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Cal. HSC § 13142.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 13142.6
Section 13142.6
Status: in_force

(a)  The board, under the direction of the vice chairperson, shall sit as a board of appeals on the application of the State Fire Marshal’s regulations excepting application of building standards published in the California Building Standards Code, by the State Fire Marshal or his or her salaried assistants. When any affected person believes that the State Fire Marshal’s regulations, excepting building standards, are being applied incorrectly, the person may appeal the decision of the State Fire Marshal to the board. The board shall not consider the appeal unless the matter has come to the attention of the State Fire Marshal and he or she has rendered a decision in writing. Any appeal to the board shall be made by the affected person or his or her agent in writing in the form and manner prescribed by the board. The decision of the board shall be binding upon the State Fire Marshal. Any decision made by the board shall be for the instant case only and shall not be construed as setting precedent for general application.

(b)  When an affected person believes that building standards are being applied incorrectly by the State Fire Marshal or his or her salaried assistants, that person may appeal to the California Building Standards Commission pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 18945) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of this code.
Cal. SHC § 9704 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9704
Section 9704
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of a reassessment and of any refunding bonds issued or to be issued thereon may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. For that purpose, the reassessment shall be deemed to be in existence upon its confirmation.
Cal. WAT § 34805 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 34805
Section 34805
Status: in_force

A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board for the transaction of business.
Cal. PRC § 5312 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 5312
Section 5312
Status: in_force

Any city or city and county availing itself of the provisions of this article, may, by ordinance or in such manner as other municipal legislative acts are enacted by it, prescribe further conditions and provisions for the issuance and sale of the bonds and for their redemption which are not inconsistent with the Constitution of this State, or the provisions of this article, or the charter or act of incorporation of the city or city and county.
Cal. SHC § 156.1 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 156.1
Section 156.1
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Transportation shall prepare an annual report describing the status of the department’s progress in locating, assessing, and remediating barriers to fish passage. This report shall be given to the Legislature by October 31 of each year through the year 2025.

(b) Each report issued after October 31, 2016, shall include a status report on the remediation of barriers to fish passage on projects that have been identified pursuant to Section 156.5. The status report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following information regarding a project identified pursuant to Section 156.5:

(1) Any updated information received by the department from the Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the barriers to fish passage on the project.

(2) Whether funding has been committed to the project.

(3) The source of any funding for the project.

(4) The budget summary of the project.

(5) The status of inspections of culverts to ensure they are functioning properly and any other actions by the department to assess or remediate barriers to fish passage on the project.

(6) The applicable program initiation document work plan review.

(7) The estimated completion date for the project.
Cal. WAT § 71302 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 71302
Section 71302
Status: in_force

The board may fix the time and place or places at which its regular meetings will be held, and shall provide for the calling and holding of special meetings.
Cal. FAC § 68032 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 68032
Section 68032
Status: in_force

“Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler as defined in Section 68033.
Cal. BPC § 10023 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 10023
Section 10023
Status: in_force

“Mineral, oil, and gas licensee” means a person licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10500) of this part.
Cal. WIC § 4646.55 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 4646.55
Section 4646.55
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, and to the extent federal financial participation is available, effective July 1, 2007, the State Department of Developmental Services is hereby authorized to make supplemental payment to an enrolled Medi-Cal provider that is a licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative, licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, or licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled, for day treatment and transportation services provided pursuant to Sections 4646 and 4646.5, applicable regulations, and Section 14132.925, to Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in a licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative, licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing, or licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled. These payments shall be considered supplemental payments to the enrolled Medi-Cal provider and shall be comprised of the full costs of reimbursing regional centers for making disbursements to day treatment and transportation service providers, plus a coordination fee which will include an administrative fee and reimbursement for the increased costs associated with the quality assurance fee paid accordingly and without a separate State Department of Developmental Services contract.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and to the extent federal financial participation is available, and in furtherance of this section and Section 14132.925, the State Department of Developmental Services shall amend the regional center contracts for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 fiscal years to extend the contract liquidation period until December 31, 2011. The contract amendments and budget adjustments shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4620).
Cal. PRC § 30171.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 30171.5
Section 30171.5
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the mitigation fee for development on nonprime agricultural lands in the coastal zone in the City of Carlsbad that lie outside of the areas described in subdivision (f) of Section 30170 and subdivision (b) of Section 30171 shall be determined in the applicable segment of the local coastal program of the City of Carlsbad, but shall not be less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), nor more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), per acre. All mitigation fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund.

(b) All mitigation fees collected pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to, and shall be expended by, the State Coastal Conservancy in the following order of priority:

(1) Restoration of natural resources and wildlife habitat in Batiquitos Lagoon.

(2) Development of an interpretive center at Buena Vista Lagoon.

(3) Provision of access to public beaches in the City of Carlsbad.

(4) Any other project or activity benefiting or enhancing the use of natural resources, including open field cultivated floriculture, in the coastal zone in the City of Carlsbad that is provided for in the local coastal program of the City of Carlsbad.

(c) The State Coastal Conservancy may establish a special account in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund and deposit mitigation fees collected pursuant to this section in the special account. Any interest accruing on that money in the special account shall be expended pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) Not less than 50 percent of collected and bonded mitigation fees shall be expended for the purpose specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).

(e) Other than to mitigate the agricultural conversion impacts for which they are collected, none of the mitigation fees collected pursuant to this section shall be used for elements of a project which cause that project to be in compliance with this division or to mitigate a project which would otherwise be inconsistent with this division. When reviewing a potential project for consistency with this subdivision, the State Coastal Conservancy shall consult with the commission.
Cal. FAM § 4720 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 4720
Section 4720
Status: in_force

“Support” for the purposes of this chapter means support as defined in Section 150.
Cal. HSC § 26123 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 26123
Section 26123
Status: in_force

The department may review, and consider adopting by reference, any information prepared by, or on behalf of, the United States Environmental Protection Agency or other authoritative bodies, for the purpose of adopting national identification standards for molds.
Cal. FAC § 74691 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 8 / Section 74691
Section 74691
Status: in_force

(a) On or before June 30, 1990, the commission shall cause a referendum to be conducted among vintners in the manner specified in Section 74622 to determine whether this chapter shall be reapproved and continued in effect. In determining whether this chapter is reapproved, the director shall find that at least 40 percent of the total number of vintners from the list established by the director participated in the referendum, and that either one of the following has occurred:

(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the vintners who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the vintners so voting processed a majority of the volume of winegrapes in the preceding marketing season by all the vintners who voted in the referendum.

(2) A majority of the vintners who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the vintners so voting processed 65 percent or more of the volume of the winegrapes in the preceding marketing season by all the vintners who voted in the referendum.

(b) If the director finds that a favorable vote has been given to continue the commission, he or she shall so certify and this chapter or the appropriate portions thereof shall remain in effect. If the director finds that a favorable vote has not been given, he or she shall so certify and declare the operations of this chapter suspended upon expiration of the marketing season. No bond or security shall be required for any such referendum.
Cal. PUC § 341.4 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 2 / Section 341.4
Section 341.4
Status: in_force

The Oversight Board shall appoint, and fix the salary of, an executive director who shall have charge of administering the affairs of the Oversight Board, including entering into contracts, subject to the direction and policies of the Oversight Board. Notwithstanding Sections 11042 and 11043 of the Government Code, the Oversight Board shall appoint an attorney who shall advise the Oversight Board and each member and represent the Oversight Board as a party in any state or federal action or proceeding related to the purposes of this chapter or to an action of the Oversight Board and who shall perform generally all the duties of attorney to the Oversight Board. For purposes of this section, the Oversight Board may appoint a person exempt pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution. The executive director shall, in accordance with Article VII of the California Constitution and subject to the approval of the Oversight Board, appoint employees as may be necessary to carry out the Oversight Board’s duties and responsibilities.
Cal. SHC § 35522 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 4 / Section 35522
Section 35522
Status: in_force

When a fund has been established under this chapter sufficient to redeem all outstanding bonds previously issued on behalf of the district pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35400) of this part, Section 35111 shall no longer apply to the district.
Cal. HSC § 41243 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 41243
Section 41243
Status: in_force

The Mojave Desert district board may borrow money and incur indebtedness in anticipation of the revenue for the current year in which the indebtedness is incurred or for the ensuing year. That indebtedness shall not exceed the total amount of the estimated revenue for either the current year or the ensuing year.
Cal. PUC § 90267 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 90267
Section 90267
Status: in_force

The secretary and such assistants as the board may determine, and shall have the power to administer all oaths or affirmations required by this act, including the oath of office.
Cal. BPC § 8010 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 8010
Section 8010
Status: in_force

Information regarding a complaint against a specific licensee may not be disclosed to the public until an accusation has been filed by the board and the licensee has been notified of the filing of the accusation against his or her license and the disciplinary proceedings to be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. This section does not apply to citations, fines, letters of reprimand, or orders of abatement, which shall be disclosed to the public upon notice to the licensee.
Cal. VEH § 24402 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 24402
Section 24402
Status: in_force

(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than 16 inches nor more than 42 inches. Driving lamps are lamps designed for supplementing the upper beam from headlamps and may not be lighted with the lower beam.

(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary passing lamps mounted on the front at a height of not less than 24 inches nor more than 42 inches. Passing lamps are lamps designed for supplementing the lower beam from headlamps and may also be lighted with the upper beam.
Cal. INS § 109 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 109
Section 109
Status: in_force

Workers’ compensation insurance includes insurance against loss from liability imposed by law upon employers to compensate employees and their dependents for injury sustained by the employees arising out of and in the course of the employment, irrespective of negligence or of the fault of either party.
Cal. WAT § 10611.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 10611.3
Section 10611.3
Status: in_force

“Customer” means a purchaser of water from a water supplier who uses the water for municipal purposes, including residential, commercial, governmental, and industrial uses.
Cal. INS § 12880.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 9 / Section 12880.8
Section 12880.8
Status: in_force

(a) A pet insurer or producer shall not market a wellness program as pet insurance. Marketing materials for pet insurance shall be separate from marketing materials for wellness programs.

(b) If a wellness program is sold by a pet insurer or producer, all of the following shall apply:

(1) The seller shall clearly and conspicuously disclose during the sales process that the wellness program is not a regulated insurance product and that a pet owner may purchase pet insurance without having to purchase a wellness program.

(2) The purchase or renewal of the wellness program shall not be a requirement to the purchase or renewal of pet insurance.

(3) The costs of the wellness program shall be separate and identifiable from a pet insurance policy sold by the pet insurer or producer.

(4) A payment transaction for pet insurance shall be separate from a payment transaction for a wellness program.

(5) The terms and conditions for a wellness program shall be separate from the terms and conditions of a pet insurance policy sold by the pet insurer or producer.

(6) Documents and correspondence provided to a consumer regarding a wellness program shall clearly identify the entity providing the wellness program.

(7) The products or coverages available through the wellness program shall not duplicate products or coverages available through the pet insurance policy.

(8) The advertising of the wellness program shall not be misleading or false and shall comply with this section.

(c) Coverages included in the pet insurance policy contract described as “wellness” benefits are insurance.

(d) (1) A wellness program sold by an insurer shall be deemed to be insurance.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a wellness program sold by an insurer shall not be deemed to be insurance if all of the following are true:

(A) The wellness program services are provided by an entity other than an insurer.

(B) The wellness program is marketed under the name of the entity providing wellness program services.

(C) The wellness program does not constitute insurance pursuant to subdivision (e).

(e) If a wellness program undertakes to indemnify a person against loss, damage, or liability arising from a contingent or unknown event, it is transacting insurance and is subject to this code.
Cal. PRC § 25400 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 25400
Section 25400
Status: in_force

The commission shall conduct an ongoing assessment of the opportunities and constraints presented by all forms of energy. The commission shall encourage the balanced use of all sources of energy to meet the state’s needs and shall seek to avoid possible undesirable consequences of reliance on a single source of energy.
Cal. PCC § 20305 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 16 / Section 20305
Section 20305
Status: in_force

All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(a) Cash.

(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the authority.

(c) A certified check made payable to the authority.

(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the authority.

Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the authority beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. FAC § 77755 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Article 3 / Section 77755
Section 77755
Status: in_force

When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall concur, refuse to concur, or request additional information from the commission within 15 working days from the date the secretary receives notification of the decision.
Cal. FAC § 78401 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 23 / Article 1 / Section 78401
Section 78401
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Seafood Marketing, Research, and Development Act.”
Cal. PRC § 7059 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7059
Section 7059
Status: in_force

At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting, all sealed proposals which have been received shall in public session be opened, examined, and recorded by the governing body of the city, and the property shall be leased to, or the agreement shall be made and entered into with, the highest responsible bidder in the judgment of the governing body. The governing body may, however, should it deem such action for the best public interest, at any time reject any and all bids and withdraw the property from lease or contract.

As used in this section, governing body of a city means the city council, or other city board or agency having jurisdiction by charter or law over the property involved.
Cal. FAC § 58559 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 58559
Section 58559
Status: in_force

“Project agreement” means a contract between the department and a cooperator under which the cooperator agrees to conduct activities that both address constraints and encourage the development or maintenance of agricultural commodity export sales.
Cal. PUC § 130803 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 130803
Section 130803
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Authority” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority established pursuant to Section 130806.

(b) “Local congestion management agency” means a County of San Bernardino congestion management agency established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65089 of the Government Code.

(c) “Local transportation authority” means a County of San Bernardino transportation authority established pursuant to Section 180050.

(d) “San Bernardino Associated Governments” means the joint powers agency established pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(e) “San Bernardino County Consolidated Agencies” means the San Bernardino County Transportation Commission established pursuant to Section 130050, the local transportation authority, service authority for freeway emergencies, and local congestion management agency in existence on December 31, 2016, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments when it was acting on behalf of, or in the capacity of, those entities.

(f) “Service authority for freeway emergencies” means a County of San Bernardino service authority for freeway emergencies established pursuant to Section 2551 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Cal. PRC § 49130 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 49130
Section 49130
Status: in_force

The district board may do all of the following:

(a) Make and enforce all rules and regulations necessary for the administration and government of the district and for the operation and maintenance of the garbage and refuse disposal site acquired by the district.

(b) Appoint agents, employees, and experts for the district sufficient to maintain and operate the property acquired for the purposes of the district.

(c) Enter into contracts with other public agencies which may be necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of the district.

(d) Acquire, in the name of the district, by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise and own, control, manage, dispose of, and exchange, any interest in real or personal property.

(e) Perform all acts necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(f) Maintain and operate a garbage disposal site and facilities and fix and collect fees for the use thereof.

(g) Borrow money and incur indebtedness and guarantee the performance of its legal or contractual obligations.
Cal. BPC § 7512.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.3 / Article 1 / Section 7512.1
Section 7512.1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “director” means the Director of Consumer Affairs, unless the context indicates otherwise.