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Cal. PRC § 8 — California Code / Code prc / Section 8
Section 8
Status: in_force

Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice, report, statement or record is required by this code, it shall be made in writing in the English language.
Cal. ELEC § 6142 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 6142
Section 6142
Status: in_force

Nomination papers, properly assembled, may be consolidated and fastened together by counties, but nomination papers signed by voters in different counties shall not be fastened together.
Cal. BPC § 154.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 154.3
Section 154.3
Status: in_force

(a) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for an employee, prospective employee, contractor, subcontractor, or volunteer. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

(b) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for all peace officer employees and prospective peace officer employees of the department. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
Cal. SHC § 2333 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 2333
Section 2333
Status: in_force

In each annual proposed budget prepared pursuant to Section 165, there shall be included an amount equal to the estimated apportionment available from the federal government for the programs described in Sections 2331 and 2333.5. The commission may allocate a portion of those funds each year for use on city streets and county roads. It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission allocate the total funds received from the federal government under Section 148 of Title 23 of the United States Code in approximately equal amounts between state highways and local roads. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the share of any railroad of the cost of maintaining railroad crossing protection facilities funded, in whole or in part, by funds described in Section 2331 shall be the same share it would be if no federal funds were involved and the crossing protection facilities were funded pursuant to an order of the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 1202 of the Public Utilities Code; and in case of dispute, the Public Utilities Commission shall determine that share pursuant to this section.
Cal. WAT § 10618 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 2 / Section 10618
Section 10618
Status: in_force

“Water supply and demand assessment” means a method that looks at current year and one or more dry year supplies and demands for determining water shortage risks, as described in Section 10632.1.
Cal. RTC § 195.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.3
Section 195.3
Status: in_force

After the county auditor of an eligible county described in Section 195.2 has made the applicable certification to the Director of Finance pursuant to Section 195.2, the director shall, within 30 days and after verification of the county auditor’s estimate, certify this amount to the Controller for allocation to the county. Upon receipt of certification from the Director of Finance, the Controller shall make the appropriate allocation to the county within 10 working days thereafter.
Cal. BPC § 7352 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 7352
Section 7352
Status: in_force

Every establishment shall provide adequate and convenient handwashing facilities, including running water, soap, and towels or air hand dryers.
Cal. WIC § 9663 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 2 / Section 9663
Section 9663
Status: in_force

This article shall be implemented only to the extent funds are made available for the purposes of this article in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
Cal. FIN § 1833 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 20 / Article 5 / Section 1833
Section 1833
Status: in_force

Any foreign (other nation) bank whose license to maintain an office is suspended or revoked shall immediately surrender the license to the commissioner.
Cal. FGC § 6600 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 1 / Section 6600
Section 6600
Status: in_force

This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Marine Resources Legacy Act.
Cal. HNC § 6070.2 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6070.2
Section 6070.2
Status: in_force

Before any ordinance may be adopted, the violation of which shall be a misdemeanor, a notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published within the district, or if none, in any newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the district, or a part thereof, is located, stating generally the nature of the ordinance proposed, stating where and when a copy thereof may be inspected, and specifying the date, not less than 20 days from the date of publication of such notice, on which the board will meet for the purpose of adopting the ordinance. The ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption by the board, unless another effective date is set forth by the board.
Cal. HSC § 39604 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 39604
Section 39604
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall post on its Web site, at a minimum by January 1 of each odd-numbered year, information on air quality conditions and trends statewide and on the status and effectiveness of state and local air quality programs.

(b) The data shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) A review of air quality trends in each air basin over the most recent five-calendar-year period for which a complete data record is available.

(2) A statement of the number of violations of air quality standards that occurred in each air basin over the most recent two calendar years for which a complete data record is available, and a comparison of the number of violations to those in prior years.

(3) A listing of any changes in state ambient air quality standards adopted by the board over the previous two calendar years.

(4) A summary of the results of research projects concluded during the previous two years, the status of current research projects, and the conduct of the research program pursuant to Section 39703.

(5) A summary of any actions taken by the state board to assume the powers of districts under Section 39808.

(6) A summary of the effects of any significant federal actions over the previous two years that have affected state air quality or air quality programs.

(7) A summary of the status of the state implementation plan for achieving and maintaining ambient air quality standards.

(8) A summary of the state board’s actions in the previous two calendar years to control toxic air pollutants pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 39650).

(9) A summary of actions of the state board in controlling emissions from motor vehicles during the previous two-year period.

(10) A summary of significant actions taken by districts to control emissions from nonvehicular sources during the previous two-year period. This summary shall not include a district by district analysis for each district in the state, but shall include an overall analysis.
Cal. WAT § 6357.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1.5 / Section 6357.2
Section 6357.2
Status: in_force

The owner of a dam or reservoir for which a certificate of approval has been issued shall not, through action or inaction, cause the dam or reservoir to impound water after the certificate terminates unless a new certificate is issued for the dam or reservoir. A new certificate shall be issued upon a finding by the department that the dam or reservoir is safe to impound water within the limits prescribed in the certificate.
Cal. WIC § 4105 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 4105
Section 4105
Status: in_force

The Director of General Services shall grant to the County of San Bernardino under such terms, conditions, and restrictions as he or she deems to be for the best interests of the state, the necessary easements and rights-of-way for all purposes of a public road on the Patton State Hospital property. The right-of-way shall be across, along, and upon the following described property:

The east 40 feet of the east one-half of the northwest one-quarter of Section 32, Township 1 North, Range 3 West, San Bernardino Base and Meridian, in the County of San Bernardino, State of California.
Cal. PRC § 25218.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 3 / Section 25218.5
Section 25218.5
Status: in_force

The provisions specifying any power or duty of the commission shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the objectives of this division.
Cal. BPC § 4990.01 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13.7 / Article 1 / Section 4990.01
Section 4990.01
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the repeal of Section 4990 renders the board subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
Cal. HSC § 1649.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 4.9 / Section 1649.2
Section 1649.2
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a health care facility shall permit patient use of medicinal cannabis, as indicated by the attending physician, as defined by Section 11362.7, in the patient’s medical record and shall do all of the following:

(1) (A) A home health agency shall prohibit smoking or vaping immediately before or while home health agency staff are present in the residence.

(B) All other health facilities shall prohibit smoking or vaping as methods to use medicinal cannabis.

(2) Include the use of medicinal cannabis within the patient’s medical records.

(3) Require a patient to provide a copy of the patient’s valid identification card, as described in Section 11362.715, or a copy of that patient’s written documentation as defined in Section 11362.7.

(4) Require a patient or a primary caregiver, as defined in Section 11362.7, to be responsible for acquiring, retrieving, administering, and removing medicinal cannabis.

(5) Require medicinal cannabis to be stored securely at all times in a locked container in the patient’s room, other designated area, or with the patient’s primary caregiver. This requirement does not apply to a home health agency.

(6) Prohibit health care professionals, health care facility staff, and home health agency staff, including, but not limited to, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, from administering medicinal cannabis or retrieving medicinal cannabis from storage.

(7) Develop, disseminate, and train health facility staff on the written guidelines developed by the facility for the use and disposal of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility pursuant to this chapter. This requirement does not apply to a home health agency.

(8) Ensure that a patient is not denied admission to the health care facility in whole or in part because of the patient’s use of medicinal cannabis.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a general acute care hospital specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 shall not permit a patient with a chronic disease to use medicinal cannabis unless the patient meets the definition of “terminally ill” in subdivision (f) of Section 1649.1.
Cal. HSC § 34310 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 34310
Section 34310
Status: in_force

An authority constitutes a corporate and politic public body, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 4461 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 4461
Section 4461
Status: in_force

Any funds that are appropriated for the encouragement of county, district agricultural association, or combined county and district agricultural association fairs which, pursuant to law, are apportioned by the department shall be paid monthly to the several eligible counties and district agricultural associations in such amounts as the department determines during the fiscal year in which the apportionment is made. The department shall make its determination of monthly amounts based on the relative need of the county or district agricultural association for the funds during the particular month. The monthly apportionment of funds on a need basis shall not result in an annual apportionment to a particular county or district agricultural association in excess of the amount otherwise payable. The aggregate of the monthly apportionments to each of the several counties and district agricultural associations shall not exceed the maximum apportionment for the year.

“Need”, as used in this section, means the combination of the current cash position of the fair and the time of year at which the annual fair is held.
Cal. FAC § 52257.6 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 52257.6
Section 52257.6
Status: in_force

“Process” means any modification of the form or nature of agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which renders it inviable.
Cal. PRC § 5654 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3.3 / Section 5654
Section 5654
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be implemented only in a fiscal year for which funding is provided for that purpose in the annual Budget Act.
Cal. PUC § 748.5.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 748.5.5
Section 748.5.5
Status: in_force

(a) A local publicly owned electric utility that receives an allowance allocation in addition to the allowance totals specified in Section 95892 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 38562 of the Health and Safety Code shall provide a credit in an amount equal to the total value of that additional allocation directly to ratepayers. This section does not limit the acceptable uses, as specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 95892 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, of other allowances allocated to local publicly owned electric utilities.

(b) A local publicly owned electric utility shall report to the State Air Resources Board on the uses of all revenues, including any accrued interest, received by that local publicly owned electric utility as a result of the direct allocation of greenhouse gas allowances to electric utilities pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 95890 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the State Air Resources Board shall annually submit a report to the Legislature on the uses of revenues specified in subdivision (b) in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 1695.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.7 / Section 1695.3
Section 1695.3
Status: in_force

Each member of a committee shall receive per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
Cal. HSC § 25205.25 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9.1 / Section 25205.25
Section 25205.25
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that changes made to the imposition and administration of the disposal fee, generator fee, and transportable treatment unit fee set forth in Sections 28, 54, and 64 of Chapter 73 of the Statutes of 2021 were not intended to repeal the authority for the Department of Toxic Substances Control and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to continue to administer and collect those fees.

(b) The disposal fee that was imposed pursuant to Section 25174.1, as that section read on December 31, 2022, for hazardous waste disposed of on or before June 30, 2022, that was due and payable on or before September 30, 2022, shall continue to be administered and collected.

(c) The generator fee that was imposed pursuant to Section 25205.5, as that section read on December 31, 2021, for hazardous waste generated on or before December 31, 2021, that was due and payable on or before February 28, 2022, shall continue to be administered and collected.

(d) The transportable treatment unit fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.14, as that section read on December 31, 2022, for each facility or transportable treatment unit authorized on or before June 30, 2022, and that was due and payable on or before December 31, 2022, shall continue to be administered and collected.

(e) The exemptions and exclusions authorized pursuant to Section 25174.7, as that section read on December 31, 2022, and Section 25205.5, as that section read on December 31, 2021, shall only apply to the fees described in subdivisions (b) and (c).

(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to administer and collect the fees specified in this section in accordance with Part 22 (commencing with Section 43001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. PRC § 14521 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 14521
Section 14521
Status: in_force

“Recycling rate” means the proportion of empty beverage containers by type returned to processors for recycling, measured in the manner prescribed in Section 14551.
Cal. VEH § 5030 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8.1 / Section 5030
Section 5030
Status: in_force

A motorized bicycle, as defined in Section 406, is required to display a special license plate issued by the department.
Cal. BPC § 2532.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 3 / Section 2532.2
Section 2532.2
Status: in_force

Except as required by Section 2532.25, to be eligible for licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist, the applicant shall possess all of the following qualifications:

(a) Possess at least a master’s degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from an educational institution approved by the board or qualifications deemed equivalent by the board.

(b) (1) Submit evidence of the satisfactory completion of supervised clinical practice with individuals representative of a wide spectrum of ages and communication disorders. The board shall establish by regulation the required number of clock hours, not to exceed 375 clock hours, of supervised clinical practice necessary for the applicant.

(2) The clinical practice shall be under the direction of an educational institution approved by the board.

(c) Submit evidence of no less than 36 weeks of satisfactorily completed supervised professional full-time experience or 72 weeks of professional part-time experience obtained under the supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist or a speech-language pathologist or audiologist having qualifications deemed equivalent by the board. This experience shall be evaluated and approved by the board. The required professional experience shall follow completion of the requirements listed in subdivisions (a) and (b). Full time is defined as at least 36 weeks in a calendar year and a minimum of 30 hours per week. Part time is defined as a minimum of 72 weeks and a minimum of 15 hours per week.

(d) (1) Pass an examination or examinations approved by the board. The board shall determine the subject matter and scope of the examinations and may waive the examination upon evidence that the applicant has successfully completed an examination approved by the board. Written examinations may be supplemented by oral examinations as the board shall determine. An applicant who fails their examination may be reexamined at a subsequent examination upon payment of the reexamination fee required by this chapter.

(2) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who holds a license from another state or territory of the United States or who holds equivalent qualifications as determined by the board and who has completed no less than one year of full-time continuous employment as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist within the past three years is exempt from the supervised professional experience in subdivision (c).

(e) As applied to licensure as an audiologist, this section shall apply to applicants who graduated from an approved educational institution on or before December 31, 2007.
Cal. UIC § 409.2 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 409.2
Section 409.2
Status: in_force

Any interested person or organization may bring an action for declaratory relief in the superior court in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure to obtain a judicial declaration as to the validity of any precedent decision of the appeals board issued under Section 409 or 409.1.
Cal. LAB § 6405 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 6405
Section 6405
Status: in_force

No employer, owner, or lessee of any real property shall construct or cause to be constructed any place of employment that is not safe and healthful.
Cal. WAT § 12878.12 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 12878.12
Section 12878.12
Status: in_force

The notice shall state the time and place of hearing, that the purpose of the hearing is to establish the boundaries of the maintenance area benefited by the continued operation and maintenance of the unit, and the location of the place or places where the map showing the proposed boundaries as determined by the board or department may be inspected by any interested person. The notice shall include a description of the maintenance area, which may be brief and in general terms.
Cal. SHC § 30105 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 30105
Section 30105
Status: in_force

The commission may also grant permits to and enter into contracts with steam, electric, bus, railroad, and other transportation companies, public or private, and with any municipal or public corporation, public utility district, or political subdivision for the use of any toll bridge or other toll highway crossing, and for the use of the transportation facilities and the additional transportation facilities thereof, upon such terms and conditions as are mutually agreed upon if, prior to the granting of the permit or the execution of the contract, the commission first determines that the permit or contract is advisable or necessary for the financing of the bridge or other toll highway crossing or for the proper, necessary, or safe use of the bridge and for the best interests of the state.
Cal. PEN § 24 — California Code / Code pen / Section 24
Section 24
Status: in_force

This Act, whenever cited, enumerated, referred to, or amended, may be designated simply as The Penal Code, adding, when necessary, the number of the section.