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Cal. HSC § 33101 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 33101
Section 33101
Status: in_force

An agency which, on September 15, 1961, was not authorized to transact any business or exercise any powers by a resolution adopted prior to such date, shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under this part unless, by ordinance, the legislative body declares that there is need for an agency to function in the community. The ordinance of the legislative body declaring that there is need for an agency to function in the community shall be subject to referendum as prescribed by law for a county or a city ordinance.
Cal. RTC § 43158.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 43158.5
Section 43158.5
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in its discretion, may relieve all or any part of the interest imposed on a person by this part where the failure to pay fees is due in whole or in part to an unreasonable error or delay by an employee of the board acting in his or her official capacity.

(b) For purposes of this section, an error or delay shall be deemed to have occurred only if no significant aspect of the error or delay is attributable to an act of, or a failure to act by, the taxpayer.

(c) Any person seeking relief under this section shall file with the board a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts on which the claim for relief is based and any other information which the board may require.

(d) The board may grant relief only for interest imposed on tax liabilities that arise during taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 2000.
Cal. PUC § 14 — California Code / Code puc / Section 14
Section 14
Status: in_force

“Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive.
Cal. BPC § 6158.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 9.5 / Section 6158.2
Section 6158.2
Status: in_force

The following information shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article for purposes of advertising by electronic media, provided the message as a whole is not false, misleading, or deceptive:

(a) Name, including name of law firm, names of professional associates, addresses, telephone numbers, and the designation “lawyer,” “attorney,” “law firm,” or the like.

(b) Fields of practice, limitation of practice, or specialization.

(c) Fees for routine legal services, subject to the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 6157.2 and the Rules of Professional Conduct.

(d) Date and place of birth.

(e) Date and place of admission to the bar of state and federal courts.

(f) Schools attended, with dates of graduation, degrees, and other scholastic distinctions.

(g) Public or quasi-public offices.

(h) Military service.

(i) Legal authorship.

(j) Legal teaching positions.

(k) Memberships, offices, and committee assignments in bar associations.

(l) Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies.

(m) Technical and professional licenses.

(n) Memberships in scientific, technical, and professional associations and societies.

(o) Foreign language ability of the advertising lawyer or a member of lawyer’s firm.
Cal. WIC § 14105.99 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 14105.99
Section 14105.99
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “Attachment 4.19-A” means the Medi-Cal payment adjustment system for acute inpatient hospital services set forth in Attachment 4.19-A of the Medi-Cal State Plan which became effective on or about July 1, 1990.

(b) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the annual appropriation for, and distribution of, payments pursuant to Attachment 4.19-A shall be reduced as a result of the payment adjustment program set forth in Section 14105.98, but only when federal approval, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 14105.98, is gained for that payment adjustment program.

(2) When the payment adjustment program set forth in Section 14105.98 gains federal approval, Attachment 4.19-A shall become inoperative and any appropriated amount for Attachment 4.19-A that is unexpended shall revert to the Health Care Deposit Fund for use in support of the Medi-Cal program.
Cal. HSC § 150204.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 116 / Section 150204.5
Section 150204.5
Status: in_force

(a) A regional pilot program may be established in the Counties of Santa Clara and San Mateo and the City and County of San Francisco to determine the feasibility and benefits of implementing and maintaining a repository and distribution program. The regional pilot program shall run until January 1, 2030.

(b) Participating pharmacies in the regional pilot program shall be owned or operated by the Counties of Santa Clara or San Mateo or the City and County of San Francisco, licensed in California, and not on probation with the California State Board of Pharmacy.

(c) (1) Participants in the regional pilot program shall develop and implement their programs in accordance with this division.

(2) While participating in the regional pilot program, participants shall continue to meet all other legal responsibilities and requirements relating to pharmacy services and comply with all relevant state and federal statutes when administering their programs.

(d) Section 150204 shall not apply to a pilot program established pursuant to this section and Section 150204.6.
Cal. BPC § 5678.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 5 / Section 5678.3
Section 5678.3
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensee shall not be considered to have violated a confidential settlement agreement or other confidential agreement by providing a report to the board as required by this article.
Cal. SHC § 19309 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 17 / Section 19309
Section 19309
Status: in_force

In order that the lights proposed to be installed and maintained in a zone may be installed therein immediately after its formation, the governing body may authorize the immediate installation of the proposed lights in said zone, and may contract to pay any costs or charges incurred by reason of such installation in equal periodic payments over a period not to exceed the period of duration of said zone specified in the resolution establishing it.
Cal. WIC § 334 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 334
Section 334
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of the petition, the clerk of the juvenile court shall set the same for hearing within 30 days, except that in the case of a minor detained in custody at the time of the filing of the petition, the petition must be set for hearing within 15 judicial days from the date of the order of the court directing such detention.
Cal. HSC § 117720 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 117720
Section 117720
Status: in_force

“Medical waste registration” means a registration issued by the enforcement agency to a medical waste generator.
Cal. PROB § 3721 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 3721
Section 3721
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 4300) of Part 2 of Division 4.5, in the case of a principal who is an absentee, an attorney-in-fact or third person shall be deemed to be without actual knowledge of the following:

(a) The principal’s death or incapacity while the absentee continues in missing status and until the attorney-in-fact or third person receives notice of the determination of the absentee’s death by the secretary concerned or the head of the department or agency concerned or the delegate of the secretary or head.

(b) Revocation by the principal during the period described in subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 2274 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 2274
Section 2274
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall learn about all pests that may exist, or are likely to exist, in his county.
Cal. BPC § 23373.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 23373.4
Section 23373.4
Status: in_force

A California winegrower’s agent’s license authorizes the holder to furnish samples, to produce and distribute wine lists, to produce and furnish advertising material, retailers’ advertising specialties and consumer advertising specialties, with respect to the wine or brandy he distributes as an agent for a winegrower or brandy manufacturer so authorized.
Cal. FAC § 77919 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 77919
Section 77919
Status: in_force

“Market analysis” means any marketing, sales, promotion, health, and social research relating to the marketing of flowers in this state and nationally and internationally.
Cal. VEH § 21713 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 21713
Section 21713
Status: in_force

No person shall operate on any highway any privately owned armored car unless a license to operate such car has first been obtained from the commissioner in accordance with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 2500) of Division 2.

Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PUC § 99314.11 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 99314.11
Section 99314.11
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as specified in subdivision (b), Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 do not apply to an operator for a fiscal year in which the operator expended from local funding an amount for transit operations not less than the amount the operator expended from local funding for transit operations during the 2018–19 fiscal year. As used in this subdivision, “local funding” means any nonstate grant funds or other revenues generated by, earned by, or distributed to, an operator.

(b) (1) For purposes of verifying the expenditures described in subdivision (a), the Controller may request fiscal data from the operator or conduct an audit of the operator.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the operator fails to comply with the Controller’s request for fiscal data within 120 days of receiving the request, as determined by the Controller, Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 apply to the operator.

(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if the Controller, through an audit of the operator, determines that the operator did not meet the requirements of subdivision (a), Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 apply to the operator.

(4) An operator to which Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 apply pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) shall reimburse the state for any funds spent unlawfully.

(c) The Controller shall not require an operator to which Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 do not apply pursuant to subdivision (a) to report data submitted or collected only for purposes of complying with those sections.

(d) (1) On or before November 30, 2025, the department shall submit a report to the Legislature on the revenue vehicle hours, ridership, and passenger mile impacts on the services offered by operators to which Sections 99314.6 and 99314.7 do not apply pursuant to subdivision (a).

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
Cal. RTC § 40145 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 40145
Section 40145
Status: in_force

In any action brought under this part process may be served according to the Code of Civil Procedure and the Civil Code of this state.
Cal. HSC § 114306 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 10 / Section 114306
Section 114306
Status: in_force

(a) A single operating site mobile food facility is restricted to produce, prepackaged food, and limited food preparation.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 113984, a mobile food facility operating within a fully enclosed structure shall not be required to provide a secondary food compartment over food preparation areas.

(c) A single operating site mobile food facility that is required to provide warewashing and handwashing facilities shall provide a warewashing sink and handwashing sink per site or operation. A warewashing and handwashing sink contained in a facility to which this subdivision applies shall be conveniently located so as to be accessible during all hours of operation. Additional handwashing sinks may be required pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 113953.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 114095, a warewashing sink may be shared by not more than four mobile food facilities operating as a single operating site mobile food facility that is required to provide a warewashing sink, if the sink is conveniently located so as to be accessible during all hours of operation.

(e) For purposes of permitting and enforcement, the permitholder of each single operating site mobile food facility location shall be the same.
Cal. HSC § 41516 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 41516
Section 41516
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares (a) that the disposal of liquid and solid waste poses serious environmental and economic problems for local governments in California, (b) that resource recovery technology presently exists which can convert municipal waste to energy while also recovering substantial quantities of raw materials, (c) that the construction of resource recovery projects can help alleviate the environmental and economic problems associated with municipal waste disposal, while at the same time producing additional supplies of energy and raw materials, and (d) that such projects should therefore be encouraged as a matter of state policy.
Cal. BPC § 2240 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2240
Section 2240
Status: in_force

(a) A physician and surgeon who performs a medical procedure outside of a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, that results in the death of any patient on whom that medical treatment was performed by the physician and surgeon, or by a person acting under the physician and surgeon’s orders or supervision, shall report, in writing on a form prescribed by the board, that occurrence to the board within 15 days after the occurrence.

(b) A physician and surgeon who performs a scheduled medical procedure outside of a general acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, that results in the transfer to a hospital or emergency center for medical treatment for a period exceeding 24 hours, of any patient on whom that medical treatment was performed by the physician and surgeon, or by a person acting under the physician and surgeon’s orders or supervision, shall report, in writing, on a form prescribed by the board that occurrence, within 15 days after the occurrence. The form shall contain all of the following information:

(1) Name of the patient’s physician in the outpatient setting.

(2) Name of the physician with hospital privileges.

(3) Name of the patient and patient identifying information.

(4) Name of the hospital or emergency center where the patient was transferred.

(5) Type of outpatient procedures being performed.

(6) Events triggering the transfer.

(7) Duration of the hospital stay.

(8) Final disposition or status, if not released from the hospital, of the patient.

(9) Physician’s practice specialty and ABMS certification, if applicable.

(c) The form described in subdivision (b) shall be constructed in a format to enable the physician and surgeon to transmit the information in paragraphs (5) to (9), inclusive, to the board in a manner that the physician and surgeon and the patient are anonymous and their identifying information is not transmitted to the board. The entire form containing information described in paragraphs (1) to (9), inclusive, shall be placed in the patient’s medical record.

(d) The board shall aggregate the data and publish an annual report on the information collected pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b).

(e) On and after January 1, 2002, the data required in subdivision (b) shall be sent to the Department of Health Care Access and Information instead of the board. The Department of Health Care Access and Information may revise the reporting requirements to fit state and national standards, as applicable. The board shall work with the Department of Health Care Access and Information in developing the reporting mechanism to satisfy the data collection requirements of this section.

(f) The failure to comply with this section constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Cal. HSC § 17922.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 17922.2
Section 17922.2
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, ordinances and programs adopted on or before January 1, 1993, that contain standards to strengthen potentially hazardous buildings pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8875.2 of the Government Code, shall incorporate the building standards in Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation of the International Conference of Building Officials published in the California Building Standards Code, except for standards found by local ordinance to be inapplicable based on local conditions, as defined in subdivision (b), or based on an approved study pursuant to subdivision (c), or both. Ordinances and programs shall be updated in a timely manner to reflect changes in the model code, and more frequently if deemed necessary by local jurisdictions.

(b)  For the purpose of subdivision (a), and notwithstanding the meaning of “local conditions” as used elsewhere in this part and in Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901), the term “local conditions” shall be limited to those conditions that affect the implementation of seismic strengthening standards on the following only:

(1)  The preservation of qualified historic structures as governed by the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950)).

(2)  Historic preservation programs, including, but not limited to, the California Mainstreet Program.

(3)  The preservation of affordable housing.

(c)  Any ordinance or program adopted on or before January 1, 1993, may include exceptions for local conditions not defined in subdivision (b) if the jurisdiction has approved a study on or before January 1, 1993, describing the effects of the exceptions. The study shall include socioeconomic impacts, a seismic hazards assessment, seismic retrofit cost comparisons, and earthquake damage estimates for a major earthquake, including the differences in costs, deaths, and injuries between full compliance with Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation or the Uniform Building Code and the ordinance or program. No study shall be required pursuant to this subdivision if the exceptions for local conditions not defined in subdivision (b) result in standards or requirements that are more stringent than those in Appendix Chapter 1 of the Uniform Code for Building Conservation.

(d)  Ordinances and programs adopted pursuant to this section shall conclusively be presumed to comply with the requirements of Chapter 173 of the Statutes of 1991.
Cal. RTC § 11005.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 11005.4
Section 11005.4
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 11005, for the 1993–94 fiscal year only, after payment of refunds therefrom and after making the deductions authorized by Section 11003 and reserving the amount determined necessary by the Pooled Money Investment Board to meet the transfers ordered or proposed to be ordered pursuant to Section 16310 of the Government Code, the Controller shall, in addition to making any allocations required by Section 11005, allocate, in accordance with the procedures applicable to those moneys allocated pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 11005, the amount of one hundred thirty million dollars ($130,000,000) as follows:

(a) Ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) to cities in proportion to the total property tax revenue allocation reduction for each city as a result of Sections 97.02 and 97.035, as determined by the Director of Finance.

(b) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) to counties and cities and counties in proportion to the total property tax revenue allocation reduction for each county or city and county as a result of Sections 97.02 and 97.035, as determined by the Director of Finance.
Cal. WAT § 36405 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 36405
Section 36405
Status: in_force

Coupons payable to bearer shall be in a form and signed as prescribed by the board and may be attached to warrants issued under this chapter to evidence their interest.
Cal. BPC § 19161 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 19161
Section 19161
Status: in_force

(a) All mattresses and mattress sets manufactured for sale in this state shall be fire retardant. “Fire retardant,” as used in this section, means a product that meets the standards for resistance to open-flame test adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and set forth in Section 1633 and following of Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The bureau may adopt regulations it deems necessary to implement those standards.

(b) All other bedding products that the bureau determines contribute to mattress bedding fires shall comply with regulations adopted by the bureau specifying that those products be resistant to open-flame ignition.

(c) All seating furniture sold or offered for sale by an importer, manufacturer, or wholesaler for use in this state, including any seating furniture sold to or offered for sale for use in a hotel, motel, or other place of public accommodation in this state, and reupholstered furniture to which filling materials are added, shall be fire retardant and shall be labeled in a manner specified by the bureau. This does not include furniture used exclusively for the purpose of physical fitness and exercise.

(d) Regulations adopted by the bureau for other bedding products shall not apply to any hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, inn, or similar transient lodging establishment that has an automatic fire extinguishing system that conforms to the specifications established in Section 904.1 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
Cal. WAT § 35900 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 35900
Section 35900
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall receive to the credit of the district and in trust for its use and benefit all the money belonging to the district.
Cal. SHC § 1190 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1190
Section 1190
Status: in_force

The board shall make no payment on account of work which is reported by the inspectors to be unsatisfactory, until the objections are investigated and determined to be unfounded, or until the contractor has performed the work in strict compliance with the plans and specifications.