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Cal. RTC § 7096 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 7096
Section 7096
Status: in_force

(a) A taxpayer may file a claim with the board for reimbursement of bank charges and any other reasonable third-party check charge fees incurred by the taxpayer as the direct result of an erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action by the board. Bank and third-party charges include a financial institution’s or third party’s customary charge for complying with the levy or notice to withhold instructions and reasonable charges for overdrafts that are a direct consequence of the erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action. The charges are those paid by the taxpayer and not waived or reimbursed by the financial institution or third party. Each claimant applying for reimbursement shall file a claim with the board that shall be in the form as may be prescribed by the board. In order for the board to grant a claim, the board shall determine that both of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(1) The erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action was caused by board error.

(2) Prior to the erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action, the taxpayer responded to all contacts by the board and provided the board with any requested information or documentation sufficient to establish the taxpayer’s position. This provision may be waived by the board for reasonable cause.

(b) Claims pursuant to this section shall be filed within 90 days from the date the bank and third-party charges were incurred by the taxpayer. Within 30 days from the date the claim is received, the board shall respond to the claim. If the board denies the claim, the taxpayer shall be notified in writing of the reason or reasons for the denial of the claim.
Cal. FAC § 58997 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 58997
Section 58997
Status: in_force

If the director finds from the tabulation of such referendum that the number of producers that voted in favor of such marketing order or amendment to the marketing order is not sufficient for him to make the finding that producers that are directly affected have approved the marketing order or amendment to it, he shall not make the marketing order or amendment effective.
Cal. WIC § 14139.35 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4.3 / Section 14139.35
Section 14139.35
Status: in_force

The department may exempt a pilot project site from the requirements of subdivisions (d) and (f) of Section 14139.33 if both the following conditions are met:

(a) State funds were not being used in the geographic area covered by the pilot projects to provide those services at the time of application to the pilot program.

(b) The pilot project site can demonstrate to the department how it plans to develop these services, and within what timeframe, during the pilot program.
Cal. RTC § 24654 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 24654
Section 24654
Status: in_force

(a) Section 448 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on use of cash method of accounting, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(b) For purposes of applying Section 448 of the Internal Revenue Code, Sections 801(d)(2), 801(d)(3), and 801(d)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514), as modified by Section 1008(a) of Public Law 100-647, shall apply to each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1987.

(c) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, the amendments made by Section 13102(a) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) to Section 448 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on use of cash method of accounting, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(2) (A) Any change in method of accounting made pursuant to this subdivision shall be treated for purposes of applying Section 24721, as initiated by the taxpayer and made with the consent of the Franchise Tax Board.

(B) Section 13102(e)(1) of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 115-97) does not apply to this subdivision.

(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), a taxpayer may elect to apply the provisions of this subdivision to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2019.
Cal. HSC § 113728 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113728
Section 113728
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in the interpretation and application of this part.
Cal. FAM § 9201 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 9201
Section 9201
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise permitted or required by statute, neither the department nor a licensed adoption agency shall release information that would identify persons who receive, or have received, adoption services.

(b) Employees of the department and licensed adoption agencies shall release to the department at Sacramento any requested information, including identifying information, for the purposes of recordkeeping and monitoring, evaluation, and regulation of the provision of adoption services.

(c) Prior to the placement of a child for adoption, the department or licensed adoption agency may, upon the written request of both a birth and a prospective adoptive parent, arrange for contact between these birth and prospective adoptive parents that may include the sharing of identifying information regarding these parents.

(d) The department and any licensed adoption agency may, upon written authorization for the release of specified information by the subject of that information, share information regarding a prospective adoptive parent or birth parent with other social service agencies, including the department, other licensed adoption agencies, counties or licensed foster family agencies for purposes of approving a resource family pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (p) of Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or providers of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the department and any licensed adoption agency may furnish information relating to an adoption petition or to a child in the custody of the department or any licensed adoption agency to the juvenile court, county welfare department, public welfare agency, private welfare agency licensed by the department, provider of foster care services, potential adoptive parent, or provider of health care as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code, if it is believed the child’s welfare will be promoted thereby.

(f) The department and any licensed adoption agency may make adoption case records, including identifying information, available for research purposes, provided that the research will not result in the disclosure of the identity of the child or the parties to the adoption to anyone other than the entity conducting the research.
Cal. PUC § 33002.9 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33002.9
Section 33002.9
Status: in_force

(a) Any owner or owners of real property, which is, in whole or in part, within the benefit district, or their legal representatives, may jointly or severally file with the board a petition requesting that the real property owned by them or for which they are the legal representative be excluded from the benefit district on the ground that the real property sought to be excluded is not benefited or that the assessment be reduced on the ground that the assessment exceeds the benefit to that real property.

(b) The real property sought to be excluded or upon which the assessment is sought to be reduced shall be described by its legal description and shall be accompanied by a map depicting its location in relation to the benefit district.

(c) The petition shall contain a statement of facts in support of the petition and shall be acknowledged by the owner or the legal representative filing the petition.
Cal. WIC § 10392 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 23 / Section 10392
Section 10392
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide an independent appeal procedure to each contracting agency providing child care and development services pursuant to Section 10268.5 that shall be conducted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and shall be provided upon an appeal petition of the contracting agency in any of the following circumstances:

(1) Termination of a contracting agency’s contract.

(2) Denial of more than 4 percent or twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), whichever is less, of a local contracting agency’s contracted payment for services schedule.

(3) Demand for remittance of an overpayment of more than 4 percent or twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), whichever is less, of a local contracting agency’s annual contract.

(b) Before filing an appeal petition for an action taken pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a), the contracting agency shall have submitted all previously required standard monthly or quarterly reporting forms to the department.
Cal. HSC § 32317 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 5 / Section 32317
Section 32317
Status: in_force

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 32316 shall include all of the following:

(a)  The purpose for which the bonds are proposed to be issued.

(b)  The estimated cost of the acquisition, construction, improvement, financing, and refinancing.

(c)  The principal amount of the bonds.

(d)  The maximum rate of the interest on the bonds, which shall not exceed 12 percent per year, and the frequency of interest payments.

(e)  A statement that the bonds are to be revenue bonds, payable exclusively from the revenues of the enterprise, and that the bonds are not to be secured by the taxing power of the district.
Cal. HSC § 1266.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 1266.7
Section 1266.7
Status: in_force

The annual Licensing and Certification Program fee for a congregate living health facility shall be set in accordance with Section 1266.
Cal. BPC § 6140 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 6140
Section 6140
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for active licensees for 2026 at a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400).

(b) The annual license fee for active licensees is payable on or before the date set by the State Bar, which shall not be less than 12 months from the prior year’s due date. Individuals who qualify for a waiver pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6141.1 shall be permitted to pay fees on an installment basis, with interest and other costs directly associated with the use of an installment plan, in the manner determined by the State Bar. Additionally, if the board finds it appropriate and feasible, it may provide by rule for payment of fees on an installment basis with interest, by credit card, or by other means, and may charge licensees choosing any alternative method of payment an additional fee to defray costs incurred by that election.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 25299.30 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 3 / Section 25299.30
Section 25299.30
Status: in_force

Every owner and operator shall comply with Section 25299.31 at the time prescribed in the federal act for the establishment and maintaining of financial responsibility for taking corrective action and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage arising from operating an underground storage tank, or when the tank is first filled, for use, with petroleum.
Cal. BPC § 2960.01 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 4 / Section 2960.01
Section 2960.01
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require an applicant for licensure as a psychologist, as defined in Section 2902, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to Section 144.

(b) The board shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
Cal. BPC § 22976 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8.6 / Chapter 3 / Section 22976
Section 22976
Status: in_force

A distributor or a wholesaler that, at the time of application, holds a valid license issued by the board pursuant to Section 30140 or 30155 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may be issued a license without further investigation.
Cal. EVID § 1153 — California Code / Code evid / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 1153
Section 1153
Status: in_force

Evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or of an offer to plead guilty to the crime charged or to any other crime, made by the defendant in a criminal action is inadmissible in any action or in any proceeding of any nature, including proceedings before agencies, commissions, boards, and tribunals.
Cal. WIC § 11351.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 11351.5
Section 11351.5
Status: in_force

Whenever an unrelated adult male resides with a family applying for or receiving aid under this chapter, he shall be required to make a financial contribution to the family which shall not be less than it would cost him to provide himself with an independent living arrangement.

The minimum financial contribution to the family shall be determined in accordance with standards established by the department which takes into account such adult male person’s income and expenses. The regulations formulated by the department shall require the mother of the children and the unrelated male to present all of the facts in connection with the sharing of expenses which comprise the agreement whereby said adult male resides with the family. The conditions of the agreement and the facts related to the sharing of the family expenses shall be signed under penalty of perjury by both the mother of the child and the unrelated male. In the event that either the mother or the adult male person willfully and knowingly fails to cooperate during the period such joint sharing of expenses arrangement exists in setting forth all of the facts in accordance with provisions of this section, aid to the family may be discontinued.

The provisions of this section do not apply to a bona fide paying lodger, roomer or boarder living in the home of a family applying for or receiving aid under this chapter.
Cal. FGC § 1801 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 1801
Section 1801
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to encourage the preservation, conservation, and maintenance of wildlife resources under the jurisdiction and influence of the state. This policy shall include the following objectives:

(a) To maintain sufficient populations of all species of wildlife and the habitat necessary to achieve the objectives stated in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d).

(b) To provide for the beneficial use and enjoyment of wildlife by all citizens of the state.

(c) To perpetuate all species of wildlife for their intrinsic and ecological values, as well as for their direct benefits to all persons.

(d) To provide for aesthetic, educational, and nonappropriative uses of the various wildlife species.

(e) To maintain diversified recreational uses of wildlife, including the sport of hunting, as proper uses of certain designated species of wildlife, subject to regulations consistent with the maintenance of healthy, viable wildlife resources, the public safety, and a quality outdoor experience.

(f) To provide for economic contributions to the citizens of the state, through the recognition that wildlife is a renewable resource of the land by which economic return can accrue to the citizens of the state, individually and collectively, through regulated management. Such management shall be consistent with the maintenance of healthy and thriving wildlife resources and the public ownership status of the wildlife resources.

(g) To alleviate economic losses or public health or safety problems caused by wildlife to the people of the state either individually or collectively. Such resolution shall be in a manner designed to bring the problem within tolerable limits consistent with economic and public health considerations and the objectives stated in subdivisions (a), (b) and (c).

(h) It is not intended that this policy shall provide any power to regulate natural resources or commercial or other activities connected therewith, except as specifically provided by the Legislature.
Cal. PUC § 852 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 852
Section 852
Status: in_force

No public utility, and no subsidiary or affiliate of, or corporation holding a controlling interest in, a public utility, shall purchase or acquire, take or hold, any part of the capital stock of any other public utility, organized or existing under or by virtue of the laws of this state, without having been first authorized to do so by the commission; provided, however, that the commission may establish by order or rule categories of stock acquisitions which it determines will not be harmful to the public interest, and purchases within those categories are exempt from this section. Every assignment, transfer, contract, or agreement for assignment or transfer of any stock by or through any person or corporation to any corporation or otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this article is void and of no effect, and no such transfer shall be made on the books of any public utility. Nothing in this section prevents the holding of stock previously lawfully acquired.
Cal. GOV § 1 — California Code / Code gov / Section 1
Section 1
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the Government Code.
Cal. ELEC § 6401 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 6401
Section 6401
Status: in_force

Prior to filing, the sections of a nomination paper for a candidate shall be numbered in order.
Cal. WAT § 53220 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 53220
Section 53220
Status: in_force

The board shall, on demand of the holder of any demand warrant outstanding one year or more, or any time warrant overdue one year of more, cancel the same and issue a new demand warrant for the face value of the old warrant, and a separate warrant for any interest then due thereon, or the board may allow a claim for the amount of any interest due on such warrant and may draw a warrant therefor.
Cal. FAM § 3201 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 3201
Section 3201
Status: in_force

Any supervised visitation maintained or imposed by the court shall be administered in accordance with Standard 5.20 of the California Standards of Judicial Administration recommended by the Judicial Council.
Cal. PUC § 103108 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 103108
Section 103108
Status: in_force

Except for the terms of office of the members of the first board, the term of office of each member shall be four years and until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The members of the first board shall classify themselves by lot so that the term of office of four members is two years and of five members is four years.
Cal. BPC § 8024.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8024.1
Section 8024.1
Status: in_force

Every person to whom a certificate is issued shall, as a condition precedent to its issuance, and in addition to any other fee which may be payable, pay the initial certificate fee prescribed by this chapter. Prior to receipt of an initial certificate fee, the board may issue an interim permit of a limited duration, but only to candidates eligible for certification under Section 8020. A limited permit shall be valid for 45 days, or until the board issues a certificate to the limited permitholder. If the board issues interim permits, the initial certificate fee, and any other fee that may be payable, shall be paid prior to the issuance of the certificate.
Cal. PUC § 125225 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 125225
Section 125225
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, and upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that a purchase in compliance with Sections 125222 and 125223 does not constitute a method of procurement adequate for the operation of the district’s facilities or equipment, the board may direct the procurement of prototype equipment or modifications in an amount sufficient to conduct and evaluate operational testing without further compliance with any contracting, bidding, or advertising requirements.
Cal. HSC § 113939.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113939.1
Section 113939.1
Status: in_force

“Vermin infestation” means the presence of vermin within the food facility as evidenced by actual live bodies, fresh droppings or vomitus, urine stains, or gnaw marks, that could result in contamination to the food, equipment, packaging, or utensils.