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Cal. PUC § 3255 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 3255
Section 3255
Status: in_force

(a) A person involved in the production of natural gas may buy, hold, and exercise all privileges of ownership of real or personal property as may be necessary or convenient for the conduct and operation of, or incidental to, transmission of natural gas. Without limiting the foregoing, a person involved in the production of natural gas may acquire a real property easement from a public utility for the purpose of accommodating the person’s gas plant, and the easement shall be deemed to be held for a public purpose by the person, provided that the commission finds that the use by the person is in the public interest.

(b) Within 10 days of submitting an application to the commission for an order authorizing a public utility to transfer a real property easement to a person, the public utility shall provide written notification of the application and of the commission’s pending review of the application, to each owner of real property affected by the easement. Costs of notification required by this subdivision shall be paid by the person to whom the public utility proposes to transfer a real property easement.
Cal. PCC § 20406 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 26 / Section 20406
Section 20406
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors is advised by the county surveyor or, in a county not having a county surveyor, by the officer having similar duties and authority, that the work can be done for a sum less than the lowest responsible bid, the board may reject all bids and order the work done by day labor, under the supervision and direction of the county surveyor or officer having similar duties and authority. In such case, the road commissioners in their respective districts shall employ all labor required, and direct the conduct of the work.
Cal. FAC § 74895 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 4 / Section 74895
Section 74895
Status: in_force

The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president and other personnel, including legal counsel, necessary to carry out this chapter. If the person engages in any conduct that the secretary determines is not in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter, the secretary shall notify the commission of the conduct and request that corrective action and, if appropriate, disciplinary action be taken by the commission. If the commission fails or refuses to correct the situation or to take disciplinary action satisfactory to the secretary, the secretary may suspend or discharge the person.
Cal. PCC § 20150.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.6 / Section 20150.5
Section 20150.5
Status: in_force

Each county shall adopt ordinances or regulations providing for formal and informal bidding procedures as required by this article for public projects conducted by such county.
Cal. WAT § 12530 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 12530
Section 12530
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall investigate past, present, and potential uses of the water of the Colorado River System within and without the State.
Cal. RTC § 10951 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 10951
Section 10951
Status: in_force

The department shall enforce the provisions of this part.
Cal. PROB § 2683 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 9.5 / Article 2 / Section 2683
Section 2683
Status: in_force

(a) At least 15 days before the hearing on the petition for appointment of a successor conservator, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given as provided in this section. The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the petition.

(b) Notice shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 to the persons designated in Section 1460 and to the relatives named in the petition.

(c) If notice is required by Section 1461 to be given to the Director of State Hospitals or the Director of Developmental Services, notice shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 as required.

(d) If notice is required by Section 1461.5 to be given to the Veterans Administration, notice shall be delivered pursuant to Section 1215 as required.
Cal. WAT § 1086 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1086
Section 1086
Status: in_force

No witness shall be compelled to attend as a witness before the board under this division out of the county in which he resides, unless the distance is less than 150 miles from his place of residence to the place of hearing, except that the board, upon affidavit of any party showing that the testimony of such witness is material and necessary, may indorse on the subpoena an order requiring the attendance of such witness.
Cal. ELEC § 6851 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6851
Section 6851
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall place the name of a candidate upon the Green Party presidential preference primary ballot when the Secretary of State has determined that the candidate is generally advocated for or recognized throughout the United States or California as actively seeking the presidential nomination of the Green Party or the national political party with which the Green Party is affiliated.
Cal. HSC § 51602 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 51602
Section 51602
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall require that occupancy of housing for which a loan is insured pursuant to this part shall be open to all regardless of any basis listed in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 12955 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926, 12926.1, subdivision (m) and paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section 12955, and Section 12955.2 of the Government Code, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction or rehabilitation of housing funded by a loan insured pursuant to this part shall provide an equal opportunity for employment without discrimination as to any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, and except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), with respect to familial status, subdivision (a) shall not be construed to apply to housing for older persons, as defined in Section 12955.9 of the Government Code. With respect to familial status, nothing in subdivision (a) shall be construed to affect Sections 51.2, 51.3, 51.4, 51.10, 51.11, and 799.5 of the Civil Code, relating to housing for senior citizens. Subdivision (d) of Section 51, Section 4760, and Section 6714 of the Civil Code, and subdivisions (n), (o), and (p) of Section 12955 of the Government Code shall apply to subdivision (a).

(c) A qualified developer shall certify compliance with this section and Section 50955 according to requirements specified by the pertinent criteria of the agency.
Cal. PROB § 13560 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 13560
Section 13560
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s property” means the one-half of the community property that belongs to the decedent under Section 100 and the one-half of the quasi-community property that belongs to the decedent under Section 101.
Cal. WAT § 76040 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 76040
Section 76040
Status: in_force

If the petition for dissolution is granted, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, provide for and order the holding of a special election in the district, and shall submit to the qualified electors of the district the proposition of whether or not the district shall be dissolved.
Cal. HSC § 120360 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 120360
Section 120360
Status: in_force

The requirements of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 120325, but excluding Section 120380) and of Sections 120400, 120405, 120410, and 120415 shall not apply to any person 18 years of age or older, or to any person seeking admission to a community college.
Cal. PRC § 5566 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5566
Section 5566
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a district with authority to impose special taxes. A district may impose special taxes pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. In exercising that authority, a district may establish a zone or zones and a rate of tax for each zone, which is to be applied uniformly to all taxpayers within the zone. All revenue from a tax levied in a zone shall be expended in connection with land and facilities that are located in that zone, including a reasonable amount thereof allocated for general administrative expenses of the district.
Cal. WAT § 1845 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 1845
Section 1845
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the failure of any person to comply with a cease and desist order issued by the board pursuant to this chapter, the Attorney General, upon the request of the board, shall petition the superior court for the issuance of prohibitory or mandatory injunctive relief as appropriate, including a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(b) (1) A person or entity who violates a cease and desist order issued pursuant to this chapter may be liable in an amount not to exceed the following:

(A) If the violation occurs in a critically dry year immediately preceded by two or more consecutive below normal, dry, or critically dry years or during a period for which the Governor has issued a proclamation of a state of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code) based on drought conditions, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the violation occurs.

(B) If the violation is not described by subparagraph (A), two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each day in which the violation occurs.

(2) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court. The Attorney General, upon the request of the board, shall petition the superior court to impose, assess, and recover those sums.

(3) Civil liability may be imposed administratively by the board pursuant to Section 1055.
Cal. BPC § 5499.11 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 5499.11
Section 5499.11
Status: in_force

Abatement of the nuisance may, in the discretion of the legislative body of the city or county, be performed by contract awarded by the legislative body on the basis of competitive bids let to the lowest responsible bidder. In that event, the contractor shall keep the account and submit the itemized written report for each separate parcel of property required by Section 5499.10.
Cal. HSC § 50803 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 11.5 / Section 50803
Section 50803
Status: in_force

(a) Grants awarded by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be used by a grant recipient to defray costs of eligible activities defined in department regulations or guidelines, including, but not limited to, any of the following activities:

(1) Operating facilities, including, but not limited to, operations staff salaries, maintenance, repair, utilities, equipment, and debt reduction.

(2) Providing for capital development programs, such as acquisition, leasing, construction, and rehabilitation of sites for emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless persons.

(3) Administrative costs.

(4) Operating expenses relating to supervising and counseling clients.

(5) Providing residential rental assistance.

(6) Leasing or renting rooms for provision of temporary shelter.

(7) Capital development loans for the conversion of emergency shelter or transitional housing to permanent supportive housing for homeless families or individuals. The department shall establish the maximum loan limits for the loans in the notice of funding availability.

(8) Providing effective approaches to rapidly rehouse homeless clients. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, homeless system assessments, street outreach and housing and services engagement efforts, coordinated care services, housing location and stabilization services, and rental assistance costs, including deposits and costs necessary for occupancy.

(b) Funds allocated to a nonurban county pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50802 may be used to pay the cost of leasing or renting individual units, hotel rooms, or motel rooms for use as emergency shelters. No more than 15 percent of the funds allocated to a region other than a nonurban county shall be expended for this purpose.

(c) By regulation, the department shall establish a level, not to exceed 5 percent of a grant award, which any eligible recipient may use to defray administrative costs.
Cal. FAM § 242 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2 / Part 4 / Section 242
Section 242
Status: in_force

(a) Within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date that a temporary restraining order is granted or denied, a hearing shall be held on the petition. If no request for a temporary restraining order is made, the hearing shall be held within 21 days, or, if good cause appears to the court, 25 days from the date that the petition is filed.

(b) If a hearing is not held within the time provided in subdivision (a), the court may nonetheless hear the matter, but the temporary restraining order shall no longer be enforceable unless it is extended under Section 245.
Cal. BPC § 25006 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 25006
Section 25006
Status: in_force

The department may adopt such rules, including but not limited to rules respecting beer price posting, as will foster and encourage the orderly wholesale marketing and wholesale distribution of beer, but no such action shall be taken by the department except after public hearing and ten (10) days notice to all licensed manufacturers of beer in California of the time and place of the hearing and of the character of the action intended to be taken by the department.
Cal. INS § 510 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5.3 / Section 510
Section 510
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a policy of insurance specified in Section 660 or 675, a policy of life insurance as defined in Section 101, a policy of disability insurance as defined in Section 106, or a certificate of coverage as defined in Section 10270.6, is first issued to or delivered to a new insured or a new policyholder in this state, or when a bail bond as defined in Section 1800.4 is first executed or delivered, the insurer shall include a written disclosure containing the name, address, toll-free telephone number, and internet website of the unit within the Department of Insurance that deals with consumer affairs. The telephone number shall be the same as that provided to consumers under Section 12921.1. The disclosure shall be printed in large, boldface type.

(b) The disclosure described in subdivision (a) shall also contain the address and customer service telephone number of the insurer, or the address and customer service telephone number of the agent or broker of record, or all of those addresses and telephone numbers. All addresses and telephone numbers for the insurer or the agent or broker of record shall be prominently displayed, in boldfaced type. The disclosure shall also contain a statement that the Department of Insurance should be contacted only after discussions with the insurer, or its agent or other representative, or both, have failed to produce a satisfactory resolution to the problem. If the policy or certificate was issued or delivered by an agent or broker, the disclosure shall specifically advise the insured to contact their agent or broker for assistance.
Cal. FGC § 1227 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 1227
Section 1227
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into one or more agreements with a person, nonprofit organization, or other public or private entity, as may be appropriate, to assist the department in its efforts to secure long-term private funding sources for purposes relating to conservation programs, projects, and activities by the department. The authority to enter into an agreement under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the authority to secure donations, memberships, corporate and individual sponsorships, and marketing and licensing agreements.
Cal. FAC § 16301 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 16301
Section 16301
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
Cal. HSC § 102800 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 102800
Section 102800
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 3.   (AB 583)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.    See later operative version added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 271.]
(a) The medical and health section data and the physician’s or coroner’s certification shall be completed by the attending physician within 15 hours after the death, or by the coroner within three days after examination of the body.

The physician shall within 15 hours after the death deposit the certificate at the place of death, or deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business or at the office of the physician.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 4.   (AB 583)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) The medical and health section data and the physician’s, nurse practitioner’s, or coroner’s certification shall be completed by the attending physician or nurse practitioner within 15 hours after the death or by the coroner within three days after examination of the body.

(b) The physician or nurse practitioner shall, within 15 hours after the death, deposit the certificate at the place of death or deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business or at the office of the physician or nurse practitioner.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
Cal. FAC § 59087 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 15 / Section 59087
Section 59087
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary may terminate, without a public hearing, any marketing order or marketing agreement that has been inoperative for three consecutive marketing seasons after giving notice of intent to terminate the marketing order or marketing agreement pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section.

(b) The notice shall be posted on the department’s Internet Web site. Termination shall not become effective until five days after the date of the posting. The secretary shall also issue, at the time of the posting, a public notice to newspapers of general and statewide circulation concerning the secretary’s intention to terminate the marketing order or marketing agreement.
Cal. BPC § 2496.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 22 / Section 2496.5
Section 2496.5
Status: in_force

Any vaccine training program provided through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including courses that were completed by a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine on or after January 4, 2021, pursuant to the Department of Consumer Affairs public health emergency order DCA-21-115, or any subsequent waivers that supersede this waiver, and Section 2473 shall count toward the fulfillment of the continuing education requirements governed by Section 2496.
Cal. VEH § 10655 — California Code / Code veh / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 10655
Section 10655
Status: in_force

No person required to keep a record or make a report under this chapter shall wilfully fail, refuse, or neglect to comply with this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 41794 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 41794
Section 41794
Status: in_force

Any city may submit its city source reduction and recycling element or nondisposal facility element to the board for review before the dates in the schedule in Section 41791.5.
Cal. PUC § 11852 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.5 / Section 11852
Section 11852
Status: in_force

The two additional directors provided for by this article shall be nominated and elected in the manner and at the election called and conducted within the district for the election of district directors pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11821) of this chapter and held at the same time as the 1974 statewide general election.
Cal. PRC § 5075.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 5075.5
Section 5075.5
Status: in_force

The director shall prepare a guidebook or guidebooks, including trail maps, describing the system. The guidebook, or guidebooks, shall include information regarding the responsibility of trail users and shall specify rules and regulations for trail use, including measures designed to prevent trespass and damage to public and private property. The director may prepare a combined heritage corridors and accessible trails guidebook. However, the director shall prepare no guidebook or guidebooks of heritage corridors until such time as he determines that the department has available to it adequate volunteers, funds, or a combination thereof, to prepare such guidebook or guidebooks, or until such time as the Legislature appropriates funds sufficient to prepare the guidebook or guidebooks, whichever occurs first.
Cal. ELEC § 3023 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3023
Section 3023
Status: in_force

Each ballot that is delivered pursuant to this chapter shall be accompanied by a state voter information guide, unless the voter has already been provided a state voter information guide. The state voter information guide shall display the Internet Web site address for a voter to check the status of his or her vote by mail or provisional ballot.