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Cal. INS § 750 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 750
Section 750
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 750.5, any person acting individually or through his or her employees or agents, who engages in the practice of processing, presenting, or negotiating claims, including claims under policies of insurance, and who offers, delivers, receives, or accepts any rebate, refund, commission, or other consideration, whether in the form of money or otherwise, as compensation or inducement to or from any person for the referral or procurement of clients, cases, patients, or customers, is guilty of a crime.

(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is punishable upon a first conviction by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code or by that imprisonment and a fine of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(c) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a licensed collection or lien agency from receiving a commission on the collection of delinquent debts nor prohibits the agency from paying its employees a commission for obtaining clients seeking collection on delinquent debts.

(d) Nothing in this section is intended to limit, restrict, or in any way apply to, the rebating of commissions by insurance agents or brokers, as authorized by Proposition 103, enacted by the people at the November 8, 1988, general election.
Cal. HSC § 106990 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 106990
Section 106990
Status: in_force

A radiologic technologist certified pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 114870 may use the title, certified radiologic technologist (CRT). No other person shall use the designation. The department may prescribe appropriate titles for use by categories of persons granted permits pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 114870 and may limit the use of the titles.
Cal. PRC § 40172 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 40172
Section 40172
Status: in_force

“Processing” means the reduction, separation, recovery, conversion, or recycling of solid waste.
Cal. PRC § 21080.55 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21080.55
Section 21080.55
Status: in_force

This division does not apply to updates to the state’s climate adaptation strategy, known as the plan, adopted by the Natural Resources Agency pursuant to Section 71153.
Cal. PRC § 8851 — California Code / Code prc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8851
Section 8851
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor.

(b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor.

(c) “NAD83” means North American Datum of 1983.

(d) “NATRF2022” means the North American Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022.

(e) “PATRF2022” means the Pacific Terrestrial Reference Frame of 2022.

(f) “NAVD88” means North American Vertical Datum of 1988.

(g) “NAPGD2022” means the North American-Pacific Geopotential Datum of 2022.

(h) “ITRF” means International Terrestrial Reference Frame as defined by the International Earth Rotation Service.

(i) “GPS” means Global Positioning System and includes other, similar space-based systems.

(j) “FGDC” means Federal Geographic Data Committee or it successor.

(k) “FGCS” means the Federal Geodetic Control Subcommittee or its successor.

(l) “CSRN” means California Spatial Reference Network.

(m) “NSRS” means the National Spatial Reference System.
Cal. HSC § 114179 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 114179
Section 114179
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-use articles shall not be stored in any of the following locations:

(1) In locker rooms.

(2) In toilet rooms.

(3) In refuse rooms.

(4) In mechanical rooms.

(5) Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips.

(6) Under leaking water lines including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads or under lines on which water has condensed.

(7) Under open stairwells.

(8) Under other sources of contamination.

(b) Laundered linens and single-use articles that are packaged or in a storage compartment may be stored in a locker room.
Cal. WAT § 71695 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 71695
Section 71695
Status: in_force

A district may construct works along and across any stream of water, watercourse, street, avenue, highway, canal, ditch, or flume, or across any railway which the route of the works may intersect or cross. Such works shall be constructed in such manner as to afford security for life and property, and the district shall restore the crossings and intersections to their former state as near as may be, or in a manner so as not to have impaired unnecessarily their usefulness.
Cal. PUC § 90551 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 90551
Section 90551
Status: in_force

The compensation to be charged by and paid to any county for the performance of services under this article shall be fixed by agreement between the board of supervisors of the county and the board. The compensation shall in no event exceed one-half of 1 percent of all money collected for the district. The compensation collected by the county shall be placed to the credit of the county general fund.
Cal. PUC § 131050 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 131050
Section 131050
Status: in_force

Any board of supervisors which believes its county has essential traffic and transportation projects for which current estimates of federal, state, and local funds may not be adequately available, may establish, on or after January 1, 1986, in conjunction with the city selection committee a process to develop a countywide consensus on the need for these projects and on a proposed county transportation expenditure plan to adequately fund the construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of these projects. The process may include the establishment of a committee or committees as the board of supervisors and the city selection committee deem necessary. The process shall provide for the participation of representatives of cities and the county, representatives of transit agencies serving the county, the department, the commission, and other agencies determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors and the city selection committee. Meetings of any committee established are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The board of supervisors and the city selection committee may request the commission to provide some staffing assistance. The board of supervisors and the city selection committee shall establish, by resolution, an expected schedule and the process to be used for the completion of the tasks set forth in this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 25558 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 25558
Section 25558
Status: in_force

The secretary shall be present during the equalization proceedings and shall make all changes ordered in the assessment book.
Cal. PROB § 19503 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 9 / Section 19503
Section 19503
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), this part applies to an express trust that is irrevocable or revocable by the settlor only with the consent of the trustee or a person holding an adverse interest.

(b) This part does not apply to a trust held solely for charitable purposes.

(c) Subject to Section 19515, a trust instrument may restrict or prohibit exercise of the decanting power.

(d) This part does not limit the power of a trustee, powerholder, or other person to distribute or appoint property in further trust or to modify a trust under the trust instrument, law of this state other than this part, common law, a court order, or a nonjudicial settlement agreement.

(e) This part does not affect the ability of a settlor to provide in a trust instrument for the distribution of the trust property or appointment in further trust of the trust property or for modification of the trust instrument.
Cal. HSC § 113075 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 113075
Section 113075
Status: in_force

The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of California are hereby prohibited:

(a)  The manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding or offering for sale of any pet food ingredient or processed pet food that is adulterated or misbranded.

(b)  The adulteration or misbranding of any pet food ingredient or processed pet food.

(c)  The dissemination of any false advertising.

(d)  The refusal to permit entry or inspection, or to permit the taking of a sample.

(e)  The removal, sale, or disposal of a detained or embargoed processed pet food without permission of an authorized agent or the court.

(f)  The giving of a guaranty or undertaking that is false, except by a person who relied on a guaranty or undertaking to the same effect signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the State of California from whom he or she received in good faith the pet food ingredient or the processed pet food.

(g)  The receipt in commerce of any pet food ingredient or processed pet food that is adulterated, misbranded or falsely advertised and the delivery or proffered delivery thereof for pay or otherwise.

(h)  Failure to obtain a license as required by this chapter.

(i)  Use of any pet food ingredient that fails to conform to the standard of identity for the pet food ingredient as adopted pursuant to Section 113115.
Cal. INS § 621 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 621
Section 621
Status: in_force

A reinsurance is presumed to be a contract of indemnity against liability, and not merely against damage.
Cal. RTC § 12680 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 12680
Section 12680
Status: in_force

A writ of attachment may be issued in the action in the manner provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 485.010) of Title 6.5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure without the showing required by Section 485.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. PUC § 29214 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 29214
Section 29214
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any sale of refunding bonds for cash shall be deposited with the chief financial officer or depositary, as determined by the district, to the credit of the Funding Fund, and applied only to refunding the indebtedness for which the bonds are issued.
Cal. WIC § 5352.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 5352.6
Section 5352.6
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after conservatorship of the person has been established under the provisions of this article, there shall be an individualized treatment plan unless treatment is specifically found not to be appropriate by the court. The treatment plan shall be developed by the Short-Doyle Act community mental health service, the staff of a facility operating under a contract to provide such services in the individual’s county of residence, or the staff of a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code to provide inpatient psychiatric treatment. The person responsible for developing the treatment plan shall encourage the participation of the client and the client’s family members, when appropriate, in the development, implementation, revision, and review of the treatment plan. The individualized treatment plan shall specify goals for the individual’s treatment, the criteria by which accomplishment of the goals can be judged, and a plan for review of the progress of treatment. The goals of the treatment plan shall be equivalent to reducing or eliminating the behavioral manifestations of grave disability. If a treatment plan is not developed as provided herein then the matter shall be referred to the court by the Short-Doyle Act community mental health service, or the staff of a facility operating under a contract to provide such services, or the conservator, or the attorney of record for the conservatee.

When the progress review determines that the goals have been reached and the person is no longer gravely disabled, a person designated by the county shall so report to the court and the conservatorship shall be terminated by the court.

If the conservator fails to report to the court that the person is no longer gravely disabled as provided herein, then the matter shall be referred to the court by the Short-Doyle Act community mental health service, or the staff of a facility operating under a contract to provide such services, or the attorney of record for the conservatee.
Cal. BPC § 6732.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6732.4
Section 6732.4
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who has applied for registration as a corrosion, quality, or safety engineer, and who has completed the written examination in one or more of these branch titles prior to January 1, 1999, shall be issued a registration in the branch title for which the applicant was examined, provided that he or she has met all other qualifications for registration. The board shall not administer any examination for registration as a corrosion, quality, or safety engineer on or after January 1, 1999.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person who has applied for registration as a manufacturing engineer, and who has completed the written examination for this branch title prior to January 1, 2004, shall be issued a registration as a manufacturing engineer, provided that he or she has met all other qualifications for registration. The board shall not administer any examination for registration as a manufacturing engineer on or after January 1, 2004.
Cal. RTC § 18642 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 18642
Section 18642
Status: in_force

(a) All owners and transferors of an interest in real property or a mobilehome shall file a return upon written request by the Franchise Tax Board which includes a social security number or other identification number prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board, identification of the property interest, and any other pertinent information about the interest requested by the Franchise Tax Board.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Property granted a homeowner’s property tax exemption.

(2) Property which is not assessed by a California county assessor.

(c) Owners and transferors failing to file a return required by subdivision (a) on or before the due date of the return shall be subject to the penalty provided by Section 19183, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

(d) Owners failing to file a return required by subdivision (a) within 60 days of the due date of the return shall be subject to the sanctions provided by Section 17299.9 disallowing certain expenses related to the property for which a return is required, unless it is shown that the failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

(e) The Franchise Tax Board shall mail to each owner and transferor required to file a return pursuant to subdivision (a) a notice at least 60 days prior to the due date of the return. The notice shall be in a form and shall include any information which the Franchise Tax Board prescribes and shall advise owners and transferors of all of the following:

(1) The requirement to provide the Franchise Tax Board with a social security number or other identification number prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

(2) When the statement is due.

(3) A general description of the tax consequences of not providing the requested information.

(f) The social security number or other identification number furnished pursuant to this section shall be used exclusively for tax administration purposes. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to utilize the social security number or other identification number for the sole purpose of establishing the identification of individuals or entities affected by state tax laws.
Cal. WIC § 10020 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 10020
Section 10020
Status: in_force

(a) No person having private health care coverage shall be entitled to receive the same health care items or services furnished or paid for by a publicly funded health care program.

(b) As used in this chapter:

(1) “Publicly funded health care program” shall mean care or services rendered by a local government or any facility thereof, or health care services for which payment is made under the California Medical Assistance Program established by Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of this division by the State Department of Health Services or by its fiscal intermediary, or by a carrier or other organization with which the State Department of Health Services has contracted to furnish those services or to pay providers who furnish those services.

(2) As used in this chapter, “private health care coverage” means any health insurer, self-insured plan, group health plan, as defined in Section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, service benefit plan, managed care organization, including health care service plans as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1345 of the Health and Safety Code, licensed pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, pharmacy benefit manager, or other party that is, by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service.

(c) If a person receives health care furnished or paid for by a publicly funded health care program, the carrier of the person’s private health care coverage shall reimburse the publicly funded health care program the cost incurred in rendering that care to the extent of the benefits provided under the terms of the policy for the items provided or the services rendered.
Cal. HSC § 13887 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 13887
Section 13887
Status: in_force

The expense of an election on the question of the formation of a district shall be paid by the county if the proposition fails. If the formation is approved, the expense shall be a charge against the district and repaid to the county from the first moneys collected by the district. The expense of all other elections shall be a charge against the district.
Cal. HSC § 11810 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11810
Section 11810
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide maximum flexibility in the use of federal and state alcohol and other drug program funds. County government is therefore given broad authority in determining the methods for encouragement of citizen participation, the scope of problem analysis, and the methods of planning for alcohol and other drug program services.
Cal. WAT § 31501 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 31501
Section 31501
Status: in_force

The work or improvement shall be done and the cost thereof assessed and collected in accordance with the procedure and in pursuance of the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911.
Cal. LAB § 432 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 432
Section 432
Status: in_force

If an employee or applicant signs any instrument relating to the obtaining or holding of employment, he shall be given a copy of the instrument upon request.
Cal. RTC § 17257.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17257.2
Section 17257.2
Status: in_force

Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to energy efficient commercial buildings deduction, shall not apply.
Cal. PRC § 41810 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 41810
Section 41810
Status: in_force

(a) If the board conditionally approves a countywide or regional integrated waste management plan, or any element of the plan, the board shall issue a notice of conditional approval to the city, county, or regional agency which identifies the specific reasons for the conditional approval. The notice of conditional approval shall include specific recommendations on how to correct the remaining deficiencies in the plan or element.

(b) If the board disapproves a countywide or regional integrated waste management plan, or any element of the plan, the board shall issue a notice of deficiency to the city, county, or regional agency which identifies the specific reasons for the disapproval. The notice of deficiency shall include specific recommendations on how to correct the deficiencies in the plan or element.
Cal. WAT § 26278 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 26278
Section 26278
Status: in_force

If a collector’s deed is demanded by an assignee of a certificate of sale, the form of deed shall be amended by striking out the words “the purchaser” and inserting in lieu thereof substantially the following: “____ to whom the certificate of sale has been assigned.”
Cal. BPC § 5440 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 5440
Section 5440
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, no advertising display may be placed or maintained on property adjacent to a 1,000-foot or greater section of a freeway that has been landscaped with at least an average width of 20 feet of landscaping or that includes trees, on department-owned property at the same or elevated grade of the main-traveled way if the advertising display is designed to be viewed primarily by persons traveling on the main-traveled way of the landscaped freeway.

(b) The department shall determine the average width by dividing the square footage of a landscaped area by its length.

(c) (1) All existing classifications shall remain in effect until the department receives a request for a new classification review in accordance with applicable regulations.

(2) The department may charge a fee in an amount not to exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the department in conducting a classification review and not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500).

(d) For purposes of this section, “average width of 20 feet” means that over any 1,000-foot section freeway there averages at least 20 feet of total property contiguous to all sides of the main traveled way between the outer edge of the shoulders and the freeway right-of-way boundaries, including median plantings, that otherwise meets the definition of a landscaped freeway in Section 5216.
Cal. HSC § 40320 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 40320
Section 40320
Status: in_force

A regional district board is the governing body of the regional district and shall exercise all the powers of the regional district.