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Cal. WAT § 12748.6 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12748.6
Section 12748.6
Status: in_force

The Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District shall give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that local cooperation, required by Section 3 of the Flood Control Act of 1936 (Public Law 738—74th Congress), as amended by Section 2 of the Flood Control Act of 1938 (Public Law 761—75th Congress), will be furnished by the district in connection with the project for flood protection adopted and authorized in Section 12748.5.
Cal. WAT § 1111 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 1111
Section 1111
Status: in_force

(a) The Administrative Hearings Office shall include attorneys qualified to act as hearing officers in adjudicative proceedings involving water rights matters. The hearing officers shall have qualifications equivalent to those of administrative law judges and knowledge and experience in water law.

(b) The board shall designate a hearing officer to serve as the presiding hearing officer.

(c) The presiding hearing officer shall have authority to supervise the Administrative Hearings Office, including, but not limited to, the authority to do all of the following:

(1) Hire personnel, including technical experts.

(2) Assign matters to hearing officers.

(3) Reassign matters as convenience and necessity require.

(4) Serve as a hearing officer.
Cal. HSC § 1596.951 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 1596.951
Section 1596.951
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a childcare license that has individual program components that serve infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department consider flexibility for childcare providers and maximizing administrative efficiency while supporting a continuum of services in a manner consistent with all respective health and safety requirements.

(b) The department, in consultation with stakeholders, shall adopt regulations on or before January 1, 2021, to create a childcare center license to serve infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children with all respective health and safety requirements. Before January 1, 2024, all daycare centers shall be licensed as childcare centers pursuant to this section.

(c) The regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Components for serving infant, toddler, preschool, and schoolage children.

(2) Health and safety standards for children in care.

(3) Enhanced ability to transition children from one age group to the next.

(d) During the development and adoption of the regulations required by subdivision (b), the department shall consider best practices for continuity of care of the children and parents being served. In considering best practices for continuity of care for preschool age children, the department shall consult with the State Department of Education.

(e) The department may charge an applicant for a childcare center license a fee commensurate with license fee schedules established for daycare centers in Section 1596.803.

(f) Notwithstanding the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this section through all-county letters or similar written instructions that shall have the same force and effect of regulations until regulations are adopted. In developing an all-county letter or similar written instruction, the department shall consult with the State Department of Education regarding implementation and administration for preschool age children.
Cal. HSC § 1512.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1512.5
Section 1512.5
Status: in_force

(a)  No residential facility may prohibit the formation of a family council, and, when requested by a member of the resident’s family or the resident’s responsible party, the family council shall be allowed to meet in a common meeting room of the facility during mutually agreed upon hours.

(b)  Facility policies on family councils shall in no way limit the right of residents and family members to meet independently with outside persons, including members of nonprofit or government organizations or with facility personnel during nonworking hours.

(c)  “Family council” for the purpose of this section means a meeting of family members, friends, responsible parties, or agents as defined in Section 14110.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code of two or more patients to confer in private without facility staff.

(d)  Family councils shall also be provided adequate space on a prominent bulletin board or other posting area for the display of meeting notices, minutes, and newsletters.
Cal. WAT § 74450 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 74450
Section 74450
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter apply only to districts within Ventura County.
Cal. PUC § 898 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 10 / Section 898
Section 898
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 890, a municipality, district, or public agency that offers in published tariffs home weatherization services, rate assistance for low-income customers, or programs similar to those described in subdivision (a) of Section 890, shall not be required to collect a surcharge pursuant to this article from customers within its service territory. A municipality, district, or public agency shall be required to collect a surcharge pursuant to this article from customers served by the municipality, district, or public agency outside of its service territory unless the commission determines that the entity offers those customers services similar to those offered by gas utilities as described in subdivision (a) of Section 890.
Cal. PUC § 27012 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 27012
Section 27012
Status: in_force

Notice of election shall be published and shall either state that a copy of the ordinance containing the terms and conditions of annexation at length is on file in the office of the secretary of the district, and open to the inspection of all persons interested, or itself set forth the terms and conditions of annexation at length, in the discretion of the board.
Cal. FGC § 7920 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 7920
Section 7920
Status: in_force

The owner of any boat or vessel who, for profit, permits any person to take fish, shall procure a commercial passenger fishing boat license.

This article applies only to a boat or vessel whose owner or his or her employee or other representative is with it when it is used for fishing.

A person operating a guide boat, as defined in Section 46, is not required to obtain a commercial passenger fishing boat license.
Cal. EVID § 955 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 955
Section 955
Status: in_force

The lawyer who received or made a communication subject to the privilege under this article shall claim the privilege whenever he is present when the communication is sought to be disclosed and is authorized to claim the privilege under subdivision (c) of Section 954.
Cal. FAC § 78588 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 23 / Article 8 / Section 78588
Section 78588
Status: in_force

On the termination of the council pursuant to this article, the council shall remain in existence until the end of the marketing season then current for the purpose of furnishing the secretary with a complete record of its outstanding financial obligations. The secretary shall pay from the money collected pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 78550) any outstanding obligations and any obligations incurred by the secretary and the department under this section. Any money that remains shall be retained by the secretary to defray the expenses of formulation, issuance, administration, or enforcement of any subsequent program for seafood promotion. If no seafood promotion program is undertaken within a period of three years from the date of termination of the council, that money shall be withdrawn from the approved depository and paid into the special account for enhancement and restoration programs established pursuant to Section 7861 of the Fish and Game Code. The secretary may also specifically designate any money that remains for expenditure for research on commercial fishery resources or fisheries, the improvement of commercial fishery resources or fisheries, or both.
Cal. PUC § 28747.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.2 / Section 28747.6
Section 28747.6
Status: in_force

Members of the board shall be residents and voters of the district and of the geographical area making up the election district from which they are elected. The office shall be deemed to be vacant if a member ceases to meet these requirements.
Cal. HNC § 80.8 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 80.8
Section 80.8
Status: in_force

The members of the commission may be removed from office by the Governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, misuse of office, or misfeasance in office, in the manner provided by law for the removal of other public officers for like causes.
Cal. LAB § 6140 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 6140
Section 6140
Status: in_force

The hospitalization, medical treatment, and indemnity, including death benefits, provided pursuant to this division shall be the same as provided by Division 4 of this code for employees entitled to the benefits of that division.
Cal. HSC § 117025 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 117025
Section 117025
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of any houseboat or boat intended for or capable of being used as a residence, house, dwelling, or habitation, or agent of the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant to moor or anchor it or permit it to be moored or anchored in or on any river or stream, the waters of which are used for drinking or domestic purposes by any city, town, or village, within a distance of two miles above the intake or place where the city, town, or village water system takes water from the river or stream. This section does not apply to the mooring or anchoring of a houseboat when necessary, during transportation, for a period of not longer than one day.
Cal. UIC § 976 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 976
Section 976
Status: in_force

Employer contributions to the Unemployment Fund shall accrue and become payable by every employer, except an employer as defined by Section 676, for each calendar year with respect to wages paid for employment. The contributions are due and shall be paid to the department for the Unemployment Fund by each employer in accordance with this division and shall not be deducted in whole or in part from the wages of individuals in his employ.
Cal. BPC § 4996.12 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 4996.12
Section 4996.12
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding a period of six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
Cal. RTC § 7286.01 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 7286.01
Section 7286.01
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Los Angeles may impose a transactions and use tax at a rate of no more than 0.50 percent that would, in combination with all taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), exceed the limit established in Section 7251.1, if all of the following requirements are met:

(1) The county adopts an ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax by any applicable voting approval requirement, including by citizen’s initiative.

(2) The ordinance proposing the transactions and use tax is submitted to the electorate and is approved by the voters voting on the ordinance pursuant to Section 11 of Article II or Section 2 of Article XIII C of the California Constitution, as applicable.

(3) The transactions and use tax conforms to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251)), other than Section 7251.1.

(4) All revenues from the tax shall be dedicated to services to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, to homelessness prevention, or to providing affordable housing.

(5) Upon approval by the electorate, the ordinance would repeal the transactions and use tax established by Measure H in the County of Los Angeles, approved by the voters on the March 7, 2017, ballot.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 7251.1, a transactions and use tax rate imposed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be considered for purposes of the combined rate limitation established by Section 7251.1.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that any transactions and use tax adopted pursuant to the authority granted by this section include robust oversight and accountability provisions.
Cal. VEH § 9928 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 9928
Section 9928
Status: in_force

The department shall withhold the certificate of number or the transfer of registration of any vessel sold at retail to any applicant by any person other than a person holding a seller’s permit pursuant to Section 6066 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and regularly engaged in the business of selling vessels, until the applicant pays to the department the use tax measured by the sales price of the vessel as required by the Sales and Use Tax Law, together with penalty, if any, unless the State Board of Equalization finds that no use tax is due. If the applicant so desires, he may pay the use tax and penalty, if any, to the department so as to secure immediate action upon his application for registration or transfer of registration and thereafter he may apply through the Department of Motor Vehicles to the State Board of Equalization under the provisions of the Sales and Use Tax Law for a refund of the amount so paid.

(b) The department shall transmit to the State Board of Equalization all collections of the use tax and penalty made under this section. This transmittal shall be made at least monthly, accompanied by a schedule in such form as the department and board may prescribe.

(c) The State Board of Equalization shall reimburse the department for its costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this section.

(d) In computing any use tax or penalty thereon under the provisions of the section, dollar fractions shall be disregarded in the manner specified in Section 9559. Payment of tax and penalty on this basis shall be deemed full compliance with the requirements of the Sales and Use Tax Law insofar as they are applicable to the use of vessels to which this section relates.

(e) The department and the State Board of Equalization shall enter into an agreement for the collection of the use tax pursuant to this section and Section 6294 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. The agreement shall specify the procedures agreed upon by the department and the board for collection of the tax and the reimbursement provided for in subdivision (c). The agreement shall be approved by the Department of Finance.
Cal. BPC § 8805 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 8 / Section 8805
Section 8805
Status: in_force

The amount of the fees prescribed by this chapter shall be fixed by the board in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) The fee for filing each application for licensure as a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400) and for each application for certification as a land surveyor-in-training (LSIT) at not more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) The fees to take an examination administered by a public or private organization pursuant to Section 8745 shall be no greater than the actual cost of the development and administration of the examination and may be paid directly to the organization by the applicant.

(c) The renewal fee for a land surveyor at not more than four hundred dollars ($400).

(d) The fee for a retired license at not more than 50 percent of the professional land surveyor application fee in effect on the date of application.

(e) The delinquency fee at not more than 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the date of reinstatement.

(f) The board shall establish by regulation an appeal fee for examination. The regulation shall include provisions for an applicant to be reimbursed the appeal fee if the appeal results in passage of examination. The fee shall be no more than the costs incurred by the board.

(g) All other document fees are to be set by the board by rule.
Cal. PCC § 10225 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 10225
Section 10225
Status: in_force

No payment shall be made upon the contract to the contractor or any assignee of the contractor until any order by the director that a sufficient surety be substituted on the bond or that a new, additional, or supplemental bond be given, is satisfied. No cancellation of or withdrawal of a surety from a bond is effective unless approved by the director.
Cal. FAM § 3182 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 3182
Section 3182
Status: in_force

(a) The mediator has authority to exclude counsel from participation in the mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter if, in the mediator’s discretion, exclusion of counsel is appropriate or necessary.

(b) The mediator has authority to exclude a domestic violence support person from a mediation proceeding as provided in Section 6303.
Cal. FAM § 3951 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 3951
Section 3951
Status: in_force

(a) A parent is not bound to compensate the other parent, or a relative, for the voluntary support of the parent’s child, without an agreement for compensation.

(b) A parent is not bound to compensate a stranger for the support of a child who has abandoned the parent without just cause.

(c) Nothing in this section relieves a parent of the obligation to support a child during any period in which the state, county, or other governmental entity provides support for the child.
Cal. PUC § 50078 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 50078
Section 50078
Status: in_force

The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant.
Cal. COM § 7504 — California Code / Code com / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 7504
Section 7504
Status: in_force

(a) A transferee of a document of title, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, to which the document has been delivered but not duly negotiated, acquires the title and rights that its transferor had or had actual authority to convey.

(b) In the case of a transfer of a nonnegotiable document of title, until but not after the bailee receives notice of the transfer, the rights of the transferee may be defeated:

(1) by those creditors of the transferor which could treat the transfer as void under Section 2402 or 10308;

(2) by a buyer from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the buyer or received notification of the buyer’s rights;

(3) by a lessee from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the lessee or received notification of the lessee’s rights; or

(4) as against the bailee, by good-faith dealings of the bailee with the transferor.

(c) A diversion or other change of shipping instructions by the consignor in a nonnegotiable bill of lading which causes the bailee not to deliver the goods to the consignee defeats the consignee’s title to the goods if the goods have been delivered to a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lessee in ordinary course of business and, in any event, defeats the consignee’s rights against the bailee.

(d) Delivery of the goods pursuant to a nonnegotiable document of title may be stopped by a seller under Section 2705 or a lessor under Section 10526, subject to the requirements of due notification in those sections. A bailee that honors the seller’s or lessor’s instructions is entitled to be indemnified by the seller or lessor against any resulting loss or expense.
Cal. VEH § 22406.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 22406.1
Section 22406.1
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 15210, upon a highway at a speed exceeding a posted speed limit established under this code by 15 miles per hour or more, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) A person who holds a commercial driver’s license, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 15210, and operates a noncommerical motor vehicle upon a highway at a speed exceeding a posted speed limit established under this code by 15 miles per hour or more, is guilty of an infraction.

(c) A violation of either subdivision (a) or (b) is a “serious traffic violation,” as defined in subdivision (p) of Section 15210, and is subject to the sanctions provided under Section 15306 or 15308, in addition to any other penalty provided by law.

(d) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
Cal. PUC § 25809 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 25809
Section 25809
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of a request for hearing as provided in Section 25808 the district board shall fix the time and place for hearing. The time fixed shall not be less than 15 days nor more than 60 days from the date such request is filed. Notice of such hearing shall be given to the county or city requesting such hearing and shall be published by the board.
Cal. PROB § 550 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 550
Section 550
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of this chapter, an action to establish the decedent’s liability for which the decedent was protected by insurance may be commenced or continued against the decedent’s estate without the need to join as a party the decedent’s personal representative or successor in interest.

(b) The remedy provided in this chapter is cumulative and may be pursued concurrently with other remedies.
Cal. HSC § 5001 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5001
Section 5001
Status: in_force

It may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all lands, rights of way, or other property necessary therefor.
Cal. PUC § 22558 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 22558
Section 22558
Status: in_force

In addition to all other powers authorized by this part, the Santa Maria Public Airport District may do both of the following:

(a) Employ airport police officers in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 830.33 of the Penal Code.

(b) Pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 6300) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, apply for, establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone and subzones thereto, and allow in the foreign trade zone and the subzones thereto any properties and businesses that are located either within or outside the geographic boundaries of the district and that are located within either the County of Santa Barbara or the County of San Luis Obispo.