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Cal. LAB § 6706 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 6706
Section 6706
Status: in_force

For the purposes of subdivision (a) of Section 6500, only one permit shall be required for a project involving several trenches or excavations. The provisions of Section 6500 shall not apply to the construction of trenches or excavations for the purpose of performing emergency repair work to underground facilities, or the construction of swimming pools, or the construction of “graves” as defined in Section 7014 of the Health and Safety Code or to the construction or final use of excavations or trenches where the construction or final use does not require a person to descend into the excavations or trenches.
Cal. HSC § 37960 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 37960
Section 37960
Status: in_force

This part being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Cal. VEH § 372 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 372
Section 372
Status: in_force

A “lessor” is a person who, for a term exceeding four months, leases or offers for lease, negotiates or attempts to negotiate a lease, or induce any person to lease a motor vehicle; and who receives or expects to receive a commission, money, brokerage fees, profit or any other thing of value from the lessee of said vehicle. “Lessor” includes “bailor” and “lease” includes “bailment.”
Cal. PRC § 5303 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 5303
Section 5303
Status: in_force

The legislative body of any city or city and county may, by ordinance, or in such manner as other municipal legislative acts are enacted by it, determine what lands are necessary and proper to be acquired for public parks or boulevards.
Cal. WAT § 345 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 7 / Section 345
Section 345
Status: in_force

The Department of Water Resources shall (a) plan recreation development associated with state-constructed water projects in consultation with local public agencies and affected state and federal agencies, (b) thereafter acquire land necessary to implement and execute plans for such development pursuant to specific legislative authorization. Such authorization shall specify to what extent, if any, the power of eminent domain may be used.

It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that no water resources development funds will be appropriated for the purpose of acquiring land for recreation development associated with state-constructed water projects, exclusive of land required for storage and conservation of water for such projects.

In carrying out its duties under this section, the Department of Water Resources may enter into contracts, leases, and agreements with other state agencies, the federal government, local public agencies, and persons; and the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Parks and Recreation and all other affected state and local agencies shall cooperate with the Department of Water Resources to that end.
Cal. BPC § 1936 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1936
Section 1936
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, an expired license may be renewed at any time within five years after its expiration by filing an application for renewal on a form prescribed by the dental hygiene board and payment of all accrued renewal and delinquency fees. If the license is renewed after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition precedent of renewal, shall also pay the delinquency fee prescribed by this article. Renewal under this section shall be effective on the date on which the application is filed, on the date on which the renewal fee is paid, or on the date on which the delinquency fee, if any, is paid, whichever last occurs. If so renewed, the license shall continue in effect until the expiration date provided in Section 1935 that next occurs after the effective date of the renewal.
Cal. PCC § 10211 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 10211
Section 10211
Status: in_force

(a) If the department elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the department from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids.

(b) In a contract between the design-build entity and a subcontractor, and in a contract between a subcontractor and any subcontractor thereunder, the percentage of the retention proceeds withheld may not exceed the percentage specified in the contract between the department and the design-build entity. If the design-build entity provides written notice to any subcontractor that is not a member of the design-build entity, prior to or at the time the bid is requested, that a bond may be required and the subcontractor subsequently is unable or refuses to furnish a bond to the design-build entity, then the design-build entity may withhold retention proceeds in excess of the percentage specified in the contract between the department and the design-build entity from any payment made by the design-build entity to the subcontractor.
Cal. RTC § 11501 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11501
Section 11501
Status: in_force

At any time within four years after any person is delinquent in the payment of any amount herein required to be paid, or within 10 years after the last recording of an abstract under Section 11495 or the last recording or filing of a notice of state tax lien under Section 7171 of the Government Code, the board or its authorized representative may issue a warrant for the enforcement of any liens and for the collection of any amount required to be paid to the state under this part. The warrant shall be directed to any sheriff or marshal and shall have the same effect as a writ of execution. The warrant shall be levied and sale made pursuant to it in the same manner and with the same effect as a levy of and a sale pursuant to a writ of execution.
Cal. RTC § 46403 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 46403
Section 46403
Status: in_force

After receiving the notice, the person so notified shall neither transfer nor make any other disposition of the credits, other personal property, or debts in their possession or under their control at the time they receive the notice until the board consents to a transfer or disposition or until 60 days elapse after the receipt of the notice, whichever period expires first.
Cal. ELEC § 14106 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 14106
Section 14106
Status: in_force

In addition to the materials required by Section 14105, the elections official shall provide signs, or materials for making signs, advising voters that an election has been canceled pursuant to Section 8026 due to the death of the candidate-incumbent and that a special election will be held to fill the vacancy.
Cal. FAC § 17069 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 17069
Section 17069
Status: in_force

If ownership is proved to the satisfaction of the director, the animal shall be turned over to the owner upon payment by the owner of all expenses which were incurred in the handling of the animal.
Cal. FAC § 52453 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 52453
Section 52453
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of vegetable seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes shall bear upon it, or have attached to it, in a conspicuous place, a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, that gives all of the following information:

(a) Name of kind and variety of seed.

(b) For any seed that germinates less than the standard last established by the secretary under this chapter, the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed; the percentage of hard seed, if present; the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine those percentages; and the words “Below Standard” in not less than eight-point type.

(c) Name and address of the person that labeled the seed, or of the person that sells the seed within this state.

(d) In addition to the information required in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), on each container of more than one-half pound (227 grams), the label shall include both the lot number or other lot identification and the calendar month and year the germination test was completed.
Cal. RTC § 46407 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 46407
Section 46407
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Article 7 (commencing with Section 706.151) of Chapter 5 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the board determines, upon receiving information from a fee payer or other person liable for any amount under this part, that the person’s employer withheld earnings for taxes pursuant to Section 46406 and failed to remit the withheld earnings to the board, the employer shall be liable for the amount not remitted. The board’s determination shall be based on payroll documents or other substantiating evidence furnished by the person liable for the tax.

(b) Upon its determination, the board shall mail notice to the employer at its last known address that upon failure to remit the withheld earnings to the board within 15 days of the date of its notice to the employer, the employer shall be liable for that amount which was withheld and not remitted.

(c) If the employer fails to remit the amount withheld to the board upon notice, that amount for which the employer is liable shall be determined, collected, and paid as though it were a tax deficiency. The amount may be assessed at any time prior to seven years from the first day that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld. Interest shall accrue on that amount from the first day that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld.

(d) When the determination against the employer is final and due and payable, the person’s account shall be immediately credited with an amount equal to that determined amount as though it were a payment received by the board on the first date that the unremitted amount, in the aggregate, was first withheld by the employer.

(e) Collection against the person liable for the tax is stayed for both the following amount and period:

(1) An amount equal to the amount determined by the board under subdivision (a).

(2) The earlier of the time the credit is applied to the person’s account pursuant to subdivision (d) or the determination against the employer is withdrawn or revised and the person is notified by the board thereof.

(f) If under this section an amount that was withheld and not remitted to the board is final and due and payable by the employer and credited to the person’s account, this remedy shall be the exclusive remedy for the person to recover that amount from the employer.

(g) This section shall apply to determinations made by the board on or after the effective date of the act adding this section.
Cal. VEH § 21456.3 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 21456.3
Section 21456.3
Status: in_force

(a) An operator of a bicycle facing a green bicycle signal shall proceed straight through or turn right or left or make a U-turn unless a sign prohibits a U-turn. An operator of a bicycle, including one turning, shall yield the right-of-way to other traffic and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk.

(b) An operator of a bicycle facing a steady yellow bicycle signal is, by that signal, warned that the related green movement is ending or that a red indication will be shown immediately thereafter.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), an operator of a bicycle facing a steady red bicycle signal shall stop at a marked limit line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain stopped until an indication to proceed is shown.

(d) Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn, an operator of a bicycle, after stopping as required by subdivision (c), facing a steady red bicycle signal, may turn right, or turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street. An operator of a bicycle making a turn shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to traffic lawfully using the intersection.

(e) A bicycle signal may be used only at those locations that meet geometric standards or traffic volume standards, or both, as adopted by the Department of Transportation.
Cal. HSC § 57000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 37 / Section 57000
Section 57000
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meaning:

(a)  “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.

(b)  “Council” means the California Environmental Policy Council established by Section 71017 of the Public Resources Code.

(c)  “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.
Cal. HSC § 129700 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 129700
Section 129700
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. LAB § 6910 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 6910
Section 6910
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to gasoline motor cars operated exclusively on branch lines or to trains of less than three cars propelled by electricity.
Cal. PUC § 30966 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 30966
Section 30966
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall, by resolution, determine whether it is deemed necessary to incur the bonded indebtedness, and, if so, the resolution shall also state the purposes for which the proposed debt is to be incurred, the estimated cost of accomplishing those purposes, the amount of the proposed debt, that the exterior boundaries of the portion or portions of the district which will be benefited are set forth on a map on file with the secretary of the district, which map shall govern for all details as to the extent of the improvement district or districts, and that each portion or portions of the district set forth on the map shall thereupon constitute and be known as “Improvement District No. ____ of the Southern California Rapid Transit District,” and the determinations made in the resolution shall be final and conclusive.
Cal. PROB § 11904 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 11904
Section 11904
Status: in_force

No deposit of property in an estate shall be made in the county treasury by a personal representative if any other property in the estate is to be or has been distributed to the state under this chapter, but the property that would otherwise be deposited in the county treasury shall be transmitted promptly to the State Treasurer or Controller as provided in this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 1760.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1760.7
Section 1760.7
Status: in_force

The director shall investigate, examine, and make reports upon adult and juvenile probation.

The director may establish standards for the performance of probation duties, and upon request consult with and make investigations and recommendations to probation officers, probation committees, juvenile justice commissions, and to judges of the superior courts, including such judges as are designated juvenile court judges of any county.

The director may also, upon request, consult with, make investigations for, and recommendations to probation officers, probation committees, juvenile justice commissions, and to judges of the superior courts, including such judges as are designated juvenile court judges of any county, to aid them in the operation and maintenance of their juvenile halls.
Cal. WAT § 41367 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41367
Section 41367
Status: in_force

Voting may commence as soon as the polls are opened, may continue during all the time the polls remain opened, and shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code.
Cal. FGC § 7149.8 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 7149.8
Section 7149.8
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not take abalone from ocean waters unless he or she first obtains, in addition to a valid California sport fishing license and any applicable license validation or stamp issued pursuant to this code, an abalone report card, and maintains that report card in his or her possession while taking abalone.

(b) The department or an authorized license agent shall issue an abalone report card upon payment of a fee of fifteen dollars ($15) in the 2004 license year, which shall be adjusted annually thereafter pursuant to Section 713.

(c) The commission shall adjust the amount of the fees specified in subdivision (b) as necessary, to fully recover, but not exceed, all reasonable administrative and implementation costs of the department and the commission relating to those licenses.
Cal. SHC § 8192.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 8192.5
Section 8192.5
Status: in_force

On the ballot at the election each project shall be submitted as a separate proposition, together with a description of the exact location of the project and a statement of the amount of bonds to be issued for the project.
Cal. FAC § 78631 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 2 / Section 78631
Section 78631
Status: in_force

“Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
Cal. FAC § 12252 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 12252
Section 12252
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a pest control dealer designated agent license shall be in the form prescribed by the director. Each application shall state the name and address of the applicant specified on the application and any other information required by the director. The application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5.

(b) All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire on December 31 of the last year for which they are issued.

(c) Licenses may be renewed before their expiration through application in the form prescribed by the director and upon payment of a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5. A penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.5 shall be added to any license renewal fee that is not paid by the date of expiration.
Cal. PROB § 5656 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 5656
Section 5656
Status: in_force

For the purpose of application of the property taxation and documentary transfer tax provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code:

(a) Execution and recordation of, or revocation of, a revocable transfer on death deed of real property is not a change in ownership of the property and does not require declaration or payment of a documentary transfer tax or filing of a preliminary change of ownership report.

(b) Transfer of real property on the death of the transferor by a revocable transfer on death deed is a change in ownership of the property.
Cal. HSC § 33824 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 33824
Section 33824
Status: in_force

The resolution of intention shall:

(a)  Describe the exterior boundaries of the special assessment area.

(b)  Include the estimated annual amounts needed to be levied on the properties within such area for the purpose of making such payments and the period during which such special assessments will be required, which in no case shall be longer than the time by which the debt is to be repaid.

(c)  Include the proposed assessments.

The resolution shall incorporate by reference the report required by Section 33822.
Cal. HSC § 4862 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 4862
Section 4862
Status: in_force

“Board,” as used in this chapter, means the board of supervisors of the county in which a district is formed, or in which it is proposed to form a district.
Cal. RTC § 46454 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 46454
Section 46454
Status: in_force

The obligation of the successor shall be enforced by serving a notice of successor liability on the person. The notice shall be served in the manner prescribed for service of a notice of a deficiency determination, not later than three years after the date the board is notified of the purchase of the business or stock of goods. The successor may petition for reconsideration in the manner provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 46351) of Chapter 3. The notice shall become final and the amount due and payable in the manner provided in that article except that no additional penalty shall apply if not paid when due and payable. This chapter, with respect to the collection of any amount required to be paid under this part, shall apply when the notice becomes final.
Cal. BPC § 22701 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 23 / Section 22701
Section 22701
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares:

(a) Many physicians and scientists now warn that the risks associated with suntanning are greater when tanning with artificial ultraviolet light.

(b) These risks include, but are not limited to, sunburn, premature aging, skin cancer, retinal damage, formation of cataracts, suppression of the immune system, and damage to the vascular system.

(c) Certain medications, cosmetics, and foods are “photosensitizing,” which means that in some people they react unfavorably with ultraviolet light to produce skin rashes or burns.

(d) Sunlamps and other artificial sources of ultraviolet light are known to intensify these effects.

(e) The creation of state law to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare is needed concerning tanning with artificial ultraviolet light.
Cal. PROB § 10361.6 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 8 / Section 10361.6
Section 10361.6
Status: in_force

(a) At least 30 days prior to the day of the hearing, the petitioner shall cause notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to be served in the manner provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure on all of the following persons:

(1) The personal representative, if the personal representative is not the petitioner.

(2) The holder of any mortgage or other lien secured by the property that is sold.

(3) All agents or brokers entitled to compensation from the proceeds of the property that is sold.

(b) Except for those persons given notice pursuant to subdivision (a), notice of the hearing, together with a copy of the petition, shall be given as provided in Section 1220 to all of the following persons:

(1) Each person listed in Section 1220.

(2) Each known heir whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.

(3) Each known devisee whose interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.

(4) The Attorney General, at the office of the Attorney General in Sacramento, if any portion of the estate is to escheat to the state and its interest in the estate would be affected by the petition.

(c) The court may not shorten the time for giving the notice of hearing under this section.