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Cal. FAM § 3115 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 3115
Section 3115
Status: in_force

A statement, whether written or oral, or conduct shall not be held to constitute a waiver by a party of the right to cross-examine the court-appointed investigator, unless the statement is made, or the conduct occurs, after the report has been received by a party or the party’s attorney.
Cal. PUC § 12818 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12818
Section 12818
Status: in_force

(a) No publicly owned utility shall commence the distribution or sale of water for municipal, domestic, industrial or similar purposes for, on, or to, any land within a district already engaged in similar distribution or sale of water and which land is already subject to the lien of a general obligation bonded indebtedness of the district for these purposes. However, a publicly owned utility may commence to provide the service to the land, otherwise prohibited, upon either of the following conditions:

(1) If the board of directors of the district shall by resolution permit the service.

(2) In any portion of the district proposed to be served by the publicly owned utility in which the total number of registered voters residing therein exceeds 200, and in which at least two-thirds of the voters shall have voted at a special district election to permit the service. The election shall be called and held as an initiative measure pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9300) of Chapter 4 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

(b) As used in this section, “district” shall mean only a municipal utility district.
Cal. BPC § 5095 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 5095
Section 5095
Status: in_force

(a) To be authorized to sign reports on attest engagements, a licensee shall complete a minimum of 500 hours of experience, satisfactory to the board, in attest services. The board may, by regulation, also require the completion of specified job tasks associated with performing attest services.

(b) To qualify under this section, verified attest experience shall have been performed in accordance with applicable professional standards. Experience in public accounting shall be completed under the supervision or in the employ of a person licensed or otherwise having comparable authority under the laws of any state or country to engage in the practice of public accountancy and provide attest services. Experience outside of public accounting shall be completed under the supervision of an individual licensed by a state to engage in the practice of public accountancy and perform attest services. An applicant may be required to present work papers or other evidence substantiating that the applicant has met the requirements of this section and any applicable regulations.

(c) The board shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including, but not limited to, a procedure for applicants under Section 5092 or 5093 to qualify under this section.
Cal. WAT § 56053 — California Code / Code wat / Division 17 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 56053
Section 56053
Status: in_force

Notice of the hearing shall be published by the district board pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper circulated in the district. At the time and place so fixed, or at the time and place to which the hearing may be from time to time continued, the board shall hear all objections. Said objections may be oral or in writing.
Cal. INS § 18 — California Code / Code ins / Section 18
Section 18
Status: in_force

“Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
Cal. COM § 7401 — California Code / Code com / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 7401
Section 7401
Status: in_force

The obligations imposed by this division on an issuer apply to a document of title even if:

(1) the document does not comply with the requirements of this division or of any other statute, rule, or regulation regarding its issuance, form, or content;

(2) the issuer violated laws regulating the conduct of its business;

(3) the goods covered by the document were owned by the bailee when the document was issued; or

(4) the person issuing the document is not a warehouse but the document purports to be a warehouse receipt.
Cal. WAT § 13553.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 13553.1
Section 13553.1
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that certain coastal areas of the state have been using sea water to flush toilets and urinals as a means of conserving potable water; that this practice precludes the beneficial reuse of treated wastewater and has had a deleterious effect on the proper wastewater treatment process, and has led to corrosion of the sea water distribution pipelines and wastewater collection systems; and that this situation must be changed.

(b) There is a need for a pilot program to demonstrate that conversion to the use of recycled water in residential buildings for toilet and urinal flushing does not pose a threat to public health and safety.

(c) A city that is providing a separate distribution system for sea water for use in flushing toilets and urinals in residential structures may, by ordinance, authorize the use of recycled water for the flushing of toilets and urinals in residential structures if the level of treatment and the use of the recycled water meets the criteria set by the State Department of Public Health.
Cal. PCC § 10240.9 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7.1 / Section 10240.9
Section 10240.9
Status: in_force

A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any supplier, subcontractor, design professional, surety, or other person who has so agreed and if the joinder is necessary to prevent a substantial risk of the party otherwise being subjected to inconsistent obligations or decisions.
Cal. WAT § 50816 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 50816
Section 50816
Status: in_force

At the close of the polls the election board shall:

(a) Immediately canvass the votes and declare the result.

(b) Forward a certificate showing the result and the number of votes cast for and against the issuing of bonds or refunding bonds to the county elections official.

(c) Deliver a copy of the certificate to the board.

(d) Deliver all ballots cast and all documents and papers used at the election to the county elections official.
Cal. FIN § 4960 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 4960
Section 4960
Status: in_force

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, “conversion” means any of the conversions described in Section 4961.
Cal. HSC § 103525.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 103525.5
Section 103525.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Until January 1, 2006, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a birth or death record shall pay an additional fee of two dollars ($2). Commencing January 1, 2006, this fee shall be reduced to one dollar ($1).

(2) Commencing January 1, 2010, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a marriage record shall pay an additional fee of one dollar ($1).

(b) Until January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit one dollar and sixty-five cents ($1.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month following the month in which the fee was received. Commencing January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit sixty-five cents ($.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month in which the fee was received. These funds, and fees collected by the State Registrar pursuant to this section, shall be used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to develop safety and security measures to protect against fraudulent use of birth, death, and marriage records, including, but not limited to, computerizing records, redacting and removing signatures as required by law, and electronically distributing redacted records to local registrars and county recorders for their use in complying with Sections 103526 and 103526.5.

(c) Thirty-five cents ($0.35) of the fee specified in subdivision (a) shall be retained by the public official charged with the collection of the fee to defray the costs of the additional security features required by Sections 103526 and 103526.5.

(d) The entire amount of the fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a) by the State Registrar shall be retained and used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose specified in subdivision (b). The entire amount of the fee collected by the local registrar or county recorder pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be retained and used by that official for the purpose specified in subdivision (c).
Cal. BPC § 4531.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4531.2
Section 4531.2
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a list of inactive schools and programs for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval.

(b) A school or program for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval shall respond to the board within two weeks of each inquiry or request during all phases of the application process after the school or program has submitted an initial application for approval pursuant to Section 4531.1. A school or program that does not respond within two weeks, fails to submit documentation required by the board in time, or fails to pay the required fees, shall be designated as inactive.

(c) A school or program for psychiatric technicians seeking board approval that has been on the inactive list for 90 days over the course of the application period shall be taken out of consideration for a new school or program and may only reapply after six months.
Cal. PRC § 31405 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 9 / Section 31405
Section 31405
Status: in_force

The department or the conservancy may accept, from any public agency or nonprofit organization, fees collected for purposes of providing public access to coastal resources. Any funds collected from such source shall be expended by the department or the conservancy for the sole purpose of acquisition, development, and maintenance of public accessways to the coastline. To the maximum extent possible, such fees shall be expended in the general area where they are collected or in areas where public access to and along the coastline is clearly deficient. The department or the conservancy may transfer funds, including such fees, to a local public agency or nonprofit organization for the purposes of acquisition of sites for public access to and along the coastline.
Cal. RTC § 97.46 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 97.46
Section 97.46
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 97.2 and subdivision (d) of Section 97.3, the revenue deposited in the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund pursuant to Section 33681.9 of the Health and Safety Code shall be allocated as follows:

(a) To county offices of education, the amount of those revenues that would be allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.2 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.3 multiplied by 1.85185.

(b) To community college districts, the amount of those revenues that would be allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.2 and paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.3 multiplied by 1.85185.

(c) To school districts the remainder after the allocations made in subdivisions (a) and (b).
Cal. WIC § 4506.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 1.4 / Section 4506.3
Section 4506.3
Status: in_force

The Developmental Services Ombudsperson, in consultation with the department, shall hire the necessary personnel to perform the functions of the office. While all employees within the office shall maintain expertise in the programs described in Section 4506.1, the office shall maintain, at minimum, one person with significant expertise in the Self-Determination Program, as established in Section 4685.8. The ombudsperson shall endeavor to hire individuals with lived experience with the developmental services system, including, but not limited to, individuals with developmental disabilities.
Cal. PRC § 32370 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 32370
Section 32370
Status: in_force

The conservancy shall not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Cal. PUC § 10155 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10155
Section 10155
Status: in_force

When any selection of a right of way or land is made under this article by any municipal corporation, the legislative body thereof shall transmit to the State Lands Commission, State Controller, and recorder of the county in which the selected lands are situated, a verified plat of the lands selected, giving the extent thereof and the uses for which the lands are claimed or desired. If approved, the State Lands Commission shall so endorse the plat and issue to the corporation a permit to use the right of way and lands, unless on petition properly presented to a court of competent jurisdiction a review is had and such use prohibited.
Cal. HSC § 50062.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50062.5
Section 50062.5
Status: in_force

“Congregate housing for the elderly” means a housing development, as defined by Section 50073.5, which is planned, designed, and managed to include facilities and common space that allow for direct services and support services that maximize the residents’ potential for independent living and which is occupied by elderly or handicapped persons or households, as defined in Sections 50067 and 50072. Direct services and support services which are provided or made available shall relate to the nutritional, social, recreational, housekeeping, and personal needs of the residents and shall be provided or made available at a level necessary to assist the residents to function independently.

“Direct services,” as used in this section, means meals, housekeeping services, transportation services, and planned recreational and social activities which shall be provided to the residents directly by the management of the congregate housing.

“Support services,” as used in this section, means social services, day-care services, and in-home services which the management of the congregate housing shall assist the residents in obtaining, at the request of the residents.
Cal. HSC § 1596.8715 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.4 / Article 2 / Section 1596.8715
Section 1596.8715
Status: in_force

If a licensee or facility is required by law to deny employment or to terminate employment of any employee based on written notification from the state department that the employee has a prior criminal conviction or is determined unsuitable for employment under Section 1596.8897, the licensee or facility shall not incur civil liability or unemployment insurance liability as a result of that denial or termination.
Cal. WIC § 14087.9635 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.81 / Section 14087.9635
Section 14087.9635
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the members of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all official acts of the governing body shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

(b) No official act shall be approved with less than the affirmative vote of four members of the governing body, unless the number of members prohibited from voting because of conflicts of interest precludes adequate participation in the vote.
Cal. BPC § 2826 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 2826
Section 2826
Status: in_force

As used in this article:

(a) “Nurse anesthetist” means a person who is a registered nurse licensed by the board who has met standards for certification from the board. In the certification and recertification process, the board shall consider the standards of the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, or a successor national professional organization approved by the board, and may develop new standards if there is a public safety need for standards more stringent than the councils’ standards. In determining the adequacy for public safety of the councils’ standards or in developing board standards, the board shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b) “Accredited program” means a program for the education of nurse anesthetists that has received approval from the board. In the approval process, the board shall consider the standards of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Education Programs and Schools and may develop new standards if the councils’ standards are determined to be inadequate for public safety. In determining the adequacy for public safety of the councils’ standards or in developing board standards, the board shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(c) “Anesthesia services” include all of the following:

(1) Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care and pain management provided by a nurse anesthetist for patients receiving anesthesia pursuant to an order by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist for anesthesia services.

(2) Selecting and administering medication pursuant to an order for anesthesia services by a physician, dentist, or podiatrist.

(3) Providing emergency, critical care, and resuscitation services.

(d) “Appropriate committee” means the committee responsible for anesthesia practice that is responsible to the executive committee of the medical staff.

(e) “Trainee” means a registered nurse enrolled in an accredited program of nurse anesthesia.

(f) “Graduate” means a nurse anesthetist who is a graduate of an accredited program of nurse anesthesia awaiting initial certification results for not more than one year from the date of graduation.
Cal. BPC § 11288 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 11288
Section 11288
Status: in_force

This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 2005.
Cal. HSC § 1439.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1439.7
Section 1439.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 14124.7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a long-term health care facility participating as a provider under the Medi-Cal program may transfer or seek to evict a resident, within 90 days of admission, if all of the following conditions are met:

(a)  The facility requests specific information regarding the assets and liabilities of a prospective private-pay resident prior to acceptance of the resident into the facility.

(b)  The facility relies on the information provided pursuant to subdivision (a) in deciding to admit the resident.

(c)  The facility promptly and diligently investigates the representation regarding the resident’s assets and liabilities, and discovers that the resident’s financial assets and liabilities are materially different than represented.

(d)  The 90-day limit on transfer or eviction shall not apply if, in fact, the resident fraudulently misrepresented his or her assets and liabilities so that if the material facts were known at the time by the facility the resident would not have been admitted, and the facility could not have discovered the misrepresentation with the exercise of reasonable diligence.

(e)  In no event, shall the facility take action to transfer or evict a resident under subdivision (d) unless the action is initiated within 18 months of the date of admission.

(f)  A facility shall promptly notify the state department and the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, prior to taking action to transfer or evict a resident under this section.
Cal. WAT § 23879 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23879
Section 23879
Status: in_force

If any conditions not contained in the petition for inclusion are prescribed by the board the lands shall not be included until two-thirds in number of the petitioners approve the conditions in writing.
Cal. FGC § 2587 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 2587
Section 2587
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 12511 of the Government Code, the department may retain or appoint legal counsel to prepare and prosecute civil actions under this chapter.

(b) Any action to recover administrative penalties imposed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years after discovery of the commission of the offense.
Cal. PUC § 25816 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 25816
Section 25816
Status: in_force

Within 40 days after the mailing of the decision to the petitioner, the petitioner may apply for a writ of mandate in the manner provided in the Code of Civil Procedure. The complete record of the proceedings, or such parts thereof as are designated by the petitioner, shall be prepared by the district and shall be delivered to the petitioner within 30 days after a request therefor, upon payment of the expense of preparation and certification thereof.