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Cal. FIN § 28125.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 12.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 28125.1
Section 28125.1
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 1512 of the SAFE Act (12 U.S.C. Sec. 5111(a)), the requirements under any federal law or the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any information or material provided to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry, and any privilege arising under federal or state law, including the rules of any state court, with respect to that information or material, shall continue to apply to the information or material after the information or material has been disclosed to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry. The information and material may be shared with all state and federal regulatory officials with industry oversight authority without the loss of privilege or the loss of confidentiality protections provided by federal law or the Information Practices Act.

(b) Information or material that is subject to a privilege or confidentiality under subdivision (a) shall not be subject to the following:

(1) Disclosure under any federal or state law governing the disclosure to the public of information held by an officer or an agency of the federal government or the state.

(2) Subpoena or discovery, or admission into evidence, in any private civil action or administrative process, unless with respect to any privilege held by the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry with respect to the information or material, the person to whom the information or material pertains waives, in whole or in part, in the discretion of that person, that privilege.

(c) This section shall not apply with respect to the information or material relating to the employment history of, and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions included in, the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System & Registry for access by the public.
Cal. PRC § 32606 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.8 / Chapter 3 / Section 32606
Section 32606
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the term of each voting member of the board shall be two years. Any vacancy shall be filled within 60 days of its occurrence by the appointing authority.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no person shall continue as a member of the board if he or she ceases to hold the office that qualifies that person to be appointed as a member of the board, or in the case of the member appointed pursuant to paragraph (5) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 32605, ceases to represent a member of the association. The membership on the board held by the person shall terminate immediately upon ceasing to hold that qualifying office or membership. Except as provided in subdivision (c), the position of any member appointed by the Governor shall be deemed vacant immediately if the member ceases to be a resident of the applicable territory.

(c) The term of each of the members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 32605 shall be two years, or until the member’s successor is appointed, whichever is longer.
Cal. PROB § 3102 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 3102
Section 3102
Status: in_force

The transactions that may be the subject of a proceeding under this chapter include, but are not limited to:

(a) Sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, exchange, conveyance pursuant to a preexisting contract, encumbrance by security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, or otherwise, lease, including but not limited to a lease for the exploration for and production of oil, gas, minerals, or other substances, or unitization or pooling with other property for or in connection with such exploration and production.

(b) Assignment, transfer, or conveyance, in whole or in part, in compromise or settlement of an indebtedness, demand, or proceeding to which the property may be subject.

(c) Dedication or conveyance, with or without consideration, of any of the following:

(1) The property to this state or any public entity in this state, or to the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, for any purpose.

(2) An easement over the property to any person for any purpose.

(d) Conveyance, release, or relinquishment to this state or any public entity in this state, with or without consideration, of any access rights to a street, highway, or freeway from the property.

(e) Consent as a lienholder to a dedication, conveyance, release, or relinquishment under subdivision (c) or (d) by the owner of property subject to the lien.

(f) Conveyance or transfer, without consideration, to provide gifts for such purposes, and to such charities, relatives (including one of the spouses), friends, or other objects of bounty, as would be likely beneficiaries of gifts from the spouses.
Cal. WAT § 71870 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 71870
Section 71870
Status: in_force

Whenever the board deems it necessary to incur a bonded indebtedness for the acquisition, construction, completion, or repair of any or all improvements, works, or property mentioned in this division and to provide for such bonded indebtedness to be payable from taxes levied upon less than all of the district, the board shall, by resolution, declare its intention to form an improvement district and to incur such indebtedness.
Cal. BPC § 301 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 301
Section 301
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature and the purpose of this chapter to promote and protect the interests of the people as consumers. The Legislature finds that vigorous representation and protection of consumer interests are essential to the fair and efficient functioning of a free enterprise market economy. The Legislature declares that government advances the interests of consumers by facilitating the proper functioning of the free enterprise market economy through (a) educating and informing the consumer to insure rational consumer choice in the marketplace; (b) protecting the consumer from the sale of goods and services through the use of deceptive methods, acts, or practices which are inimical to the general welfare of consumers; (c) fostering competition; and (d) promoting effective representation of consumers’ interests in all branches and levels of government.
Cal. FIN § 23025 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 23025
Section 23025
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number for deferred deposit transaction customers to make complaints and express concerns regarding the product or a specific licensee.
Cal. PCC § 10423 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 10423
Section 10423
Status: in_force

Any person contracting with the state by oral or written contract who corruptly permits the violation of any contract made under this chapter is guilty of a felony.
Cal. BPC § 6008.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6008.1
Section 6008.1
Status: in_force

No bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, contract, lease, agreement, or other contractual obligation of the State Bar shall:

(a) Create a debt or other liability of the state nor of any entity other than the State Bar (or any successor public corporation).

(b) Create any personal liability on the part of the licensees of the State Bar or the members of the board of trustees or any person executing the same, by reason of the issuance or execution thereof.

(c) Be required to be approved or authorized under the provisions of any other law or regulation of this state.
Cal. VEH § 16370 — California Code / Code veh / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 16370
Section 16370
Status: in_force

The department shall suspend the privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle upon receiving a certified copy of a judgment, or a certified copy of the register of actions (or a comparable court record of another jurisdiction) in an action resulting in a judgment for damages, and a certificate of facts relative to the judgment, on a form provided by the department, indicating that the person has failed for a period of 30 days to satisfy a judgment rendered against him or her.
Cal. BPC § 25503 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25503
Section 25503
Status: in_force

No manufacturer, winegrower, manufacturer’s agent, California winegrower’s agent, rectifier, distiller, bottler, importer, out-of-state beer manufacturer certificate holder, or wholesaler, or any officer, director, or agent of any such person, shall do any of the following:

(a) Directly or indirectly, deliver the possession of any alcoholic beverages to any on- or off-sale licensee under an agreement of consignment whereby title to the alcoholic beverages is retained by the seller or whereby the licensee receiving the alcoholic beverages has the right at any time prior to sale to relinquish possession to or return them to the original seller.

(b) Directly or indirectly, give any licensee or any person any alcoholic beverages as free goods as a part of any sale or transaction involving alcoholic beverages.

(c) Give secret rebates or make any secret concessions to any licensee or the employees or agents of any licensee, and no licensee shall request or knowingly accept from another licensee secret rebates or secret concessions.

(d) Give or furnish, directly or indirectly, to any employee of any holder of a retail on-sale or off-sale license only anything of value for the purpose or with the intent to solicit, acquire, or obtain the help or assistance of the employee to encourage or promote either the purchase or the sale of the alcoholic beverage sold or manufactured by the licensee giving or furnishing anything of value, and any employee who accepts or acquires anything of value contrary to the provisions of this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(e) Willfully or knowingly discriminate, in the same trading area, either directly or indirectly, in the price of any brand of distilled spirits sold to different retail licensees purchasing under like terms and conditions.

(f) Pay, credit, or compensate a retailer or retailers for advertising, display, or distribution service in connection with the advertising and sale of alcoholic beverages.

(g) Furnish, give, lend, or rent, directly or indirectly, to any person any decorations, paintings, or signs, other than signs advertising their own products as permitted by Section 25611.1.

(h) Pay money, provide credit, rebate, or give or furnish anything of value for the privilege of placing or painting a sign or advertisement, floor or window display, on or in any premises selling alcoholic beverages at retail.
Cal. VEH § 23140 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 12 / Article 1.5 / Section 23140
Section 23140
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for a person under the age of 21 years who has 0.05 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood to drive a vehicle.

(b) A person may be found to be in violation of subdivision (a) if the person was, at the time of driving, under the age of 21 years and under the influence of, or affected by, an alcoholic beverage regardless of whether a chemical test was made to determine that person’s blood-alcohol concentration and if the trier of fact finds that the person had consumed an alcoholic beverage and was driving a vehicle while having a concentration of 0.05 percent or more, by weight, of alcohol in his or her blood.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon a finding that a person has violated this section, the clerk of the court shall prepare within 10 days after the finding and immediately forward to the department an abstract of the record of the court in which the finding is made. That abstract shall be a public record and available for public inspection in the same manner as other records reported under Section 1803.
Cal. HSC § 1760.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 1760.6
Section 1760.6
Status: in_force

(a)  A pediatric day health and respite care facility shall provide all of the following services:

(1)  Medical.

(2)  Nursing.

(3)  Pharmacy.

(4)  Nutrition.

(5)  Socialization.

(6)  Developmentally appropriate activities.

(b)  Services which may be provided by a pediatric day health and respite care facility include, but are not limited to, any of the following:

(1)  Physical therapy.

(2)  Developmental services.

(3)  Occupational and speech therapy.

(4)  Educational and psychological services.

(5)  Respite care.

(6)  Instruction for parents or guardians.

(7)  Comprehensive case management, if not otherwise available for the client.
Cal. ELEC § 2191 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2191
Section 2191
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request, the elections official shall compile a voter list or file, by precinct, of all persons who voted in previous elections. This information shall be compiled in conjunction with the purge of voter registration files conducted pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 2220) of Chapter 3.

(b) Information compiled pursuant to this section shall include the information that is required to appear in the index as set forth in Section 2183.

(c) Any person, candidate, or committee who is entitled to obtain a copy of any information contained in this article shall, upon written request to the elections official, be entitled to obtain the voter list or file compiled pursuant to this section. The elections official shall inform any recipient of this information whether the voter list or file includes a voting history of vote by mail voters. The elections official may require the payment of a fee not to exceed the cost of duplicating the information as a condition to furnishing the information contained in this section.
Cal. HSC § 52103 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 52103
Section 52103
Status: in_force

A city or county may, in conjunction with the financing of multifamily rental housing pursuant to this chapter, finance the acquisition of commercial property for lease, subject to all of the following conditions:

(a)  No more than 10 percent of the proceeds of any revenue bonds issued pursuant to this chapter may be used to acquire the commercial property for lease.

(b)  The commercial property acquired will be located on the same parcel or on a parcel adjacent to a multifamily rental housing development.

(c)  As a condition of the financing, any lease payments collected in excess of payments necessary for debt service, operating expenses, and any required reserves related to such property, shall be used to reduce rents on units reserved for occupancy by lower income households and very low income households in a multifamily rental housing development.
Cal. PUC § 99268.11 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 99268.11
Section 99268.11
Status: in_force

Sections 99268.3, 99268.4, and 99268.9 may be waived by the transportation planning agency with respect to an operator during any fiscal year in which both of the following occurred, if the waiver is necessary to enable the operator to provide vital public transportation services:

(a) The operator sustained two separate work stoppages for 15 days or longer due to labor disputes.

(b) At least one of the work stoppages was not related to a labor dispute with the operator.
Cal. INS § 116 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 116
Section 116
Status: in_force

(a) Automobile insurance includes insurance of automobile owners, users, dealers, or others having insurable interests therein, against hazards incident to ownership, maintenance, operation, and use of automobiles, other than loss resulting from accident or physical injury, fatal or nonfatal, to, or death of, any natural person.

(b) Automobile insurance also includes any contract of warranty, or guaranty that promises service, maintenance, parts replacement, repair, money, or any other indemnity in event of loss of or damage to a motor vehicle or a trailer, as defined by Section 630 of the Vehicle Code, or any part thereof from any cause, including loss of or damage to or loss of use of the motor vehicle or trailer by reason of depreciation, deterioration, wear and tear, use, obsolescence, or breakage if made by a warrantor or guarantor who is doing an insurance business.

(c) Automobile insurance also includes any agreement that promises repair or replacement of a motor vehicle, or part thereof, after a mechanical or electrical breakdown, at either no cost or a reduced cost for the agreement holder. However, automobile insurance does not include a vehicle service contract subject to Part 8 (commencing with Section 12800) of Division 2, or an agreement deemed not to be insurance under that part.

(d) The doing or proposing to do any business in substance equivalent to the business described in this section in a manner designed to evade the provisions of this section is the doing of an insurance business.
Cal. FAC § 79173 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25.5 / Article 4 / Section 79173
Section 79173
Status: in_force

The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow moneys in advance of receipt of assessments as may be necessary in the opinion of the commission for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter and the performance of its duties.
Cal. PUC § 30270 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 30270
Section 30270
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board of directors shall be conducted pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 4664 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 4664
Section 4664
Status: in_force

The governing board of a regional center may hold a closed session regarding pending litigation when discussion in open session concerning those matters would prejudice the position of the regional center in the litigation. Litigation shall be considered pending when any of the following circumstances exist:

(a) An adjudicatory proceeding to which the regional center is a party has been initiated formally.

(b) A point has been reached where, based upon existing facts and circumstances and the advice of legal counsel, it is determined that there is a significant exposure to litigation against the regional center.

(c) Based on existing facts and circumstances, the regional center has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation.

Prior to holding a closed session pursuant to this section, the regional center governing board shall state publicly to which subdivision it is pursuant.
Cal. FAC § 38892 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 40 / Section 38892
Section 38892
Status: in_force

When bulky flavor is added to fromage frais or soft fresh cheese, the name of the bulky flavor shall accompany the name of the product on the principal panel or panels of the label. Bulky flavored fromage frais or bulky flavored soft fresh cheese in its composition and labeling shall otherwise comply with all the requirements of Article 39 (commencing with Section 38885).
Cal. WAT § 30778 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 30778
Section 30778
Status: in_force

The county elections official shall cause the ballots to be printed, bound, and numbered as provided in the Elections Code, except as otherwise required in this division.
Cal. PRC § 25986 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 12 / Section 25986
Section 25986
Status: in_force

Any person who plans a passive or natural solar heating system or cooling system or heating and cooling system which would impact on an adjacent active solar system may seek equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to exempt such system from the provisions of this chapter. The court may grant such an exemption based on a finding that the passive or natural system would provide a demonstrably greater net energy savings than the active system which would be impacted.
Cal. PRC § 3131 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 3131
Section 3131
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure the appropriateness of a proposal by the state for an exempted aquifer determination subject to any conditions on the subsequent injection of fluids, and before proposing to the United States Environmental Protection Agency that it exempt an aquifer or portion of an aquifer pursuant to Section 144.7 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the division shall consult with the appropriate regional water quality control board and the state board concerning the conformity of the proposal with all of the following:

(1) The criteria set forth in Section 146.4 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) The injection of fluids will not affect the quality of water that is, or may reasonably be, used for any beneficial use.

(3) The injected fluid will remain in the aquifer or portion of the aquifer that would be exempted.

(b) Based on the consultation pursuant to subdivision (a), if the division and the staff of the state board preliminarily concur that an aquifer or portion of an aquifer may merit consideration for exemption by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the division and the staff of the state board shall provide a public comment period and, with a minimum of 30 days’ public notice, and shall jointly conduct a public hearing.

(c) Following review of the public comments pursuant to subdivision (b) and only if the division and the staff of the state board concur that the exemption proposal merits consideration for exemption, the staff of the state board shall submit a report to the state board evaluating the exemption proposal’s consistency with the criteria set forth in subdivision (a), including an analysis of all potential conduits, that shall be made available to the public no fewer than 60 days prior to a meeting before the state board and subject to a 45-day public comment period.

(d) The state board shall consider, in a public meeting, the report submitted pursuant to subdivision (c) and shall determine whether it concurs that the exemption proposal, with any appropriate modifications, complies with the requirements specified in subdivision (a) and merits consideration for exemption.

(e) If the state board concurs pursuant to subdivision (d), the division shall submit the aquifer exemption proposal to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Cal. WAT § 2820 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 11 / Section 2820
Section 2820
Status: in_force

After revocation by the board of a permit or license relating to a right included in the decree and upon completion of court review of the board’s action under Article 3 (commencing with Section 1126) of Chapter 4 of Part 1, if court review is sought, the court shall, upon motion of the board or any interested party, enter a supplemental decree denying the right involved.