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Cal. HSC § 123935 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 123935
Section 123935
Status: in_force

A handicapped child shall not be denied services pursuant to this article because he or she has an intellectual disability.
Cal. PROB § 12 — California Code / Code prob / Division 1 / Part 1 / Section 12
Section 12
Status: in_force

“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. ELEC § 12110 — California Code / Code elec / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 12110
Section 12110
Status: in_force

In case of a municipal election to fill offices, the city elections official shall not later than one week before the election publish a list of the names of the nominees, in the order in which they appear on the ballot, and the respective offices for which they have been nominated. Publication shall be in the city in a newspaper of general circulation. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city. This list shall be headed, “Nominees for Public Office,” in conspicuous type, and shall be substantially in the following form:

NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE

Notice is hereby given that the following persons have been nominated for the offices mentioned below to be filled at the general municipal election to be held in the ____ of ____on ____ the ____ day of ____, 20__.

(Here follow with the list of nominees.)

Dated, ____

City Elections Official
Cal. HSC § 25215.15 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.5 / Section 25215.15
Section 25215.15
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person shall dispose, or attempt to dispose, of a lead-acid battery at a solid waste facility or on or in any land, surface waters, watercourses, or marine waters.

(b) A person may dispose of a lead-acid battery at either of the following locations:

(1) A facility, including a facility located at a solid waste facility, established and operated for the purpose of recycling, or providing for the eventual recycling of, lead-acid batteries.

(2) A dealer pursuant to Section 25215.2.
Cal. PUC § 102222 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 102222
Section 102222
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) shall be by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder that submitted a proposal that provides the best value, as defined in paragraph (1), to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation.

(1) For purposes of this section, “best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.

(2) To the extent practicable, when the expected procurement required exceeds three thousand dollars ($3,000) but does not exceed one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000), a minimum of three quotations shall be obtained, either written or oral, which permit prices and other terms to be compared.

(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) do not apply in the case of an emergency declared by a four-fifths vote of the board of directors.

(c) This section applies solely to the procurement of supplies, equipment, and materials and shall not apply to construction contracts.
Cal. FAC § 79971 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 30 / Article 6 / Section 79971
Section 79971
Status: in_force

(a) The commission board of directors shall, no later than the beginning of each marketing season, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish assessments to be paid by growers and processors for the marketing season.

(b) The assessment for growers that cultivate 2 to 10, inclusive, acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for growers that cultivate more than 10 acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.

(c) The assessment for processors that process 3 to 10, inclusive, tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for processors that process more than 10 tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.

(d) An assessment greater than the amounts established pursuant to this section shall not be charged unless it is approved in accordance with the voting requirements provided in Section 79962.

(e) The assessment shall not exceed the reasonable costs of achieving the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 4421 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4421
Section 4421
Status: in_force

In order to assure an adequate number of qualified psychiatrists and psychologists with forensic skills, the State Department of Developmental Services shall plan with the University of California, private universities, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission, for the development of programs for the training of psychiatrists and psychologists with forensic skills.
Cal. INS § 12414.13 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.7 / Section 12414.13
Section 12414.13
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by any rate charged, rating plan or rating system followed or adopted by a title insurer, underwritten title company, or controlled escrow company may request such person or entity to review the manner in which the rate, plan, system, or rule has been applied with respect to insurance or services afforded him. Such request may be made by his authorized representative, and shall be written. If the request is not granted within 30 days after it is made, the requestor may treat it as rejected. Any person aggrieved by the action of any such person or entity in refusing the review requested, or in failing or refusing to grant all or part of the relief requested, may file a written complaint and request for hearing with the commissioner, specifying the grounds relied upon. If the commissioner has information concerning a similar complaint he may deny the hearing. If he believes that probable cause for the complaint does not exist or that the complaint is not made in good faith he shall deny the hearing. Otherwise, and if he finds that the complaint charges a violation of Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 12401) and that the complainant would be aggrieved if the violation is proved, he shall proceed as provided in Section 12414.14.
Cal. ELEC § 2143 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2143
Section 2143
Status: in_force

Costs shall not be recovered against the county elections official in any action under this chapter, unless it is alleged in the complaint, and established on the trial, that the county elections official knowingly and willfully violated his or her duty.
Cal. WAT § 25060 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 25060
Section 25060
Status: in_force

If any issue of refunding bonds are made to mature at one time, the board prior to or at the time of their issuance shall provide for the creation of and payments into a sinking fund for the payment of the bonds in amounts determined by the board.
Cal. HSC § 115090 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 115090
Section 115090
Status: in_force

In making the determination of whether to grant, deny, amend, revoke, suspend, or restrict a certification, registration, or license, the department may consider those aspects of a person’s background that, in its judgment, bear materially on that person’s ability to fulfill her or his obligations, including but not limited to technical competency and her or his current or prior record in areas involving ionizing radiation.
Cal. FAC § 62310 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 62310
Section 62310
Status: in_force

Any regional or local advisory board may, with the previous approval of the director, employ such personnel as may be necessary in the performance of its duties and shall adopt regulations for its conduct. Each such board shall submit a budget of its expenses to the director for his approval.

The funds to be used for the maintenance of each such board shall be paid from the proceeds of assessments and licenses which are paid to the director under the plan of any area which is represented upon verified claims that are presented by the board to the director. A regional or local advisory board shall not incur any expenses except those for per diem and mileage, unless the expenses are approved by the director.
Cal. PRC § 42867 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 42867
Section 42867
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise determined by the board, only landfills authorized in this article shall be eligible for financial assistance in the shredding of tires pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 42870).
Cal. BPC § 4836.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2.5 / Section 4836.2
Section 4836.2
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a veterinary assistant controlled substance permit in California, an individual shall satisfy the following requirements:

(1) Complete and submit an application furnished by the board.

(2) Pay the applicable fees specified in Section 4905.

(3) Pursuant to Section 144, submit a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check and undergoing a state and federal criminal offender record information search conducted through the Department of Justice, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal response to the board pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(b) The applicant shall disclose each state, Canadian province, or United States territory in which the applicant currently holds or has ever held a license, registration, certificate, or permit to practice veterinary medicine. License verification, including any disciplinary or enforcement history, shall be confirmed through electronic means or direct submission from each state, Canadian province, or United States territory in which the applicant has identified that the applicant holds or has ever held a license to practice veterinary medicine.

(c) A veterinary assistant controlled substance permit application shall be subject to denial pursuant to Sections 480 and 4883.
Cal. SHC § 36541 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 36541
Section 36541
Status: in_force

(a) The city council shall modify the basis and method of levying the assessment or the boundaries of the area by adopting an ordinance after holding a public hearing on the proposed modification.

(b) The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention which states the proposed modification prior to the public hearing required by this section. The public hearing shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 54954.6 of the Government Code. Notice of the public hearing shall be published and shall be mailed to each owner of a business affected by the proposed modification, as provided in Section 36523. The public hearing shall be conducted as provided in Sections 36524 and 36525.
Cal. HSC § 1289.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1289.5
Section 1289.5
Status: in_force

No provision of a contract of admission, which includes all documents which a resident or his or her representative is required to sign at the time of, or as a condition of, admission to a long-term health care facility, shall require or imply a lesser standard of responsibility for the personal property of residents than is required by law.
Cal. FAC § 40872 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 40872
Section 40872
Status: in_force

Any load of tomatoes which is so offered for inspection and delivery that is rendered unsuitable for processing purposes as a direct result of unwarranted delay in inspection, willfully or negligently caused or permitted by the processor, shall be paid for by the processor at the full price that is agreed upon for tomatoes suitable for processing purposes and on the basis that the tomatoes were of the grade, quality, and condition which is stipulated in the contract.

If no price is stipulated in the contract, payment shall be made by the processor to the producer on the basis of the then prevailing market price for tomatoes of the grade, quality, and condition which is specified in the contract.
Cal. PROB § 2552.5 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 2552.5
Section 2552.5
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, if a lease gives the lessee the right to extend the term of the lease, the length of the term shall be considered as though the right to extend had been exercised.
Cal. WAT § 85309 — California Code / Code wat / Division 35 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 85309
Section 85309
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, shall prepare a proposal to coordinate flood and water supply operations of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project, and submit the proposal to the council for consideration for incorporation into the Delta Plan. In drafting the proposal, the department shall consider all related actions set forth in the Strategic Plan.
Cal. WIC § 10371 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 21 / Section 10371
Section 10371
Status: in_force

(a) The county welfare department shall manage the first stage during which a family shall receive a child care subsidy for any legal care chosen by the parent. The first stage begins upon the entry of a person into the program prescribed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3.

(b) A county shall move recipients out of this first response stage as quickly as possible after the county determines that the need for child care is stable. A recipient may be served in this stage for a maximum of six months. The six-month time limit may be extended if the county determines that the recipient’s situation is too unstable to be shifted to the second stage or if no funds are available to provide child care services in the second stage.

(c) Former CalWORKs recipients who cannot be transitioned from the first stage of child care because no funded slot is available are eligible to receive the first stage and any subsequent stage two child care services for up to a total of 24 months after they leave cash aid, or until they are otherwise ineligible within that 24-month period. Family size and income for purposes of determining eligibility and family fee shall be determined pursuant to Sections 10271 and 10271.5.

(d) The county welfare department shall also begin the first stage of child care when an individual who applies for aid under the program described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 is participating as a volunteer pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 11320) of Chapter 2 of Part 3.

(e) A county may contract with public or private child care providers to provide any or all of the services during the first stage. If the county welfare department elects to contract with any child care provider that is also under contract with the department, these contracts shall be consistent with state law.
Cal. FGC § 27 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 27
Section 27
Status: in_force

“Chumming” means the placing in the water of fish, or other material upon which fish feed, for the purpose of attracting fish to a particular area in order that they may be taken.
Cal. HSC § 109265 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 109265
Section 109265
Status: in_force

The council shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chairman. The council shall meet at least twice each year, and as often in addition as necessary, for the purpose of carrying out its duties.
Cal. HSC § 52505 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 52505
Section 52505
Status: in_force

In addition to the purposes of the agency provided in Sections 50154 and 50950, a purpose and role of the agency is to make financing opportunities available to first-time home buyers in this state, in the manner provided in this part.
Cal. HSC § 112580 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 112580
Section 112580
Status: in_force

Every operator of a frozen food locker plant, shall keep a record showing names and addresses of renters of lockers and the records shall be available for examination by the Director of Food and Agriculture or his or her representatives, or the department or its representatives, during business hours of the plants.
Cal. FAC § 76714 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 76714
Section 76714
Status: in_force

The voting members of the council shall receive forty dollars ($40) per day per diem for each day spent in actual attendance at the meetings or on the business of the council and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, except, during the first year of council operations, when members shall serve at their own expense. Nonvoting members shall be reimbursed at the same rate as voting members when their agencies do not pay their expenses. Alternates shall only be paid expenses and per diem for meetings at which they serve as the replacement for the voting member.
Cal. FAC § 76652 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 76652
Section 76652
Status: in_force

Upon the adoption of any regulations under this chapter, a copy of the regulations shall be displayed on the department’s Internet Web site. No regulation shall become effective until five days after the date of display on the Internet Web site and mailing to every marketing association and every receiver that is directly affected by the regulations whose name and address may be on file in the office of the secretary and to every person who files in the office of the secretary a written request for a copy of the regulations.
Cal. SHC § 9302 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 9302
Section 9302
Status: in_force

The city shall be the purchaser at any delinquent sale in like manner in which it becomes or may become the purchaser of property sold for nonpayment of the general property tax, and shall pay and transfer into the redemption fund the amount of the delinquent reassessment and of the delinquent interest thereon.
Cal. FAC § 36603 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 36603
Section 36603
Status: in_force

Any standard which is established pursuant to this article shall expire on the 61st day after the final adjournment of the second regular session of the Legislature commencing after the establishment or issuance of such standard.
Cal. HSC § 32121.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 32121.6
Section 32121.6
Status: in_force

If a health care district enters into a written employment agreement with a hospital administrator, including a hospital administrator who is designated as a chief executive officer, the written employment agreement shall include all material terms and conditions agreed to between the district and the hospital administrator regarding compensation, deferred compensation, retirement benefits, severance or continuing compensation after termination of the agreement, vacation pay and other paid time off for illness or personal reasons, and other employment benefits that differ from those available to other full-time employees.
Cal. PCC § 20653.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 41 / Section 20653.5
Section 20653.5
Status: in_force

Nothing in this code shall preclude the governing board of a community college district from purchasing materials, equipment, supplies, or services under the same terms and conditions as are specified in a contract lawfully awarded by the University of California or the California State University.
Cal. BPC § 6533.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 6533.5
Section 6533.5
Status: in_force

Criminal offender record information shall be obtained on each applicant as provided in this section.

(a) Each applicant shall submit fingerprint images to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining criminal offender record information regarding state and federal level convictions and arrests, including arrests where the Department of Justice establishes that the person is free on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial or appeal.

(b) When received, the Department of Justice shall forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal history information received pursuant to this section. The Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a fitness determination to the bureau.

(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a response to the bureau pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(d) The bureau shall request from the Department of Justice subsequent arrest notification service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code.

(e) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing the request described in this section.
Cal. PRC § 32059 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22 / Chapter 2 / Section 32059
Section 32059
Status: in_force

(a) No project located wholly or partially within the coastal zone shall be eligible for approval unless it has been approved by the conservancy and is located in a part of the coastal zone for which a plan for urban waterfront restoration has been approved by the conservancy pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 31300) of Division 21.

(b) The conservancy shall approve a plan for the purposes of utilizing the financing provisions of this division only if it finds both of the following:

(1) Existing conditions prevent the attainment of one or more of the basic goals of the state for the coastal zone, as identified in Section 30001.5.

(2) The proposed plan provides for public access or public recreation benefits, environmental enhancement, and has a potential for employment development and economic stimulation.
Cal. HSC § 52092 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 52092
Section 52092
Status: in_force

The agency shall adopt uniform regulations for administration of local programs under this article. Local programs conducted by the agency under this article shall be administered in a manner consistent with this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 60618 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 8 / Section 60618
Section 60618
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an offer for a less price than that specified in the lowest rejected bid, the board may enter into a contract for the furnishing of the materials with the person who has offered them at the lowest price.