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Cal. BPC § 7054 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 7054
Section 7054
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any person who performs work in the installation, maintenance, monitoring, selling, alteration, or servicing of alarm systems, as defined in Section 7590.1, and who holds an alarm company operator’s license issued pursuant to Chapter 11.6 (commencing with Section 7590).
Cal. HSC § 114427 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 13 / Article 6 / Section 114427
Section 114427
Status: in_force

The Mercado La Paloma, located at 3655 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, operated by Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, which is a public market open only on one side that meets the following criteria, shall be exempt from Section 114266:

(a) All facilities inside the Mercado La Paloma have overhead protection that extends over all food items.

(b) All facilities inside the Mercado La Paloma are enclosed on at least two sides.

(c) All facilities inside the Mercado La Paloma are under the constant and complete control of the operator.

(d) During periods of inoperation, food, utensils, and related items shall be stored so as to be adequately protected at all times from contamination, exposure to the elements, ingress of vermin, and temperature abuse.

(e) During all hours of operation, air curtains shall be in operation over all unclosed door openings to the outside to exclude flying pests.
Cal. ELEC § 3011 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3011
Section 3011
Status: in_force

(a) The identification envelope shall contain all of the following:

(1) A declaration, under penalty of perjury, stating that the voter resides within the precinct in which the voter is voting and is the person whose name appears on the envelope.

(2) The signature of the voter.

(3) The residence address of the voter as shown on the affidavit of registration.

(4) The date of signing.

(5) A notice that the envelope contains an official ballot and is to be opened only by the canvassing board.

(6) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that voting twice constitutes a crime.

(7) A warning plainly stamped or printed on it that the voter must sign the envelope in the voter’s own handwriting in order for the ballot to be counted.

(8) A statement that the voter has neither voted nor intends to vote a ballot from any other jurisdiction for the same election.

(9) The name and signature of the person authorized by the voter to return the vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017.

(10) A statement next to where the voter signs that the county elections official is required to compare the voter’s signature appearing on the identification envelope with the signatures appearing in the voter’s registration record, which may include the signature appearing on the voter’s driver’s license or state identification card.

(b) Except at a primary election for partisan office, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the voter’s party preference may not be stamped or printed on the identification envelope.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (9) of subdivision (a), a ballot shall not be disqualified solely because the person authorized to return it did not provide on the identification envelope their name or signature.

(d) County elections officials may continue to use existing supplies prior to printing new identification envelopes that reflect the changes made to this section by the act adding this subdivision.
Cal. INS § 12904 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 12904
Section 12904
Status: in_force

In the administration of the provisions of this code and other insurance laws, the commissioner may purchase reports of financial and character reporting services, and other books and reports as in the commissioner’s opinion will aid in administration.
Cal. SHC § 1681 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 1681
Section 1681
Status: in_force

Such resolution shall specify the proposed new or existing street or portion of street, the general nature of the improvement proposed, the nature of the aid to be furnished by the county, and any funds from which the aid is to be paid.
Cal. WIC § 14093.07 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.97 / Section 14093.07
Section 14093.07
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article the following definitions apply:

(a) “Foster child” means any child who has been taken into custody or placed by a juvenile court pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 300) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 or Section 601 or 602.

(b) “Medi-Cal managed care plan” means any person or entity that has entered into a contract with the director pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 14087.3), Article 2.9 (commencing with Section 14088), or Article 2.91 (commencing with Section 14089) of this chapter or pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 14200) of Chapter 8.

(c) “Out-of-county placement” means any foster care placement in which the child has been placed outside of the county with the responsibility for the care and placement of the child.
Cal. BPC § 19953 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 19953
Section 19953
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to restrict or limit the power of any city, county, or city and county to fix, impose, and collect a license tax.
Cal. RTC § 19718 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 9 / Section 19718
Section 19718
Status: in_force

Any employer or agent of an employer who provides a wage statement or similar document to any undocumented worker or former undocumented worker at that person’s request for the purpose of documenting that person’s eligibility for legalization pursuant to the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act (Public Law 99-603), shall not be liable for any penalty or criminal or civil violation under this part relative to the undocumented worker or former undocumented worker based on any facts disclosed in the wage statement or similar document so provided.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability under any provision of law of any person who engages in the procurement or production of false or fraudulent wage statements or similar documents to any person for purposes of legalization under the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act.

This section does not apply to penalties assessed or criminal actions filed prior to May 1, 1987.

This section does not apply where the Employment Development Department, through independent means, discovers that an employer has withheld personal income tax and disability insurance contributions from workers’ paychecks and has not remitted those moneys to the department.

The immunity from liability pursuant to this section shall apply only to facts disclosed in the wage statement or similar document provided on or after the effective date of this section and only until the date of the termination of the legalization provisions for agricultural and nonagricultural workers of the federal Immigration Reform and Control Act. However, the immunity from liability pursuant to this section shall continue until the cause of action is tolled by the applicable statute of limitations.
Cal. SHC § 18606 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 18606
Section 18606
Status: in_force

“Maintaining and operating” or any of its variants, when used with relation to a street lighting system, includes the cost of necessary repairs, replacements, fuel, power and all other items necessary for the proper maintenance and operation of a street lighting system, or the expense of any one or more of those items.
Cal. BPC § 2544 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 2544
Section 2544
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an assistant in any setting where optometry or ophthalmology is practiced who is acting under the direct responsibility and supervision of an optometrist or a physician and surgeon may fit prescription lenses. Under the direct responsibility and supervision of an optometrist or ophthalmologist, an assistant in any setting where optometry or ophthalmology is practiced may also do the following:

(1) Prepare patients for examination.

(2) Collect preliminary patient data, including taking a patient history.

(3) Perform simple noninvasive testing of visual acuity, pupils, and ocular motility.

(4) Perform automated visual field testing.

(5) Perform ophthalmic photography and digital imaging.

(6) Perform tonometry.

(7) Perform lensometry.

(8) Perform nonsubjective auto refraction.

(9) Perform preliminary subjective refraction procedures in connection with finalizing subjective refraction procedures performed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist, subject to the following conditions:

(A) The assistant shall have at least 45 hours of documented training in subjective refraction procedures acceptable to the supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist, which may include performing preliminary subjective refraction procedures consistent with this paragraph to accomplish that training.

(B) Any preliminary subjective refraction procedures shall be performed as follows:

(i) When the supervising physician and surgeon or optometrist is physically present at the location where the procedures are being performed, and not involving telehealth services.

(ii) In conjunction with an in-person examination being performed by the supervising physician and surgeon or optometrist.

(iii) With a supervisory ratio of no more than three assistants per supervising ophthalmologist or optometrist during the supervisor’s work shift.

(C) An assistant performing preliminary subjective refraction procedures may utilize appropriate related equipment, including, but not limited to, a phoropter, trial lenses, and a retinoscope, solely for the purpose of performing those procedures.

(D) An assistant may not prescribe glasses or contact lenses, and nothing in this section shall be interpreted as authorizing those activities.

(10) Administer cycloplegics, mydriatics, and topical anesthetics that are not controlled substances, for ophthalmic purposes.

(11) Perform pachymetry, keratometry, A scan and B scan ultrasound testing, and electrodiagnostic testing.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “setting” includes, but is not limited to, any facility licensed by the State Department of Public Health or the State Department of Social Services.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize activities that corporations and other artificial legal entities are prohibited from conducting by Section 2400.
Cal. PUC § 98355 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 98355
Section 98355
Status: in_force

In lieu of selling refunding bonds and using the proceeds to purchase or retire the bonds to be refunded, the board may exchange refunding bonds at not less than par and accrued interest for the bonds so refunded.
Cal. BPC § 1247.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3.5 / Section 1247.7
Section 1247.7
Status: in_force

An employee in training shall be classified as a hemodialysis technician trainee and shall be under the immediate supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon or licensed registered nurse whenever involved in the treatment of a patient, as described in Section 1247.3.
Cal. WAT § 71271 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 71271
Section 71271
Status: in_force

The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the election and certification of the first board of directors and not later than the sixth Monday after the date of the formation election.
Cal. PRC § 663 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 663
Section 663
Status: in_force

(a) No member of the board shall participate in any action of the board or attempt to influence any decision of the board that involves himself or herself, or any person with whom he or she is connected, as a director, officer, paid consultant, or full-time or part-time employee, or in which he or she has a financial interest within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.

(b) No board member shall participate in any proceeding before any state or local agency as a consultant or in any other capacity on behalf of any person who engages in surface mining operations.

(c) Upon request of any person, or on his or her own initiative, the Attorney General may file a complaint in the superior court for the county in which the board has its principal office alleging that a board member has knowingly violated this section, alleging the facts upon which the allegation is based, and asking that the member be removed from office. Further proceedings shall be in accordance as nearly as practicable with rules governing civil actions. If after trial the court finds that the board member has knowingly violated this section it shall order the member removed from office.
Cal. WAT § 8854 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 8854
Section 8854
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall issue his receipt and shall endorse the fact and date of the payment in full upon the assessment list, and thereupon the lien of the assessment upon the tract of land ceases.
Cal. VEH § 35751 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 35751
Section 35751
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation or the city council or board of supervisors of a city or county with a population of 1,100,000 or more, as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census, as the case may be, shall make an engineering investigation and hold a public hearing whenever such a determination appears necessary.

(b) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be posted upon the bridge or other structure at least five days before the date fixed for the hearing. Upon the basis of the investigation and all evidence presented at the hearing, the department or the city council or board of supervisors, as the case may be, shall determine by order in writing the maximum weight of vehicle and load which the bridge or other structure with safety to itself will sustain.

(c) With respect to any bridge or other structure not under its jurisdiction, the department shall not proceed under subdivisions (a) and (b) unless it first receives a request to do so from the city council or the board of supervisors having jurisdiction over the bridge or other structure.
Cal. RTC § 401.13 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 401.13
Section 401.13
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after January 1, 1998, the assessor shall determine the assessed value of pipelines and related rights-of-way that are located wholly within the county on the basis of a single, countywide parcel per taxpayer, and, to that end, shall combine the assessed value of each component or segment of those pipelines or rights-of-way. However, the assessor shall maintain a separate base year value for each of these components or segments.
Cal. PUC § 98118 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 98118
Section 98118
Status: in_force

To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require. The funds shall be disbursed in accordance with rules established by the board and all payments from any fund shall be reported to the board.
Cal. HSC § 44299.52 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 44299.52
Section 44299.52
Status: in_force

(a)  Eligible projects may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:

(1)  Purchase of new very low- or zero-emission covered vehicles or covered engines to replace older heavy-duty diesel vehicles or engines.

(2)  NO x emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or replacement of old diesel engines and drives powering covered sources with newer diesel engines and drives certified to more stringent NO x emissions standards than the engine being replaced.

(3)  Purchase and use of NO x emission-reducing add-on equipment for covered vehicles.

(4)  Implementation of practical, low-emission retrofit technologies, repower options, advanced technologies, or low sulfur diesel or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.

(b)  In determining eligible projects, SACOG or the Sacramento Region Districts shall not exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that technology.

(c)  Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area.

(d)  The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that help reduce onroad NO x emissions on a timely and cost-effective basis within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area in order to maximize the reduction in NO x emissions from available funds, thereby aiding the area in its efforts to achieve applicable air quality conformity goals in 2002 and 2005.
Cal. PCC § 20928.3 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 60.6 / Section 20928.3
Section 20928.3
Status: in_force

(a) The local agency, in each request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the entity statement of qualifications and proposal.

(b) Following award of the contract, the entity shall proceed as follows in awarding construction subcontracts with a value exceeding one-half of 1 percent of the contract price allocable to construction work:

(1) Provide public notice of availability of work to be subcontracted in accordance with the publication requirements applicable to the competitive bidding process of the local agency, including a fixed date and time on which qualification statements, bids, or proposals will be due.

(2) Establish reasonable qualification criteria and standards.

(3) Award the subcontract either on a best value basis or to the lowest responsible bidder. The process may include prequalification or short-listing. The foregoing process does not apply to construction subcontractors listed in the original proposal.
Cal. SHC § 411 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 411
Section 411
Status: in_force

(a) Route 111 is from:

(1) The international border south of Calexico to Route 78 near Brawley, passing east of Heber.

(2) Route 78 near Brawley to Route 86 via the north shore of the Salton Sea.

(3) The western city limits of Cathedral City to Route 10 near Whitewater.

(b) The relinquished former portions of Route 111 within the unincorporated area of the County of Riverside and the Cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Palm Desert, and Rancho Mirage are not state highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portions of Route 111, the County of Riverside and the Cities of Cathedral City, Coachella, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, and Palm Desert, as applicable, shall maintain within their respective jurisdictions signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 111 and shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished portions of Route 111, including any traffic signal progression.

(c) (1) The commission may relinquish to the City of Palm Springs any portion, or the entirety, of Route 111 within its city limits, upon terms and conditions the commission finds to be in the best interests of the state, if the department and the city enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment.

(2) A relinquishment under this subdivision shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(3) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, all of the following shall occur:

(A) Any portion of Route 111 relinquished pursuant to this subdivision shall cease to be a state highway.

(B) Any portion of Route 111 relinquished pursuant to this subdivision shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.

(C) For any portion of Route 111 relinquished pursuant to this subdivision, the City of Palm Springs shall maintain signs within its city limits directing motorists to the continuation of Route 111.
Cal. FIN § 28172 — California Code / Code fin / Division 12.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 28172
Section 28172
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under this division, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. This penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the commissioner in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of this division, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this division are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce the provisions of this division.
Cal. BPC § 23374 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23374
Section 23374
Status: in_force

Any importer’s license authorizes the person to whom issued to become an importer of alcoholic beverages specified in the license, to export the alcoholic beverages, and to transfer the beverages to himself under another license.
Cal. PROB § 16232 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 16232
Section 16232
Status: in_force

The trustee has the power to enter into a lease or arrangement for exploration and removal of gas, oil, or other minerals or geothermal energy, and to enter into a community oil lease or a pooling or unitization agreement, and for a term within or extending beyond the term of the trust.
Cal. LAB § 1308.10 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 1308.10
Section 1308.10
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the employment of a minor under the age of 16 years in any of the circumstances listed in subdivision (a) of Section 1308.5, the Labor Commissioner may issue a temporary permit authorizing employment of the minor to enable a parent or guardian of the minor to meet the requirement for a permit under subdivision (a) of Section 1308.5 and to establish a trust account for the minor or to produce the documentation required by the Labor Commissioner for the issuance of a permit under Section 1308.5, subject to all of the following conditions:

(1) A temporary permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 10 days from the date of issuance.

(2) A temporary permit shall not be issued for the employment of a minor if the minor’s parent or guardian has previously applied for or been issued a permit by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to Section 1308.5 or a temporary permit pursuant to this section for employment of the minor.

(3) For infants who are subject to the requirements of Section 1308.8, a temporary permit shall not be issued before the requirements of that section are met.

(4) The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall prepare and make available on its Internet Web site the application form for a temporary permit. An applicant for a temporary permit shall submit a completed application and application fee online to the division. Upon receipt of the completed application and fee, the division shall immediately issue a temporary permit.

(b) The Labor Commissioner shall set forth the fee in an amount sufficient to pay for the costs of administering the online temporary minor’s entertainment work permit program, but not to exceed fifty dollars ($50).