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Cal. PROB § 11952 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 11952
Section 11952
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220 to the personal representative and to the persons entitled to distribution of the undivided interests.

(b) At the hearing the persons entitled to distribution of the undivided interests shall be considered the parties to the proceeding whether or not they have appeared or filed a responsive pleading. No one shall be considered as a plaintiff or as a defendant.

(c) Any objection to the jurisdiction of the court shall be made and resolved in the manner prescribed in Part 19 (commencing with Section 850) of Division 2.
Cal. INS § 10457 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 10457
Section 10457
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of such securities, the commissioner shall immediately deposit them in the State Treasury in accordance with the provisions of Sections 940 to 946, inclusive, where they shall remain as a special security for the benefit of such registered policies.
Cal. RTC § 60337 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 60337
Section 60337
Status: in_force

If a supplier fails to make a weekly return or to pay any weekly installment of the tax, or any part thereof, pursuant to the requirement imposed upon the supplier under Section 60334, the full amount of the installment becomes immediately due and payable. The board shall thereupon make a jeopardy determination under Section 60330 and the board shall forthwith collect the tax due from the supplier in the manner prescribed by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60201) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60401). All provisions of those chapters, where relevant, apply to collections required to be made under this article.
Cal. HSC § 123505 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123505
Section 123505
Status: in_force

The goals of the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system shall be:

(a)  To decrease and maintain the decreased level of perinatal, maternal, and infant mortality and morbidity in the State of California.

(b)  To support methods of providing comprehensive prenatal care that prevent prematurity and the incidence of low birth weight infants.
Cal. BPC § 6158.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 9.5 / Section 6158.5
Section 6158.5
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies to all lawyers, licensees, law partnerships, law corporations, entities subject to regulation under Section 6155, advertising collectives, cooperatives, or other individuals, including nonlawyers, or groups advertising the availability of legal services.

(b) Subdivisions (a) to (k), inclusive, of Section 6158.4 do not apply to qualified legal services projects as defined in Article 14 (commencing with Section 6210) and nonprofit lawyer referral services certified under Section 6155.

(c) Sections 6157 to 6158.5, inclusive, do not apply to the media in which the advertising is displayed or to an advertising agency that prepares the contents of an advertisement and is not directly involved in the formation or operation of lawyer advertising collectives or cooperatives, referral services, or other groups existing primarily for the purpose of advertising the availability of legal services or making referrals to attorneys.

(d) This article does not apply to broadcasters that disseminate the advertisements subject to this article.
Cal. WAT § 36590 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 36590
Section 36590
Status: in_force

If any land is not charged with its portion of any assessment or if the assessment on any land is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, that land shall at any subsequent assessment hearing be assessed, in addition to the then current assessment, by the board of supervisors in a sum which bears the same proportion to the total amount of the former assessment as its then assessed valuation bears to the total amount of the assessed valuation placed on all the land at the time the former assessment was levied.
Cal. FAC § 14200 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 14200
Section 14200
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby declares that this chapter, which prescribes the distribution and use of livestock drugs, is intended to assure that such drugs are available to livestock producers for their use in protecting the health of the livestock population of the state, and that such use will in turn benefit the general public by providing an abundant supply of wholesome food and fiber.

It is further declared that nothing in this chapter is intended to prevent a livestock producer from administering livestock drugs safely and effectively when such use is in accordance with the labeling directions for the drug used.
Cal. PUC § 80001 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 9 / Section 80001
Section 80001
Status: in_force

The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held within 60 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed.
Cal. WIC § 14169.74 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5.230 / Section 14169.74
Section 14169.74
Status: in_force

Beginning with the proposed budget for the 2014–15 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Finance shall report in the Governor’s proposed budget and the May Revision the difference in General Fund benefit for the upcoming fiscal year resulting from this article and what was anticipated at the time the Budget Act of 2013 was enacted. It is the intent of the Legislature that additional General Fund benefit be appropriated to supplement, and not supplant, funding for health and human service programs, which may include the cost of medical interpreters.
Cal. VEH § 3065.25 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 3065.25
Section 3065.25
Status: in_force

As used in Sections 3065, 3065.2, and 3065.4, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Parts” includes, but is not limited to, engine, transmission, and other part assemblies.

(b) “Warranty” includes a new vehicle warranty, a certified preowned warranty, a repair pursuant to a technical service bulletin on a vehicle covered under the period of warranty, a repair pursuant to a customer service campaign on a vehicle covered under the period of warranty, and a recall conducted pursuant to Sections 30118 to 30120, inclusive, of Title 49 of the United States Code.
Cal. SHC § 9180 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 9180
Section 9180
Status: in_force

The written consent of the owners of a majority in area of the land subject to reassessment shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative body before the legislative body shall have jurisdiction to confirm any reassessment under this division.
Cal. WIC § 15610.20 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 15610.20
Section 15610.20
Status: in_force

“Clients’ rights advocate” means the individual or individuals assigned by a regional center or state hospital developmental center to be responsible for clients’ rights assurance for persons with developmental disabilities.
Cal. RTC § 32175 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 32175
Section 32175
Status: in_force

It shall be presumed, for the purposes of this part, that all beer and wine imported into this State by a beer manufacturer or wine grower or importer has been sold in this State at the time it is received by the licensee, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the board, on forms prescribed by the board, that the beer or wine is still in the possession of the beer manufacturer or the wine grower in internal revenue bond within this State, or has been exported from this State by the licensee making the report or has been sold by him for export and actually exported from this State, or is otherwise exempt under this part.
Cal. RTC § 41115 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 41115
Section 41115
Status: in_force

At any time within 10 years after any surcharge or any amount of surcharge required to be collected becomes due and payable, and at any time after any amount determined under Article 3 (commencing with Section 41070), Article 4 (commencing with Section 41080) or Article 5 (commencing with Section 41085) of Chapter 4 of this part becomes due and payable, the department may bring an action in the courts of this state, of any other state, or of the United States in the name of the people of California to collect the amount delinquent together with penalties.
Cal. FAC § 61385 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 61385
Section 61385
Status: in_force

Any false statement or representation which is knowingly made, by any wholesale customer or consumer, or anyone that is acting on the behalf of either, to any distributor or manufacturer, or any representative of a distributor or manufacturer, that a competitor of the distributor or manufacturer has offered or is offering to sell, or is selling milk, cream, or any dairy product to the wholesale customer or consumer at a lower price than the manufacturer or distributor has offered or is offering to sell, or is selling it is an unlawful practice.
Cal. FAC § 77206 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 77206
Section 77206
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that members of the commission are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the legislature finds that, with respect to persons who are elected or appointed to the commission, the particular agricultural industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Cal. WAT § 8633 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 8633
Section 8633
Status: in_force

The published notice shall state that the levee is insufficient or necessary, that it is the intention of the board to construct, repair or complete the levee and pay the cost out of an assessment levied or to be levied and assessed upon the lands within the drainage district directly or indirectly benefited by the levee.
Cal. FIN § 1540 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 15 / Article 2 / Section 1540
Section 1540
Status: in_force

Each industrial bank shall be an insured bank at all times while it is engaged in the industrial banking business.
Cal. PUC § 9620 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4.9 / Section 9620
Section 9620
Status: in_force

(a) Each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers shall prudently plan for and procure resources that are adequate to meet its planning reserve margin and peak demand and operating reserves, sufficient to provide reliable electric service to its customers. Customer generation located on the customer’s site or providing electric service through arrangements authorized by Section 218, shall not be subject to these requirements if the customer generation, or the load it serves, meets one of the following criteria:

(1) It takes standby service from the local publicly owned electric utility on a rate schedule that provides for adequate backup planning and operating reserves for the standby customer class.

(2) It is not physically interconnected to the electric transmission or distribution grid, so that, if the customer generation fails, backup power is not supplied from the electricity grid.

(3) There is physical assurance that the load served by the customer generation will be curtailed concurrently and commensurately with an outage of the customer generation.

(b) Each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers shall, at a minimum, meet the most recent minimum planning reserve and reliability criteria approved by the Board of Trustees of the Western Systems Coordinating Council or the Western Electricity Coordinating Council.

(c) Each local publicly owned electric utility shall prudently plan for and procure energy storage systems that are adequate to meet the requirements of Section 2836.

(d) A local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers shall, upon request, provide the Energy Commission with any information the Energy Commission determines is necessary to evaluate the progress made by the local publicly owned electric utility in meeting the requirements of this section, consistent with the annual targets established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25310 of the Public Resources Code.

(e) The Energy Commission shall report to the Legislature, to be included in each integrated energy policy report prepared pursuant to Section 25302 of the Public Resources Code, regarding the progress made by each local publicly owned electric utility serving end-use customers in meeting the requirements of this section.

(f) A local publicly owned electric utility may meet its minimum planning reserve margin through individual contractual procurement or through an aggregated or pooled portfolio of resources if that aggregation or pooling is defined in a contractual arrangement and each participating local publicly owned electric utility meets its individual minimum planning reserve margin based on its share of the resource portfolio pool.
Cal. INS § 10144.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 10144.2
Section 10144.2
Status: in_force

(a) No disability insurer covering hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall deny, refuse to insure, refuse to renew, cancel, restrict, or otherwise terminate, exclude, or limit coverage or charge a different rate for the same coverage, on the basis that the applicant or insured person is, has been, or may be a victim of domestic violence.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent a disability insurer covering hospital, medical, or surgical expenses from underwriting coverage on the basis of the medical condition of an individual so long as the consideration of the condition (1) does not take into account whether such an individual’s medical condition was caused by an act of domestic violence, (2) is the same with respect to an applicant or insured who is not the subject of domestic violence as with an applicant or insured who is the subject of domestic violence, and (3) does not violate any other act, regulation, or rule of law. The fact that an individual is, has been, or may be the subject of domestic violence shall not be considered a medical condition.

(c) As used in this section, “domestic violence” means domestic violence, as defined in Section 6211 of the Family Code.
Cal. PROB § 2101 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 2101
Section 2101
Status: in_force

The relationship of guardian and ward and of conservator and conservatee is a fiduciary relationship that is governed by the law of trusts, except as provided in this division.
Cal. HSC § 51058 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 51058
Section 51058
Status: in_force

(a)  The agency may renegotiate, refinance, foreclose, or contract for the foreclosure of, any mortgage in default and may waive any default or consent to the modification of the terms of any mortgage. With respect to housing developments, the agency shall require that mortgage servicing and foreclosure practices, including forbearance and recasting of mortgages in default, conform to agency policies or resolutions.

(b)  The agency may commence any action to protect or enforce any right conferred upon it by any law, mortgage, contract, or other agreement and may bid for and purchase property sold in satisfaction thereof at any foreclosure or other sale or may otherwise acquire and take possession of that property. Subject to any agreement with bondholders, the agency may operate, manage, lease, dispose of, and otherwise deal with that property in such manner as may be necessary to protect the interest of the agency and the holders of its bonds.
Cal. PROB § 2328 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 2328
Section 2328
Status: in_force

(a) In any proceeding to determine the amount of the bond of the guardian or conservator (whether at the time of appointment or subsequently), if the estate includes property which has been or will be deposited with a trust company or financial institution pursuant to Sections 2453 to 2456, inclusive, upon the condition that the property, including any earnings thereon, will not be withdrawn except on authorization of the court, the court, in its discretion, with or without notice, may so order and may do either of the following:

(1) Exclude the property deposited in determining the amount of the required bond or reduce the amount of the bond to be required in respect to the property deposited to such an amount as the court determines is reasonable.

(2) If a bond has already been furnished or the amount fixed, reduce the amount to such an amount as the court determines is reasonable.

(b) The petitioner for letters, or the proposed guardian or conservator in advance of appointment of a guardian or conservator, may do any one or more of the following:

(1) Deliver personal property in the person’s possession to a trust company.

(2) Deliver money in the person’s possession for deposit in an insured account in a financial institution in this state.

(3) Allow a trust company to retain personal property already in its possession.

(4) Allow a financial institution in this state to retain money already invested in an insured account in a financial institution.

(c) In the cases described in subdivision (b), the petitioner or proposed guardian or conservator shall obtain and file with the court a written receipt including the agreement of the trust company or financial institution that the property deposited, including any earnings thereon, shall not be allowed to be withdrawn except upon authorization of the court.

(d) In receiving and retaining property on deposit pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c), the trust company or financial institution is protected to the same extent as though it received the property on deposit from a person to whom letters had been issued.
Cal. LAB § 7154.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7154.1
Section 7154.1
Status: in_force

The use of lean-to scaffolds, sometimes known as jack scaffolds, as support for scaffolds is hereby prohibited.
Cal. ELEC § 9050 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 9050
Section 9050
Status: in_force

(a) After the Secretary of State determines that a measure will appear on the ballot at the next statewide election, the Secretary of State shall promptly transmit a copy of the measure to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall provide and return to the Secretary of State a ballot title and summary, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 303.5, and the condensed ballot title and summary prepared pursuant to Section 303 for each measure submitted to the voters of the whole state by a date sufficient to meet the state voter information guide public display deadlines.

(b) (1) For each statewide initiative measure, or measure proposed by the Legislature, within one week after receiving the lists of supporters and opponents of a measure, the Secretary of State shall provide to county elections officials the ballot label, consisting of the condensed title and summary prepared by the Attorney General followed by the list of supporters and opponents, pursuant to Section 303.1.

(2) For each statewide referendum measure, the Secretary of State shall provide to county elections officials the ballot label, consisting of the condensed title and summary prepared by the Attorney General. Commencing January 1, 2025, the condensed title and summary shall be followed by a listing of the names of supporters and opponents in the ballot arguments printed in the state voter information guide as described in subdivision (c) of Section 9051.
Cal. COM § 3305 — California Code / Code com / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 3305
Section 3305
Status: in_force

(a) Except as stated in subdivision (b), the right to enforce the obligation of a party to pay an instrument is subject to all of the following:

(1) A defense of the obligor based on (A) infancy of the obligor to the extent it is a defense to a simple contract, (B) duress, lack of legal capacity, or illegality of the transaction which, under other law, nullifies the obligation of the obligor, (C) fraud that induced the obligor to sign the instrument with neither knowledge nor reasonable opportunity to learn of its character or its essential terms, or (D) discharge of the obligor in insolvency proceedings.

(2) A defense of the obligor stated in another section of this division or a defense of the obligor that would be available if the person entitled to enforce the instrument were enforcing a right to payment under a simple contract.

(3) A claim in recoupment of the obligor against the original payee of the instrument if the claim arose from the transaction that gave rise to the instrument; but the claim of the obligor may be asserted against a transferee of the instrument only to reduce the amount owing on the instrument at the time the action is brought.

(b) The right of a holder in due course to enforce the obligation of a party to pay the instrument is subject to defenses of the obligor stated in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), but is not subject to defenses of the obligor stated in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or claims in recoupment stated in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) against a person other than the holder.

(c) Except as stated in subdivision (d), in an action to enforce the obligation of a party to pay the instrument, the obligor may not assert against the person entitled to enforce the instrument a defense, claim in recoupment, or claim to the instrument (Section 3306) of another person, but the other person’s claim to the instrument may be asserted by the obligor if the other person is joined in the action and personally asserts the claim against the person entitled to enforce the instrument. An obligor is not obliged to pay the instrument if the person seeking enforcement of the instrument does not have rights of a holder in due course and the obligor proves that the instrument is a lost or stolen instrument.

(d) In an action to enforce the obligation of an accommodation party to pay an instrument, the accommodation party may assert against the person entitled to enforce the instrument any defense or claim in recoupment under subdivision (a) that the accommodated party could assert against the person entitled to enforce the instrument, except the defenses of discharge in insolvency proceedings, infancy, and lack of legal capacity.
Cal. BPC § 25503.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 15 / Section 25503.7
Section 25503.7
Status: in_force

A winegrower, beer manufacturer, or beer and wine wholesaler may serve food and alcoholic beverages to any person, including a person licensed under this division and his or her employees and representatives, who is attending a meeting held upon or who is visiting the premises of the winegrower, beer manufacturer, or beer and wine wholesaler.