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Cal. FAC § 58503.1 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 58503.1
Section 58503.1
Status: in_force

In order to qualify as a food bank, an organization shall meet all of the following minimum standards:

(a) It shall have access to storage facilities and refrigeration equipment for the purpose of collecting, receiving, handling, storing, and distributing donated agricultural products.

(b) It shall be incorporated as a nonprofit tax exempt organization and be eligible as a charitable organization under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) of Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code or shall be affiliated with such an organization.

(c) It shall maintain records for the proper control of inventory.

(d) It shall demonstrate the availability of adequate liability insurance to cover the activities conducted pursuant to this chapter.

(e) It shall show local support through funding sources, letters of endorsement, and a board of directors reflective of the community and population to be served.
Cal. HSC § 117660 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 117660
Section 117660
Status: in_force

“Hazardous waste hauler” means a person registered as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 25160) and Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 25167.1) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 and Chapter 30 (commencing with Section 66001) of Division 4 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
Cal. BPC § 3534.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 6.5 / Section 3534.7
Section 3534.7
Status: in_force

All board and committee records and records of proceedings and participation of a physician assistant in a program shall be confidential and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.
Cal. INS § 1560.17 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 1560.17
Section 1560.17
Status: in_force

Upon completion of the act of conversion and issuance of the certificate of authority under Section 1560.10, the Secretary of State shall accept for filing a verified copy of the articles of incorporation of the converted insurer.
Cal. PCC § 22015 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 22015
Section 22015
Status: in_force

(a) The Controller shall make available for the conduct of the commission’s business, such staff and other support as does not conflict with the accomplishment of the other business of the office of the Controller.

(b) Each member of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the member’s duties. Reimbursement rates shall conform to the Controller’s travel guideline rates.

(c) The commission may accept grants from federal, state, or local public agencies, or from private foundations or individuals, in order to assist it in carrying out its duties, functions, and powers under this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 16463 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 16463
Section 16463
Status: in_force

A district may acquire, construct, own, complete, use, and operate a fire department, street lighting system, public parks, public playgrounds, golf courses, public swimming pools, public recreation buildings, buildings to be used for public purposes, and works to provide for the drainage of roads, streets, and public places, including, but not limited to, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and pavement of streets. For purposes of this division, all of those projects shall be considered a public utility or public utility works.
Cal. ELEC § 8147.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 8147.5
Section 8147.5
Status: in_force

Not less than 73 days, and not more than 90 days, before the general election, the Secretary of State shall notify each candidate for partisan office and voter-nominated office of the names, addresses, offices, ballot designations, and party preferences of all other persons whose names are to appear on the ballot for the same office at the general election.
Cal. LAB § 2011 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 2011
Section 2011
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance shall ascertain and secure from the several State agencies tentative plans for the extension of public works which are best adapted to supply increased opportunities for advantageous public labor during periods of temporary unemployment. Such plans shall include estimates of the amount, character, and duration of employment, the number of employees who could be profitably employed therein, together with rates of wages and other information which the Department of Finance deems necessary.
Cal. BPC § 7653.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 3.5 / Section 7653.8
Section 7653.8
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not engage in or conduct, or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting, the activities of a cemetery manager without holding a valid, unexpired cemetery manager license issued by the bureau.

(b) A licensed cemetery manager shall not engage in or conduct, or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting, the activities of a cemetery manager without being employed by, or without being a corporate officer of a licensed cemetery.
Cal. PRC § 33010 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 33010
Section 33010
Status: in_force

For purposes of compliance with federal law, the references to the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Planning Commission shall be deemed to mean the conservancy.
Cal. INS § 5092 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 5092
Section 5092
Status: in_force

The withdrawal may be completed by paying the member’s share, if any, under the terms of his policy, of all claims that exist against the insurer on the day of such completion.
Cal. WIC § 14199.123 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 6 / Section 14199.123
Section 14199.123
Status: in_force

Continued Imposition of Tax

(a) It is the intent of the people of the State of California to permanently continue in existence a managed care organization provider tax upon the expiration of the tax imposed by Section 14199.84.

(b) Therefore, upon the expiration of the tax imposed pursuant to Article 7.1 (commencing with Section 14199.80) of Chapter 7, a managed care organization provider tax shall hereby continue to be imposed on and after January 1, 2027, as provided in this article.

(c) The department shall implement and administer the tax as set forth in this article.

(d) To the extent permitted by federal law, the models and methodologies developed for Chapter 13 of the Statutes of 2023 shall be substantially utilized by the department in implementing the tax imposed by this article.
Cal. HSC § 1743.29 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.3 / Section 1743.29
Section 1743.29
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the adherents of any well recognized church or religious denomination that provides for the care or treatment of the sick who depend upon prayer or spiritual means for healing in the practice of the religion of the church or denomination.
Cal. WIC § 12304.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 12304.6
Section 12304.6
Status: in_force

The county welfare department shall provide to each visually impaired applicant or recipient of benefits under this article, upon determination or redetermination of eligibility for benefits under this article, information on, and referral services to, community public and nonprofit entities that provide reading services to visually impaired persons.
Cal. PROB § 9205 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 9205
Section 9205
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to liability for the restitution of amounts illegally acquired through the means of a fraudulent, false, or incorrect representation, or a forged or unauthorized endorsement.
Cal. HSC § 7003 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 7003
Section 7003
Status: in_force

(a) “Cemetery” means either of the following:

(1) Any of the following that is used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes:

(A) A burial park, for earth interments.

(B) A mausoleum, for crypt or vault interments.

(C) A crematory and columbarium, for interment of cremated remains or hydrolyzed human remains.

(2) A place where six or more human bodies are buried.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
Cal. FAC § 79425 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 2 / Section 79425
Section 79425
Status: in_force

“Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
Cal. HSC § 40328 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 40328
Section 40328
Status: in_force

Each member of a regional district board shall receive the actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties, plus a compensation of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each day attending the meetings of the regional district board, but such compensation shall not exceed six hundred dollars ($600) in any one year.
Cal. WIC § 14199.127 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 6 / Section 14199.127
Section 14199.127
Status: in_force

Operation

(a) This article shall be inoperative during any portion of a calendar year for which the department does not obtain the necessary federal approvals for the tax imposed pursuant to Section 14199.123.

(b) This article shall cease to be operative for any affected tax period or periods upon a final determination of a court of competent jurisdiction, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the tax imposed pursuant to this article cannot be implemented for the affected tax period or periods.

(c) Upon a failure to obtain federal approval as described in subdivision (a), or a final determination as described in subdivision (b), the director shall implement a plan for conducting all appropriate wind-down and closeout activities, including issuance of any refunds, in consultation with the Department of Finance and the stakeholder advisory committee.

(d) This chapter does not change, alter, or abrogate the department’s legal and fiscal responsibility under state and federal law to monitor provider participation and beneficiary access to entitled services under California’s Medicaid State Plan or federally approved waivers. The department continues to have full legal and fiscal responsibility to adjust rates, payment methodologies, and authorization processes for programs, providers, or benefits within this chapter, as well as those not specifically mentioned herein.
Cal. PROB § 15201 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 15201
Section 15201
Status: in_force

A trust is created only if the settlor properly manifests an intention to create a trust.
Cal. BPC § 6980.13 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 3 / Section 6980.13
Section 6980.13
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter, or who knowingly engages a nonexempt or unlicensed locksmith after being notified in writing by the bureau of the individual’s unlicensed status with the bureau, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(b) A proceeding to impose the fine specified in subdivision (a) may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney or city attorney, or with the consent of the district attorney, the city prosecutor in any city or city and county having a full-time city prosecutor for the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. If the action is brought by the district attorney, the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment is entered. If the action is brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment was entered and one-half to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If the action is brought by the Attorney General, all of the penalty collected shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund.

(c) Any person who is convicted of a violation of this section or Section 6980.10 shall not be issued a license for a period of one year following a first conviction and shall not be issued a license for a period of five years following a second or subsequent conviction of this section or Section 6980.10 or any combination of those sections.

(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the prosecuting officer of any county or city shall prosecute all violations of this chapter occurring within his or her jurisdiction.
Cal. HNC § 5951 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 5951
Section 5951
Status: in_force

If the district is authorized to acquire, develop, operate, and maintain inland parks and recreation areas, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a new name for the district which will reflect its new duties and responsibilities.
Cal. RTC § 96.165 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 96.165
Section 96.165
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, for each fiscal year for which this section is operative, the auditor for a county of the second class shall determine those amounts of ad valorem property tax revenue deemed allocated in the prior fiscal year to jurisdictions within that county in those amounts that would be determined if all of the following were true:

(1) Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 1995 had not been enacted.

(2) The amount of ad valorem property tax revenue allocated in the 1995–96 fiscal year to a flood control district or a harbors, beaches, and parks fund was reduced by four million dollars ($4,000,000).

(3) The amount of ad valorem property tax revenue allocated in the 1995–96 fiscal year was increased by the total amount of the reductions specified by paragraph (2).

(b) (1) For the fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which this section is operative, the auditor for a county of the second class shall allocate ad valorem property tax revenues to jurisdictions within the county in those amounts that would be determined if subdivision (a) had never applied to any preceding fiscal year.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no action shall be taken pursuant to this section that adversely affects any flood control project with respect to the Santa Ana River.

(c) This section is operative for each fiscal year beginning after the date on which a court of appellate jurisdiction renders a final determination invalidating Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 1995, and is inoperative for each fiscal year beginning after the date on which the Department of Finance determines that the amounts of property tax revenue transfers to a county of the second class made pursuant to Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 1995, and not repaid, together with the amounts of property tax revenue transfers to a county of the second class made pursuant to this section, equal the amounts of property tax revenue transfers to a county of the second class that would have been made pursuant to Chapter 745 of the Statutes of 1995 had it remained in full force and effect.
Cal. HSC § 105220 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 105220
Section 105220
Status: in_force

The Director of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment shall maintain a file of all the reporting forms received from local health officers pursuant to Section 105215 at the repository of current data on toxic materials established pursuant to Section 147.2 of the Labor Code. The file shall be open to the public and shall be indexed at least to the extent of the following:

(a)  The county of the accidental release.

(b)  The type of pesticide involved.
Cal. BPC § 21550 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 21550
Section 21550
Status: in_force

“Person” as used in this article includes firm and corporation.

“Builders’ tools” as used in this chapter includes all tools customarily used in the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings.
Cal. HSC § 18915 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 18915
Section 18915
Status: in_force

“Local agency” means a city, county, and city and county, whether general law or chartered, district agency, authority, board, bureau, department, commission, or other governmental entity of less than statewide jurisdiction. Local agency includes any entity of regional jurisdiction. Local agency does not include an agency of the federal government.
Cal. HSC § 109945 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 109945
Section 109945
Status: in_force

“Food and drug inspector” means any authorized agent of the Bureau of Food and Drug of the department, who shall have the powers set forth in Section 106500.
Cal. PRC § 29720 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 29720
Section 29720
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
Cal. HSC § 7007 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 7007
Section 7007
Status: in_force

Except in Part 5 (commencing with Section 9501) of Division 8, “columbarium” means a structure, room, or other space in a building or structure containing niches for inurnment of cremated human remains in a place used, or intended to be used, and dedicated, for cemetery purposes.
Cal. INS § 10295.11 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.1 / Section 10295.11
Section 10295.11
Status: in_force

(a) An accelerated death benefit shall not be advertised or marketed as long-term care insurance, nursing home insurance, or home care insurance. Any advertisement, description, comparison, marketing material, or illustration shall state in bold type:

“This is a life insurance benefit that also gives you the option to accelerate some or all of the death benefit in the event that you meet the criteria for a qualifying event described in the policy. This policy or certificate does not provide long-term care insurance subject to California long-term care insurance law. This policy or certificate is not a California Partnership for Long-Term Care program policy. This policy or certificate is not a Medicare supplement (policy or certificate).”

An insurer shall also include in any advertisement or marketing materials for these insurance policies all of the following:

(1) A statement that the policy or certificate pays proceeds that are or are not intended to receive favorable tax treatment under Section 101(g) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Sec. 101(g)).

(2) A description of the accelerated death benefits provided by the policy, including a description of the acceleration of the death benefit to pay an unrestricted cash benefit when the insured has become chronically ill or otherwise eligible for benefits from a qualified event.

(3) A comparison between the benefits provided by life insurance policies, riders, or endorsements that contain accelerated death benefits and the benefits provided by long-term care insurance.

(b) Advertising for term life insurance policies or certificates that contain an accelerated death benefit to be attached to an existing term life policy shall include a prominent statement that the accelerated death benefit will terminate with the policy.

(c) On or after January 1, 2014, every insurer offering accelerated death benefits shall file with the commissioner copies of all advertising for accelerated death benefits that the insurer proposes to disseminate in the state prior to use of that material. The commissioner shall have the authority to disapprove any advertising that does not meet the requirements of this code. If the commissioner disapproves the advertising, the insurer shall not use and shall stop using the disapproved advertising. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as requiring prior approval of advertising prior to dissemination in this state.
Cal. PROB § 1894 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1894
Section 1894
Status: in_force

If the petition alleges that the conservatee is not willing to attend the hearing or upon receipt of an affidavit or certificate attesting to the medical inability of the conservatee to attend the hearing, the court investigator shall do all of the following:

(a) Interview the conservatee personally.

(b) Inform the conservatee of the contents of the petition, of the nature, purpose, and effect of the proceeding, and of the right of the conservatee to oppose the petition, attend the hearing, be represented by legal counsel, and to have legal counsel appointed by the court if not otherwise represented by legal counsel.

(c) Determine whether it appears that the conservatee is unable to attend the hearing and, if able to attend, whether the conservatee is willing to attend the hearing.

(d) Determine whether the conservatee wishes to contest the petition.

(e) Determine whether the conservatee wishes to be represented by legal counsel and, if so, whether the conservatee has retained legal counsel and, if not, whether the conservatee plans to retain legal counsel.

(f) Report to the court in writing, at least five days before the hearing, concerning all of the foregoing, including the conservatee’s express communications concerning both (1) representation by legal counsel and (2) whether the conservatee is not willing to attend the hearing and does not wish to contest the petition.
Cal. PCC § 20522 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 32 / Section 20522
Section 20522
Status: in_force

(a) All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:

(1) Cash.

(2) A cashier’s check made payable to the district.

(3) A certified check made payable to the district.

(4) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the district.

(b) Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the district beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
Cal. LAB § 7858 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 7.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 7858
Section 7858
Status: in_force

The employer shall develop and maintain a compilation of written safety information to enable the employer and the employees operating the process to identify and understand the hazards posed by processes involving acutely hazardous and flammable material. The employer shall provide for employee participation in this process. This safety information shall be communicated to employees involved in the processes, and shall include information pertaining to hazards of acutely hazardous and flammable materials used in the process, information pertaining to the technology of the process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process. A copy of this information and communication shall be accessible to all workers who perform any duties in or near the process area.