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Cal. BPC § 5642 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 3 / Section 5642
Section 5642
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be deemed to prevent a landscape architect from forming a partnership, firm, or corporation with, or employing, persons who are not landscape architects if the signature, date, and license number of the landscape architect appears on all instruments of service. In no case shall the other members of the partnership, firm, or corporation be designated or described as landscape architects.

The name of the licensed landscape architect shall appear wherever the firm name is used in the professional practice of the partnership, firm, or corporation, and the landscape architect shall reside in California when the partnership, firm, or corporation maintains a California office or mailing address. The name of the licensee shall appear on all partnership, firm, or corporation stationery, brochures, business cards and any instruments of service used or provided in the professional practice of the partnership, firm, or corporation.

No partnership, firm, or corporation shall engage in the practice of landscape architecture unless the work is under the immediate and responsible direction of a licensee of the board.

Failure of any person to comply with this section constitutes a ground for disciplinary action.
Cal. VEH § 31407 — California Code / Code veh / Division 13 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 31407
Section 31407
Status: in_force

All cutting tools or tools with sharp edges carried in the passenger compartment of a farm labor vehicle shall be placed in securely latched containers that are firmly attached to the vehicle. All other tools, equipment, or materials carried in the passenger compartment shall be secured to the body of the vehicle to prevent their movement while the vehicle is in motion. Under no circumstances shall those tools, equipment, or materials obstruct an aisle or an emergency exit.
Cal. LAB § 6951 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 6951
Section 6951
Status: in_force

Any railroad company operating a line in whole or in part within this state, or any receiver of any railroad, that fails to comply with any provision of section 6950 is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for each offense. Each day that such failure continues is a separate offense.
Cal. RTC § 7284.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 7284.5
Section 7284.5
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Local jurisdiction” means any city, county, city and county, including any chartered city, county, or city and county, district, or public or municipal corporation.

(2) “Clean energy resource” means either of the following:

(A) A device or technology used for a renewable electrical generation facility, as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25741 of the Public Resources Code.

(B) A technology that meets all of the following requirements:

(i) The emissions standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the distributed generation certification program requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 94200) of Subchapter 8 of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.

(ii) Produces de minimis emissions of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.

(iii) The greenhouse gases emission performance standard established by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Section 8341 of the Public Utilities Code.

(iv) Has a total electrical efficiency of no less than 45 percent.

(v) Is sized to meet the generator’s onsite electrical demand.

(vi) Has parallel operation to the electrical distribution grid.

(vii) Utilizes renewable or nonrenewable fuel.

(viii) Pays any applicable utility users tax for nonrenewable fuels used in electricity generation.

(b) (1) There is exempt from any utility user tax on the consumption of electricity, imposed by any local jurisdiction, a customer’s consumption of electricity generated by a clean energy resource that is located on the customer’s premises and used solely for the customer or the customer’s tenants.

(2) This section does not exempt from any utility users tax imposed by any local jurisdiction any electricity or gas, not described in paragraph (1), that is provided to a customer by an electrical corporation, publicly owned utility, electrical cooperative, or irrigation district.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PUC § 16883 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 16883
Section 16883
Status: in_force

A district which has acquired or constructed or which proposes to acquire or construct any water works or other facilities for supplying water to the district may contract with any public agency, or with any person, firm, or corporation for the use of any such water works or facilities by the public agency for the furnishing of water to any area designated by such public agency, person, firm, or corporation upon such terms and conditions as may be provided in the contract.
Cal. BPC § 3752.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.3 / Article 5 / Section 3752.7
Section 3752.7
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 3750, any proposed decision or decision issued under this chapter in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that contains any finding of fact that the licensee or registrant engaged in any act of sexual contact, as defined in Section 729, with a patient, or has committed an act or been convicted of a sex offense as defined in Section 44010 of the Education Code, shall contain an order of revocation. The revocation shall not be stayed by the administrative law judge. For purposes of this section, the patient shall no longer be considered a patient of the respiratory care practitioner when the order for respiratory procedures is terminated, discontinued, or not renewed by the prescribing physician and surgeon.
Cal. HSC § 1179.20 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 1179.20
Section 1179.20
Status: in_force

The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the Children’s Hospital Fund, which is hereby created.
Cal. HNC § 4103 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 4103
Section 4103
Status: in_force

All money shall be paid out of the general fund of the county until there is money in the harbor fund sufficient to reimburse the general fund of the county, when it shall be reimbursed, and thereafter all sums shall be paid out of the harbor fund.
Cal. BPC § 654.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 654.1
Section 654.1
Status: in_force

Persons licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of this division or licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of this division or licensed under any initiative act referred to in this division relating to osteopaths may not refer patients, clients, or customers to any clinical laboratory licensed under Section 1265 in which the licensee has any membership, proprietary interest, or coownership in any form, or has any profit-sharing arrangement, unless the licensee at the time of making such referral discloses in writing such interest to the patient, client, or customer. The written disclosure shall indicate that the patient may choose any clinical laboratory for purposes of having any laboratory work or assignment performed.

This section shall not apply to persons who are members of a medical group which contracts to provide medical care to members of a group practice prepayment plan registered under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Act of 1975, Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

This section shall not apply to any referral to a clinical laboratory which is owned and operated by a health facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.

This section does not prohibit the acceptance of evaluation specimens for proficiency testing or referral of specimens or such assignment from one clinical laboratory to another clinical laboratory, either licensed or exempt under this chapter, providing the report indicates clearly the laboratory performing the test.

“Proprietary interest” does not include ownership of a building where space is leased to a clinical laboratory at the prevailing rate under a straight lease arrangement.

A violation of this section is a public offense and is punishable upon a first conviction by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine. A second or subsequent conviction shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
Cal. HSC § 35815 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 35815
Section 35815
Status: in_force

(a)  The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall monitor and investigate the lending patterns and practices of financial institutions for compliance with this part, including the lending patterns and practices for housing accommodations which are not occupied by the owner. If a finding is made that such patterns or practices violate the provisions of this part the secretary or the secretary’s designee shall take such action as will effectuate the purposes of this part. In addition to other remedies provided by this part or other provisions of law, the secretary may recommend to the Treasurer that state funds not be deposited in a financial institution where the secretary has made a finding that such financial institution has engaged in a lending pattern and practice which violates this part.

(b)  The secretary shall annually report to the Legislature on the activities of the appropriate regulatory agencies and departments in complying with this part. The report shall include a description of any actions taken by the secretary or the secretary’s designee to remedy patterns or practices the secretary determines are in violation of this part.
Cal. INS § 1738.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 1738.5
Section 1738.5
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the department, a proceeding held pursuant to Section 1668, 1668.5, 1738, 1739, or 12921.8 that involves allegations of misconduct perpetrated against a person age 65 or over shall be held within 90 days after receipt by the department of the notice of defense, unless a continuance of the hearing is granted by the department or the administrative law judge. If the Office of Administrative Hearings cannot accommodate a hearing within 90 days, the hearing shall be set on the earliest available date and the delay shall not prejudice either party. When the matter has been set for hearing, only the administrative law judge may grant a continuance of the hearing. The administrative law judge may, but need not, grant a continuance of the hearing, only upon finding the existence of one or more of the following:

(a) The death or incapacitating illness of a party, a representative or attorney of a party, a witness to an essential fact, or of the parent, child, or member of the household of any of these persons, when it is not feasible to substitute another representative, attorney, or witness because of the proximity of the hearing date.

(b) Lack of notice of hearing as provided in Section 11509 of the Government Code.

(c) A material change in the status of the case where a change in the parties or pleadings requires postponement, or an executed settlement or stipulated findings of fact obviate the need for hearing. A partial amendment of the pleadings shall not be good cause for continuance to the extent that the unamended portion of the pleadings is ready to be heard.

(d) A stipulation for continuance signed by all parties, or their authorized representatives, that is communicated with the request for continuance to the administrative law judge no later than 25 business days before the hearing.

(e) The substitution of the representative or attorney of a party upon showing that the substitution is required.

(f) The unavailability of a party, representative, or attorney of a party, or witness to an essential fact, due to a conflicting and required appearance in a judicial matter if, when the hearing date was set, the person did not know and could neither anticipate nor at any time avoid the conflict, and the conflict, with the request for continuance, is immediately communicated to the administrative law judge.

(g) The unavailability of a party, a representative or attorney of a party, or a material witness due to an unavoidable emergency.

(h) Failure by a party to comply with a timely discovery request if the continuance request is made by the party who requested the discovery.
Cal. HSC § 55104 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 32 / Part 2 / Section 55104
Section 55104
Status: in_force

Any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds or issue thereof shall specify the extent to which revenues resulting from financing provided with proceeds of the bonds so authorized are to be used to secure the bonds and the extent to which the revenues may be used for other purposes.
Cal. BPC § 24047 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 24047
Section 24047
Status: in_force

Whenever a license certificate is in effect and is lost or destroyed, the department shall issue a duplicate license upon the payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
Cal. BPC § 9889.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 20.3 / Article 7 / Section 9889.1
Section 9889.1
Status: in_force

Any license issued pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 9888.5) may be suspended or revoked by the director. The director may refuse to issue a license to any applicant for the reasons set forth in Section 9889.2. The proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the director shall have all the powers granted therein.
Cal. FAC § 25123 — California Code / Code fac / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 25123
Section 25123
Status: in_force

A poultry meat inspector shall place or cause to be placed a mark on each carcass or container of poultry meat before the poultry meat is removed from a poultry plant.
Cal. WIC § 1778 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1778
Section 1778
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 11425.10 of the Government Code, Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to a parole hearing or other adjudication concerning rights of a person committed to the control of the Youth Authority conducted by the Department of the Youth Authority or the Youth Authority Board.
Cal. LAB § 2502 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 9.5 / Section 2502
Section 2502
Status: in_force

For purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Change in control” means any sale, purchase, assignment, acquisition, transfer, contribution, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, cash on hand, or a controlling interest, including by consolidation, merger, or reorganization, of or by the incumbent grocery employer or any person who controls the incumbent grocery employer or any grocery establishment under the operation or control of either the incumbent grocery employer or any person who controls the incumbent grocery employer.

(b) “Eligible grocery worker” means any individual whose primary place of employment is at the grocery establishment subject to a change in control, and who has worked for the incumbent grocery employer for at least six months prior to the execution of the transfer document. “Eligible grocery worker” does not include a managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee.

(c) “Employment commencement date” means the date on which an eligible grocery worker retained by the successor grocery employer pursuant to this part commences work for the successor grocery employer in exchange for benefits and compensation under the terms and conditions established by the successor grocery employer and as required by law.

(d) “Grocery establishment” means a retail store in this state that is over 15,000 square feet in size and that sells primarily household foodstuffs for offsite consumption, including the sale of fresh produce, meats, poultry, fish, deli products, dairy products, canned foods, dry foods, beverages, baked foods, or prepared foods. Other household supplies or other products shall be secondary to the primary purpose of food sales. A distribution center owned and operated by a grocery establishment and used primarily to distribute goods to or from its owned stores shall be considered a grocery establishment, regardless of its square footage. A grocery establishment does not include a retail store that has ceased operations for 12 months or more.

(e) “Incumbent grocery employer” means the person that owns, controls, or operates the grocery establishment at the time of the change in control.

(f) “Job classification” means a system for categorizing certain duties into certain jobs.

(g) “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, business trust, estate, trust, association, joint venture, agency, instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity, whether domestic or foreign.

(h) “Successor grocery employer” means the person that owns, controls, or operates the grocery establishment after the change in control. A successor grocery employer may be the same entity as an incumbent employer when a change in control occurs but the covered employer remains the same.

(i) “Transfer document” means the purchase agreement or other document effecting the change in control.
Cal. WAT § 33140 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 33140
Section 33140
Status: in_force

All actions and proceedings pending by or against the storm water district at the time of the merger may be prosecuted to final judgment for or against the storm water district, or the surviving district may be substituted as a party.
Cal. WAT § 36191 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 36191
Section 36191
Status: in_force

General obligation bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States.
Cal. FAC § 14008 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 14008
Section 14008
Status: in_force

Any permit may be refused, revoked, or suspended for violation of any of the conditions of the permit, or of a previous permit, or for violation of any provision of this division or of the regulations that are issued pursuant to it, or for the failure to pay a civil penalty or comply with any lawful order of the commissioner, once that order is final.
Cal. PCC § 20391 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 25 / Section 20391
Section 20391
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 21.   (SB 1473)   Effective January 1, 2021.   Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 22 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 371.]
(a) Whenever the board of supervisors finds that the estimated expense of any necessary work upon any county highway exceeds the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the board shall order definite surveys of the proposed work to be made and shall direct the preparation of profiles, cross-sections, plans, and specifications.

(b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles may delegate the duties described in subdivision (a) to the county road commissioner on a project-by-project basis.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 21) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 22.   (SB 1473)   Effective January 1, 2021.   Section operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.]
(a) Whenever the board of supervisors finds that the estimated expense of any necessary work upon any county highway exceeds the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), the board shall order definite surveys of the proposed work to be made and shall direct the preparation of profiles, cross-sections, plans, and specifications.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
Cal. HSC § 1799.110 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 9 / Section 1799.110
Section 1799.110
Status: in_force

(a)  In any action for damages involving a claim of negligence against a physician and surgeon arising out of emergency medical services provided in a general acute care hospital emergency department, the trier of fact shall consider, together with all other relevant matters, the circumstances constituting the emergency, as defined herein, and the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by reputable members of the physician and surgeon’s profession in the same or similar locality, in like cases, and under similar emergency circumstances.

(b)  For the purposes of this section, “emergency medical services” and “emergency medical care” means those medical services required for the immediate diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions which, if not immediately diagnosed and treated, could lead to serious physical or mental disability or death.

(c)  In any action for damages involving a claim of negligence against a physician and surgeon providing emergency medical coverage for a general acute care hospital emergency department, the court shall admit expert medical testimony only from physicians and surgeons who have had substantial professional experience within the last five years while assigned to provide emergency medical coverage in a general acute care hospital emergency department. For purposes of this section, “substantial professional experience” shall be determined by the custom and practice of the manner in which emergency medical coverage is provided in general acute care hospital emergency departments in the same or similar localities where the alleged negligence occured.
Cal. BPC § 13593 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 16 / Section 13593
Section 13593
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, or any member, officer, agent, or employee of a firm, association, or corporation, to refuse to permit any person authorized by this article to take such sample or samples permitted by this chapter, or to prevent or to attempt to prevent the taking of such sample or samples.
Cal. WIC § 10309 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 13 / Section 10309
Section 10309
Status: in_force

The department shall publish the methodology and data used, including county-specific data if such data is used, for the allocation of all child care funds. The department shall make available to the public within 90 days of an allocation, the accounting information for the allocation. It is the intent of the Legislature to expedite the allocation of funds to the field as quickly as possible. Nothing in this section shall create a requirement for a public hearing on the allocation methodology prior to the issuance of a request for proposal.