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Cal. WIC § 14043.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1.3 / Section 14043.6
Section 14043.6
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the department shall automatically suspend, as a provider in the Medi-Cal program, any individual who, or any entity that, has a license, certificate, or other approval to provide health care, which is revoked or suspended by a federal, California, or another state’s licensing, certification, or approval authority, has otherwise lost that license, certificate, or approval, or has surrendered that license, certificate, or approval while a disciplinary hearing on that license, certificate, or approval was pending. The automatic suspension shall be effective on the date that the license, certificate, or approval was revoked, lost, or surrendered.

(b) The department may elect to not suspend an individual or entity as a provider in the Medi-Cal program pursuant to subdivision (a) if the revocation, suspension, or loss of the individual or entity’s license, certification, or approval authority in another state or the pending disciplinary hearing during which the individual or entity surrendered the license, certification, or approval authority in another state is based solely on conduct that is not deemed to be unprofessional conduct under California law. The department shall seek any federal approvals it deems necessary to implement this subdivision. This subdivision shall be implemented only to the extent that the department obtains any necessary federal approvals and federal financial participation under the Medi-Cal program is available and not otherwise jeopardized.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific subdivision (b), in whole or in part, by means of plan or county letters, information notices, plan or provider bulletins, or similar written instructions.
Cal. BPC § 13443 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 5 / Section 13443
Section 13443
Status: in_force

The sign or label required by this article to be attached to the inlet end of the fill-pipe of an underground storage tank shall consist of a tag or plate firmly attached or affixed and plainly visible while the tank is being filled. The letters on such sign or label may be of any convenient size.
Cal. HSC § 17920.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 17920.6
Section 17920.6
Status: in_force

As used in this part, “housing appeals board” means the board or agency of a city or county which is authorized by the governing body of the city or county to hear appeals regarding the requirements of the city or county relating to the use, maintenance, and change of occupancy of hotels, motels, lodginghouses, apartment houses, and dwellings, or portions thereof, and buildings and structures accessory thereto, including requirements governing alteration, additions, repair, demolition, and moving of such buildings if also authorized to hear such appeals. In any area in which there is not such a board or agency, “housing appeals board” means the local appeals board having jurisdiction over such area.
Cal. HSC § 13817 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13817
Section 13817
Status: in_force

(a)  Before circulating any petition, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length, setting forth the reasons for forming the district. The notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the territory proposed to be included in the district. If the territory proposed to be included in the district is located in more than one county, publication of the notice shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties.

(b)  The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, chief petitioners and shall be in substantially the following form:

“Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition

Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition proposing to form the ______ (name of the district). The reasons for the proposal are: ______.”

(c)  Within five days after the date of publication, the chief petitioners shall file with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county a copy of the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact of publication.

(d)  After the filing required pursuant to subdivision (c), the petition may be circulated for signatures.
Cal. WIC § 4625.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 4625.6
Section 4625.6
Status: in_force

To ensure the delivery of independent legal advice, an attorney retained or employed by the governing board of the regional center to provide legal services shall not be an employee of the regional center.
Cal. PCC § 20119.2 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.3 / Section 20119.2
Section 20119.2
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), may use the best value procurement method in accordance with this article.

(b) The bidder may be selected on the basis of the best value to the governing board of the school district. In order to implement this method of selection, the governing board of the school district shall adopt and publish procedures and required guidelines for evaluating the qualifications of the bidders that ensure the best value selections by the school district are conducted in a fair and impartial manner. These procedures and guidelines shall conform to this article and shall be mandatory for the school district when using best value selection.

(c) If the governing board of the school district deems it to be for the best interest of the school district, the governing board of the school district, on the refusal or failure of the selected bidder for a project to execute a tendered contract, may award it to the bidder with the second lowest best value score. If the second bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the governing board of the school district may likewise award it to the bidder with the third lowest best value score.

(d) The governing board of the school district shall let any contract for a project pursuant to this article to the selected bidder that represents the best value or else reject all bids.

(e) (1) If the school district elects to award a project pursuant to this section, retention proceeds withheld by the district from the selected best value contractor shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids.

(2) In a contract between the selected best value contractor and a subcontractor, and in a contract between a subcontractor and any subcontractor thereunder, the percentage of the retention proceeds withheld shall not exceed the percentage specified in the contract between the district and the selected best value contractor. If the selected best value contractor provides written notice to a subcontractor that, prior to or at the time the bid is requested, a bond may be required and the subcontractor subsequently is unable or refuses to furnish a bond to the selected best value contractor, then the selected best value contractor may withhold retention proceeds in excess of the percentage specified in the contract between the district and the selected best value contractor from any payment made by the selected best value contractor to the subcontractor.

(f) All subcontractors bidding on contracts pursuant to this chapter shall be afforded the protection contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1.
Cal. FIN § 21000.7 — California Code / Code fin / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 21000.7
Section 21000.7
Status: in_force

As used in this division “receiving goods as security for a loan” does not include a good faith purchase of goods.
Cal. FAC § 5917 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 5917
Section 5917
Status: in_force

No member or agent of the committee shall be personally liable for the actions of the committee or the department. No member or agent of the committee is responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, by either commission or omission, as a principal, agent, or employee except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member or agent of the committee is responsible individually for an act or omission of any other member or agent of the committee or the department. Liability is several and not joint, and no member or agent of the committee is liable for the default of any other member or agent of the committee or the department.
Cal. BPC § 8776.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 5.7 / Section 8776.4
Section 8776.4
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing a report to the board as required by this article.
Cal. HSC § 1569.613 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 6 / Section 1569.613
Section 1569.613
Status: in_force

Any person who becomes an administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly on or after January 1, 1992, shall, at a minimum, comply with all of the following:

(a)  Be at least 21 years of age.

(b)  Have a valid certificate as an administrator of a residential care facility for the elderly as required by Section 1569.616, or have submitted the documentation required to obtain a certificate pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 1569.616.

(c)  Have a high school diploma or pass a general educational development test as described in Article 3 (commencing with Section 51420) of Chapter 3 of Part 28 of the Education Code.

(d)  Obtain criminal record clearance as provided for in Sections 1569.17 and 1569.171.
Cal. SHC § 19273 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 15 / Section 19273
Section 19273
Status: in_force

Each city shall be liable for such proportionate part of all the outstanding liabilities of the district incurred prior to its inclusion within the cities as the area of that portion of the district included in each city bears to the total area of the district.
Cal. CIV § 55.7 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2.57 / Section 55.7
Section 55.7
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:

(a) Unjustified differences in similar products that are traditionally marketed either for girls or for boys can be more easily identified by the consumer if similar items are displayed closer to one another in one, undivided area of the retail sales floor.

(b) Keeping similar items that are traditionally marketed either for girls or for boys separated makes it more difficult for the consumer to compare the products and incorrectly implies that their use by one gender is inappropriate.
Cal. WAT § 30516 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 30516
Section 30516
Status: in_force

(a) If the Orange County local agency formation commission orders the reorganization of the Capistrano Beach County Water District and the Capistrano Beach Sanitary District into a single district, the board of directors of the reorganized district shall, notwithstanding Section 30500 or any other provision of law, initially consist of 10 members, who shall be the combined boards of directors of the two districts as of the effective date of the reorganization.

(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the reorganized district whose terms first expire following the effective date of the reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced to seven members. Upon the expiration of the succeeding terms of the members of the board of directors of the reorganized district, the total number of members of the board of directors shall be reduced to five members.

(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the reorganized district at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.
Cal. FGC § 1925 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 1925
Section 1925
Status: in_force

The department shall enforce the provisions of the California Desert Native Plants Act Division 23 (commencing with Section 80001) of the Food and Agricultural Code except that permits, tags, seals, and wood receipts shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 80101) of Division 23 of the Food and Agricultural Code, by the county agricultural commissioner or the sheriff. Nothing in the California Desert Native Plants Act, or any other law, prohibits the department from taking, for scientific or propagation purposes, any species of native plants. The department may import, propagate, and distribute native plants, and the California Desert Native Plants Act does not apply to those activities.
Cal. SHC § 8350 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 8350
Section 8350
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8340), the vacation of a street, highway, or public service easement extinguishes all public easements therein.
Cal. PROB § 259 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 7 / Section 259
Section 259
Status: in_force

(a) Any person shall be deemed to have predeceased a decedent to the extent provided in subdivision (c) where all of the following apply:

(1) It has been proven by clear and convincing evidence that the person is liable for physical abuse, neglect, or financial abuse of the decedent, who was an elder or dependent adult.

(2) The person is found to have acted in bad faith.

(3) The person has been found to have been reckless, oppressive, fraudulent, or malicious in the commission of any of these acts upon the decedent.

(4) The decedent, at the time those acts occurred and thereafter until the time of his or her death, has been found to have been substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or to resist fraud or undue influence.

(b) Any person shall be deemed to have predeceased a decedent to the extent provided in subdivision (c) if that person has been convicted of a violation of Section 236 of the Penal Code or any offense described in Section 368 of the Penal Code.

(c) Any person found liable under subdivision (a) or convicted under subdivision (b) shall not (1) receive any property, damages, or costs that are awarded to the decedent’s estate in an action described in subdivision (a) or (b), whether that person’s entitlement is under a will, a trust, or the laws of intestacy; or (2) serve as a fiduciary as defined in Section 39, if the instrument nominating or appointing that person was executed during the period when the decedent was substantially unable to manage his or her financial resources or resist fraud or undue influence. This section shall not apply to a decedent who, at any time following the act or acts described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or the act or acts described in subdivision (b), was substantially able to manage his or her financial resources and to resist fraud or undue influence within the meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 1801 of the Probate Code and subdivision (b) of Section 39 of the Civil Code.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) “Physical abuse” as defined in Section 15610.63 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) “Neglect” as defined in Section 15610.57 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(3) “False imprisonment” as defined in Section 368 of the Penal Code.

(4) “Financial abuse” as defined in Section 15610.30 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the severance and transfer of an action or proceeding to a separate civil action pursuant to Section 801.
Cal. LAB § 7321 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7321
Section 7321
Status: in_force

(a) The division may assess a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) against any person owning or having custody, management, or control of the operation of a conveyance, who operates or permits the operation of the conveyance in a condition that is dangerous to the life or safety of any person, or who operates or permits the operation of the conveyance in violation of an order prohibiting use issued pursuant to Section 7301, 7305, or 7314.

(b) The division shall issue an order prohibiting use and may assess a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) against any person who constructs, installs, or materially alters a conveyance without a permit issued pursuant to Section 7301.1 that is dangerous to the life or safety of any person.
Cal. FAC § 13169 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 16 / Section 13169
Section 13169
Status: in_force

To the extent that this article conflicts with other provisions in Article 15 of this chapter, this article shall prevail. Unless otherwise specified in this article, a certificate of interim registration shall be subject to all other provisions governing certificates of registration in Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) and this division.
Cal. FIN § 115 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 115
Section 115
Status: in_force

“Trust business” means the business of acting as executor, administrator, guardian or conservator of estates, assignee, receiver, depositary or trustee under the appointment of any court, or by authority of any law of this or any other state or of the United States, or as trustee for any purpose permitted by law.
Cal. WAT § 13191 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 13191
Section 13191
Status: in_force

The state board shall convene an advisory group or groups to assist in the evaluation of program structure and effectiveness as it relates to the implementation of the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)), and applicable federal regulations and monitoring and assessment programs. The advisory group or groups shall be comprised of persons concerned with the requirements of Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act. The state board shall provide public notice on its website of any meetings of the advisory group or groups and, upon the request of any party shall mail notice of the time and location of any meeting of the group or groups. The board shall also ensure that the advisory group or groups meet in a manner that facilitates the effective participation of the public and the stakeholder participants.
Cal. PUC § 240202 — California Code / Code puc / Division 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 240202
Section 240202
Status: in_force

The commission may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this division.
Cal. PROB § 4457 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4457
Section 4457
Status: in_force

In a statutory form power of attorney, the language granting power with respect to insurance and annuity transactions empowers the agent to do all of the following:

(a) Continue, pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract procured by or on behalf of the principal that insures or provides an annuity to either the principal or another person, whether or not the principal is a beneficiary under the contract.

(b) Procure new, different, and additional contracts of insurance and annuities for the principal and the principal’s spouse, children, and other dependents, and select the amount, type of insurance or annuity, and mode of payment.

(c) Pay the premium or assessment on, modify, rescind, release, or terminate a contract of insurance or annuity procured by the agent.

(d) Apply for and receive a loan on the security of the contract of insurance or annuity.

(e) Surrender and receive the cash surrender value.

(f) Exercise an election.

(g) Change the manner of paying premiums.

(h) Change or convert the type of insurance contract or annuity as to any insurance contract or annuity with respect to which the principal has or claims to have a power described in this section.

(i) Apply for and procure government aid to guarantee or pay premiums of a contract of insurance on the life of the principal.

(j) Collect, sell, assign, hypothecate, borrow upon, or pledge the interest of the principal in a contract of insurance or annuity.

(k) Pay from proceeds or otherwise, compromise or contest, and apply for refunds in connection with, a tax or assessment levied by a taxing authority with respect to a contract of insurance or annuity or its proceeds or liability accruing by reason of the tax or assessment.
Cal. PUC § 40120 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 40120
Section 40120
Status: in_force

Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, the district, upon determining as provided in Section 40122 that the labor organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the accredited representative of those employees governing wages, salaries, hours, and working conditions. In case of a dispute over wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions, which is not resolved by negotiations in good faith between the district and the labor organization, upon the request of both, the district and the labor organization may submit the dispute to the decision of the majority of an arbitration board, and the decision of the majority of the arbitration board shall be final. The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, and two representatives of the labor organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining after the labor organization and the district have stricken four names, shall be designated as the arbitrator. The labor organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear his or her own costs.
Cal. HSC § 117425 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 117425
Section 117425
Status: in_force

The health officer is required to act upon each application within thirty (30) days of the date of filing same.