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Cal. MVC § 399 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 399
Section 399
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall assist any eligible member or veteran who returns or has returned to this state in obtaining a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium. The screening should consist of a bioassay procedure capable of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and discriminating between different uranium isotopes. State funds shall not be used to pay for the tests or any other federal treatment services.

(2) The eligible member or veteran must return or have returned to this state after service in an area where depleted uranium was used or that was designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States after 1990. The eligible member or veteran shall either be assigned a risk level I, II, or III for depleted uranium exposure by their branch of service, be referred by a military physician, or have reason to believe that they were exposed to depleted uranium during their service.

(b) (1) In order to effectively provide the assistance required by subdivision (a), the Secretary of the California Department of Veterans Affairs, or their designees, shall develop and implement a plan for outreach to eligible members and veterans who have returned from combat areas where depleted uranium was used.

(2) The outreach plan shall provide information to eligible members and veterans concerning their potential exposure to depleted uranium, the possible hazards associated with exposure, and the right to federal depleted uranium screening services.

(c) For purposes of this section, all of the following apply:

(1) “Eligible member” means a member who served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in Section 101 of Title 38 of the United States Code, in an area designated as a combat zone by the President of United States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, or in any other combat theater where depleted uranium was used.

(2) “Member” or “member of the Armed Forces” means a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the California National Guard, who is a resident of this state.

(3) “Military physician” means a provider who is under contract with the United States Department of Defense to provide physician services to members of the Armed Forces.
Cal. FIN § 17302 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 17302
Section 17302
Status: in_force

“Trust obligation” means:

(a) All money and property deposited with a member within the State of California in an escrow or joint control transaction.

(b) All money and property deposited with a member to be held in trust within the State of California pursuant to a federal or state statute or requirements of a governmental agency.
Cal. WIC § 11404 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 11404
Section 11404
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 11405, a child is not eligible for AFDC-FC unless responsibility for placement and care of the child is with the county welfare department or Indian tribe that entered into an agreement pursuant to Section 10553.1, the county probation department which has an agreement with the county welfare department, or a licensed public adoption agency, licensed private adoption agency, or the department.

(b) In order for the child to be eligible for AFDC-FC, the agency with responsibility for the child’s placement and care shall, in accordance with departmental regulations do all of the following:

(1) For children removed after October 1, 1983, document that it provided preplacement preventive services to the child prior to the child’s placement in foster care, and document why provisions of these services were not successful in maintaining the child in his or her home, unless it is documented that these services were not provided due to either of the following:

(A) The voluntary relinquishment of the child by one or both parents or court action declaring a child free from the custody and control of one or both parents.

(B) The child’s residence with a nonrelated legal guardian.

(2) Develop a written assessment of the reasons necessitating the child’s placement in foster care and the treatment needs of the child while in foster care to be updated by the agency no less frequently than once every six months. Where the child is a parent who has a child living with him or her in the same eligible facility, the assessment shall also address the needs of his or her child.

(3) Develop a case plan for the child within a maximum of 60 days of placement.

(4) Ensure that services are provided to return the child to his or her own home or establish an alternative permanent placement for the child if returning home is not possible or is inappropriate.
Cal. PRC § 6501 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 6501
Section 6501
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “lease” includes a permit, easement, or license.
Cal. SHC § 5132.4 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 5132.4
Section 5132.4
Status: in_force

If the legislative body has complied with the notice, protest, and hearing provisions set forth in this article, or if the legislative body is not required to comply with those requirements because the assessment is exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, then those requirements shall not apply in subsequent fiscal years unless the assessment methodology is changed to increase the assessment, or the amount of that assessment is proposed to exceed an assessment formula or range of assessments adopted by an agency in accordance with Article XIII D of the California Constitution or Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. HSC § 38500 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 38500
Section 38500
Status: in_force

This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
Cal. SHC § 8316 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 8316
Section 8316
Status: in_force

One or more streets, highways, and public service easements, whether or not contiguous, may be included and vacated in the same proceeding.
Cal. ELEC § 9301 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9301
Section 9301
Status: in_force

Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of the district by an initiative petition filed with the district elections official. Signatures to these petitions shall be obtained in the same manner as set forth in Section 9020. Affidavits shall be attached to each petition section in the form and in the manner set forth in Section 9022.
Cal. HSC § 120305 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 120305
Section 120305
Status: in_force

Every person who possesses any intoxicating liquor in or on any public hospital or sanatorium providing for the treatment of tuberculosis or within the boundaries of the grounds belonging thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not prohibit (a) the possession of any intoxicating liquor used for medicinal purposes when issued pursuant to a written order of a physician licensed to practice medicine under the laws of the State of California, (b) the possession of any intoxicating liquor by personnel for his or her own use who resides at the hospital or sanatorium or on the grounds thereof, (c) the possession of any intoxicating liquor used by a minister of the gospel or priest or rabbi in a religious sacrament or ceremony or (d) the service of wine to a patient as part of the hospital’s regular menu or bill of fare if the patient is located in a portion of the premises wholly separate and isolated from patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis.
Cal. RTC § 1361 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 1361
Section 1361
Status: in_force

The assessor and his sureties are liable on his official bond for all taxes on property which is unassessed through his wilful failure or neglect.
Cal. RTC § 422 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1.5 / Section 422
Section 422
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article and within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the Constitution, open-space land is “enforceably restricted” if it is subject to any of the following:

(a) A contract;

(b) An agreement;

(c) A scenic restriction entered into prior to January 1, 1975;

(d) An open-space easement; or

(e) A wildlife habitat contract.

For the purposes of this article no restriction upon the use of land other than those enumerated in this section shall be considered to be an enforceable restriction.
Cal. FAC § 59641 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 59641
Section 59641
Status: in_force

Ten or more producers of the variety or kind of commodity which is to be affected may file with the director a petition for the establishment of a proration zone and the institution of a marketing program.
Cal. HSC § 121916 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 121916
Section 121916
Status: in_force

(a)  Any person or owner of an attack, guard, or sentry dog that operates or maintains a business to sell, rent, or train an attack, guard, or sentry dog shall obtain a permit from the local public agency or private society or animal shelter contracting with the local public agency for animal care or protection services.

(b)  Each local agency shall adopt and implement a permit program for the administration of subdivision (a) by the local agency or private society or animal shelter contracting with the local public agency for animal care or protection services. A local agency may charge a fee for the issuance or renewal of a permit required under this section. The fee shall not exceed the actual costs for the implementation of the permit program.

(c)  For purposes of this section, “local public agency” means a city, county, or city and county.
Cal. FAM § 7121 — California Code / Code fam / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 7121
Section 7121
Status: in_force

(a) Before the petition for a declaration of emancipation is heard, notice the court determines is reasonable shall be given to the minor’s parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor, or proof shall be made to the court that their addresses are unknown or that for other reasons the notice cannot be given.

(b) The clerk of the court shall also notify the local child support agency of the county in which the matter is to be heard of the proceeding. If the minor is a ward of the court, notice shall be given to the probation department. If the child is a dependent child of the court, notice shall be given to the county welfare department.

(c) The notice shall include a form whereby the minor’s parents, guardian, or other person entitled to the custody of the minor may give their written consent to the petitioner’s emancipation. The notice shall include a warning that a court may void or rescind the declaration of emancipation and the parents may become liable for support and medical insurance coverage pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4000) of Part 2 of Division 9 and Sections 17400, 17402, 17404, and 17422.
Cal. PRC § 4290.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 4290.5
Section 4290.5
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1, 2021, and every five years thereafter, the board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal, shall survey local governments, including counties, cities, and fire districts, to identify existing subdivisions located in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, identified pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code, without a secondary egress route that are at significant fire risk.

(b) (1) The board, in consultation with the State Fire Marshal and the local government that identified the subdivision, shall develop recommendations to improve the subdivision’s fire safety. The recommendations may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Creating secondary access to the subdivision.

(B) Improvements to the existing access road.

(C) Other additional fire safety measures.

(2) The board shall provide the final recommendations developed pursuant to this subdivision to the local government that identified the subdivision and to the residents of the subdivision.

(c) The board may enter into contracts with an independent group to conduct the survey required in subdivision (a).

(d) For purposes of this section, “subdivision” means an existing residential development of more than 30 dwelling units.

(e) The board shall maintain a list of the subdivisions identified in subdivision (a) and the status of the implementation of the recommendations provided pursuant to subdivision (b).
Cal. WAT § 36381 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 4.3 / Section 36381
Section 36381
Status: in_force

Revenue warrants shall be secured by all or part of the revenues received by the district from charges fixed pursuant to Section 35470 or from any other source other than assessments, and any such revenues may be pledged to the payment of revenue warrants. In the resolution authorizing issuance of revenue warrants, the board may subject such revenues as it specifies to a lien or charge to secure the payment of the principal of, and the interest on, revenue warrants, but such warrants shall be not secured by any lien or charge upon any assessment.
Cal. RTC § 18764 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 18764
Section 18764
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund to receive contributions made pursuant to Section 18763. The Franchise Tax Board shall notify the Controller of both the amount of money paid by individuals in excess of their tax liability and the amount of refund money that individuals have designated pursuant to Section 18763 to be transferred to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund. The Controller shall transfer from the Personal Income Tax Fund to the California Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund an amount not in excess of the sum of the amounts designated by individuals pursuant to Section 18763 for payment into that fund.
Cal. PUC § 99564.3 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 99564.3
Section 99564.3
Status: in_force

A petition may be filed with the board, in accordance with its rules and regulations, requesting it to investigate and decide the question of whether the employees wish to decertify an exclusive representative or to reconsider the appropriateness of a unit. The petition may allege that the employees in an appropriate unit no longer desire a particular employee organization as their exclusive representative. The petition shall include proof of a 30-percent showing of interest indicating support for another organization or lack of support for the incumbent exclusive representative.
Cal. PUC § 28894 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 28894
Section 28894
Status: in_force

Liabilities accruing under the retirement system because of benefits other than such as are the equivalent of contributions by the members, with accumulated interest, shall be met by contributions by the district. Prior service or other liabilities of the district may be met by annual appropriations instead of by appropriation for the total of the liabilities; but until the present value of regular contributions for current service, together with assets then available, equals the present value of all allowances and benefits granted or to be granted under the system, the appropriation for any one year when added to any unused balance of any previous appropriations for such purpose shall not be less than the amount disbursed during that year on account of prior service or other liabilities of the district.
Cal. FGC § 1526 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1526
Section 1526
Status: in_force

Any property acquired for wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds shall be acquired in the name of the State, and shall, at all times, be subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by the commission for the occupation, use, operation, protection, and administration of such property as wildlife management areas or public shooting grounds.
Cal. PRC § 91045 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 2 / Section 91045
Section 91045
Status: in_force

Of the funds made available by Section 91000, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural Resources Agency for grants to nature and climate education and research facilities, nonprofit organizations and public institutions, natural history museums, California zoos and aquariums accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and geologic heritage sites that serve diverse populations. Grants may be used for buildings, equipment, structures, and exhibit galleries that present collections to promote climate, biodiversity, and cultural literacy. Projects may support species recovery and biodiversity protection in order to advance the state’s 30x30 conservation goal.
Cal. PUC § 105143 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 105143
Section 105143
Status: in_force

The district may contract for management services with any public agency or person and may contract for operations and maintenance services with the district organized pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 27000) of Division 16 of the Streets and Highways Code. However, the district may not contract out the performance of services performed by or fairly claimable by employees of a bargaining unit without the agreement of the accredited representative of that bargaining unit’s employees.
Cal. FIN § 23001 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 23001
Section 23001
Status: in_force

As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Deferred deposit transaction” means a transaction whereby a person defers depositing a customer’s personal check until a specific date, pursuant to a written agreement for a fee or other charge, as provided in Section 23035.

(b) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation.

(c) “Department” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

(d) “Licensee” means any person who offers, originates, or makes a deferred deposit transaction, who arranges a deferred deposit transaction for a deferred deposit originator, who acts as an agent for a deferred deposit originator, or who assists a deferred deposit originator in the origination of a deferred deposit transaction. However, “licensee” does not include a state or federally chartered bank, thrift, savings association, industrial loan company, or credit union. “Licensee” also does not include a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, including consumables, to retail buyers that cashes checks or issues money orders for a minimum fee not exceeding two dollars ($2) as a service to its customers that is incidental to its main purpose or business. “Licensee” also does not include an employee regularly employed by a licensee at the licensee’s place of business. An employee, when acting under the scope of the employee’s employment, shall be exempt from any other law from which the employee’s employer is exempt.

(e) “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, a joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, an unincorporated organization, a government entity, or a political subdivision of a government entity.

(f) “Deferred deposit originator” means a person who offers, originates, or makes a deferred deposit transaction.
Cal. PUC § 103327 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 103327
Section 103327
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall, on or before the third Monday in August of each year, transmit to the board a statement in writing showing the total value of all property within the district.
Cal. PRC § 735 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 735
Section 735
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall receive compensation for each day during which the member engaged in the performance of official duties, except that the total number of days for which a member, other than the chairperson, may be compensated shall not exceed 80 days in any one fiscal year. The chairperson of the board may receive compensation for not more than 100 days in any one fiscal year. In addition to the compensation, each member shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.
Cal. EVID § 1310 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 1310
Section 1310
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), evidence of a statement by a declarant who is unavailable as a witness concerning his own birth, marriage, divorce, a parent and child relationship, relationship by blood or marriage, race, ancestry, or other similar fact of his family history is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule, even though the declarant had no means of acquiring personal knowledge of the matter declared.

(b) Evidence of a statement is inadmissible under this section if the statement was made under circumstances such as to indicate its lack of trustworthiness.
Cal. PROB § 19104 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 19104
Section 19104
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a claim is filed within the time provided in this chapter, the creditor may later amend or revise the claim. The amendment or revision shall be filed in the same manner as the claim.

(b) An amendment or revision may not be made to increase the amount of the claim after the time for filing a claim has expired. An amendment or revision to specify the amount of a claim that, at the time of filing, was not due, was contingent, or was not yet ascertainable, is not an increase in the amount of the claim within the meaning of this subdivision. An amendment or revision of a claim may not be made for any purpose after the earlier of the following times:

(1) The time the court makes an order approving settlement of the claim against the deceased settlor under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 19020).

(2) One year after the date of the first publication of notice to creditors under Section 19040. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes allowance or approval of a claim barred by, or extends the time provided in, Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. PRC § 9865 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 9865
Section 9865
Status: in_force

The directors may, in lieu in whole or in part of levying assessments for the operation of improvement district works, fix and collect reasonable charges for the use of water or for any other service furnished by means of the improvement district works.