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Cal. HSC § 1747.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 2 / Section 1747.5
Section 1747.5
Status: in_force

Each hospice licensed pursuant to this chapter shall maintain, and revise as needed, and implement policies regarding the purchase, storage, furnishing, and transportation of legend devices that are reviewed annually by a group of professional personnel, including a physician and surgeon, a pharmacist, and a registered nurse, and are revised as needed. As used in this section, legend devices means any device that bears the label “Caution: federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a ____,” or words of similar meaning.
Cal. HSC § 101781 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 101781
Section 101781
Status: in_force

The Board of Supervisors of either the County of San Luis Obispo or the County of Santa Barbara, or the board of directors of the authority, by ordinance or resolution, may terminate the authority’s operation of a health care system or systems in the County of San Luis Obispo. The termination shall become effective 180 days after the adoption of the ordinance or resolution. If the termination is made by the board of supervisors of either county, the terminating county’s liability to the authority shall be limited to the cost of terminating the authority’s operations in the County of San Luis Obispo, including, but not limited to, the costs of terminating contracts and other obligations for space, services, employment, health care services, required notices to beneficiaries and subscribers, and moving expenses.
Cal. PUC § 13021 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 13021
Section 13021
Status: in_force

This article shall apply only to the ownership, operation, control, or use by a district of a system for the distribution of irrigation water and shall not affect, but shall be in addition to, the right of the board of directors of the district to fix rates and charges, and to supervise and regulate every utility owned and operated by the district pursuant to this division.
Cal. HSC § 33444 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 33444
Section 33444
Status: in_force

In undertaking rehabilitation of structures pursuant to this part, every redevelopment agency shall, on or before February 15th of each year, commencing with February 15, 1963, render a report to the Legislature setting forth in detail the activities of the agency involving rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, each of the following:

(a)  Expenditure of public funds.

(b)  Number and kinds of units rehabilitated.

(c)  Disposition of rehabilitated units.
Cal. BPC § 5651.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 4 / Section 5651.1
Section 5651.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt guidelines for the delegation of its authority to grade the examinations of applicants for licensure to any vendor under contract to the board for provision of a landscape architect’s license examination. The guidelines shall be within the board’s legal authority to establish the standards for licensure in this state, and shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Goals for the appropriate content, development, grading, and administration of an examination, against which the vendor’s rules and procedures can be judged.

(2) Procedures through which the board can reasonably assure itself that the vendor adequately meets the goals established by the board.

(b) The board shall not delegate its authority to grade the examination of candidates for licensure in this state to any vendor or any party not in compliance with Section 111 or with the guidelines established in subdivision (a).
Cal. WIC § 15204.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 15204.5
Section 15204.5
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and maintain a plan whereby costs for county administration of the payment of aid grants under this part will be effectively controlled within the amounts annually appropriated for such administration. The plan, to be known as the County Administrative Cost Control Plan, shall establish standards and performance criteria, including workload, productivity and support services standards, to which counties shall adhere. The plan shall be part of a single state plan, jointly developed by the department and the State Department of Health Care Services, in conjunction with the counties, for administrative cost control for the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), CalFresh, and Medical Assistance (Medi-Cal) programs. Allocations shall be made to each county and shall be limited by and determined based upon the County Administrative Cost Control Plan. In administering the plan to control county administrative costs, the department shall not allocate state funds to cover county cost overruns which result from county failure to meet requirements of the plan. The department and the State Department of Health Care Services shall budget, administer, and allocate state funds for county administration in a uniform and a consistent manner.
Cal. BPC § 8023 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 8023
Section 8023
Status: in_force

No certificate shall be issued until the applicant has passed the examination prescribed by the board.
Cal. BPC § 7159.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 10 / Section 7159.1
Section 7159.1
Status: in_force

(a) In any contract for the sale of home improvement goods or services offered by door-to-door sale that contains or is secured by a lien on real property, the contract shall be accompanied by the following notice in 18-point boldfaced type:

“WARNING TO BUYER: IF YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT WHICH ACCOMPANIES THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL BE PUTTING UP YOUR HOME AS SECURITY. THIS MEANS THAT YOUR HOME COULD BE SOLD WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION AND WITHOUT ANY COURT ACTION IF YOU MISS ANY PAYMENT REQUIRED BY THIS CONTRACT.”

This notice shall be written in the same language as the rest of the contract. It shall be on a separate piece of paper from the rest of the contract and shall be signed and dated by the buyer. The home improvement contractor or home improvement salesperson shall deliver to the buyer at the time of the buyer’s signing and dating of the notice a legible copy of the signed and dated notice. A security interest created in any contract described in this section that does not provide the notice as required by this section shall be void and unenforceable.

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

(1) Any contract that is subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1801) of Title 2 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.

(2) A mechanics lien established pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400) of Title 2 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code.

(3) Any contract that is subject to subdivision (a) of Section 7159.2.
Cal. HSC § 40712 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 40712
Section 40712
Status: in_force

If there is more than one owner of the source of the approved reductions in emission of air contaminants, initial title to such approved reductions shall be deemed held by such co-owners in the same manner as they hold title to the source of such reductions at the time such reductions are approved by the district air pollution control officer.
Cal. HSC § 25205.21 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 9.1 / Section 25205.21
Section 25205.21
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 25205.2, a disposal facility operator that is a government agency shall be subject to a maximum facility fee of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for any reporting period of 12 months and five thousand dollars ($5,000) for any reporting period of six months, for that disposal facility for any reporting period in which it did not at any time dispose of hazardous waste during the reporting period. This section shall apply to all reporting periods since the inception of the facility fee up to and including the reporting period ending December 31, 1998.

(b) This section shall not affect the imposition of the annual postclosure facility fee imposed pursuant to Section 25205.2.
Cal. WAT § 13897.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.7 / Section 13897.2
Section 13897.2
Status: in_force

Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period, when, in the department’s judgment, the development period is justified under the circumstances. Interest on the principal shall not be deferred. Repayment of principal which is deferred during a development period may, at the option of the supplier, be paid in annual installments during the remainder of the loan repayment period.
Cal. SHC § 3113.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 4.5 / Part 2 / Section 3113.5
Section 3113.5
Status: in_force

All modifications, amendments, and annexations may be consolidated in a single map at any time at the direction of the local legislative body. The map shall supersede all previously recorded maps and shall be processed by the county recorder as provided in Section 3113. References on the face of the map, and the cross-indexing, shall include all maps then being superseded.
Cal. HSC § 108780 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 108780
Section 108780
Status: in_force

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each day of violation, that shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. MVC § 988 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.5 / Section 988
Section 988
Status: in_force

There is in the State Treasury a revolving fund known as the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943. All moneys deposited in such fund shall be subject to the provisions of this article. Money may be withdrawn from such fund in accordance with law upon requisition of the department.
Cal. PRC § 25005 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 25005
Section 25005
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds and declares that prevention of delays and interruptions in the orderly provision of electrical energy, protection of environmental values, and conservation of energy resources require expanded authority and technical capability within state government.
Cal. FGC § 1729 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.2 / Section 1729
Section 1729
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall give priority to stocking native hatchery-produced species in California’s waters, where stocking is determined to be appropriate by the department. Stocking of hatchery-produced fish is not appropriate in all of California’s waters, including, but not limited to, stocking in California’s waters that would adversely affect species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3).

(b) Hatchery-produced trout shall be stocked to support sustainable angling recreation and promote angler access to trout fishing, including, but not limited to, urban fisheries.

(c) The department may provide outreach and educational materials to all anglers to promote awareness of environmental sustainability, ecosystem health, fish genetics, angling opportunities, and fish population management.

(d) Educational programs utilizing the hatcheries shall be encouraged.

(e) The department shall ensure that all trout stocked in waters of the state for recreational purposes are unable to reproduce through triploidy or other means, with the exception of fish planted into brood stock lakes, surplus brood stock planted according to fishery management decisions, fish planted to supplement waters that the department has determined to be genetically isolated from native fish populations, and native trout species produced for recovery and restoration within their native range.

(f) The department may develop, conduct, and respond to regular angler preference and satisfaction surveys. This is not a substitute for a preferred scientific data collection and monitoring program that would facilitate adaptive management of California’s inland trout fisheries.

(g) The department shall review angling regulations periodically and adjust those regulations to ensure consistency with the strategic plan described in Section 1728.
Cal. PUC § 3260 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Section 3260
Section 3260
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division prohibits payments pursuant to an agreement authorized by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 151 et seq.), or payments permitted by the federal Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (29 U.S.C. Secs. 173, 175a, and 186). Nothing in this division restricts any use permitted by federal law of money paid pursuant to these acts.
Cal. FIN § 22333 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22333
Section 22333
Status: in_force

No licensee shall take any instrument in which blanks are left to be filled in after execution.
Cal. WIC § 5878.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 5878.2
Section 5878.2
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, “children with a serious emotional disturbance” means minors under 18 years of age who meet the criteria set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3.

(b) If amendments to the Mental Health Services Act are approved by the voters at the March 5, 2024, statewide primary election, this section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 121390 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 121390
Section 121390
Status: in_force

The department shall lease any facilities it deems necessary to care for persons afflicted with active contagious tuberculosis who violate the quarantine or isolation orders of the health officer as provided in Section 120280.
Cal. INS § 1875.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 1875.8
Section 1875.8
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created the Arson Information Reporting System to permit insurers, law enforcement agencies, fire investigative agencies, and district attorneys to deposit arson case information in a common data base within the Department of Justice. The State Fire Marshal shall oversee the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Arson Information Reporting System. The Department of Justice shall implement the Arson Information Reporting System in consultation with the State Fire Marshal.

(b) The purpose of the data base is to identify utilization patterns by individual claimants and the methods of operation of individuals, groups, or businesses engaged in the commission of arson, and to prevent the commission of insurance fraud by arson.

(c) The use of the information deposited pursuant to this article shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, fire investigative agencies, district attorneys, and insurers, via modem, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting arson and arson-related insurance fraud, or evaluating the validity and payment of fire-related insurance claims. The State Fire Marshal shall establish rules governing the access to, and use of, information and the circumstances under which information may be accessed and corrected.

(d) Any information acquired pursuant to this section shall not be a part of any public record. Except as otherwise provided by law, any authorized governmental agency, an insurer, or an agent authorized by an insurer to act on its behalf, which receives any information furnished pursuant to this section, shall not release that information to public inspection until the time that its release is required in connection with a criminal or civil proceeding.

(e) Information submitted to the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this section concerning active cases shall be confidential.

(f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the accumulation and public distribution by the bureau of statistical data if that data does not reveal the identity of specific claimants, injured parties, attorneys, physicians, or other service providers.
Cal. FAM § 6650 — California Code / Code fam / Division 11 / Part 2.5 / Section 6650
Section 6650
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Age of majority” means 18 years of age or older.

(b) “Content” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) “Family” means a group of persons related by blood or marriage, including civil partnerships, or whose close relationship with each other is considered equivalent to a family relationship by the individuals.

(d) “Minor” means an individual who is under 18 years of age.

(e) “Online platform” means any public-facing internet website, web application, or digital application, including a mobile application. “Online platform” includes a social media platform, as defined in Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code, advertising network, mobile operating system, search engine, email service, or internet access service.

(f) “Reporting period” means a given month for which a parent, legal guardian, or family must set aside compensation for a minor pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6651.

(g) “Vlog” means content shared on an online platform in exchange for compensation.

(h) “Vlogger” means a parent, legal guardian, or family residing in California that creates image or video content that is performed in California in exchange for compensation. “Vlogger” does not include any person under 18 years of age who produces their own content.

(i) “Vlogging” means the act of sharing content on an online platform in exchange for compensation.
Cal. PRC § 7731 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 7731
Section 7731
Status: in_force

No patent shall issue until the lands are relinquished to the State by authority of the General Land Office at Washington. Such relinquishment is not required for locations of the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections in place, or for swamp and overflowed lands, shown to be such by the official surveys made by authority of the United States.
Cal. FIN § 5866 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 5866
Section 5866
Status: in_force

Sections 5801, 5802, and 5803 shall not apply to a reorganization pursuant to this article.
Cal. WIC § 15705.35 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 15705.35
Section 15705.35
Status: in_force

Before any law enforcement agency may implement this article, including the taking of any person into protective custody pursuant to Section 15703, the law enforcement agency shall enter into a signed agreement with the county adult protective services agency that specifies the protocol that the county and the law enforcement agency shall follow in implementing this article.
Cal. WAT § 56081 — California Code / Code wat / Division 17 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 56081
Section 56081
Status: in_force

If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature or countersignature shall be as valid as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.
Cal. ELEC § 3120 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3120
Section 3120
Status: in_force

The elections official shall request an electronic mail address from each military or overseas voter who registers to vote. A military or overseas voter who provides an electronic mail address may request that his or her application for a ballot be considered a standing request for electronic delivery of a ballot for all elections conducted in the jurisdiction in which he or she is eligible to vote. An elections official shall provide for electronic delivery of a ballot to a military or overseas voter who makes a standing request for all elections conducted in the jurisdiction in which he or she is eligible to vote.
Cal. PRC § 40053 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 40053
Section 40053
Status: in_force

This division, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is not a limitation on the power of a city, county, or district to impose and enforce reasonable land use conditions or restrictions on solid waste management facilities in order to prevent or mitigate potential nuisances, if the conditions or restrictions do not conflict with or impose lesser requirements than the policies, standards, and requirements of this division and all regulations adopted pursuant to this division.
Cal. WIC § 11450.022 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11450.022
Section 11450.022
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to increase CalWORKs maximum aid payment levels in the 2018–19, 2019–20, and 2020–21 fiscal years, or until the maximum aid payment levels reach 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the family size that is one greater than the assistance unit.

(b) As a first step toward this goal, the Legislature is adopting a 10-percent increase to the maximum aid payment levels to become effective April 1, 2019, as specified in Section 11450.021.

(c) For the second step, it is the intent of the Legislature to increase the maximum aid payment levels to close the gap by one-half between the maximum aid payment levels prior to taking the second step and 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the family size that is one greater than the assistance unit goal for that year.

(d) For the third step, it is the intent of the Legislature to increase the maximum aid payment levels to fully close the gap between the maximum aid payment levels prior to taking the third step and 50 percent of the federal poverty level for the family size that is one greater than the assistance unit goal for that year.

(e) Any increases to maximum aid payment levels after July 1, 2018, are contingent upon an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
Cal. RTC § 19509 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 19509
Section 19509
Status: in_force

The Franchise Tax Board may require officers, agents, deputies, and other employees designated by it to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties in the sum and with the sureties as it may determine. It shall pay all premiums on the bonds out of moneys appropriated for the administration of this part.
Cal. FAM § 7052 — California Code / Code fam / Division 11 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7052
Section 7052
Status: in_force

With respect to shares of stock in a domestic or foreign corporation held by an emancipated minor, a membership in a nonprofit corporation held by an emancipated minor, or other property held by an emancipated minor, the minor may do all of the following:

(a) Vote in person, and give proxies to exercise any voting rights, with respect to the shares, membership, or property.

(b) Waive notice of any meeting or give consent to the holding of any meeting.

(c) Authorize, ratify, approve, or confirm any action that could be taken by shareholders, members, or property owners.