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Cal. PEN § 688.5 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Section 688.5
Section 688.5
Status: in_force

(a) A city, county, or city and county, including an attorney acting on behalf of a city, county, or city and county, shall not charge a defendant for the costs of investigation, prosecution, or appeal in a criminal case, including, but not limited to, a criminal violation of a local ordinance. This prohibition shall not apply in any civil action or civil proceeding.

(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) A violation of Section 186.8, 186.11, or 670.

(2) Costs ordered by a court pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 17062 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) A violation of Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code.

(4) A violation of Section 3700.5 of the Labor Code.

(5) A violation of Section 19542.3, 19701, 19701.5, 19705, 19706, 19720, 19721, 30165.1, 30482, 38800, 46701, 46702, 46704, or 46705 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(6) A violation of Section 2126 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(7) A violation of any other provision of state law where recovery of the costs of investigation, prosecution, or appeal in a criminal case is specifically authorized by statute or ordered by a court. This paragraph does not apply to a local ordinance.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to affect the authority of a probation department to assess and collect fees or other charges authorized by statute.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “costs” means the salary, fees, and hourly rate paid to attorneys, law enforcement, and inspectors for hours spent either investigating or enforcing the charged crime. Costs shall not include the cost, including oversight, to remediate, abate, restore, or otherwise clean-up harms caused by criminal conduct.
Cal. FAC § 41552 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 41552
Section 41552
Status: in_force

A person shall not be convicted of a violation of any provision of this chapter if such person establishes a guaranty, which is signed by the person that resides or is lawfully engaged in business in the state, by or for whom the canned fruit, including olives, in question were originally packed, to the effect that the product in question complies in all respects with the provisions of this chapter. Such guaranty, to afford protection, shall contain the name and address of the party that made such guaranty. Such guarantor shall be amenable to all of the prosecutions, fines, and penalties which are provided for by this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 44036.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 44036.3
Section 44036.3
Status: in_force

(a)  The department shall direct licensed smog check stations and technicians to private diagnostic assistance service information vendors or intermediaries who possess the electronically formatted information acquired under Section 44036.2, or with any other emissions-related information needed to improve the effectiveness of smog checks.

(b)  The provisions of this section that apply with respect to 1994 and newer model-year vehicles shall become inoperative if the state board determines that the Environmental Protection Agency has adopted rules relative to the provision of emissions-related service information for 1994 and newer model-year vehicles.
Cal. BPC § 5096.21 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.1 / Section 5096.21
Section 5096.21
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If the board determines, through a majority vote of the board at a regularly scheduled meeting, that allowing individuals from a particular state to practice in this state pursuant to a practice privilege as described in Section 5096, violates the board’s duty to protect the public, pursuant to Section 5000.1, the board shall require out-of-state individuals licensed from that state, as a condition to exercising a practice privilege in this state, to file the notification form and pay the applicable fees as required by Section 5096.22.

(2) A state for which the board has made a determination pursuant to paragraph (1) to require individuals licensed from that state to file a notification form and pay the applicable fees may subsequently be redetermined by the board, by majority vote of the board at a regularly scheduled meeting, to allow individuals from that state to practice in this state pursuant to a practice privilege as described in Section 5096.

(b) The board shall, at minimum, consider the following factors when making a determination or redetermination pursuant to subdivision (a):

(1) Whether the state timely and adequately addresses enforcement referrals made by the board to the accountancy regulatory board of that state, or otherwise fails to respond to requests the board deems necessary to meet its obligations under this article.

(2) Whether the state makes the disciplinary history of its licensees publicly available through the internet in a manner that allows the board to adequately link consumers to an internet website to obtain information.

(3) Whether the state imposes discipline against licensees that is appropriate in light of the nature of the alleged misconduct.

(4) Whether the state has in place and is operating pursuant to enforcement practices substantially equivalent to the current best practices guidelines adopted by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy provided those guidelines have been determined by the board to meet or exceed the board’s own enforcement practices.

(5) Whether the state has in place and implements comparable licensure requirements.
Cal. HSC § 44033 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 44033
Section 44033
Status: in_force

(a)  (1)  Any facility meeting the requirements established by the department pursuant to this chapter may be licensed as a test-only, test and repair, or repair-only smog check station. A licensed smog check station shall display an identifying sign prescribed by the department in a manner conspicuous to the public.

(2)  A licensed smog check station certified pursuant to Section 44014.2 shall display an identifying sign prescribed by the department.

(b)  No licensed or certified smog check station shall require, as a condition of performing the test, that any needed repairs or adjustment be done by the person, or at the facility of the person, performing the test.

(c)  If a motor vehicle, including a commercial vehicle, is tested at a facility licensed to perform tests and repairs pursuant to this chapter, the facility shall provide the customer with a written estimate pursuant to Section 9884.9 of the Business and Professions Code. The written estimate shall contain a notice to the customer stating that the customer may choose another smog check station to perform needed repairs, installations, adjustments, or subsequent tests.

(d)  Charges for testing or repair, or both, shall be separately stated.

(e)  The department shall require the posting of station licenses and qualified technicians’ certificates prominently in each place of business so as to be readily visible to the public.
Cal. FAC § 34624 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 34624
Section 34624
Status: in_force

Any container, including any ice cream cabinet, which is commonly used or intended for the reception, storage, or delivery of milk, cream, or any product of milk or cream shall be used exclusively for the storage and use of milk and milk products. It shall not be used for any other purpose.
Cal. FAC § 48003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 11 / Section 48003
Section 48003
Status: in_force

(a) Every person acting as a handler of commodities subject to this chapter shall be personally liable for the payment of assessments and inspection fees. Any handler who fails to file the required assessment form or pay an assessment or inspection fee by the last day of the month immediately following the month in which the commodities were received shall pay to the secretary a penalty of 10 percent of the assessment, inspection fee, or the sum of both the assessment fee and the inspection fee, owed and, in addition, 1.5 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance.

(b) It shall be unlawful for a handler to refuse to collect the assessments or remit the assessments and the proper forms required by this chapter.

(c) A handler shall not charge a producer an administrative fee for collecting or remitting an assessment.

(d) A producer who disputes the amount of the assessment may file a claim with the secretary. The producer shall prove his or her claim by a preponderance of the evidence.

(e) A producer may not bring a claim against a handler for damages, or otherwise, in connection with the assessment or the required deduction by the handler of the moneys owed to the producer.
Cal. PUC § 25895 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 25895
Section 25895
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes by the district, including the sale of property to the district for delinquent taxes, with penalties, interest, and cost.
Cal. HSC § 24522 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 4.7 / Article 2 / Section 24522
Section 24522
Status: in_force

(a)  Information and instructional materials as described in Section 24521 shall be provided free of charge by each health facility to parents or guardians of each newborn, upon discharge from the health facility. In the event of home birth attended by a licensed midwife, the midwife shall provide the information and instructional materials to the parents or guardians of the newborn.

(b)  The State Department of Social Services shall provide the information and instructional materials free of charge to child care providers upon licensure and at the time of site visit.

(c)  The information and instructional materials provided pursuant to this section shall focus upon the serious nature of the risk to infants and young children presented by shaken baby syndrome.

(d)  The requirement that informational and instructional materials be provided pursuant to this section applies only when those materials have been supplied to those persons or entities that are required to provide the materials. The persons or entities required to provide these materials shall not be subject to any legal cause of action whatsoever based on the requirements of this section.

(e)  For persons or agencies providing these materials pursuant to this section, this section does not require the provision of duplicative or redundant informational and instructional materials.
Cal. BPC § 19008.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 19008.2
Section 19008.2
Status: in_force

“Antique” means furniture having special value because of its age, especially a work of art or handicraft that is over 100 years old.
Cal. ELEC § 10519 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 4 / Section 10519
Section 10519
Status: in_force

At the request of a district governing body, the county elections official may perform any of the duties of the district secretary and the supervising authority may perform any of the duties of the district governing body.
Cal. BPC § 2064.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 2064.2
Section 2064.2
Status: in_force

No medical school or clinical training program shall deny access to elective clerkships or preceptorships in any medical school or clinical training program in this state solely on the basis that a student is enrolled in an osteopathic medical school.

Any violation of this section or Section 2064.1 may be enjoined in an action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurs, upon receipt of a complaint by an aggrieved student.
Cal. FAC § 79872 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 29 / Article 6 / Section 79872
Section 79872
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a producer’s olives processed into olive oil for his or her home use.
Cal. BPC § 8531.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 8531.5
Section 8531.5
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare minutes of its annual meeting and any special meetings, which shall be permanently maintained at the office of the registrar.
Cal. RTC § 24990.7 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 15 / Article 4.5 / Section 24990.7
Section 24990.7
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 1248 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to gain from certain sales or exchanges of stock in certain foreign corporations, shall not apply to transactions occurring after August 20, 1990, in taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 1990.
Cal. HSC § 12003 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 12003
Section 12003
Status: in_force

“Chief” means the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection and his or her authorized representatives, the chief of a fire department or fire protection agency maintained by a city, county, or city and county, or fire protection district and his or her authorized representatives, or the authorized representative of the United States Forest Service. In any area of the state in which there exists no organized fire protection agency responsible for the protection of the area, “chief,” for the purpose of this part only, means the county sheriff and his or her authorized representatives.

On any property that is owned by the state, the “chief,” for the purpose of this part, shall be the official of the fire protection agency responsible for the suppression of fires in the area. On any state property where there is no fire protection agency responsible for the suppression of fires, the “chief,” for the purpose of this part, shall be the State Fire Marshal.

Upon request of the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection, the chief of a fire department or fire protection agency, or upon request of the county sheriff, the governing body of the area under the jurisdiction of the requesting chief or sheriff may designate any person as “chief” for the purposes of this part.
Cal. LAB § 3604 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 3604
Section 3604
Status: in_force

It is not a defense to the State, any county, city, district or institution thereof, or any public or quasi-public corporation, that a person injured while rendering service for it was not lawfully employed by reason of the violation of any civil service or other law or regulation respecting the hiring of employees.
Cal. WAT § 14071 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 14071
Section 14071
Status: in_force

For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account from money received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 13115 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 13115
Section 13115
Status: in_force

The procedure provided in this chapter may not be used to obtain possession or the transfer of real property.
Cal. HNC § 833 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 4 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 833
Section 833
Status: in_force

A manager may make contracts requisite for the performance of his duties. He may enter into charter parties, make contracts for carriage, settle for freightage, and adjust averages.
Cal. WAT § 35520.12 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 35520.12
Section 35520.12
Status: in_force

The board may continue the hearing on objections to assessments from time to time.
Cal. PUC § 11646 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 11646
Section 11646
Status: in_force

The ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board from such ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees.
Cal. WIC § 11217 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 11217
Section 11217
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Social Services shall execute a declaration stating that increased federal financial participation in the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Programs is no longer available pursuant to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5) or subsequent federal legislation, including an amendment to the ARRA, that maintains or extends increased federal financial participation.

(b) The director shall provide a copy of the declaration to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature.
Cal. VEH § 35715 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 35715
Section 35715
Status: in_force

(a) The County of Nevada may by ordinance prohibit the use of Northwoods Boulevard in such county by any commercial vehicle exceeding a gross weight specified in the ordinance.

(b) No ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be effective with respect to:

(1) Any commercial vehicle coming from an unrestricted highway having ingress and egress by direct route to and from the restricted highway when necessary for the purpose of making pickups or deliveries of goods, wares, and merchandise from or to any building or structure located on the restricted highway or for the purpose of delivering materials to be used in the actual and bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling, or construction of any building or structure upon the restricted highway for which a building permit has previously been obtained.

(2) The operation of ambulances or hearses.

(3) Any vehicle owned, operated, controlled, or used by a public utility in connection with the construction, installation, operation, maintenance, or repair of any public utility facilities.
Cal. PRC § 80166 — California Code / Code prc / Division 46 / Chapter 13 / Section 80166
Section 80166
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this division, 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 division, as the principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) The sum that is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 80169, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. WIC § 15653 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 15653
Section 15653
Status: in_force

(a) Minimum guidelines for use by county adult protective services agencies in determining when an investigation of abuse is warranted shall be maintained by the State Department of Social Services in cooperation with representatives of county government, and in consultation with the Department of Aging, the Department of Justice, and other concerned state departments for use by county adult protective services agencies.

(b) Uniform guidelines for local law enforcement assistance with investigations of allegations of abuse to elders and dependent adults as developed by the Department of Justice in consultation with the department, the Department of Aging, and other concerned state and local agencies pursuant to Section 15640, as amended by Chapter 769 of the Statutes of 1986, shall remain in effect until modified. Consistent with these guidelines, county adult protective services agencies may seek local law enforcement assistance with investigations of allegations of abuse to elder and dependent adults.
Cal. RTC § 75.72 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 7 / Section 75.72
Section 75.72
Status: in_force

Any penalties, costs, or other charges resulting from delinquency of supplemental taxes shall be distributed pursuant to Part 8 (commencing with Section 4651).
Cal. INS § 9098 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 9098
Section 9098
Status: in_force

The plan and agreement by which any transaction permitted by Section 9097 is to be effected shall be approved by the board of directors or other governing body of that organization or association and submitted to the commissioner accompanied by an application for approval thereof and a fee of four hundred ninety-four dollars ($494).
Cal. FAC § 56611 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 18 / Section 56611
Section 56611
Status: in_force

It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, has indulged in any unfair practice.
Cal. HSC § 1179.56 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1179.56
Section 1179.56
Status: in_force

(a) Twenty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51.

(b) Eighty percent of the total funds available for grants pursuant to this part shall be awarded to children’s hospitals as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 1179.51.
Cal. LAB § 1770 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1770
Section 1770
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Industrial Relations shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 1773, and the director’s determination in the matter shall be final except as provided in Section 1773.4. Nothing in this article, however, shall prohibit the payment of more than the general prevailing rate of wages to any worker employed on public work. This chapter does not permit any overtime work in violation of Article 3.
Cal. MVC § 998.027 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5n / Section 998.027
Section 998.027
Status: in_force

For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this article. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943. Any moneys made available under this article to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund from moneys received from the sale of bonds sold for the purpose of carrying out this article, together with interest at the rate of interest fixed in the bonds so sold.