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Cal. HSC § 34322.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 34322.2
Section 34322.2
Status: in_force

Each authority shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a plan for selection of applicants to assure equal opportunity and nondiscrimination on grounds of race, color, or national origin. The plan shall include standards for eligibility, procedures for prompt notification of eligibility or disqualification, and procedures for maintaining a waiting list of eligible applicants for whom vacancies are not immediately available. Eligible applicants shall be offered available vacancies in order of application, subject to the following:

(a)  Preference categories shall be established to give priority to persons displaced by public or private action.

(b)  Priority shall be given within each preference category to families of veterans and servicemen.

(c)  The authority may establish occupancy standards, offering available units only to families of appropriate size.

(d)  The authority may further limit the offering of available units to families of appropriate qualifications in order to comply with state or federal law or regulations, or contractual agreements with governmental agencies pursuant to such law or regulations.

(e)  An applicant may reject, or refuse to promptly occupy, suitable units at two different locations and still be entitled to the next available suitable unit.

Nothing in this section shall prevent an authority from suspending processing of applications of persons of low income unlikely to be offered units within two years, or requiring annual renewal of applications, or honoring its obligations to persons of low income determined to be qualified prior to January 1, 1976.
Cal. FAC § 7581 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 7581
Section 7581
Status: in_force

A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property seized amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
Cal. PRC § 4259 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 4259
Section 4259
Status: in_force

(a) The use or possession of fireworks is prohibited within any hazardous fire area designated pursuant to Section 4252 or 4258. However, the use of fireworks within any hazardous fire area may be allowed, if the use is determined by the director not to present a fire hazard.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), fireworks may be possessed in a vehicle on any public highway traversing a hazardous fire area when not otherwise prohibited.
Cal. WAT § 31416 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 31416
Section 31416
Status: in_force

Whenever the electors of a district which has no bonded indebtedness, is not operating a water system, and has not bona fide contracted for the construction of an adequate water system for the district, have refused to authorize the issuance of bonds at three elections, the last of which was held in 1948 or thereafter, no further bond elections shall be held until the question of dissolution has been submitted to the electors as provided in Section 32858 of this division.
Cal. HSC § 25179.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 7.7 / Section 25179.9
Section 25179.9
Status: in_force

Lab packs which contain hazardous waste that has not been restricted or prohibited by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 3004 of the federal act, are exempt from the requirements of Sections 25179.3 and 25179.6 if they are disposed of in accordance with the requirements established by the department, by regulation.
Cal. VEH § 12103 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 8 / Section 12103
Section 12103
Status: in_force

(a) Every private party vehicle market operator shall maintain a record, for not less than one year, of all of the following information:

(1) The name of each vendor selling, exchanging, or offering for sale or exchange, any vehicle at a private party vehicle market.

(2) The vendor’s driver’s license number.

(3) The registration number assigned to the vehicle and the vehicle identification number.

(4) The number of the vehicle’s current and valid certificate of compliance.

(5) The make, model, and color of the vehicle.

(b) That information shall be made available, upon request, to any peace officer and to any employee of the department designated by the director.
Cal. PUC § 7904 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 7904
Section 7904
Status: in_force

Every agent, operator, or employee of any telegraph or telephone office, who wilfully refuses or neglects to send any message received at such office for transmission, or wilfully postpones the transmission of the message out of its order, or wilfully refuses or neglects to deliver any message received by telegraph or telephone, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any message to be received, transmitted or delivered, unless the charges thereon have been paid or tendered, nor to require the sending, receiving, or delivery of any message counseling, aiding, abetting, or encouraging treason against the Government of the United States or of this State, or other resistance to the lawful authority, or any message calculated to further any fraudulent plan or purpose, or to instigate or encourage the perpetration of any unlawful act, or to facilitate the escape of any criminal or person accused of crime.
Cal. EVID § 1414 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1414
Section 1414
Status: in_force

A writing may be authenticated by evidence that:

(a) The party against whom it is offered has at any time admitted its authenticity; or

(b) The writing has been acted upon as authentic by the party against whom it is offered.
Cal. FAM § 6227 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 2 / Section 6227
Section 6227
Status: in_force

The remedies provided in this division are in addition to any other civil or criminal remedies that may be available to the petitioner.
Cal. WAT § 6226 — California Code / Code wat / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6226
Section 6226
Status: in_force

The application shall give such pertinent information or data concerning the dam or reservoir, or both, as may be required by the department and such information as to other matters appropriate to a thorough consideration of the safety of such a change as may be required by the department.
Cal. BPC § 8771.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 8771.6
Section 8771.6
Status: in_force

(a) In every case where any monument is found with a physical condition that is less than permanent and durable, the licensed land surveyor or registered civil engineer using that monument as control in any survey shall reconstruct or rehabilitate the monument so that the same shall be left by them in such physical condition that it remains as permanent a monument as is reasonably possible and so that the same may be reasonably expected to be located with facility at all times in the future.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. FGC § 102 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 102
Section 102
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall annually elect one of their number as president and one as vice president, by a concurrent vote of at least three commissioners.

(b) The president or vice president may be removed from the position of president or vice president by a vote, at any time, of at least three commissioners.

(c) In the event of a vacancy in either the position of president or vice president, the commission shall fill that vacancy at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission. The elected successor president or vice president shall serve for the unexpired term of the predecessor until the annual election pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) The commission may not adopt or enforce a policy or a regulation that provides for the president and vice president to be chosen by seniority nor may the commission adopt or enforce any other policy or regulation that would make a commissioner ineligible to be elected as president or vice president of the commission.
Cal. INS § 1633 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 1633
Section 1633
Status: in_force

Any person who transacts insurance without a valid license so to act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or by imprisonment in a county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. BPC § 5274 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 5274
Section 5274
Status: in_force

(a) None of the provisions of this chapter, except those in Article 4 (commencing with Section 5300), Sections 5400 to 5404, inclusive, and subdivision (d) of Section 5405, apply to an on-premises advertising display that is visible from an interstate or primary highway and located within a business center, if the display is placed and maintained pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 5490) and meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The display is placed within the boundaries of an individual development project, as defined in Section 65928 of the Government Code, for commercial, industrial, or mixed commercial and industrial purposes, as shown on a subdivision or site map approved by a city, county, or city and county, and is developed and zoned for those purposes.

(2) The display identifies the name of the business center, if named.

(3) Each business identified on the display is located within the business center and on the same side of an interstate or primary highway where the display is located.

(4) The governing body of the city, county, or city and county has adopted ordinances for the display pursuant to Sections 5230 and 5231 for the area where the display will be placed, and the display meets city, county, or city and county ordinances.

(5) The display results in a consolidation of allowable displays within the business center, so that fewer displays will be erected as a result of the display.

(6) Placement of the display does not cause a reduction of federal aid highway funds as provided in Section 131 of Title 23 of the United States Code.
Cal. RTC § 19108 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 19108
Section 19108
Status: in_force

(a) Where an overpayment is made by any taxpayer for any year, and a deficiency is owing from the same taxpayer for any other year, the overpayment, if the period within which credit for the overpayment may be allowed has not expired, shall be credited on the deficiency, if the period within which assessment of the deficiency may be proposed has not expired, and the balance, if any, shall be credited or refunded to the taxpayer. No interest shall be assessed on the portion of the deficiency as is extinguished by the credit for the period of time subsequent to the date the overpayment was made.

(b) For the purposes of this section the returns of a decedent and his or her estate shall be considered returns of the same taxpayer and the returns for the decedent and his or her estate filed for the year of death shall be considered returns for different taxable years.

(c) This section is not intended, nor shall it be construed, as a limitation on the Franchise Tax Board’s right to offset or recoup barred assessments against overpayments.
Cal. HSC § 13840 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 13840
Section 13840
Status: in_force

Every district shall be governed by a legislative body known as a board of directors.
Cal. PUC § 185505 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 185505
Section 185505
Status: in_force

(a) The authority and any utility required to remove a utility facility or to relocate any utility facility may, by agreement, provide for the respective amounts of the cost to be borne by each. The authority may, without prejudice to its rights under Section 185506, advance the cost of removal or relocation, and, if the authority advances that cost, it is the duty of the utility to move its facilities as soon as reasonably possible so as not to delay high-speed rail construction. In the case of any utility that is not financially able to bear the costs of removal or relocation, the authority may by agreement provide for the work to be done on condition that the utility’s portion of the costs be repaid to the authority over a period of time not exceeding 10 years.

(b) Either party may maintain an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for an adjudication as to the obligations and costs to be borne by each party under any contract entered into by the parties at any time within four years after the cause of action first arose. The cause of action shall be deemed to arise at the time of the completion by the utility of the removal or relocation in question, or at the time of a breach of the agreement by either party, whichever occurs first. The filing of a claim with a state agency shall not be deemed a condition precedent to the maintenance by the utility of an action under this subdivision.
Cal. BPC § 7591.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 2 / Section 7591.4
Section 7591.4
Status: in_force

The chief shall gather evidence of violations of this chapter and of any rule or regulation established under this chapter by unlicensed persons who engage in a business for which a license is required under this chapter and shall furnish the same to prosecuting officers of any county or city or city and county for the purpose of prosecuting those violations.
Cal. INS § 12840 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 8 / Section 12840
Section 12840
Status: in_force

(a) Every obligor or its administrator shall maintain at its principal office complete and accurate accounts, books, and records of all transactions among the obligor, its administrator, if any, sellers, insurers, and purchasers. Records maintained pursuant to this section shall be made available to the commissioner upon reasonable request. Any computerized recordkeeping system must be capable of producing a legible hard copy of all required records. Accounts, books, and records shall include:

(1) A complete set of accounting records, including, but not limited to, a general ledger, cash receipts and disbursements journals, accounts receivable registers, and accounts payable registers.

(2) Copies of each type of service contract sold.

(3) The name and address of each service contract purchaser to the extent that the name and address have been furnished by the service contract purchaser.

(4) A list of the locations where service contracts are marketed, sold, or offered for sale.

(5) Written claims files which shall contain at least the dates and descriptions of claims related to the service contracts.

(b) All required records pertaining to a service contract shall be maintained by the obligor, its administrator, or the insurer underwriting the contract, for at least three years after the expiration of the contract.

(c) Every insurer that has issued a policy to an obligor shall have an ongoing right to access that obligor’s books and records in order to permit the insurer to fulfill all obligations to purchasers.

(d) The commissioner may examine and investigate the affairs of every obligor and any administrator of an obligor. Any examination or investigation shall be at the expense of the obligor or the administrator, in the discretion of the commissioner. Any information contained in the books and records, including, but not limited to, the identity and addresses of sellers and purchasers of service contracts, shall be confidential, except that the commissioner may use the information in any proceeding or investigation instituted against an obligor or an administrator.

(e) An obligor’s failure to keep or maintain the required accounts, books, or records, or to provide the commissioner with full and immediate access to those records, shall be grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of the obligor’s vehicle service contract provider’s license, and also shall be grounds for the commissioner to issue a cease and desist order pursuant to Section 1065.2.
Cal. WAT § 14907.6 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 23 / Article 2 / Section 14907.6
Section 14907.6
Status: in_force

Participation in the program by local public agencies and landowners is voluntary and shall be undertaken in accordance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, court judgments, and contractual obligations.
Cal. BPC § 26180 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 10 / Chapter 18 / Section 26180
Section 26180
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a scale of application, licensing, and renewal fees, based upon the cost of enforcing this division, as follows:

(a) The department shall charge each licensee a licensure and renewal fee, as applicable. The licensure and renewal fee shall be calculated to cover the costs of administering this division. The licensure fee may vary depending upon the varying costs associated with administering the various regulatory requirements of this division as they relate to the nature and scope of the different licensure activities, including, but not limited to, the track and trace program required pursuant to Section 26067, but shall not exceed the reasonable regulatory costs to the department.

(b) The total fees assessed pursuant to this division shall be set at an amount that will fairly and proportionately generate sufficient total revenue to fully cover the total costs of administering this division.

(c) All license fees shall be set on a scaled basis by the department, dependent on the size of the business.

(d) The department shall deposit all fees collected in a fee account to be established in the Cannabis Control Fund. Moneys in the fee account shall be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, by the department for the administration of this division.
Cal. INS § 739 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4.1 / Section 739
Section 739
Status: in_force

As used in this article, these terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Adjusted RBC Report” means a Risk-Based Capital (RBC) report that has been adjusted by the commissioner in accordance with subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 739.2.

(b) “Corrective Order” means an order issued by the commissioner specifying corrective actions that the commissioner has determined are required.

(c) “Domestic insurer” means any life or health insurer or property and casualty insurer organized in this state.

(d) “Foreign insurer” means any life or health insurer or property and casualty insurer that is licensed to do business in this state but is not domiciled in this state.

(e) “Life or health insurer” means any admitted insurer issuing insurance subject to Part 2 (commencing with Section 10110) of Division 2, or a licensed property and casualty insurer writing only disability insurance.

(f) “NAIC” means the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(g) “Negative trend” means, with respect to a life or health insurer, a negative trend over a period of time, as determined in accordance with the “Trend Test Calculation” included in the RBC Instructions defined in subdivision (i).

(h) “Property and casualty insurer” means any admitted insurer writing insurance as described in Section 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119.5, 119.6, or 120, but does not include monoline mortgage guaranty insurers, financial guaranty insurers, or title insurers.

(i) “RBC Instructions” means the RBC Report, including risk-based capital instructions adopted by the NAIC, and as the RBC Instructions may be amended by the NAIC from time to time in accordance with the procedures adopted by the NAIC.

(j) “RBC Level” means an insurer’s Company Action Level RBC, Regulatory Action Level RBC, Authorized Control Level RBC, or Mandatory Control Level RBC where:

(1) “Company Action Level RBC” means, with respect to any insurer, the product of 2.0 and its Authorized Control Level RBC.

(2) “Regulatory Action Level RBC” means the product of 1.5 and its Authorized Control Level RBC.

(3) “Authorized Control Level RBC” means the number determined under the risk-based capital formula in accordance with the RBC Instructions.

(4) “Mandatory Control Level RBC” means the product of .70 and the Authorized Control Level RBC.

(k) “RBC Plan” means a comprehensive financial plan containing the elements specified in subdivision (b) of Section 739.3. If the commissioner rejects the RBC Plan, and it is revised by the insurer, with or without the commissioner’s recommendation, the plan shall be called the “Revised RBC Plan.”

(l) “RBC Report” means the report required in Section 739.2.

(m) “Total Adjusted Capital” means the sum of:

(1) An insurer’s statutory capital and surplus.

(2) Other items, if any, that the RBC Instructions may provide.
Cal. VEH § 15501 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 15501
Section 15501
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s license which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing or leasing, attempting to purchase or lease, contracting to purchase or lease, accepting, or otherwise obtaining such a vehicle.
Cal. INS § 13812 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 13812
Section 13812
Status: in_force

Each insurer licensed and doing business in this state shall research and report to the commissioner with respect to any records within the insurer’s possession or knowledge relating to insurance policies issued to slaveholders that provided coverage for damage to or death of their slaves.
Cal. HSC § 33332 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 33332
Section 33332
Status: in_force

Every redevelopment plan shall contain a legal description of the boundaries of the project area and shall be based upon the preliminary plan.
Cal. PCC § 10230 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 10230
Section 10230
Status: in_force

Every contract subject to this part, for which disabled veteran business enterprise participation is included in the bid, shall contain a provision requiring the contractor to comply with rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes that apply to the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program as defined in Section 999 of the Military and Veterans Code, including, but not limited to, the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 999.5 of the Military and Veterans Code.
Cal. PROB § 19330 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 11 / Section 19330
Section 19330
Status: in_force

If proceedings are commenced under this part for the settlement of claims against the trust, and the time for filing claims has commenced, any action upon the liability of the surviving spouse under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 13550) is barred to the same extent as provided for claims under this part, except as to the following:

(a) Any creditor who commences judicial proceedings to enforce a claim and serves the surviving spouse with the complaint prior to the expiration of the time for filing claims.

(b) Any creditor who has or who secures the surviving spouse’s acknowledgment in writing of the liability of the surviving spouse for the claim.

(c) Any creditor who files a timely claim in the proceedings for the administration of the estate of the deceased spouse.