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Cal. BPC § 6085 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 6085
Section 6085
Status: in_force

Any person complained against shall be given fair, adequate, and reasonable notice and have a fair, adequate, and reasonable opportunity and right:

(a) To defend against the charge by the introduction of evidence.

(b) To receive any and all exculpatory evidence from the State Bar after the initiation of a disciplinary proceeding in State Bar Court, and thereafter when this evidence is discovered and available. This subdivision shall not require the disclosure of mitigating evidence.

(c) To be represented by counsel.

(d) To examine and cross-examine witnesses.

(e) To exercise any right guaranteed by the California Constitution or the United States Constitution, including the right against self-incrimination.

He or she shall also have the right to the issuance of subpoenas for attendance of witnesses to appear and testify or produce books and papers, as provided in this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 873 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 20 / Section 873
Section 873
Status: in_force

(a) A user may use an online tool to direct the custodian to disclose to a designated recipient or not disclose some or all of the user’s digital assets, including the content of electronic communications. If the online tool allows the user to modify or delete a direction at all times, a direction regarding disclosure using an online tool overrides a contrary direction by the user in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record.

(b) If a user has not used an online tool to give direction under subdivision (a) or if a custodian has not provided an online tool, a user may allow or prohibit in a will, trust, power of attorney, or other record the disclosure to a fiduciary of some or all of the user’s digital assets, including the contents of electronic communications sent or received by the user.

(c) A user’s direction under subdivision (a) or (b) overrides a contrary provision in a terms-of-service agreement.
Cal. WAT § 72020 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 72020
Section 72020
Status: in_force

If a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters of the proposed improvement district requesting that an election be held on the formation thereof is presented to the board before the effective date of the resolution of formation, the board shall by resolution call a special election in the proposed improvement district for the purpose of submitting the question of the formation of the improvement district to the voters of the proposed improvement district.
Cal. RTC § 2612.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2612.5
Section 2612.5
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall issue separate tax bills for tax-defaulted property and property which is not tax delinquent.

Where tax-defaulted property and property which is not tax delinquent have been included or combined in one assessment, the tax collector may request the assessor to make a separate valuation of each such property, and the assessor shall within 10 days from and after the date of any such request make each such valuation and notify the auditor thereof.
Cal. SHC § 33250 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 33250
Section 33250
Status: in_force

The authority shall have power, and it shall be its duty, fully and faithfully to keep and perform any covenant it may make pursuant to Section 33116 with or for the benefit of the holders of any bonds with respect to the fixing and maintaining of fees, tolls, rentals or other charges, and each and every other covenant it may make, or obligation it may assume, pursuant to any provision of this part, and it shall be the duty of each and every officer, representative and employee of the authority to do and perform each and every act necessary or appropriate for such keeping and performance by such authority of every such covenant and obligation.
Cal. WIC § 14018.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14018.5
Section 14018.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Section 3275 of the Civil Code does not apply to Medi-Cal reimbursement or prior authorization.
Cal. PRC § 4260 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 4260
Section 4260
Status: in_force

No regulation adopted pursuant to this article shall prohibit or curtail the complete possession and use of any area by the owner of the area or the owner’s agent, except that the use or possession of fireworks shall not be allowed in a hazardous fire area designated pursuant to Section 4258, other than as designated for their use or possession pursuant to that section.
Cal. WAT § 36542 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 36542
Section 36542
Status: in_force

The board may, after the hearing, order the distribution district dissolved.
Cal. BPC § 6033 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 6033
Section 6033
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to facilitate the professional responsibilities of licensees by collecting, in conjunction with the State Bar’s collection of its annual license fees or otherwise, voluntary financial support for nonprofit organizations that provide free legal services to persons of limited means. All funds received for programs related to this section shall be distributed to qualified legal services projects and support centers as provided in Section 6216 without deduction for administrative fees, costs, or expenses by the State Bar. Any fees, costs, or expenses associated with administering this section shall be absorbed within the costs allowed by and paid from the funds specified in Section 6216.

(b) To implement this section, the State Bar, in consultation with the Chief Justice of California, shall appoint a task force of key stakeholders to analyze the mechanisms and experience of bar associations that have adopted programs for the collection of financial contributions from bar licensees and shall propose an appropriate method for facilitating the collection and distribution of voluntary contributions that is best calculated to generate the greatest level of financial support and participation from State Bar licensees, taking into account such issues as the justice-gap between the legal needs of low-income people in California and the legal resources available to assist them. The method and any recommended voluntary contribution amount adopted by the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California shall be implemented for the 2008 fiscal year, and shall be reviewed and adjusted as needed after two years and, thereafter, every five years as needed, in consultation with affected service providers and other key stakeholders.
Cal. ELEC § 7400.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7400.5
Section 7400.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 7400 and 7401, in the County of San Bernardino, the county central committee shall be elected by supervisor districts, and the number to be elected from any supervisor district shall be determined as follows:

(1) There shall be taken the number of votes cast in the supervisor district at the last gubernatorial election for that party’s candidate for Governor, or, if the party did not have a candidate for Governor, for the candidate of the party voted on throughout the state who received the greatest number of votes and who was the candidate of that party alone.

(2) This number shall be divided by one-thirtieth of the number of votes cast in San Bernardino County for Governor or, where the party did not have a candidate for Governor, for the candidate mentioned above. The integer next larger than the quotient obtained by that division shall constitute the number of members of the committee to be elected by that party in that supervisor district.

(b) The San Bernardino County Central Committee shall be composed of not fewer than 30 members. If the procedure outlined above would result in fewer than 30 members being elected to the committee, the number of votes cast for this party’s candidate in each supervisor district shall be divided by an amount sufficiently smaller than one-thirtieth of the votes cast for Governor in San Bernardino County as to give a membership on the committee equal to or the nearest amount that is greater than 30 members.
Cal. FAC § 72004 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 72004
Section 72004
Status: in_force

A commission is also necessary to conduct research into the development of varieties more suitable to the export trade, as well as more productive under California growing conditions.
Cal. ELEC § 10 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, and has the powers and duties specified in this code and Section 12172.5 of the Government Code.

(b) (1) The Secretary of State shall make reasonable efforts to do all of the following:

(A) Promote voter registration to eligible voters.

(B) Encourage eligible voters to vote.

(C) Promote preregistration to eligible citizens.

(D) Promote civic learning and engagement to prepare students and new citizens to register to vote and to vote.

(2) In undertaking these efforts, the Secretary of State shall prioritize communities that have been historically underrepresented in voter registration or voting.

(c) Beginning in the year before the federal decennial census and continuing through the completion of the enumeration activities for that census, the Secretary of State shall incorporate messages into public election materials produced by the Secretary of State that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census. In undertaking this effort, the Secretary of State shall prioritize messages that are designed to overcome significant challenges to a complete and accurate enumeration of the state, including messages targeted at overcoming barriers to participation by historically hard-to-count communities based on response rate data from the United States Census Bureau.
Cal. BPC § 24045.10 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 24045.10
Section 24045.10
Status: in_force

(a) The department in its discretion may issue, on a temporary basis, a daily on-sale general license for a vessel of 7,000 tons or more displacement engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, which is located in a county of the third class.

(b) The license shall be issued to the operator of the vessel and shall entitle the licensee to sell only alcoholic beverages on which all applicable excise taxes have been paid only to passengers, bona fide guests of passengers, bona fide guests of the vessel operator, and employees not on duty and only while the vessel is berthed at a dock in port in this state which is on the vessel’s regularly scheduled interstate or international cruise itinerary.

(c) The license shall be issued for a period not to exceed two consecutive days. No license shall be issued for use on the same vessel more than 24 times per calendar year.

(d) For the purpose of this section, a “bona fide guest of a passenger” or a “bona fide guest of the operator” means an individual whose presence as a guest on the vessel is in response to a specific invitation by a passenger or the operator.

(e) The fee for the license shall be fifty dollars ($50) per day.

(f) Application for the license may be made by the vessel’s agent on behalf of the vessel’s operator upon written authorization by the vessel’s operator.

(g) All alcoholic beverages dispensed under authority of the license shall have been purchased from a licensed wholesaler or winegrower in this state.
Cal. FIN § 5706 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 5706
Section 5706
Status: in_force

At the time the conversion into a federal association becomes effective the association ceases to be supervised by this state and all of the property of the association, including all of its right, title, and interest in and to all property of every kind and character immediately, by operation of law and without any conveyance, or transfer and without any further act or deed, is vested in the association under its new name and style as a federal association and under its new jurisdiction.
Cal. SHC § 8700 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Section 8700
Section 8700
Status: in_force

In the event bonds are ordered to be issued, the unpaid assessments, as shown on the list filed by the street superintendent and determined by the legislative body, and any reassessments which may be issued thereon or in lieu thereof, together with interest thereon, shall remain and constitute a trust fund for the redemption and payment of the principal of the bonds and for the interest which may be due thereon.
Cal. BPC § 5466 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 5466
Section 5466
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as to an advertising display in place as of August 12, 2004, a cause of action for the erection or maintenance of an advertising display that violates this chapter or the laws of a local governmental entity shall not be brought by a private party against an advertising display that has been in continuous existence in its current location for a period of five years. However, if the advertising display has been illegally modified, the cause of action for the illegal modification may be brought by a private party if it is filed within five years of the date the modification was made.

(b) This section shall not apply to a cause of action brought by a governmental entity that is based on the erection or maintenance of an advertising display that violates this chapter or the laws of the governmental entity.
Cal. PRC § 42990 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 21 / Article 5 / Section 42990
Section 42990
Status: in_force

(a) The mattress recycling organization shall keep minutes, books, and records that clearly reflect the activities and transactions of the mattress recycling organization.

(b) The accounting books of the mattress recycling organization shall be audited at the organization’s expense by an independent certified public accountant retained by the organization at least once each calendar year.

(c) The mattress recycling organization shall arrange for the audit to be delivered to the department, along with the annual report required pursuant to Section 42990.1. The department shall review the audit for compliance with this chapter and consistency with the plan created pursuant to this chapter. The department shall notify the mattress recycling organization of any compliance issues or inconsistencies. The department shall not disclose any confidential proprietary information in the audit.

(d) The department may conduct its own audit if it determines that an audit is necessary to enforce the requirements of this chapter and that the audit conducted pursuant to subdivision (b) is not adequate for this purpose. The mattress recycling organization may obtain copies of the audit upon request. The department shall not disclose any confidential proprietary information in the audit.
Cal. HSC § 1568.097 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.01 / Article 2 / Section 1568.097
Section 1568.097
Status: in_force

A licensee that permits residents to possess firearms on the facility premises shall do all of the following:

(a) Accept and centrally store a resident’s firearm, ammunition, or both.

(b) Retain and centrally store a licensee’s firearm, ammunition, or both.

(c) Resident’s and licensees’ firearms, ammunition, or both shall be centrally stored in the facility and in the following manner:

(1) Firearms shall be centrally stored unloaded, in a locked gun safe, that meets the regulatory standards established by the Department of Justice in Section 4100 of Title 11 of the California Code of Regulations.

(2) Ammunition shall be centrally stored separately in a locked location different from firearms.
Cal. SHC § 18004 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 18004
Section 18004
Status: in_force

“Street lighting system” and “system” include any or all appliances, poles, posts, electroliers, transformers, lighting units, lamps, cables, wires, pipes, conduits and other suitable or necessary works or appliances for street lighting purposes.
Cal. FGC § 1787 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.8 / Article 3 / Section 1787
Section 1787
Status: in_force

(a) If the bank site owner is a public entity, that entity shall pay annually to the county in which the property is located an amount equal to the county taxes levied on the property at the time title to the bank site is transferred to that entity. The public entity shall also pay the assessments levied upon the property by any irrigation, drainage, or reclamation district.

(b) Payments under this section shall be made on or before December 10 of each year, except for newly acquired bank sites, for which payments shall be made pursuant to subdivision (c).

(c) Payments for newly acquired bank sites shall be made within one year of the date title to the property was transferred to the state, prorated for the balance of the year from the date title was transferred to the 30th day of June following the date title was transferred, and, thereafter, payments shall be made on or before December 10 of each year.
Cal. FAC § 47003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 1 / Section 47003
Section 47003
Status: in_force

The secretary may establish qualifications for persons selling products directly to the public whenever the sales involve the use of any exemption granted by this chapter. Certified farmers’ markets and other direct marketing outlets and distributors may likewise be subject to qualifications.
Cal. SHC § 8884 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Section 8884
Section 8884
Status: in_force

Whenever an assessment is paid off following the issuance of bonds, there shall be transferred, from the special reserve fund to the redemption fund, an amount equal to the reduction in the assessment determined pursuant to Section 8881.
Cal. WAT § 31035 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31035
Section 31035
Status: in_force

A district may undertake a water conservation program to reduce water use and may require as a condition of new service that reasonable water-saving devices and water reclamation devices be installed to reduce water use.
Cal. PRC § 9885 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 9885
Section 9885
Status: in_force

Improvement district warrants may be made payable to any of the following:

(a) Bearer.

(b) Persons furnishing work, labor, or material.

(c) The contractor if the work of improvement is to be done under contract.
Cal. FAC § 39521 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 9 / Section 39521
Section 39521
Status: in_force

Spread is a substitute for butter consisting of mixtures of compounds which may include milk solids-not-fat and edible oils and fats that is made in imitation or semblance of butter and does not meet the definition for margarine or dairy spread.
Cal. BPC § 2830.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 2830.5
Section 2830.5
Status: in_force

Every applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has met the requirements of this article.
Cal. BPC § 23014 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 23014
Section 23014
Status: in_force

“Brandy manufacturer” means any person engaged in the manufacture of brandy only and not in the manufacture of any other distilled spirits.
Cal. HSC § 50087 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50087
Section 50087
Status: in_force

“Mutual self-help housing” means assisted housing for which persons and families of low or moderate income contribute their own labor in individual or group efforts to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for themselves, their families, and others occupying the housing.
Cal. PRC § 31117 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 3 / Section 31117
Section 31117
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this division, the executive officer shall submit any plan or project proposed to be carried out pursuant to this division within the coastal zone portion of the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as defined in Section 33105, to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for review at least 60 days prior to approval by the State Coastal Conservancy. If the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has not, within 60 days from the date of submission, acted to disapprove the proposed plan or project on the grounds that the plan or project is in conflict with or jeopardizes an approved acquisition or improvement or a proposed acquisition or improvement identified in the adopted Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy workprogram, the plan or project may proceed pursuant to this division.
Cal. WAT § 47807 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 47807
Section 47807
Status: in_force

When the resolution to cancel is attached to the assessment roll the secretary shall endorse upon the assessment roll after each tract assessed the amount of the assessment balance which has been canceled with respect to such tract.
Cal. FIN § 18214 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 18214
Section 18214
Status: in_force

For the purpose of computing the charges set forth in this article, a month is any period of 30 consecutive days.
Cal. RTC § 19142 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 19142
Section 19142
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Sections 19147 and 19148 and subdivision (b), in the case of any underpayment of tax imposed under Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) there shall be added to the tax for the taxable year an amount determined at the rate established under Section 19521 on the amount of the underpayment for the period of the underpayment.

(b) (1) No addition to tax shall be imposed under this section to the extent that the underpayment was created or increased by any provision of law that is chaptered during and operative for the taxable year of the underpayment.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 18415, this subdivision applies to penalties imposed on and after January 1, 2005.