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Cal. CIV § 4265 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 4265
Section 4265
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds that there are common interest developments that have been created with deed restrictions that do not provide a means for the members to extend the term of the declaration. The Legislature further finds that covenants and restrictions contained in the declaration, are an appropriate method for protecting the common plan of developments and to provide for a mechanism for financial support for the upkeep of common area including, but not limited to, roofs, roads, heating systems, and recreational facilities. If declarations terminate prematurely, common interest developments may deteriorate and the housing supply of affordable units could be impacted adversely. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is in the public interest to provide a vehicle for extending the term of the declaration if the extension is approved by a majority of all members, pursuant to Section 4065.

(b) A declaration that specifies a termination date, but that contains no provision for extension of the termination date, may be extended, before its termination date, by the approval of members pursuant to Section 4270.

(c) No single extension of the terms of the declaration made pursuant to this section shall exceed the initial term of the declaration or 20 years, whichever is less. However, more than one extension may occur pursuant to this section.
Cal. BPC § 2538.51 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.51
Section 2538.51
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to engage in the practice of fitting or selling hearing aids without the licensee having and maintaining an established business address, routinely open for service to their clients.
Cal. HSC § 33363.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 33363.5
Section 33363.5
Status: in_force

After the redevelopment plan and accompanying documents have been submitted by the agency to the legislative body and at any time prior to the adoption of the plan, the legislative body upon the recommendation of the agency, without additional agency public hearings, may change such plan, or change the boundaries of the project area to exclude land from the project area, after receipt of a report and recommendation from the planning commission concerning such changes. The planning commission may recommend for or against the changes. Within 30 days after a change is submitted to it for consideration the planning commission shall make and file its report and recommendation with the legislative body. If the planning commission does not report upon the change within 30 days after its submission by the legislative body, the planning commission shall be deemed to have waived its report and recommendation concerning the change and the legislative body may proceed to act upon the plan without the report and recommendation of the planning commission. The legislative body shall consider any proposed changes at a public hearing reopened for that limited purpose.
Cal. WIC § 18236 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 3.3 / Article 2 / Section 18236
Section 18236
Status: in_force

(a) The director may approve school attendance demonstration projects in San Diego and Merced Counties, at the option of each county, to demonstrate means of increasing school attendance and graduation rates of children or teens who receive benefits under the CalWORKs program. The project shall emphasize a social service approach to children and families who are experiencing truancy problems, and shall include collaboration with the academic community to support a successful school experience. Families shall be provided a range of services, resources, and tools to assist them in coping with issues related to their children’s school problems. These shall include integrated services involving the county and the appropriate school districts. After all other avenues to encourage a student to attend school have been exhausted and a family has failed to correct the truancy of a child in the family unit, a participating county may reduce a family grant by the amount of the truant child’s portion grant. The full grant shall be replaced upon a showing that the student has attended school full-time for one month or has otherwise cooperated with an education or training plan developed with the county and the school district.

(b) Participating counties shall measure their success in achieving the following outcomes:

(1) Increased attendance and graduation.

(2) Decreased truancy.

(3) Higher grade point averages.

(4) Increased ADA.

(5) Decreased dropout rates.

(6) Increased collaboration among agencies providing services for children.

(7) Reinforcement of parental responsibility.

(c) Prior to being selected as a demonstration project site, the governing board of each school district shall approve the project and a clear delineation of the county’s and the school or school district’s responsibilities shall be established in a memorandum of understanding.

(d) Each county shall identify how it plans to attain the goals of the demonstration project and the evaluation methodology and funding source that will be used to evaluate the extent to which the goals are attained.
Cal. HSC § 44272.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 8.9 / Article 2 / Section 44272.2
Section 44272.2
Status: in_force

(a) A project, including a workforce development or training project, that develops instate production of raw materials and the manufacturing supply chain for zero-emission vehicle components shall be eligible to receive funding under the program established pursuant to Section 44272.

(b) In addition to the entities set forth in Section 44272, the commission shall also collaborate with the California Community Colleges, the certified community conservation corps as defined in Section 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code, the California Conservation Corps, and the California Mobility Center to implement the workforce development components of the program established pursuant to Section 44272.
Cal. HSC § 5045 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 5045
Section 5045
Status: in_force

If the users of all or any portion of any works previously acquired and financed by other methods receive any additional benefits from the construction or operation of all or any portion of the works subsequently constructed or acquired from the proceeds of the bonds, the governing body may impose reasonable rates on the works previously acquired, but only sufficient to cover the value of the additional benefits.
Cal. HSC § 25983 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 13.4 / Section 25983
Section 25983
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer, officer of a humane society as qualified under Section 14502 or 14503 of the Corporations Code, or officer of an animal control or animal regulation department of a public agency, as qualified under Section 830.9 of the Penal Code, may issue a citation to a person or entity that violates this chapter.

(b) A citation issued under this section shall require the person cited to pay a civil penalty in an amount up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, and up to one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day the violation continues. The civil penalty shall be payable to the local agency initiating the proceedings to enforce this chapter to offset the costs to the agency related to court proceedings.

(c) A person or entity that violates this chapter may be prosecuted by the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, or by the city attorney of the city in which the violation occurred.
Cal. HSC § 40602 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.7 / Section 40602
Section 40602
Status: in_force

(a)  The district shall expand the office of small business, established by the district, to include agriculture assistance, in order to provide administrative and technical services and information to small businesses, farmers, and the public.

(b)  The office shall do all of the following:

(1)  Facilitate and encourage compliance with district rules and regulations by small businesses and farmers.

(2)  Assist small businesses and farmers in applying for permits and variances, and facilitate the participation of small businesses and farmers in the development of rules and regulations and in other proceedings of the district.

(3)  Provide information on the public health, environmental, and economic effects of district rules and regulations on small businesses and farmers in the district.

(4)  Make available to small businesses and farmers information regarding alternative processes, cleaner fuels and solvents, and low-cost financing for air pollution control equipment.
Cal. VEH § 12210 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 12210
Section 12210
Status: in_force

After the recovery corporation pays or rejects a claim, all of the following apply:

(a) Immediately upon payment, the recovery corporation shall be subrogated to all of the consumer’s rights against the dealer or lessor-retailer to the extent of the amount of the payment.

(b) The recovery corporation may bring an action to recover the amount of the payment plus interest at the rate of 10 percent per annum and shall be entitled to recover costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

(c) Within 10 days of paying the claim, the recovery corporation shall inform the department of the payment of the claim, the amount of the payment, and the name and address of the dealer or lessor-retailer that is the subject of the claim. Upon the department’s request, the recovery corporation shall provide the department with a copy of the claim application and other documents received by the recovery corporation in connection with the claim.

(d) Within 15 days of paying or rejecting the claim, the recovery corporation shall serve the dealer or lessor-retailer that is the subject of the claim with notice of the recovery corporation’s disposition of the claim in the manner provided for service in subdivision (b) of Section 12207.

(e) After the consumer receives payment of the eligible claim from the recovery corporation, the consumer shall not seek to recover the amount received from the recovery corporation for the eligible claim from the dealer’s bond required by Section 11710. Nothing in this subdivision affects any other rights the consumer may have as provided in Section 12217.
Cal. WAT § 12733 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12733
Section 12733
Status: in_force

The County of Santa Barbara, in conjunction with the Department of the Army, shall execute the plans and projects referred to in Section 12731, and may make modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to execute them for the purposes of Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of this part.
Cal. WAT § 79734 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 79734
Section 79734
Status: in_force

For restoration and ecosystem protection projects under this chapter, the services of the California Conservation Corps or a local conservation corps certified by the California Conservation Corps shall be used whenever feasible.
Cal. SHC § 9250 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 9250
Section 9250
Status: in_force

A copy of the resolution of the legislative body confirming the reassessments upon the security of which the refunding bonds are issued, shall be filed in the office of the auditor.
Cal. FAC § 78636 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 2 / Section 78636
Section 78636
Status: in_force

(a) “Tomatoes” means all tomatoes that are produced for commercial purposes and are handled within the state in fresh form, except cherry tomatoes and tomatoes grown in a greenhouse.

(b) For purposes of this section, “tomatoes grown in a greenhouse” means tomatoes grown in a fixed steel structure using irrigation and climate control, in an artificial medium that substitutes for soil.

(c) Cherry tomatoes and tomatoes grown in a greenhouse may be included in the definition of tomatoes in subdivision (a) if approved by the producers and handlers of those tomatoes pursuant to a referendum conducted in accordance with the procedures in Article 5 (commencing with Section 78690) of Part 2 of Division 22.
Cal. PUC § 99155 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 99155
Section 99155
Status: in_force

(a) Each transit operator, whether publicly or privately funded all or in part, nonprofit or for profit, which offers reduced fares to senior citizens shall honor the federal Medicare identification card as sufficient identification to receive reduced fares. A transit operator which offers reduced fares to those senior citizens who are less than 65 years old shall also honor the senior citizen identification card issued pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13000 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) Each transit operator, whether publicly or privately funded, in whole or in part, nonprofit or for profit, which offers reduced fares pursuant to subdivision (a) shall also offer reduced fares to disabled persons, as defined by Section 99206.5, disabled persons, as defined by Section 295.5 of the Vehicle Code, and disabled veterans, as defined by Section 295.7 of the Vehicle Code, at the same rate established for senior citizens. A transit operator shall honor the disabled person or disabled veteran placard identification card issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code.

(c) Every transit operator that offers reduced fares to disabled persons shall honor any current identification card that is valid for the type of transportation service or discount requested and that has been issued to an individual with a disability by another transit operator.

(d) This section also applies to any dial-a-ride, paratransit, or nonfixed route operator which serves the disabled, but does not apply to a private nonprofit entity which serves the disabled or elderly.

(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a transit operator from issuing its own identification card, except that no such card shall be required to be presented in addition to either a federal Medicare card or a card issued pursuant to Section 22511.55 of the Vehicle Code.

(f) A transit operator, as defined in subdivision (b), which receives funds pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200)), shall not require that a person requesting transportation be a resident of that transit operator’s service area.
Cal. BPC § 2499.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 22 / Section 2499.5
Section 2499.5
Status: in_force

The following fees apply to certificates to practice podiatric medicine. The amount of fees prescribed for doctors of podiatric medicine shall be determined by the board and shall be as described below. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be fixed by the board in amounts not to exceed the actual costs of providing the service for which the fee is collected.

(a) Each applicant for a certificate to practice podiatric medicine shall pay an application fee of one hundred dollars ($100) at the time the application is filed. If the applicant qualifies for a certificate, they shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) Each applicant who qualifies for a certificate, as a condition precedent to its issuance, in addition to other fees required by this section, shall pay an initial license fee. The initial license fee shall be eight hundred dollars ($800). The initial license shall expire the second year after its issuance on the last day of the month of birth of the licensee. The board may reduce the initial license fee by up to 50 percent of the amount of the fee for any applicant who is enrolled in a postgraduate training program approved by the board or who has completed a postgraduate training program approved by the board within six months prior to the payment of the initial license fee.

(c) The biennial renewal fee shall be one thousand nine hundred dollars ($1,900). Any licensee enrolled in an approved residency program shall be required to pay only 50 percent of the biennial renewal fee at the time of their first renewal.

(d) The delinquency fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150).

(e) The duplicate certificate fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

(f) The letter of good standing fee or for loan deferment shall be one hundred dollars ($100).

(g) There shall be a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for the issuance of a resident’s license under Section 2475.

(h) The fee for approval of a continuing education course or program shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
Cal. HSC § 32133 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 32133
Section 32133
Status: in_force

At least once each year the board shall engage the services of a qualified accountant of accepted reputation to conduct an audit of the books of the hospital and prepare a report. A notice of the report shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and shall include all of the following:

(a) The date the audit was completed.

(b) The preparer and the executor of the audit.

(c) The location, including address, of the file for public inspection.

(d) The website link to the audit report on the district’s internet website.

(e) A summary of any material findings or declaration of no material findings.
Cal. HSC § 44252 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 44252
Section 44252
Status: in_force

The state board, in consultation with the bureau, shall establish smog index numbers for classes or categories of vehicles that may be modified by the use of an emissions retrofit device.
Cal. WIC § 18900.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18900.1
Section 18900.1
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Social Services shall propose a new name for the Food Stamp Program in California, by July 1, 2009. The department shall convene stakeholders to develop the new name, as provided in subdivision (b). The new name shall reflect one or more of the following concepts:

(1) That food stamps are no longer delivered by stamps.

(2) That food stamps support healthy living.

(3) That food stamps are important to agriculture in California.

(4) That food stamps would be better viewed as a health and nutrition program than as a welfare program.

(b) The department shall convene a diverse group of stakeholders to develop the new name, including representatives from agencies working to improve health and reduce diet-related illnesses.

(c) The department is encouraged to test the impact the new name would have on improving the perception of the program among low-income residents, and on increasing program participation.
Cal. FAM § 8923 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 8923
Section 8923
Status: in_force

(a) A complaint against an accredited agency or approved person in connection with a convention adoption shall be filed according to the procedures set forth in Subpart J (commencing with Section 96.68) of Part 96 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) Each private full-service adoption agency and noncustodial adoption agency licensed by the department under this chapter shall notify the department of any complaint filed against it pursuant to Subpart J (commencing with Section 96.68) of Part 96 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(c) The department may revoke the license of any agency that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter and Part 96 of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. BPC § 4999.67 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 4999.67
Section 4999.67
Status: in_force

(a) On or after July 1, 2023, an applicant for licensure as a professional clinical counselor shall show, as part of the application, that they have completed a minimum of three hours of training or coursework in the provision of mental health services via telehealth, which shall include law and ethics related to telehealth. This requirement shall be met in one of the following ways:

(1) Obtained as part of their qualifying graduate degree program. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a written certification from the registrar or training director of the educational institution or program from which the applicant graduated stating that the coursework required by this section is included within the institution’s curriculum required for graduation at the time the applicant graduated, or within the coursework that was completed by the applicant.

(2) Obtained by completing a continuing education course that meets the requirements of Section 4999.76. To satisfy this requirement, the applicant shall submit to the board a certification of completion.

(b) As a one-time requirement, a licensee before the time of their first renewal after July 1, 2023, or an applicant for reactivation or reinstatement to an active license status on or after July 1, 2023, shall have completed a minimum of three hours of training or coursework in the provision of mental health services via telehealth, which shall include law and ethics related to telehealth, using one of the methods specified in subdivision (a).

(c) Proof of compliance with subdivision (b) shall be certified under penalty of perjury that they are in compliance with this section and shall be retained for submission to the board upon request.
Cal. HSC § 26226 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 20.5 / Section 26226
Section 26226
Status: in_force

A CACO shall hold a valid certificate designating the person as a CACO issued by CalAnimals, shall be currently employed or previously employed within a three-year period in an animal control officer job classification in California, and shall be current and compliant with ongoing continuing education and registration requirements as designated by the board’s administrative rules.
Cal. HSC § 8700 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 8700
Section 8700
Status: in_force

In addition to those cemeteries to which this part does not apply, this article does not apply to abandoned cemeteries nor to cemeteries in which interments are prohibited.
Cal. WIC § 10066 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10066
Section 10066
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Committee” means the committee created pursuant to this chapter.

(b) “Benefits” means financial and food assistance provided to, or on behalf of, those Californians who, because of their economic circumstances or social condition, are in need thereof, and may benefit thereby.

(c) “System” means the electronic benefits transfer system developed pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 5139 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 5139
Section 5139
Status: in_force

“P.O.D.” means pay on death.
Cal. HSC § 112830 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 112830
Section 112830
Status: in_force

No rule or regulation or amendment thereto shall be adopted unless submitted by the department to the Cannery Inspection Board at least five days prior to the date of adoption.