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Cal. BPC § 8759 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 5 / Section 8759
Section 8759
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer authorized to practice land surveying shall use a written contract when contracting to provide professional services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client or the client’s representative prior to the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer commencing work, unless the client knowingly states in writing that work may be commenced before the contract is executed. The written contract shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) A description of the services to be provided to the client by the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer.

(2) A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract, and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.

(3) The name, address, and license or certificate number of the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer, and the name and address of the client.

(4) A description of the procedure that the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer and the client will use to accommodate additional services.

(5) A description of the procedure to be used by both parties to terminate the contract.

(6) Disclosure of any existence of a current professional liability insurance policy covering the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer in responsible charge of the services.

(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Professional land surveying services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer for which the client will not pay compensation.

(2) A licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer who has a current or prior contractual relationship with the client to provide professional services pursuant to this chapter, and that client has paid the licensed land surveyor or licensed civil engineer all of the fees that are due under the contract.

(3) If the client knowingly states in writing after full disclosure of this section that a contract which complies with the requirements of this section is not required.

(4) Professional services rendered by a licensed land surveyor or a licensed civil engineer to any of the following:

(A) A professional engineer licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700).

(B) A land surveyor licensed under this chapter.

(C) An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).

(D) A contractor licensed under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000).

(E) A geologist or a geophysicist licensed under Chapter 12.5 (commencing with Section 7800).

(F) A manufacturing, mining, public utility, research and development, or other industrial corporation, if the services are provided in connection with or incidental to the products, systems, or services of that corporation or its affiliates.

(G) A public agency.

(c) “Written contract” as used in this section includes a contract that is in electronic form.
Cal. SHC § 104.8 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 104.8
Section 104.8
Status: in_force

The department may retain in its records all deeds, conveyances, and other evidences of title to or interests in real property acquired by the department under the provisions of this code. The Secretary of State and any other State officer or department having custody of any such documents is authorized and directed to deliver custody of such instruments to the department. The department may furnish on demand to any person paying the cost of preparing the same a certified copy of any such document.
Cal. HSC § 1569.601 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.2 / Article 6 / Section 1569.601
Section 1569.601
Status: in_force

The director may grant a partial or total variance from the bonding requirements of Section 1569.60 for any residential care facility for the elderly if he or she finds that compliance with them is so onerous that a residential care facility for the elderly will cease to operate, and if he or she also finds that money of the persons received or cared for in the facility has been, or will be, deposited in a bank in this state, in a trust company authorized to transact a trust business in this state, or in a savings and loan association in this state, upon condition that the money may not be withdrawn except on authorization of the guardian or conservator of the person.
Cal. HSC § 16017.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 16017.5
Section 16017.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, including, but not limited to, Part 6 (commencing with Section 8000) of Division 4 of the Civil Code, the Department of General Services may issue a stop work order when construction work on an essential services facility is not being performed in accordance with existing law and would compromise the structural integrity of the building, thereby endangering the public safety. The Department of General Services shall allow construction of incidental and minor nonstructural additions or nonstructural alterations without invoking its stop work authority.

(b) A public board, body, or officer whose construction work on an essential services facility is subject to a stop work order issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be held liable in any action filed against the public board, body, or officer for stopping work as required by the stop work order, or for any delays caused by compliance with the stop work order, except to the extent that an error or omission by the public board, body, or officer is the basis for the issuance of the stop work order.
Cal. FAC § 54174 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 54174
Section 54174
Status: in_force

An association may purchase or otherwise acquire, hold, own, and exercise all rights of ownership in, sell, transfer, pledge, or guarantee the payment of dividends or interest on, or the retirement or redemption of, shares of the capital stock or bonds of any corporation or association which is engaged in any related activity or in the warehousing, handling, marketing, packing, manufacturing, processing, or preparing for market of any product which is handled by the association.
Cal. LAB § 5950 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 5950
Section 5950
Status: in_force

Any person affected by an order, decision, or award of the appeals board may, within the time limit specified in this section, apply to the Supreme Court or to the court of appeal for the appellate district in which he resides, for a writ of review, for the purpose of inquiring into and determining the lawfulness of the original order, decision, or award or of the order, decision, or award following reconsideration. The application for writ of review must be made within 45 days after a petition for reconsideration is denied, or, if a petition is granted or reconsideration is had on the appeal board’s own motion, within 45 days after the filing of the order, decision, or award following reconsideration.
Cal. WAT § 79024 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 79024
Section 79024
Status: in_force

Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79021, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the Technical Assistance Account.
Cal. HSC § 6966 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 6966
Section 6966
Status: in_force

The board may order the formation of the zone either without election or subject to confirmation by the voters within the zone upon the question of such formation. However, the board shall not order any such formation without an election if the number of written protests filed and not withdrawn is a number described in subdivision (b) of Section 6963.
Cal. BPC § 4306.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 19 / Section 4306.6
Section 4306.6
Status: in_force

If the board disciplines a pharmacist-in-charge for the violation of a state or federal law or regulation committed by another person and the pharmacist-in-charge reported to the board that violation or suspected violation, the board shall use the report as a mitigating factor if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The pharmacist-in-charge did not engage, either directly or indirectly, in any conduct that violated any state or federal law or regulation pertaining to the practice of pharmacy.

(b) The pharmacist-in-charge did not permit, encourage, approve of, either tacitly or implicitly or through willful ignorance, any conduct committed by another person that violated state or federal law or regulation pertaining to the practice of pharmacy.

(c) The pharmacist-in-charge reported the violation, or suspected violation, of any state or federal law or regulation pertaining to the practice of pharmacy to the board as soon as reasonably possible following the discovery of the violation.

(d) The pharmacist-in-charge took all actions reasonably necessary to stop and remedy the violation, or suspected violation, of any state or federal law or regulation pertaining to the practice of pharmacy as soon as reasonably possible following the discovery of the violation.
Cal. BPC § 7016 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 7016
Section 7016
Status: in_force

Each member of the board shall receive a per diem and expenses as provided in Section 103.
Cal. FAC § 19211 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 19211
Section 19211
Status: in_force

“Pet” means any household animal including but not limited to cats or dogs and other carnivora, whether or not for public exhibition.
Cal. HSC § 101420 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 101420
Section 101420
Status: in_force

Payment for the services specified in Section 101415 in the unincorporated territory shall be made by the county to the city treasurer.
Cal. BPC § 4825.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 4825.1
Section 4825.1
Status: in_force

These definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter as it applies to veterinary medicine.

(a) “Client” means the individual or individuals who represent to the veterinarian that they are the owner or owners of the animal patient at the time that the services are provided.

(b) “Diagnosis” means the act or process of identifying or determining the health status of an animal patient through examination and the opinion derived from that examination.

(c) “Animal” means any member of the animal kingdom other than humans, and includes fowl, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, whether living or dead.

(d) “Food animal” means any animal that is raised for the production of an edible product intended for consumption by humans. The edible product includes, but is not limited to, milk, meat, and eggs. Food animal includes, but is not limited to, cattle (beef or dairy), swine, sheep, poultry, fish, and amphibian species.

(e) “Livestock” includes all animals, poultry, aquatic and amphibian species that are raised, kept, or used for profit. It does not include those species that are usually kept as pets such as dogs, cats, and pet birds, or companion animals, including equines.

(f) “Synchronous” means a real-time interaction between a client and animal patient with a veterinarian who is licensed in this state and located at a distant site.

(g) “Telehealth” means the mode of delivering veterinary medicine via electronic communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation, care management, or treatment of an animal patient, and includes, but is not limited to, synchronous video and audio communication; synchronous, two-way audio communication; and electronic transmission of images, diagnostics, data, and medical information.
Cal. PUC § 50123 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 50123
Section 50123
Status: in_force

Whenever any district acquires existing facilities from a publicly or privately owned public utility, either in proceedings in eminent domain or otherwise, that has a pension plan in operation, members and beneficiaries of such pension plan shall continue to have the rights, privileges, benefits, obligations and status with respect to such established system.

Whenever any such facilities are acquired by the district, the board shall consider and take into account the outstanding obligations and liabilities of the publicly or privately owned public utility by reason of such pension plan and shall negotiate an allowance in the purchase price of such utility for the assumption of such obligations and liabilities when acquiring the facilities.
Cal. HSC § 34378 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 34378
Section 34378
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, an authority shall have the power to issue its bonds to defray, in whole or in part, the costs of studies and surveys, insurance premiums, underwriting fees, and legal, accounting and marketing services incurred in connection with the issuance and sale of bonds pursuant to this chapter, including bond and mortgage reserve accounts; trustee, custodian, and rating agency fees, and any other costs which are reasonably related to the foregoing.
Cal. INS § 10291.6 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 10291.6
Section 10291.6
Status: in_force

Insofar as the reduction of any original benefit on account of age of the insured is concerned, a noncancellable policy may be approved if such reduction does not exceed that permitted by Section 10291.5(b)(9), or if the only such reduction is one having the effect of reducing the limit of the period for which benefits for loss of time resulting from total disability will be paid to a period ending on the date on which the insured’s right to continue the policy in force expires and if the policy also provides that such limit shall not in any case be less than 12 months.
Cal. HSC § 25191.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 8 / Section 25191.2
Section 25191.2
Status: in_force

Actions pursuant to Sections 25189.5, 25189.6, 25189.7, 25190, and 25191 may be brought by any city attorney.
Cal. BPC § 7506.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 7506.6
Section 7506.6
Status: in_force

Qualified certificate holders who comply with other provisions of this chapter are not required to register under this article.
Cal. INS § 1035.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14 / Section 1035.2
Section 1035.2
Status: in_force

(a) The officers and employees of the Conservation and Liquidation Office are subject to all conflict-of-interest provisions and financial disclosure requirements that would apply if they were employees of the department.

(b) (1) Prior to February 1, 2002, the department shall determine, pursuant to the provisions of Section 19990 of the Government Code, those activities of the officers and employees of the Conservation and Liquidation Office that are inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with their duties as officers or employees of that office.

(2) Prior to February 1, 2002, the department shall adopt and promulgate a Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 87300) of Chapter 7 of Title 9 of the Government Code, pertaining to the officers and employees of the Conservation and Liquidation Office. The Conflict of Interest Code and any other regulations necessary to implement this section shall be promulgated by the department as emergency regulations.

(c) The provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 87100) of Title 9 of the Government Code shall apply to a person who contracts with the Conservation and Liquidation Office to the same extent as would apply if that person were entering into the same or similar contractual relationship with the department.

(d) The department shall ensure that the officers and employees of the Conservation and Liquidation Office and persons who contract with that office comply with all provisions of this section.
Cal. FAC § 59956 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 59956
Section 59956
Status: in_force

An agent or employee of the marketing program committee shall not have or receive any funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter until such agent or employee has filed with the director a bond in such form and in such penal sum as the director may prescribe.
Cal. PRC § 25950 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 25950
Section 25950
Status: in_force

“Gas appliance” means any new residential-type furnace, air conditioner, heater, refrigerator, stove, range, dishwasher, dryer, decorative fireplace log, or other similar device, except a water heater, which uses a gaseous fuel for operation and is automatically ignited.
Cal. WIC § 4728 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 4728
Section 4728
Status: in_force

Each regional center and the department for its state-operated facilities shall adopt procedures for granting of requests by persons authorized under Section 4726 for access to records during regular business hours, provided that access shall be granted no later than three business days following the date of receipt of the oral or written request for access. Procedures shall include notice of the location of all records and the provision of qualified personnel to interpret records if requested.
Cal. RTC § 18863 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 15 / Section 18863
Section 18863
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money transferred to the California Cancer Research Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) To the Regents of the University of California for distribution of grants for the purposes of conducting research on the causes and treatments for cancer, expanding community-based education on cancer, and providing culturally sensitive and appropriate prevention and awareness activities targeted toward communities that are disproportionately at risk or afflicted by cancer, and for reimbursement of any costs incurred by the regents for administering the grants authorized pursuant to this section.

(b) The Legislature requests the Regents of the University of California to report on its Internet Web site the process for awarding money, the amount of money spent on administration, and an itemization of how program funds were awarded, including, but not limited to, information regarding recipients of funds.
Cal. HSC § 1422.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1422.6
Section 1422.6
Status: in_force

Each skilled nursing facility and intermediate care facility shall post a copy of the notice required pursuant to Section 9718 of the Welfare and Institutions Code in a conspicuous location in at least four areas of the facility, as follows:

(a)  One location that is accessible to members of the public.

(b)  One location that is used for employee breaks.

(c)  One location that is next to a telephone designated for resident use.

(d)  One location that is used for communal functions for residents, such as for dining or resident council meetings and activities.
Cal. VEH § 13103 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 13103
Section 13103
Status: in_force

For purposes of this division, a plea of nolo contendere or a plea of guilty or judgment of guilty, whether probation is granted or not, a forfeiture of bail, or a finding reported under Section 1816, constitutes a conviction of any offense prescribed by this code, other than offenses relating to the unlawful parking of vehicles.
Cal. LAB § 6356 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 6356
Section 6356
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created, in the General Fund, the Worker Safety Bilingual Investigative Support, Enforcement, and Training Account. The moneys in the account may be expended by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this part.

(b) The department may receive and accept a contribution of funds from an individual or private organization, including the proceeds from a judgment in a state or federal court, if the contribution is made to carry out the purposes of this part. The department shall immediately deposit the contribution in the account established by subdivision (a).

(c) The department may not receive or accept a contribution of funds under this section made from the proceeds of a judgment in a criminal action filed pursuant to Section 6423 or 6425 of the Labor Code.
Cal. PRC § 14528 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 2 / Section 14528
Section 14528
Status: in_force

“Universal product code” is an 11-digit, all-numeric code that represents a beverage container or other consumer package of a particular brand, size, type, and manufacturer by using a series of alternating bars and spaces for electronic scanning.
Cal. RTC § 195.164 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 195.164
Section 195.164
Status: in_force

(a) By October 30, 2010, the auditor of the County of Humboldt, which was the subject of the Governor’s proclamation of a state of emergency for the earthquake that occurred on January 9, 2010, shall certify to the Director of Finance an estimate of the total amount of the reduction in property tax revenues on both the regular secured roll and the supplemental roll for the 2009–10 fiscal year resulting from the reassessment by the county assessor pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 170 of those properties that are eligible properties as a result of that disaster, except that the amount certified shall not include any estimated property tax revenue reductions to school districts, other than basic state aid school districts, and county offices of education.

(b) For purposes of this section, “basic state aid school district” means any school district that does not receive a state apportionment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 42238 of the Education Code, but receives from the state only a basic apportionment pursuant to Section 6 of Article IX of the California Constitution.
Cal. FGC § 16511 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 13.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 16511
Section 16511
Status: in_force

“Klamath River Indian Tribes” means those tribes existing within the boundaries of the Yurok Reservation and the Hoopa Valley Reservation, located in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties in California, which tribes are recognized as Indian tribes by the Secretary of the Interior.
Cal. BPC § 6223 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 14 / Section 6223
Section 6223
Status: in_force

No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to this article shall be used for any of the following purposes:

(a) The provision of legal assistance with respect to any fee generating case, except in accordance with guidelines which shall be promulgated by the State Bar.

(b) The provision of legal assistance with respect to any criminal proceeding. For purposes of this article, “criminal proceeding” does not include expungements, record sealing or clearance proceedings not requiring a finding of factual innocence, or proceedings concerning infractions.

(c) The provision of legal assistance, except to indigent persons or except to provide support services to qualified legal services projects as defined by this article.