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Cal. PUC § 388 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 9 / Section 388
Section 388
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency may enter into an energy savings contract with a qualified energy service company for the purchase or exchange of thermal or electrical energy or water, or to acquire energy efficiency or water conservation services, or both energy efficiency and water conservation services for a term not exceeding 35 years, at rates and upon those terms approved by the agency.

(b) The Department of General Services or any other state or local agency intending to enter into an energy savings contract or a contract for an energy retrofit project may establish a pool of qualified energy service companies based on qualifications, experience, pricing, or other pertinent factors. Energy service contracts for individual projects undertaken by any state or local agency may be awarded through a competitive selection process to individuals or firms identified in the pool. The pool of qualified energy service companies and contractors shall be reestablished at least every two years or shall expire.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) (A) “Energy retrofit project” means a project for which the state or local agency works with a qualified energy service company to identify, develop, design, and implement energy conservation measures in existing facilities to reduce energy or water use or make more efficient use of energy or water.

(B) “Energy retrofit project” does not include the erection or installation of a power generation system, a power purchase agreement, or a project utilizing a site license or lease agreement.

(2) “Energy savings” means a measured and verified reduction in fuel, energy, or water consumption when compared to an established baseline of consumption.

(3) “Qualified energy service company” means a company with a demonstrated ability to provide or arrange for building or facility energy auditors, selection and design of appropriate energy savings measures, project financing, implementation of these measures, and maintenance and ongoing measurement of these measures as to ensure and verify energy savings.
Cal. PUC § 28891 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 28891
Section 28891
Status: in_force

The retirement allowance may be predicated in part upon service rendered the district by a member prior to the establishment of the retirement system, which service is known as “prior service.”
Cal. FAC § 78504 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 23 / Article 5 / Section 78504
Section 78504
Status: in_force

The council shall prepare, annually, summarized statements of the activities in which it has been engaged in the previous annual period, and of the activities in which it proposes to engage in the ensuing annual period. The statements shall be made available to all marketing associations, organizations of fishermen and receivers, processors, wholesalers, and exporters, and individuals that request them in writing.
Cal. FIN § 6856 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 6856
Section 6856
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article apply to federal associations to the extent that they are not inconsistent with and do not infringe upon federal laws governing federal associations.
Cal. HSC § 11362.71 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 2.5 / Section 11362.71
Section 11362.71
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The department shall establish and maintain a voluntary program for the issuance of identification cards to qualified patients who satisfy the requirements of this article and voluntarily apply to the identification card program.

(2) The department shall establish and maintain a 24-hour, toll-free telephone number that will enable state and local law enforcement officers to have immediate access to information necessary to verify the validity of an identification card issued by the department, until a cost-effective Internet Web-based system can be developed for this purpose.

(b) Every county health department, or the county’s designee, shall do all of the following:

(1) Provide applications upon request to individuals seeking to join the identification card program.

(2) Receive and process completed applications in accordance with Section 11362.72.

(3) Maintain records of identification card programs.

(4) Utilize protocols developed by the department pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d).

(5) Issue identification cards developed by the department to approved applicants and designated primary caregivers.

(c) The county board of supervisors may designate another health-related governmental or nongovernmental entity or organization to perform the functions described in subdivision (b), except for an entity or organization that cultivates or distributes cannabis.

(d) The department shall develop all of the following:

(1) Protocols that shall be used by a county health department or the county’s designee to implement the responsibilities described in subdivision (b), including, but not limited to, protocols to confirm the accuracy of information contained in an application and to protect the confidentiality of program records.

(2) Application forms that shall be issued to requesting applicants.

(3) An identification card that identifies a person authorized to engage in the medical use of cannabis and an identification card that identifies the person’s designated primary caregiver, if any. The two identification cards developed pursuant to this paragraph shall be easily distinguishable from each other.

(e) No person or designated primary caregiver in possession of a valid identification card shall be subject to arrest for possession, transportation, delivery, or cultivation of medicinal cannabis in an amount established pursuant to this article, unless there is probable cause to believe that the information contained in the card is false or falsified, the card has been obtained by means of fraud, or the person is otherwise in violation of the provisions of this article.

(f) It shall not be necessary for a person to obtain an identification card in order to claim the protections of Section 11362.5.
Cal. HSC § 122060 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 122060
Section 122060
Status: in_force

Except as provided for in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 122050, no breeder shall knowingly sell a dog that is diseased, ill or has a condition, any one of which that requires hospitalization or nonelective surgical procedures. In lieu of the civil penalties imposed pursuant to Section 122110, any breeder who violates this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), or shall be prohibited from selling dogs for up to 30 days, or both. If there is a second offense, the breeder shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or a prohibition from selling dogs for up to 90 days, or both. For a third offense, the breeder shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), or a prohibition from selling dogs for up to six months, or both. For a fourth and subsequent offense, the breeder shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or a prohibition from selling dogs for up to one year, or both. For the purpose of this section, a violation that occurred over five years prior to the most recent violation shall not be considered.

An action for recovery of the civil penalty and for a court order enjoining the breeder from engaging in the business of selling dogs at retail for the period set forth in this section, may be prosecuted by the district attorney for the county in which the violation occurred, or the city attorney for the city in that the violation occurred, in the appropriate court.
Cal. WIC § 9023 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 9023
Section 9023
Status: in_force

“Systems of home and community based services” means an integrated continuum of service options available locally to older individuals and functionally impaired adults, through programs administered by the department who seek to maximize self-care and independent living in the home or homelike environment.
Cal. FAM § 1842 — California Code / Code fam / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 1842
Section 1842
Status: in_force

(a) If an application is made to the family conciliation court for conciliation proceedings in respect to a controversy between spouses, or a contested proceeding for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of a voidable marriage, or for legal separation of the parties, but there is no minor child whose welfare may be affected by the results of the controversy, and it appears to the court that reconciliation of the spouses or amicable adjustment of the controversy can probably be achieved, and that the work of the court in cases involving children will not be seriously impeded by acceptance of the case, the court may accept and dispose of the case in the same manner as similar cases involving the welfare of children are disposed of.

(b) If the court accepts the case under subdivision (a), the court has the same jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties to the controversy and those having a relation to the controversy that it has under this part in similar cases involving the welfare of children.
Cal. FAC § 38421 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 38421
Section 38421
Status: in_force

Nonfat dry milk is a food that complies with Section 131.125 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Grade A nonfat dry milk shall contain not more than 30,000 bacteria per gram and not more than 10 coliform bacteria per gram. Manufacturing grade nonfat dry milk shall comply with standards of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Cal. SHC § 164.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.3 / Section 164.3
Section 164.3
Status: in_force

The interregional road system shall include, and shall be limited to, those routes that are specified in Sections 164.10 to 164.20, inclusive.
Cal. FIN § 22330 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22330
Section 22330
Status: in_force

No licensee shall take a deed of trust, mortgage, or lien upon real property as security for any loan made under this division, except any lien as is created by law upon the recording of an abstract of judgment. This section shall not apply to any loan of a bona fide principal amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more as determined in accordance with Section 22251.
Cal. HSC § 9550 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 9550
Section 9550
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to construct, or cause or permit to be constructed upon any property belonging to or controlled by him, any mausoleum or columbarium, or to make any alterations or changes or do any reconstruction work upon, in or to any building or structure for use as a mausoleum or columbarium without first having applied for and procured a separate building permit for each such mausoleum, columbarium, building or structure, or alteration, from the department or official charged with the enforcement of this part.
Cal. HSC § 6550.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 6550.8
Section 6550.8
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the hearing, if the proceedings are not terminated pursuant to Section 6550.7, the district board shall by resolution determine whether it is deemed necessary to form the improvement district and to undertake the project and, if so, the amount of any proposed debt to be incurred to finance the project, that the exterior boundaries of the portion of the district which will be benefited are set forth on a map on file with the district board (which map shall govern for all details as to the extent of the improvement district), and that such portion of the district set forth on such map shall thereupon constitute and be known as “Improvement District No. __ of ____ (name of sanitary district),” and the determination made in said resolution shall be final and conclusive. After the formation of such improvement district within a sanitary district, all proceedings for the purpose of any bond election for the project for which the improvement district was formed shall be limited and shall apply only to such improvement district, and taxes for the payment of such bonds and the interest thereon, shall be derived exclusively from an annual tax upon the taxable property in such improvement district.
Cal. RTC § 41085 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 41085
Section 41085
Status: in_force

Any person against whom a determination is made under Article 3 or 4 of this chapter may petition for a redetermination within 30 days after service upon the person of notice thereof. If a petition for redetermination is not filed within the 30-day period, the determination becomes final at the expiration of the period.
Cal. FIN § 13020 — California Code / Code fin / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 13020
Section 13020
Status: in_force

As used in this division:

(a) “Access area” means any paved walkway or sidewalk which is within 50 feet of an automated teller machine. The term does not include publicly maintained sidewalks or roads, as defined in Section 555 or Section 527 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) “Access device” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Federal Reserve Board Regulation E (12 C.F.R. Part 205), promulgated pursuant to the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).

(c) “Automated teller machine” means any electronic information processing device located in California which accepts or dispenses cash in connection with a credit, deposit, or convenience account. The term does not include devices used solely to facilitate check guarantees or check authorizations, or which are used in connection with the acceptance or dispensing of cash on a person-to-person basis, such as by a store cashier.

(d) “Candlefoot power” means the light intensity of candles on a horizontal plane at 36 inches above ground level and five feet in front of the area to be measured.

(e) “Control” of an access area or defined parking area means to have the present authority to determine how, when, and by whom it is to be used, and how it is to be maintained, lighted, and landscaped.

(f) “Customer” means a natural person to whom an access device has been issued for personal, family, or household use.

(g) “Defined parking area” means that portion of any parking area open for customer parking which is (1) contiguous to an access area with respect to an automated teller machine; (2) regularly, principally, and lawfully used for parking by users of the automated teller machine while conducting automated teller machine transactions during hours of darkness; and (3) owned or leased by the operator of the automated teller machine or owned or controlled by the party leasing the automated teller machine site to the operator. The term does not include any parking area which is not open or regularly used for parking by users of the automated teller machine who are conducting automated teller machine transactions during hours of darkness. A parking area is not open if it is physically closed to access or if conspicuous signs indicate that it is closed. If a multiple level parking area satisfies the conditions of this subdivision and would therefore otherwise be a defined parking area, only the single parking level deemed by the operator of the automated teller machine to be the most directly accessible to the users of the automated teller machine shall be a defined parking area.

(h) “Hours of darkness” means the period that commences 30 minutes after sunset and ends 30 minutes before sunrise.

(i) “Operator” means any bank, savings association, credit union, industrial loan company, savings bank, or other business entity, or any person who operates an automated teller machine.
Cal. PUC § 2889 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 2889
Section 2889
Status: in_force

(a) An information provider engaged in furnishing any live, recorded, or recorded-interactive audio text through information access telephone service shall provide a (1) delayed timing of information charges and (2) price disclosure message.

(b) The telephone corporation shall provide information providers, described in subdivision (a), with a period of a minimum of 12 seconds for a delayed timing of information charges and price disclosure message. If the delayed timing period is exceeded, a consumer shall be billed from the time of the initial connection, and transport charges shall be billed to the information provider from the time of the initial connection. If the consumer disconnects the call within the delayed timing period, no information charge shall be billed to the caller.

(c) (1) During the delayed timing period, the information provider shall inform the consumer of all of the following:

(A) The name of the programs.

(B) The information charge for the call.

(C) The date the information was recorded, if the information is a recorded message.

(D) That if the caller disconnects the call within the delayed timing period, the consumer will not be charged for the call.

(2) This information shall be provided at the beginning of every call and at least three seconds shall be allowed at the end of the message within the delayed timing period for the consumer to hang up without being charged if he or she has not already disconnected the call. The information provider shall provide a tone to indicate the end of the delayed timing period.

(d) This section does not apply to audiotex programs with restricted access via personal identification number (PIN) code or special password.

(e) As used in this section, “delayed timing of information charges” means a service feature which delays commencement of billing of charges for a minimum of 12 seconds in order to provide the information required by subdivision (c).

(f) Every violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
Cal. RTC § 18401 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 18401
Section 18401
Status: in_force

Each provision of this part shall apply to Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001), unless otherwise provided.
Cal. WIC § 11210 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 11210
Section 11210
Status: in_force

The department shall make such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the United States Department of Health and Human Services from time to time requires, and shall comply with such provisions as that department from time to time finds necessary to assure correctness and verification of such reports. County welfare departments and any public or private agency receiving aid on behalf of children under their placement and care in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall provide the department with all information and statistics required to compile the reports.
Cal. HSC § 1569.159 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 2 / Section 1569.159
Section 1569.159
Status: in_force

The State Department of Social Services shall provide to residential care facilities for the elderly a form, which the residential care facility for the elderly shall attach to each resident admission agreement, notifying the resident that he or she is entitled to obtain services and equipment from the telephone company. The form shall include the following information:

“Any hearing or speech impaired, or otherwise disabled resident of any residential care facility for the elderly is entitled to equipment and service by the telephone company, pursuant to Section 2881 of the Public Utilities Code, to improve the quality of their telecommunications. Any resident who has a declaration from a licensed professional, or a state or federal agency pursuant to Section 2881 of the Public Utilities Code, that he or she is hearing or speech impaired, or otherwise disabled should contact the local telephone company and ask for assistance in obtaining this equipment and service.”

This section shall not be construed to require, in any way, the licensee to provide a separate telephone line for any resident.
Cal. PRC § 5788.3 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 5788.3
Section 5788.3
Status: in_force

At the time and place specified for the meeting, any person may appear and be heard regarding any item in the budget or regarding the addition of other items. The hearing on the budget may be continued from time to time.
Cal. VEH § 40512.6 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 40512.6
Section 40512.6
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant who elects or is ordered to attend a traffic violator school in accordance with Section 42005 and has paid the full traffic violator school bail amount required under Section 42007 fails to successfully complete the program within the time ordered by the court or any extension thereof, the court may, following notice to the defendant, order that the fee paid by the defendant be converted to bail and declare the bail forfeited. The bail forfeiture under this section shall be distributed as provided by Section 42007. Upon forfeiture of the bail, the court may order that no further proceedings shall be had in the case.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2011.
Cal. FAC § 79150 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25.5 / Article 1 / Section 79150
Section 79150
Status: in_force

The spiny lobster fishery includes both fishermen and handlers working together to provide a sustainable spiny lobster resource and to ensure a reliable supply of quality seafood product for domestic consumption and export, thereby maintaining strong local coastal economies, fair levels of income to the thousands of persons engaged directly and indirectly in commercial fishing enterprises, and historically significant cultural and community resources of California’s coast.
Cal. HSC § 1347.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 2 / Section 1347.5
Section 1347.5
Status: in_force

(a) A health care service plan providing individual coverage in the Exchange shall cooperate with requests from the Exchange to collaborate in the development of, and participate in the implementation of, the Medi-Cal program’s premium and cost-sharing payments under Sections 14102 and 14148.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for eligible Exchange enrollees.

(b) A health care service plan providing individual coverage in the Exchange shall not charge, bill, ask, or require an enrollee receiving benefits under Section 14102 or 14148.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to make any premium or cost-sharing payments for any services that are subject to premium or cost-sharing payments by the State Department of Health Care Services under Section 14102 or 14148.65 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, “Exchange” means the California Health Benefit Exchange established pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500) of the Government Code.