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Cal. HSC § 1797.152 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 1797.152
Section 1797.152
Status: in_force

(a) The director and the State Public Health Officer may jointly appoint a regional disaster medical and health coordinator for each mutual aid region of the state. A regional disaster medical and health coordinator shall be either a county health officer, a county coordinator of emergency services, an administrator of a local EMS agency, or a medical director of a local EMS agency. Appointees shall be chosen from among persons nominated by a majority vote of the local health officers in a mutual aid region.

(b) In the event of a major disaster which results in a proclamation of emergency by the Governor, and in the need to deliver medical or public and environmental health mutual aid to the area affected by the disaster, at the request of the authority, the State Department of Public Health, or the Office of Emergency Services, a regional disaster medical and health coordinator in a region unaffected by the disaster may coordinate the acquisition of requested mutual aid resources from the jurisdictions in the region.

(c) A regional disaster medical and health coordinator may develop plans for the provision of medical or public health mutual aid among the counties in the region.

(d) No person may be required to serve as a regional disaster medical and health coordinator. No state compensation shall be paid for a regional disaster medical and health coordinator position, except as determined appropriate by the state, if funds become available.
Cal. PRC § 5819 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 5819
Section 5819
Status: in_force

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern this chapter:

(a) “Acquisition” means obtaining fee title or a lesser interest in real property, including an easement, development right, or water right.

(b) “Development” includes, but is not limited to, improvement, rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, preservation, protection, and interpretation.

(c) “Interpretation” includes, but is not limited to, visitor serving amenities that communicate the significance and value of natural, historical, and cultural resources in a manner that increases understanding of those resources.

(d) “Nonprofit organization” means a private, nonprofit organization that qualifies for exempt status under paragraph (3) of subsection (c) Section 501 of Title 26 of the United States Code.

(e) “Program” means the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Conservation Grant Program established pursuant to this chapter.

(f) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.

(g) “Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region” or “region” has the meaning set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 5096.347.
Cal. PUC § 16195 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 16195
Section 16195
Status: in_force

Examinations shall be practical, and shall relate to those matters only which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions which they seek, and shall include, when appropriate, tests of manual or professional skill. The selection of laborers shall be governed by priority of application as far as practicable. No question in any examination shall relate to political or religious opinions or affiliations. The board shall control all examinations.
Cal. PRC § 25141 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 25141
Section 25141
Status: in_force

“Unbranded,” as applied to fuel, means gasoline and diesel fuel sold for wholesale or retail distribution to consumers without proprietary additives or marketing under a brand name or trademark owned or controlled by an independent refiner or an integrated refining and marketing company.
Cal. RTC § 19296 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 5 / Article 9 / Section 19296
Section 19296
Status: in_force

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

(a) “California Competes Grant Program” means the program that authorizes the grants allowed under Article 4.4 (commencing with Section 12096.6) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b) “Committee” means the California Competes Tax Credit Committee established in Section 18410.2.

(c) “GO-Biz” means the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

(d) “Qualified grantee” means an applicant for grants the California Competes Grant Program that satisfies the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 12096.6.1 of the Government Code.

(e) “Recaptured grant amount” shall mean the amount identified in any recommendation for recapture of a grant approved, in whole or in part, by the committee pursuant to the California Competes Grant Program and Section 18410.2 of this code.
Cal. INS § 1808 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1808
Section 1808
Status: in_force

(a) Applications for renewal of licenses may be filed on or before the expiration date upon payment of the fees for filing specified in Section 1811.

(b) Upon failure to file the application as provided in subdivision (a), the license shall expire on the first day of the next month, but the holder may file an application for a new license. Until that same month and day of the next succeeding year the fee shall be twice that specified in Section 1811 for the filing.

(c) No application shall be deemed filed within the meaning of this section unless the document itself has been actually delivered to, and the proper fee for its filing has been paid at, the office of the commissioner during office hours, or unless both the document and the fee have been filed and remitted pursuant to Sections 11002 and 11003 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 23076 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 3 / Section 23076
Section 23076
Status: in_force

All personnel of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board shall be appointed, directed and controlled by the board. The director shall furnish the equipment, supplies, and housing necessary to the operation of the board and shall perform such other mechanics of administration as the board and the director may agree upon.
Cal. FAC § 4433 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4433
Section 4433
Status: in_force

Marin County may receive an apportionment although that county held no fair in the calendar year 1941 and the agricultural association of the agricultural district of which Marin County is a part received an apportionment during the calendar year 1941.
Cal. BPC § 18758 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 18758
Section 18758
Status: in_force

No amateur boxing contest shall be held in conjunction with vaudeville shows, dances, or entertainments of any sort.
Cal. FAC § 2205 — California Code / Code fac / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2205
Section 2205
Status: in_force

The rate and manner of payment of compensation for a commissioner who is employed pursuant to Section 2124 shall be fixed by the board of supervisors of the employing county. He is entitled to receive his traveling and incidental expenses which are necessarily incurred in the performance of his duty.
Cal. WAT § 81400 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 81400
Section 81400
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.
Cal. FIN § 32404 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 32404
Section 32404
Status: in_force

Beginning with the fiscal year which begins July 1, 1982, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board shall not adopt any budget for the corporation in which the projected total operating expenditures exceed the expected balance of the general operating account.
Cal. PUC § 70245 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 70245
Section 70245
Status: in_force

The bonds may be issued and sold for not less than their par value, but otherwise as the board determines. Before selling any bonds, or any part thereof, the board shall give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as the board may prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received, or if the board determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to price or responsibility of the bidders, the board may reject all bids received, if any, and either again give notice inviting bids or sell the bonds at private sale.
Cal. LAB § 4062.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 4062.4
Section 4062.4
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The administrative director shall develop and make available a template qualified medical evaluator (QME) report form, which shall include all necessary statutory and regulatory requirements for a QME report.

(2) Use of a template QME report form developed pursuant to paragraph (1) does not constitute prima facie evidence that a report is complete, accurate, or compliant with applicable statutory or regulatory requirements.

(b) (1) The administrative director shall develop and make available a medical evaluation request form for communicating with a panel qualified medical evaluator pursuant to Section 4062.3 in advance of an evaluation obtained pursuant to Section 4062.1 or 4062.2.

(2) This subdivision does not limit a party’s right to submit relevant information to a qualified medical evaluator pursuant to Section 4062.3.

(c) The Division of Workers’ Compensation, acting in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter with an effective date of no later than January 1, 2027.
Cal. WAT § 10573 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.4 / Section 10573
Section 10573
Status: in_force

Solely for the purposes of this part, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part:

(a) “Developed or developing lands” means lands that have one or more of the characteristics described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 56375.3 of the Government Code.

(b) “Rain barrel system” is a type of rainwater capture system that does not use electricity or a water pump and is not connected to or reliant on a potable water system.

(c) “Rainwater” means precipitation on any public or private parcel that has not entered an offsite storm drain system or channel, a flood control channel, or any other stream channel, and has not previously been put to beneficial use.

(d) “Rainwater capture system” means a facility designed to capture, retain, and store rainwater flowing off a building rooftop for subsequent onsite use.

(e) “Stormwater” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.5.
Cal. INS § 737 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 737
Section 737
Status: in_force

(a) No cause of action shall arise nor shall any liability be imposed against the commissioner, the commissioner’s authorized representatives, or any examiner appointed by the commissioner for any statements made or conduct performed in good faith while carrying out the provisions of this article.

(b) No cause of action shall arise, nor shall any liability be imposed against any person for the act of communicating or delivering information or data to the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized representative or examiner pursuant to an examination made under this article, if the act of communication or delivery was performed in good faith and without fraudulent intent or the intent to deceive.

(c) This section shall not abrogate or modify in any way any common law or statutory privilege or immunity previously enjoyed by any person identified in subdivision (a).

(d) A person identified in subdivision (a) shall be entitled to an award of attorney’s fees and costs if he or she is the prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort arising out of activities engaged in while carrying out the provisions of this article and the party bringing the action was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding is substantially justified if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time that it was initiated.
Cal. WAT § 75575 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 75575
Section 75575
Status: in_force

The findings and determinations by the board are conclusive and binding upon all persons and parties.
Cal. SHC § 729 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 729
Section 729
Status: in_force

Upon the neglect or refusal of any person to comply with the provisions of section 728, the department may construct any such crossing and may recover, in the name of the people of the State of California, in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction, the expense of such construction, together with the costs and expenses incurred in any such action.
Cal. FGC § 1726.4 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.2 / Section 1726.4
Section 1726.4
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter, “trout” includes steelhead trout.

(b) The department, in administering its existing wild trout program, shall maintain an inventory of all California trout streams and lakes to determine the most suitable angling regulations for each stream or lake. The department shall determine for each stream or lake whether it should be managed as a wild trout fishery, or whether its management should involve the temporary planting of native trout species to supplement wild trout populations that is consistent with this chapter. In maintaining the inventory, the department shall give priority to those streams and lakes that have the highest biological potential for producing sizeable wild trout, which are inhabited by rare species, or where the quality of the fishery is threatened or endangered and take into consideration public use. The biological and physical inventories prepared and maintained for each stream, stream system, or lake shall include an assessment of the resource status, threats to the continued well-being of the fishery resource, the potential for fishery resource development, and recommendations, including necessary changes in the allowed take of trout, for the development of each stream or lake to its full capacity as a fishery, consistent with this chapter.

(c) This section does not provide any public entity or private party with any new or additional authority to affect the management of, or access to, any private land without the written consent of the owner. Privately owned lakes and ponds not open to the use of the general public shall be subject to this section only with the written consent of the owner. This chapter shall not be construed as authorizing or requiring special treatment of adjacent land areas or requiring land use restrictions. It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter should not diminish the existing authority of the department.

(d) The department shall make the inventory maintained pursuant to subdivision (b) publicly available on the department’s Internet Web site and the department shall continuously revise that inventory with the goal of reviewing every watershed once per decade.
Cal. HSC § 110335 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 110335
Section 110335
Status: in_force

The department may adopt regulations exempting from any labeling or packaging requirements of this part any food, drug, device, or cosmetic that is in accordance with the practice of the trade, to be processed, labeled, or repacked in substantial quantities at establishments other than those where originally processed and packed, on condition that the food, drug, device, or cosmetic is not adulterated or misbranded under the provisions of this part upon removal from the processing, labeling, or repacking establishment. Such food, drug, device, or cosmetic is subject to all other applicable provisions of this part.

All regulations relating to the exemptions that are in effect on the effective date of this part, or that are adopted on or after that date, pursuant to the federal act, are automatically effective in this state. The department may, however, adopt any additional regulations concerning exemptions.
Cal. HSC § 4614.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2a / Section 4614.3
Section 4614.3
Status: in_force

If the proposed district includes any part of any other incorporated city, the governing body of the initiating city shall file with the governing body of each such other city a certified copy of its resolution adopted pursuant to Section 4607, which resolution shall contain a request that the governing body of each such other city consent to the formation of such district. The governing body of the initiating city shall not form the district unless prior to the conclusion of the hearing which is provided for by Section 4611 the governing body of each city, any part of which is proposed to be included in the district, by resolution, consents to the formation of the district.
Cal. WAT § 34306 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 34306
Section 34306
Status: in_force

After the board has determined the land to be included within the proposed district, it shall make an order doing all of the following:

(a) Establishing and describing the exterior boundaries of the proposed district.

(b) Describing any land within the boundaries which is to be excluded from the district.

(c) Naming the proposed district, which name may be either the name proposed in the petition or another name determined by the board.
Cal. FAM § 2500 — California Code / Code fam / Division 7 / Part 1 / Section 2500
Section 2500
Status: in_force

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this part govern the construction of this division.
Cal. PUC § 50071 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 50071
Section 50071
Status: in_force

The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the place and time of its meeting.
Cal. CIV § 1714.01 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1714.01
Section 1714.01
Status: in_force

(a) Domestic partners shall be entitled to recover damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress to the same extent that spouses are entitled to do so under California law.

(b) For the purpose of this section, “domestic partners” has the meaning provided in Section 297 of the Family Code.
Cal. RTC § 8957 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 8957
Section 8957
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations in subdivisions (b) and (c), the department may by notice of levy, served personally, by first-class mail, or by electronic transmission or other electronic technology, require all persons having in their possession, or under their control, any payments, credits other than payments, or other personal property belonging to a user, vendor, or other person liable for any amount under this part to withhold from those credits or other personal property the amount of any tax, interest, or penalties due from that user, vendor, or other person, or the amount of any liability incurred by them under this part, and to transmit the amount withheld to the department at those times as it may designate. The notice of levy shall have the same effect as a levy pursuant to a writ of execution except for the continuing effect of the levy, as provided in subdivision (b).

(b) The person served shall continue to withhold pursuant to the notice of levy until the amount specified in the notice, including accrued interest, has been paid in full, until the notice is withdrawn, or until one year from the date the notice is received, whichever occurs first.

(c) The amount required to be withheld is the lesser of the following:

(1) The amount due stated on the notice.

(2) The sum of both of the following:

(A) The amount of the payments, credits other than payments, or personal property described above and under the person’s possession or control when the notice of levy is served on the person.

(B) The amount of each payment that becomes due following service of the notice of levy on the person and prior to the expiration of the levy.

(d) For the purposes of this section, the term “payments” does not include earnings as that term is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 706.011 of the Code of Civil Procedure or funds in a deposit account as defined in paragraph (29) of subdivision (a) of Section 9102 of the Commercial Code. The term “payments” does include any of the following:

(1) Payments due for services of independent contractors, dividends, rents, royalties, residuals, patent rights, or mineral or other natural rights.

(2) Payments or credits due or becoming due periodically as a result of an enforceable obligation to the user, vendor, or other person liable for the tax.

(3) Any other payments or credits due or becoming due the user, vendor, or other person liable as the result of written or oral contracts for services or sales whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise.

(e) In the case of a financial institution, to be effective, the notice shall state the amount due from the taxpayer and shall be delivered, mailed, or served by electronic transmission or other electronic technology to the branch or office of the financial institution where the credits or other property is held, unless another branch or office is designated by the financial institution to receive the notice.
Cal. BPC § 6140.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 6140.1
Section 6140.1
Status: in_force

(a) The State Bar annually shall submit its adopted final budget by February 28, so that the budget can be reviewed and approved in conjunction with any bill that would authorize the imposition of license fees. Each budget shall include the estimated revenues, expenditures, and staffing levels for all of the programs and funds administered by the State Bar. In addition to the final budget, the submission shall also include the proposed budget for the following year. Any bill that authorizes the imposition of license fees shall be a fiscal bill and shall be referred to the appropriate fiscal committees; provided, however, that the bill may be approved by a majority vote.

(b) The State Bar shall submit the budget documents in a form comparable to the documents prepared by state departments for inclusion in the Governor’s Budget and the salaries and wages supplement. In addition, the bar shall provide supplementary schedules detailing operating expenses and equipment, all revenue sources, any reimbursements or interfund transfers, fund balances, and other related supporting documentation. The bar shall submit budget change proposals with its final budget, explaining the need for any differences between the current and proposed budgets.
Cal. PRC § 9513 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9513
Section 9513
Status: in_force

A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the district, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property.