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Cal. RTC § 2189.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 2189.5
Section 2189.5
Status: in_force

Every tax on personal property and improvements, located upon or appurtenant to a leasehold estate for the production of gas, petroleum or other hydrocarbon substances from beneath the surface of the earth, and belonging to the owner of the leasehold estate, may be secured by the leasehold estate, when, in the opinion of the assessor, the leasehold estate is of sufficient value to constitute security for the payment of all taxes upon that personal property or improvements and upon that leasehold estate. In the event of delinquency in the payment of that tax, the personal property, improvements, and leasehold estate shall be subject to seizure and sale in the same manner as provided for the seizure and sale of unsecured personal property, in Sections 2951 to 2962, inclusive, at any time within three years after the delinquency. Suit may be brought against an assessee of those taxes in the event of delinquency in the payment thereof.

If the tax thereon remains unpaid at the time set for the declaration of default for delinquent taxes, the tax together with any penalty and costs as may have accrued thereon while on the secured roll shall be transferred to the unsecured roll.

Those taxes that are delinquent at the time the amendment to this section, enacted at the 1973–74 Regular Session, goes into effect may also be transferred to the current unsecured roll.
Cal. WAT § 55107 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 55107
Section 55107
Status: in_force

The failure of the petition to contain any of the matters required to be contained therein shall not affect the legality of the organization of the district if it is thereafter organized.
Cal. PRC § 25109 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 25109
Section 25109
Status: in_force

“Energy” means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever.
Cal. BPC § 22589.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 22.2.9 / Section 22589.2
Section 22589.2
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding that any individual may report cyberbullying, or any content that violates a platform’s existing terms of service related to cyberbullying, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 22589.1, actions for relief pursuant to this chapter may be brought only in a civil action by any of the following persons:

(a) A parent or legal guardian of a minor, or an administrator in the school that the minor attends, who submits a report of cyberbullying to the social media platform.

(b) A city attorney, a district attorney, or a county counsel.

(c) The Attorney General, in the name of the people of the State of California.
Cal. SHC § 30922 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 4 / Section 30922
Section 30922
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding to contest, question, or deny the validity of a toll increase provided for in this chapter, the financing of the transportation program contemplated by this chapter, the issuance of any bonds secured by those tolls, or any of the proceedings in relation thereto, shall be commenced within 60 days from the date of the election at which the toll increase is approved. After that date, the financing of the program, the issuance of the bonds, and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption, approval, and collection of the toll increase, shall be held valid and incontestable in every respect.
Cal. LAB § 1960 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 1960
Section 1960
Status: in_force

Neither the State nor any county, political subdivision, incorporated city, town, nor any other municipal corporation shall prohibit, deny or obstruct the right of firefighters to join any bona fide labor organization of their own choice.
Cal. ELEC § 10706 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 10706
Section 10706
Status: in_force

If no candidate receives a majority of votes cast, the names of the candidates who receive the highest or second highest number of votes cast at the special primary election shall be placed on the special general election ballot. In the case of a tie vote, subdivision (b) of Section 8142 shall apply.
Cal. WAT § 85202 — California Code / Code wat / Division 35 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 85202
Section 85202
Status: in_force

Council members shall possess diverse expertise and reflect a statewide perspective. It is the intent of the Legislature that the council appointees have knowledge about the Delta.
Cal. PRC § 25991.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 25991.5
Section 25991.5
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and produce a permitting roadmap that describes timeframes and milestones for a coordinated, comprehensive, and efficient permitting process for offshore wind energy facilities and associated electricity and transmission infrastructure off the coast of California.

(b) In developing the permitting roadmap, the commission shall consult and meaningfully collaborate with all relevant local, state, and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the California Coastal Commission, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the State Lands Commission, interested California Native American tribes, and affected stakeholders.

(c) The permitting roadmap shall include a goal for the permitting timeframe, clearly define local, state, and federal agency roles, responsibilities, and decisionmaking authority, and include interfaces with federal agencies, including timing, sequence, and coordination with federal permitting agencies, and coordination between reviews under the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)) and the federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.).

(d) The commission shall provide an opportunity for stakeholder input in the development and communication of the permitting roadmap and an opportunity for public comment on a draft permitting roadmap.

(e) The findings resulting from activities undertaken pursuant to this section shall be included in the chapter of the strategic plan relating to permitting as specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 25991.

(f) On or before December 31, 2022, the commission shall complete and submit the permitting roadmap to the Natural Resources Agency and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature.
Cal. RTC § 834 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 834
Section 834
Status: in_force

The board may destroy any documents containing information obtained from taxpayers when six years have elapsed since the lien date for the taxes for which that information was obtained. Those documents may be destroyed when three years have elapsed since the lien date if the documents have been microfilmed, microfiched, imaged, or otherwise preserved on a medium that provides access to the documents.
Cal. PCC § 22102 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22102
Section 22102
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Southern California Rapid Transit District.
Cal. PROB § 10511 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 10511
Section 10511
Status: in_force

The personal representative who has full authority has the power to sell or exchange real property of the estate.
Cal. PRC § 25997 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 19 / Section 25997
Section 25997
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:

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

(b) “Fusion” means a reaction in which at least one heavier, more stable nucleus is produced from at least one lighter, less stable nucleus, typically through high temperatures and pressures, and emitting energy as a result.

(c) “Fusion energy” means the product of fusion reactions inside a fusion device that is used to generate electricity or other commercially usable forms of energy.

(d) “Initiative” means the Fusion Research and Development Innovation Initiative established pursuant to Section 25997.1.
Cal. RTC § 30443 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 30443
Section 30443
Status: in_force

Copies of the petition shall be served personally or by registered or certified mail on all persons known by the board to have any right, title or interest in the property seized. Unknown persons, or any known person who cannot be found, having any right, title or interest in the property shall be served by one publication of the petition in the manner prescribed for publication of the notice of seizure and forfeiture under Section 30437.
Cal. VEH § 2402.6 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2402.6
Section 2402.6
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt and enforce regulations and standards with respect to fuel containers and fuel systems on vehicles using compressed or liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas used in conjunction with a propulsion system certified by the State Air Resources Board as producing as few or fewer emissions as a State Air Resources Board approved system using compressed or liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas and with respect to the operation of vehicles using any of those fuels to ensure the safety of the equipment and vehicles and of persons and property using the highways.

(b) The commissioner may also adopt and enforce regulations and standards with respect to fuel containers and fuel systems on vehicles using compressed or liquefied hydrogen gas or liquid fuels that generate hydrogen gas.

(c) All motor vehicles with compressed natural gas fuel systems used for propulsion shall comply either with the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) or with National Fire Protection Administration Standard NFPA 52, “Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems” in effect at the time of manufacture, until standards for those fuel systems have been incorporated into the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards by the United States Department of Transportation. Whenever those Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards include requirements for gaseous fuel systems, all motor vehicles with gaseous fuel systems which are manufactured after the effective date of those requirements shall comply with those requirements.

(d) It is an infraction for any person to operate any motor vehicle in violation of any provision of a regulation adopted pursuant to this section.

(e) The operator of every facility for filling portable liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas containers having a capacity of four pounds or more but not more than 200 pounds of gas shall post in a conspicuous place the regulations applicable to that filling procedure.
Cal. PRC § 32634 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.9 / Chapter 2 / Section 32634
Section 32634
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of the conservancy shall consist of 16 voting members and two nonvoting members.

(b) The voting members of the board shall consist of the following:

(1) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency, or their designee.

(2) The Director of Finance, or their designee.

(3) The Director of Parks and Recreation, or their designee.

(4) The Director of Fish and Wildlife, or their designee.

(5) A representative of the Colorado Desert District of the Department of Parks and Recreation, or their designee.

(6) Five members of the public at large, three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and one of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(7) The Mayor of San Diego, or their designee.

(8) One member of the City Council of El Cajon, elected by a majority of the membership of the council.

(9) One member of the City Council of San Diego, elected by a majority of the membership of the council.

(10) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, whose district includes the preponderance of the San Diego River watershed.

(11) One member of the Kumeyaay Diegueño Land Conservancy board of directors, elected by a majority of the membership of that board, or their designee.

(12) One member of the City Council of Santee, elected by a majority of the membership of the council.

(c) The two nonvoting members shall consist of the following:

(1) The Executive Director of the Wildlife Conservation Board, or their designee.

(2) A representative selected by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.

(d) Two of the three initial appointments by the Governor pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) shall be for three-year terms and the third appointment shall be for a two-year term. All subsequent appointments shall be for four-year terms.

(e) A person shall not continue as a member of the governing board if that person ceases to hold the office that qualifies that person for membership. Upon the occurrence of those events, the person’s membership on the governing board shall automatically terminate.
Cal. BPC § 208 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 208
Section 208
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning April 1, 2025, a Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) fee of fifteen dollars ($15) shall be assessed annually on each of the licensees specified in subdivision (b) to pay the reasonable costs associated with operating and maintaining CURES for the purpose of regulating those licensees. The fee assessed pursuant to this subdivision shall be billed and collected by the regulating agency of each licensee at the time of the licensee’s license renewal. If the reasonable regulatory cost of operating and maintaining CURES is less than fifteen dollars ($15) per licensee, the Department of Consumer Affairs, by regulation, may reduce the fee established by this section to the reasonable regulatory cost.

(b) (1) Licensees authorized pursuant to Section 11150 of the Health and Safety Code to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances or pharmacists licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 2.

(2) Licensees issued a license that has been placed in a retired or inactive status pursuant to a statute or regulation are exempt from the CURES fee requirement in subdivision (a). This exemption shall not apply to licensees whose license has been placed in a retired or inactive status if the licensee is at any time authorized to prescribe, order, administer, furnish, or dispense Schedule II, Schedule III, or Schedule IV controlled substances.

(3) Wholesalers, third-party logistics providers, nonresident wholesalers, and nonresident third-party logistics providers of dangerous drugs licensed pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 4160) of Chapter 9 of Division 2.

(4) Nongovernmental clinics licensed pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) and Article 14 (commencing with Section 4190) of Chapter 9 of Division 2.

(5) Nongovernmental pharmacies licensed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 4110) of Chapter 9 of Division 2.

(c) The funds collected pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the CURES Fund, which is hereby created within the State Treasury. Moneys in the CURES Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be available to the Department of Consumer Affairs to reimburse the Department of Justice for costs to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b).

(d) The Department of Consumer Affairs shall contract with the Department of Justice on behalf of the Medical Board of California, the Dental Board of California, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the California Veterinary Medical Board, the Board of Registered Nursing, the Physician Assistant Board, the Osteopathic Medical Board of California, the California Board of Naturopathic Medicine, the State Board of Optometry, and the Podiatric Medical Board of California to operate and maintain CURES for the purposes of regulating the licensees specified in subdivision (b).

(e) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2025.
Cal. ELEC § 7202 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7202
Section 7202
Status: in_force

In each county containing more than four and less than 20 Assembly districts, a county central committee shall be elected from Assembly districts and shall consist of six members elected from each Assembly district.
Cal. PRC § 4685 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 4685
Section 4685
Status: in_force

The Governor, on behalf of the state, may receive all conveyances or donations of real or personal property necessary to vest in the state the title to any site for a state nursery and to any equipment and supplies that are donated for a state nursery.
Cal. WAT § 85225 — California Code / Code wat / Division 35 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 85225
Section 85225
Status: in_force

A state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action, prior to initiating the implementation of that covered action, shall prepare a written certification of consistency with detailed findings as to whether the covered action is consistent with the Delta Plan and shall submit that certification to the council.
Cal. PUC § 98160 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 98160
Section 98160
Status: in_force

For purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “District” means the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, including all operations and extensions of its transportation system, regardless of modality or vehicle type.

(b) “Employee organization” means an organization that includes employees of the district and a primary purpose of which is representing those employees in their relations with the district. “Employee organization” also includes any person of an employee organization authorized to act on its behalf.

(c) “Exclusive representative” means an accredited employee organization recognized or certified as the exclusive negotiating representative of employees in an appropriate unit within the district.
Cal. INS § 10101 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 10101
Section 10101
Status: in_force

(a) A policy of residential property insurance shall not be issued or renewed in this state by an insurer unless the named insured is provided a copy of the California Residential Property Insurance Disclosure pursuant to Section 10102 and a copy of the California Residential Property Insurance Bill of Rights described in Section 10103.5.

(b) On or after July 1, 2020, a tenant’s policy, a renter’s policy, or a policy insuring individually owned condominium units, when those policies do not provide dwelling structure coverage, shall not be issued or renewed in this state by an insurer unless the named insured is provided a copy of the California Residential Property Insurance Bill of Rights described in Section 10103.5.
Cal. PUC § 100490 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 100490
Section 100490
Status: in_force

The VTA may bring an action to determine the validity of any of its bonds, equipment trust certificates, warrants, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. FGC § 3960.2 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3960.2
Section 3960.2
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, the terms “bear” and “pursue” have the same meanings as defined in Section 3960.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 3960, not more than three dogs may be used to pursue bears or bobcats pursuant to a depredation permit issued by the department, if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The applicant demonstrates, in writing, that nonlethal and avoidance measures were undertaken prior to requesting the depredation permit.

(2) The applicant demonstrates, in writing, the specific need for the use of dogs in carrying out the depredation permit.

(3) The depredation permit authorizing the use of dogs is valid for the take of one bear or one bobcat.

(4) The depredation permit authorizing the use of dogs is valid for a period not to exceed 20 consecutive days.

(5) The depredation permit specifies the name and address of any dog handler who will be utilized in the pursuit or taking.

(6) The dog handler has the depredation permit in his or her possession at all times during the pursuit or taking.

(7) The dog handler does not pursue a bear or bobcat more than one mile off the property on which the depredation activity occurred.

(c) After any taking of a bear, the applicant is required to submit the skull to the department as described in the department’s Black Bear Management Plan. No part of any bear taken pursuant to a depredation permit may be sold, purchased, or possessed for sale, as described in Section 4758.

(d) No holder of a depredation permit may solicit or receive compensation from any person in exchange for carrying out the terms of the permit. For these purposes, “compensation” means remuneration paid in money, property, or anything else of value.

(e) The holder of a depredation permit, within 30 days of its issuance, shall report to the department detailing the use of the permit and the results of any pursuits, including information about bear or bobcat pursued and whether the bear or bobcat was or was not harmed, but not killed.
Cal. LAB § 1692.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 1692.5
Section 1692.5
Status: in_force

A licensee whose license is suspended or revoked pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall immediately surrender such license to the Labor Commissioner.
Cal. ELEC § 11003 — California Code / Code elec / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 11003
Section 11003
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this division, “governing board” means a city council, the board of supervisors of a county, the board of trustees of a school district or community college district, or the legislative body of a special district, as the context requires. In the case of the recall of a superior court judge, “governing board” means the board of supervisors.
Cal. ELEC § 362 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 362
Section 362
Status: in_force

“Voting system” means a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic system and its software, or any combination of these used for casting a ballot, tabulating votes, or both. “Voting system” does not include a remote accessible vote by mail system.
Cal. PCC § 20372 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 23 / Section 20372
Section 20372
Status: in_force

If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purchase the supplies, equipment and materials in the open market without further observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice.
Cal. PRC § 26563 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 26563
Section 26563
Status: in_force

The notice shall set forth the time, date, and place of the hearing, briefly describe the purpose thereof, and indicate where the plan of control may be reviewed or duplicated, at a cost not to exceed the cost of duplication. The notice shall also set forth the address where objections to the proposed formation may be mailed or otherwise delivered up to and including the time of the hearing.