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Cal. HSC § 109020 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 16 / Section 109020
Section 109020
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Compact fluorescent lamp” means a compact low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge light source in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light, and includes all of the following characteristics:

(1) One base (end cap) of any type, including, but not limited to, screw, bayonet, two pins, and four pins.

(2) Integrally ballasted or non-integrally ballasted.

(3) Light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) Uniform Color Space (CAM02-UCS).

(4) All tube diameters and all tube lengths.

(5) All lamp sizes and shapes for directional and nondirectional installations, including, but not limited to, PL, spiral, twin tube, triple twin, 2D, U-bend, and circular.

(b) “Linear fluorescent lamp” means a low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge light source in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light, and includes all of the following characteristics:

(1) Two bases (end caps) of any type, including, but not limited to, single-pin, two-pin, and recessed double contact.

(2) Light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the CIE CAM02-UCS.

(3) All tube diameters, including, but not limited to, T5, T8, T10, and T12.

(4) All tube lengths from 0.5 to 8.0 feet, inclusive.

(5) All lamp shapes, including, but not limited to, linear, U-bend, and circular.
Cal. PUC § 101013 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 101013
Section 101013
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the local agency formation commission, of the county.
Cal. SHC § 31123 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 31123
Section 31123
Status: in_force

Toll charges so fixed may be changed from time to time as conditions warrant.
Cal. HSC § 18934.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 18934.5
Section 18934.5
Status: in_force

Where no state agency has the authority to adopt building standards applicable to state buildings, the commission shall adopt, approve, codify, and publish building standards providing the minimum standards for the design and construction of state buildings, including buildings constructed by the Trustees of the California State University and, to the extent permitted by law, to buildings designed and constructed by the Regents of the University of California. Building standards for state buildings shall comply with the criteria in subdivision (a) of Section 18930.
Cal. PUC § 16489 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 16489
Section 16489
Status: in_force

The June Lake Public Utility District may exercise all of the powers of a mosquito abatement district or vector control district, as set forth in the Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of Division 3 of the Health and Safety Code), within the service area of the June Lake Public Utility District.
Cal. BPC § 731 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10.5 / Section 731
Section 731
Status: in_force

(a) Any person licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise subject to regulation pursuant to this division who engages in, or who aids or abets in, a violation of Section 266h, 266i, 315, 316, or 318 of, or subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 647 of, the Penal Code occurring in the work premises of, or work area under the direct professional supervision or control of, that person, shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct. The license, certification, or registration of that person shall be subject to denial, suspension, or revocation by the appropriate regulatory entity under this division.

(b) In addition to any penalty provided under any other provision of law, a violation of subdivision (a) shall subject the person to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the first offense, and not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each subsequent offense, which may be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought by any district attorney. If the action is brought by a district attorney, the penalty recovered shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered.
Cal. HSC § 8713 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 8713
Section 8713
Status: in_force

The vacation of an alley, avenue, roadway, walk, driveway, street, or park adjacent to a privately owned plot does not vest any interest in the owner of the plot to the vacated portion; but the adjacent owner shall, for 10 days after the date of the order of vacation, have the right to purchase the new plots.
Cal. FAC § 14559 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 14559
Section 14559
Status: in_force

“Secondary plant nutrient” means calcium, magnesium, or sulfur, alone or in any combination.
Cal. BPC § 4055 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 4055
Section 4055
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter, nor any other law, shall prohibit the sale of devices to clinics that have been issued a clinic license pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 4180) of this chapter, or to skilled nursing facilities or intermediate care facilities licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of, or to home health agencies licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1725) of, or to hospices licensed pursuant to Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 1745) of, Division 2 of, the Health and Safety Code, as long as the devices are furnished only upon the prescription or order of a physician, dentist, or podiatrist.
Cal. PRC § 17003 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.5 / Section 17003
Section 17003
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the prohibition on hiring or retaining an employee with a controlled substance offense, as defined in Section 44011 of the Education Code, contained in Part 25 (commencing with Section 44000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, a school district or county office of education that operates a community conservation corps certified pursuant to Section 14507.5 may select an applicant for enrollment in the community conservation corps program who is on probation, parole, postrelease community supervision, or mandatory supervision.
Cal. HSC § 13140.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 13140.7
Section 13140.7
Status: in_force

The State Fire Marshal shall act as chairperson of the board and provide necessary staff services. A vice chairperson shall be selected by majority vote of the members.
Cal. CCP § 13b — California Code / Code ccp / Section 13b
Section 13b
Status: in_force

Any act required by law to be performed on a particular day or within a specified period may be performed (but is not hereby required to be performed) on a Saturday, with like effect as if performed on a day which is not a holiday.
Cal. BPC § 12700.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 12700.5
Section 12700.5
Status: in_force

(a) A weighmaster is not required to provide weighing services to the general public.

(b) Weighing for hire is at the discretion of the weighmaster.
Cal. BPC § 2799 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 2799
Section 2799
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon a conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than twenty dollars ($20) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. RTC § 17736 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 9 / Section 17736
Section 17736
Status: in_force

(a) Section 642(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified for purposes of this part by substituting “December 31, 1970” for “October 9, 1969” throughout that paragraph.

(b) In the case of a trust, the deduction allowed by Section 642(c) of the Internal Revenue Code is subject to Section 681 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to limitation on charitable deduction.
Cal. PRC § 33008 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 33008
Section 33008
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there are existing problems of substandard lots, incompatible land uses, conflicts with recreational use, and inadequate resource protection which, in some cases, cannot be addressed in a feasible manner by local government exercise of the police power or federal land acquisition as part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and that it is necessary to enact the provisions of this division as a complement to the full exercise of the police power by local governments and the acquisition of lands by the federal government for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the people of the State of California have an interest in the protection of resources and the use of lands acquired or managed by the conservancy pursuant to this division, and that the conservancy in carrying out its duties pursuant to this division acts on behalf of the State of California.

(c) This division does not authorize the conservancy to regulate private property, nor does it supersede or limit a local government’s exercise of the police power, over private property, derived from any other provision of existing law or any law hereafter enacted.
Cal. HSC § 116845 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 116845
Section 116845
Status: in_force

The department shall publish semiannually on its Internet Web site the following:

(a) (1) A list of water treatment devices for which a valid certification was issued by the department on or before December 31, 2013, except for those water treatment devices that the department has removed from, or determined not to include on, the list of water treatment devices on its Internet Web site.

(2) A list of water treatment devices for which a manufacturer has submitted information pursuant to Section 116832, except for those water treatment devices that the department has determined to remove from, or not include on, the list pursuant to Section 116840.

(3) A product worksheet for each water treatment device listed on the department’s Internet Web site.

(b) Consumer information, in English and Spanish, regarding the appropriate use of water treatment devices.
Cal. WIC § 14124.792 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.5 / Section 14124.792
Section 14124.792
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article, or the application of any provision of this article to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity or to any circumstance or situation, shall be held invalid, the remaining provisions of this article shall not be affected thereby, and shall be given effect.
Cal. LAB § 4706.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 4706.5
Section 4706.5
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any fatal injury is suffered by an employee under circumstances that would entitle the employee to compensation benefits, but for his or her death, and the employee does not leave surviving any person entitled to a dependency death benefit, the employer shall pay a sum to the Department of Industrial Relations equal to the total dependency death benefit that would be payable to a surviving spouse with no dependent minor children.

(b) When the deceased employee leaves no surviving dependent, personal representative, heir, or other person entitled to the accrued and unpaid compensation referred to in Section 4700, the accrued and unpaid compensation shall be paid by the employer to the Department of Industrial Relations.

(c) The payments to be made to the Department of Industrial Relations, as required by subdivisions (a) and (b), shall be deposited in the General Fund and shall be credited, as a reimbursement, to any appropriation to the Department of Industrial Relations for payment of the additional compensation for subsequent injury provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 4751), in the fiscal year in which the Controller’s receipt is issued.

(d) The payments to be made to the Department of Industrial Relations, as required by subdivision (a), shall be paid to the department in a lump sum in the manner provided in subdivision (b) of Section 5101.

(e) The Department of Industrial Relations shall keep a record of all payments due the state under this section, and shall take any steps as may be necessary to collect those amounts.

(f) Each employer, or the employer’s insurance carrier, shall notify the administrative director, in any form as the administrative director may prescribe, of each employee death, except when the employer has actual knowledge or notice that the deceased employee left a surviving dependent.

(g) When, after a reasonable search, the employer concludes that the deceased employee left no one surviving who is entitled to a dependency death benefit, and concludes that the death was under circumstances that would entitle the employee to compensation benefits, the employer may voluntarily make the payment referred to in subdivision (a). Payments so made shall be construed as payments made pursuant to an appeals board findings and award. Thereafter, if the appeals board finds that the deceased employee did in fact leave a person surviving who is entitled to a dependency death benefit, upon that finding, all payments referred to in subdivision (a) that have been made shall be forthwith returned to the employer, or if insured, to the employer’s workers’ compensation carrier that indemnified the employer for the loss.

(h) This section does not apply where there is no surviving person entitled to a dependency death benefit or accrued and unpaid compensation if a death benefit is paid to any person under paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 4702.
Cal. WAT § 80830 — California Code / Code wat / Division 29.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 80830
Section 80830
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Eligible Energy Resource Central Procurement Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department for purposes of this division.

(b) All revenues payable to the department pursuant to this division, including proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 80840), shall be deposited into the fund. Notwithstanding any other law, interest accruing on the moneys in the fund shall be deposited into the fund and shall be used for purposes of this division.

(c) The fund, and the moneys in the fund, are separate and distinct from any other fund and moneys administered by the department.

(d) Payments from the fund may be made only for the following purposes:

(1) Payment of any bonds or other contractual obligations authorized by this division.

(2) The cost of energy and transmission, scheduling, and other related expenses incurred by the department.

(3) The expenses incurred by the department in administering this division, including costs of personnel, contracts, or arrangements to carry out the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this division.

(e) Obligations authorized pursuant to this division shall be payable solely from the fund. Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state are, or may be, pledged for any payment under any obligation authorized by this division.

(f) While any obligations of the department incurred pursuant to this division remain outstanding and not fully performed or discharged, the rights, powers, duties, and existence of the department shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will adversely affect the interests and rights of the holders of, or parties to, those obligations. The department may include this pledge and undertaking of the state in the department’s obligations.
Cal. PUC § 99316 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 99316
Section 99316
Status: in_force

Funds made available pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 99315 shall be appropriated to the department for allocation, as directed by the commission, for purposes of bus and passenger rail services pursuant to Sections 14035, 14035.5, and 14038 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 10309.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 13 / Section 10309.3
Section 10309.3
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(a) There is a serious shortage of quality child day care and preschool facilities throughout the state.

(b) It is in the interest of the state’s children and families, and the state’s economic growth, to encourage the expansion of existing child day care and preschool facilities by assisting communities and interested government and private entities to finance child day care and preschool facilities.

(c) In addition to regional resource centers described in Provision 7(d) of Item 6110-196-0001 of the Budget Act of 1999, which focus on developing child care capacity in underserved areas of the state, there is a need to access capital for facilities on a systematic basis, especially to use limited public sector funds to leverage a greater private sector role in financing child day care and preschool facilities. The Legislature finds and declares that a financial intermediary could fill this role and support the regional resource centers and other local entities that work with potential providers by functioning as a centralized repository of training, best practices, and expertise on facilities financing.
Cal. PCC § 22044.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22044.5
Section 22044.5
Status: in_force

If the commission makes a finding, in accordance with Section 22043, on three separate occasions within a 10-year period, that the work undertaken by a public agency falls within any of the categories described in Section 22042, the commission shall notify the public agency of that finding in writing by certified mail and the public agency shall not use the bidding procedures provided by this article for five years from the date of the commission’s findings.
Cal. HSC § 25299.20 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 2 / Section 25299.20
Section 25299.20
Status: in_force

“Operator” means any person in control of, or having responsibility for, the daily operation of an underground storage tank containing petroleum. “Operator” includes any city, county, or district, or any agency or department thereof, but does not include the state or any agency or department thereof, or the federal government.
Cal. VEH § 26708.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 26708.2
Section 26708.2
Status: in_force

Sun screening devices permitted by paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 26708 shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The devices shall be held in place by means allowing ready removal from the window area, such as a frame, a rigid material with temporary fasteners, or a flexible roller shade.

(b) Devices utilizing transparent material shall be green, gray, or a neutral smoke in color and shall have a luminous transmittance of not less than 35 percent.

(c) Devices utilizing nontransparent louvers or other alternating patterns of opaque and open sections shall have an essentially uniform pattern over the entire surface, except for framing and supports. At least 35 percent of the device area shall be open and no individual louver or opaque section shall have a projected vertical dimension exceeding 3/16 inch.

(d) The devices shall not have a reflective quality exceeding 35 percent on either the inner or outer surface.
Cal. RTC § 220.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 220.5
Section 220.5
Status: in_force

(a) Aircraft of historical significance shall be exempt from taxation.

(b) The exemption provided in subdivision (a) applies only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The assessee is an individual owner who does not hold the aircraft primarily for purposes of sale.

(2) The assessee does not use the aircraft for commercial purposes or general transportation.

(3) The aircraft is available for display to the public at least 12 days during the 12-month period immediately preceding the lien date for the year for which the exemption is claimed. If the aircraft was first made available for public display less than 12 days prior to the lien date, the exemption may be granted if the claimant certifies in writing that the aircraft will be made available for public display at least 12 days during the 12-month period commencing with the first day the property was made available for public display. When applying for an exemption pursuant to this section, the claimant shall attach to that application a certificate of attendance from the event coordinator of the event at which the aircraft was displayed as required by this paragraph.

(c) When claiming an exemption pursuant to this section, the claimant shall provide all information required and answer all questions contained in an affidavit furnished by the assessor. The claimant shall sign the affidavit, under penalty of perjury. The assessor may require additional proof of the information or answers provided in the affidavit before allowing the exemption.

(d) For purposes of this section, “aircraft of historical significance” means any aircraft that is an original, restored, or replica of a heavier than air powered aircraft that is 35 years or older or any aircraft of a type or model of which there are fewer than five in number known to exist worldwide.

(e) A fee of thirty-five dollars ($35) shall be charged and collected by the assessor upon the initial application for an exemption pursuant to this section.