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Cal. PCC § 21061 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 73 / Section 21061
Section 21061
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, except as provided in this article, estimated to cost in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner provided in this article.

(b) The board of supervisors of the district shall advertise by five or more insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation, or by two or more insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the district, inviting sealed proposals for the construction of the improvement or work. The board shall require the successful bidder or bidders to file with the board good and sufficient bonds, to be approved by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of all claims for labor and material, the bonds to contain the terms and conditions set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9550) of Title 3 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code and to be subject to that chapter.

(c) The board may also reject any bid not suitable to the best interests of the district. If all proposals are rejected or no proposals are received pursuant to advertisement therefor, or the work consists of channel protection, dam protection, temporary work, maintenance work, or of emergency work, the board of supervisors may, without advertising for bids, have the work done by force account. Emergency work may also be done by negotiated contract without advertising for bids or requiring bonds. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).

(d) The board of supervisors, acting as the board of the district, may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the flood control engineer or other county officer to order changes or additions in work being performed under a construction contract. When so authorized, any change or addition in the work shall be ordered in writing by the flood control engineer, or other designated officer, and the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) when the total amount of the original contract does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), nor 10 percent of the amount of any original contract that exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the original contract costs in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any such change or alteration exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).
Cal. ELEC § 8700 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 8700
Section 8700
Status: in_force

(a) FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES; BALLOT ACCESS.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of State, or other elections official authorized by law, shall not accept or verify the signatures on any nomination paper for any person, nor shall he or she certify or place on the list of certified candidates, nor print or cause to be printed on any ballot, ballot pamphlet, sample ballot, or ballot label the name of any person, who does either of the following:

(1) Seeks to become a candidate for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, and who, by the end of the then current term of office will have served, or but for resignation would have served, as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing any portion or district of the State of California during six or more of the previous eleven years;

(2) Seeks to become a candidate for a seat in the United States Senate, and who, by the end of the then current term of office will have served, or but for resignation would have served, as a member of the United States Senate representing the State of California during twelve or more of the previous seventeen years.

(b) “WRITE-IN” CANDIDACIES.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting any qualified voter of this state from casting a ballot for any person by writing the name of that person on the ballot, or from having such a ballot counted or tabulated, nor shall any provision of this section be construed as preventing or prohibiting any person from standing or campaigning for any elective office by means of a “write-in” campaign.

(c) CONSTRUCTION.  Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing or prohibiting the name of any person from appearing on the ballot at any direct primary or general election unless that person is specifically prohibited from doing so by the provisions of subdivision (a), and to that end, the provisions of subdivision (a) shall be strictly construed.
Cal. PUC § 3107 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 3107
Section 3107
Status: in_force

The association may provide a fair remuneration for the time which is actually spent by its officers and directors in its service and for the service of the members of its executive committee.
Cal. BPC § 6190.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 12 / Section 6190.6
Section 6190.6
Status: in_force

Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the court may terminate the proceedings.
Cal. INS § 1063.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14.2 / Section 1063.7
Section 1063.7
Status: in_force

When a liquidator, domiciliary or ancillary, is appointed in this state for any member insurer, the liquidator shall promptly give notice of his or her appointment and a brief description of the contents of this article and of the nature and functions of the association by prepaid first-class mail, to: (a) all persons known or reasonably expected to have or be interested in claims against the insurer, at the last known address within this state; (b) all insureds of the insurer, at the last known address within this state, accompanied by a notice of the date of termination of insurance; and (c) the board of governors of the association. That notice may, but need not be, combined with the notice provided for in Section 1021. When notice is being provided by an ancillary liquidator, notice is only required to the extent information is available to provide the notice. The ancillary liquidator may also rely on the notice provided by the domiciliary liquidator to satisfy the notice requirements of this section. The liquidator may also require that producers of record of the insurer give prompt written notice of the same information, by first-class mail, to their insureds at the last known address within this state. The liquidator shall also promptly publish the notice pursuant to the requirements of Section 1022 and by publication elsewhere in this state as the court shall direct.
Cal. BPC § 4800.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 4800.1
Section 4800.1
Status: in_force

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Veterinary Medical Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Cal. HSC § 79275 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 79275
Section 79275
Status: in_force

(a) The exposure assessment of any risk assessment prepared in conjunction with a response action taken or approved pursuant to this part shall include the development of reasonable maximum estimates of exposure for both current land use conditions and reasonably foreseeable future land use conditions at the site.

(b) The exposure assessment of any risk assessment prepared in conjunction with a response action taken or approved pursuant to this part shall include the development of reasonable maximum estimates of exposure to volatile organic compounds that may enter structures that are on the site or that are proposed to be constructed on the site and may cause exposure due to accumulation of those volatile organic compounds in the indoor air of those structures.
Cal. INS § 1781.9 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 1781.9
Section 1781.9
Status: in_force

(a) A reinsurer shall not engage the services of any person, firm, association, or corporation to act as a reinsurance intermediary-manager on its behalf, unless the person is licensed as required by subdivision (b) of Section 1781.3.

(b) A reinsurer shall annually obtain a copy of statements of the financial condition of each reinsurance intermediary-manager which the reinsurer has engaged prepared by an independent certified accountant in a form acceptable to the commissioner.

(c) If a reinsurance intermediary-manager establishes loss reserves, the reinsurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves or losses incurred on the business produced by the reinsurance intermediary manager. This opinion shall be in addition to any other required loss reserve certification. For purposes of this section, a reinsurance intermediary-manager shall not be considered as establishing loss reserves when the reinsurance intermediary-manager only utilizes loss reserves which are the reinsurer’s share of loss reserves established by the ceding insurer, provided that the ceding insurer has obtained the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding on business produced by the reinsurance intermediary-manager.

(d) Binding authority for participation in reinsurance syndicates shall rest with an officer of the reinsurer who shall not be affiliated with the reinsurance intermediary-manager.

(e) Within 30 days of termination of a contract with a reinsurance intermediary-manager, the reinsurer shall provide written notification of the termination to the commissioner.

(f) A reinsurer shall not appoint to its board of directors, any officer, director, employee, controlling shareholder, or subproducer of its reinsurance intermediary-manager. This subdivision shall not apply to relationships governed by Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 1215) of Chapter 2.
Cal. PUC § 16083 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 16083
Section 16083
Status: in_force

If the board does not entirely repeal the ordinance upon reconsideration, it shall submit the ordinance to a vote of the electors at a general district election or at a special district election called for the purpose, and the ordinance shall not become operative unless approved by a majority of the voters voting upon it.
Cal. WIC § 18904.25 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18904.25
Section 18904.25
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to the federal Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77), the department shall develop CalFresh information on expedited services targeted to the homeless population, including unaccompanied homeless children and youths, as those terms are defined in Section 11434a of Title 42 of the United States Code. The department shall also develop information on expedited services specified in Section 18914.5 for victims of domestic violence. This information shall be made available to homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, emergency food programs, local educational agency liaisons for homeless children and youths, designated pursuant to Section 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii) of Title 42 of the United States Code, and other community agencies who provide services to people who are homeless.

(b) Each county human services agency shall annually offer training on CalFresh application procedures to homeless shelter operators. That training shall include eligibility criteria and specific information regarding the eligibility of unaccompanied homeless children and youths. In addition, each county human services agency, upon request, shall provide homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters with a supply of that portion of the CalFresh application used to request CalFresh expedited service.

(c) Upon receipt of a signed CalFresh application from an unaccompanied child or youth under 18 years of age, the county human services agency shall determine eligibility for CalFresh benefits, including making a determination of whether the child or youth is eligible to apply as a household of one or if he or she must apply with members of a household with whom he or she is regularly purchasing and preparing foods, and screen the application for entitlement to expedited service pursuant to Section 18914. If the application of the child or youth for CalFresh benefits is denied, the county human services agency shall provide the child or youth a written notice explaining the reason for the denial.
Cal. HSC § 25298 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 25298
Section 25298
Status: in_force

(a)  No person shall abandon an underground tank system or close or temporarily cease operating an underground tank system, except as provided in this section.

(b)  An underground tank system that is temporarily taken out of service, but which the owner or operator intends to return to use, shall continue to be subject to all the permit, inspection, and monitoring requirements of this chapter and all applicable regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Section 25299.3, unless the owner or operator complies with subdivision (c) for the period of time the underground tank system is not in use.

(c)  No person shall close an underground tank system unless the person undertakes all of the following actions:

(1)  Demonstrates to the local agency that all residual amounts of the hazardous substance or hazardous substances which were stored in the tank system prior to its closure have been removed, properly disposed of, and neutralized.

(2)  Adequately seals the tank system to minimize any threat to the public safety and the possibility of water intrusion into, or runoff from, the tank system.

(3)  Provides for, and carries out, the maintenance of the tank system as the local agency determines is necessary for the period of time the local agency requires.

(4)  Demonstrates to the appropriate agency, which has jurisdiction over the site, that the site has been investigated to determine if there are any present, or were past, releases, and if so, that appropriate corrective or remedial actions have been taken.
Cal. VEH § 5301 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 9.5 / Section 5301
Section 5301
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code and Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the registered owner or lessee of a fleet of vehicles consisting of commercial motor vehicles base plated in the state, or passenger automobiles may, upon payment of appropriate fees, apply to the department for license plates, permanent decals, and registration cards.

(b) (1) Fleets shall consist of at least 25 motor vehicles to qualify for this program. However, the department may provide for permanent fleet registration through an association providing a combination of fleets of motor vehicles of 125 or more vehicles with no individual fleet of fewer than 25 motor vehicles.

(2) An association submitting an application of participation in the program shall provide within the overall application a listing identifying the registered owner of each fleet and the motor vehicles within each fleet. Identification of the motor vehicles as provided in this article applies to the ownership of the motor vehicles and not the association submitting the application.

(c) With the concurrence of both the department and the participant, the changes made in this section by the enactment of the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001 shall not affect those participants who were lawfully participating in the permanent fleet registration program on December 31, 2001. Any fleet that qualifies for permanent fleet registration as of December 31, 2001, will continue to count trailers to qualify as a fleet until January 1, 2007. However, five years following the implementation of the permanent trailer identification program, all participants in the permanent fleet registration program shall meet the requirements of this section in order to continue enrollment in the program described in this section.
Cal. FIN § 4895.02 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 4895.02
Section 4895.02
Status: in_force

With the approval of the commissioner:

(a) A California depository corporation may merge into a California state-licensed foreign (other nation) bank pursuant to (1) this article, (2) in case the disappearing depository corporation is a federal depository corporation, federal law, and (3) the law of the foreign bank’s domicile.

(b) A foreign (other state) depository corporation that has a branch office in this state may merge into a California state-licensed foreign (other nation) bank pursuant to (1) this article, (2) in case the disappearing depository corporation is a federal depository corporation, federal law, and (3) the laws of the domiciles of the disappearing depository corporation and of the foreign bank.
Cal. ELEC § 10535 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 4 / Section 10535
Section 10535
Status: in_force

The inspector is chairman of the precinct board.
Cal. WAT § 13959.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 13959.5
Section 13959.5
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury the State Clean Water and Water Conservation Fund, which fund is hereby created.
Cal. BPC § 17940 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 17940
Section 17940
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.

(b) “Online” means appearing on any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.

(c) “Online platform” means any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication, that has 10,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months.

(d) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof.
Cal. ELEC § 7871 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 7871
Section 7871
Status: in_force

All meetings of the committee shall be held in quarters which shall be accessible to persons with disabilities.
Cal. LAB § 3111.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 3111.1
Section 3111.1
Status: in_force

Eligible activities for support funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Employer outreach, support, onboarding, and management.

(b) Recruiting, matching, and placing individuals into apprenticeships.

(c) Support services for an apprentice, such as interview coaching, conflict resolution, and life crisis management.

(d) Retention initiatives to reduce the turnover rate of apprentices.

(e) Tracking and reporting the apprentices to the division.

(f) Troubleshooting and adjudicating stakeholders in a joint apprenticeship committee, a unilateral management apprenticeship committee, or a unilateral labor apprenticeship committee.

(g) Project management and stakeholder management.
Cal. BPC § 7714.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 6.6 / Section 7714.3
Section 7714.3
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau shall adopt, and may amend, rules and regulations prescribing standards for applicants for reduction facility licenses. In reviewing an application for a reduction facility license, the bureau may consider acts of the applicant, including acts of the incorporators, officers, directors, and stockholders of the applicant, that constitute grounds for the denial of a reduction facility license pursuant to Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).

(b) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall adopt, and may amend, rules and regulations prescribing the standards for reduction chambers to preserve the public health and safety and to ensure the destruction of pathogenic microorganisms. A reduction chamber manufacturer shall apply to the State Department of Public Health for approval of a reduction chamber for sale and use in the state.

(2) The department, to cover the reasonable regulatory costs of the department, shall charge an application fee for evaluation of a reduction chamber, not to exceed the reasonable regulatory costs of the evaluation, including time that the department spends on processing the application.

(3) A reduction facility and its employees shall not use a reduction chamber unless it has been approved by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) The bureau shall grant reduction facility licenses only to applicants that will employ a reduction chamber approved by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) A reduction facility shall ensure or conduct annual maintenance of all reduction chambers in use by the facility.

(e) The bureau shall not renew a reduction facility license without proof of annual maintenance of all reduction chambers in use by the facility.
Cal. WAT § 30324 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 30324
Section 30324
Status: in_force

No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen shall invalidate the incorporation of any county water district.
Cal. BPC § 25176 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 25176
Section 25176
Status: in_force

Every person who refills or causes to be refilled with distilled spirits any distilled spirits container is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. BPC § 7069.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 7069.1
Section 7069.1
Status: in_force

(a) Upon notification of an arrest of a member of the personnel of a licensee or a home improvement salesperson, the registrar, by first-class mail to the last official address of record, may require the arrestee to provide proof of the disposition of the matter.

(b) The proof required by this section shall be satisfactory for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and at the registrar’s discretion may include, but is not limited to, certified court documents, certified court orders, or sentencing documents. Any proof required by this section shall be received by the registrar within 90 days of the date of the disposition, or within 90 days of the registrar’s demand for information if that date is later.

(c) Failure to comply with the provisions of this section constitutes cause for disciplinary action.
Cal. RTC § 38603 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 38603
Section 38603
Status: in_force

Every claim shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded.