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Cal. PRC § 40001 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 40001
Section 40001
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature declares that the responsibility for solid waste management is a shared responsibility between the state and local governments. The state shall exercise its legal authority in a manner that ensures an effective and coordinated approach to the safe management of all solid waste generated within the state and shall oversee the design and implementation of local integrated waste management plans.

(b) The Legislature further declares that it is the policy of the state to assist local governments in minimizing duplication of effort, and in minimizing the costs incurred, in implementing this division through the development of regional cooperative efforts and other mechanisms which comply with this division.

(c) The Legislature further declares that market development is the key to successful and cost-effective implementation of the 25-percent and 50-percent diversion requirements required pursuant to Section 41780, and that the state must take a leadership role, pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 42000) of Part 3, in encouraging the expansion of markets for recycled products by working cooperatively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Cal. FAC § 6047.16 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 8.5 / Section 6047.16
Section 6047.16
Status: in_force

No action in law or equity may be brought against any members or agent of the board, nor shall any member or agent of the board be personally liable for the actions of the board or the department. No member or agent of the board is responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as a principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member or agent of the board, is responsible individually for an act or omission of any other member or agent of the board, or the department. Liability is several and not joint, and no member or agent of the board is liable for the default of any other member or agent of the board, or the department.
Cal. PUC § 13284 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 13284
Section 13284
Status: in_force

Only the property in a special district is taxable for the payment of the principal and interest on any refunding bonds which are issued for the purpose of refunding any indebtedness of a special district.
Cal. FAC § 14092 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3.4 / Section 14092
Section 14092
Status: in_force

(a) Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of statutes and regulations concerning pesticide use and pest control operations, including, but not limited to, knowledge of all of the following:

(1) Label directions and restrictions on use.

(2) Calibration.

(3) Pest control equipment.

(4) Pest problems and identification.

(5) Worker protection, including protective clothing and equipment.

(6) Environmentally sensitive areas.

(b) The examination shall be in written form and shall be prepared by the director and administered by the commissioner, or the director in any county where there is no commissioner.

(c) A passing score for the examination is 70 percent or above.
Cal. FAC § 66641 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 66641
Section 66641
Status: in_force

The commission may, if it finds a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation has occurred, or in the event of nonpayment of any assessment, bring a proceeding as provided under Section 66644 in its name for collection of such assessment, civil penalties, or for injunctive relief, including specific performance, or enforcement of any obligation imposed by this chapter or any rule or regulation issued thereunder, or both, against any person violating any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto.

A court shall issue to the commission any requested writ of attachment or injunctive relief upon a prima facie showing by verified complaint that a named defendant has violated this chapter or any other rule or regulation of the commission, including, but not limited to, the nonpayment of assessments. No bond shall be required to be posted by the commission as a condition for the issuance of any writ of attachment or injunctive relief. A writ of attachment shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing specified by Section 485.010 is not required. Injunctive relief shall be issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except that the showing of irreparable harm or of inadequate remedy at law specified by Section 526 or 527 is not required.

Upon entry of any final judgment on behalf of the commission against any defendant, the court shall enjoin the defendant from conducting any type of business regarding the commodity subject to this chapter until payment of the judgment is made in full by the defendant to the commission.

In any such proceeding, the court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the commission therein and shall, upon entry of any final judgment, enjoin any such handler from further handling until payment is made for any judgment entered for money, and from further violating or aiding in violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission. No such proceeding may be commenced until the commission has exhausted its administrative procedures prescribed by the rules and regulations of the commission.
Cal. HSC § 8601 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8601
Section 8601
Status: in_force

The spouse of an owner of any plot containing more than one interment space has a vested right of interment of his remains in the plot and any person thereafter becoming the spouse of the owner has a vested right of interment of his remains in the plot if more than one interment space is unoccupied at the time the person becomes the spouse of the owner.
Cal. WAT § 79507 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 79507
Section 79507
Status: in_force

Watershed protection activities financed pursuant to this division shall be consistent with the applicable adopted local watershed management plan and the applicable regional water quality control plan adopted by the regional water quality control board.
Cal. VEH § 620 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 620
Section 620
Status: in_force

The term “traffic” includes pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes of travel.
Cal. WAT § 1243 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1243
Section 1243
Status: in_force

(a) The use of water for recreation and preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources is a beneficial use of water. In determining the amount of water available for appropriation for other beneficial uses, the board shall take into account, when it is in the public interest, the amounts of water required for recreation and the preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources.

(b) The board shall notify the Department of Fish and Wildlife of an application for a permit to appropriate water. The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall recommend the amounts of water, if any, required for the preservation and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources and shall report its findings to the board.

(c) This section does not affect riparian rights.
Cal. PROB § 10250 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 10250
Section 10250
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 10251 and 10252 and except as otherwise provided by statute, personal property of the estate may be sold only after notice of sale is given by one or both of the following methods, as the personal representative may determine:

(a)  Posting at the county courthouse of the county in which the proceedings are pending at least 15 days before:

(1) In the case of a private sale, the day specified in the notice of sale as the day on or after which the sale is to be made.

(2) In the case of a public auction sale, the day of the auction.

(b)  Publication pursuant to Section 6063a of the Government Code in a newspaper in the county in which the proceedings are pending, such publication to be completed before:

(1) In the case of a private sale, the day specified in the notice of sale as the day on or after which the sale is to be made.

(2) In the case of a public auction sale, the day of the auction.
Cal. FAC § 14382 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 14382
Section 14382
Status: in_force

(a) The director may, after a hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a livestock drug registration or restricted drug license for any violation of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant thereto.

(b) Upon calling a hearing, the director shall serve notice personally or by mail to the licensee or registrant specifying the time and place of the hearing at least 10 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, the director may do all of the following:

(1) Administer oaths and hear testimony.

(2) Issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of the licensee, registrant, or witnesses, together with books, records, memoranda, papers, and all other documents that may be pertinent to the case.

(3) Compel the disclosure of the licensee or registrant and any witness of all the facts known to him or her regarding the case. In no instance shall any employee of the Feed, Fertilizer, and Livestock Drugs Branch serve as the hearing officer in any case under this section.

(c) Any person deprived of a license or registration has the right to appeal this action to the director.
Cal. BPC § 7028.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 7028.3
Section 7028.3
Status: in_force

In addition to all other remedies, when it appears to the registrar, either upon complaint or otherwise, that a licensee has engaged in, or is engaging in, any act, practice, or transaction which constitutes a violation of this chapter whereby another person may be substantially injured, or that any person, who does not hold a state contractor’s license in any classification, has engaged in, or is engaging in, any act, practice, or transaction which constitutes a violation of this chapter, whether or not there is substantial injury, the registrar may, either through the Attorney General or through the district attorney of the county in which the act, practice, or transaction is alleged to have been committed, apply to the superior court of that county or any other county in which such person maintains a place of business or resides, for an injunction restraining such person from acting in the capacity of a contractor without a license in violation of this chapter, or from acting in violation of this chapter when another person may be substantially injured, and, upon a proper showing, a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or a permanent injunction shall be granted.
Cal. BPC § 2538.29 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.29
Section 2538.29
Status: in_force

A trainee licensed under Section 2538.28 shall take the licensure examination within the first 12 months after the trainee license is issued. Failure to take the licensure examination within that time shall result in expiration of the trainee license, and it shall not be renewed unless the trainee licensee has first taken the licensure examination. The board, however, may in its discretion renew the trainee license if the licensee failed to take the licensure examination due to illness or other hardship.
Cal. FIN § 5100.8 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 5100.8
Section 5100.8
Status: in_force

“Immediate family” of any natural person means any of the following (whether by the full or half blood or by adoption):

(a) The person’s spouse, father, mother, children, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren.

(b) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of the person’s spouse.

(c) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of the person.
Cal. HSC § 13855 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 13855
Section 13855
Status: in_force

A district board shall meet at least once every three months. Meetings of the board are subject to the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
Cal. INS § 1231 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5.5 / Section 1231
Section 1231
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article the “published monthly average” means:

(a) Moody’s Corporate Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average Corporates as published by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

(b) In the event that Moody’s Corporate Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average Corporates is no longer published, a substantially similar average, established by the Legislature.
Cal. WAT § 8942 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 8942
Section 8942
Status: in_force

Any officer mentioned in the next preceding section shall accept such warrants so presented or tendered in payment of the assessment, or any part thereof, at the face value of the warrant or warrants so presented, plus accrued interest.
Cal. WAT § 10608.28 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.55 / Chapter 3 / Section 10608.28
Section 10608.28
Status: in_force

(a) An urban retail water supplier may meet its urban water use target within its retail service area, or through mutual agreement, by any of the following:

(1) Through an urban wholesale water supplier.

(2) Through a regional agency authorized to plan and implement water conservation, including, but not limited to, an agency established under the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Act (Division 31 (commencing with Section 81300)).

(3) Through a regional water management group as defined in Section 10537.

(4) By an integrated regional water management funding area.

(5) By hydrologic region.

(6) Through other appropriate geographic scales for which computation methods have been developed by the department.

(b) A regional water management group, with the written consent of its member agencies, may undertake any or all planning, reporting, and implementation functions under this chapter for the member agencies that consent to those activities. Any data or reports shall provide information both for the regional water management group and separately for each consenting urban retail water supplier and urban wholesale water supplier.
Cal. PRC § 10000 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10 / Section 10000
Section 10000
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a) A substantial increase has occurred in the number of requests to appropriate water from the various streams and watercourses of this state, especially for the purpose of generating electric energy.

(b) These requests, if approved without due regard for their cumulative effect on streamflows, could adversely affect, to a serious and significant degree, the fish and wildlife resources dependent on those streams and watercourses.

(c) These fish and wildlife resources are important for the entire state and are inextricably linked to the continued economic viability of industries, such as the fishing industry, which are desirable and important components of the state’s economy.
Cal. PRC § 5096.966 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.699 / Article 17 / Section 5096.966
Section 5096.966
Status: in_force

The bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the electors of the state for the issuance of the bonds under this chapter shall include approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
Cal. HSC § 1256.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1256.1
Section 1256.1
Status: in_force

A general acute care hospital shall not hold itself out directly or indirectly by any sign, brochure, or advertisement as providing any service or services that require a supplemental or special service unless that general acute care hospital has first obtained a supplemental or special service approval from the State Department of Public Health to operate that service.
Cal. BPC § 2999 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 9 / Section 2999
Section 2999
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including regulations requiring (a) that the bylaws of a psychological corporation shall include a provision whereby the capital stock of that corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of that corporation within any time as those regulations may provide, and (b) that a psychological corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients or clients arising out of the rendering of professional services.
Cal. SHC § 101.11 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 101.11
Section 101.11
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation shall, through the erection of highway signs and appropriate markers, provide recognition of the historical importance of the Byzantine-Latino Quarter in the City of Los Angeles. In order to implement this subdivision, the department shall determine the cost of signs and other appropriate markers, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation, and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, shall erect those signs and other appropriate markers at the appropriate locations on Interstate Highway 10.

(b) Local designation efforts and other similar actions may complement this project.
Cal. BPC § 9790 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 19.5 / Section 9790
Section 9790
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) To the extent applicable, the definitions which are now or may hereafter be set forth in Section 1301 of Title 49 of the United States Code are incorporated herein by reference.

(b) To the extent applicable, the definitions which are now or may hereafter be set forth in Sections 1.1, and 1.2 of Part 1 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, are incorporated herein by reference.

(c) To the extent applicable, the definitions which are now or may hereafter be set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1201) of Division 1 of the Commercial Code are incorporated herein by reference.

(d) “General aviation” means all aviation with the exception of air carrier and military aviation.

(e) “Repairperson” means any person engaged in the business of repairing general aviation aircraft.

(f) “Customer” means any person who requests a repairperson to do work on a general aviation aircraft which is in the possession of that person.

(g) “Certificated repair station” means a person or business entity which is the duly authorized holder of a Federal Aviation Administration certificated repair station designation pursuant to the provisions of Part 145 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A certificated repair station is a subcategory of a “repairperson.”

(h) “Certificated mechanic” means an individual person who is the duly authorized holder of a Federal Aviation Administration Mechanic Certificate, with either an “Airframe,” a “Powerplant,” or an “Inspection Authorization” rating, which has been issued to that person pursuant to the provisions of Part 65 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. A certificated mechanic is a subcategory of a “repairperson.”

(i) “Fixed base operator” means a person or business entity which is the duly authorized holder of a business license issued by all applicable state or local governmental entities, to engage in the business of providing fuel, oil, storage, parking, cleaning, and other products and services for use in general aviation aircraft, or by customers utilizing general aviation aircraft. A fixed-base operator is a subcategory of a “repairperson.”

(j) A “noncertificated repairperson” means a repairperson that is not a certificated repair station, a certificated mechanic, nor a fixed-base operator. A noncertificated repairperson is a subcategory of a “repairperson.”

(k) The “FAA Aircraft Registry” means that particular system for the recording of conveyances and other documents which affect the title to, or any interest in, civil aircraft of the United States, which was originally created pursuant to Section 503 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 as set forth in Section 1403 of Title 49 of the United States Code and which is more specifically identified in Section 49.11 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations as:

FAA Aircraft Registry
Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 25504
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
or delivered to the Registry at:
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
Cal. RTC § 1720 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1720
Section 1720
Status: in_force

A contract shall not be made with any person by which the duty of conducting such an appraisal is delegated to any private interests.
Cal. EVID § 813 — California Code / Code evid / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 813
Section 813
Status: in_force

(a) The value of property may be shown only by the opinions of any of the following:

(1) Witnesses qualified to express such opinions.

(2) The owner or the spouse of the owner of the property or property interest being valued.

(3) An officer, regular employee, or partner designated by a corporation, partnership, or unincorporated association that is the owner of the property or property interest being valued, if the designee is knowledgeable as to the value of the property or property interest.

(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a view of the property being valued or the admission of any other admissible evidence (including but not limited to evidence as to the nature and condition of the property and, in an eminent domain proceeding, the character of the improvement proposed to be constructed by the plaintiff) for the limited purpose of enabling the court, jury, or referee to understand and weigh the testimony given under subdivision (a); and such evidence, except evidence of the character of the improvement proposed to be constructed by the plaintiff in an eminent domain proceeding, is subject to impeachment and rebuttal.

(c) For the purposes of subdivision (a), “owner of the property or property interest being valued” includes, but is not limited to, the following persons:

(1) A person entitled to possession of the property.

(2) Either party in an action or proceeding to determine the ownership of the property between the parties if the court determines that it would not be in the interest of efficient administration of justice to determine the issue of ownership prior to the admission of the opinion of the party.