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Cal. BPC § 2459.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 21 / Section 2459.7
Section 2459.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no osteopathic physician and surgeon shall utilize an osteopathic aide to perform services other than those specified in Sections 2459.5 and 2459.6. A violation of this section constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action.
Cal. FAC § 79632 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 28 / Article 3 / Section 79632
Section 79632
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary to be in violation of this chapter or not to be in the public interest.

(b) If the commission refuses or fails to cease those activities or functions or to make corrections as required by the secretary, the secretary may, upon written notice, suspend all or a portion of the activities or functions of the commission until such time as the cessation or correction of activities or functions as required by the secretary has been accomplished by the commission.

(c) Actions of the commission in violation of the secretary’s written notice shall be without legal force or effect. The secretary, to the extent feasible, shall issue the written notice prior to the commission entering into any contractual relationship affecting the existing or proposed activities or functions that are the subject of the written notice.

(d) Upon service of the written notice, the secretary shall notify the commission in writing of the specific acts that he or she determines are not in the public interest or are in violation of this chapter, and his or her reasons for requiring a cessation or correction of specific existing or proposed activities or functions, and may make recommendations that will make those activities or functions acceptable to him or her.
Cal. HNC § 7214 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 7214
Section 7214
Status: in_force

No irregularities or informalities in conducting the election shall invalidate the same, if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted.
Cal. FIN § 5612 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 5612
Section 5612
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, “security” means any stock, subordinated debenture, warrant, or right or option to purchase any stock issued by an association.
Cal. HSC § 13831 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 13831
Section 13831
Status: in_force

(a)  No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of any district.

(b)  The validity of the formation and organization of a district shall not be contested in any proceeding commenced more than 60 days after the date that the formation of the district is complete.
Cal. BPC § 26011.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 26011.5
Section 26011.5
Status: in_force

The protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the department in exercising licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions under this division. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Cal. WIC § 9564 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 9564
Section 9564
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude expansion of Multipurpose Senior Services Program services if cost effectiveness is demonstrated. The expansion shall be accomplished by establishing new sites, by increasing numbers of clients served in existing sites, or by expanding the number of sites to include additional geographic regions of the state.
Cal. PUC § 750 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 750
Section 750
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop formal procedures to consider safety in a rate case application by an electrical corporation or gas corporation. The procedures shall include a means by which safety information acquired by the commission through monitoring, data tracking and analysis, accident investigations, and audits of an applicant’s safety programs may inform the commission’s consideration of the application.
Cal. WAT § 11592 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 11592
Section 11592
Status: in_force

In the event the department and any common carrier railroad, other public utility, or state agency fail to agree as to the character or location of new facilities to be provided as required in this article, the character and location of the new facilities and any other controversy concerning requirements imposed by this chapter shall be submitted to and determined and decided by the Public Utilities Commission of the State.
Cal. HSC § 1385.0034 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 6.1 / Section 1385.0034
Section 1385.0034
Status: in_force

This article does not apply to a collectively bargained Taft-Hartley self-insured prescription drug plan offered pursuant to the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.) or to a pharmacy benefit manager’s provision of pharmacy benefit management services pursuant to that Taft-Hartley plan. To the extent a pharmacy benefit manager is providing services for other payers in addition to a collectively bargained self-insured plan that provides prescription drug plans governed by federal law, this article shall apply to the pharmacy benefit manager in its performance of pharmacy benefit management services pursuant to those other payers.
Cal. HSC § 8580 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 8580
Section 8580
Status: in_force

Property dedicated to cemetery purposes shall be held and used exclusively for cemetery purposes, unless and until the dedication is removed from all or any part of it by an order and decree of the superior court of the county in which the property is situated, in a proceeding brought by the cemetery authority for that purpose and upon notice of hearing and proof satisfactory to the court:

(a)  That no interments were made in or that all interments have been removed from that portion of the property from which dedication is sought to be removed.

(b)  That the portion of the property from which dedication is sought to be removed is not being used for interment of human remains.
Cal. HSC § 109305 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 109305
Section 109305
Status: in_force

Within 180 days after the filing of an application provided for in subdivision (2) of Section 109300 or an additional period as may be agreed upon by the board and the applicant, the board shall either:

(a)  Approve the application if it finds that none of the grounds for denying approval specified in Section 109315 applies.

(b)  Give the applicant notice for an opportunity for a hearing before the board on the question whether the application is approvable. If the applicant elects to accept the opportunity for hearing by written request within 30 days after the notice, the hearing shall commence not more than 90 days after the expiration of the 30 days unless the board and the applicant otherwise agree. Any hearing shall thereafter be conducted on an expedited basis and the board order thereon shall be issued within 90 days after the date fixed by the board for filing final briefs.

Prior to approving the application or giving the applicant notice for an opportunity for a hearing, the board shall have received a written report from the Cancer Advisory Council setting forth its recommendations on the action the board should take. The report shall be signed by a majority of the members of the council.
Cal. VEH § 1678 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1678
Section 1678
Status: in_force

(a) Between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2004, inclusive, the fee amounts set forth in Section 488.385 of the Code of Civil Procedure, Section 10902 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and Sections 4604, 5014, 5036, 6700.25, 9102.5, 9250.8, 9250.13, 9252, 9254, 9258, 9261, 9265, 9702, 11515, 11515.2, 14900, 14900.1, 14901, 14902, 15255.1, 15255.2, 38121, 38225.4, 38225.5, 38232, 38255, 38260, and 38265, and subdivision (b) of Section 9250, of this code, shall be the base fee amounts charged by the department.

(b) On January 1, 2005, and every January 1 thereafter, the department shall adjust the fees imposed under the sections listed in subdivision (a) by increasing each fee in an amount equal to the increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the prior year, as calculated by the Department of Finance, with amounts equal to or greater than fifty cents ($0.50) rounded to the next highest whole dollar.

(c) Any increases to the fees imposed under the sections listed in subdivision (a) that are enacted by legislation subsequent to January 1, 2005, shall be deemed to be changes to the base fee for purposes of the calculation performed pursuant to subdivision (b).
Cal. PRC § 25686 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 7.8 / Article 1 / Section 25686
Section 25686
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Eligible projects” means projects that include, but are not limited to, technology research, development, and demonstrations and implementation of prototype and pilot research test centers.

(b) “Financial incentive” includes a contract, grant, loan, or other appropriate funding mechanism.

(c) “Program” means the Carbon Removal Innovation Program established pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 25688).
Cal. HSC § 114008 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 114008
Section 114008
Status: in_force

Raw foods of animal origin cooked in a microwave oven shall meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Be rotated or stirred throughout or midway during cooking to compensate for uneven distribution of heat.

(b) Be covered to retain surface moisture.

(c) Be heated to a temperature of at least 165°F in all parts of the food.

(d) Stand covered for at least two minutes after cooking to obtain temperature equilibrium.
Cal. BPC § 24200.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 24200.5
Section 24200.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 24200, the department shall revoke a license upon any of the following grounds:

(a) If a retail licensee has knowingly permitted the illegal sale, or negotiations for the sales, of controlled substances or dangerous drugs upon his or her licensed premises. Successive sales, or negotiations for sales, over any continuous period of time shall be deemed evidence of permission. As used in this section, “controlled substances” shall have the same meaning as is given that term in Article 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code, and “dangerous drugs” shall have the same meaning as is given that term in Article 2 (commencing with Section 4015) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of this code.

(b) If the licensee has employed or permitted any persons to solicit or encourage others, directly or indirectly, to buy them drinks in the licensed premises under any commission, percentage, salary, or other profit-sharing plan, scheme, or conspiracy.
Cal. VEH § 13800 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 13800
Section 13800
Status: in_force

The department may conduct an investigation to determine whether the privilege of any person to operate a motor vehicle should be suspended or revoked or whether terms or conditions of probation should be imposed upon receiving information or upon a showing by its records:

(a) That the licensee has been involved as a driver in an accident causing death or personal injury or serious damage to property.

(b) That the licensee has been involved in three or more accidents within a period of 12 consecutive months.

(c) That the person in three consecutive years has committed three or more offenses that have resulted in convictions involving the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or drug, or both, while operating a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, offenses under Section 23103.5, 23152, 23153, 23222, or 23224; has been involved in three or more crashes in which the crash reports show that the person was driving and had consumed alcoholic beverages or drugs, or both; or had any combination of three or more of those offenses and crashes.

(d) That the licensee is a reckless, negligent, or incompetent driver of a motor vehicle.

(e) That the licensee has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of their driver’s license.

(f) That any ground exists for which a license might be refused. The receipt by the department of an abstract of the record of conviction of any offense involving the use or possession of narcotic controlled substances under Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code shall be a sufficient basis for an investigation by the department to determine whether grounds exist for which a license might be refused.
Cal. HSC § 53580 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 14.1 / Section 53580
Section 53580
Status: in_force

This part may be cited as the Community College Faculty and Employee Housing Act of 2022.
Cal. HSC § 33354.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.4 / Section 33354.7
Section 33354.7
Status: in_force

(a) Before an agency or a public body forgives the repayment, wholly or partially, of a loan, advance, or indebtedness that is owed by a public body to the agency or an agency to the public body, the agency or public body forgiving the repayment shall adopt a resolution that states its intention to forgive the repayment.

(b) The resolution shall specify all of the following:

(1) The name of the public body or agency.

(2) The amount of the proposed forgiveness.

(3) The terms of the loan, advance, or indebtedness.

(4) The fiscal effect of the proposed forgiveness on the public body.

(5) The fiscal effect of the proposed forgiveness on the agency.

(6) The date on which the agency or public body intends to act on the proposed forgiveness which shall be no less than 15 days after the adoption of the resolution.

(c) The adoption of the resolution and the action that forgives repayment shall not be placed on the agency’s or public body’s consent calendar, but shall be adopted by a recorded rollcall vote.
Cal. WAT § 31101 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 31101
Section 31101
Status: in_force

The district may prescribe, revise and collect rates or other charges for the services and facilities furnished pursuant to this article.
Cal. HSC § 4975 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 4975
Section 4975
Status: in_force

If, before the conclusion of the hearing, a petition signed by not less than 15 percent of the owners or by not less than 15 percent of the registered voters in the specified area is filed with the governing body requesting that body to submit the proposition of acquiring or constructing the proposed works to an election of the registered voters in the area, the governing body shall forthwith call an election in the area for that purpose.
Cal. INS § 15038 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 15038
Section 15038
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise required to comply with the provisions of Article 6 (commencing with Section 15044), the proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner shall have all the powers granted therein.
Cal. RTC § 8973 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 8973
Section 8973
Status: in_force

In the action a certificate by the board showing the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the levy of the tax, of the delinquency of the amount of tax, interest, and penalty set forth, and of compliance by the board with all provisions of this part in relation to the computation and levy of the tax.
Cal. BPC § 18714 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 18714
Section 18714
Status: in_force

For the purpose of studying and recommending medical and safety standards for the conduct of boxing and martial arts, the commission may call meetings of those licensed physicians and surgeons as it deems necessary at such times and places it deems appropriate. The commission is authorized to pay the necessary traveling expenses and per diem, as provided in Section 103, to the committee members in attendance at these meetings.
Cal. PRC § 30212.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 30212.5
Section 30212.5
Status: in_force

Wherever appropriate and feasible, public facilities, including parking areas or facilities, shall be distributed throughout an area so as to mitigate against the impacts, social and otherwise, of overcrowding or overuse by the public of any single area.
Cal. HSC § 121630 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 121630
Section 121630
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 121705 and 121710, every person who possesses or holds any animal in violation of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Cal. HSC § 124785 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 124785
Section 124785
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Primary Care Services Act (Section 27) shall affect the operation of local public health services contracted for by the department with other agencies pursuant to former Section 1157.
Cal. BPC § 26037.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 26037.5
Section 26037.5
Status: in_force

(a) A person or entity shall not engage in commercial cannabis activity without a state license issued by the department pursuant to this division.

(b) The requirement to obtain a state license for the cultivation of cannabis pursuant to this division does not apply to the cultivation of cannabis in accordance with Section 11362.1 of the Health and Safety Code or the Compassionate Use Act or to persons or entities licensed under subdivision (b) of Section 26070.5.
Cal. BPC § 8720 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 2.3 / Section 8720
Section 8720
Status: in_force

The board, when it deems necessary, may establish land surveyors review committees to hear all matters assigned by the board, including, but not limited to, any contested case which is assigned by the board. Each committee shall exist so long as the board deems that it is necessary.
Cal. FIN § 7704 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 7704
Section 7704
Status: in_force

If, in good faith, an association believes that there has been an unanticipated change in conditions that threatens its financial position by significantly increasing its exposure to loss, the provisions of Sections 7702 and 7703 of this article shall not prevent the association:

(a) As the owner and lessor under a net, full pay-out lease, from taking reasonable and appropriate action to salvage or protect the value of the property or its interest arising under the lease.

(b) As the assignee of a lessor’s interest in a lease, from becoming the owner and lessor of the leased property pursuant to its contractual right, or from taking any reasonable and appropriate action to salvage or protect the value of the property or its interest arising under the lease.

(c) From including any provisions in a lease, or from making any additional agreements, to protect its financial position or investment in the circumstances set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section.
Cal. LAB § 5707 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5707
Section 5707
Status: in_force

If the body of a deceased employee is not in the custody of the coroner, the appeals board may authorize the performance of such autopsy and, if necessary, the exhumation of the body therefor. If the dependents, or a majority thereof, of any such deceased employee, having the custody of the body refuse to allow the autopsy, it shall not be performed. In such case, upon the hearing of any application for compensation it is a disputable presumption that the injury or death was not due to causes entitling the claimants to benefits under this division.
Cal. WAT § 1016 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1016
Section 1016
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, all rights in, and the use of, the water subject to the agreement revert back to the transferor.

(b) After the conclusion of the term of a water transfer agreement, the transferee or any beneficiary of the transfer shall not do either of the following:

(1) Bring any claim for a continuation of the water supply made available by the agreement.

(2) Claim any right to a continued supply of water as a result of the transfer, based on reliance, estoppel, intervening public use, prescription, water shortage emergency, or unforeseen or unforeseeable increases in demand, or any other cause.
Cal. UIC § 10211 — California Code / Code uic / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 10211
Section 10211
Status: in_force

A trainee or employee participating in a training program pursuant to this chapter shall be considered to be in a training program having the approval of the director under Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 1266) of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 1.
Cal. RTC § 24452 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 24452
Section 24452
Status: in_force

Section 301(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to 20 percent corporate shareholders, is modified to refer to Section 24402 in lieu of Sections 243, 244, and 245 of the Internal Revenue Code.