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Cal. HSC § 6974 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 6974
Section 6974
Status: in_force

Territory within the public agency may be annexed to a zone, provided that such territory is not part of another zone. The requirements and proceedings for the annexation of territory shall be the same as the requirements and proceedings for formation of a zone.
Cal. BPC § 16761 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 16761
Section 16761
Status: in_force

The court may award, pursuant to a motion by a person who has recovered damages pursuant to Section 16750, or by the Attorney General who has secured monetary relief pursuant to Section 16760, interest on actual damages at the rate of 10 percent per annum for the period beginning on the date of service of such person’s or the Attorney General’s complaint setting forth a claim for violation of this chapter and ending on the date of judgment, or for any shorter period therein, if the court finds that the award of interest for such period is just in the circumstances. In determining whether an award of interest under this section for any period is just in the circumstances, the court shall consider only the following:

(a) Whether the person, the Attorney General, or the opposing party, or the representative of any of those parties, made motions or asserted claims or defenses so lacking in merit as to show that the party or representative acted intentionally for delay, or otherwise acted in bad faith.

(b) Whether, in the course of the action involved, the person, the Attorney General, or the opposing party, or the representative of any of those parties, violated any applicable rule, statute, or court order providing for sanctions for dilatory behavior or otherwise providing for expeditious proceedings.

(c) Whether the person, the Attorney General, or the opposing party, or the representative of any of those parties, engaged in conduct primarily for the purpose of delaying the litigation or increasing the cost thereof.
Cal. INS § 1239.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5.5 / Section 1239.5
Section 1239.5
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any insurance contract issued before the effective date of this article unless the policyholder agrees in writing to the applicability of these provisions.
Cal. LAB § 83 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 83
Section 83
Status: in_force

(a) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement succeeds to, and is vested with, all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Division of Industrial Welfare, which is hereby abolished.

(b) All powers, duties, purposes, and responsibilities of the Chief, Division of Industrial Welfare are hereby transferred to the Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

(c) Any regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed by the abolished Division of Industrial Welfare in the administration, performance, or implementation of a function transferred pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall remain in effect and shall be deemed to be a regulation or action of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement unless and until repealed, modified, or rescinded by such division.

(d) Whenever any reference is made in any law to the abolished Division of Industrial Welfare it shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.
Cal. BPC § 18708 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 18708
Section 18708
Status: in_force

If a professional or amateur fighter licensed under this chapter or subject to the requirements of this chapter requires immediate medical care as ordered by a ringside physician, the onsite ambulance assigned to the contest, match, or exhibition shall transport the fighter to a trauma center without delay.
Cal. WAT § 10621 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10621
Section 10621
Status: in_force

(a) Each urban water supplier shall update its plan at least once every five years on or before July 1, in years ending in six and one, incorporating updated and new information from the five years preceding each update.

(b) Every urban water supplier required to prepare a plan pursuant to this part shall, at least 60 days before the public hearing on the plan required by Section 10642, notify any city or county within which the supplier provides water supplies that the urban water supplier will be reviewing the plan and considering amendments or changes to the plan. The urban water supplier may consult with, and obtain comments from, any city or county that receives notice pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) An urban water supplier regulated by the Public Utilities Commission shall include its most recent plan and water shortage contingency plan as part of the supplier’s general rate case filings.

(d) The amendments to, or changes in, the plan shall be adopted and filed in the manner set forth in Article 3 (commencing with Section 10640).

(e) Each urban water supplier shall update and submit its 2015 plan to the department by July 1, 2016.

(f) Each urban water supplier shall update and submit its 2020 plan to the department by July 1, 2021.
Cal. PRC § 42921 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 18.5 / Section 42921
Section 42921
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency and each large state facility shall divert at least 25 percent of all solid waste generated by the state agency by January 1, 2002, through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.

(b) On and after January 1, 2004, each state agency and each large state facility shall divert at least 50 percent of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting activities.
Cal. BPC § 4999.12.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 4999.12.5
Section 4999.12.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The title “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” is hereby renamed “associate professional clinical counselor” or “registered associate professional clinical counselor,” respectively. Any reference in any statute or regulation to a “professional clinical counselor intern” or “professional clinical counselor registered intern” shall be deemed a reference to an “associate professional clinical counselor” or “registered associate professional clinical counselor.”

(2) Any reference in this chapter to the term “intern” means “associate.”

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or constrict the scope of practice of a person licensed or registered pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 13741 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 13741
Section 13741
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person or other legal entity to make any deceptive, false, or misleading statement by any means whatever regarding quality, quantity, performance, price, discount, or saving in the sale or selling of any commodity regulated pursuant to this chapter.

(b) Any manufacturer or packager of any product subject to this chapter and sold in this state shall provide, upon request, to a duly authorized representative of the department documentation of any claim made on his or her product’s label.
Cal. WIC § 10616 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10616
Section 10616
Status: in_force

The department shall formulate plans for the recruitment, utilization, and training of volunteers to assist in performing services and other duties for the county public social services for the purpose of improving participation in the county public welfare programs. Such plans shall not become effective in a county until approved by a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors.
Cal. PRC § 33332 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 33332
Section 33332
Status: in_force

The board shall hold its regular meetings within, or near, the region.
Cal. BPC § 2534 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 5 / Section 2534
Section 2534
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. The board shall report to the Controller at the beginning of each month for the month preceding the amount and source of all revenue received by it pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the entire amount thereof to the Treasurer for deposit in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund. All money in the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. INS § 804 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 804
Section 804
Status: in_force

Any insurer willfully violating any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation thereof, or the commissioner may suspend the certificate of authority of such insurer for the remainder of the term thereof.
Cal. PUC § 130412 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 130412
Section 130412
Status: in_force

The commission may, as part of the same ballot proposition to approve the imposition of a retail transactions and use tax, seek authorization to issue bonds payable solely from the proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax. The maximum bonded indebtedness which may be authorized shall be an amount equal to the sum of the principal and interest on the bonds not to exceed the estimated proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax for a period of 30 years. The actual wording of the proposition on any short form of ballot card, label, or other device, regardless of the system of voting used, shall read as follows:

TRANSPORTATION—ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

To improve, expand, construct, maintain, and operate the transportation system in the county, this proposition authorizes the Orange County Transportation Commission to adopt a ____ percent sales tax solely for transportation purposes and/or to issue bonds payable from the proceeds of that sales tax. YES
NO
Cal. ELEC § 18340 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 18340
Section 18340
Status: in_force

Every person who, by threats, intimidations, or unlawful violence, willfully hinders or prevents electors from assembling in public meetings for the consideration of public questions is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. LAB § 6149 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 6149
Section 6149
Status: in_force

Nothing shall preclude an employee from negotiating the agreement mentioned in Sections 6147 and 6148 prior to the occurrence of injury.
Cal. VEH § 34681 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.86 / Section 34681
Section 34681
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this division, “private carrier” means a not-for-hire motor carrier, as defined in Section 408, who transports passengers and is required to obtain a carrier identification number pursuant to Section 34507.5, including an organization that provides transportation services incidental to the operation of a youth camp that is either a nonprofit organization that qualifies for tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or an organization that operates an organized camp, as defined in Section 18897 of the Health and Safety Code, serving youth 18 years of age or younger.

(b) For purposes of this division, “private carrier” does not include either of the following:

(1) The operator of an automobile rental business that uses vehicles owned or leased by that operator, without charge other than as may be included in the automobile rental charges, to carry its customers to or from its office or facility where rental vehicles are furnished or returned after the rental period.

(2) The operator of a hotel, motel, or other place of temporary lodging that provides transportation service in vehicles owned or leased by that operator, without charge other than as may be included in the charges for lodging, between the lodging facility and an air, rail, water, or bus passenger terminal or between the lodging facility and any place of entertainment or commercial attraction, including, but not limited to, facilities providing snow skiing. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes the operator of a hotel, motel, or other place of temporary lodging to provide any round-trip sightseeing service without a permit, as required by subdivision (c) of Section 5384 of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. PRC § 3806 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 3806
Section 3806
Status: in_force

“County of origin” means any county in which the United States has leased lands for geothermal development.
Cal. INS § 1649.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1649.5
Section 1649.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 1642, an insurer may own or control, whether directly or indirectly, a separate entity licensed under this chapter as a property broker-agent, casualty broker-agent, or life agent as defined in Section 1621, 1622, or 1623, respectively. Insurance transacted by a property broker-agent or a casualty broker-agent with and on behalf of the owning or controlling insurer shall be in its capacity as an insurance agent.
Cal. WIC § 749.24 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 18.7 / Section 749.24
Section 749.24
Status: in_force

The Board of Corrections shall establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants, which shall take into consideration, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) Size of the eligible high-risk youth population.

(b) Demonstrated ability to administer the program.

(c) Demonstrated ability to provide and develop a continuum of responses to juvenile crime and delinquency that includes prevention, intervention, diversion, suppression, and incapacitation.

(d) Demonstrated ability to implement a plan that provides a collaborative and integrated approach to juvenile crime and delinquency.

(e) Demonstrated history of maximizing federal, state, local, and private funding sources.

(f) Demonstrated efforts to implement a multicounty juvenile justice program.

(g) Likelihood that the program will continue to operate after state grant funding ends.
Cal. PUC § 99249 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 99249
Section 99249
Status: in_force

The cost of making the performance audits may be deemed an administrative cost of the transportation planning agencies for purposes of Section 99233.1. However, the Legislature encourages the use of funds made available by the federal government to support such purposes.
Cal. PUC § 2103 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 2103
Section 2103
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to Section 2102, the court shall specify a time, not exceeding 20 days after the service of the copy of the petition, within which the public utility complained of shall answer the petition, and in the meantime the public utility may be restrained. In case of default in answer, or after answer, the court shall immediately inquire into the facts and circumstances of the case. Such corporations or persons as the court deems necessary or proper to be joined as parties, in order to make its judgment, order or writ effective, may be joined as parties. The final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall either dismiss the action or proceeding or direct that the writ of mandamus or injunction issue or be made permanent as prayed for in the petition, or in such modified or other form as will afford appropriate relief. An appeal may be taken to the Supreme Court from such final judgment in the same manner and with the same effect, subject to the provisions of this part, as appeals are taken from judgments of the superior court in other actions for mandamus or injunction.
Cal. WAT § 79033.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 79033.2
Section 79033.2
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount.

(b) The sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount.
Cal. INS § 1080 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 16 / Section 1080
Section 1080
Status: in_force

Any domestic incorporated mutual life insurer or disability insurer or life and disability insurer issuing nonassessable policies on a reserve basis may merge, consolidate or otherwise unite with or become a part of, or may reinsure all of its policies with, and, upon the assumption of all of its liabilities, may transfer its assets to, any incorporated mutual insurer admitted to transact the business of life, disability or life and disability insurance in this State. The plan and agreement by which any such transaction is to be effected shall be submitted to the commissioner who shall examine the same and may require such provisions to be inserted in the agreement and such actions to be taken in connection with the transaction as he may deem necessary in order that the transaction shall be mutually fair and equitable between the respective members and policyholders of the companies parties to the transaction.

When any such plan and agreement shall have been approved by the commissioner the same shall be approved in the case of each domestic insurer party to the merger or consolidation or the reinsuring of its policies and transferring of its assets by two-thirds of the votes cast by the members thereof represented in person or by proxy at a meeting called to consider the same. Notice of said meeting and its purpose shall be given by mail at least 30 days before the day fixed for the meeting to members whose insurance shall have been in force for at least one year prior to such meeting, at their addresses appearing on the books maintained at the home office of the company. With respect to those members whose addresses do not appear on such books of the company notice shall be deemed to have been given if published at least once in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the company is located. At such meeting the presence in person or by proxy of 5 percent of such members of such insurer shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of a quorum the members present at the meeting in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting to a later date. No further notice need be given of the date to which the meeting is adjourned. If the vote is in the affirmative a certified copy of all proceedings relating to the proposed transaction shall be filed with the commissioner. If one of the insurance companies is a foreign company there shall be filed with the commissioner evidence of such approval, consent or other authorization as may be required by the laws of the state of incorporation of said foreign insurance company evidencing the power of the foreign insurance company to assume and carry out the agreement by which such transaction is effected. If the commissioner finds that the proceedings have been in accordance with the law and his requirements he shall approve the agreement which shall thereupon become effective.
Cal. ELEC § 6640 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 6640
Section 6640
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed with him or her by the election officials.

The compiled statement shall show for each group the total of the votes received, the votes received in each county, and the names of the candidates comprising that group.
Cal. INS § 1855.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 1855.4
Section 1855.4
Status: in_force

Members and subscribers of advisory organizations may use the policy or bond forms, or manuals, of advisory organizations, either consistently or intermittently, but, except for insurers having common ownership or management, shall not agree with each other or others to adhere thereto or violate the antitrust or unfair business practice laws. The fact that two or more admitted insurers are members or subscribers of an advisory organization, or the fact that they use, either consistently or intermittently, the policy or bond forms, or manuals, prepared by an advisory organization, shall not be sufficient evidence, alone or in conjunction with each other, to support a finding either that an agreement to adhere to those forms or manuals exists or that an insurer or advisory organization is violating the antitrust or unfair business practice laws. These facts may be used only for the purpose of supplementing or explaining other evidence of the existence of an agreement to adhere to those forms or manuals or the existence of the violation of the antitrust or unfair business practice laws. No act, agreement, or practice involving the activities of an advisory organization, an insurer’s participation in those activities, or the use of an advisory organization’s products or services shall be found to be unfair or unreasonable under this code because it is uncompetitive unless proven by a preponderance of the evidence that the act, agreement, or practice violates the antitrust or unfair business practice laws. Findings of this nature that are made in support of an order or regulation of the commissioner shall be determined and enforced under Article 7 (commencing with Section 1858) of this chapter. As used in this section, “antitrust laws” means Part 2 (commencing with Section 16600) of the Business and Professions Code, and “unfair business practice laws” means Part 3 (commencing with Section 17500) of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. WIC § 240 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 240
Section 240
Status: in_force

In counties having a population in excess of 6,000,000 in lieu of a county juvenile justice commission, there shall be a probation commission consisting of not less than seven members who shall be appointed by the same authority as that authorized to appoint the probation officer in that county.
Cal. PRC § 5096.358 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.692 / Article 12 / Section 5096.358
Section 5096.358
Status: in_force

To the extent funds authorized pursuant to this chapter are available for competitive grants to local government entities, federally recognized California Indian tribes may apply for those grants, the tribe’s application shall be considered on its merits, and the tribes shall expend any funds received for the purpose authorized by this chapter for which the funds are made available.