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Cal. HSC § 113977 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 113977
Section 113977
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), an employee shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where contamination of nonprepackaged food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; unwrapped single-use articles; or other items needing protection cannot result.

(b) A food employee may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of the employee’s hands, the container, nonprepackaged food, and food-contact surfaces.
Cal. BPC § 19411 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 19411
Section 19411
Status: in_force

“Parimutuel wagering” is a form of wagering in which bettors either purchase tickets of various denominations, or issue wagering instructions leading to the placement of wagers, on the outcome of one or more horse races. The association distributes the total wagers comprising each pool, less the amounts retained for purposes specified in this chapter, to winning bettors based on the official race results.
Cal. PROB § 6602 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 6602
Section 6602
Status: in_force

A petition may be filed under this chapter requesting an order setting aside the decedent’s estate to the decedent’s surviving spouse and minor children, or one or more of them, as provided in this chapter, if the net value of the decedent’s estate, over and above all liens and encumbrances at the date of death and over and above the value of any probate homestead interest set apart out of the decedent’s estate under Section 6520, does not exceed eighty-five thousand nine hundred dollars ($85,900), as adjusted periodically in accordance with Section 890.
Cal. FIN § 50706 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 9 / Section 50706
Section 50706
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the commissioner has primary regulatory jurisdiction over all transactions in which a licensed residential mortgage lender provides brokerage services, whether the brokerage services are provided under the authority of this chapter or under the Real Estate Law.

(b) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a residential mortgage lender or one of its employees has violated the Real Estate Law while providing brokerage services under a real estate broker’s license, the commissioner shall refer the matter to the Real Estate Commissioner, who may conduct an investigation to determine if a violation of the Real Estate Law has occurred. If the Real Estate Commissioner believes a violation has occurred, the Real Estate Commissioner may commence an enforcement action under the Real Estate Law.
Cal. BPC § 2695 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.7 / Article 10 / Section 2695
Section 2695
Status: in_force

The income of a physical therapy corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, shall not in any manner accrue to the benefit of such shareholder or his or her shares in the physical therapy corporation.
Cal. RTC § 276.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 276.1
Section 276.1
Status: in_force

(a) For property for which the disabled veterans’ exemption described in Section 205.5 would have been available but the taxpayer had not yet received a disability rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA), there shall be canceled or refunded the amount of any taxes, including any interest and penalties thereon, subject to the provisions regarding cancellations in Article 1 (commencing with Section 4985) of Chapter 4 and the limitations periods on refunds as described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 5096) of Chapter 5, levied on that portion of the assessed value of the property that would have been exempt under a timely and appropriate claim, provided that the claimant files an appropriate claim for the disabled veterans’ exemption described in Section 205.5 the later of 90 days of receipt of the disability rating from the USDVA or on or before the next following lien date.

(b) Subject to the provisions regarding cancellations and the limitations periods on refunds, the disabled veterans’ exemption shall apply beginning on the effective date, as determined by the USDVA, of a disability rating that qualifies the claimant for the exemption.
Cal. PROB § 731 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 15 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 731
Section 731
Status: in_force

An attorney may terminate the deposit by one of the following methods:

(a) Personal delivery of the document to the depositor.

(b) Mailing the document to the depositor’s last known address, by registered or certified mail with return receipt requested, and receiving a signed receipt.

(c) The method agreed on by the depositor and attorney.
Cal. FAM § 3040.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 3040.5
Section 3040.5
Status: in_force

When making a determination of the best interests of a child pursuant to Section 3011, the court shall consider any relevant, admissible evidence that a parent has caused human trafficking of the child or other parent.
Cal. PCC § 21190 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 86 / Section 21190
Section 21190
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, as provided for in Chapter 1617 of the Statutes of 1951.
Cal. PUC § 33011 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33011
Section 33011
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under this chapter are legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, commercial and savings banks, and trust companies; for state school funds; and, whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state, the money or funds may be invested in the bonds issued under this chapter.

Whenever bonds of cities, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public money, bonds issued under this chapter may be so used.

The provisions of this chapter are in addition to all other laws relating to legal investments and are controlling as the latest expression of the Legislature with respect thereto.
Cal. PRC § 5736 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3.7 / Article 4 / Section 5736
Section 5736
Status: in_force

All money deposited in the fund which is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
Cal. FAM § 7800 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 7800
Section 7800
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to serve the welfare and best interest of a child by providing the stability and security of an adoptive home when those conditions are otherwise missing from the child’s life.
Cal. ELEC § 18603 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 18603
Section 18603
Status: in_force

Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for his or her signature on a state, county, municipal, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. WAT § 37157 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Section 37157
Section 37157
Status: in_force

A collector’s deed to a district shall be recorded in the usual manner of recording conveyances of real property.
Cal. LAB § 4616.7 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.3 / Section 4616.7
Section 4616.7
Status: in_force

(a) A health care organization certified pursuant to Section 4600.5 shall be deemed approved pursuant to this article if the requirements of this article are met, as determined by the administrative director.

(b) A health care service plan, licensed pursuant to Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be deemed approved for purposes of this article if it has a reasonable number of physicians with competency in occupational medicine, as determined by the administrative director.

(c) A group disability insurance policy, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 106 of the Insurance Code, that covers hospital, surgical, and medical care expenses shall be deemed approved for purposes of this article if it has a reasonable number of physicians with competency in occupational medicine, as determined by the administrative director. For the purposes of this section, a group disability insurance policy shall not include Medicare supplement, vision-only, dental-only, and Champus-supplement insurance. For purposes of this section, a group disability insurance policy shall not include hospital indemnity, accident-only, and specified disease insurance that pays benefits on a fixed benefit, cash-payment-only basis.

(d) Any Taft-Hartley health and welfare fund shall be deemed approved for purposes of this article if it has a reasonable number of physicians with competency in occupational medicine, as determined by the administrative director.
Cal. EVID § 1251 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 1251
Section 1251
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 1252, evidence of a statement of the declarant’s state of mind, emotion, or physical sensation (including a statement of intent, plan, motive, design, mental feeling, pain, or bodily health) at a time prior to the statement is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:

(a) The declarant is unavailable as a witness; and

(b) The evidence is offered to prove such prior state of mind, emotion, or physical sensation when it is itself an issue in the action and the evidence is not offered to prove any fact other than such state of mind, emotion, or physical sensation.
Cal. PRC § 42772 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 42772
Section 42772
Status: in_force

Each person who supplies a consumer of newsprint with newsprint shall certify the amounts of recycled-content newsprint contained in each shipment to each consumer of newsprint. If a shipment contains no recycled-content newsprint, the supplier shall so certify.
Cal. RTC § 7292.9.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 3.77 / Section 7292.9.1
Section 7292.9.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the City of Pinole, by ordinance or by citizens’ initiative, may impose a transactions and use tax for general or specific purposes at a rate of no more than 0.5 percent that would, in combination with all taxes imposed in accordance with Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), exceed the limit established in Section 7251.1 if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The City Council of the City of Pinole adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax by the applicable voting approval requirement. This paragraph shall not apply to a tax imposed by citizens’ initiative.

(2) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance by the applicable voting approval requirement in accordance with the California Constitution.

(3) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), other than Section 7251.1.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate limitation established by Section 7251.1.
Cal. HSC § 1418.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1418.6
Section 1418.6
Status: in_force

No long-term health care facility shall accept or retain any patient for whom it cannot provide adequate care.
Cal. WAT § 79540.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 79540.1
Section 79540.1
Status: in_force

(a) Grants shall be awarded in accordance with Section 79540 on a statewide competitive basis.

(b) To the extent funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79540 are expended for the purposes of programs established under Division 20.4 (commencing with Section 30901) of the Public Resources Code, those funds shall comply with the requirements of that division.
Cal. HSC § 33445.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 33445.6
Section 33445.6
Status: in_force

(a)  If the governing board of a fire protection district finds that it is suffering a financial burden or detriment as a result of actions taken by the redevelopment agency in implementing the redevelopment plan, the district board may transmit a written copy of those findings, together with supporting information, materials, and documents, to the redevelopment agency. The redevelopment agency shall conduct a public hearing within 45 days after receiving the findings to receive public testimony identifying the effects of the redevelopment plan on the fire protection district and suggesting revisions to the redevelopment plan as adopted or amended by the legislative body that would alleviate or eliminate the financial burden or detriment in the area or areas caused by the implementation of the redevelopment plan. The redevelopment agency shall send written notice of the public hearing to, and at the hearing receive public testimony from, any affected taxing entity. After receiving that testimony at the hearing, the agency shall consider amendments of the plan necessary to alleviate or eliminate the financial burden or detriment in the area or areas caused by the implementation of the redevelopment plan. The agency may recommend those amendments for adoption by the legislative body.

(b)  Section 33353 does not apply to an amendment of the plan proposed pursuant to subdivision (a) when both of the following occur:

(1)  The amendment proposes only to add significant additional capital improvement projects to alleviate or eliminate the financial burden or detriment caused by the implementation of the plan.

(2)  The amendment will delete capital improvement projects or otherwise modify the plan in a way that the agency finds will result in no additional financial impact on any affected taxing entity.

(c)  Any funds received by a fire protection district from a redevelopment agency to alleviate or eliminate the financial burden or detriment caused by implementation of a redevelopment plan as a result of a public hearing conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) may be used for any lawful purpose of the district.

(d)  The district board of a fire protection district shall not make the findings permitted by subdivision (a) with respect to any project area more than once.

(e)  The agency may recover its actual costs of complying with the procedural requirements of this section from the fire protection district.

(f)  This section applies only to redevelopment plans adopted prior to January 1, 1977.
Cal. HSC § 11532 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 11532
Section 11532
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for any person to loiter in any public place in a manner and under circumstances manifesting the purpose and with the intent to commit an offense specified in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) and Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 11400).

(b) Among circumstances that may be considered in determining whether a person has the requisite intent to engage in drug-related activity are that the person:

(1) Acts as a “look-out.”

(2) Transfers small objects or packages for currency in a furtive fashion.

(3) Tries to conceal himself or herself or any object that reasonably could be involved in an unlawful drug-related activity.

(4) Uses signals or language indicative of summoning purchasers of illegal drugs.

(5) Repeatedly beckons to, stops, attempts to stop, or engages in conversations with passersby, whether on foot or in a motor vehicle, indicative of summoning purchasers of illegal drugs.

(6) Repeatedly passes to or receives from passersby, whether on foot or in a motor vehicle, money or small objects.

(7) Is under the influence of a controlled substance or possesses narcotic or drug paraphernalia. For the purposes of this paragraph, “narcotic or drug paraphernalia” means any device, contrivance, instrument, or apparatus designed or marketed for the use of smoking, injecting, ingesting, or consuming cannabis, hashish, PCP, or any controlled substance, including, but not limited to, roach clips, cigarette papers, and rollers designed or marketed for use in smoking a controlled substance.

(8) Has been convicted in any court within this state, within five years prior to the arrest under this chapter, of any violation involving the use, possession, or sale of any of the substances referred to in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 11400), or has been convicted of any violation of those provisions or substantially similar laws of any political subdivision of this state or of any other state.

(9) Is currently subject to any order prohibiting his or her presence in any high drug activity geographic area.

(10) Has engaged, within six months prior to the date of arrest under this section, in any behavior described in this subdivision, with the exception of paragraph (8), or in any other behavior indicative of illegal drug-related activity.

(c) The list of circumstances set forth in subdivision (b) is not exclusive. The circumstances set forth in subdivision (b) should be considered particularly salient if they occur in an area that is known for unlawful drug use and trafficking, or if they occur on or in premises that have been reported to law enforcement as a place suspected of unlawful drug activity. Any other relevant circumstances may be considered in determining whether a person has the requisite intent. Moreover, no one circumstance or combination of circumstances is in itself determinative of intent. Intent must be determined based on an evaluation of the particular circumstances of each case.
Cal. WIC § 14087.9625 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.81 / Section 14087.9625
Section 14087.9625
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the governing body of the commission shall serve four-year terms.

(b) Individuals shall be limited to serving on the governing body for two consecutive four-year terms or a maximum of 10 years.
Cal. COM § 4101 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4101
Section 4101
Status: in_force

This division may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code—Bank Deposits and Collections.
Cal. EVID § 1002 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 1002
Section 1002
Status: in_force

There is no privilege under this article as to a communication relevant to an issue concerning the intention of a patient, now deceased, with respect to a deed of conveyance, will, or other writing, executed by the patient, purporting to affect an interest in property.
Cal. WAT § 30066 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 30066
Section 30066
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of an assessment, or of warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to this division may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. PUC § 102014 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 102014
Section 102014
Status: in_force

“Board of directors”, “board”, and “directors”, means the board of directors of the district.
Cal. WAT § 46901 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 46901
Section 46901
Status: in_force

If the original assessment for the project or any unit or combination of units thereof is insufficient to provide for the completion of the project or of a unit or combination of units, the board shall levy and collect supplementary assessments to cover the estimated cost of completion.
Cal. PUC § 24245 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 24245
Section 24245
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed as precluding any party in any action or proceeding from employing other processes provided by law. Nothing in this part shall be construed as precluding the utilization by the department of the injunctive or other process of the courts in aid of the enforcement of this part.
Cal. PUC § 130403 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 130403
Section 130403
Status: in_force

(a) The County of Orange shall conduct the special election called by the commission pursuant to Section 130401, and the commission shall reimburse the county for its cost in conducting the special election.

(b) The special election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as provided by law for the conduct of special elections by a county.
Cal. PRC § 3320.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3320.4
Section 3320.4
Status: in_force

In order to encourage the initiation and conduct of repressuring operations with the greatest possible speed in a subsidence area, the State, or any city, or county, city and county, or other political subdivision, deriving revenues from oil or gas produced from tide or submerged lands may expend such revenues for the purpose of bearing that portion of the cost of initiating and conducting repressuring operations in such subsidence area:

(1) In excess of that share of such costs which would otherwise be borne by such person pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3322 as a participant in a unit created by order of the supervisor pursuant to Section 3322 under arrangements for conditional repayment as above provided, or

(2) In excess of that share of such costs which would otherwise be borne by such person as a participant in a unit under a unit agreement voluntarily entered into under arrangements for conditional repayment satisfactory to such person and the other working interest owners interested in said unit.
Cal. BPC § 6140.37 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 6140.37
Section 6140.37
Status: in_force

The State Bar shall have a preference for using in-house employees for information technology projects, whenever possible. Nothing in this section shall be read to be inconsistent with any memorandum of understanding between the State Bar and the recognized employee organizations or any relevant principles of labor law.