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Cal. HSC § 50467 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 50467
Section 50467
Status: in_force

(a) Any notice of funding availability issued by the department for an affordable multifamily housing loan program shall state that adaptive reuse of a property for affordable housing purposes is an eligible activity.

(b) To the extent any affordable multifamily housing loan program also allows for home ownership, this section shall also apply.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), for purposes of this section, “adaptive reuse” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential units.

(d) Subdivision (c) shall only apply to an affordable multifamily housing loan program if the program does not define adaptive reuse in statute, agency guideline, or regulation.
Cal. HSC § 120600 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 120600
Section 120600
Status: in_force

Any person who refuses to give any information to make any report, to comply with any proper control measure or examination, or to perform any other duty or act required by this chapter, or who violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the state board issued pursuant to this chapter, or who exposes any person to or infects any person with any venereal disease; or any person infected with a venereal disease in an infectious state who knows of the condition and who marries or has sexual intercourse, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. WIC § 5500 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.2 / Article 1 / Section 5500
Section 5500
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Advocacy” means those activities undertaken on behalf of persons who are receiving or have received mental health services to protect their rights or to secure or upgrade treatment or other services to which they are entitled.

(b) “Mental health client” or “client” means a person who is receiving or has received services from a mental health facility, service, or program and who has personally or through a guardian ad litem, entered into an agreement with a county patients’ rights advocate for the provision of advocacy services.

(c) “Mental health facilities, services, or programs” means a publicly operated or supported mental health facility or program; a private facility or program licensed or operated for health purposes providing services to persons with mental health disorders; and publicly supported agencies providing other than mental health services to clients with mental health disorders.

(d) “Independent of providers of service” means that the advocate has no direct or indirect clinical or administrative responsibility for any recipient of mental health services in any mental health facility, program, or service for which he or she performs advocacy activities.

(e) “County patients’ rights advocate” means an advocate appointed, or whose services are contracted for, by a local mental health director.
Cal. FAC § 79867 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 5 / Section 79867
Section 79867
Status: in_force

(a) Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall contact producers and handlers in a manner determined by the secretary for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission board of directors.

(b) Subsequent to the first election of members of the commission board of directors, or appointment in cases of a public member, producers and handlers shall be selected pursuant to nomination and election procedures established by the commission board of directors with the concurrence of the secretary.
Cal. FAC § 56132 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 56132
Section 56132
Status: in_force

The director may publish in pamphlet form as often as he thinks necessary a list of all licensees and agents that are licensed pursuant to this chapter together with all necessary regulations which concern the enforcement of this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 2110 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2110
Section 2110
Status: in_force

The Assistant Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol shall be appointed by the commissioner, subject to the approval of the Governor, pursuant to the provisions of Article XXIV of the State Constitution.
Cal. BPC § 7580.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 1 / Section 7580.5
Section 7580.5
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “chief” means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services.
Cal. PUC § 107018 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 18 / Chapter 5 / Section 107018
Section 107018
Status: in_force

(a) The district may, with the concurrence of a majority of the board, cause to be submitted to voters of the district a ballot measure for the imposition of taxes.

(b) If approved as required by law, the district may impose and administer fees and other funding sources secured for transportation system operation, maintenance, and improvement.

(c) The board may set fares for public transit service by resolution.

(d) As an alternative procedure for the raising of funds, the district may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), all of the provisions of which are applicable to the district.

(e) The district is a local agency within the meaning of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The term “enterprise” as used in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall, for all purposes of this part, include transit facilities and any and all parts thereof and all additions, extensions, and improvements thereto and all other facilities authorized acquired, constructed, or completed by the district. The district may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for any one or more facilities or enterprises authorized to be acquired, constructed, or completed by the district, or, in the alternative, may issue revenue bonds under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, for the acquisition, construction, and completion of any one of those facilities. Nothing in this part shall prevent the district from availing itself of, or making use of, any procedure provided in this part for the issuance of bonds of any type or character for any of the facilities or works authorized under this part, and all proceedings may be carried out simultaneously or, in the alternative, as the directors may determine.

(f) The district may advocate on and act on behalf of all members with their concurrence to further the district’s transit interests, funding, projects, and priorities.

(g) The district may promulgate a plan for funding transit projects or operations within its jurisdiction or as permitted in subdivision (t) of Section 107015.
Cal. PRC § 31212 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 31212
Section 31212
Status: in_force

Any funds over and above eligible project costs which remain after completion of a coastal restoration project as provided in this chapter shall be transmitted by the recipient to the state and deposited with the conservancy and shall be available for expenditure when appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the programs specified in this division.
Cal. HSC § 1725 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 1725
Section 1725
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to require licensure of home health agencies in order to protect the health and safety of the people of California.

(b) All organizations that provide skilled nursing services to patients in the home shall obtain a home health agency license issued by the department.

(c) The department shall establish high standards of quality for home health agencies and ensure that unlicensed entities are not providing skilled nursing services in the home, except as set forth in Section 1726.

(d) The department shall require that the appropriate field staff be informed of the proper protocols and procedures to document, report, and investigate reported incidents of unlicensed facilities providing skilled nursing services in the home in order to protect public health and to facilitate statewide consistency in documenting and investigating those entities.
Cal. FAC § 62500 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 62500
Section 62500
Status: in_force

The production and distribution of milk, and the components thereof, is hereby declared to be a business affected with a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health and welfare of the people of this state.
Cal. FGC § 12159.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Section 12159.5
Section 12159.5
Status: in_force

The judge before whom any person is tried for a violation of a provision of this code that prohibits the taking of any endangered species, threatened species, or fully protected bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or fish, as specified by Sections 12008 and 12008.1, may, in the court’s discretion and upon the conviction of that person, order the forfeiture of any proceeds resulting from the taking of the endangered species, threatened species, or fully protected bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or fish.
Cal. WIC § 9660 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 9660
Section 9660
Status: in_force

There is in the California Department of Aging an older adult wellness program.
Cal. FIN § 1863 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 1863
Section 1863
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1100) (except the provisions of Section 1121) applicable to, or with respect to, banks shall apply to, or with respect to, as the case may be, corporations.
Cal. PRC § 5091.10 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.27 / Article 2 / Section 5091.10
Section 5091.10
Status: in_force

(a) The State Park and Recreation Commission shall hold at least two public hearings, one in the northern portion of the state and one in the southern portion of the state, to seek proposals from individuals, winter recreation user groups, the department, and other public agencies for parking areas to be designated under this chapter.

(b) The director shall appoint a committee, which shall be known as the “Winter Recreation Committee,” to advise the director on the location of designated parking areas.

(c) The department shall, after consultation with the State Park and Recreation Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the appropriate boards of supervisors, and any local public or private persons owning lands adjacent to each site, designate winter recreation parking locations throughout the state and include the sites as an element of the California outdoor recreation plan. The department may enter into long-range agreements for the utilization of private and public lands for the programs. The location and design of any proposed site adjacent to, or directly impacting on, a state highway shall be reviewed and approved by the Department of Transportation. The location and design of any proposed site adjacent to, or directly impacting on, a county road shall be reviewed and approved by the appropriate board of supervisors.

(d) Using funds appropriated from the Winter Recreation Fund and allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5091.25, the Department of Transportation shall provide for the removal of snow accumulating on designated parking areas according to priorities established by the Department of Transportation in consultation with the department. The removal of snow from the roadway of state highways shall always take precedence over the removal of snow from designated parking areas.

(e) Using funds appropriated from the Winter Recreation Fund and allocated pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 5091.25, the department may make grants to counties for the removal of snow accumulating on designated parking areas. The department may contract with the appropriate public and private entities for snow removal, provision of sanitary facilities, signage, trash removal, parking lot repairs, and other services. In no event shall the removal of snow on designated parking areas become a county responsibility, except by agreement with the appropriate board of supervisors.
Cal. WAT § 12233 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 4.6 / Section 12233
Section 12233
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed as affecting the quality of water diverted into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from the Sacramento River, nor as affecting any vested right to the use of water, regardless of origin, or any water project for which an application to appropriate water was filed with the State Water Resources Control Board prior to June 17, 1961.
Cal. PUC § 100602.9 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 100602.9
Section 100602.9
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. PRC § 21064 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 21064
Section 21064
Status: in_force

“Negative declaration” means a written statement briefly describing the reasons that a proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and does not require the preparation of an environmental impact report.
Cal. WAT § 31579 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 31579
Section 31579
Status: in_force

All powers and duties of the district may be exercised on behalf of or within any improvement district formed pursuant to this division.
Cal. CIV § 1714 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1714
Section 1714
Status: in_force

(a) Everyone is responsible, not only for the result of his or her willful acts, but also for an injury occasioned to another by his or her want of ordinary care or skill in the management of his or her property or person, except so far as the latter has, willfully or by want of ordinary care, brought the injury upon himself or herself. The design, distribution, or marketing of firearms and ammunition is not exempt from the duty to use ordinary care and skill that is required by this section. The extent of liability in these cases is defined by the Title on Compensatory Relief.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to abrogate the holdings in cases such as Vesely v. Sager (1971) 5 Cal.3d 153, Bernhard v. Harrah’s Club (1976) 16 Cal.3d 313, and Coulter v. Superior Court (1978) 21 Cal.3d 144 and to reinstate the prior judicial interpretation of this section as it relates to proximate cause for injuries incurred as a result of furnishing alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated person, namely that the furnishing of alcoholic beverages is not the proximate cause of injuries resulting from intoxication, but rather the consumption of alcoholic beverages is the proximate cause of injuries inflicted upon another by an intoxicated person.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), no social host who furnishes alcoholic beverages to any person may be held legally accountable for damages suffered by that person, or for injury to the person or property of, or death of, any third person, resulting from the consumption of those beverages.

(d) (1) Nothing in subdivision (c) shall preclude a claim against a parent, guardian, or another adult who knowingly furnishes alcoholic beverages at his or her residence to a person whom he or she knows, or should have known, to be under 21 years of age, in which case, notwithstanding subdivision (b), the furnishing of the alcoholic beverage may be found to be the proximate cause of resulting injuries or death.

(2) A claim under this subdivision may be brought by, or on behalf of, the person under 21 years of age or by a person who was harmed by the person under 21 years of age.
Cal. INS § 10089.49 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 10089.49
Section 10089.49
Status: in_force

The state hereby pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds that the state will not limit, alter, or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority to fulfill each pledge of revenues and any other terms of any agreement made with or for the benefit of the holders of bonds or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of bonds.
Cal. PROB § 100 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 1 / Section 100
Section 100
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the death of a person who is married or in a registered domestic partnership, one-half of the community property belongs to the surviving spouse and the other one-half belongs to the decedent.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), spouses may agree in writing to divide their community property on the basis of a non pro rata division of the aggregate value of the community property or on the basis of a division of each individual item or asset of community property, or partly on each basis. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require this written agreement in order to permit or recognize a non pro rata division of community property.
Cal. FAC § 2101 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2101
Section 2101
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall examine persons who desire to become commissioners or deputy commissioners. He or she may adopt regulations which govern the examinations. Successful candidates shall be given a license which shall be valid for five years unless revoked.

(b) The director may charge each candidate a fee to cover the actual cost of providing the license examination.
Cal. FAC § 42792 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 42792
Section 42792
Status: in_force

The certificate shall contain a description of the fruits, nuts, or vegetables which were inspected, including quantity, indentifying marks on containers, identification of location or vehicle, and any other facts which are necessary to readily identify such lot.
Cal. WAT § 74461 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 74461
Section 74461
Status: in_force

The change may be initiated by the board by resolution or may be initiated by a petition signed by not less than 5 percent of the electors of the district. The resolution or petition shall state the new number of members of the board or the new basis for dividing the district into divisions based either on area or population or changes to the boundaries of the divisions of a district based on population.
Cal. HSC § 1731 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 1731
Section 1731
Status: in_force

No person, public or private organization, political subdivision of the state, or other governmental agency within the state, shall continue to operate, conduct, or maintain an existing home health agency after September 30, 1966, without having applied for and obtained a license as provided in this chapter or in the case of a hospital as defined in Section 1401 of this division, having been approved by the state department to establish, conduct, or maintain a home health agency.
Cal. WAT § 13541 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 13541
Section 13541
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “waste well” includes any hole dug or drilled into the ground, used or intended to be used for the disposal of waste.
Cal. FAC § 79448 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 3 / Section 79448
Section 79448
Status: in_force

Any producer member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual producer or an employee or representative of a producer that has a financial interest in producing nursery products or causing nursery products to be produced. The qualifications of producer members and their alternates shall be maintained during their entire term of office. The absence of any producer member from two consecutive meetings or lapse in qualifications shall be grounds for the commission to declare the seat vacant.
Cal. FAC § 3106 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 3106
Section 3106
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing code provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.
Cal. BPC § 6106.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 6106.2
Section 6106.2
Status: in_force

(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in violation of Section 55.3, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 55.31, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or subdivision (b) of Section 55.32 of the Civil Code.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.