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Cal. VEH § 6154 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 6154
Section 6154
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
Cal. WIC § 5337 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 5337
Section 5337
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 5257, nothing shall prohibit the filing of a petition for post certification pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300) for persons who have been determined to be a danger to others at a certification review hearing.
Cal. FIN § 1203 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 6 / Section 1203
Section 1203
Status: in_force

An application for a permit shall be in such form and contain such information as the commissioner may prescribe.
Cal. RTC § 9173.6 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 9173.6
Section 9173.6
Status: in_force

Failure to bring suit or action within the time specified in this article constitutes a waiver of all demands against the State on account of any alleged overpayments.
Cal. HSC § 1276.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1276.2
Section 1276.2
Status: in_force

Standards and regulations adopted by the state department pursuant to Section 1276 shall not require the use of a registered nurse for the performance of any service or staffing of any position in freestanding skilled nursing facilities that may lawfully be performed or staffed by a licensed vocational nurse pursuant to the Vocational Nursing Practice Act (Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 2840) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code) and applicable federal regulations, when a facility is unable to obtain a registered nurse, except that a licensed vocational nurse employed in accordance with this section shall be a permanent employee of the facility. The facility shall make a good faith effort to obtain a registered nurse prior to determining that it is unable to obtain a registered nurse for the relevant shift, and this effort shall be noted in the facility’s records. The facility shall make provision for a registered nurse to be available for consultation and professional assistance during the hours in which a licensed vocational nurse is used as provided by this section. The facility shall maintain a record of the identity and phone number of the registered nurse that is to be available for consultation and professional assistance, as required by this section. If the substitution of a licensed vocational nurse for a registered nurse occurs more often than seven days per month, the facility shall obtain program flexibility approval from the state department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1276. Nothing in this section shall permit a licensed vocational nurse to act as director of nurses pursuant to the Vocational Nursing Practice Act. This section applies to staffing for the evening and night shifts only, except that if the level of care is determined by the state department to be inadequate, the state department may require the facility to provide additional staffing.

This section shall not apply to the Medi-Cal regulations adopted pursuant to Sections 14114 and 14132.25 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. HSC § 25250.56 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 13.5 / Section 25250.56
Section 25250.56
Status: in_force

(a) In developing new formulations to comply with Sections 25250.52 and 25250.53, a manufacturer of vehicle brake friction materials shall screen potential alternatives to the use of copper by using the Toxics Information Clearinghouse developed by the department and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to Section 25256, for the purpose of identifying potential impacts of these potential alternatives on public health and the environment.

(b) In conducting the screening analysis required by subdivision (a), a manufacturer of vehicle brake friction materials shall, using information available to the manufacturer at the time of the analysis, including information from the department and other sources, consider the environmental fate of brake friction materials and their emissions through all phases of the brake friction material life cycle.

(c) A manufacturer of vehicle brake friction materials shall use the screening analysis required by subdivision (a) or an open source alternatives assessment to select alternatives to copper that pose less of a potential hazard to public health and the environment.

(d) Upon request by the department, a manufacturer of vehicle brake friction materials or importer of record shall provide a summary demonstrating how the screening analysis conducted pursuant to this section or an open source alternatives assessment is used to inform the selection of alternatives to copper that pose less of a potential hazard to public health and the environment, as required by subdivision (c).
Cal. WIC § 1792.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 1792.1
Section 1792.1
Status: in_force

The director shall make annual allocations from funds made available to him for such purposes for administrative expenses to county delinquency prevention commissions established pursuant to Sections 233 and 235 not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per year for each commission.
Cal. PCC § 10122 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 10122
Section 10122
Status: in_force

Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to this part, except that it may be done by day’s labor under the direction of the department, by contract upon informal bids, or by a combination thereof:

(a) In case of emergency due to the failure or threat of failure of any bridge or other highway structure.

(b) In case of emergency due to the failure or threat of failure of any dam, reservoir, aqueduct, or other water facility or facility appurtenant thereto.

(c) In case of emergency due to damage to a state-owned building or any other state-owned real property or improvements located thereon, by an act of God, including but not limited to damage by storm, flood, fire or earthquake, for work and remedial measures which are required immediately.

(d) At any time after the approval of plans, specifications and estimates of cost, if the director deems the advertising or award of a contract, the acceptance of any bid, or the acceptance of any further bids after the rejection of all submitted bids, is not in the best interests of the state.
Cal. PRC § 48705.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 48705.1
Section 48705.1
Status: in_force

(a) A stewardship organization shall do both of the following:

(1) Upon the department’s request, provide the department with reasonable and timely access, as determined by the department, to its facilities relating to its operation of a paint product recovery program, as necessary to determine compliance with this chapter.

(2) Upon the department’s request, within 14 days, provide the department with relevant records necessary to determine its compliance with this chapter.

(b) All stewardship plans, annual reports, and other submissions to the department required by this chapter shall be maintained and kept accessible for three years. All stewardship plans, annual reports, and other submissions to the department required under this chapter shall include the following affirmation signed by an authorized representative of the stewardship organization: “Under penalty of perjury, I affirm that the information being provided to the department is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.”
Cal. HSC § 116665 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 116665
Section 116665
Status: in_force

Whenever the department determines that any public water system is unable or unwilling to adequately serve its users, has been actually or effectively abandoned by its owners, or is unresponsive to the rules or orders of the department, the department may petition the superior court for the county within which the system has its principal office or place of business for the appointment of a receiver to assume possession of its property and to operate its system upon such terms and conditions as the court shall prescribe. The court may require, as a condition to the appointment of the receiver, that a sufficient bond be given by the receiver and be conditioned upon compliance with the orders of the court and the department, and the protection of all property rights involved. The court may provide, as a condition of its order, that the receiver appointed pursuant to the order shall not be held personally liable for any good faith, reasonable effort to assume possession of, and to operate, the system in compliance with the order.
Cal. COM § 1108 — California Code / Code com / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 1108
Section 1108
Status: in_force

This chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., except that nothing in this chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes Section 7001(c) of that act or authorizes electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 7003(b) of that act.
Cal. ELEC § 14420 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 14420
Section 14420
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), before or as soon as the polls are closed, the precinct board shall remove the voted ballots from the ballot container and take them out of the secrecy envelopes or detach them from the secrecy stubs. Where the envelope or stub is also the write-in ballot, and a write-in vote has been registered thereon, the ballot card shall not be separated from the envelope or stub. If two or more separate ballot cards have been used in the election, the precinct board shall sort them into groups, each of which shall contain the same series of ballot cards.

(b) After completing the action described in subdivision (a), the precinct board shall count the number of ballot cards in each group, and certify the number of ballots cast on the voting roster as provided by Section 14107. If there is any discrepancy between the number of voters listed in the roster and the number of ballots voted, this fact shall be noted with an explanation of the difference and signed by all the members of the precinct board.

(c) Before or at the close of the polls, the county elections official may direct the precinct board to seal the ballot container and record on forms provided by the elections official the information needed for the reconciliation of ballots required by Section 14405.
Cal. PRC § 25545.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 6.2 / Section 25545.1
Section 25545.1
Status: in_force

(a) A person proposing an eligible facility may file an application no later than June 30, 2030, for certification with the commission to certify a site and related facility in accordance with this chapter, including a person who has an application for certification or small powerplant exemption filed with the commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 25500) pending as of June 30, 2022. Upon receipt of the application, the commission shall have the exclusive power to certify the site and related facility, whether the application proposes a new site and related facility or a change or addition to an existing facility. This section does not modify the Public Utilities Commission’s jurisdiction, including the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 1001) of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code for a facility that is proposed by a utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission.

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the issuance of a certificate by the commission for a site and related facility pursuant to this chapter shall be in lieu of any permit, certificate, or similar document required by any state, local, or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law, for the use of the site and related facilities, and shall supersede any applicable statute, ordinance, or regulation of any state, local, or regional agency, or federal agency to the extent permitted by federal law.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not supersede the authority of the State Lands Commission to require leases and receive lease revenues, if applicable, or the authority of the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, the State Water Resources Control Board, or the applicable regional water quality control boards.

(3) For facilities described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 25545, this subdivision does not supersede the authority of local air quality management districts or the Department of Toxic Substances Control.

(c) The Legislature finds and declares that this section addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
Cal. INS § 2052 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2052
Section 2052
Status: in_force

Whenever the insured desires to have a valuation named in his policy insuring any building or structure against fire, he may require such building or structure to be examined by the insurer and the value of the insured’s interest therein shall be fixed at that time by the parties. The cost of the examination shall be paid by the insured.
Cal. HSC § 1582.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.3 / Article 4 / Section 1582.5
Section 1582.5
Status: in_force

Reports on the results of each inspection, evaluation, or consultation performed pursuant to this article shall be kept on file in the state department, and all inspection reports, consultation reports, lists of deficiencies, and plans of correction shall be open to public inspection.
Cal. PRC § 5094.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 5094.4
Section 5094.4
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to the cooperation and participation with the federal government pursuant to Public Law 89-161 in the development of recreation facilities or fish and wildlife enhancement facilities, or both, at Auburn Dam and Reservoir, Folsom Dam and Reservoir, Nimbus Dam and Lake Natomas, and County Line Dam and Reservoir, and stream areas in the immediate vicinity of these facilities.
Cal. RTC § 7286.40 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.8 / Section 7286.40
Section 7286.40
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the transactions and use tax proposed to, and approved by, the voters of the County of Los Angeles on the March 7, 2017, ballot as Measure H was valid and authorized under Section 7285.5 and conforms to Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251), and continues to be valid and authorized. This subdivision is declarative of, and clarifies, existing law.

(b) Pursuant to subdivision (a), the board shall enter into a contract with the County of Los Angeles to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of the transactions and use tax ordinance described in subdivision (a) and shall collect the tax in all districts within the county where the aggregate tax is 0.25 percent or more below the limitation specified in Section 7251.1. The contract with the county shall comply with Section 7270, and shall ensure the collection of the tax commences on October 1, 2017.
Cal. VEH § 22662 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 22662
Section 22662
Status: in_force

Vehicles or parts thereof may be disposed of by removal to a scrapyard, automobile dismantler’s yard, or any suitable site operated by a local authority for processing as scrap, or other final disposition consistent with subdivision (e) of Section 22661. A local authority may operate such a disposal site when its governing body determines that commercial channels of disposition are not available or are inadequate, and it may make final disposition of such vehicles or parts, or the local agency may transfer such vehicle or parts to another, provided such disposal shall be only as scrap.
Cal. SHC § 282 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.5 / Section 282
Section 282
Status: in_force

A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 65402 of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and obtain approval from, the appropriate local planning agency with regard to the construction of any agency facility that would be located within any California Historic Parkway.
Cal. WAT § 71266 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.6 / Section 71266
Section 71266
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the board of directors of the district shall be composed of seven directors as follows:

(1) Four directors, one director elected for each division established pursuant to subdivision (d) by the voters of the division. Each director shall be a resident of the division from which the director is elected. An election pursuant to this paragraph shall be in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).

(2) Three directors appointed by the water purveyors of the district in accordance with Section 71267. An appointed director shall take office at noon on the first Friday in December following that director’s appointment.

(b) The district shall be subject to Section 84308 of the Government Code.

(c) Until the directors elected at the November 8, 2022, election take office, the board of directors shall be composed of eight directors as follows:

(1) Five directors in accordance with Section 71250.

(2) Three directors appointed by the water purveyors of the district pursuant to Section 71267.

(d) The board of directors shall divide the district into four divisions in a manner as to equalize, as nearly as practicable, the population in the respective divisions pursuant to Section 71540.
Cal. HNC § 4011 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 4011
Section 4011
Status: in_force

The orders granting authority, and agreements, contracts, deeds, and decrees of courts granting the right of way and other use of lands, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the wharf or chute is situated, and constitutes the franchise of the applicant. The fees of the recorder, as also the fees of the clerk, sheriff, and other officers, for services rendered, shall be paid by the applicant.
Cal. INS § 11067 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 11067
Section 11067
Status: in_force

After September 21, 1952, no life insurance benefit certificate shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this State containing in substance any of the following provisions:

(a) Any provision limiting the time within which any action at law or in equity may be commenced to less than 18 months after the cause of action shall accrue.

(b) Any provision by which the certificate shall purport to be issued or take effect more than six months before the original application for the certificate was made, except in case of transfer from one form of certificate to another in connection with which the member is to receive credit for any reserve accumulation under the form of certificate from which the transfer is made.

(c) Any provision for forfeiture of the certificate for failure to repay any loan thereon or to pay interest on such loan while the total indebtedness, including interest, is less than the loan value of the certificate.

(d) Any provision whereby the suspension or expulsion of the member, or change of occupation, or any other violation of the terms and conditions of the contract shall result in the loss or reduction of the cash surrender value or other withdrawal equity, if any, available by the terms of such certificate.
Cal. PRC § 2778 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 2778
Section 2778
Status: in_force

(a) Reclamation plans, reports, applications, and other documents submitted pursuant to this chapter are public records, unless it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the lead agency that the release of that information, or part thereof, would reveal production, reserves, or rate of depletion entitled to protection as proprietary information. The lead agency shall identify such proprietary information as a separate part of the application. Proprietary information shall be made available only to the supervisor and to persons authorized in writing by the operator and by the owner.

(b) A copy of all reclamation plans, reports, applications, and other documents submitted pursuant to this chapter shall be furnished to the supervisor by lead agencies on request.
Cal. BPC § 5600.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 5600.3
Section 5600.3
Status: in_force

A license which is not renewed within five years after its expiration may not be renewed, restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter. The holder of the expired license may apply for and obtain a new license only if they pay all of the fees, and meet all of the requirements set forth in this chapter for obtaining an original license, except as follows:

(a) An examination shall not be required if the expired license was issued without an examination.

(b) Examination may be waived by the board if it finds that with due regard for the public interest, the holder of the expired license is qualified to practice architecture.

(c) The holder of the expired license shall not be required to meet the qualifications set forth in this chapter relating to education.

The board may, by regulation, authorize the waiver or refund of all or any part of the application fee paid by a person to whom a license is issued without an examination under this section.
Cal. FAC § 61383 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 61383
Section 61383
Status: in_force

The sale or offer to sell or giving of any article in any transaction which involves the sale or disposal of milk, cream, or any dairy product, for less than the cost of the article, as “cost” is defined in Section 61384, to secure or retain the milk, cream, or dairy products business of any wholesale customer or any person that buys as a consumer is an unlawful practice.
Cal. FAC § 34006 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 34006
Section 34006
Status: in_force

Every person that operates any place where milk is received and byproducts are distributed shall pasteurize any skim milk, whey, or other milk byproduct which is to be used for feeding purposes for farm animals before delivering it. Such pasteurization may be accomplished by heating the byproduct to a temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit and holding it at that temperature for not less than 30 minutes, or by heating it to 185 degrees Fahrenheit without holding.
Cal. INS § 10202.82 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 10202.82
Section 10202.82
Status: in_force

The term “employees” as used in subdivision (a) of Section 10202.8 includes individual proprietors and partners of an employer which is an individual proprietor or partnership. The term “employer” as used in Section 10202.8 includes any self-employed member of a labor union whether or not there are persons employed by him.