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Cal. FAM § 556 — California Code / Code fam / Division 3 / Part 5 / Section 556
Section 556
Status: in_force

(a) At the discretion of the county clerk, a couple applying for a marriage license using remote technology may sign their marriage license electronically or by original wet signature. The couple shall transmit a signed, legible copy of their marriage license by United States mail, fax, or electronic means directly to the county clerk, in the manner required by the county clerk.

(b) At the discretion of the county clerk, a marriage license issued using the procedure described in this part may be transmitted to the applicants by United States mail, fax, or electronic means.

(c) Before the solemnization of a marriage pursuant to this part, one or both of the parties to be married shall transmit the marriage license by United States mail, fax, or electronic means to the person solemnizing the marriage and any necessary witnesses, in the manner required by the county clerk.

(d) At the discretion of the county clerk, the person solemnizing the marriage or any necessary witnesses may sign the marriage license electronically or by original wet signature and transmit the signed marriage license by United States mail, fax, or electronic means, in the manner required by the county clerk.

(e) A county clerk who witnesses a marriage solemnized by someone other than the county clerk using remote technology may apply an electronic signature to the marriage license as a witness, and transmit the signed license to the person solemnizing the marriage by United States mail, fax, or electronic means.
Cal. LAB § 54.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 54.5
Section 54.5
Status: in_force

The director may appoint an attorney and assistants licensed to practice law in this state. In the absence of an appointment, the attorney for the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall also perform legal services for the department as the Director of Industrial Relations may direct.
Cal. WIC § 14124.43 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.3 / Section 14124.43
Section 14124.43
Status: in_force

Limitation on Pharmacy Sales Agreements Involving Prescription Drug Price Manipulators

(a) On and after January 1, 2025, a prescription drug price manipulator shall not enter into, or participate in, a pharmacy sales agreement that applies to, operates in, or intends or proposes to operate in or apply to, this state unless the prescription drug price manipulator is in compliance with Section 14124.44.

(b) Any pharmacy sales agreement that involves a prescription drug price manipulator not in compliance with Section 14124.44 is, as of January 1, 2025, contrary to public policy and is void and unenforceable to the extent that the pharmacy sales agreement applies to, operates in, or intends or proposes to operate in or apply to, this state.
Cal. HSC § 9703 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Section 9703
Section 9703
Status: in_force

(a)  A pet cemetery owner may dispose of the remains of any pet which has been left for more than seven days at the pet cemetery if arrangements have not been made with the pet cemetery owner for the disposition of the pet.

(b)  A pet cemetery owner shall post a notice conspicuous to the public on the cemetery site stating that the remains of any pet which has been left for more than seven days at the pet cemetery may be disposed of if arrangements have not been made with the cemetery owner for the disposition of the pet.
Cal. SHC § 35418 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 35418
Section 35418
Status: in_force

Any provision of the ordinance, resolution, or indenture, except a provision as to the amount or time of payment of principal or interest on the bonds, may be later eliminated or modified by the legislative body, if the holders of not less than sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding bonds have agreed in writing to the elimination or modification.
Cal. WAT § 21934 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 21934
Section 21934
Status: in_force

If the number of votes for any bond proposal is less than the number required to authorize the issuance of the bonds, the result of the vote shall be entered of record. The proposal may be again submitted at a bond election upon the presentation to the board of a petition for the subsequent election signed as required for the calling of the previous election.
Cal. WIC § 5544 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.2 / Article 5 / Section 5544
Section 5544
Status: in_force

Any written client information obtained by county patients’ rights advocates may be used and disseminated in court or administrative proceedings, and to any public agencies, or authorized officials thereof, to the extent required in the providing of advocacy services defined in this chapter, and to the extent that authority to so disclose is obtained from the advocate’s clients.
Cal. FIN § 18003.2 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 18003.2
Section 18003.2
Status: in_force

(a) Any reference in a provision of any statute or regulation of this state to an industrial loan company or a thrift and loan company means an insurance premium finance agency as defined in Section 18560.

(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in any of the following cases:

(1) In case the provision or a related provision expressly provides otherwise.

(2) In the case of any provision of Division 1 (commencing with Section 99) or Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 4800).
Cal. PRC § 5008.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5008.7
Section 5008.7
Status: in_force

Every person convicted of a violation of any rule or regulation adopted by the department pursuant to this division prohibiting the leaving, depositing, dropping, or scattering of bottles, broken glass, ashes, wastepaper, cans, or other rubbish in any unit of the state park system shall be punished by a mandatory fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a first conviction, by a mandatory fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a second conviction, and by a mandatory fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) upon a third or subsequent conviction.

The court may, in addition to the fine imposed upon a conviction, require as a condition of probation, in addition to any other condition of probation, that any person convicted of a violation of this section pick up litter at a time and place within the jurisdiction of the court for not less than eight hours.
Cal. HSC § 25230.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 11.2 / Section 25230.4
Section 25230.4
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by this article, treated wood waste managed in accordance with the alternative management standards of this article, shall not be any of the following:

(1) Burned.

(2) Scavenged.

(3) Commingled with other waste prior to disposal, if previously segregated.

(4) Stored in contact with the ground.

(5) Recycled, with or without treatment, except as provided for in subdivision (c).

(6) Treated except in compliance with Section 25230.10.

(7) Disposed to land except in compliance with Section 25230.11.

(8) Chipped for mulch.

(b) Any label or mark that identifies the wood waste as treated wood waste shall not be intentionally removed, obliterated, defaced, or destroyed prior to disposal in a landfill.

(c) Treated wood waste may be recycled only by reuse if all of the following conditions apply:

(1) Reuse is onsite at the facility at which the treated wood waste was generated.

(2) At the time of reuse, reuse is consistent with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.) approved use of the preservative with which the treated wood waste has been treated.

(3) Prior to reuse, the treated wood waste is handled in compliance with all applicable management standards of this article.

(d) Subject to subdivision (c), during reuse, the treated wood waste is not subject to the management standards in Sections 25230.5 through 25230.11.
Cal. SHC § 6781 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 6781
Section 6781
Status: in_force

The legislative body may require and order any or all of the work designated in the resolution to be done in the manner designated therein.
Cal. RTC § 50125 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 26 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 50125
Section 50125
Status: in_force

At any time within three years after any person is delinquent in the payment of any amount required to be paid under this part, or the last recording or filing of a notice of state tax lien under Section 7171 of the Government Code, the board, or its authorized representative, may issue a warrant for the enforcement of any lien and for the collection of any amount required to be paid to the state under this part. The warrant shall be directed to any sheriff or marshal and has the same effect as a writ of execution. The warrant shall be levied and sale made pursuant to it in the same manner and with the same effect as a levy of, and sale pursuant to, a writ of execution.
Cal. MVC § 955 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 955
Section 955
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A county veteran service officer that determines, pursuant to Section 951.5, that unclaimed remains are those of a veteran or dependent of a veteran, and that the remains meet the criteria for interment by a veterans’ remains organization pursuant to Section 952, shall report the following information to the Department of Veterans Affairs:

(A) The name, rank, and branch of service of the deceased or, if the deceased is the dependent of a veteran, the name of the deceased and the name, rank, and branch of service of the eligible veteran.

(B) Dates of service.

(C) Location of the remains and a telephone number and name for the contact at that location.

(2) If, pursuant to Section 951.5, the public administrator of a county determines, without the involvement of the county veteran service officer, that the remains belong to a veteran or dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall report this information to the county veteran service officer. Following this report, the county veteran service officer shall follow the reporting procedures described in paragraph (1).

(b) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall create and maintain a list of veterans and dependents of veterans whose remains are reported pursuant to subdivision (a). This list shall be available to the representatives of veterans’ remains organizations by telephone or in person.
Cal. HSC § 8350 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 8350
Section 8350
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise limited by the law under which created, cemetery authorities shall in the conduct of their business have the same powers granted by law to corporations in general, including the right to contract such pecuniary obligations within the limitation of general law as may be required, and may secure them by mortgage, deed of trust, or otherwise upon their property.
Cal. WAT § 11107 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 11107
Section 11107
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, “bond” means any bond or other written evidence of indebtedness which the department may issue under this part in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this part.
Cal. RTC § 614 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 614
Section 614
Status: in_force

After each assessment of tax-defaulted property the assessor shall enter on the roll the fact that it is tax defaulted and the date of the declaration of default.
Cal. SHC § 539 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 539
Section 539
Status: in_force

Route 239 is from Route 580 west of Tracy to Route 4 near Brentwood.
Cal. INS § 12140 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12140
Section 12140
Status: in_force

This part shall not apply to any of the following:

(a) A duly authorized attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession.

(b) An admitted insurer.

(c) An association of motor carriers.

(d) A person who is directly or indirectly engaged, either as principal or agent, in selling or offering for sale, furnishing, or procuring any of the services described in Section 12148, 12152, or 12153, or miscellaneous service that augments or is incidental to any of those services, but who is not directly or indirectly engaged, either as principal or agent, in selling or offering for sale, furnishing, or procuring any other service described in this chapter.

(e) A person who is licensed as a vehicle service contract provider and offering any of the services described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 12800, to the extent that person is providing the services described therein.

(f) A person offering the services described in paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 12805 to the extent that person is providing the services described therein.

(g) An agreement that promises routine maintenance.
Cal. FIN § 18415.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 18415.1
Section 18415.1
Status: in_force

Whenever the commissioner has taken possession of the property and business of an industrial loan company, that industrial loan company, within 10 days after the taking, if it deems itself aggrieved thereby, may apply to the superior court in the county in which the head office of the industrial loan company is located to enjoin further proceedings. The commissioner may exercise all powers granted by this article during the 10-day period after taking possession of the property and business of the industrial loan company. The court, after citing the commissioner to show cause why further proceedings should not be enjoined and after a hearing and a determination of the facts upon the merits may dismiss the application or enjoin the commissioner from further proceedings and direct the commissioner to surrender the property and business to the industrial loan company, or make such further order as may be just.
Cal. INS § 15000 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 15000
Section 15000
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Public Insurance Adjusters Act.
Cal. FAC § 12819 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 12819
Section 12819
Status: in_force

A penalty shall not be collected if the person that makes application for renewal of registration makes an affidavit that no business was done during the period of nonregistration.
Cal. PUC § 99302.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 99302.5
Section 99302.5
Status: in_force

Before the Orange County Transit District may expend any of its allocation it has retained for the development of rapid transit for purposes other than such development, the Orange County Transportation Commission shall make a determination that the funds are not required for any exclusive public mass transit guideway purpose within the foreseeable future.
Cal. HSC § 1179.23 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 1179.23
Section 1179.23
Status: in_force

(a)  Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11.

(b)  Eighty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.11.
Cal. FAC § 6047.122 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 8.7 / Section 6047.122
Section 6047.122
Status: in_force

All claims and accounts against the district that have not been settled by the board within 90 days after the resolution is recorded pursuant to Section 6047.119 shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district was located, or in the case of a consolidated district to the board of supervisors of the county in which is located the largest area of table grape acreage, and shall be passed and approved by the board of supervisors in the same manner as county claims and shall be paid out of the funds of the dissolved district.
Cal. WIC § 4508 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 4508
Section 4508
Status: in_force

Persons with developmental disabilities may be released from developmental centers for provisional placement, with parental consent in the case of a minor or with the consent of an adult person with developmental disabilities or with the consent of the guardian or conservator of the person with developmental disabilities, not to exceed twelve months, and shall be referred to a regional center for services pursuant to this division. Any person placed pursuant to this section shall have an automatic right of return to the developmental center during the period of provisional placement.
Cal. HSC § 124920 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 124920
Section 124920
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall utilize existing contractual claims processing services in order to promote efficiency and to maximize use of funds.

(b) The department shall certify which primary care clinics are selected to participate in the program for each specific fiscal year, and how much in program funds each selected primary care clinic will be allocated each fiscal year.

(c) The department shall pay claims from selected primary care clinics up to each clinic’s annual allocation. Once a clinic has exhausted its annual allocation, the state shall stop paying its program claims.

(d) The department may adjust any selected primary care clinic’s allocation to take into account:

(1) An increase in program funds appropriated for the fiscal year.

(2) A decrease in program funds appropriated for the fiscal year.

(3) A clinic’s projected inability to fully spend its allocation within the fiscal year.

(4) Surplus funds reallocated from other selected primary care clinics.

(e) The department shall notify all affected primary care clinics in writing prior to adjusting selected primary care clinics’ allocations.

(f) Cessation of program payments under subdivision (e) or adjustment of selected primary care clinic’s allocations under subdivision (d) shall not be subject to the Medi-Cal appeals process referenced in subdivision (g) of Section 124900.

(g) A clinic’s allocation under this article shall not be reduced solely because the clinic has engaged in supplemental fundraising drives and activities, the proceeds of which have been used to defray the costs of services to the uninsured.
Cal. BPC § 10167.45 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.3 / Section 10167.45
Section 10167.45
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for all of the following, related to “prepaid rental listing services,” as defined in Section 10167:

(1) Original applicants for a license as a prepaid rental listing service.

(2) Licensees with a license as a prepaid rental listing service.

(3) Persons who submit a petition for reinstatement of the person’s license or the reduction of a penalty, pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.

(b) The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response, pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
Cal. PUC § 13821 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 13821
Section 13821
Status: in_force

The agreement shall become effective and be binding upon the district and the public agency when approved in the manner set forth in this chapter.

After receipt of the resolution of the local agency formation commission making determinations, the board shall by ordinance setting forth the agreement at length declare its intention of causing it to be executed by the district.
Cal. WAT § 2551 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 2551
Section 2551
Status: in_force

(a) During the investigation of the stream system, the representatives of the board shall investigate in detail the use of water by each person who has given notice of intent to file a proof of claim, and shall determine the acreage under irrigation or otherwise define the place of use and purpose of use, determine the location and capacity of the person’s diversion works and conduits conveying water from the stream system, and the amount of water diverted and reasonably required to satisfy the uses being made.

(b) In conducting investigations under this article, the board shall consider all pertinent information, including, but not limited to, information provided under Sections 1840 and 1841.

(c) Representatives of the board may conduct a field investigation of a person’s water use after giving 30 days’ notice in writing to the person subject to the investigation, or at the request of that person as part of the investigation of the stream system. It shall be the duty of each claimant to be present at some time during the detailed field investigation either in person or by an agent who is authorized to sign the proof of claim.
Cal. HSC § 114765 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 114765
Section 114765
Status: in_force

Any regulations relating to radioactive material cargo, including, but not limited to, packing, marking, loading, handling, and transportation, shall be reviewed and made compatible with the federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Department of Transportation Docket No. HM-164, Notice No. 80-1, within 60 days of the date the federal regulations become effective.
Cal. PUC § 5413.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 5413.5
Section 5413.5
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the commission, after hearing, finds that any person or corporation is operating as a charter-party carrier of passengers, including a charter-party carrier operating a limousine, without a valid certificate or permit, or fails to include in any written or oral advertisement the number of the certificate or permit required by Section 5386, the commission may impose a fine of not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each violation. The commission may assess the person or corporation an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable expense of investigation incurred by the commission. The commission may assess interest on any fine or assessment imposed, to commence on the day the payment of the fine or assessment becomes delinquent. All fines, assessments, and interest collected shall be deposited at least once each month in the General Fund.

(b) Whenever the commission, after hearing, finds that any person or corporation is operating a charter-party carrier of passengers as a taxicab without a valid certificate or permit in violation of an ordinance or resolution of a city, county, or city and county, the commission may impose a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. The commission may assess the person or corporation an amount sufficient to cover the reasonable expense of investigation incurred by the commission. The commission may assess interest on any fine or assessment imposed, to commence on the day the payment of the fine or assessment becomes delinquent. All fines, assessments, and interest collected shall be deposited at least once each month in the General Fund.