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Cal. BPC § 19943 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 19943
Section 19943
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), this section applies to any person or business that is engaged in controlled gambling, whether or not licensed to do so.

(b) Any person or business described in subdivision (a), with actual knowledge of the requirements of regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 19841, that knowingly and willfully fails to comply with the requirements of those regulations shall be liable for a monetary penalty. The commission may impose a monetary penalty for each violation. However, in the first proceeding that is initiated pursuant to this subdivision, the penalties for all violations shall not exceed a total sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). If a penalty was imposed in a prior proceeding before the commission, the penalties for all violations shall not exceed a total sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). If a penalty was imposed in two or more prior proceedings before the commission, the penalties for all violations shall not exceed a total sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).

(c) This section does not apply to any case where the person is criminally prosecuted in federal or state court for conduct related to a violation of Section 14162 of the Penal Code.
Cal. HSC § 6694 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6694
Section 6694
Status: in_force

Only a majority vote shall be required to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds.
Cal. FAC § 624 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 624
Section 624
Status: in_force

The moneys in the Department of Agriculture Building Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, to carry out this chapter, including the costs of improvements, modifications, maintenance, repairs, and other reasonable and necessary expenses of the property and the buildings or improvements under the control of the department.
Cal. PUC § 1097 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 1097
Section 1097
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of assisting the construction project board of consultants in monitoring project construction, the corporation shall submit the current design, estimate of project costs, implementation schedule, and draft construction contracts to the commission and the construction project board of consultants before awarding any major construction contract. The corporation shall inform the commission and the board of all bid quotations and any significant exceptions which the bidders may have taken to the corporation’s engineering designs, specifications, and draft contracts.

(b) The examination by the commission and the construction project board of consultants of documents furnished pursuant to this section shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably delay the contracts, bidding, and awards process.
Cal. PUC § 3130 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 3130
Section 3130
Status: in_force

An association may organize, form, operate, own, control, and have an interest in, own stock of, or be a member of any other corporation, with or without capital stock, which is engaged in producing, transporting, or selling of gas.
Cal. HSC § 1179.35 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 1179.35
Section 1179.35
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated continuously from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this part, an amount that will equal the total of the following:

(a)  The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part, as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b)  The sum necessary to carry out Section 1179.36, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. PROB § 2951 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 2951
Section 2951
Status: in_force

The definitions contained in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.

(a) “Declaration” means a document that substantially complies with the requirements of Section 2954, and is signed by both a peace officer and a supervisor from the county’s adult protective services agency and provided to the public guardian in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 2952.

(b) “Elder person” means any person residing in this state, 65 years of age or older.

(c) “Financial abuse” means a situation described in Section 15610.30 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(d) “Financial abuse POST training” means an elder financial abuse training course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(e) “Financial institution” means any bank, savings and loan, thrift, industrial loan company, credit union, or any branch of any of these institutions doing business in the state, as defined by provisions of the Financial Code.

(f) “Peace officer” means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal police officer, or a peace officer authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, duly sworn under the requirements of state law, who satisfies any of the following requirements:

(1) The sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal police officer, or peace officer authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 830.1 of the Penal Code has completed or participated as a lecturer in a financial abuse POST training program within the last 36 months. The completion of the course may be satisfied by telecourse, video training tape, or other instruction. The training shall, at a minimum, address relevant elder abuse laws, recognition of financial abuse and fraud, assessment of mental competence in accordance with the standards set forth in Part 17 (commencing with Section 810) of the Probate Code, reporting requirements and procedures for the investigation of financial abuse and related crimes, including neglect, and civil and criminal procedures for the protection of victims. The course may be presented as part of a training program that includes other subjects or courses.

(2) The sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal police officer, or peace officer authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, has consulted with a sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal police officer, or peace officer authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, who satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1) concerning the declaration defined in subdivision (a) and obtained the signature of that sheriff, deputy sheriff, municipal police officer, or peace officer authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 830.1 of the Penal Code on a declaration that substantially complies with the form described in Section 2954.

(g) “Property” means all personal property and real property of every kind belonging to, or alleged to belong to, the elder.
Cal. PRC § 35130 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26 / Chapter 3 / Section 35130
Section 35130
Status: in_force

At the first governing board meeting in January of each year, the governing board shall select a chairperson who shall preside at all meetings, and a vice chairperson, who shall preside in the absence of the chairperson. In the event of the absence of the chairperson and the vice chairperson, the members present, by an order entered into the minutes, shall select one of the members present to act as chairperson pro tempore, who, while so acting, has all of the authority of the chairperson.
Cal. FGC § 2348 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 2348
Section 2348
Status: in_force

(a) The outside of a package offered to or received by a common carrier or the carrier’s agent for transportation, or transported by a common carrier or agent, that contains a bird, mammal, fish, reptile, or amphibian, shall clearly and conspicuously indicate the following:

(1) The name and address of the shipper.

(2) The name and address of the consignee.

(3) The number and kind of bird, mammal, fish, reptile, and amphibian contained in the package.

(b) Licensed commercial fishermen and licensed commercial fish dealers are subject to all of the provisions of this section, except that commercial shipments of fish may be indicated by total net weight of each species instead of by numbers.
Cal. UIC § 1340 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1340
Section 1340
Status: in_force

Minors who are eligible for benefits may be paid and receive benefits in their own right, and a receipt signed by a minor shall be valid and binding.
Cal. INS § 774 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 774
Section 774
Status: in_force

The commissioner, after hearing upon notice, may issue a cease and desist order to any person if he finds that such person has, in more than one transaction, violated Section 770. The violation of such a cease and desist order is a misdemeanor.
Cal. PRC § 33602 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 33602
Section 33602
Status: in_force

The conservancy may adopt regulations governing the use by the public of conservancy lands and provide for their enforcement. Any regulation shall authorize only those uses of conservancy lands that are consistent with the protection, enhancement, or restoration of those lands and the resource values specified in Section 33500. The violation of any regulation is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both that fine and imprisonment. One-half of the amount of any fine collected shall be remitted to the conservancy for expenditure, upon appropriation, for carrying out the purposes of this division.
Cal. BPC § 9998.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 21.5 / Section 9998.7
Section 9998.7
Status: in_force

No foreign labor contractor shall make promises or otherwise induce a foreign worker to travel or accept promises of employment by promising or providing assurances to the foreign worker that citizenship or permanent residency status in the United States shall be secured or pursued if the worker accepts the offer of services of the foreign labor contractor.
Cal. PRC § 48020 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 48020
Section 48020
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:

(1) “Codisposal site” means a hazardous substance release site listed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 45 of the Health and Safety Code, where the disposal of hazardous substances, hazardous waste, and solid waste has occurred.

(2) “Trust fund” means the Solid Waste Disposal Site Cleanup Trust Fund created pursuant to Section 48027.

(b) The board shall, on January 1, 1994, initiate a program for the cleanup of solid waste disposal sites and for the cleanup of solid waste at codisposal sites where the responsible party either cannot be identified or is unable or unwilling to pay for timely remediation, and where cleanup is needed to protect public health and safety or the environment.

(c) The board shall not expend more than 5 percent of the funds appropriated for the purpose of the program by a statute other than the Budget Act to administer that program, unless a different amount is otherwise appropriated to administer the program in the annual Budget Act. If a different amount is appropriated to administer the program in the annual Budget Act, it shall be set forth in a separate line item. All remaining funds appropriated for purposes of the program shall be expended on direct cleanup pursuant to subdivision (b) or emergency actions at solid waste facilities, disposal sites, sites involving solid waste handling, and for solid waste at codisposal sites.
Cal. WAT § 75213 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 75213
Section 75213
Status: in_force

The district shall issue warrants for the amount of the improvement district assessment, which warrants shall be made payable in amounts and at the times corresponding substantially to the payment of the installments of the improvement district assessment and shall bear interest at such rate of interest as may have been fixed on the levy of the improvement district assessment. Such warrants shall be payable only out of funds derived from the levy and collection of the improvement district assessment.
Cal. FAC § 71064 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 9.5 / Article 3 / Section 71064
Section 71064
Status: in_force

No member or alternate of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary. Each member of the commission and each alternate serving in place of a member, except ex officio members who are officers or employees of a public agency, and each member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission, may receive reasonable and necessary traveling expenses and meal allowances as approved by the commission for each day spent in actual attendance at, or in traveling to and from, meetings of the commission or committees of the commission, or on special assignment for the commission.
Cal. PRC § 25960.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 25960.5
Section 25960.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 25960, any swimming pool heater with a pilot light which was manufactured prior to February 24, 1984, and in stock or on order as of that date, may be sold in this state prior to December 1, 1984. On or after December 1, 1984, no swimming pool heater may be sold or offered for sale, unless it is equipped with an intermittent ignition device or is designed to burn only liquefied petroleum gases.
Cal. FIN § 30604 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 30604
Section 30604
Status: in_force

An order issued pursuant to Section 30601 or 30603 shall require the licensed securities depository to show cause before the commissioner, at a time fixed by the commissioner, why the order should not be observed. If upon the hearing, it appears to the commissioner that the licensed securities depository is conducting business in an unsafe or injurious manner or is violating its articles of incorporation or any law of this state, or any rule binding upon it, the commissioner shall make the order of discontinuance final and the licensed securities depository shall immediately discontinue the practices named in the order.
Cal. RTC § 11272 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11272
Section 11272
Status: in_force

The board for good cause may extend for not to exceed 30 days the time for making a report, provided a written request is filed with the board prior to the period for which the extension may be granted.
Cal. FIN § 16502 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 16502
Section 16502
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a foreign (other state) state credit union or be deemed to authorize a foreign (other state) state credit union to transact business in this state.
Cal. FAC § 33766 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 33766
Section 33766
Status: in_force

The inside surfaces of any equipment, apparatus, or container, which comes in contact with milk or its products, shall be smooth and readily cleanable and free of open seams, cracks, or crevices. All openings in covers of tanks, vats, separators or other equipment shall be protected by raised edges or otherwise to prevent the entrance of surface drainage. Every tank in which milk or a milk product is stored shall be equipped with an accurate thermometer. All surface coolers shall be equipped with condensate deflectors and tight-fitting shields.
Cal. ELEC § 15701 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 11 / Section 15701
Section 15701
Status: in_force

If a postelection deadline imposed by this code prevents the proper tabulation or recounting of ballots, the county elections official of the affected county may petition the superior court of that county for an extension sufficient to permit the tabulation or recounting of ballots. The court may grant the petition if it finds that the time limitation would prevent the counting of all votes as required by Section 2.5 of Article II of the California Constitution.
Cal. BPC § 17080 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 17080
Section 17080
Status: in_force

Any injunction against a violation of this chapter, whether interim or final, shall cover every article or product and not merely the particular article or product involved in the action.
Cal. WIC § 14197.05 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 6.3 / Section 14197.05
Section 14197.05
Status: in_force

(a) As part of the federally required external quality review organization (EQRO) review of Medi-Cal managed care plans in the annual detailed technical report required by Section 438.364 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, effective for contract periods commencing on or after July 1, 2018, the EQRO designated by the department shall compile the data described in subdivision (b), by plan and by county, for the purpose of informing the status of implementation of the requirements of Section 14197.

(b) (1) The information compiled by the EQRO shall include all of the following:

(A) Number of requests for alternative access standards in the plan service area for time and distance, categorized by provider types, including specialists, and by adult and pediatric.

(B) Number of allowable exceptions for the appointment time standard, if known, categorized by provider types, including specialists, and by adult and pediatric.

(C) Distance and driving time between the nearest network provider and ZIP Code of the beneficiary furthest from that provider for requests for alternative access standards.

(D) Approximate number of beneficiaries impacted by alternative access standards or allowable exceptions.

(E) Percentage of providers in the plan service area, by provider and specialty type, that are under a contract with a Medi-Cal managed care plan.

(F) The number of requests for alternative access standards approved or denied by ZIP Code and provider and specialty type, and the reasons for the approval or denial of the request for alternative access standards. If an approval is authorized, the reasons for approval shall identify whether the approval was granted for either of the following reasons:

(i) A provider was not located in the requested ZIP Code.

(ii) The Medi-Cal managed care plan was unable to enter into a contract with a provider or providers in the requested ZIP Code.

(G) The process of ensuring out-of-network access.

(H) Descriptions of contracting efforts and explanation for why a contract was not executed.

(I) Timeframe for approval or denial of a request for alternative access standards by the department.

(J) Consumer complaints, if any.

(2) The information described in paragraph (1) shall be presented in a chart format to enable comparison among counties, provider types, and plans.

(c) The EQRO shall develop a methodology to assess information that will help inform the experience of individuals placed in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility and the distance that they are placed from their place of residence. The EQRO shall report the results from the use of this methodology in the EQRO annual Medi-Cal managed care plan technical report.

(d) The department shall comply with the requirements of subsection (c) of Section 438.364 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations in making the information described in this section publicly available.
Cal. BPC § 6106.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 6106.9
Section 6106.9
Status: in_force

(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to do any of the following:

(1) Expressly or impliedly condition the performance of legal services for a current or prospective client upon the client’s willingness to engage in sexual relations with the attorney.

(2) Employ coercion, intimidation, or undue influence in entering into sexual relations with a client.

(3) Continue representation of a client with whom the attorney has sexual relations if the sexual relations cause the attorney to perform legal services incompetently in violation of Rules 1.1 and 1.3 of the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California, or if the sexual relations would, or would be likely to, damage or prejudice the client’s case.

(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to sexual relations between attorneys and their spouses or persons in an equivalent domestic relationship or to ongoing consensual sexual relationships that predate the initiation of the attorney-client relationship.

(c) Where an attorney in a firm has sexual relations with a client but does not participate in the representation of that client, the attorneys in the firm shall not be subject to discipline under this section solely because of the occurrence of those sexual relations.

(d) For the purposes of this section, “sexual relations” means sexual intercourse or the touching of an intimate part of another person for the purpose of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse.

(e) Any complaint made to the State Bar alleging a violation of subdivision (a) shall be verified under oath by the person making the complaint.
Cal. LAB § 6436 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 6436
Section 6436
Status: in_force

The criminal complaint regarding a violation of Section 6505.5 may be brought by the Attorney General or by the district attorney or prosecuting attorney of any city, in the superior court of any county in the state with jurisdiction over the contractor or employer, by reason of the contractor’s or employer’s act or failure to act within that county. Any penalty assessed by the court shall be paid to the office of the prosecutor bringing the complaint, but if the case was referred to the prosecutor by the division, or some other governmental unit, one-half of the civil or criminal penalty assessed shall be paid to that governmental unit.
Cal. WAT § 60440 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 60440
Section 60440
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall in case the district is disincorporated, forthwith cause its county elections official to make and transmit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the notice of election hereinbefore provided for, and a statement of the number of voters voting against the disincorporation.
Cal. FIN § 22703 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 22703
Section 22703
Status: in_force

The officers, employees, partners, directors, and stockholders may inspect and examine the books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults while they are in the custody of the commissioner. Employees may make entries in these documents reflecting current operations or transactions.
Cal. PUC § 16001 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 16001
Section 16001
Status: in_force

On the first Tuesday after their election and qualification, the directors shall meet and classify themselves by lot, so that the largest possible minority shall hold office for two years, and a majority for four years. Thereafter at each biennial district election their successors shall be elected for the term of four years.