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Cal. BPC § 5058 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 5058
Section 5058
Status: in_force

No person or partnership shall assume or use the title or designation “chartered accountant,” “certified accountant,” “enrolled accountant,” “registered accountant” or “licensed accountant,” or any other title or designation likely to be confused with “certified public accountant” or “public accountant,” or any of the abbreviations “C.A.,” “E.A.,” “R.A.,” or “L.A.,” or similar abbreviations likely to be confused with “C.P.A.” or “P.A.”; provided, that any person qualified as a certified public accountant under this chapter who also holds a comparable title granted under the laws of another country may use such title in conjunction with the title of “certified public accountant” or “C.P.A.” and provided, that any person enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service and recognized as an enrolled agent may use the abbreviation “E.A.”
Cal. HSC § 11377.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 11377.5
Section 11377.5
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, every person who possesses any controlled substance specified in paragraph (11) of subdivision (c) of, or subdivision (g) of, Section 11056 of this code, or paragraph (13) of subdivision (d) of Section 11057 of this code, with the intent to commit sexual assault, shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, “sexual assault” means conduct in violation of Section 243.4, 261, 262, 286, 287, or 289 of, or former Section 288a of, the Penal Code.
Cal. HSC § 25194 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 8 / Section 25194
Section 25194
Status: in_force

Any action brought pursuant to this chapter against a person shall not abate by reason of a sale or other transfer of ownership, except with the express written consent of the director.
Cal. WAT § 25928 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 25928
Section 25928
Status: in_force

Failure to publish the assessment notice in any county other than the office county shall not affect any assessment on land in a county in which notice was published.
Cal. PUC § 95490 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 95490
Section 95490
Status: in_force

All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 14186.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 5.7 / Section 14186.2
Section 14186.2
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that implementation of this article not be duplicative of implementation of other Medi-Cal provisions, including, but not limited to, those regarding community health worker services, enhanced care management, and community supports, as described in Sections 14132.36, 14184.205, and 14184.206, respectively. It is the intent of the Legislature that the field medicine-related provisions set forth in this article coexist with those other Medi-Cal benefits in order to fill significant gaps within the health care system for persons experiencing homelessness.
Cal. HSC § 122450 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 7.5 / Section 122450
Section 122450
Status: in_force

(a) Of the funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2016 for this purpose, the State Department of Public Health shall do all of the following:

(1) Purchase and distribute hepatitis B vaccine and related materials to local health jurisdictions and community-based organizations to test and vaccinate high-risk adults.

(2) Purchase hepatitis C test kits and related materials to distribute to local health jurisdictions and community-based testing programs.

(3) Train nonmedical personnel to perform HCV and HIV testing waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 263a) in local health jurisdictions and community-based settings.

(4) Provide technical assistance to local governments and community-based organizations to increase the number of syringe exchange and disposal programs throughout California and the number of jurisdictions in which syringe exchange and disposal programs are authorized.

(b) The State Department of Public Health may issue grants for the materials and activities provided for in subdivision (a).
Cal. SHC § 705 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 705
Section 705
Status: in_force

In any case in which the department is required under the provisions of this article to pay the cost of removal or relocation of any utility facility, it shall be entitled to credits as follows:

(1) In the amount of any betterment to the utility facility resulting from such removal or relocation, not in excess of the cost of the increased capacity of the facility.

(2) The salvage value of any materials or parts salvaged and retained by the utility.

(3) If a new facility or portion thereof is constructed to accomplish such removal or relocation, an allowance of an amount bearing the same proportion to the original cost of the displaced facility or portion thereof as the age thereof bears to the normal expected life thereof.

A credit shall not be allowed against any portion of the cost which is otherwise chargeable to the utility.

A credit allowance for age shall not be applied to publicly owned sewers.
Cal. BPC § 1645 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.6 / Section 1645
Section 1645
Status: in_force

(a) (1) All holders of licenses under this chapter shall continue their education after receiving a license as a condition to the renewal thereof, and shall obtain evidence satisfactory to the board that they have, during the preceding two-year period, obtained continuing education relevant to developments in the practice of dentistry and dental assisting consistent with regulations established by the board.

(2) The board shall adopt regulations providing for the suspension of the licenses at the end of the two-year period until compliance with this section is accomplished.

(b) The board may also, as a condition of license renewal, require licensees to successfully complete a portion of the required continuing education hours in specific areas adopted in regulations by the board. The board may prescribe this mandatory coursework within the general areas of patient care, health and safety, law and ethics, and the risks of addiction associated with the use of Schedule II drugs. The mandatory coursework prescribed by the board shall not exceed 15 hours per renewal period for dentists, and 7.5 hours per renewal period for dental auxiliaries. Any mandatory coursework required by the board shall be credited toward the continuing education requirements established by the board pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) For a retired dentist who provides only uncompensated care, the board shall not require more than 60 percent of the hours of continuing education that are required of other licensed dentists. Notwithstanding subdivision (b), all of the hours of continuing education as described in this subdivision shall be gained through courses related to the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or the community, as determined by the board. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to reduce any requirements imposed by the board pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) Satisfactory completion of courses in the following subjects shall count as continuing education in courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or the community:

(1) Licensee mental health and wellness and its impact on the delivery of dental services.

(2) Diversity, equity, and inclusion and its impact on the delivery of dental services.
Cal. BPC § 19879 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 19879
Section 19879
Status: in_force

With regard to a person who has had their application for a license denied by the commission, all of the following shall apply:

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), the person shall not be entitled to profit from any investment in any business entity that has applied for or been granted a state license.

(b) The person shall not retain any interest in a business entity described in subdivision (a) beyond that period prescribed by the commission.

(c) The person shall not accept more for their interest in a business entity described in subdivision (a) than they paid for it, or the market value on the date of the denial of the license or registration, whichever is higher.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a restriction or limitation on the powers of the commission specified in this chapter.

(e) (1) The commission may, at its discretion, not apply the provisions of this section when the person who has been denied a license was denied that license solely due to the person’s failure to clearly establish eligibility and qualification for licensure as described in subdivision (a) of Section 19859.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if additional grounds for denial of the license existed, whether or not those grounds were formally provided as the reason for the denial.
Cal. VEH § 42001.12 — California Code / Code veh / Division 18 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 42001.12
Section 42001.12
Status: in_force

Every person convicted of an infraction for a violation of Section 21806 shall be punished as follows:

(a) For a first conviction, by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

(b) For a second conviction within one year, by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) For a third or any subsequent conviction within three years, by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
Cal. SHC § 27531 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 18 / Article 2 / Section 27531
Section 27531
Status: in_force

The transportation facilities plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A definition of the district’s future responsibilities for providing transportation services. Alternative proposals are encouraged. Abolishment of the district should be one alternative, in which case recommendations should be made for necessary transfer of powers and duties.

(b) A priority schedule for assuming each of any proposed added responsibilities.

(c) Necessary changes in the district’s organizational structure in order to be responsive to any changed responsibilities.

(d) An estimate of the expenditures that may be necessary to support any added responsibilities.

(e) A definition of any capital improvements that may be required.

(f) A long-range estimate of bridge revenues, operating costs, and net revenues that may be available as required to provide proposed transportation services.

(g) A special element addressed to the interfacing of transportation modes.

(h) Explicit consideration must be given to the environmental and social values of the communities affected.
Cal. FAC § 56652 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 20 / Section 56652
Section 56652
Status: in_force

(a) Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each and every violation. This sum shall be recovered in an action by the secretary in any court of competent jurisdiction. All sums which are recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.

(b) For a violation of the offense described in subdivision (a), the department may recover investigative costs, excluding attorneys’ fees and administrative overhead, for those charges where there has been a conviction in a court of law, or a court-supervised settlement has been reached. Nothing in this section allows the department to recover investigative costs for an administrative licensing action or any action that has not been filed in a court of law.

(c) Any person or entity responsible for investigative costs under this section shall be allowed to audit the department’s investigative costs. The audit must be performed by a third-party certified public accountant and paid for by the person or entity requesting the audit. The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this subdivision by June 1, 2002.
Cal. FGC § 9001.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9001.7
Section 9001.7
Status: in_force

Finfish, other than sablefish and hagfish, may be taken under a general trap permit if all of the following criteria are also met:

(a) Every person aboard the vessel possesses a valid general trap permit that has not been suspended or revoked.

(b) If nearshore species are present, at least one person aboard the vessel possesses a valid nearshore fishery permit and a nearshore fishery trap endorsement that has not been suspended or revoked.

(c) If deeper nearshore species are present, at least one person aboard the vessel possesses a valid deeper nearshore species fishery permit that has not been suspended or revoked.

(d) During the period from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise, finfish traps that are left in the water shall be unbaited with the door secured open. If, for reasons beyond the control of the permittee, all trap doors cannot be secured open prior to one hour after sunset, the permittee shall immediately notify the department.

(e) Popups shall not be used on buoy lines attached to finfish traps, and shall not be possessed aboard a vessel when taking finfish under a general trap permit.

(f) Trap destruction devices used on finfish traps shall conform to the current regulatory requirements for those devices pursuant to Section 9003 and as adopted by the commission.

(g) No finfish traps shall be set within 750 feet of any pier, breakwall, or jetty in District 6, 7, 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 20A, or 21.

(h) No more than 50 finfish traps may be used in state waters along the mainland shore.

(i) The mesh of any finfish trap used pursuant to this section shall measure not less than two inches by two inches.

(j) The following fish shall not be used as bait in finfish traps:

(1) Lobster.

(2) Crabs of the genus cancer, except rock crab, yellow crab, and red crab, as identified in Section 8282, which may be used as bait under the authority of a rock crab trap permit issued pursuant to Section 8282.

(3) Any other finfish or invertebrate to which a minimum size limit applies that is used or possessed in a condition so that its size can not be determined.

(k) Lobster may be possessed aboard or landed from any vessel on which finfish are also present, if every person aboard the vessel has a valid lobster permit that has not been suspended or revoked and complies with Article 5 (commencing with Section 8250) of Chapter 2, this article, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
Cal. HSC § 1439.9 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1439.9
Section 1439.9
Status: in_force

(a) A skilled nursing facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 1250, participating as a provider under the Medi-Cal program shall make publicly available its current daily resident census and nurse staffing data by meeting either of the following conditions:

(1) The facility posts on its internet website the facility’s current daily resident census and nurse staffing data.

(2) Upon request by telephone, the facility meets one or both of the following, based on the preference of the requester:

(A) Within 24 hours of the request, the facility provides the facility’s current daily resident census and nurse staffing data to the requester verbally by means of telephone.

(B) Within two business days of the request, the facility provides the facility’s current daily resident census and nurse staffing data to the requester in writing by means of email. To comply with a request to provide current daily resident census and nurse staffing data by means of email, the facility may email a photograph of its posted current daily resident census and nurse staffing data.

(b) For purposes of this section, “current daily resident census” and “nurse staffing data” mean the data required to be posted by the facility pursuant to Section 483.35(g) of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations corresponding to a given day in the case of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or corresponding to the day a request is made in the case of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).

(c) This section shall not be construed as precluding the provision of any information by a skilled nursing facility otherwise required by state or federal law, including, but not limited to, Section 483.35 of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) A violation of this section is exempt from Sections 1290 and 1431.

(e) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the estimated cost of complying with this section is de minimis and therefore the requirements imposed by this section shall not be reimbursable as a new state mandate pursuant to Article 3.8 (commencing with Section 14126) of this chapter or any other Medi-Cal ratesetting provisions of any law, regulation, or the California Medicaid State Plan.

(2) In the event of a final judicial determination made by any state or federal court that is not appealed, or by a court of appellate jurisdiction that is not further appealed, in any action by any party or a final determination by the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, that reimbursement by the Medi-Cal program to long-term health care facilities for costs associated with this section is required by state or federal law or regulation, this section shall become operative only upon appropriation by the Legislature.
Cal. SHC § 9129 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 9129
Section 9129
Status: in_force

If cancellation as provided in this article is authorized, a certified copy of the resolution making the contribution or appropriation and authorizing the cancellation of the taxes shall be filed with the city or county tax collector, as the case may be. Thereafter the tax collector, the clerk, the auditor, and any other officers having any part in the collection of such taxes or keeping public records thereof, shall, immediately upon the recordation of the reassessment, make the necessary entries canceling the taxes, and the auditor shall certify to the legislative body which made the appropriation or contribution that the taxes described in the resolution have been canceled and annulled.
Cal. PUC § 233 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 233
Section 233
Status: in_force

“Telephone line” includes all conduits, ducts, poles, wires, cables, instruments, and appliances, and all other real estate, fixtures, and personal property owned, controlled, operated, or managed in connection with or to facilitate communication by telephone, whether such communication is had with or without the use of transmission wires.
Cal. FAM § 8717 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 8717
Section 8717
Status: in_force

When any report or findings are submitted to the court by the department, county adoption agency, or licensed adoption agency, a copy of the report or findings, whether favorable or unfavorable, shall be given to the petitioner’s attorney in the proceeding, if the petitioner has an attorney of record, or to the petitioner.
Cal. BPC § 1655 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1655
Section 1655
Status: in_force

Any failure on the part of any person holding such license to register it as directed for a period of six months after its issuance shall ipso facto work a forfeiture of his license, and it shall not be restored except upon the written application and payment to the board of the fee provided for restoration of license.
Cal. HSC § 1569.889 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 9 / Section 1569.889
Section 1569.889
Status: in_force

(a) The personal rights form made available by the department’s Community Care Licensing Division to residential care facilities for the elderly shall include a statement regarding procedures for reporting known or suspected elder and dependent adult abuse, including the toll-free telephone number of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s CRISISline and a blank space for the telephone number of the nearest approved organization for long-term care ombudsperson activities. A residential care facility for the elderly shall insert in the form’s blank space the telephone number of the nearest approved organization for long-term care ombudsperson activities.

(b) The department’s Community Care Licensing Division shall adopt or amend any regulation and revise any document or policy as necessary to implement this section.
Cal. WAT § 79042 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 79042
Section 79042
Status: in_force

Prior to acquiring an easement or other interest in land pursuant to this article, a public hearing in the local community shall be held. Notification shall be given to the county board of supervisors of the affected county, adjacent landowners, affected water districts, local municipalities, and other interested parties, as determined by the department.
Cal. FAC § 29142 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 29142
Section 29142
Status: in_force

No fee shall be charged for certification required by any law, regulation, or requirement of the United States.
Cal. SHC § 27 — California Code / Code shc / Section 27
Section 27
Status: in_force

As used in the general provisions and in Divisions 1 (commencing with Section 50), 2 (commencing with Section 900), and 2.5 (commencing with Section 1800), “maintenance” includes any of the following:

(a) The preservation and keeping of rights-of-way, and each type of roadway, structure, safety convenience or device, planting, illumination equipment, and other facility, in the safe and usable condition to which it has been improved or constructed, but does not include reconstruction or other improvement.

(b) Operation of special safety conveniences and devices, and illuminating equipment.

(c) The special or emergency maintenance or repair necessitated by accidents or by storms or other weather conditions, slides, settlements, or other unusual or unexpected damage to a roadway, structure, or facility.

The degree and type of maintenance for each highway, or portion thereof, shall be determined in the discretion of the authorities charged with the maintenance thereof, taking into consideration traffic requirements and moneys available therefor.