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Cal. BPC § 9998.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 21.5 / Section 9998.1
Section 9998.1
Status: in_force

The following definitions are applicable to this chapter:

(a) “Person” includes any natural person, company, firm, partnership or joint venture, association, corporation, limited liability company, or sole proprietorship.

(b)  “Foreign labor contracting activity” means recruiting or soliciting for compensation a foreign worker who resides outside of the United States in furtherance of that worker’s employment in California, including when that activity occurs wholly outside the United States. “Foreign labor contracting activity” does not include the services of an employer, or employee of an employer, if those services are provided directly to foreign workers solely to find workers for the employer’s own use.

(c) “Foreign worker” means any person seeking employment who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident but who is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States, including a person who engages in temporary nonagricultural labor pursuant to Section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Sec. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)). “Foreign worker” shall also include any worker described in Section 9998.

(d) “Foreign labor contractor” means any person who performs foreign labor contracting activity, including any person who performs foreign labor contracting activity wholly outside the United States, except that the term does not include any entity of federal, state, or local government. “Foreign labor contractor” does not include a person licensed by the Labor Commissioner as a talent agency under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1700) of Part 6 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, or a person who obtained and maintains full written designation from the United States Department of State under Part 62 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. VEH § 34060 — California Code / Code veh / Division 14.7 / Article 4 / Section 34060
Section 34060
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall provide for the establishment, operation, and enforcement of random on- and off-highway inspections of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers. The commissioner shall also provide training in the inspection of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers to employees of the department whose primary duties include the enforcement of laws and regulations relating to commercial vehicles and who, thereafter, are required to perform random inspections of cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers to determine whether or not the cargo tanks and hazardous waste transport vehicles and containers are designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this code and Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cal. PCC § 20471.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 28 / Section 20471.5
Section 20471.5
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 bidders security:

(a) Cash.

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

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

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

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 commission beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. FAC § 74694 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 8 / Section 74694
Section 74694
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall terminate the commission at the end of the current marketing season if the director finds that termination is requested in writing, within a 90-day period, by at least 51 percent of the eligible vintners that are directly affected that process at least 51 percent of the volume of the product.

(b) The person or persons originating the request shall file a written notice with the director in a manner that establishes the date the request is initiated. Any person may withdraw his or her name from the petition requesting the termination prior to the time the request is presented to the director.

(c) The signatures to the petition requesting termination need not all be appended to one sheet of paper. Each person signing the petition shall add his or her signature and business address. If no business address is given, a designation of the place of business shall be given which will enable the location to be readily ascertained.

(d) The petition shall bear a copy of the notice of intention. Signatures shall be secured within the time limit specified in this section.
Cal. BPC § 11405 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 11405
Section 11405
Status: in_force

The fee for an original or renewal certification as a state certified real estate appraiser shall not exceed five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525).
Cal. BPC § 7118.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 7118.4
Section 7118.4
Status: in_force

(a) If a contractor has made an inspection for the purpose of determining the presence of asbestos or the need for related remedial action with knowledge that the report has been required by a person as a condition of making a loan of money secured by the property, or is required by a public entity as a condition of issuing a permit concerning the property, the contractor shall disclose orally and in writing if it is owned or has any common ownership, or any financial relationship whatsoever, including, but not limited to, commissions or referral fees, with an entity in the business of performing the corrective work.

(b) This section does not prohibit a contractor that has contracted to perform corrective work after the report of another company has indicated the presence of asbestos or the need for related remedial action from making its own inspection prior to performing that corrective work or from making an inspection to determine whether the corrective measures were successful and, if not, thereafter peforming additional corrective work.

(c) A violation of this section is grounds for disciplinary action.

(d) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) and not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or both.

(e) For the purpose of this section, “asbestos” has the meaning set forth in Section 6501.7 of the Labor Code.
Cal. HSC § 39618 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 39618
Section 39618
Status: in_force

Refrigerated trailers shall be classified as mobile sources and shall be regulated by the state board on a statewide basis to prevent confusion concerning whether the trailers are stationary sources when not being driven and to prevent inconsistent regulation by districts of vehicles that are operated in more than one district. The state board shall develop regulations, on or before January 1, 2000, to achieve reductions in emissions attributable to the refrigerated trailers.
Cal. RTC § 30381 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 30381
Section 30381
Status: in_force

(a) The board may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made, and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed, in an action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county of Sacramento in the name of the people of the State of California.

(b) As an alternative to subdivision (a), the board may recover any refund or part thereof that is erroneously made, and any credit or part thereof that is erroneously allowed. In recovering any erroneous refund or credit, the board may, in its discretion, issue a deficiency determination in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 30173) of Chapter 3.5, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 30201) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 30241) of Chapter 4. Except in the case of fraud, the deficiency determination shall be made by the board within three years from the date of the Controller’s warrant or date of credit.
Cal. HSC § 102680 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 102680
Section 102680
Status: in_force

The new birth certificate shall supplant any birth certificate previously registered for the child and shall be the only birth certificate open to public inspection.
Cal. PRC § 25783 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 8.8 / Section 25783
Section 25783
Status: in_force

The commission shall do all the following:

(a) Publish educational materials designed to demonstrate how builders may incorporate solar energy systems during construction as well as energy efficiency measures that best complement solar energy systems.

(b) Develop and publish the estimated annual electrical generation and savings for solar energy systems. The estimates shall vary by climate zone, type of system, size, life cycle costs, electricity prices, and other factors the commission determines to be relevant to a consumer when making a purchasing decision.

(c) Provide assistance to builders and contractors. The assistance may include technical workshops, training, educational materials, and related research.

(d) The commission shall annually conduct random audits of solar energy systems to evaluate their operational performance.
Cal. HSC § 13146.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 13146.6
Section 13146.6
Status: in_force

If the governing body of a city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services relies on an all-volunteer fire department for the provision of fire protection services pursuant to Sections 13145, 13146, 13146.2, and 13146.3, they may do so through one of the following methods:

(a) They may request the State Fire Marshal to enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal, in accordance with paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13146.

(b) They may request another city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services that has regular full-time members of a regularly organized fire department to enforce the building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal.
Cal. HSC § 50068 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50068
Section 50068
Status: in_force

“Financial interest” has the same meaning as specified in Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 14053.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 14053.6
Section 14053.6
Status: in_force

Prior to including or excluding any drug from the program, the director shall give adequate notice to those California associations of health professionals and those recognized national associations of pharmaceutical manufacturers that are affected by such action and shall seek and consider the advice of those associations.
Cal. FAM § 2051 — California Code / Code fam / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 2051
Section 2051
Status: in_force

Upon the entry of an order or judgment in the proceeding requiring a party to maintain existing health, life, or disability insurance coverage for a spouse or children or after an order or judgment in the proceeding requiring a party to purchase life or disability insurance and name the spouse or children as beneficiaries and upon receipt of the name, title, and address of the insurer, or the name of the plan’s trustee, administrator, or agent for service of process, a party may transmit to, or the court may order transmittal to, the insurer or plan a copy of the order or judgment endorsed by the court, together with the following notice in substantially the following form:

“PURSUANT TO A PROCEEDING, IN RE MARRIAGE OF ____, CASE NUMBER ____, IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ____, YOUR INSURED, ____, HAS BEEN ORDERED TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING (HEALTH) (LIFE) (DISABILITY) INSURANCE COVERAGE, POLICY NO. ____, IN FORCE FOR THE NAMED BENEFICIARIES OR COVERED DEPENDENTS AS SPECIFIED IN THE ATTACHED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.

THE ATTACHED ORDER OR JUDGMENT REQUIRES YOU TO MAINTAIN THE NAMED BENEFICIARIES UNDER THE POLICY AS IRREVOCABLE BENEFICIARIES OR COVERED DEPENDENTS OF THE POLICY AND YOU MUST ADMINISTER THE COVERAGE ACCORDINGLY, UNTIL THE DATE SPECIFIED, IF ANY, IN THE ORDER OR JUDGMENT, OR UNTIL THE RECEIPT OF A COURT ORDER, JUDGMENT, OR STIPULATION PROVIDING OTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

YOU ARE FURTHER INSTRUCTED TO SEND NOTICE TO THE NAMED BENEFICIARIES, COVERED DEPENDENTS, OR OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS UPON ANY CANCELLATION, LAPSE, OR CHANGE OF COVERAGE, OR CHANGE OF DESIGNATED BENEFICIARIES UNDER THIS POLICY.”
Cal. LAB § 1075 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 1075
Section 1075
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following shall apply to service contracts for the collection and transportation of solid waste:

(a) A successor contractor or subcontractor shall be required to retain only employees of a contractor or subcontractor under a prior service contract whose employment would be terminated if the service contract were awarded to another contractor or subcontractor.

(b) A successor contractor or subcontractor shall not be required to retain an employee of a contractor or subcontractor under a prior service contract under any of the following circumstances:

(1) If the employee of the prior contractor or subcontractor does not meet any standard hiring qualification lawfully required by the successor contractor or subcontractor for the position.

(2) If the successor contractor or subcontractor would be required to terminate or reassign an existing employee covered under a collective bargaining agreement with the successor contractor or subcontractor in order to hire the employee of the prior contractor or subcontractor.

(3) If, and to the extent, the actual number of employees meeting the requirements of this chapter exceeds the number of those employees communicated to bona fide bidders in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 1072.

(c) An employee or his or her agent shall not bring an action against a successor contractor or subcontractor under subdivision (a) of Section 1073 without first giving the successor contractor or subcontractor written notice of the violation or breach and 30 days to cure the violation or breach. An awarding authority shall not terminate a service contract under subdivision (a) of Section 1074 without first giving the successor contractor or subcontractor written notice of the violation or breach and 30 days to cure the violation or breach.

(d) This chapter shall only apply to service contracts for the collection and transportation of solid waste when an awarding agency decides to let an exclusive solid waste collection and transportation contract out to bid. It is not intended to determine whether or not a local agency should procure a service contract by inviting bids, extend an existing service contract, renegotiate its service contract with the prior contractor, or exercise any other right it possesses pursuant to Section 40059 of the Public Resources Code to determine aspects of solid waste handling that are of local concern.

(e) This chapter does not modify, limit, or abrogate in any manner any franchise, contract, license, or permit granted or extended by a city, county, or other local government agency before January 1, 2017.
Cal. HNC § 6961 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6961
Section 6961
Status: in_force

If there is not sufficient money in any fund to pay the claims made against the fund, the claim shall be registered in a book kept by the treasurer, showing its number, when presented, date, amount, name of payee, and on what account allowed and out of what fund payable. When so registered, the claim shall be returned to the party presenting it with the endorsement of the word “Registered” dated and signed by the treasurer. All registered claims are payable in the order of their registration.

This section does not prevent the payment by the treasurer of bonds of the district or of any city or county, and interest coupons thereof, in accordance with the Constitution of this State and the provisions of this part.
Cal. FGC § 6304 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 6304
Section 6304
Status: in_force

If the department finds any infected, diseased, or parasitized fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants within this State, the department shall post notices describing, as nearly as possible, the boundaries of the area within which the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants are found, and shall state the period during which the taking, carrying, and transportation of the fish, amphibia, or aquatic plants from the area shall be unlawful. The fact of posting the notices shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the infected area is situated, and, if there is no such newspaper in that county, then in a newspaper of general circulation published in an adjoining county.
Cal. HSC § 1324.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 7.5 / Section 1324.6
Section 1324.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Health Services, or his or her designee, shall administer this article.

(b) The director may adopt regulations as are necessary to implement this article. These regulations may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). For purposes of this article, the adoption of regulations shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, any regulations necessary for either of the following purposes:

(1) The administration of this article, including the proper imposition and collection of the quality assurance fee.

(2) The development of any forms necessary to obtain required information from facilities subject to the quality assurance fee.

(c) As an alternative to subdivision (b), and notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the director may implement this article by means of a provider bulletin, or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action.
Cal. PROB § 813 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 17 / Section 813
Section 813
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of a judicial determination, a person has the capacity to give informed consent to a proposed medical treatment if the person is able to do all of the following:

(1) Respond knowingly and intelligently to queries about that medical treatment.

(2) Participate in that treatment decision by means of a rational thought process.

(3) Understand all of the following items of minimum basic medical treatment information with respect to that treatment:

(A) The nature and seriousness of the illness, disorder, or defect that the person has.

(B) The nature of the medical treatment that is being recommended by the person’s health care providers.

(C) The probable degree and duration of any benefits and risks of any medical intervention that is being recommended by the person’s health care providers, and the consequences of lack of treatment.

(D) The nature, risks, and benefits of any reasonable alternatives.

(b) A person who has the capacity to give informed consent to a proposed medical treatment also has the capacity to refuse consent to that treatment.
Cal. PROB § 8405 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8405
Section 8405
Status: in_force

Letters shall be signed by the clerk under the seal of the court and shall include:

(a) The county from which the letters are issued.

(b) The name of the person appointed as personal representative and whether the personal representative is an executor, administrator, administrator with the will annexed, or special administrator.

(c) A notation whether the personal representative is authorized to act under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (Part 6 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 7), and if so authorized whether the independent administration authority includes or excludes the power to do any of the following:

(1) Sell real property.

(2) Exchange real property.

(3) Grant an option to purchase real property.

(4) Borrow money with the loan secured by an encumbrance upon real property.
Cal. PUC § 737 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 737
Section 737
Status: in_force

All complaints for the collection of the lawful tariff charges or any part thereof, of public utilities may be filed in any court of competent jurisdiction within three years from the time the cause of action accrues, and not after, but if a public utility presents its claim or demand in writing to the person from whom the tariff charges, or any part thereof, are alleged to be due within such period of three years, that period shall be extended to include six months from the date notice in writing is given to the public utility, by such person, or refusal to pay the demand, or any part or parts thereof specified in the notice of refusal.

If suit for the collection of the lawful tariff charges or any portion thereof of a public utility is filed in any court in accordance with the terms of this section, or if such collection is made by the public utility without filing suit, the person against whom such suit is filed or from whom such collection is made may, within 90 days from the date of service of summons in the suit, or the date of the collection, file with the commission, or with any court of competent jurisdiction, a complaint for damages resulting from the violation of any of the provisions of this part with respect to the transaction to which the suit of the public utility relates, or for which such collection has been made.
Cal. PCC § 20155.2 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.7 / Section 20155.2
Section 20155.2
Status: in_force

(a) If a county as defined by Section 20155.1 is also responsible for delivery of a project included in Item 2660-110-0042 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2016, as amended by Chapter 7 of the Statutes of 2017, that county may utilize the “cost-plus-time” bidding procedure, also known as “A+B Bidding,” under this chapter for any of the projects specified in that budget item.

(b) “Cost-plus-time bidding” means a competitive procurement process that uses a cost parameter (A) and a time parameter (B) to determine a bid value.
Cal. PRC § 32378 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.3 / Chapter 5 / Section 32378
Section 32378
Status: in_force

(a) The conservancy may expend funds and award grants and loans to facilitate collaborative planning efforts and to develop projects and programs that are designed to further the purposes of this division.

(b) The conservancy may provide and make available technical information, expertise, and other nonfinancial assistance to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and tribal organizations, to support program and project development and implementation.