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Cal. HSC § 18700 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 7 / Section 18700
Section 18700
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully violates this part, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating thereto, or any other rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this part is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Any permitholder who willfully violates this part, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating thereto, or any other rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this part shall be subject to suspension or revocation of his or her permit to operate.

Any person who willfully violates this part, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating thereto, or any other rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this part, shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation or for each day of a continuing violation. The enforcement agency shall institute or maintain an action in the appropriate court to collect any civil penalty arising under this section.
Cal. HSC § 18912 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 18912
Section 18912
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the California Building Standards Commission.
Cal. FAC § 14327 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 14327
Section 14327
Status: in_force

The director may make an examination of the facilities which are available to the applicant for the proper handling and storing of restricted drugs and may limit the kinds or classes of such drugs that may be sold under a license to those which the applicant is equipped properly to handle and store.
Cal. FGC § 7702.1 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7702.1
Section 7702.1
Status: in_force

No sardines, anchovies, mackerel, or squid intended for or used in any cannery shall be unloaded from any vessel except at a weighing or measuring device approved by the Bureau of Weights and Measures. Such products shall be weighed by a public weighmaster licensed as an individual under the laws of this state and a receipt as to such weight shall be immediately issued by the weighmaster to the fisherman at the time of receipt of such products. Copies of such receipt shall be handled in the manner provided in Sections 8043 to 8047, inclusive.
Cal. WAT § 74252 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 74252
Section 74252
Status: in_force

The salary of the secretary and the amount of the bond to be given for the faithful performance of his duties shall be fixed by the board.
Cal. PCC § 10389.2 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6.5 / Section 10389.2
Section 10389.2
Status: in_force

(a) The department’s policies and procedures regarding the disposition of state surplus computers, laptops, monitors, and related computer equipment shall do all of the following:

(1) Facilitate the disposition of state surplus computers to further the state policy of bridging the digital divide, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 709 of the Public Utilities Code.

(2) Authorize nonprofit entities that, in partnership with a school district, operate a public computer center to further the state policy of bridging the digital divide, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 709 of the Public Utilities Code, to be eligible for receipt of state surplus computers under Section 10389.1 and through approved disposition directly from a state agency.

(3) Include a procedure enabling state agencies with surplus computers to ascertain whether the nonprofit entities described in paragraph (2) are interested in receiving those surplus computers. The procedure shall include a preference for nonprofit entities within the same geographic region as the state agency in order to minimize transportation and disposition costs.

(4) Require that state agency documentation of the disposition of surplus computers include a certification that all confidential, sensitive, and personal information was removed from the computers prior to disposition.

(5) Require any nonprofit organization that obtains a computer from the department, pursuant to this article, to use the computer only for operating a public computer center and to prohibit the resale of that computer.

(b) The department, in collaboration with the California Technology Agency, shall promote increased awareness among state agency officials of the requirement to remove from all state surplus computers all confidential, sensitive, and personal information prior to any disposition of those computers.
Cal. COM § 4504 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 4504
Section 4504
Status: in_force

(a) A presenting bank that, following the dishonor of a documentary draft, has seasonably requested instructions but does not receive them within a reasonable time may store, sell, or otherwise deal with the goods in any reasonable manner.

(b) For its reasonable expenses incurred by action under subdivision (a), the presenting bank has a lien upon the goods or their proceeds, which may be foreclosed in the same manner as an unpaid seller’s lien.
Cal. SHC § 10006.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 10006.5
Section 10006.5
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitation of Section 10204.1, “incidental expense” has the same meaning as specified in Section 5024.
Cal. HNC § 292 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 292
Section 292
Status: in_force

Losses caused by collision are to be borne as follows:

(a) If either party was exclusively in fault he shall bear his own loss, and he shall compensate the other for any loss he has sustained.

(b) If neither was in fault, the loss shall be borne by him upon whom it falls.

(c) If both were in fault, the loss shall be equally divided, unless it appears that there was a great disparity in fault, in which case the loss shall be equitably apportioned.

(d) If it can not be ascertained where the fault lies, the loss shall be equally divided.
Cal. FAC § 6215 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 6215
Section 6215
Status: in_force

(a) The board of supervisors shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition.

(b) The hearing shall not be less than 20 days, or more than 40 days, after the filing of the petition with the board of supervisors.

(c) The board of supervisors shall order the clerk of the board of supervisors to give notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing upon the petition.
Cal. MVC § 1046 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 1046
Section 1046
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears necessary or proper that a guardian or conservator of the estate of a member be appointed, the court, in its discretion, upon application of the administrator, or officer designated by the administrator, may appoint a home as guardian or conservator of the member’s estate and cause letters of guardianship or conservatorship of the estate to be issued to the home.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a home is a corporation and, acting through an officer designated by the administrator, may act as guardian or conservator of estates, assignee, receiver, depositary, or trustee under appointment of any court or by authority of any law of this state and may transact business in that capacity in the same manner as an individual, and for this purpose may sue and be sued in any court of this state.

(c) A home shall be appointed as guardian, conservator, assignee, receiver, depositary, or trustee without bond. The home shall receive reasonable fees for its expenses for filing fees and attorneys’ fees. The fees paid to the home may be used as a trust account from which may be drawn expenses for filing fees and attorneys’ fees in all estates it undertakes to administer. Whenever the balance remaining in the trust account exceeds a sum determined to be necessary by the administrator for the payment of the filing fees and attorneys’ fees incurred in the various estates, the excess shall be paid annually into the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

(d) When acting as guardian or conservator of a member, a home may deposit the funds of the estate in the special deposit fund of the home, and may invest and reinvest the funds in securities which are legal investments for savings banks in this state.
Cal. FAC § 65012 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 65012
Section 65012
Status: in_force

(a) “Beef” means the meat of cattle and includes veal.

(b) “Cattle” and “beef cattle” are synonymous and mean bovine animals of any breed, regardless of age.

(c) “Cattle feeder” means a producer raising cattle in confined spaces for the purposes of finishing cattle for market.

(d) “Council” means the California Cattle Council.

(e) “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.

(f) “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the council.

(g) “Handler” means a person engaged in the marketing of beef that the handler has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketed on behalf of a producer, whether as the owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise.

(h) “Member” means any member of the council.

(i) “Other products derived from the California cattle industry” include, but are not limited to, those edible, industrial, and medicinal products produced in whole or in part from beef, dairy, or cattle.

(j) “Processor” means a person who harvests cattle or markets products derived from cattle to willing consumers, including beef, dairy products, or other products derived from the California cattle industry.

(k) “Producer” is a person who owns or acquires ownership of beef or dairy cattle, and who, upon request, provides proof of ownership of cattle or, for purposes of voting pursuant to this chapter, has owned beef or dairy cattle within the same calendar year as the vote occurs. A person is not a producer if the person’s only share in the proceeds of the sale of cattle or beef is a sales commission, handling fee, or other service fee.

(l) “Range cattle producer” means a person who owns and raises cattle primarily on range or pastureland for the purpose of producing beef and other products derived from the California cattle industry.

(m) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
Cal. FIN § 1403 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 1403
Section 1403
Status: in_force

No bank, directly or indirectly, by any device whatever, shall pay any interest on any demand deposit except to the extent that the payment of interest on demand deposits is permitted to member banks of the Federal Reserve System or to banks whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor federal agency insuring bank deposits. This section shall not apply to any deposit which is payable only at an office of the bank located outside of the states of the United States and the District of Columbia.
Cal. PRC § 21080.45 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21080.45
Section 21080.45
Status: in_force

(a) This division does not apply to a new agricultural employee housing project that complies with Section 21159.22, meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (i) of Section 17021.8 of the Health and Safety Code, and that is any of the following:

(1) Funded by the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 50515.2) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code).

(2) Funded by the Office of Migrant Services within the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(3) Funded by a local government.

(4) Owned or operated and funded by a public or nonprofit entity, or that receives state, federal, or local public funding.

(b) This division does not apply to a project consisting exclusively of the repair or maintenance of an existing farmworker housing project.
Cal. RTC § 24634 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 24634
Section 24634
Status: in_force

(a) A return for a period of less than 12 months (referred to in this article as “short period”) shall be made under any of the following circumstances:

(1) When the taxpayer, with the approval of the Franchise Tax Board, changes its annual accounting period. In such a case, the return shall be made for the short period beginning on the day after the close of the former taxable year and ending at the close of the day before the day designated as the first day of the new taxable year.

(2) When the taxpayer is in existence during only part of what would otherwise be its taxable year, except if the taxpayer’s existence terminates as a result of a reorganization described in Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(3) When the Franchise Tax Board terminates the taxpayer’s taxable year under Sections 19081 and 19082 (relating to tax in jeopardy).

(4) When the taxpayer is required to make a federal return for a period of less than 12 months.

(b) This section shall apply whether or not a federal return is required to be filed for a period of less than 12 months.

(c) If a return is required to be filed under this section for a period of less than 12 months, that period shall be deemed to be a taxable year.
Cal. BPC § 7625 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 7625
Section 7625
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an application for a license, the bureau shall cause an investigation to be made of the physical status or plans and specifications of the proposed funeral establishment, and of the other qualifications required of the applicant under this chapter, and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and take testimony.

The bureau shall grant a license if it finds that the proposed funeral establishment is or will be constructed and equipped as required by this chapter and that the applicant is qualified in all other respects as required by this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 31011 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 1 / Section 31011
Section 31011
Status: in_force

Any funds received by the department pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Parks and Recreation Fund. Unless otherwise provided in this division, any funds received by the conservancy pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Coastal Conservancy Fund. The conservancy and the Controller shall establish separate accounts within the State Coastal Conservancy Fund for the purpose of separating deposits into the fund according to their origin.
Cal. HNC § 4080 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 4080
Section 4080
Status: in_force

Whenever funds necessary for any improvement, development, or protection for which bonds have been voted, are in the county treasury, the commission shall carry into effect the improvement, development, or protection of the harbor. The board of supervisors may sell only that portion of the authorized bonds that will provide funds as they are needed to carry on the work.
Cal. ELEC § 4 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 4
Section 4
Status: in_force

Unless the provision or the context otherwise requires, these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.
Cal. FAC § 78905 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 5 / Section 78905
Section 78905
Status: in_force

Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
Cal. SHC § 979 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 979
Section 979
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall keep in repair all objects or markers adjacent to a county highway which have been erected to mark registered historical places and shall keep such markers free from all vegetation which may obscure them from view.
Cal. RTC § 4703 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 4703
Section 4703
Status: in_force

In each county that elects to adopt the procedure authorized by this chapter there is hereby created a tax losses reserve fund.

(a) The tax losses reserve fund shall be used exclusively, as hereinafter provided, to cover losses that may occur in the amount of tax liens as a result of special sales of tax-defaulted property. Whenever in any year the amount of the tax losses reserve fund has reached an amount equivalent to 1 percent of the total of all taxes and assessments levied on the secured roll for that year for participating entities in the county, the amounts hereinafter authorized to be credited to that fund may, for the remainder of that year, be credited to the county general fund.

(b) The auditor and treasurer shall keep apportioned tax resources accounts in a manner that the balance of amounts apportioned to funds on an accrual basis shall be known by both officers. In addition, the auditor shall keep secured taxes receivable accounts in a manner as to establish accountability for the amounts receivable on the secured tax rolls. Secured tax rolls, as used in this chapter, include delinquent rolls prescribed by Section 2627.
Cal. WIC § 19800 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 19800
Section 19800
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that individuals with disabilities comprise a large percentage of California’s total population and that action is necessary to assist these individuals in their attempts to live fuller and freer lives outside institutions. To achieve this, it is necessary to:

(a) Provide state funding to maintain the services provided by existing independent living centers and, where feasible, encourage the establishment of new centers which provide services to individuals with disabilities; and

(b) Vest in the Department of Rehabilitation the responsibility and authority for the encouragement of the planning, developing, and funding of independent living centers. The Department of Rehabilitation shall consult with existing independent living centers and the State Independent Living Council in this state regarding funding procedures and decisions.
Cal. BPC § 5015.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5015.6
Section 5015.6
Status: in_force

The board may appoint a person exempt from civil service who shall be designated as an executive officer and who shall exercise the powers and perform the duties delegated by the board and vested in the executive officer by this chapter.

This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 11154 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11154
Section 11154
Status: in_force

(a)  Except in the regular practice of his or her profession, no person shall knowingly prescribe, administer, dispense, or furnish a controlled substance to or for any person or animal which is not under his or her treatment for a pathology or condition other than addiction to a controlled substance, except as provided in this division.

(b)  No person shall knowingly solicit, direct, induce, aid, or encourage a practitioner authorized to write a prescription to unlawfully prescribe, administer, dispense, or furnish a controlled substance.
Cal. FGC § 2210 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2210
Section 2210
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who violates this article, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, shall be liable for a civil penalty of no more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each day the person is in violation.

(b) An action against a person who violates this article, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this article, may be brought by the Attorney General, the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor in a city or city and county that has a full-time city prosecutor.

(c) Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited according to the following:

(1) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), moneys collected by the Attorney General shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(B) If the department, as the investigating agency, refers the matter to the Attorney General for prosecution, 50 percent of the moneys collected shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and 50 percent shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(2) Moneys collected by the department shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for law enforcement purposes.

(3) Moneys collected by the Department of Food and Agriculture shall be deposited in the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account, which is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, created pursuant to Section 221 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Moneys in the Circus Cruelty Prevention Account shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Food and Agriculture for the purposes of enforcing this article.

(4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), moneys collected by a district attorney, a city attorney, or a city prosecutor in a city or city and county that has a full-time city prosecutor shall be deposited in that city’s, county’s, or city and county’s general fund.

(B) If the department, as the investigating agency, refers the matter to the office of a prosecutor described in subparagraph (A), 50 percent of the moneys collected shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and 50 percent shall be deposited in the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s general fund.