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Cal. PROB § 1543 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1543
Section 1543
Status: in_force

(a) If the petition as filed or as amended states that an adoption petition has been filed, a report with respect to the suitability of the proposed guardian for guardianship shall be filed with the court by the agency investigating the adoption. In other cases, the local agency designated by the board of supervisors to provide public social services shall file a report with the court with respect to the proposed guardian of the same character required to be made with regard to an applicant for foster family home licensure, or, on and after January 1, 2020, resource family approval, as described in Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) The report filed with the court pursuant to this section is confidential. The report may be considered by the court and shall be made available only to the persons who have been served in the proceeding and the persons who have appeared in the proceeding or their attorneys. The report may be received in evidence upon stipulation of counsel for all of those persons who are present at the hearing or, if a person is present at the hearing but is not represented by counsel, upon consent of that person.
Cal. WAT § 11900 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 11900
Section 11900
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares it to be necessary for the general public health and welfare that preservation of fish and wildlife be provided for in connection with the construction of state water projects.

The Legislature further finds and declares it to be necessary for the general public health and welfare that facilities for the storage, conservation or regulation of water be constructed in a manner consistent with the full utilization of their potential for the enhancement of fish and wildlife and to meet recreational needs; and further finds and declares that the providing for the enhancement of fish and wildlife and for recreation in connection with water storage, conservation, or regulation facilities benefits all of the people of California and that the project construction costs attributable to such enhancement of fish and wildlife and recreation features should be borne by them.

The Legislature further finds and declares it to be the policy of this State that recreation and the enhancement of fish and wildlife resources are among the purposes of state water projects; that the acquisition of real property for such purposes be planned and initiated concurrently with and as a part of the land acquisition program for other purposes of state water projects; and that facilities for such purposes be ready and available for public use when each state water project having a potential for such uses is completed.
Cal. PRC § 5096.2595 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.691 / Article 7 / Section 5096.2595
Section 5096.2595
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this bond act that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes under designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law, or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds, as may be required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
Cal. WIC § 19013.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 19013.5
Section 19013.5
Status: in_force

(a) In performing any rehabilitative services or in contracting with other public or private agencies for rehabilitative services, the department shall take into consideration the needs of non-English-speaking individuals with disabilities and shall provide language assistance to those individuals participating in the department’s public or private rehabilitation programs.

(b) To the extent funds are available, the department also shall take into consideration the needs of individuals with disabilities who rely on alternate modes of communication, such as manual communication, tactile, oral, and nonverbal communication devices, and shall provide communication assistance to those individuals participating in the department’s programs.
Cal. MVC § 1190 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1190
Section 1190
Status: in_force

Every district shall be a public corporation, have perpetual succession, and may:

(a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

(c) Call upon the district attorney for legal advice and assistance in all matters concerning the district.

(d) Make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts necessary or convenient for the full exercise of any of the powers of the district.
Cal. WIC § 381 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 381
Section 381
Status: in_force

(a) If a case is dismissed by a state court because the child is already a ward of a tribal court or the tribe has exclusive jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 305.5, the state court shall ensure that all state court records are transmitted to the tribal court pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 305.5. The state court and the tribe shall each document the finding of the facts supporting jurisdiction over the minor. The state court and the county welfare department shall maintain a copy of the order of dismissal and the findings of fact.

(b) If a case is transferred from a state court to a tribal court pursuant to subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 305.5, the state court shall issue an order of transfer of the case that states all of the findings, orders, or modification of orders that have been made in the case, and the name and address of the tribe having jurisdiction. All papers contained in the file shall be transferred to the tribe having jurisdiction. The transferring state court and county welfare department shall maintain a copy of the order of transfer and the findings of fact.

(c) If an order of transfer from a state court to a tribe is filed with the clerk of a juvenile court, the clerk shall place the transfer order on the calendar of the court, and, notwithstanding Section 378, that matter shall have precedence over all actions and civil proceedings not specifically given precedence by any other law and shall be heard by the court at the earliest possible moment after the order is filed.
Cal. RTC § 2503 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 2503
Section 2503
Status: in_force

A tax levied for a special purpose shall be paid in such funds as may be directed.
Cal. MVC § 640 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 640
Section 640
Status: in_force

The following decorations are authorized for members of the National Guard, State Guard, and Naval Militia:

(a) Medal of Valor.

(b) Military Cross.

(c) Order of California.

(d) Memorial Medal.

(e) Medal of Merit.

(f) Commendation Medal.

(g) Service Medal.

(h) Good Conduct Medal.

The Order of California, Medal of Merit, and Commendation Medal are also authorized for award to civilians and members of other military services who bring honor to the State of California by their actions.

The Adjutant General may provide and procure appropriate emblematic devices for each decoration, together with suitable ribbons and insignia to be worn with or in place of the medal.
Cal. FAC § 74032 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 74032
Section 74032
Status: in_force

“Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other matters, and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of winegrape products to market and may include the presentation of facts to state, federal, or foreign governmental agencies on matters which affect this chapter.
Cal. PCC § 20220 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 20220
Section 20220
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with Section 28500) of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code.
Cal. HNC § 6860.5 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 6860.5
Section 6860.5
Status: in_force

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
Cal. LAB § 1702.3 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 2 / Section 1702.3
Section 1702.3
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 1702 is subject to the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1704).
Cal. INS § 7049 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 9.6 / Section 7049
Section 7049
Status: in_force

After the policyholders have elected such a transformation a county mutual insurer shall submit to the insurance commissioner for final approval of the transformation a certified copy of all proceedings together with an application for a new certificate of authority accompanied by the necessary filing fee. The said transformation shall become effective upon the occurrence of the last of the three following events: (1) the final approval by the insurance commissioner, (2) the issuance of a new certificate of authority, and (3) the filing of certified copies of amended articles of incorporation with the Secretary of State.
Cal. BPC § 4501 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 4501
Section 4501
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter, “board” means the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians of the State of California.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. WIC § 14143 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 4.4 / Section 14143
Section 14143
Status: in_force

The health care benefits and services specified in this article, to the extent that such benefits and services are neither provided under any other federal or state law nor provided nor available under other contractual or legal entitlements of the person, shall be provided to any dialysis or parenteral hyperalimentation patient who is a resident of this state and is made eligible by the provisions of this article. After such dialysis or parenteral hyperalimentation patient has utilized such contractual or legal entitlements, the percentages of payment liability under Section 14142 shall then be applied to the remaining cost of dialysis or parenteral hyperalimentation.
Cal. FAC § 65028 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 65028
Section 65028
Status: in_force

The state is not liable for the acts of the council or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the council are limited to the funds collected by the council. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is personally liable for the contracts of the council. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of council or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually for any act or omission of any other member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is liable for the default of any other member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof.
Cal. RTC § 5062 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 5062
Section 5062
Status: in_force

If any public land is heretofore or hereafter assessed and the taxes are not paid, the board of supervisors shall order the auditor to cancel the assessment if:

(a) Verified application is made by the owner of the land, and

(b) The applicant files with the board of supervisors a certificate of the Register of the United States Lands Office, or of the State Lands Commission, showing that the assessee or his successor in interest never received a patent or otherwise acquired title to the land.
Cal. PROB § 15660.5 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 15660.5
Section 15660.5
Status: in_force

(a) The court may appoint as trustee of a trust the public guardian or public administrator of the county in which the matter is pending subject to the following requirements:

(1) Neither the public guardian nor the public administrator shall be appointed as trustee unless the court finds, after reasonable inquiry, that no other qualified person is willing to act as trustee or the public guardian, public administrator, or his or her representative consents.

(2) The public administrator shall not be appointed as trustee unless either of the following is true:

(A) At the time of the appointment and pursuant to the terms of the trust, the entire trust is then to be distributed outright. For purposes of this paragraph, a trust that is “then to be distributed outright” does not include a trust pursuant to which payments to, or on behalf of, a beneficiary or beneficiaries are to be made from the trust on an ongoing basis for more than six months after the date of distribution.

(B) The public administrator consents.

(3) Neither the public guardian nor the public administrator shall be appointed as a cotrustee unless the public guardian, public administrator, or his or her representative consents.

(4) Neither the public guardian nor the public administrator shall be appointed as general trustee without a hearing and notice to the public guardian or public administrator, or his or her representative, and other interested persons as provided in Section 17203.

(5) Neither the public guardian nor the public administrator shall be appointed as temporary trustee without receiving notice of hearing as provided in Section 1220. The court shall not waive this notice of hearing, but may shorten the time for notice upon a finding of good cause.

(b) (1) If the public guardian or the public administrator consents to the appointment as trustee under this section, he or she shall submit a written certification of the consent to the court no later than two court days after the noticed hearing date described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subdivision (a). The public administrator shall not be appointed as trustee under subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) if, after receiving notice as required by this section, the public administrator files a written certification with the court that the public administrator is unable to provide the level of services needed to properly fulfill the obligations of a trustee of the trust.

(2) If the public administrator has been appointed as trustee without notice as required in paragraph (4) or (5) of subdivision (a), and the public administrator files a written certification with the court that he or she is unable to provide the level of services needed to properly fulfill the obligations of a trustee of the trust, this shall be good cause for the public administrator to be relieved as trustee.

(c) The order of appointment shall provide for an annual bond fee as described in Section 15688.
Cal. FAC § 14082 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 14082
Section 14082
Status: in_force

The director may prescribe the time when, and the conditions under which, methyl bromide and chloropicrin may be used in different areas of the state.
Cal. BPC § 1244.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 1244.4
Section 1244.4
Status: in_force

Any fee for the filing of documentation and related enforcement activities pursuant to Section 1244, 1244.1, and 1244.3 shall be determined by the local enforcement agency and shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) except that those fees shall be adjusted annually by any annual increase in the California Consumer Price Index as determined pursuant to Section 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. All moneys collected as fees pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the appropriate city, county, or city and county treasury and shall only be expended in carrying out Sections 1244, 1244.1, and 1244.3.
Cal. PROB § 5048 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 5048
Section 5048
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter, formerly Part 4 (commencing with Section 5600), is operative on January 1, 2002.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), this chapter applies to an instrument making a nonprobate transfer or creating a joint tenancy whether executed before, on, or after the operative date of this chapter.

(c) Sections 5040 and 5042 do not apply, and the applicable law in effect before the operative date of this chapter applies, to an instrument making a nonprobate transfer or creating a joint tenancy in either of the following circumstances:

(1) The person making the nonprobate transfer or creating the joint tenancy dies before the operative date of this chapter.

(2) The dissolution of marriage or other event that terminates the status of the nonprobate transfer beneficiary or joint tenant as a surviving spouse occurs before the operative date of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 18300.25 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 18300.25
Section 18300.25
Status: in_force

(a)  The provisions of this part shall apply to any portion of a special occupancy park, as defined in Section 18862.43, that is also a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214. However, if a portion of a park is permanently dedicated to recreational vehicles, the provisions of Part 2.3 (commencing with Section 18860) apply in that portion of the park.

(b)  The department shall not charge an owner of a park that is both a special occupancy park and a mobilehome park more than one annual operating permit fee pursuant to Sections 18502 and 18870.2.
Cal. PCC § 20867 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 57 / Section 20867
Section 20867
Status: in_force

The legislative body shall award the contract for doing the work to the lowest responsible bidder. All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(a) Cash.

(b) A cashier’s check made payable to the public entity.

(c) A certified check made payable to the public entity.

(d) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the public entity.

The bids shall be delivered, opened, and award of contract made, all as provided by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 5240) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code, except that no notice of award shall be published. Upon the award being made, the superintendent of streets shall enter into a contract with the person to whom the contract was awarded for doing the work described in the notice inviting bids, and at the price stated in the bid. The contractor shall execute a bond in the manner required by Section 5254 of the Streets and Highways Code.

Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the public entity beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. WAT § 78626 — California Code / Code wat / Division 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 78626
Section 78626
Status: in_force

Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8, 2000, and any funds deposited into the subaccount after that date, shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant to any loan contract executed under this article shall be deposited in, the Water Recycling Subaccount in the Clean Water and Water Recycling Account in the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund for the purposes set forth in Section 79140.
Cal. RTC § 8 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 8
Section 8
Status: in_force

Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, petition, permit, statement, or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language.
Cal. FAC § 76362 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 7 / Section 76362
Section 76362
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission, or before a committee of the commission designated for that purpose. Appeals from decisions of the commission may be made to the director. The determination of the director shall be subject to judicial review upon petition, filed with the appropriate superior court.
Cal. SHC § 31230 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 31230
Section 31230
Status: in_force

Any city, county, district, or political subdivision of the state upon the request of the authority may advance or contribute money, rights-of-way, labor, materials, and other property toward the expense of building, acquiring, and maintaining the toll tunnel, and for preliminary surveys and the preparation of plans and estimates of cost thereof and other preliminary expenses. Appropriations for such purposes may be made from any funds available, including highway funds received from the state.
Cal. PUC § 50231 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 50231
Section 50231
Status: in_force

The ordinance calling a special bond election shall fix the date on which the election will be held, and the manner of holding the election and of voting for or against incurring the indebtedness. It shall also recite the objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred, the estimated cost of the transit facilities, works, lands, structures, rights, equipment, or other property proposed to be acquired, constructed, or completed, the amount of the principal of the indebtedness to be incurred therefor, and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the indebtedness, which shall not exceed 6 percent per annum, payable semiannually or annually the first year and thereafter semiannually.
Cal. PRC § 45001 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 45001
Section 45001
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division affects the authority of the state water board or a regional water board to issue enforcement orders or take corrective actions with regard to solid waste facilities.
Cal. WIC § 19004 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 19004
Section 19004
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the director and the director is the head of a department within the meaning of the chapter.