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Cal. FAM § 7604.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7604.5
Section 7604.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing shall be admissible as evidence without third-party foundation testimony and shall constitute prima facie evidence of costs incurred for those services.
Cal. HSC § 123493 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123493
Section 123493
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept voluntary contributions, in cash or in-kind, to pay for the costs in the implementation of the program under Section 123492. These private donations shall be deposited into the California Families and Children Account, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, in which, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated to the department for purposes of implementing Section 123492. No state funds shall be used in implementing Section 123492.

(b) The department shall only distribute grants established under Section 123492 if the Director of Finance determines, in writing, that there are sufficient funds from private donations available in the account for expenditure for the purposes of the program.

(c) The department’s administration costs shall not exceed 5 percent of the moneys in the account created under subdivision (a). Any costs to the department incurred prior to the account receiving funds shall be reimbursed to the department from funds in the account.

(d) The department shall not apply for grants or solicit private funds.

(e) If, as of January 1, 2009, the Director of Finance determines pursuant to subdivision (a) that there are insufficient funds on deposit in the account to implement the voluntary nurse home visiting grant program, the account shall cease to exist.
Cal. BPC § 25624 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 25624
Section 25624
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Drug testing devices” means test strips, stickers, straws, and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink.

(2) “Controlled substances” includes, but is not limited to, flunitrazepam, ketamine, and gamma hydroxybutyric acid, also known by other names, including GHB, gamma hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, sodium oxybate, and sodium oxybutyrate.

(b) An applicant for a new permanent on-sale general public premises (Type 48) license or the holder of an existing Type 48 license shall offer for sale to their customers drug testing devices at a cost not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those devices.

(c) A licensee subject to subdivision (b) shall post the following notice in a prominent and conspicuous location:

“Don’t get roofied! Drink lids and drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.”

(d) This section does not prevent a Type 48 licensee from offering drug testing devices to their customers free of charge.

(e) A Type 48 licensee shall not be held liable for a defective test or inaccurate test result, including, but not limited to, a false positive or false negative test result.

(f) A Type 48 licensee shall ensure that all testing devices offered to customers have not exceeded their expiration date or recommended period of use, according to the product label, product packaging, or otherwise recommended by the manufacturer.

(g) Notwithstanding Section 25617, a violation of this section is not a crime.

(h) The department shall post on its internet website a link to a page that contains information about the requirements of this section, including, but not limited to, the signage that is required to be posted and the types of drug testing devices that are required to be available on a Type 48 licensed premises.

(i) This section shall be operative on July 1, 2024, and shall be repealed on January 1, 2027.
Cal. HSC § 113091 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 113091
Section 113091
Status: in_force

A processed pet food is not adulterated because it includes cannabidiol (CBD) derived from industrial hemp, as defined in Section 11018.5, if the industrial hemp product does not contain any other cannabinoid or synthetic cannabinoid and meets the requirements established in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 111920) of Part 5. The sale of processed pet food that includes CBD derived from industrial hemp shall not be restricted or prohibited based solely on the inclusion of CBD.
Cal. FAM § 20037 — California Code / Code fam / Division 20 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 20037
Section 20037
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c):

(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to a child for whom services are provided or required to be provided by a district attorney pursuant to Section 11475.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(2) The court shall not hear or enter any order under this chapter in a matter involving such a child.

(b) Any order entered contrary to subdivision (a) is void and without legal effect.

(c) For purposes of enabling a custodial parent receiving assistance under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to participate in a pilot project authorized by this chapter, the district attorney, upon the request of the custodial parent, may execute a limited waiver of the obligation of representation under Section 11475.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. These limited waivers shall be signed by both the district attorney and custodial parent and shall only permit the custodial parent to participate in the proceedings under this chapter. It is not the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to limit the duties of district attorneys with respect to seeking child support payments or to in any way limit or supersede other provisions of this code respecting temporary child support.
Cal. WIC § 10475 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 30 / Section 10475
Section 10475
Status: in_force

(a) The State Allocation Board may use up to 5 percent of any appropriation for the purposes of this chapter to provide loans to private nonsectarian child care and development programs not under contract with the department for renovation and repair of existing program facilities, in accordance with this section.

(b) The department shall establish qualifications to determine the eligibility of child care agencies for loans pursuant to this section.

(c) The board, with any necessary assistance from the department, may do any of the following:

(1) Establish procedures and policies in connection with the administration of this section it deems necessary.

(2) Adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this section requiring procedure, forms, and information it deems necessary.

(d) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall do all of the following:

(1) Document that the renovated facility shall comply with all laws and regulations applicable to child care facilities provided for pursuant to Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that it will have sufficient revenues to pay the principal and interest on the loan and to maintain the operation of the child care facility.

(e) A recipient of a loan pursuant to this section shall assure the board that the renovated facility shall be used for purposes of the child care and development program for the following periods:

(1) For loans equal to or less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), not less than three years from the beginning of the loan period.

(2) For loans exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), the fixed period of time shall increase one year for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or part thereof, to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).

(f) The board shall set the period of the loan for each recipient, up to a maximum of 10 years, based upon the amount of the loan, the recipient’s ability to repay the loan, and the length of time the recipient has committed to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program.

(g) Interest on the loan principal shall be charged at a rate equal to the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Account.

(h) In the event that a recipient ceases to use the renovated facility for purposes of the child care and development program prior to the expiration of the period specified pursuant to subdivision (e), the board shall collect the entire outstanding balance of the loan, plus interest, notwithstanding the loan period originally set pursuant to subdivision (f).
Cal. HSC § 25214.8.11 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.2.2 / Section 25214.8.11
Section 25214.8.11
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Act” means the Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2021.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

(c) “Manufacturer” means a business concern that owns or owned a name brand of mercury-added thermostats sold in this state before January 1, 2006.

(d) “Mercury-added thermostat” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 25214.8.1.

(e) “Out-of-service mercury-added thermostat” means a mercury-added thermostat that is removed from a building or facility in this state and is intended to be discarded.

(f) “Program” means a system for the collection, transportation, recycling, and disposal of out-of-service mercury-added thermostats that is financed, as well as managed or provided, by a manufacturer or collectively by a group of manufacturers pursuant to this act. “Program” also includes the education and outreach campaign conducted by a qualified third party to inform appropriate entities about the out-of-service mercury-added thermostat collection opportunities provided by the program.

(g) “Qualified third party” means a nonprofit organization, exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)), that is selected by a manufacturer, or group of manufacturers, pursuant to Section 25214.8.11.4 to implement the program.

(h) “Retailer” means a person who sells thermostats of any kind directly to a consumer through a selling or distribution mechanism, including, but not limited to, a sale using catalogs or the internet. A retailer may be a wholesaler if the person meets the definition of a wholesaler set forth in subdivision (j).

(i) “Thermostat” means a product or device that uses a switch to sense and control room temperature through communication with heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning equipment. “Thermostat” includes a thermostat used to sense and control room temperature in residential, commercial, industrial, and other buildings, but does not include a thermostat used to sense and control temperature as part of a manufacturing process.

(j) “Wholesaler” means a person engaged in the distribution and wholesale selling of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components to contractors who install heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning components, and whose total wholesale sales account for 80 percent or more of total sales. A manufacturer, as defined in subdivision (c), is not a wholesaler.
Cal. FAC § 29733 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 29733
Section 29733
Status: in_force

If a packer or owner of honey, or the agent of either, after notification to the packer, owner, or agent that the honey and its containers are a public nuisance, refuses, or fails within a reasonable time, to recondition or remark the honey so as to comply with all requirements of this chapter, the honey and its containers:

(a) May be seized by the director or any enforcement officer.

(b) By order of the superior court of the county within which the honey and its containers may be located, shall be condemned and destroyed, or released upon conditions the court, in its discretion, may impose to ensure that it will not be packed, delivered for shipment, shipped, transported, or sold in violation of this chapter. A proceeding under this section is a limited civil case if the value of the property in controversy is less than or equal to the maximum amount in controversy for a limited civil case under Section 85 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. BPC § 7580.13 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 1 / Section 7580.13
Section 7580.13
Status: in_force

The director may, in accordance with the State Civil Service Act and subject to the provisions of Section 159.5, appoint and fix the compensation of inspectors, investigators, and other personnel as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 7583 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 4 / Section 7583
Section 7583
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, “licensee” means a licensed private patrol operator.
Cal. HSC § 38592.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 7 / Section 38592.6
Section 38592.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislative Analyst’s Office shall, until January 1, 2046, annually report to the Legislature on the economic impacts and benefits of the greenhouse gas emissions targets established pursuant to Sections 38550, 38562.2, and 38566.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2046, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 54002 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 16 / Chapter 1 / Section 54002
Section 54002
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Board” means the Department of Housing and Community Development for programs administered by the department, and the California Housing Finance Agency for programs administered by the agency.

(b) “Committee” means the Housing Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 53524 and continued in existence pursuant to Sections 53548 and 54014.

(c) “Fund” means the Affordable Housing Bond Act Trust Fund of 2018 created pursuant to Section 54006.
Cal. FAC § 58782 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 58782
Section 58782
Status: in_force

The hearing on a proposed marketing order or proposed amendments shall be public and all testimony shall be received under oath. A full and complete record of all proceedings at such hearing shall be made and maintained on file in the office of the director.
Cal. PROB § 406 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 406
Section 406
Status: in_force

(a) The authority of a person to act as a probate referee ceases immediately upon expiration of the person’s term of office, revocation of the person’s appointment, or other termination pursuant to law.

(b) Upon cessation of authority of a person to act as a probate referee, the Controller shall notify the superior court of the county for which the probate referee was appointed. Upon receipt of notice, or if it otherwise comes to the attention of the court that the authority of a person to act as a probate referee has ceased, the court shall reassign any estate for which the person had been designated as probate referee to another probate referee.
Cal. SHC § 8769 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 11.1 / Section 8769
Section 8769
Status: in_force

Before issuing bonds pursuant to this division, the legislative body shall determine, and shall declare in the resolution of intention, one of the following:

(a) The city will obligate itself to advance available funds from the city treasury to cure any deficiency which may occur in the bond redemption fund. If the legislative body determines to so declare under this subdivision, the legislative body may provide further security for the assessment bonds by creating an improvement district pursuant to the Benefit Assessment Act of 1982.

(b) The city will not obligate itself to advance available funds from the city treasury to cure any deficiency which may occur in the bond redemption fund. A determination not to obligate itself shall not prevent the city from, in its sole discretion, so advancing funds.

The determination made pursuant to this section shall be clearly stated in the text of the bonds issued pursuant to this division, and the title of the bonds shall include the words “Limited Obligation Improvement” in the event that the declaration in subdivision (b) is made.
Cal. SHC § 546 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 546
Section 546
Status: in_force

Route 246 is from:

(a)  Current west city limits of the City of Lompoc to Route 1.

(b) Route 1 to Route 154 near Santa Ynez.
Cal. HSC § 105145.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 105145.5
Section 105145.5
Status: in_force

On or before January 1, 2004, the Trustees of the California State University shall submit a progress report to the Legislature on the status of the establishment and implementation of curricula in gerontology in accordance with this article.
Cal. PRC § 7053 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 7053
Section 7053
Status: in_force

At the time and place fixed in the resolution for the meeting, all sealed proposals which have been received shall in public session be opened, examined, and recorded by the governing body, and the property may be leased to the highest responsible bidder in the judgment of the governing body. The governing body may, should it deem such action for the best public interest, at any time reject any and all bids and withdraw the property from lease.
Cal. VEH § 21719 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 21719
Section 21719
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in the event of an emergency occurring on a roadway that requires the rapid removal of impediments to traffic or the rendering of assistance to a disabled vehicle obstructing a roadway, a tow truck driver who is operating under an agreement with the law enforcement agency responsible for investigating traffic collisions on the roadway, summoned by the owner or operator of a vehicle involved in a collision or that is otherwise disabled on the roadway, or operating pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2430.1 may utilize the center median or right shoulder of a roadway if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) A peace officer employed by the investigating law enforcement agency is at the scene of the roadway obstruction and has determined that the obstruction has caused an unnecessary delay to motorists using the roadway.

(2) A peace officer employed by the investigating law enforcement agency has determined that a tow truck can provide emergency roadside assistance by removing the disabled vehicle and gives explicit permission to the tow truck driver allowing the utilization of the center median or right shoulder of the roadway.

(3) The tow truck is not operated on the center median or right shoulder at a speed greater than what is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the roadway, and in no event at a speed that endangers the safety of persons or property.

(4) The tow truck displays flashing amber warning lamps to the front, rear, and both sides while driving in the center median or right shoulder of a roadway pursuant to this section.

(b) For purposes of this section, “utilize the center median” includes making a U-turn across the center median.
Cal. RTC § 6484 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6484
Section 6484
Status: in_force

If any part of the deficiency for which a deficiency determination is made is due to negligence or intentional disregard of this part or authorized rules and regulations, a penalty of 10 per cent of the amount of the determination shall be added thereto.
Cal. WAT § 35220 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 35220
Section 35220
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of directors may at any time alter, repeal, or amend the district’s bylaws by a majority vote. Any alteration, repeal, or amendment to the bylaws shall be recorded with the county recorder of each affected county.
Cal. WIC § 10480 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 31 / Article 1 / Section 10480
Section 10480
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Block grant” means the block grant contained in Title VI of the Child Care and Development Fund, as established by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193).

(b) “Child care” means all licensed child care and development services and license-exempt child care, including, but not limited to, private for-profit programs, nonprofit programs, and publicly funded programs, for all children up to and including 12 years of age, including children with exceptional needs and children from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

(c) “Child care provider” means a person who provides child care services or represents persons who provide child care services.

(d) “Community representative” means a person who represents an agency or business that provides private funding for child care services, or who advocates for child care services through participation in civic or community-based organizations but is not a child care provider and does not represent an agency that contracts with the department to provide child care and development services.

(e) “Consumer” means a parent or person who receives, or who has received within the past 36 months, child care services.

(f) “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.

(g) “Local planning council” means a local child care and development planning council as described in Section 10485.

(h) “Public agency representative” means a person who represents a city, county, city and county, or local educational agency.
Cal. FAC § 5553 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 5553
Section 5553
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to maintain any neglected or abandoned plant or crop which is a public nuisance.
Cal. FAC § 29555 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 29555
Section 29555
Status: in_force

No emergency standard shall be construed to modify in any respect any provision of this chapter which is designed to prevent deception or mislabeling, or which is designed to prevent the marketing of honey which is unwholesome or which would fail to give consumer satisfaction.
Cal. INS § 1655 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 1655
Section 1655
Status: in_force

No application for a license shall be deemed filed unless the document has been submitted by a means of electronic service approved by the commissioner, and the proper filing fee, including any required application fee for any qualifying examination required by this chapter, Chapter 5A (commencing with Section 1759), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1760), and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 1800) of Part 2 of Division 1, or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 5 for the license applied for has been paid. However, an applicant may, for good cause shown, request an exemption to the electronic filing requirement.