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Cal. BPC § 1601.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 1601.3
Section 1601.3
Status: in_force

(a) All committees of the board have the authority to evaluate all suggestions or requests for regulatory changes related to their committee. Committees shall have the authority to hold informational hearings in order to report and make appropriate recommendations to the board, after consultation with departmental legal counsel and the board’s chief executive officer. The committees shall include in any report regarding a proposed regulatory change, at a minimum, the specific language or the proposed change or changes and the reasons therefor and any facts supporting the need for the change.

(b) No part of this section shall restrict the Dental Hygiene Board of California from adopting, amending, or revoking regulations authorized by Article 9 (commencing with Section 1900).
Cal. FAC § 29171 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 29171
Section 29171
Status: in_force

No person shall conceal or attempt to conceal the fact that disease exists within an apiary.
Cal. FIN § 22008 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 22008
Section 22008
Status: in_force

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government, or a political subdivision of a government.
Cal. FAC § 29451 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 29451
Section 29451
Status: in_force

Honey may not be labeled honey or words of similar import or represented to be honey unless manufactured by bees. No product may be labeled imitation honey or words of similar import or represented to be imitation honey.
Cal. PRC § 5090.20 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.25 / Article 2 / Section 5090.20
Section 5090.20
Status: in_force

The director is the secretary of the commission.
Cal. PUC § 29590 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 29590
Section 29590
Status: in_force

When the district is the sole owner of any tract of land within the County of San Mateo upon which is located works and facilities of the district, the board, upon determining that the inclusion of that land will be for the best interests of the district, may, by resolution, declare that such land shall be included in the district. The inclusion of such land within the district is effective immediately upon the adoption of the resolution.
Cal. HSC § 51055 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 51055
Section 51055
Status: in_force

The agency may purchase and sell construction loans, mortgage loans, property improvement loans, obligations secured by these loans, insurance on these loans, and participation therein.
Cal. BPC § 4980.398 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 4980.398
Section 4980.398
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not passed the clinical vignette examination shall also obtain a passing score on the clinical examination in order to be eligible for licensure.

(b) An applicant who had previously failed to obtain a passing score on the standard written examination shall obtain a passing score on the California law and ethics examination and the clinical examination.

(c) An applicant who had obtained eligibility for the standard written examination shall take the California law and ethics examination and the clinical examination.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
Cal. RTC § 46467 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 46467
Section 46467
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.
Cal. SHC § 2173 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 2173
Section 2173
Status: in_force

From funds appropriated for such purposes, the department shall enter into an agreement with the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, pursuant to Section 403(b) of the National Railroad Passenger Service Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. Sec. 563(b)), for improvement of railroad track and passenger facilities along the Sacramento-Oakland and Los Angeles-San Diego corridors.

First priority shall be given to those improvements which the department determines make possible time savings, such as those identified in the report prepared pursuant to Chapter 1427 of the Statutes of 1974.
Cal. ELEC § 1001 — California Code / Code elec / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1001
Section 1001
Status: in_force

The following are statewide elections and their dates are statewide election dates:

(a) An election held in November of an even-numbered year.

(b) An election held in June of an even-numbered year that is not evenly divisible by four and in March of each even-numbered year that is evenly divisible by four.
Cal. HSC § 25211.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.1 / Section 25211.1
Section 25211.1
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person, other than a certified appliance recycler, shall not remove materials that require special handling from a major appliance.

(b) An appliance service technician certified pursuant to Section 82.161 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations may remove refrigerant from major appliances.
Cal. COM § 9610 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 9610
Section 9610
Status: in_force

(a) After default, a secured party may sell, lease, license, or otherwise dispose of any or all of the collateral in its present condition or following any commercially reasonable preparation or processing.

(b) Every aspect of a disposition of collateral, including the method, manner, time, place, and other terms, must be commercially reasonable. If commercially reasonable, a secured party may dispose of collateral by public or private proceedings, by one or more contracts, as a unit or in parcels, and at any time and place and on any terms.

(c) A secured party may purchase collateral at either of the following:

(1) At a public disposition.

(2) At a private disposition only if the collateral is of a kind that is customarily sold on a recognized market or the subject of widely distributed standard price quotations.

(d) A contract for sale, lease, license, or other disposition includes the warranties relating to title, possession, quiet enjoyment, and the like which by operation of law accompany a voluntary disposition of property of the kind subject to the contract.

(e) A secured party may disclaim or modify warranties under subdivision (d) in either of the following ways:

(1) In a manner that would be effective to disclaim or modify the warranties in a voluntary disposition of property of the kind subject to the contract of disposition.

(2) By communicating to the purchaser a record evidencing the contract for disposition and including an express disclaimer or modification of the warranties.

(f) A record is sufficient to disclaim warranties under subdivision (e) if it indicates “There is no warranty relating to title, possession, quiet enjoyment, or the like in this disposition” or uses words of similar import.
Cal. WIC § 4317.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 4317.5
Section 4317.5
Status: in_force

The hospital director, subject to rules and regulations adopted by the department, may in addition to establishing a sheltered workshop, provide other vocational rehabilitation programs for state hospital patients. Notwithstanding any payment schedule approved by the department, state hospital patients who participate in a vocational rehabilitation program established under this section are not “employees” within the meaning of Sections 18526 and 18529 of the Government Code and Sections 1182.12, 1191.5, and 2750 of the Labor Code.
Cal. RTC § 13830.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 8 / Section 13830.3
Section 13830.3
Status: in_force

If in any case it appears that an agreement cannot be reached, as provided in Section 13830.2, or if one year shall have elapsed from the date of the election without an agreement having been reached, the domicile of the decedent at the time of his or her death shall be determined solely for death tax purposes as provided for in this article.
Cal. HSC § 114294 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 10 / Section 114294
Section 114294
Status: in_force

(a) All mobile food facilities and mobile support units shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250), inclusive, and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted from any of these provisions, as provided in this chapter.

(b) The enforcement agency shall initially approve all mobile food facilities and mobile support units as complying with the provisions of this chapter and may require reapproval if deemed necessary.

(c) Each mobile food facility that is either a special purpose commercial modular and coach, as defined by Section 18012.5, or a commercial modular coach, as defined by Section 18001.8, shall be certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development, consistent with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18025) of Part 2 of Division 13 and regulations promulgated pursuant to that chapter. The enforcement agency shall approve all equipment installation prior to operation.
Cal. FAM § 6250.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 6250.5
Section 6250.5
Status: in_force

A judicial officer may issue an ex parte emergency protective order to a peace officer defined in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 830.32 if the issuance of that order is consistent with an existing memorandum of understanding between the college or school police department where the peace officer is employed and the sheriff or police chief of the city in whose jurisdiction the peace officer’s college or school is located and the peace officer asserts reasonable grounds to believe that there is a demonstrated threat to campus safety.
Cal. PRC § 12250.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 12250.5
Section 12250.5
Status: in_force

In reviewing applications pursuant to this division, the department shall determine whether the proposed conservation easement meets the eligibility and selection criteria set forth in this chapter and conforms with any rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 43300 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 43300
Section 43300
Status: in_force

The board, when acting in its capacity as an enforcement agency, may enforce all provisions of this division, and the regulations adopted thereto, for the protection of the environment and the public health and safety, and from nuisance.
Cal. PUC § 7676 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 7676
Section 7676
Status: in_force

Every person who, in making up or running any railroad train, places or runs, or causes to be placed or run, any freight car in the rear of passenger cars, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and if loss of life or limb results from such placing or running, is guilty of a felony. This section shall not apply where railroad trains are carrying only personnel and equipment in connection with military or naval movements. “Freight car,” as used in this section, does not include a baggage, express, or mail car.

This section shall become operative on January 1, 1976.
Cal. HSC § 101640 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 101640
Section 101640
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey may by ordinance or resolution order the dissolution of the authority by declaring that there is no need for the authority to function in the county. The dissolution shall become effective 180 days after the date of adoption of the resolution or ordinance ordering the dissolution.

As of the effective date of the dissolution of the authority, the authority shall be dissolved, disincorporated and extinguished, its existence shall be terminated and all of its corporate powers shall cease, except for winding up the affairs of the authority.

For the purpose of winding up the affairs of the dissolved authority, the County of Monterey shall be the successor.

Upon the effective date of dissolution, control over all of the moneys or funds, including on hand and moneys due, but uncollected, and all property, real or personal, of the authority shall be vested in the County of Monterey for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the authority.

The powers of the county in winding up the affairs of the authority and the distribution of assets of the authority, shall be in accordance with Article IV (commencing with Section 56500) of Chapter 9 of Part 4 of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.

This chapter shall prevail over the Government Code in case of any inconsistencies.

Monterey County shall remain a separate and distinct governmental agency separate and apart from the authority and shall have no liability for any debt, obligation or contract of any kind owed or incurred by the authority other than to wind up the affairs of the authority in accordance with this section and solely with the assets of the authority.
Cal. RTC § 201.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 201.2
Section 201.2
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation which has contracted with the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 25905, 25906, 25907, or 25908 of the Government Code for the conduct of an agricultural fair, shall be deemed to be an agency of the county for purposes of this part and for no other purpose, and county-owned property, including possessory interests in that property, used or possessed by the nonprofit corporation in the conduct of an agricultural fair shall be exempt from taxation under subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII of the State Constitution.

(b) This section shall not be construed to exempt any profit-making organization or concessionaire from any property tax, including a property tax on a possessory interest, for the use of property which is used by a nonprofit corporation for the conduct of a fair.
Cal. FAM § 4008 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4008
Section 4008
Status: in_force

The community property, the quasi-community property, and the separate property may be subjected to the support of the children in the proportions the court determines are just.
Cal. BPC § 5230 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 5230
Section 5230
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact ordinances, including, but not limited to, land use or zoning ordinances, imposing restrictions on advertising displays adjacent to any street, road, or highway equal to or greater than those imposed by this chapter, if Section 5412 is complied with. No city, county, or city and county may allow an advertising display to be placed or maintained in violation of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 3042.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 3042.5
Section 3042.5
Status: in_force

(a) The practice of persons actually enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students of optometry in the clinical departments of schools or colleges of optometry accredited by the board shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that such practice shall be entirely confined to the operations of the clinical department of the accredited school or college of optometry and shall be carried on only in pursuing the study of optometry.

(b) The board may grant, for specified periods, exemption from the provisions of this chapter to any person who is licensed in another state or country and who is employed as a clinician or instructor by an accredited school or college of optometry. Such exemption from the provisions of this chapter shall extend only to practice which is conducted for educational purposes and which is confined to the clinical department of the accredited school or college employing the person to whom the exemption is granted.
Cal. HSC § 114359 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 114359
Section 114359
Status: in_force

(a) At least one toilet facility for each 15 employees shall be provided within 200 feet of each temporary food facility.

(b) Each toilet facility shall be provided with approved handwashing facilities.
Cal. HSC § 50405.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 50405.5
Section 50405.5
Status: in_force

(a) Effective January 1, 2024, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any employee, prospective employee, contractor, and subcontractor, whose duties include, or would include, access to nonanonymized confidential information, personally identifiable information, personal health information, or financial information received by the department or contained in any information systems or records of the department, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(b) (1) The department shall require any services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that includes, or would include, access to information described in subdivision (a) to include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to do both of the following:

(A) Perform criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors who will have access to information described in subdivision (a).

(B) Certify the results of the criminal background check to the department as part of their services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement with the department.

(2) This subdivision shall only apply to a services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that is entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2024.

(c) This section does not apply to employees hired before January 1, 2024, unless the employee has subsequently separated from state service pursuant to Section 19996 of the Government Code or accepted an appointment to a different appointing authority, as those terms are defined in Sections 18524 and 18525 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 18420.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 18420.1
Section 18420.1
Status: in_force

No transaction involving real or personal property, investment or reinvestment of funds or assets, or settlement or compromise of pending lawsuits shall be made without first obtaining permission of the court, and then only in accordance with such terms as the court may prescribe, when either of the following exist:

(a) The principal sum of any obligation due the company or settlement or compromise of a pending lawsuit exceeds the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000).

(b) The market value of any real or personal property, except obligations due the company, exceeds the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Cal. RTC § 38604 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 38604
Section 38604
Status: in_force

Failure to file a claim within the time prescribed in this article constitutes a waiver of any demand against the state on account of overpayment.
Cal. PRC § 4597.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 7.7 / Section 4597.5
Section 4597.5
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of the proposed working forest management plan, the department shall place the proposed plan, or a true copy of the proposed plan, in a location or on an Internet Web site available for public inspection in the county in which timber operations are proposed under the plan. For the purpose of interdisciplinary review, the department shall also transmit a copy to the Department of Conservation, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the appropriate California regional water quality control board, the county planning agency, and all other agencies having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by the plan. The department shall invite, consider, and respond in writing to comments received from public agencies to which the plan has been transmitted and shall consult with those agencies at their request.
Cal. HSC § 4989 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 4989
Section 4989
Status: in_force

The governing body shall prescribe the form of the bonds, and provide that of the indebtedness represented thereby a part shall be payable each year after their date, at a time and place to be designated in the bonds, together with interest, until the whole of the indebtedness has been paid.

The maturity date of the first bond or series of bonds may be deferred for a period not exceeding five years from the date of the bonds.