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Cal. BPC § 19610 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 9.5 / Section 19610
Section 19610
Status: in_force

Every association which conducts a racing meeting shall deduct 15 percent of the total amount handled in conventional parimutuel pools and 16.75 percent of the total amount handled in exotic parimutuel pools, except that any association conducting a harness racing meeting shall deduct 17.75 percent of the total amount handled in exotic parimutuel pools. The amounts as deducted shall be distributed as prescribed in this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 79544 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 79544
Section 79544
Status: in_force

The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund to the secretary for the purpose of grants to local public agencies, local water districts, and nonprofit organizations for acquisition from willing sellers of land and water resources to protect water quality in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and wetlands in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region as defined in Section 5096.347 of the Public Resources Code.
Cal. HSC § 112255 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 112255
Section 112255
Status: in_force

The department is not required to institute proceedings under this chapter for minor violations of this chapter, if the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.
Cal. PUC § 100412 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 100412
Section 100412
Status: in_force

Any bonds which shall be issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investment for all trust funds; for the funds of insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies; and for state school funds. Whenever any money or funds may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, school districts, or other districts within the State of California, such money or funds may be invested in the bonds issued under this part. Whenever bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, school districts, or other districts within this state may, by any law now or hereafter enacted, be used as security for the performance of any act or the deposit of any public moneys, the bonds issued under this part may be so used. The provisions of this article shall be in addition to all other laws relating to legal investments and shall be controlling as the latest expression of the Legislature with respect thereto.
Cal. HSC § 53549 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 53549
Section 53549
Status: in_force

Upon request of the board stating that funds are needed for purposes of this part, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this part in order to carry out the actions specified in Section 53545, and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and are not required to be sold at any one time. Bonds may bear interest subject to federal income tax.
Cal. WIC § 226 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 226
Section 226
Status: in_force

In lieu of county juvenile justice commissions, the boards of supervisors of two or more adjacent counties may agree to establish a regional juvenile justice commission consisting of not less than eight citizens, and having a sufficient number of members so that their appointment may be equally apportioned between the participating counties. Two or more of the members shall be persons who are between 14 and 21 years of age, provided there are available persons between 14 and 21 years of age who are able to carry out the duties of a commission member in a manner satisfactory to the appointing authority. The presiding judge of the superior court with the concurrence of the judge of the juvenile court or, in a county having more than one judge of the juvenile court, with the concurrence of the presiding judge of the juvenile court of each of the participating counties shall appoint an equal number of members to the regional justice commission and they shall hold office for a term of four years. Of those first appointed, however, if the number appointed be an even number, half shall serve for a term of two years and half shall serve for a term of four years and if the number of members first appointed be an odd number, the greater number nearest half shall serve for a term of two years and the remainder shall serve for a term of four years. The respective terms of the members first appointed shall be determined by lot as soon as possible after their appointment. Upon a vacancy occurring in the membership of the commission and upon the expiration of the term of office of any member, a successor shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the superior court with the concurrence of the judge of the juvenile court or, in a county having more than one judge of the juvenile court, with the concurrence of the presiding judge of the juvenile court of the county which originally appointed such vacating or retiring member. When a vacancy occurs for any reason other than the expiration of a term of office, the appointee shall hold office for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor.
Cal. WIC § 281.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 281.5
Section 281.5
Status: in_force

If a probation officer determines to recommend to the court that a minor alleged to come within Section 300, 601, or 602, or adjudged to come within Section 300, 601, or 602 should be removed from the physical custody of his parent or guardian, the probation officer shall give primary consideration to recommending to the court that the minor be placed with a relative of the minor, if such placement is in the best interests of the minor and will be conducive to reunification of the family.
Cal. BPC § 2521 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 24 / Section 2521
Section 2521
Status: in_force

Any person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. FAC § 31253 — California Code / Code fac / Division 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 31253
Section 31253
Status: in_force

If a dog which has been impounded is claimed by the owner, the fee for impounding and keeping the dog, as fixed by the board of supervisors, shall be paid by the owner to the person, organization, or association which has custody of the dog, to be retained by him or them. No charge for fees pertaining to the dog shall be paid by the board of supervisors.
Cal. VEH § 3069.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 3069.1
Section 3069.1
Status: in_force

Sections 3060 to 3065.4, inclusive, do not apply to a franchise authorizing a dealership, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3072.
Cal. HSC § 124175 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 124175
Section 124175
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

(a)  Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood is a problem with significant social, medical, educational, and economic consequences to the teen parent and child, her family, and the State of California.

(b)  In an attempt to address the problems of pregnant and parenting adolescents, the Governor, in 1985, created the Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Program, that was designed to bring pregnant and parenting teenagers into programs that provide services of demonstrated cost benefit and effectiveness by organizing networks of local agencies focused on providing services to adolescents and ensuring the most timely and effective utilization of services.

(c)  Independent evaluations indicate that the program has been successful and effective in achieving its intended goals of providing pregnant adolescents with prenatal care, reducing the incidence of low birthweight babies born to adolescent mothers, keeping or reenrolling pregnant and parenting adolescents in school, and reducing the rate of repeat teen pregnancies.
Cal. LAB § 4555 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4555
Section 4555
Status: in_force

In case of failure by an employer to secure the payment of compensation, the appeals board may award a reasonable attorney’s fee in addition to the amount of compensation recoverable. When a fee is awarded under this section no further fee shall be allowed under Section 4903 but the provisions of Section 4903 shall be applicable to secure the payment of any fee awarded under this section.
Cal. FAC § 64222 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 64222
Section 64222
Status: in_force

Records kept pursuant to Section 64221 shall be all of the following:

(a) In a form, and containing all information, relevant to the purposes of this chapter, that the secretary may, by order or regulation, prescribe.

(b) Preserved for a period of two years.

(c) Open to inspection at any time on the request of the secretary.
Cal. PUC § 314.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 314.6
Section 314.6
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may conduct financial and performance reviews or audits of any entity or program created by any order, decision, motion, settlement, or other action of the commission.

(b) The commission shall complete any review or audit in a timely manner consistent with applicable auditing standards.

(c) After performing a review or audit pursuant to this section, the commission may conduct additional followup work that is related to any findings and recommendations related to the review or audit.

(d) Beginning January 15, 2020, and every year thereafter, the commission shall post on its internet website its standard practice audit manual, titled Utility Audit, Finance and Compliance Branch UAFCB Audit and Attestation Standard Practice, and updates to that manual, if any.
Cal. RTC § 38577 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 38577
Section 38577
Status: in_force

(a) A collection cost recovery fee shall be imposed on any person that fails to pay an amount of tax, interest, penalty, or other amount due and payable under this part. The collection cost recovery fee shall be in an amount less than or equal to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration’s costs for collection, as reasonably determined by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. The collection cost recovery fee shall be imposed only if the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration has mailed its demand notice, to that person for payment, that advises that continued failure to pay the amount due may result in collection action, including the imposition of a collection cost recovery fee.

(b) Interest shall not accrue with respect to the collection cost recovery fee provided by this section.

(c) The collection cost recovery fee imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected in the same manner as the collection of any other tax imposed by this part.

(d) (1) If the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration finds that a person’s failure to pay any amount under this part is due to reasonable cause and circumstances beyond the person’s control, and occurred notwithstanding the exercise of ordinary care and the absence of willful neglect, the person shall be relieved of the collection cost recovery fee provided by this section.

(2) Any person seeking to be relieved of the collection cost recovery fee shall file with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration a statement under penalty of perjury setting forth the facts upon which the person bases the claim for relief.

(e) Subdivision (a) shall be operative with respect to a demand notice for payment which is mailed on or after January 1, 2011.

(f) Collection cost recovery fee revenues shall be deposited in the same manner as revenues derived from any other tax imposed by this part.
Cal. HSC § 116751 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 116751
Section 116751
Status: in_force

The Department of Fish and Wildlife shall not introduce a poison to a drinking water supply for purposes of fisheries management unless the state board determines that the activity will not have a permanent adverse impact on the quality of the drinking water supply or wells connected to the drinking water supply. In making this determination, the state board shall evaluate the short- and long-term health effects of the poison in drinking water, ensure that an alternative supply of drinking water is provided to the users of the drinking water supply while the activity takes place, and, in cooperation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, develop and implement a monitoring program to ensure that no detectable residuals of the poison, breakdown products, and other components of the poison formulation remain in the drinking water supply or adjoining wells after the activity is completed.
Cal. CORP § 2 — California Code / Code corp / Section 2
Section 2
Status: in_force

The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.
Cal. SHC § 355 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 355
Section 355
Status: in_force

(a) Route 55 is from the south end of Newport Beach Channel Bridge to Route 91 in Santa Ana Canyon.

(b) The relinquished former portions of Route 55 within the City of Newport Beach are not state highways and are not eligible for adoption under Section 81. For the relinquished former portions of Route 55, the City of Newport Beach shall maintain within its jurisdiction signs directing motorists to the continuation of Route 55. The City of Newport Beach shall ensure the continuity of traffic flow on the relinquished former portions of Route 1 within its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any traffic signal progression.
Cal. PRC § 9525 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 9525
Section 9525
Status: in_force

The directors or other officers or employees of a district shall have no power to incur any indebtedness or liability in excess of the amount of money available under the provisions of this division. Any debt or liability incurred in excess of the express provisions of this division is void. Except, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent the directors from borrowing from such federal, state, county, public or private funds which are, or which may in the future become, available to the directors for the furthering of the work of the district in any manner or by the sale of bonds payable solely from any revenue of the district, if the assets acquired by such a loan or bond constitute the entire security for the loan or bond and if no indebtedness or liability is incurred by the directors in excess of the amount of the assets acquired.
Cal. WIC § 11157.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11157.5
Section 11157.5
Status: in_force

The receipt of aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) shall not impose any limitation or restriction upon a recipient’s right to sell, exchange, or change, the form of property holdings. However, a gift or any other transfer of assets, including income and resources, by a recipient for less than fair market value shall result in a period of ineligibility for aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) for the number of months, rounded down to the nearest whole number, that equals the quotient of the difference between the fair market value of the asset and the amount received for the asset divided by the standard of need applicable to the family under Section 11452. This section shall only apply to transfer of income or resources that would otherwise affect a recipient’s eligibility for benefits or the amount of benefits to which he or she would be entitled.
Cal. INS § 1216.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.8 / Section 1216.2
Section 1216.2
Status: in_force

This article shall apply to insurers as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 1216.1, either domiciled in this state or domiciled in a state that is not an accredited state which has in effect a substantially similar law. All provisions of Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 1215) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 1, to the extent that this article does not confer greater authority upon the commissioner or impose more restrictive requirements upon any person, shall continue to apply to all parties within insurance holding company systems which are subject both to Article 4.7 and to this article.
Cal. LAB § 3702.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 3702.6
Section 3702.6
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall establish an audit program addressing the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims for all private self-insured employers, and shall ensure that all private self-insured employers are audited within a three-year cycle by the Office of Self Insurance Plans.

(b) Each public self-insurer shall advise its governing board within 90 days after submission of the self-insurer’s annual report of the total liabilities reported and whether current funding of those workers’ compensation liabilities is in compliance with the requirements of Government Accounting Standards Board Publication No. 10.

(c) The director shall, upon a showing of good cause, order a special audit of any public self-insured employer to determine the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims.

(d) For purposes of this section, “good cause” means that there exists circumstances sufficient to raise concerns regarding the adequacy of estimates of future liability of claims to justify a special audit.
Cal. BPC § 4982.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 4982.1
Section 4982.1
Status: in_force

The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 shall apply to any denial of a license or registration pursuant to this section.
Cal. ELEC § 13400 — California Code / Code elec / Division 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 13400
Section 13400
Status: in_force

(a) A vote by mail voter may request that a facsimile copy of his or her ballot in the language of his or her preference be sent to him or her by regular mail or electronic mail if the voter lives in a precinct that requires a facsimile copy of the ballot in that language pursuant to Section 14201. The county elections officer shall provide instructions to vote by mail voters in the county voter information guide and on the county elections Internet Web site on how to request a facsimile copy of a ballot, in all languages that the county is required to provide facsimile copies of ballots. A vote by mail voter may request a facsimile copy of a ballot by telephone, mail, online, or when requesting a vote by mail ballot from the county no later than seven days before election day.

(b) The county elections official shall prepare the requested facsimile copies described in subdivision (a) no later than 10 days before election day. Requests received by the county elections official 10 days or more before election day shall be processed by the 10th day prior to election day.

(c) This section does not limit an elections official from distributing facsimile copies of the ballot more widely than as required by subdivision (a) or earlier than required by subdivision (b).
Cal. RTC § 7280.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 1 / Section 7280.5
Section 7280.5
Status: in_force

(a) The redevelopment agency of any city which has levied a transient occupancy tax pursuant to Section 7280 or 7281 may also, by ordinance, levy a transient occupancy tax in accordance with this part, if the city’s ordinance entitles any person subject to a transient occupancy tax under the city’s ordinance to credit the amount of transient occupancy taxes due to the redevelopment agency of that city pursuant to this section against the payment of taxes due under the city’s ordinance.

(b) An ordinance of a redevelopment agency imposing a transient occupancy tax pursuant to this section shall contain an enacting clause which states as follows:

“The redevelopment agency of the City of ____ does ordain as follows:”

The ordinance shall be signed by the chairperson of the agency and attested by the clerk or secretary of the agency, and shall take effect immediately upon its final passage, but shall become operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 180 days after adoption of the ordinance. In all other respects, the ordinance shall be introduced and passed, and notice given by publication, in the manner provided by law for general law cities.

(c) Any redevelopment agency adopting an ordinance pursuant to this section shall not levy a transient occupancy tax in excess of the rate of transient occupancy tax levied by its city, and the tax shall be levied only on accommodations located in a redevelopment project area for which the taxes are pledged pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 33641 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) Any pledge pursuant to Section 33641 of the Health and Safety Code made with respect to taxes imposed under this section for the payment of principal and interest on bonds of a redevelopment agency shall constitute the obligation of a contract between the redevelopment agency and the holder of the bonds and shall be protected from impairment by the United States and California Constitutions. The provisions of this section which authorize the imposition of the taxes may not be repealed during the time that any of the bonds remain outstanding.
Cal. WAT § 23524 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 23524
Section 23524
Status: in_force

If any additional land is included within the proposed irrigation district, the hearing shall be continued and the owners of the added land given personal notice of not less than twenty days of the addition of the land to the distribution district.
Cal. HSC § 8581 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 8581
Section 8581
Status: in_force

The notice of hearing provided in section 8580 shall be given by publication once a week for at least three consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the county where said cemetery is located, and the posting of copies of the notice in three conspicuous places on that portion of the property from which the dedication is to be removed. Said notice shall:

(a)  Describe the portion of the cemetery property sought to be removed from dedication.

(b)  State that all remains have been removed or that no interments have been made in the portion of the cemetery property sought to be removed from dedication.

(c)  Specify the time and place of the hearing.