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Cal. HSC § 116125 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 116125
Section 116125
Status: in_force

Every person possessing a place that is infested with rodents, as soon as their presence comes to his or her knowledge, shall at once proceed and continue in good faith to endeavor to exterminate and destroy the rodents, by poisoning, trapping, and other appropriate means, and to abate the conditions listed in Section 17920.3 that are causing the infestation.
Cal. FAC § 77521 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 77521
Section 77521
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 27455 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 27455
Section 27455
Status: in_force

(a) On and after January 1, 1975, no person shall sell or offer for sale an inner tube for use in a radial tire unless, at the time of manufacture, the tube valve stem is colored red or is distinctly marked in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the department, taking into consideration the recommendations of manufacturers of inner tubes.

(b) No person shall install an inner tube in a radial tire unless the inner tube is designed for use in a radial tire.
Cal. BPC § 17510.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.3 / Section 17510.2
Section 17510.2
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this article, “solicitation for charitable purposes,” means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give money or property, in connection with which any of the following applies:

(1) Any appeal is made for charitable purposes.

(2) The name of any charity, philanthropic or charitable organization is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement for making any such gift.

(3) Any statement is made to the effect that the gift or any part thereof will go to or be used for any charitable purpose or organization.

(4) The name of any organization of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the public safety is used or referred to as an inducement for transferring any money or property, unless the only expressed or implied purpose of the solicitation is for the sole benefit of the actual active membership of the organization.

(b) As used in this article, “sales solicitation for charitable purposes” means the sale of, offer to sell, or attempt to sell any advertisement, advertising space, book, card, chance, coupon device, magazine subscription, membership, merchandise, ticket of admission or any other thing or service in connection with which any of the following applies:

(1) Any appeal is made for charitable purposes.

(2) The name of any charity, philanthropic or charitable organization is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement for making any such sale.

(3) Any statement is made to the effect that the whole or any part of the proceeds from the sale will go to or be used for any charitable purpose or organization.

(4) The name of any organization of law enforcement personnel, firefighters, or other persons who protect the public safety is used or referred to as an inducement for transferring any money or property, unless the only expressed or implied purpose of the sales solicitation is for the sole benefit of the actual active membership of the organization.

(c) A solicitation for charitable purposes, or a sale, offer or attempt to sell for charitable purposes, shall include the making or disseminating or causing to be made or disseminated before the public in this state, in any newspaper or other publication, or any advertising device, or by public outcry or proclamation, or in any other manner or means whatsoever any such solicitation.

(d) For purposes of this article, “charity” shall include any person who, or any nonprofit community organization, fraternal, benevolent, educational, philanthropic, or service organization, or governmental employee organization which, solicits or obtains contributions solicited from the public for charitable purposes or holds any assets for charitable purposes.
Cal. PRC § 49006 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 49006
Section 49006
Status: in_force

(a) The board of supervisors may determine, by resolution, that a portion of the county is in need of facilities for the disposal of garbage and should be formed into a district.

(b) Upon making the determination under subdivision (a), the board of supervisors shall fix a time and a place for a hearing on the matter of the formation of the district, which time shall be not less than three weeks after the adoption of the resolution, and shall direct the clerk of the board to publish a notice once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper which is circulated in the territory that is proposed to be organized into a district and which the board deems most likely to give notice to the inhabitants of the territory.
Cal. RTC § 1626 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 1626
Section 1626
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county which has created one or more assessment appeals boards may discontinue all of said boards effective on the first Monday in September, subject to any such board continuing to function until matters pending before it have been disposed of. If all of such boards have been discontinued, no new board or boards may be created to function prior to the next succeeding first Monday in September. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the board of supervisors of any such county may increase, or may decrease to not less than one, the number of such boards, effective from and after the next succeeding first Monday in September, provided that any board so discontinued shall continue to function until matters pending before it have been disposed of.
Cal. PROB § 15200 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 15200
Section 15200
Status: in_force

Subject to other provisions of this chapter, a trust may be created by any of the following methods:

(a) A declaration by the owner of property that the owner holds the property as trustee.

(b) A transfer of property by the owner during the owner’s lifetime to another person as trustee.

(c) A transfer of property by the owner, by will or by other instrument taking effect upon the death of the owner, to another person as trustee.

(d) An exercise of a power of appointment to another person as trustee.

(e) An enforceable promise to create a trust.
Cal. HSC § 104810 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 104810
Section 104810
Status: in_force

It shall be the responsibility of the governing board of each school district participating in the program and the governing authority of each private school participating in the program to cooperate with the local sponsor administering the community dental disease prevention program in carrying out the program in any school under their jurisdiction. Each participating school shall maintain participation records for each child and the necessary educational materials and supplies for plaque control and other required dental disease prevention methods provided by the program. Nothing in this article shall require participation by a public or private school in a program established pursuant to this article.
Cal. BPC § 7503.05 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 7503.05
Section 7503.05
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau shall require each applicant as a repossession agency licensee, qualified certificate holder, or registrant, as defined in Sections 7500.1 and 7500.2, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.

(b) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the bureau shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for each individual applicant, if the applicant is an individual, each partner described in Section 7503.3, if the applicant is a partnership, each officer and owner described in Section 7503.4, if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, and each qualified certificate holder described in Section 7500.1.

(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
Cal. FGC § 1170 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 1170
Section 1170
Status: in_force

The commission may issue a permit, subject to such restrictions and regulations as the commission deems desirable, to a nonprofit organization to construct and operate an anadromous fish hatchery.
Cal. PRC § 42006 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 42006
Section 42006
Status: in_force

(a) The plan required by Section 42005 shall describe and prioritize actions that should be undertaken to meet the goals specified in subdivision (b) of Section 42005.

(b) The plan shall include provisions for periodic review and revision in response to changing market factors or actual changes in secondary waste materials markets.
Cal. FAC § 15076 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 15076
Section 15076
Status: in_force

Any lot of commercial feed which is seized and held pursuant to this chapter, unless previously analyzed by the director, shall be sampled and promptly analyzed within a reasonable period of time, as set by the director by regulation, after the seizure for the purpose of determining if such commercial feed is, in fact, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to it. The person having control of the feed shall be immediately notified by the director as to whether or not the sample was found to be in violation. If the results of analysis are not made known to the person having control of the feed within the period of time specified by the director by regulation, the lot of commercial feed being held shall be immediately released and the hold order or tag removed.
Cal. FAC § 77402 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 1 / Section 77402
Section 77402
Status: in_force

The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient creation and management of a research program to develop improved varieties of strawberries, an integrated approach to control pests and diseases common to strawberries, and more efficient cultural practices. The commission is also necessary for the efficient development and management of a national and international advertising and promotion program which, combined with the research program, will enhance the competitiveness of the California strawberry industry within the national and international marketplace.
Cal. FGC § 1403 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 4.3 / Article 1 / Section 1403
Section 1403
Status: in_force

“Inland areas” means the entire area of California except lands under the jurisdiction of the State Coastal Conservancy, lands within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined in Section 33105 of the Public Resources Code, and lands under the jurisdiction of the California Tahoe Conservancy Agency in the Lake Tahoe region, as defined in Section 66905.5 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 7501 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 7501
Section 7501
Status: in_force

Each real estate loan shall be evidenced by a note or instrument of obligation for the amount of the loan. The note or instrument shall specify the amount and terms of repayment including any penalty or charge for late payment, and may contain all other terms of the loan contract.
Cal. BPC § 13597 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 13597
Section 13597
Status: in_force

If for any reason at the time specified in the written notice the contents are not removed, or the container, receptacle, pump, storage tank, or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof is not properly labeled, then the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto and the inlet end of the fill-pipe of such storage tank shall be again sealed as provided in this article and the contents may not thereafter be removed or the container, receptacle, pump, or storage tank connected thereto, or inlet end of the fill-pipe thereof, be again used, except upon the giving of a new notice and proper labeling.
Cal. LAB § 6457 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 6457
Section 6457
Status: in_force

The standards board shall conduct hearings and render decisions on appeals of decisions of the division relating to allowance or denial of temporary variances. All board decisions on such variance appeals shall be in writing and shall be final except for any rehearing or judicial review.
Cal. PUC § 29570 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 29570
Section 29570
Status: in_force

From and after the date of annexation the board of directors of the district shall levy upon all of the property in the county annexed such taxes, tolls, or charges as are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the county or otherwise necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the annexation agreement, all in addition to the general district taxes authorized elsewhere in this part to be levied and collected.
Cal. LAB § 1017 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 1017
Section 1017
Status: in_force

Any person who wilfully uses the card of any labor union to obtain aid, assistance, or employment, unless entitled to use such card under the rules and regulations of a labor union within this State is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. HSC § 120585 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 120585
Section 120585
Status: in_force

Local health officers may inspect and quarantine any place or person when the procedure is necessary to enforce the regulations of the board or the department.
Cal. RTC § 6016 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6016
Section 6016
Status: in_force

[Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 36.   Superseded January 1, 2027; see amendment by Stats. 2026, Ch. 23.]
“Tangible personal property” means personal property which may be seen, weighed, measured, felt, or touched, or which is in any other manner perceptible to the senses.

[Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 23, Sec. 9.   (SB 122)   Effective June 29, 2026.   Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.]
(a) “Tangible personal property” means either of the following:

(1) Personal property that can be seen, weighed, measured, felt, touched, or is in any other manner perceptible to the senses.

(2) A digital product and any copyright or patent interests associated therewith.

(b) The amendments made this section by the act adding this subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
Cal. PROB § 6402 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 6402
Section 6402
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 6402.5, the part of the intestate estate not passing to the surviving spouse, under Section 6401, or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes as follows:

(a) To the issue of the decedent, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the decedent, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take in the manner provided in Section 240.

(b) If there is no surviving issue, to the decedent’s parent or parents equally.

(c) If there is no surviving issue or parent, to the issue of the parents or either of them, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the decedent, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take in the manner provided in Section 240.

(d) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, but the decedent is survived by one or more grandparents or issue of grandparents, to the grandparent or grandparents equally, or to the issue of those grandparents if there is no surviving grandparent, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the decedent, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take in the manner provided in Section 240.

(e) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, grandparent or issue of a grandparent, but the decedent is survived by the issue of a predeceased spouse, to that issue, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the predeceased spouse, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take in the manner provided in Section 240.

(f) If there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, grandparent or issue of a grandparent, or issue of a predeceased spouse, but the decedent is survived by next of kin, to the next of kin in equal degree, but where there are two or more collateral kindred in equal degree who claim through different ancestors, those who claim through the nearest ancestor are preferred to those claiming through an ancestor more remote.

(g) If there is no surviving next of kin of the decedent and no surviving issue of a predeceased spouse of the decedent, but the decedent is survived by the parents of a predeceased spouse or the issue of those parents, to the parent or parents equally, or to the issue of those parents if both are deceased, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the predeceased spouse, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take in the manner provided in Section 240.
Cal. BPC § 22908 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 28 / Section 22908
Section 22908
Status: in_force

The lien created by this act shall be perfected and shall be effective upon the filing of a notice claim of lien with the Secretary of State.
Cal. BPC § 2040 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 2040
Section 2040
Status: in_force

The terms “license” and “certificate” as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous.
Cal. VEH § 42002.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 18 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 42002.5
Section 42002.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 42002, every person convicted of a violation of Section 10852 or 10853 involving a vehicle that has been modified for the use of a disabled veteran or any other disabled person and that displays a special identification license plate issued pursuant to Section 5007 or a distinguishing placard issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 or 22511.59, if those facts are known or should reasonably have been known to the person, shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
Cal. WIC § 11482.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 11482.5
Section 11482.5
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly makes more than one application for aid with the intent of establishing multiple entitlements for any person for the same period, or who makes an application for aid by claiming a false identity for any person or by making an application for a fictitious or nonexistent person, is guilty of a felony and shall be subject to prosecution under the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 10980) of Part 2.
Cal. BPC § 7407.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 12 / Section 7407.1
Section 7407.1
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine by regulation when a fine shall be assessed to both the holder of the establishment license and the individual licensee for the same violation. The board shall also determine by regulation when a fine shall be assessed to only the holder of the establishment license or to only an individual licensee for the same violation. In making these determinations, the board shall consider the egregiousness of the violation of the health and safety regulations and whether the violation is a repeated violation by licensees within the same establishment.

(b) (1) The board shall establish by regulation a board-offered remedial education program, in lieu of a first offense of a health and safety violation.

(2) The board may impose a fee to cover the reasonable regulatory cost of administering the program described in paragraph (1).
Cal. HSC § 130301 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 110 / Section 130301
Section 130301
Status: in_force

As used in this division, “California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine” or “initiative” means the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine established in Section 130302.
Cal. RTC § 19603 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 19603
Section 19603
Status: in_force

The balance of the moneys in the Personal Income Tax Fund shall, upon order of the Controller, be drawn therefrom for the purpose of making refunds under this part or be transferred to the General Fund. All undelivered refund warrants shall be redeposited in the Personal Income Tax Fund upon receipt by the Controller.
Cal. HSC § 50881 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 50881
Section 50881
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Families Moving to Work Program. The Families Moving to Work Program shall be operated as a component of the Multifamily Housing Program of the department (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).
Cal. HNC § 473 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 473
Section 473
Status: in_force

The owner of a vessel is bound to repay to the owner of its cargo all which the latter is compelled to pay in order to discharge a lien under a contract of respondentia made by the master.
Cal. HSC § 4960 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 4960
Section 4960
Status: in_force

This chapter is an additional and alternative method to those already provided for the acquisition, construction, extension, and operation of the works referred to in this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 26004 — California Code / Code prc / Division 16 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 26004
Section 26004
Status: in_force

(a) There is in the state government the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority. The authority constitutes a public instrumentality and the exercise by the authority of powers conferred by this division is the performance of an essential public function.

(b) The authority shall consist of five members, as follows:

(1) The Director of Finance.

(2) The Chairperson of the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(3) The President of the Public Utilities Commission.

(4) The Controller.

(5) The Treasurer, who shall serve as the chairperson of the authority.

(c) The members listed in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may each designate a deputy or clerk in his or her agency to act for and represent the member at all meetings of the authority.

(d) The first meeting of the authority shall be convened by the Treasurer.
Cal. PUC § 1095 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 1095
Section 1095
Status: in_force

The corporation shall provide the construction project board of consultants with all information the board determines necessary for its evaluation of the project. The corporation shall provide information regarding problems and uncertainties which have been encountered during the planning, design, and development of the project.