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Cal. WAT § 39400 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 39400
Section 39400
Status: in_force

A majority in number of the holders of title to land irrigated or susceptible of irrigation from a common source and by the same system of works, who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of the land may propose the formation of a district under the provisions of this division or the formation of the district may be proposed by not less than 500 petitioners, each of whom is the holder of title to land therein and which petitioners include the holders of title to not less than 10 percent in value of the land included within the proposed district.
Cal. PRC § 42356.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.7 / Section 42356.1
Section 42356.1
Status: in_force

(a) If an ASTM standard specification specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 42356 is subsequently revised, the department shall review the new ASTM standard specification as follows:

(1) If the department determines that the new standard, when compared to the ASTM standard specification prior to its revision, is more stringent and more protective of public health, public safety, and the environment, and is reflective of and consistent with state policies and programs, the department may adopt the new standard.

(2) If the department determines that the new standard, when compared to the ASTM standard specification prior to its revision, is not as stringent and does not protect public health, public safety, and the environment, and is not reflective of and consistent with state policies and programs, the department shall not adopt the new standard.

(b) If the ASTM, or any other entity, develops a new standard specification or other applicable standard for any of the terms prohibited under subdivision (a) of Section 42357, the department may review the new standard and, if the department determines that the new standard for the prohibited term, when compared to the current ASTM standard in effect, is more stringent and more protective of public health, public safety, and the environment, and is reflective of and consistent with state policies and programs, the department may make a recommendation to the Legislature.

(c) Compliance with a standard adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be deemed to be in compliance with this chapter.

(d) Fiber products that are demonstrated to not incorporate any plastics or polymers, including, but not limited to, through lamination, extrusion, or mixing, are not required to comply with an ASTM standard specification pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 24822 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 24822
Section 24822
Status: in_force

Notice of election shall be published and no other notice of such election need be given.
Cal. WAT § 60438 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Section 60438
Section 60438
Status: in_force

Within seven days after the date of said election, the board of supervisors shall proceed to canvass the vote cast thereat; if it be found by the canvass of said votes that less than a majority of the votes cast were in favor of disincorporation, said board of supervisors shall declare the petition for disincorporation denied.
Cal. HSC § 1179.80 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6.2 / Section 1179.80
Section 1179.80
Status: in_force

(a) In order to reduce the rate of fatal overdose from opioid drugs including heroin and prescription opioids, the State Department of Public Health shall, subject to an appropriation for this purpose in the Budget Act of 2016, award funding to local health departments, local government agencies, or on a competitive basis to community-based organizations, regional opioid prevention coalitions, or both, to support or establish programs that provide naloxone, or any other opioid antagonist that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of an opioid overdose, to first responders and to at-risk opioid users through programs that serve at-risk drug users, including, but not limited to, syringe exchange and disposal programs, homeless programs, and substance use disorder treatment providers.

(b) The department may award grants itself or enter into contracts to carry out the provisions of subdivision (a). The award of contracts and grants is exempt from Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and is exempt from approval by the Department of General Services prior to their execution.

(c) Not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated shall be available to the department for its administrative costs in implementing this section. If deemed necessary by the department, the department may allocate funds to other state departments to assist in the implementation of subdivision (a).
Cal. ELEC § 2164 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 2164
Section 2164
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall pay all postage for all of the following:

(1) Mailing of the voter notification and the address correction service pursuant to Section 2153.

(2) Return to the county elections official of the affidavits of registration pursuant to Section 2157.

(3) Mailing of blank voter registration cards pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2158.

(4) Any mailing of blank voter registration cards pursuant to programs adopted under Section 2105.

(b) All payments made pursuant to this section shall be made directly from funds appropriated to the Secretary of State for this purpose.
Cal. SHC § 9013 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9013
Section 9013
Status: in_force

In the event of foreclosure or action to quiet title process shall be served upon the same person or persons as in other cases of suits against the city.
Cal. PRC § 3637 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 3637
Section 3637
Status: in_force

“Working interest” means an interest held in lands by virtue of fee title, including lands held in trust, a lease, operating agreement, or otherwise, under which the owner of such interest has the right to drill for, develop, and produce oil and gas. A working interest shall be deemed vested in the owner thereof even though his right to drill or produce may be delegated to an operator under a drilling and operating agreement, unit agreement, or other type of operating agreement.
Cal. HSC § 115271.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Article 18 / Section 115271.2
Section 115271.2
Status: in_force

The department may establish a program to enable the state to receive federal approval to implement and enforce emission standards for radionuclides pursuant to Section 112 of the federal act (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 7412). The department may regulate federal facilities pursuant to this article only in accordance with the Clean Air Act, as specified in Section 7418 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
Cal. RTC § 7101 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Section 7101
Section 7101
Status: in_force

All fees, taxes, interest, and penalties imposed and all amounts of tax required to be paid to the state under this part, and restitution orders or any other amounts otherwise authorized by law to be collected by the board, or any other amounts imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction to be paid to the board shall, except as provided in Section 6452.1, be paid to the board in the form of remittances payable to the State Board of Equalization of the State of California. The board shall transmit the payments to the Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Retail Sales Tax Fund.
Cal. PUC § 132440 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 132440
Section 132440
Status: in_force

The authority shall not encumber any future farebox revenue anticipated from the operation of the project.
Cal. PRC § 12263 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 12263
Section 12263
Status: in_force

The department shall act on an application for the acquisition of a conservation easement within 180 days of its receipt, and shall notify the applicant in writing of approval or disapproval of the application within 10 days of the decision of the department. The written notice regarding a disapproval decision shall state the reason for the disapproval of the application.
Cal. FIN § 31200 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 31200
Section 31200
Status: in_force

The corporate name of each licensee shall include the phrase “California business and industrial development corporation”.
Cal. BPC § 5610.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 5610.6
Section 5610.6
Status: in_force

A professional architectural corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute unprofessional conduct under any statute, rule, or regulation now or hereafter in effect. In the conduct of its practice, it shall observe and be bound by those statutes, rules, and regulations to the same extent as a person holding a license under Section 5551.
Cal. HSC § 11776 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 11776
Section 11776
Status: in_force

The department shall confer and cooperate with other state agencies whose responsibilities include alleviating the problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use in order to maximize the state’s effectiveness and limited resources in these efforts. These agencies shall include, but are not limited to, the Departments of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Corrections and Rehabilitation, Industrial Relations, Motor Vehicles, and Rehabilitation, the State Departments of Developmental Services, Education, Public Health, and Social Services, the Employment Development Department, and the Office of Traffic Safety.
Cal. RTC § 17230 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17230
Section 17230
Status: in_force

Payments made to the California Housing Finance Agency by the borrower pursuant to Section 52514 of the Health and Safety Code shall be considered payments of interest for purposes of Section 163 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Cal. EVID § 1605 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 1605
Section 1605
Status: in_force

Duplicate copies and authenticated translations of original Spanish title papers relating to land claims in this state, derived from the Spanish or Mexican governments, prepared under the supervision of the Keeper of Archives, authenticated by the Surveyor-General or his successor and by the Keeper of Archives, and filed with a county recorder, in accordance with Chapter 281 of the Statutes of 1865–66, are admissible as evidence with like force and effect as the originals and without proving the execution of such originals.
Cal. FAC § 58743 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 58743
Section 58743
Status: in_force

If the director finds that it tends to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter within the standards which are prescribed in this chapter, the director may issue a marketing order, applicable to the marketing, within this state, of any commodity, which contains like terms, provisions, methods, and procedures as any license or order that regulates the marketing of such commodity in interstate or foreign commerce which is issued by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States pursuant to the provisions of any law or laws of the United States.

In selecting the members of any board or other advisory agency under such marketing order, the director shall, insofar as practicable, utilize the same persons as those serving in a similar capacity under such federal license or order, so as to avoid duplicating or conflicting personnel.

Any board, agency, or committee so appointed by the director shall be responsible to the director for the performance of such of their duties as relate to the administration of any such marketing order which is issued by the director pursuant to this section.
Cal. RTC § 17865 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 10 / Section 17865
Section 17865
Status: in_force

Part IV of Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code (commencing with Section 771 of the Internal Revenue Code), shall not apply, except as otherwise provided.
Cal. PRC § 30811 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 30811
Section 30811
Status: in_force

In addition to any other authority to order restoration, the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan may, after a public hearing, order restoration of a site if it finds that the development has occurred without a coastal development permit from the commission, local government, or port governing body, the development is inconsistent with this division, and the development is causing continuing resource damage.
Cal. HSC § 4988 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 4988
Section 4988
Status: in_force

The bonds shall bear interest, as the governing body shall determine, at a rate not to exceed 8 percent per annum, and shall, after the first principal maturity, be payable semiannually by coupon.
Cal. PUC § 98184 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 98184
Section 98184
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter prevents the district from participation in and making all or part of its employees members of the State Employees’ Retirement System by contract entered into between the district and the board of administration of the system under the State Employees’ Retirement Law or from participating in the Federal Social Security Act pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 22000), Division 5, Title 2 of the Government Code, and the district may perform all acts necessary or convenient for such participation. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the district from participating in and making all of its employees members of the Santa Cruz County Employees’ Retirement System.
Cal. RTC § 30366 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 30366
Section 30366
Status: in_force

Interest shall be computed, allowed, and paid upon any overpayment of any amount of tax at the modified adjusted rate per month established pursuant to Section 6591.5, from the 26th day of the calendar month following the period during which the overpayment was made. In addition, a refund or credit shall be made of any interest imposed upon the claimant with respect to the amount being refunded or credited.

The interest shall be paid as follows:

(a) In the case of a refund, to the 25th day of the calendar month following the date upon which the claimant, if he or she has not already filed a claim, is notified by the board that a claim may be filed or the date upon which the claim is approved by the board, whichever date is earlier.

(b) In the case of a credit, to the same date as that to which interest is computed on the tax or amount against which the credit is applied.
Cal. VEH § 14904 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 14904
Section 14904
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, before a driver’s license may be issued, reissued, or returned to the licensee after a suspension or a revocation of a person’s driving privilege ordered by the department has been terminated, there shall, in addition to any other fees required by this code, be paid to the department a fee sufficient to pay the actual costs of the issuance, reissuance, or return as determined by the department.

(b) This section shall not apply to any suspension or revocation that is set aside by the department or a court.

(c) This section shall not apply to any suspension or revocation based upon a physical or mental condition.
Cal. FAC § 12593 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 4.5 / Section 12593
Section 12593
Status: in_force

The director may refuse to accredit, or may suspend any accreditation, if the applicant or the accredited laboratory, as the case may be, does any of the following:

(a) Does not meet, or no longer meets, the requirements stated in Section 12591.

(b) Fails to perform in accordance with the performance standards set forth in the quality control oversight program.
Cal. HSC § 121265 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 4 / Chapter 13 / Section 121265
Section 121265
Status: in_force

“State,” as used in this chapter, has the same meaning as set forth in Section 900.6 of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 55362 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 30 / Chapter 7 / Section 55362
Section 55362
Status: in_force

Any person who knowingly or willfully files a false return or report with the board, and any person who refuses to permit the board or any of its authorized representatives to make any inspection or examination for which provision is made in this part, or who fails to keep any records prescribed by the board, or who fails to preserve the records for the inspection of the board for the time that the board deems necessary, or who alters, cancels, or obliterates entries in the records for the purpose of falsifying the records, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months, or by both.
Cal. FAC § 75512 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 2 / Section 75512
Section 75512
Status: in_force

“Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 14227.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 14227.5
Section 14227.5
Status: in_force

(a) At a partisan primary election, before providing a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference with a nonpartisan ballot or before the voter enters the voting booth, as applicable, a member of the precinct board shall provide a uniform notification to the voter informing him or her that he or she may request a political party’s ballot and the name of each political party that has authorized a voter who has declined to disclose a political party preference to vote in its ballot.

(b) A county elections official shall train the members of a precinct board regarding their duties under subdivision (a).
Cal. RTC § 23304.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 23304.5
Section 23304.5
Status: in_force

A party that has the right to declare a contract to be voidable pursuant to Section 23304.1 may exercise that right only in a lawsuit brought by either party with respect to the contract in a court of competent jurisdiction and the rights of the parties to the contract shall not be affected by Section 23304. 1 except to the extent expressly provided by a final judgment of the court, which judgment shall not be issued unless the taxpayer is allowed a reasonable opportunity to cure the voidability under Section 23305.1. If the court finds that the contract is voidable under Section 23304.1, the court shall order the contract to be rescinded. However, in no event shall the court order rescission of a taxpayer’s contract unless the taxpayer receives full restitution of the benefits provided by the taxpayer under the contract.
Cal. HSC § 38081 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.2 / Chapter 1 / Section 38081
Section 38081
Status: in_force

(a)  Provisions shall be included in any invitation for bid or request for proposal issued and in any contract executed on or after January 1, 1996, in an amount that exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) by the State Department of Health Services, to permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld to ensure performance under a service or consulting service contract, provided that substitution of securities provisions shall not be required where federal regulations or policies, or both, do not allow the substitution of securities. At the request and expense of the contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the state department, or with a state or federally chartered bank in California as the escrow agent, who shall then pay the moneys to the contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the securities shall be returned to the contractor.

(b)  Alternatively, the contractor may request and the state department shall make payment of retentions earned directly to the escrow agent at the expense of the contractor. At the expense of the contractor, the contractor may direct the investment of the payments into securities and the contractor shall receive the interest earned on the investments upon the same terms provided for in this section for securities deposited by the contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the contract, the contractor shall receive from the escrow agent all securities, interest, and payments received by the escrow agent from the state department, pursuant to the terms of this section. The contractor shall pay to each subcontractor, not later than 20 days of receipt of the payment, the respective amount of interest earned, net of costs attributed to retention withheld from each subcontractor, on the amount of retention withheld to insure the performance of the contractor.

(c)  Securities eligible for investment under this section shall include those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit, interest bearing demand deposit accounts, standby letters of credit, or any other security mutually agreed to by the contractor and the state department.

The contractor shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for moneys withheld and shall receive any interest thereon.

Failure to include these provisions in bid and contract documents shall void any provisions for performance retentions in an affected contract.
Cal. BPC § 3521.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 4 / Section 3521.1
Section 3521.1
Status: in_force

The fees to be paid by physician assistants are to be set by the board as follows:

(a) An application fee charged to each physician assistant applicant shall be sixty dollars ($60) and may be increased to not more than eighty dollars ($80).

(b) An initial license fee charged to each physician assistant to whom a license is issued shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) A biennial license renewal fee charged to each physician assistant who holds a license shall be three hundred dollars ($300) and may be increased to not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(d) The delinquency fee is seventy-five dollars ($75).

(e) The duplicate license fee is ten dollars ($10).

(f) The fee for a letter of endorsement, letter of good standing, or letter of verification of licensure shall be fifty dollars ($50).
Cal. FAC § 52257.8 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 52257.8
Section 52257.8
Status: in_force

“Research” means any research related to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological characteristics of agricultural or vegetable seed or the production thereof.