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Cal. PCC § 10852 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 8 / Section 10852
Section 10852
Status: in_force

At the request and expense of the contractor, and with the approval of the trustees, any amount withheld pursuant to Section 10851 may be deposited with the Treasurer as the escrow agent, who shall pay such moneys to the contractor upon the placing of securities eligible for the investment of state funds under Section 16430 of the Government Code or bank certificates of deposit into such escrow account by the contractor.

“Approval of the trustees,” as used in this section, means that the trustees may, in their discretion, allow or deny the request of the contractor to avail itself of the provisions of this section and that the trustees may, in their discretion, allow the request of the contractor upon the satisfaction of conditions which may be specified by the trustees.

The contractor shall be beneficial owner of any securities in an escrow account pursuant to this section and shall receive any interest thereon.

Any escrow agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall contain as a minimum, the following provisions:

(a) The amount of securities to be deposited; such amount shall not be less than the amount which would otherwise be withheld pursuant to Section 10851;

(b) The terms and conditions of conversion to cash in case of the default of the contractor; and

(c) The termination of the escrow upon completion of the contract.
Cal. BPC § 5498 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 5498
Section 5498
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 5491 and 5495 do not apply to redevelopment project areas created pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code), planned commercial districts, or to areas listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historical Places, or areas registered by the Department of Parks and Recreation as a state historical landmark or point of historical interest pursuant to Section 5021 of the Public Resources Code, or areas created as historic zones or individually designated properties by a city or county, pursuant to Article 12 (commencing with Section 50280) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(b) As used in this section, “planned commercial districts” means areas subject to binding agreements, including, but not limited to, conditions, covenants, restrictions, which do all of the following:

(1) Affect on-premise advertising displays.

(2) Are at least as restrictive as any ordinance of a city or county, which affects on-premise advertising displays at the time the agreement was entered into.

(3) Contain a binding financing commitment sufficient to carry out the agreements.
Cal. HSC § 1597.08 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 3 / Section 1597.08
Section 1597.08
Status: in_force

All site visits shall be unannounced.
Cal. PEN § 691 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Section 691
Section 691
Status: in_force

The following words have in Part 2 (commencing with Section 681) the signification attached to them in this section, unless it is otherwise apparent from the context:

(a) The words “competent court” when used with reference to the jurisdiction over any public offense, mean any court the subject matter jurisdiction of which includes the offense so mentioned.

(b) The words “jurisdictional territory” when used with reference to a court, mean the city and county, county, city, township, or other limited territory over which the criminal jurisdiction of the court extends, as provided by law, and in case of a superior court mean the county in which the court sits.

(c) The words “accusatory pleading” include an indictment, an information, an accusation, and a complaint.

(d) The words “prosecuting attorney” include any attorney, whether designated as district attorney, city attorney, city prosecutor, prosecuting attorney, or by any other title, having by law the right or duty to prosecute, on behalf of the people, any charge of a public offense.

(e) The word “county” includes county, city and county, and city.

(f) “Felony case” means a criminal action in which a felony is charged and includes a criminal action in which a misdemeanor or infraction is charged in conjunction with a felony.

(g) “Misdemeanor or infraction case” means a criminal action in which a misdemeanor or infraction is charged and does not include a criminal action in which a felony is charged in conjunction with a misdemeanor or infraction.
Cal. HSC § 102247 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 102247
Section 102247
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Health Statistics Special Fund. The fund shall consist of revenues, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Fees or charges remitted to the State Registrar for record search or issuance of certificates, permits, registrations, or other documents pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26801) of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code, and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 102525), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 102625), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 103050), and Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 103600) of Part 1 of Division 102 of this code.

(2) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the federal Social Security Administration for participation in the enumeration at birth program.

(3) Funds remitted to the State Registrar by the National Center for Health Statistics pursuant to the federal Vital Statistics Cooperative Program.

(4) Any other funds collected by the State Registrar, except Children’s Trust Fund fees collected pursuant to Section 18966 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and fees allocated to the Judicial Council pursuant to Section 1852 of the Family Code, all of which shall be deposited into the General Fund.

(b) Moneys in the Health Statistics Special Fund shall be expended by the State Registrar for the purpose of funding its existing programs and programs that may become necessary to carry out its mission, upon appropriation by the Legislature.

(c) Health Statistics Special Fund moneys shall be expended only for the purposes set forth in this section and Section 102249, and shall not be expended for any other purpose or for any other state program.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Health Statistics Special Fund provide for the following:

(1) Registration and preservation of vital event records and dissemination of vital event information to the public.

(2) Data analysis of vital statistics for population projections, health trends and patterns, epidemiologic research, and development of information to support new health policies.

(3) Development of uniform health data systems that are integrated, accessible, and useful in the collection of information on health status.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
Cal. PUC § 99655 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 99655
Section 99655
Status: in_force

As of June 30, 2007, fourteen million five hundred sixty-three thousand dollars ($14,563,000) allocated for the improvement of the Los Angeles-Fresno-San Francisco Bay Area passenger rail corridor in Section 99622 remains unexpended, and one million dollars ($1,000,000) allocated for rail right-of-way studies in former Section 99621 remains unexpended. Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 99684, the unexpended funds cited in this section are hereby reallocated to the department and shall be made available for expenditure by the High-Speed Rail Authority for the state-sponsored high-speed rail project.
Cal. VEH § 10852 — California Code / Code veh / Division 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 10852
Section 10852
Status: in_force

No person shall either individually or in association with one or more other persons, wilfully injure or tamper with any vehicle or the contents thereof or break or remove any part of a vehicle without the consent of the owner.
Cal. UIC § 3266 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 3266
Section 3266
Status: in_force

The director shall in accordance with his or her authorized regulations determine the portion of the aggregate amount of refunds and credits to employees made under Section 1176 during any calendar year which is applicable to voluntary plans for which deductions were made under Section 3260, such determination to be based upon the relation during the preceding calendar year of the amount of wages subject to contributions to the Disability Fund to the amount of wages exempt from contributions to the Disability Fund under Section 3252.
Cal. FAC § 46001 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 10 / Section 46001
Section 46001
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be interpreted in conjunction with Article 7 (commencing with Section 110810) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code and regulations adopted by the National Organic Program (Section 6517 of the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq.)).
Cal. PUC § 105305 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 8 / Section 105305
Section 105305
Status: in_force

The board may change the boundaries of a service zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Section 105301.
Cal. HSC § 16015 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 16015
Section 16015
Status: in_force

All drawings and specifications shall be prepared under the responsible charge of an architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer, who shall sign all drawings and specifications for approval of the enforcement agency. Observation of the work of construction shall be under the general responsible charge of the same architect, civil engineer, or structural engineer when feasible, as determined by the enforcement agency, except that if drawings and specifications do not involve architectural or structural conditions, the drawings and specifications may be prepared and the work of construction may be administered by a registered professional engineer qualified in the branch of engineering that is appropriate to the drawings, specifications, estimates, and work of construction.
Cal. ELEC § 9380 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 9380
Section 9380
Status: in_force

(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9312, 9315, and 9317 available for public examination in his or her office for a period of 10 calendar days immediately following the filing deadline for submission of those documents. Any person may obtain a copy of the materials from the elections official for use outside of the elections official’s office. The elections official may charge a fee to any person obtaining a copy of the material. The fee may not exceed the actual cost incurred by the elections official in providing the copy.

(b) (1) During the 10-calendar-day public examination period provided by this section, any voter of the jurisdiction in which the election is being held, or the elections official, himself or herself, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any material to be amended or deleted. The writ of mandate or injunction request shall be filed no later than the end of the 10-calendar-day public examination period.

(2) A peremptory writ of mandate or an injunction shall be issued only upon clear and convincing proof that the material in question is false, misleading, or inconsistent with this chapter, and that issuance of the writ or injunction will not substantially interfere with the printing or distribution of official election materials as provided by law.

(3) The elections official shall be named as respondent and the person or official who authored the material in question shall be named as real parties in interest. In the case of the elections official bringing the mandamus or injunctive action, the board of supervisors of the county shall be named as the respondent and the person or official who authored the material in question shall be named as the real party in interest.
Cal. BPC § 4868 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3.5 / Section 4868
Section 4868
Status: in_force

Each wellness evaluation committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To evaluate those veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians who request participation in the program according to the guidelines prescribed by the board and to consider the recommendation of the administrative physician on the admission of the veterinarian or registered veterinary technician to the wellness program.

(b) To review and designate those treatment facilities to which veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians in a wellness program may be referred.

(c) To receive and review information concerning veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians participating in the program.

(d) To call meetings as necessary to consider the requests of veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians to participate in a wellness program, and to consider reports regarding veterinarians and registered veterinary technicians participating in a program from an administrative physician, or from others.

(e) To consider in the case of each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician participating in a program whether they may with safety continue or resume the practice of veterinary medicine or the assisting in the practice of veterinary medicine.

(f) To set forth in writing for each veterinarian and registered veterinary technician participating in a program a treatment program established for each such veterinarian and registered veterinary technician with the requirements for supervision and surveillance.

(g) To hold a general meeting at least twice a year, which shall be open and public, to evaluate the program’s progress, to review data as required in reports to the board, to prepare reports to be submitted to the board, and to suggest proposals for changes in the wellness program.
Cal. HNC § 102 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 102
Section 102
Status: in_force

The following streams and waters are also navigable and are public ways:

Deer Creek, between its mouth and the house of Peter Lassen.

Devil’s Slough, lying within the corporate limits of the city of San Jose, or of the town of Sunnyvale in Santa Clara County, and extending to San Francisco Bay.

Diablo Creek, from its junction with the Neuces, to a point opposite the warehouse of Frank Such, in Contra Costa County.

Feather River, between its mouth and a point fifty feet below the first bridge crossing Feather River above the mouth of the Yuba River.

Galinas, or Guyanas Slough or creek, in Marin County, from its mouth to the line of the Sonoma and Marin Railroad as it existed on March 18, 1907.

Guadalupe Slough, which is the outlet or mouth of the Guadalupe River, and lies between San Francisco Bay and its junction with Alviso Slough.
Cal. HSC § 24533 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 4.8 / Section 24533
Section 24533
Status: in_force

(a)  No commercial user shall sell, on or after June 19, 2000, a bunk bed that is unsafe for any child using the bunk bed.

(b)  A bunk bed is presumed to be unsafe for the purposes of this section if it does not conform to federal laws, rules, or regulations relative to safety standards for bunk beds.
Cal. WAT § 123 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 123
Section 123
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 179, the department succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction in matters pertaining to water or dams vested in the Department and Director of Public Works, the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Public Works, the State Engineer, the Water Project Authority of the State of California, or any officer of employee thereof. The department also succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the Department of Finance under Part 2 (commencing at Section 10500) of Division 6. The department succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the State Water Resources Board, except as provided in Article 2 (commencing at Section 150) of Chapter 2 of this division.

Any commission or other body heretofore or hereafter created by the Legislature to formulate a compact with a similar commission or body from another state relative to the distribution and use of the waters of any interstate streams or bodies of water, including but not limited to the California Klamath River Commission and the California-Nevada Interstate Compact Commission, shall, in formulating a provision in any such compact for the administration of the terms of the compact, provide that the Department of Water Resources shall be the representative of the State of California for the purpose of such administration.
Cal. HSC § 25535.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 2 / Section 25535.5
Section 25535.5
Status: in_force

Any fee imposed on any stationary source to cover the unified program agency’s cost of implementing the accidental release prevention program pursuant to this article shall be imposed only through the single fee system established pursuant to Section 25404.5.
Cal. HSC § 1387 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 7 / Section 1387
Section 1387
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person who violates a provision of this chapter, or who violates a rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the director in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) In assessing a civil penalty, the director shall determine the appropriate amount after considering one or more factors enumerated in subdivision (d) of Section 1386, as applicable.

(b) As applied to the civil penalties for acts in violation of this chapter, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this chapter are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce this chapter.

(c) An action shall not be maintained to enforce any liability created under subdivision (a), unless brought before the expiration of four years after the act or transaction constituting the violation.

(d) Commencing January 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, the penalty amount specified in this section shall be adjusted based on the average rate of change in premium rates for the individual and small group markets, and weighted by enrollment, since the previous adjustment.
Cal. HNC § 495.7 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 495.7
Section 495.7
Status: in_force

After the appearance in the action of the owner, the attachment may, on motion, also be discharged in the same manner, and on like terms and conditions, as attachments in other cases, subject to the provisions of Section 495.9.
Cal. FAC § 55431 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 55431
Section 55431
Status: in_force

The marketing of agricultural commodities within this state is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
Cal. CIV § 43.6 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 43.6
Section 43.6
Status: in_force

(a) No cause of action arises against a parent of a child based upon the claim that the child should not have been conceived or, if conceived, should not have been allowed to have been born alive.

(b) The failure or refusal of a parent to prevent the live birth of his or her child shall not be a defense in any action against a third party, nor shall the failure or refusal be considered in awarding damages in any such action.

(c) As used in this section “conceived” means the fertilization of a human ovum by a human sperm.
Cal. WIC § 18253.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 18253.5
Section 18253.5
Status: in_force

Each county shall ensure that staff participating in the wraparound services program have completed training provided or approved by the department, on providing individualized wraparound services.
Cal. HSC § 34000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1.5 / Section 34000
Section 34000
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(A)  Floods, fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, storms, tidal waves, or other catastrophes are disasters that can harm the public health, safety, and welfare. Communities need effective methods for rebuilding after disasters.

(B)  The extraordinary powers of redevelopment agencies have been and can be useful in the reconstruction of buildings and in stimulating local economic activity.

(C)  The procedures and requirements of the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000)) restrict the ability of local officials to respond quickly after disasters.

(2)  In enacting this part, it is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to provide communities with alternative procedures and requirements for redevelopment after disasters.

(b)  Any redevelopment agency or project area established pursuant to the Community Redevelopment Financial Assistance and Disaster Project Law (former Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 34000)), as that law existed prior to the effective date of the act that repeals that law, shall remain in existence and subject to that law as if the Legislature had not repealed that law.

(c)  This part shall apply only to redevelopment activities undertaken pursuant to its provisions on and after the effective date of the act that adds this part.

(d)  This part is known and may be cited as the Community Redevelopment Disaster Project Law.
Cal. WIC § 14082.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.6 / Section 14082.5
Section 14082.5
Status: in_force

The negotiator provided for in Section 14082 shall serve in such capacity for the 1982–83 fiscal year, after which his or her functions shall be assumed by the California Medical Assistance Commission. Commencing on July 1, 1983, any reference in this article or in Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 14087.5), and Article 2.91 (commencing with Section 14089) of this chapter to the negotiator shall be deemed to be references to the California Medical Assistance Commission.

As of July 1, 1983, the negotiator shall serve as the executive director of the commission.
Cal. BPC § 3710.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.3 / Article 2 / Section 3710.1
Section 3710.1
Status: in_force

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the Respiratory Care Board of California in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Cal. FGC § 6700 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6700
Section 6700
Status: in_force

The commission may lease to any person the exclusive privilege to harvest kelp in any designated kelp bed, or part thereof, if the commission determines that the lease is in the public interest. The commission shall describe the kelp beds of the state and adopt regulations for the leasing of the beds.