together with the costs of investigation and prosecution.

(c) The fact that an individual’s name is endorsed to a state-issued refund warrant shall be prima facie evidence for all purposes that the refund warrant was actually signed by him or her.

(d) The penalty shall be recovered in the name of the people in any court of competent jurisdiction. Counsel for the Franchise Tax Board may, upon request of the district attorney or other prosecuting attorney, assist the prosecuting attorney in presenting the law or facts to recover the penalty at the trial or a criminal proceeding for violation of this section.

(e) Any individual guilty under this part shall be subject to Section 502.01 of the Penal Code.
Cal. INS § 10753.18 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8.01 / Article 2 / Section 10753.18
Section 10753.18
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other remedy permitted by law, the commissioner shall have the administrative authority to assess penalties against carriers, insurance producers, and other entities engaged in the business of insurance or other persons or entities for violations of this chapter.

(b) Upon a showing of a violation of this chapter in any civil action, a court may also assess the penalties described in this chapter, in addition to any other remedies provided by law.

(c) Any production agent or other person or entity engaged in the business of insurance, other than a carrier, that violates this chapter is liable for administrative penalties of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first violation.

(d) Any production agent or other person or entity engaged in the business of insurance, other than a carrier, that engages in practices prohibited by this chapter a second or subsequent time, or who commits a knowing violation of this chapter, is liable for administrative penalties of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation.

(e) Any carrier that violates this chapter is liable for administrative penalties of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first violation and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent violation.

(f) Any carrier that violates this chapter with a frequency that indicates a general business practice or commits a knowing violation of this chapter, is liable for administrative penalties of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) and not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each violation.

(g) An act or omission that is inadvertent and that results in incorrect premium rates being charged to more than one policyholder shall be a single violation for the purpose of this section.
Cal. HSC § 108245 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 108245
Section 108245
Status: in_force

Any person who imports or receives from any other state or territory or the District of Columbia or from any foreign country, or who having so received delivers for pay or otherwise or offers to deliver to any other person, any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance or any person who shall manufacture or produce, prepare or compound, or pack or sell, or offer for sale, or keep for sale in the State of California any misbranded hazardous substance or banned hazardous substance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 108295.
Cal. HSC § 113769 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113769
Section 113769
Status: in_force

“Egg” means the shell egg of an avian species that includes chicken, duck, goose, guinea, quail, ratite, or turkey, except a balut and an egg product. “Egg” does not include the egg of a reptile species, including an alligator.
Cal. HSC § 109360 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 109360
Section 109360
Status: in_force

Any person against whom an injunction or cease and desist order has been issued, under this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 109250), may not undertake to use in the diagnosis, treatment, alleviation, or cure of cancer any new, experimental, untested, or secret drug, medicine, compound, or device for which there is no approved application on file or that does not qualify for an exemption, without first submitting an application to the department.
Cal. FAM § 7134 — California Code / Code fam / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 7134
Section 7134
Status: in_force

If the petition is sustained, the court shall forthwith issue an order voiding or rescinding the declaration of emancipation, which shall be filed by the clerk of the court.
Cal. BPC § 5017.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5017.5
Section 5017.5
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide a live audio or video broadcast, on its internet website, of each of its board meetings that are open and public.

(b) (1) If technical failure prevents the board from providing a live broadcast as specified in subdivision (a), that failure shall not constitute a violation of this section if the board exercised reasonable diligence in providing a live broadcast.

(2) Failure to provide a live broadcast of its board meetings due to technical failure shall not prohibit the board from meeting and taking actions.

(c) The recording of the live audio or video broadcast shall remain on the internet website for at least three years. Providing a link on the internet website to the recording of the live audio or video broadcast shall satisfy this requirement.
Cal. WAT § 22525 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 22525
Section 22525
Status: in_force

This article provides an independent method of leasing and its provisions apply only to leases made pursuant to it.
Cal. HSC § 38565 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 4 / Section 38565
Section 38565
Status: in_force

The state board shall ensure that the greenhouse gas emission reduction rules, regulations, programs, mechanisms, and incentives under its jurisdiction, where applicable and to the extent feasible, direct public and private investment toward the most disadvantaged communities in California and provide an opportunity for small businesses, schools, affordable housing associations, and other community institutions to participate in and benefit from statewide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cal. PUC § 30965 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 30965
Section 30965
Status: in_force

At the time and place so fixed, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing. At the hearing, any person interested, including any person owning property within the district or the proposed improvement district or districts, may appear and present any matters material to the changes stated in the notice.
Cal. CIV § 4805 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 4805
Section 4805
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the governing documents provide otherwise, and regardless of whether the association is incorporated or unincorporated, the association may exercise the powers granted to a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, as enumerated in Section 7140 of the Corporations Code, except that an unincorporated association may not adopt or use a corporate seal or issue membership certificates in accordance with Section 7313 of the Corporations Code.

(b) The association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, may exercise the powers granted to an association in this act.
Cal. BPC § 7574.01 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.4 / Article 1 / Section 7574.01
Section 7574.01
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

(b) “Chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.

(c) “Director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(d) “Federally recognized tribe” means a tribe located in this state and included on the list published in the Federal Register pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 5131) and includes an entity controlled by and established for the benefit of one or more tribes.

(e) “Person” includes any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, and corporation.

(f) “Proprietary private security employer” means a person who has one or more employees who provide security services for the employer and only for the employer. A person who employs proprietary private security officers pursuant to this chapter at more than one location shall be considered a single employer.

(g) “Proprietary private security officer” means an unarmed individual who is employed exclusively by any one employer whose primary duty is to provide security services for their employer, whose services are not contracted to any other entity or person, and who is not exempt pursuant to Section 7582.2, and who meets both of the following criteria:

(1) Is required to wear a distinctive uniform clearly identifying the individual as a security officer.

(2) Is likely to interact with the public while performing their duties.

(h) “Registrant” means an individual registered with the bureau under this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 30168 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 30168
Section 30168
Status: in_force

In Orange County:

(a) In the City of Huntington Beach, approximately 9.5 acres are added as specifically shown on map 28.

(b) In the City of Costa Mesa, approximately 15 acres are excluded as specifically shown on map 28.

(c) In the City of Newport Beach, approximately 22.6 acres adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway are added as specifically shown on map 28; provided, however, that the area described in this subdivision shall be excluded from the coastal zone, if the Department of Transportation, within one year from the effective date of this act, enters into an agreement for use of this area for hospital-related purposes.

(d) In the Niguel Hill area, the developed portions of Pacific Island Village are excluded as specifically shown on map 29.

(e) In the communities of Dana Point and Laguna Niguel, approximately 450 acres inland of the Pacific Coast Highway are excluded as specifically shown on map 29A.

(f) In the community of Capistrano Beach, approximately 381 acres seaward of the San Diego Freeway are excluded as specifically shown on map 29A.

(g) In the City of San Clemente, approximately 230 acres seaward of the San Diego Freeway are added as specifically shown on map 29B, dated September 1, 1981, and filed on September 1, 1981, with the Office of the Secretary of State.

(h) In the City of San Clemente, approximately 214 acres inland and seaward of the San Diego Freeway are excluded as specifically shown on maps 29A and 30.

(i) Notwithstanding map number 149 adopted pursuant to Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, as amended by Section 29 of Chapter 1331 of the Statutes of 1976, the inland boundary of the coastal zone in the area of the City of San Juan Capistrano in Orange County shall exclude all portions of the City of San Juan Capistrano and shall follow Camino Capistrano and Via Serra and generally an extension of Via Serra to the point where it joins the existing coastal zone boundary.
Cal. WAT § 2043 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 2043
Section 2043
Status: in_force

The total expense shall be equitably apportioned by the board against the parties to the suit, and a statement thereof and of the apportionment shall be sent by registered mail by the board to the parties and filed with the court.
Cal. HSC § 125330 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 125330
Section 125330
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply to this chapter:

(a) “Alternate method of oocyte retrieval” means a method of oocyte retrieval that does not involve the pharmaceutically induced manipulation of oocyte production.

(b) “Assisted oocyte production” or “AOP” means surgical extraction of oocytes following pharmaceutically induced manipulation of oocyte production through the use of ovarian stimulation.

(c) “Informed consent” means a research participant understands the material facts reasonably necessary to make a determination to participate or to refuse from participating in the medical research without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, coercion, or undue influence on the research participant’s decision.

(d) “Institutional review board” means a body established in accordance with federal regulations, including Part 46 (commencing with Section 46.101) of Subchapter A of Subtitle A of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(e) “Oocyte” means a female egg or egg cell of a human female.

(f) “Research participant” means any person undergoing AOP or any alternative method of ovarian retrieval for research or for the development of medical therapies, including those who would not meet the definition of “subject” under 45 C.F.R. 46.102. The protections afforded to human subjects under an institutional review board apply to research participants in this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 21064 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 21064
Section 21064
Status: in_force

A copy of the document required by Section 21062 shall be kept on file in the office of the registered feedlot, licensed slaughterhouse, or salesyard or market for a period of one year after the transaction.
Cal. BPC § 11013.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 11013.1
Section 11013.1
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful, except as provided in Section 11013.2 or 11013.6, for the owner, subdivider, or agent to sell or lease lots or parcels within a subdivision that is subject to a blanket encumbrance unless there exists in the blanket encumbrance or other supplementary agreement a provision, hereinafter referred to as a release clause, which by its terms shall unconditionally provide that the purchaser or lessee of a lot or parcel can obtain legal title or other interest contracted for, free and clear of the blanket encumbrance, upon compliance with the terms and conditions of the purchase or lease.