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Cal. WIC § 9118 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 9118
Section 9118
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) The talents of our older adults will prove to be vital to the prosperity and well-being of California.

(b) California’s older adults possess experience and perspective that can be expanded through strong organizational associations.

(c) California’s older adults represent enormous civic potential, and they are underutilized.

(d) California’s older adults should be provided opportunities for civic involvement.

(e) The AARP reports that two-thirds of its senior corps volunteers reported a decrease in isolation upon volunteering.

(f) Sixty-seven percent of older adults who volunteer report that their social connectedness has increased because of the volunteer work.

(g) Volunteering has been shown to reduce self-reported symptoms of depression in older adults.

(h) Volunteer organizations maintain support for older adults and leverage individual interests and abilities through established community involvement

(i) Volunteering or donating time to nonprofit organizations may be an ideal low-cost strategy to help improve health among older adults.

(j) Volunteer roles that accommodate the variability of individual capabilities are likely to attract older volunteers who commit more and largely benefit from their experience.

(k) California’s older adults should be provided an array of volunteer opportunities to ensure the choice and flexibility of engagement.

(l) Extended periods of productivity in older adults contributes to improved health conditions and emotional well-being.

(m) Volunteer organizations are an investment in human capital and support the advancement of California’s older adults and community at large.
Cal. BPC § 4984.72 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 4984.72
Section 4984.72
Status: in_force

(a) Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant who fails the clinical examination may, within one year from the notification date of that failure, retake the examination as regularly scheduled without further application upon payment of the fee for the examination. Thereafter, the applicant shall not be eligible for further examination until he or she files a new application, meets all requirements in effect on the date of application, and pays all required fees.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
Cal. LAB § 1309 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 1309
Section 1309
Status: in_force

Every person who takes, receives, hires, employs, uses, exhibits, or has in custody, for any of the purposes mentioned in Section 1308, any minor under the age of 16, or under the age of 18, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 1308, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

Any person who willfully violates this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both. A person shall not be imprisoned under this section, except for an offense committed after the conviction of that person for a prior offense under this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 22475 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 22475
Section 22475
Status: in_force

There is granted to every district the right to construct and operate in a manner affording security for life and property electric light and power lines along, over, under, or upon any road or across any railway or conduit which the route of the lines intersects or runs along.
Cal. WIC § 11466.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11466.5
Section 11466.5
Status: in_force

The department shall collect cost data and monitor the cost of providing care and supervision, and social work services, to AFDC-FC recipients. These data shall include, but not be limited to, the costs incurred for employee wages and benefits.
Cal. PRC § 32003 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 32003
Section 32003
Status: in_force

This division is necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants and shall be liberally construed to implement its purposes.
Cal. PUC § 132814 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.8 / Chapter 2 / Section 132814
Section 132814
Status: in_force

(a) All meetings of the board shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).

(b) All meetings of committees established by the board shall be held pursuant to Section 54952.3 of the Government Code, and no other provision of the Ralph M. Brown Act shall apply to meetings of those committees.

(c) Any committee of the board shall have a membership of at least three voting members.
Cal. WIC § 104 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 104
Section 104
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall determine the extent of the CASA’s duties in each case. These duties may include an independent investigation of the circumstances surrounding a case to which he or she has been appointed, interviewing and observing the child and other appropriate individuals, and the reviewing of appropriate records and reports.

(b) The CASA shall report the results of the investigation to the court.

(c) The CASA shall follow the direction and orders of the court and shall provide information specifically requested by the court.
Cal. INS § 11620 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11620
Section 11620
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, after a public hearing, shall approve or issue a reasonable plan for the equitable apportionment, among insurers admitted to transact liability insurance, of those applicants for automobile bodily injury and property damage liability insurance who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure that insurance through ordinary methods. The commissioner shall require the payment of one thousand four hundred ten dollars ($1,410), in advance, as a fee for the filing of amendments to the plan with the commissioner. The commissioner may approve or issue reasonable amendments to the plan that are approved by the plan’s advisory committee, if he or she first holds a public hearing to determine whether the amendments are in keeping with the intent and purpose of this section. All those insurers shall subscribe to the plan and its amendments and participate in the plan.

(b) Judicial review of a change to the plan, including rate revision proceedings, shall be in accordance with Section 1858.6.

(c) The adoption of the plan referenced in subdivision (a), and any amendments thereto, is not subject to the requirements 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), unless written or oral comments submitted pursuant to subdivision (e) raise regulatory standards set forth in subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 11349 of the Government Code.

(d) The commissioner shall provide notice of any hearing pursuant to subdivision (a) by doing all of the following at least 45 days prior to the hearing:

(1) Publishing the notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register.

(2) Mailing the notice to the parties on the department’s regulations mailing list.

(3) Posting the notice on the department’s public Internet Web site.

(e) Interested parties may present written or oral comments at the hearing, or may submit written comments to the contact person identified in the hearing notice by the date and time posted in the notice. Before adopting any amendments to the plan, the commissioner shall consider all comments received on or before the day of the hearing.
Cal. PROB § 555 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 555
Section 555
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to an action commenced before July 1, 1989.

(b) The applicable law in effect before July 1, 1989, continues to apply to an action commenced before July 1, 1989, notwithstanding its repeal by Chapter 1199 of the Statutes of 1988.
Cal. PROB § 9252 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 9252
Section 9252
Status: in_force

(a) If the personal representative or the attorney for the personal representative is a creditor of the decedent, the clerk shall present the claim to the court or judge for approval or rejection. The court or judge may in its discretion require the creditor to file a petition and give notice of hearing.

(b) If the court or judge approves the claim, the claim is established and shall be included with other established claims to be paid in the course of administration.

(c) If the court or judge rejects the claim, the personal representative or attorney may bring an action against the estate. Summons shall be served on the judge, who shall appoint an attorney at the expense of the estate to defend the action.
Cal. SHC § 32504 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 32504
Section 32504
Status: in_force

If any provision of this part, or its application to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the part, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Cal. COM § 4401 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4401
Section 4401
Status: in_force

(a) A bank may charge against the account of a customer an item that is properly payable from that account even though the charge creates an overdraft. An item is properly payable if it is authorized by the customer and is in accordance with any agreement between the customer and bank.

(b) A customer is not liable for the amount of an overdraft if the customer neither signed the item nor benefited from the proceeds of the item.

(c) A bank may charge against the account of a customer a check that is otherwise properly payable from the account, even though payment was made before the date of the check, unless the customer has given notice to the bank of the postdating describing the check with reasonable certainty. The notice is effective for the period stated in subdivision (b) of Section 4403 for stop-payment orders, and shall be received at such time and in such manner as to afford the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before the bank takes any action with respect to the check described in Section 4303. If a bank charges against the account of a customer a check before the date stated in the notice of postdating, the bank is liable for damages for the loss resulting from its act. The loss may include damages for dishonor of subsequent items under Section 4402.

(d) A bank that in good faith makes payment to a holder may charge the indicated account of its customer according to either:

(1) The original terms of the altered item.

(2) The terms of the completed item, even though the bank knows the item has been completed unless the bank has notice that the completion was improper.
Cal. WIC § 17609.02 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 17609.02
Section 17609.02
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 17600.20, funds deposited in the family support account may be expended only to pay for an increased county contribution toward the costs of CalWORKs as those funds were allocated by the Department of Finance.
Cal. HSC § 1226.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1226.1
Section 1226.1
Status: in_force

(a) A primary care clinic shall comply with the following requirements regarding health examinations and other public health protections for individuals working in a primary care clinic:

(1) An employee working in a primary care clinic who has direct contact with patients shall have a health examination within six months prior to employment or within 15 days after employment. Each examination shall include a medical history and physical evaluation. A written examination report, signed by the person performing the examination, shall verify that the employee is able to perform his or her assigned duties.

(2) At the time of employment, testing for tuberculosis shall consist of a purified protein derivative intermediate strength intradermal skin test or any other test for tuberculosis infection recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and licensed by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If a positive reaction is obtained from the skin test, or any other test for tuberculosis infection recommended by the CDC and licensed by the FDA, the employee shall be referred to a physician to determine if a chest X-ray is necessary. Annual examinations shall be performed only when medically indicated.

(3) The clinic shall maintain a health record for each employee that includes reports of all employment-related health examinations. These records shall be kept for a minimum of three years following termination of employment.

(4) An employee known to have or exhibiting signs or symptoms of a communicable disease shall not be permitted to work until he or she submits a physician’s certification that the employee is sufficiently free of the communicable disease to return to his or her assigned duties.

(b) Any regulation adopted before January 1, 2004, that imposes a standard on a primary care clinic that is more stringent than described in this section is void.
Cal. FAC § 71023 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 9.5 / Article 2 / Section 71023
Section 71023
Status: in_force

(a) “Districts” consist of the following:

(1) District 1 consists of Butte County.

(2) District 2 consists of Colusa County.

(3) District 3 consists of Glenn County and Tehama County, and any county north of those counties where rice is produced.

(4) District 4 consists of Yuba and Sutter Counties.

(5) District 5 consists of Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer, and Yolo Counties and any county south of those counties where rice is produced.

(b) The commission, upon a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission, may change the districts.
Cal. FGC § 15004 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 15004
Section 15004
Status: in_force

Aquaculturists operating under this division shall pay all costs incurred by the department when conducting any inspections of plants, animals, facilities, or culture areas required by this division, or by regulations adopted pursuant to this division, when requested by the aquaculturists.
Cal. SHC § 26165 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Section 26165
Section 26165
Status: in_force

If, at the election, two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of the issuance of bonds, the commission is authorized to issue and sell the bonds as proposed in the order calling the election. If the result of the election is against the issuance of bonds no other election upon the same question shall be called or held for one year after such election.
Cal. HSC § 25299.41 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 5 / Section 25299.41
Section 25299.41
Status: in_force

For the purpose of implementing this chapter, every owner of an underground storage tank for which a permit is required pursuant to Section 25284 shall pay a storage fee of six mills ($0.006) for each gallon of petroleum placed in an underground storage tank that the person owns. The fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be paid to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration pursuant to Part 26 (commencing with Section 50101) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. SHC § 9140 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9140
Section 9140
Status: in_force

The statement of the auditor pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter shall be filed with the legislative body.
Cal. PUC § 90275 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 90275
Section 90275
Status: in_force

With the consent of the board, the general manager may:

(a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank in this state or a trust company authorized to act as such in this state, to receive as his agent deposits of any securities acquired by the district.

(b) Place and maintain for safekeeping as a trust deposit with the trust department of any state or national banks in this state, or a trust company authorized to act as such in this state, any securities owned by the district.

The bank or trust company selected shall have a total paid-in capital of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000). The general manager shall take from the trust department or trust company a receipt for the securities, and neither the general manager nor the district is responsible for the custody and safe return of the securities until they are withdrawn from the trust department or trust company by the general manager. Any trust department or trust company to which securities are delivered, either as agent or depository for the general manager, shall make such disposition of the securities as the general manager directs and is responsible only for strict compliance with written instructions given to it by the general manager. All such securities are at all times subject to the order of the general manager.
Cal. PROB § 1516 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1516
Section 1516
Status: in_force

(a) In each case involving a petition for guardianship of the person, the petitioner shall deliver pursuant to Section 1215 a notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition, at least 15 days before the hearing, to the local agency designated by the board of supervisors to investigate guardianships for the court. The local social services agency providing child protection services shall screen the name of the guardian for prior referrals of neglect or abuse of minors. The results of this screening shall be provided to the court.

(b) This section does not apply to guardianships resulting from a permanency plan for a dependent child pursuant to Section 366.25 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. WAT § 72670 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 72670
Section 72670
Status: in_force

Any portion of a district, whether contiguous or not to an improvement district thereof, may be annexed to such improvement district in the manner provided in this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 1214 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1214
Section 1214
Status: in_force

Each application under this chapter for an initial license, renewal license, license upon change of ownership, or special permit shall be accompanied by a Licensing and Certification Program fee, as follows:

(a) For all primary care clinics licensed pursuant to this chapter, the fee shall be set in accordance with Section 1266.

(b) For all specialty clinics licensed pursuant to this chapter, the fee shall be set in accordance with Section 1266.

(c) For all rehabilitation clinics, the fee shall be set in accordance with Section 1266.
Cal. ELEC § 21571 — California Code / Code elec / Division 21 / Chapter 6.8 / Section 21571
Section 21571
Status: in_force

There is, in the County of Kern, a Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the year following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken, the commission shall adjust the boundary lines of the supervisorial districts of the board in accordance with this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 23 — California Code / Code gov / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 23
Section 23
Status: in_force

23.

If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the code, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
Cal. WAT § 37214 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7.5 / Section 37214
Section 37214
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary, in the case of a sale of property for taxes or assessments, except where the sale is conducted and the funds are accounted for as provided in Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 25143.14 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 4 / Section 25143.14
Section 25143.14
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), residues that are removed from equipment for the purpose of cleaning the equipment for continued use are subject to regulation under this chapter only after the residues have been removed from the equipment.

(b)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), the act of removing residues from equipment for the purpose of cleaning the equipment for continued use constitutes generation, and not treatment, of a hazardous waste.

(c)  Subdivisions (a) and (b) only apply to equipment that is not being used to manage hazardous waste.

(d)  Residues that are not hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117, including residues that are not discarded materials pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25124, are not subject to regulation under this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 10100.6 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 10100.6
Section 10100.6
Status: in_force

Following the levy of an assessment pursuant to this division to pay, in whole or in part, the costs and expenses of works, system or facilities authorized by subsection (a) of Section 10100.5 or subsection (a) of Section 5101.5 upon a district benefited thereby, and annually on or before June 30th, the legislative body may prepare and approve an estimate of the expenditures required during the ensuing fiscal year for the maintenance, operation, repair and improvement of such works, system or facilities and shall deduct from such estimate the amount of revenues, if any, which the legislative body estimates will accrue during such year from the operation of such works, system or facilities and will be available to pay costs of such maintenance, operation, repair and improvement.

The legislative body may levy and collect in any year upon and against all of the taxable land and improvements within such district a special ad valorem assessment sufficient to raise a sum of money not exceeding the net amount thus determined but the rate of assessment in any one year shall not exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) on each one hundred dollars ($100) assessed value as shown on the assessment roll used by the city for city taxation.

The special ad valorem assessment shall be levied, collected and enforced at the same times, in the same manner, by the same officers, and with the same interest and penalties, as in the case of general taxes levied by the city. The proceeds of the assessment shall be placed in a separate fund of the city and shall be expended only for the maintenance, operation, repair or improvement of such works, system or facilities.
Cal. FAC § 65601 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 65601
Section 65601
Status: in_force

A shipper shall keep a complete and accurate record of all fresh grapes shipped by the shipper and the producer. The records shall be in simple form and contain the information prescribed by the commission. The records shall be preserved for a period of two years and shall be offered and submitted for inspection at any reasonable time upon written demand of the commission or its duly authorized agent.