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Cal. INS § 10716 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 10716
Section 10716
Status: in_force

In connection with the offering for sale of any benefit plan design to small employers:

Each carrier shall make a reasonable disclosure, as part of its solicitation and sales materials, of the following:

(a) The extent to which the premium rates for a specified small employer are established or adjusted in part based upon the actual or expected variation in claims costs or actual or expected variation in health conditions of the employees and dependents of the small employer.

(b) The provisions concerning the carrier’s ability to change premium rates and the factors other than claim experience which affect changes in premium rates.

(c) Provisions relating to the guaranteed issue of policies and contracts.

(d) Provisions relating to the effect of any preexisting condition provision.

(e) Provisions relating to the small employer’s right to apply for any benefit plan design written, issued, or administered by the carrier at the time of application for a new health benefit plan, or at the time of renewal of a health benefit plan.

(f) The availability, upon request, of a listing of all the carrier’s benefit plan designs, including the rates for each benefit plan design.
Cal. CIV § 4545 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 4545
Section 4545
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article affects the validity of title to real property transferred in violation of this article.
Cal. WAT § 55630 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 55630
Section 55630
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. FAC § 27687 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 27687
Section 27687
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines that eggs are not in compliance with this chapter or that they have been shipped without the handler or producer first securing the required registration and being current on the payment of the appropriate fees, the department shall issue and enforce an order to stop the sale of the eggs.

(b) A person may not sell eggs on which a stop-sale order has been issued until the department determines that the eggs and the handler or producer are in compliance with this chapter. Eggs that are in compliance with this chapter, but for which the handler or producer have not secured the required registration and paid the appropriate fees, may only be sold or moved under the specific direction of the secretary.

(c) With respect to eggs that are not in compliance with this chapter and on which a stop-sale order has been issued, the seller may submit the eggs for reinspection to an authorized state or county enforcement officer. If on reinspection the eggs fail to meet the specification of the grades with which they are labeled, the seller must remark or repackage the eggs to meet the specifications for their actual grades before calling for reinspection. Repackaged eggs must be labeled with the original sell by date.
Cal. RTC § 18403 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 18403
Section 18403
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part, any return, declaration, report, statement, or other document required to be made or filed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) shall be deemed to have been required to be made or filed under this part.
Cal. FIN § 1073 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 1073
Section 1073
Status: in_force

A bank, with the approval of its board, may establish and maintain one or more offices.
Cal. LAB § 6621 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 6621
Section 6621
Status: in_force

If at the time of granting reconsideration, it appears to the satisfaction of the appeals board that no sufficient reason exists for taking further testimony, the appeals board may affirm, rescind, alter or amend the order or decision made and filed by the appeals board or hearing officer and may, without further proceedings, without notice, and without setting a time and place for further hearing, enter its findings, order or decision based upon the record in the case.
Cal. FAC § 57031 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 5 / Section 57031
Section 57031
Status: in_force

(a) Any union representing registered unloaders is authorized and entitled to bargain with the employer of the registered unloaders to establish a scale of charges for unloading produce.

(b) If the union or unions representing registered unloaders and the employer of registered unloaders are unable to agree on a scale of charges, the Public Employment Relations Board shall mediate the dispute pursuant to Section 3601 of the Government Code.

(c) The scale of charges in effect on December 31, 1978, shall remain in effect until new charges are established pursuant to this section.
Cal. PRC § 669 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 669
Section 669
Status: in_force

The Governor shall designate the chair of the board from among the members of the board. The person designated as the chair shall hold the office at the pleasure of the Governor. The board shall annually elect a vice chair from among its members.
Cal. BPC § 4836.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2.5 / Section 4836.6
Section 4836.6
Status: in_force

The board shall take action pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 4875) of this chapter against any veterinarian licensed or authorized to practice in this state who permits any registered veterinary technician or veterinary assistant to perform any animal health care services other than those allowed by this article.
Cal. FAC § 44972 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 44972
Section 44972
Status: in_force

If the director finds that avocados which are being prepared for market conform to the applicable standards, he shall so indicate by an official stamp placed on each flat, carton, or any other container by, or under the supervision of, the inspector, stating that the applicable standards have been complied with on the date of pack. Except as provided in this chapter or regulations of the director, it is unlawful for any person to ship to market or otherwise place into the channels of trade any container of avocados which does not bear the official stamp placed thereon pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1797.256 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1797.256
Section 1797.256
Status: in_force

A local EMS agency may review applications for grants and contracts for federal, state, or private funds concerning emergency medical services or related activities in its EMS area.
Cal. RTC § 7894 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 7894
Section 7894
Status: in_force

The Controller may bid at the sale.
Cal. VEH § 8052 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 8052
Section 8052
Status: in_force

(a) The director, or his or her designee, may, on behalf of the state, enter into, and become, a member of the International Registration Plan Agreement developed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. The director, or his or her designee, may adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the International Registration Plan or other apportioned registration agreements entered into under the authority of this article.

(b) In administering the International Registration Plan, the state may collect all appropriate registration and license fees due other jurisdictions. Foreign jurisdictions that are members of the agreement shall be authorized to collect all appropriate registration and license fees due to the State of California, and remit the fees to this state pursuant to the terms of the agreement.
Cal. SHC § 1168.7 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1168.7
Section 1168.7
Status: in_force

The board may hold a hearing to determine if any property located outside of a division will benefit from any construction, improvement, or maintenance project proposed to be undertaken by the division.

Notice of the hearing shall be published in accordance with Section 1196. Notice shall also be mailed by the board, at least 10 days prior to the hearing, to all landowners whose property located outside of the division may benefit from the proposed project. The failure to mail any notice, or the failure of any person to receive such notice, shall not affect the validity of any action taken by the board under this section.

If, after hearing all of the evidence introduced at the hearing, the board finds and determines that property located outside of the division will benefit from the project proposed to be undertaken by the division, the board may order the boundaries of the division to be modified so as to include such property. Thereafter, the boundaries as modified shall be the legal boundaries of the division.
Cal. BPC § 11419 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Section 11419
Section 11419
Status: in_force

A person or the agent of any person shall not file with the bureau any notice, statement, or other document required under this chapter that is false or untrue or contains any willful, material misstatement of fact. A violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one year or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
Cal. HSC § 4744 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 4744
Section 4744
Status: in_force

It may sell, or otherwise dispose of, any water, sewage effluent, fertilizer, or other by-product resulting from the operation of a sewerage system, sewage disposal plant, refuse disposal plant or process, or treatment plant, and construct, maintain, and operate such pipe lines and other works as may be necessary for that purpose.
Cal. WAT § 290 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3.5 / Section 290
Section 290
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, when undertaking a habitat restoration project where the department has available funds to carry out the project, the department may enter into contracts to accomplish the restoration pursuant to this section, the State Contract Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code), and Section 65967 of the Government Code.

(b) Contracts may include the physical restoration of any state or privately owned real property, and any incidental or necessary services to accomplish that purpose. This may include, but is not limited to, the acquisition or sale of real property, including to the department, conducting environmental reviews, performance of design, securing any necessary permits, and ongoing monitoring or land management.

(c) Solicitations for a contract for habitat restoration issued by the department shall be subject to all of the following:

(1) The department shall prepare a request for proposals in a manner prescribed by the department.

(2) The request for proposals shall include all applicable terms and conditions that may apply to the habitat restoration project.

(3) The request for proposals shall include minimum requirements for any proposals, standards for competition, including the minimum number of proposals required, and the processes and procedures for the scoring, evaluation of proposals, and protests.

(d) Contracts entered into by the department shall provide compensation, including through progress payments, based upon measurable environmental outcomes and performance targets.

(e) Contracts entered into by the department that include work meeting the definition of a “public work” pursuant to Section 1720 of the Labor Code shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(f) In establishing the terms and conditions applicable for each project, the department shall classify the nature of the services to be provided. The department shall ensure that the contract includes necessary terms and conditions that are consistent with other applicable state contracts for each identified classification.
Cal. WAT § 41003 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 41003
Section 41003
Status: in_force

Any guardian, conservator, administrator, or executor, of a person or estate owning land within the district shall be considered the holder of title to land for the purposes of this division, where the owner in fee is not entitled to vote.
Cal. VEH § 1656.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1656.1
Section 1656.1
Status: in_force

The Department of Justice shall, in conjunction with the department and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, develop and create a video demonstrating the proper conduct by a peace officer and an individual during a traffic stop. The department shall post this video on its internet website.
Cal. BPC § 2538.49 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.49
Section 2538.49
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a licensed hearing aid dispenser to fit or sell a hearing aid unless they first do all of the following:

(a) Comply with all provisions of state laws and regulations relating to the fitting or selling of hearing aids.

(b) Conduct a direct observation of the purchaser’s ear canals.

(c) Inform the purchaser of the address and office hours at which the licensee shall be available for fitting or postfitting adjustments and servicing of the hearing aid or aids sold.
Cal. PUC § 3299.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 3299.2
Section 3299.2
Status: in_force

(a) Within 15 days of receiving the notification pursuant to Section 3299.1, the commission shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider using its authority pursuant to Section 701 to require each large electrical corporation to collect a nonbypassable charge from ratepayers of each large electrical corporation to support the account, including the payment of bonds issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 80540 of the Water Code, in an amount sufficient to fund the revenue requirement as established pursuant to Section 80524 of the Water Code.

(b) If the commission determines that the imposition of the charge described in subdivision (a) is just and reasonable, and that it is just and reasonable to exercise its authority pursuant to Section 701 to do so, the commission shall direct each large electrical corporation to impose and collect that charge commencing February 1, 2036. The charge shall be collected in the same manner as that for the payments made to reimburse the Department of Water Resources under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 3289.

(c) Notwithstanding other law, no later than 90 days after the initiation of the rulemaking proceeding, the commission shall adopt a decision regarding the imposition of the charge.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 455.5 and 1708, or any other law, the commission shall not revise, amend, or otherwise modify a decision to impose a charge imposed pursuant to this section before January 1, 2046.
Cal. WAT § 30260 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 30260
Section 30260
Status: in_force

The formation petition shall be presented and considered at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is situated.
Cal. WAT § 55181 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 55181
Section 55181
Status: in_force

The ordinance or resolution calling the special election shall also recite the objects and purposes for which any proposed indebtedness is to be incurred, the estimated cost of the proposed improvement, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, and shall fix the date on which the special election shall be held, the manner of holding it, and the manner of voting for or against the proposition.
Cal. WAT § 30773 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 30773
Section 30773
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply only to the Pleasant Valley County Water District, heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, and the Kings County Water District, heretofore formed in Kings County.
Cal. FIN § 14007 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 14007
Section 14007
Status: in_force

“Obligation” means any contractual obligation to the credit union for money borrowed or credit extended or guaranteed from its members, including, but not limited to, loans, lines of credit, agreements to extend credit, and lease agreements.
Cal. PCC § 20460 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 27 / Section 20460
Section 20460
Status: in_force

Each person whose claim has not been paid by the contractor or his subcontractors, shall have a first lien upon and against the assessment, any partial assessment, any reassessment and any bonds which may be issued to represent any assessment or reassessment, which lien may be enforced by action brought within three months after the date of the filing of the verified statement in the superior court of the county in which such work is done.
Cal. PRC § 10260 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.2 / Chapter 4 / Section 10260
Section 10260
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the amount of funding to be provided for an agricultural conservation easement or fee acquisition grant, the department shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the total purchase price of the agricultural conservation easement or, in the case of a fee title acquisition, the total purchase price of the subject property does not exceed fair market value, taking into consideration the funding from all sources. The determination of fair market value shall be accomplished, as follows:

(1) An applicant shall select and retain an independent real estate appraiser to determine the value of the subject property, including any proposed agricultural conservation easement.

(2) The department shall review and consider an applicant’s appraisal and may, at its sole discretion, require or obtain an additional appraisal.

(3) The easement value shall be calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value and the restricted value of the property.

(b) The department may conditionally approve grant applications prior to completion of final appraisals, provided an acceptable appraisal and all other requirements of this division are met before any disbursement of grant funds.

(c) The department shall have final authority to determine the acceptability of an appraisal pursuant to this division.
Cal. BPC § 10235.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 10235.5
Section 10235.5
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate licensee or mortgage loan originator shall not place an advertisement disseminated primarily in this state for a loan unless there is disclosed within the printed text of that advertisement, or the oral text in the case of a radio or television advertisement, the Department of Real Estate number and the unique identifier assigned to that licensee by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry under which the loan would be made or arranged.

(b) “Mortgage loan originator,” “unique identifier,” and “Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry” have the meanings set forth in Section 10166.01.
Cal. BPC § 17070 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 17070
Section 17070
Status: in_force

Any person or trade association may bring an action to enjoin and restrain any violation of this chapter and, in addition thereto, for the recovery of damages.
Cal. FAC § 31751.7 — California Code / Code fac / Division 14.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 31751.7
Section 31751.7
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a nonspayed or unneutered cat that is impounded once by a city or county animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society, shall be fined thirty-five dollars ($35) on the first occurrence, fifty dollars ($50) on the second occurrence, and one hundred dollars ($100) for the third or subsequent occurrence. These fines are for unneutered impounded animals only, and are not in lieu of any fines or impound fees imposed by any individual city, county, public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society shelter.

(b) An animal control officer, humane officer, police officer, peace officer, or any agency authorized to enforce the Penal Code may write citations with a civil penalty stated in an amount corresponding to the violation as provided in subdivision (a). The fines shall be paid to the local municipality or public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society shelter. Any funds collected under this section shall be expended for the purpose of humane education, programs for low cost spaying and neutering of cats, and any additional costs incurred by the animal shelter in the administration of the requirements of this division.

(c) Local ordinances concerning the adoption or placement procedures of any public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group shall be at least as restrictive as this division.

(d) This section applies to each county and cities within each county, regardless of population.

(e) No city or county, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or humane society is subject to any civil action by the owner of a cat that is spayed or neutered in accordance with this section.
Cal. HSC § 11819.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11819.1
Section 11819.1
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes the need for increased potential for coordination between county alcohol programs and local health system agencies established pursuant to Public Law 93-641. Therefore, the Legislature encourages a harmonious working relationship between local health system agencies and county alcohol programs.
Cal. HSC § 116050 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 116050
Section 116050
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 18930, the department shall make and enforce regulations pertaining to public swimming pools as it deems proper and shall enforce building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to public swimming pools; provided, that no rule or regulation as to design or construction of pools shall apply to any pool that has been constructed before the adoption of the regulation, if the pool as constructed is reasonably safe and the manner of the construction does not preclude compliance with the requirements of the regulations as to bacteriological and chemical quality and clarity of the water in the pool. The department shall adopt and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 for the purposes described in this section.