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Cal. FAM § 5700.604 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 5700.604
Section 5700.604
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs:

(1) the nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order;

(2) the computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under the support order; and

(3) the existence and satisfaction of other obligations under the support order.

(b) In a proceeding for arrears under a registered support order, the statute of limitation of this state, or of the issuing state or foreign country, whichever is longer, applies.

(c) A responding tribunal of this state shall apply the procedures and remedies of this state to enforce current support and collect arrears and interest due on a support order of another state or a foreign country registered in this state.

(d) After a tribunal of this state or another state determines which is the controlling order and issues an order consolidating arrears, if any, a tribunal of this state shall prospectively apply the law of the state or foreign country issuing the controlling order, including its law on interest on arrears, on current and future support, and on consolidated arrears.
Cal. RTC § 97.77 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 97.77
Section 97.77
Status: in_force

An enterprise special district and a nonenterprise special district shall not pledge, on or after July 1, 2004, and before June 30, 2006, through a bond covenant to pay debt service costs on debt instruments issued by the district, any ad valorem property tax revenue that would otherwise be dedicated to the reduction required by Sections 97.72 and 97.73.
Cal. FIN § 99 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 99
Section 99
Status: in_force

This division, Division 1.1 (commencing with Section 1000), Division 1.2 (commencing with Section 2000), Division 1.6 (commencing with Section 4800), Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000), Division 5 (commencing with Section 14000), Division 7 (commencing with Section 18000), and Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000) shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Financial Institutions Law.”
Cal. WAT § 71923 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 71923
Section 71923
Status: in_force

The resolution of intention shall also state:

(a) The purpose for which the proposed debt is to be incurred.

(b) The amount of debt to be incurred, which may include expenses of all proceedings for the authorization, issuance, and sale of the bonds.

(c) That taxes for the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon will be levied exclusively upon the taxable property in the uninhabited improvement district.
Cal. WAT § 26502 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 26502
Section 26502
Status: in_force

If any land subject to assessment for the purposes of the district does not appear upon a county assessment roll used as the basis of assessment for the district, the land omitted shall be forthwith assessed by the county assessor of the county in which it is situated upon an order of the board of supervisors making the assessment, and a description of the property omitted shall be written in the roll prepared for the district assessments.
Cal. HSC § 19827 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 19827
Section 19827
Status: in_force

(a)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent and statewide public interest in assuring that building contractors comply with the Contractors License Law (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000), Division 3, Business and Professions Code) and provisions of law relating to Workers’ Compensation Insurance for building construction, that property owners are informed about, and protected from, fraudulent representations, liability for worker’s injuries, liability for material and labor costs unpaid by contractors, licensing requirements, and employer’s tax liabilities when improving their property as owner-builders, and that uniformity of enforcement necessitates that the provisions of this chapter apply uniformly statewide.

(b)  This article shall become operative on July 1, 1980.
Cal. WAT § 79060 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 79060
Section 79060
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Urban Stream Restoration Subaccount.

(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Urban Stream Restoration Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
Cal. WIC § 5981 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 5981
Section 5981
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the respondent may have a supporter present in any meeting, judicial proceeding, status hearing, or communication related to any of the following:

(1) An evaluation.

(2) Development of a CARE agreement or CARE plan.

(3) Establishing a psychiatric advance directive.

(4) Development of a graduation plan.

(b) A supporter is intended to do all the following:

(1) Support the will and preferences of the respondent to the best of their ability and to the extent reasonably possible.

(2) Respect the values, beliefs, and preferences of the respondent.

(3) Act honestly, diligently, and in good faith.

(4) Avoid, to the greatest extent possible, and disclose to the court, the respondent, and the respondent’s counsel, minimize, and manage, conflicts of interest. A court may remove a supporter because of any conflict of interest with the respondent, and shall remove the supporter if the conflict cannot be managed in such a way to avoid any possible harm to the respondent.

(c) Unless explicitly authorized by the respondent with capacity to make that authorization, a supporter shall not do either of the following:

(1) Make decisions for, or on behalf of, the respondent, except when necessary to prevent imminent bodily harm or injury.

(2) Sign documents on behalf of the respondent.

(d) In addition to the obligations in this section, a supporter shall be bound by all existing obligations and prohibitions otherwise applicable by law that protect people with disabilities and the elderly from fraud, abuse, neglect, coercion, or mistreatment. This section does not limit a supporter’s civil or criminal liability for prohibited conduct against the respondent, including liability for fraud, abuse, neglect, coercion, or mistreatment, including liability under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9), including, but not limited to, Sections 15656 and 15657.

(e) The supporter shall not be subpoenaed or called to testify against the respondent in any proceeding relating to this part, and the supporter’s presence at any meeting, proceeding, or communication shall not waive confidentiality or any privilege.
Cal. HNC § 1133 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1133
Section 1133
Status: in_force

Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point beyond the San Francisco bar. Every pilot in charge of a vessel leaving Monterey Bay shall pilot it from its point of departure to a point westward of the pilotage grounds.
Cal. WIC § 1179 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 8 / Section 1179
Section 1179
Status: in_force

(a) Each person honorably discharged by the Board of Juvenile Hearings shall thereafter be released from all penalties or disabilities resulting from the offenses for which the person was committed, including, but not limited to, penalties or disabilities that affect access to education, employment, or occupational licenses. However, a release from all penalties and disabilities shall not affect a person’s duty to register pursuant to Section 290.008 of the Penal Code. A person in receipt of an honorable discharge is not eligible for appointment as a peace officer employed by any public agency if that person’s appointment is otherwise prohibited by Section 1029 of the Government Code.

(b) Persons who receive an honorable discharge and who petition the court for relief otherwise provided for by law may cite and the court shall recognize receipt of an honorable discharge as evidence of rehabilitation.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person may be appointed and employed as a peace officer by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities if (1) at least five years have passed since that person’s honorable discharge, and the person has had no misdemeanor or felony convictions except for traffic misdemeanors since the person was honorably discharged by the board, or (2) the person was employed as a peace officer by the department on or before January 1, 1983. A person who is under the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities or a county probation department shall not be admitted to an examination for a peace officer position with the Division of Juvenile Facilities unless and until the person has been honorably discharged from the jurisdiction of the Division of Juvenile Facilities pursuant to Sections 1177 and 1719.

(d) In the case of a person granted an honorable discharge, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Facilities shall immediately certify the discharge or dismissal in writing, and shall transmit the certificate to the committing court and the Department of Justice. The court shall thereupon dismiss the accusation and the action pending against that person.
Cal. EVID § 966 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 3.5 / Section 966
Section 966
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 912 and except as otherwise provided in this article, the client, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between client and lawyer referral service if the privilege is claimed by any of the following:

(1) The holder of the privilege.

(2) A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege.

(3) The lawyer referral service or a staff person thereof, but the lawyer referral service or a staff person thereof may not claim the privilege if there is no holder of the privilege in existence or if the lawyer referral service or a staff person thereof is otherwise instructed by a person authorized to permit disclosure.

(b) The relationship of lawyer referral service and client shall exist between a lawyer referral service, as defined in Section 965, and the persons to whom it renders services, as well as between such persons and anyone employed by the lawyer referral service to render services to such persons. The word “persons” as used in this subdivision includes partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, associations, and other groups and entities.
Cal. FAM § 4352 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 4352
Section 4352
Status: in_force

(a) Insofar as expenses of the county officer designated by the court and expenses of the local child support agency incurred in the enforcement of an order referred by the court under this chapter exceed any service charge imposed under Section 279 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the expenses are a charge upon the county where the proceedings are pending.

(b) Fees for service of process in the enforcement of an order referred by the court under this chapter are a charge upon the county where the process is served.
Cal. PRC § 44103 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 44103
Section 44103
Status: in_force

(a) For those facilities that accept only hazardous wastes, or that accept only low-level radioactive wastes, or that accept both, a solid waste facilities permit issued by the enforcement agency is not required. A single hazardous waste facilities permit or low-level radioactive waste facilities permit issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 25200) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code, or by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114960) of Part 9 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall be the only waste facilities permit or permits necessary for the use and operation of hazardous waste or low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.

(b) For those facilities that accept both hazardous wastes and other solid wastes, two permits shall be required, as follows:

(1) The hazardous waste facilities permit issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 25200) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) The solid waste facilities permit issued by the enforcement agency pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Nothing in this section limits or supersedes any other permit or licensing requirements imposed by other provisions of law.
Cal. BPC § 19410.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 19410.8
Section 19410.8
Status: in_force

“Show jumping race” means a horse race, over obstacles made of artificial or natural material, which is shorter than a steeplechase course, and is run by horses for time with faults converted to time. Requirements and rules for a show jumping race may conform to the requirements and rules of the American Horse Shows Association.
Cal. HSC § 122228 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 122228
Section 122228
Status: in_force

(a) A person, pet dealer, or business shall not offer a contract that contains a term that violates Section 122226 or 122227.

(b) A person, pet dealer, or business who offers a contract that contains a term that violates Section 122226 or 122227 may be sued in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of money exchanged pursuant to that contract, injunctive relief, and other remedies the court deems appropriate.

(1) A purchaser affected by a violation of Section 122226 or 122227 may bring a civil action pursuant to this subdivision against the person, pet dealer, or business in violation of those sections.

(2) A prevailing plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to this subdivision shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

(c) The Attorney General, a county counsel, a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor shall have the authority to enforce this article in an action brought in the name of the people of the State of California in any court of competent jurisdiction. The authority provided to a public prosecutor by this subdivision is not an exclusive remedy and does not affect any other relief or remedy provided by law.
Cal. HNC § 6939.16 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 6939.16
Section 6939.16
Status: in_force

Whenever the revenues of the district are, or in the opinion of the board will be insufficient to provide for the payment in full of the principal or interest on the bonds, the board may, and if the revenues in the interest fund are insufficient to meet the next ensuing fiscal year’s interest on the bonds issued and then outstanding or if the moneys in the sinking fund are insufficient to pay or provide for the payment of any bonds maturing during the next ensuing fiscal year, or if any reserve fund has been drawn upon and not replenished it shall cause a tax to be levied and collected, upon all of the taxable property in the district, sufficient to meet all sums coming due for principal and interest on the bonds during the next ensuing fiscal year and before the time for fixing the next general tax levy in the county in which the district is located or to replenish such reserve fund.

The tax shall be levied and collected annually in the manner provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6940) of this part, and shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized to be levied and collected. When collected, the tax shall not be used for any purpose other than the payment of the bonds and the accruing interest thereon or the replenishment of such reserve fund.
Cal. FAC § 59809 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 59809
Section 59809
Status: in_force

In operating any such diversion or substandard pool, the marketing program committee may fix servicing charges to be assessed against the commodity which is received into the pool and may receive and account for the commodity on a basis of variety, grade, and size classifications. The program committee has title to all of the commodity in either of the pools and shall handle all of the commodity which is received into either of the pools and account for it to each producer that is beneficially interested in such upon a pooled basis.
Cal. HSC § 112925 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 112925
Section 112925
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale olive oil containing more than 5 percent free fatty acid without first denaturing the oil and making it unfit for human consumption.
Cal. HSC § 4767 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 4767
Section 4767
Status: in_force

Any county sanitation district may, in addition to its other powers, acquire, construct, control, operate, and maintain waterworks, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, and other works and facilities for the production, treatment, storage and distribution of a water supply for domestic and other uses. The district may also purchase water from any other utility district, public agency, person, or private company, and distribute it.

The district may only distribute and sell to retail customers domestic water supplies outside the district by means of facilities designed primarily to serve inside the district. Before a district may so distribute and sell to retail customers domestic water supplies within the boundaries of another district or municipality which has the same or similar powers with respect to domestic water supplies, it shall secure the consent of the governing body of such other district or municipality to do so.
Cal. CIV § 47.1 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 47.1
Section 47.1
Status: in_force

(a) A communication made by an individual, without malice, regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination is privileged under Section 47.

(b) A prevailing defendant in any defamation action brought against that defendant for making a communication that is privileged under this section shall be entitled to their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs for successfully defending themselves in the litigation, plus treble damages for any harm caused to them by the defamation action against them, in addition to punitive damages available under Section 3294 or any other relief otherwise permitted by law.

(c) This section shall only apply to an individual that has, or at any time had, a reasonable basis to file a complaint of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination, whether the complaint is, or was, filed or not.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “communication” means factual information related to an incident of sexual assault, harassment, or discrimination experienced by the individual making the communication, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) An act of sexual assault.

(2) An act of sexual harassment, as described in Section 51.9.

(3) An act of workplace harassment or discrimination, failure to prevent an act of workplace harassment or discrimination, aiding, abetting, inciting, compelling, or coercing an act of workplace harassment or discrimination, or an act of retaliation against a person for reporting or opposing workplace harassment or discrimination, as described in subdivision (a), (h), (i), (j), or (k) of Section 12940 of the Government Code.

(4) An act of harassment or discrimination, or an act of retaliation against a person for reporting harassment or discrimination, by the owner of a housing accommodation, as described in Section 12955 of the Government Code.

(5) An act of sexual harassment, as defined in Sections 212.5 and 66262.5 of the Education Code.

(6) An act of harassment or discrimination, or an act of retaliation against a person for reporting harassment or discrimination, based on any of the protected classes enumerated in Sections 220, 221.51, and 66270 of the Education Code.

(7) An act of cyber sexual bullying, as defined in Section 48900 of the Education Code.
Cal. HSC § 40426 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 3 / Section 40426
Section 40426
Status: in_force

(a) Each member of the south coast district board shall receive compensation of up to two hundred dollars ($200) for each day, or portion thereof, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per month, while attending meetings of the south coast district board or any committee thereof or, upon authorization of the south coast district board, while on official business of the south coast district, and the actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member’s official duties. An increase in compensation to an amount greater than one hundred dollars ($100) for each day or one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month shall be approved by the south coast district board at an open regular meeting.

(b) The compensation of each member of the south coast district board may be increased beyond the amount provided in this section by the south coast district board at an open regular meeting, but the amount of the increase shall not exceed the greater of either of the following:

(1) An amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the compensation.

(2) Beginning January 1, 2025, an amount not exceeding 10 percent for each calendar year that is equal to the annual change in inflation as determined by the California Consumer Price Index.

(c) The south coast district board shall not provide for automatic future increases in compensation for its members.
Cal. FAC § 14540 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 14540
Section 14540
Status: in_force

“Label” means the display of all written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate container of, or a statement, including the guaranteed analysis, accompanying fertilizing material.
Cal. PCC § 21281 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 95 / Section 21281
Section 21281
Status: in_force

All contracts for the construction of any unit of work, except as provided in Sections 21292 and 21298, estimated to cost in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner hereinafter provided.
Cal. PRC § 71023 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 71023
Section 71023
Status: in_force

(a) The permit applicant may withdraw from the consolidated permit process by submitting to the consolidated permit agency a written request that the process be terminated. Upon receipt of the request, the consolidated permit agency shall notify the secretary and each participating permit agency that a consolidated permit is no longer applicable to the project.

(b) The permit applicant may submit a written request to the consolidated permit agency that the permit applicant wishes a participating permit agency to withdraw from participation on the basis of a reasonable belief that the issuance of the consolidated permit would be accelerated if the participating permit agency withdraws. In that event, the participating permit agency shall withdraw from participation if the consolidated permit agency approves the request.