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Cal. PRC § 41730 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 41730
Section 41730
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 41750.1, each city shall prepare, adopt, and, except for a city and county, transmit to the county in which the city is located a nondisposal facility element that includes all of the information required by this chapter and that is consistent with the implementation of a city source reduction and recycling element adopted pursuant to this part. The nondisposal facility element and any updates to the element shall not be subject to the approval of the county and the majority of cities with the majority of the population in the incorporated area.
Cal. BPC § 7673 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 4.5 / Section 7673
Section 7673
Status: in_force

(a) A person who scatters any cremated human remains or hydrolyzed human remains without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains or who scatters remains in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Commencing January 1, 2027, a person who integrates reduced human remains into the soil without specific written instructions from the person having the right to control the disposition of the remains, or who integrates reduced human remains into the soil in a manner not in accordance with those instructions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. FGC § 10654 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 10654
Section 10654
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division prevents the full use of the land included in the San Francisco Fish and Game Refuge for water supply purposes, nor prohibits any authorized employee of the San Francisco water department from carrying out reasonable measures as may be necessary for the protection of the water supply or the prevention of pollution of the streams or reservoirs.
Cal. HSC § 17928 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 17928
Section 17928
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall, for building standards submitted to the California Building Standards Commission for adoption in the 2010 California Building Code or later, do all the following:

(A) Review relevant green building guidelines as deemed necessary by the department when preparing proposed building standards for submittal.

(B) Consider proposing as mandatory building standards those green building features determined by the department to be cost effective and feasible to promote greener construction.

(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to supplant or otherwise change the existing process for approval and adoption of building standards through the California Building Standards Commission.

(b) (1) The department shall also summarize both of the following in a triennial report to the Legislature no later than December 31, 2025, and every three years thereafter, which shall be included in the annual report required by Section 50408:

(A) Green building features proposed as building standards during the most recent Triennial and Intervening Building Standards Adoption Cycles, as appropriate.

(B) Green building guidelines reviewed pursuant to subdivision (a) during the most recent Triennial and Intervening Building Standards Adoption Cycles.

(2) For those items required by this subdivision already included in other reports provided to the Legislature or generally available, the department may fulfill this requirement by citing where that information can be found.
Cal. HSC § 50675.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 50675.3
Section 50675.3
Status: in_force

Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter and all moneys received by the department in repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter, including interest and payments in advance in lieu of future interest, shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661. These moneys shall be used for the purposes of this chapter, including the implementation and operation of the program created by this chapter, and the administrative expenses of the department shall not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 3534 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3534
Section 3534
Status: in_force

Particular expressions qualify those which are general.
Cal. BPC § 6092.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5.5 / Section 6092.5
Section 6092.5
Status: in_force

In addition to any other duties specified by law, the State Bar shall do all of the following:

(a) Promptly notify the complainant of the disposition of each matter.

(b) Notify all of the following of a lawyer’s involuntary enrollment as an inactive licensee and termination of that enrollment, or any suspension or disbarment, and the reinstatement to active license of a suspended or disbarred attorney:

(1) The presiding judge of the superior court in the county where the attorney most recently maintained an office for the practice of law, with a request that the judge notify the judges in the county.

(2) The local bar association, if there is one, in the county or area where the attorney most recently maintained an office for the practice of law.

(3) The appropriate disciplinary authority in any other jurisdiction where the attorney is admitted to practice.

(c) Upon receipt of the certified copy of the record of conviction of a lawyer, as provided by subdivision (c) of Section 6101, promptly forward a certified copy of the judgment of conviction to the disciplinary agency in each jurisdiction in which the lawyer is admitted.

(d) Maintain permanent records of discipline and other matters within its jurisdiction, and compile statistics to aid in the administration of the system, including, but not limited to, a single log of all complaints received, investigative files, statistical summaries of docket processing and case dispositions, transcripts of all proceedings which have been transcribed, and other records as the State Bar or court require to be maintained.

(e) Expunge records of the State Bar as directed by the California Supreme Court.

(f) Pursuant to directions from the California Supreme Court, undertake whatever investigations are assigned to it.

(g) Provide information to prospective complainants regarding the nature and procedures of the disciplinary system, the criteria for prosecution of disciplinary complaints, the client security fund, and fee arbitration procedures.

(h) Inform the public, local bar associations and other organizations, and any other interested parties about the work of the State Bar and the right of all persons to make a complaint.

(i) Make agreements with respondents in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, regarding conditions of practice, further legal education, or other matters. These agreements may be used by the State Bar in any subsequent proceeding involving the lawyer.
Cal. BPC § 2454.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 21 / Section 2454.6
Section 2454.6
Status: in_force

In determining its continuing education requirements, the board shall consider including a course in infection-associated chronic conditions, including, but not limited to, long COVID, as defined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and dysautonomia.
Cal. PRC § 71055 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 71055
Section 71055
Status: in_force

“Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.
Cal. FAC § 79408 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 79408
Section 79408
Status: in_force

The successes that the nursery industry of California has achieved have resulted from a commitment to industry-funded research that has led to significant improvements in the quality and quantity of the nursery products available to consumers and increasingly more efficient and environmentally protective cultural practices. The establishment of the commission will continue and enhance this research effort and move the nursery industry toward its potential, resulting in increased consumer value and enhanced grower returns.
Cal. HSC § 25548.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.96 / Section 25548.7
Section 25548.7
Status: in_force

(a)  If a provision of this chapter would result in any of the actions specified in subdivision (b), the provision shall be deemed inoperative. However, the inoperation of a provision shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the inoperative provision and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

(b)  Subdivision (a) shall apply if any provision of this chapter is inconsistent with federal law and the use or application of the provision would result in any of the following actions:

(1)  The imposition of a penalty by a federal agency on the state or any local agency.

(2)  A loss of federal authorization or loss of federal approval of a program conducted by the state or local agency.

(3)  A loss of federal funding to the state or any local agency for a program.
Cal. PUC § 105141 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 105141
Section 105141
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 105150), whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, and upon determining that the labor organization represents at least a majority of the employees in the appropriate unit, the board and the accredited representative of employees shall bargain in good faith and make all reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment within the scope of representation set forth in Section 3504 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 23024 — California Code / Code wic / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 23024
Section 23024
Status: in_force

(a) By no later than June 1, 2026, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall develop and promulgate minimum guidelines for law enforcement personnel interactions with survivors of human trafficking. A law enforcement agency shall use these guidelines as a resource in creating the policy required under Section 23020 to establish procedures for law enforcement interactions with survivors of human trafficking.

(b) The guidelines shall, without limitation, meet the requirements of a policy described in Section 23022.

(c) (1) In developing the guidelines, the commission shall collaborate with appropriate groups and individuals having an interest and expertise in human trafficking. This shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Community-based organizations providing services to survivors of human trafficking.

(B) Organizations with experience supporting survivors of labor trafficking, including, but not limited to, immigrant legal service providers.

(C) Human trafficking victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code, and domestic violence victim service organizations, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1037.1 of the Evidence Code, and rape crisis centers, as used in Section 13837 of the Penal Code.

(2) When collaborating with organizations pursuant to paragraph (1), the commission shall prioritize organizations that have been providing services for at least five years.

(d) The commission shall also develop and promulgate a standardized written waiver of advocacy, as described in Section 23022.
Cal. WIC § 11461.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11461.5
Section 11461.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish a rate to supplement the basic rate specified in subdivision (a) of Section 11461 for the provision of additional shelter needs for AFDC-FC children who are placed in out-of-home care with their siblings.

(b) The department shall develop regulations for the rate specified in subdivision (a).

(c) The department shall amend the state plan to receive appropriate funding from the federal government, for implementation of this section, under Title IV-E of the federal Social Security Act, Part E (commencing with Section 670) of Subchapter 4 of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code. The plan amendment shall be submitted within 90 days of notification that federal funds are available for the purposes of this section.

(d) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be implemented only if, and upon the date that, the director executes a declaration, that shall be retained by the director, stating that the director has determined that the federal government has approved the state plan amendments required by subdivision (c), and federal funding in accordance with those state plan amendments becomes available.
Cal. HSC § 24252 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 24252
Section 24252
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, “health care provider entity” includes all of the following:

(a) (1) Public hospitals, which means a hospital that is licensed to a county, a city, a city and county, the State of California, the University of California, a local health care district, a local health authority, or any other political subdivision of the state.

(2) Nonpublic hospitals, which means a hospital that meets both of the following conditions:

(A) The hospital does not meet the definition of a public hospital, as defined in paragraph (1).

(B) The hospital is licensed as a general acute care hospital, as defined in Section 1250, pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2.

(b) Clinics, as defined in Section 1200 and 1200.1, a clinic licensed pursuant to Section 1204, and a clinic exempt from licensure pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (h) of Section 1206.

(c) A physician organization, as defined in subdivision (p) of Section 127500.2.

(d) Providers, as defined in subdivision (q) of Section 127500.2.

(e) Integrated health care delivery systems, as defined in Section 1182.14 of the Labor Code.

(f) Other heath care providers that deliver or furnish services related to physical or mental health and wellness, education, or access to justice.
Cal. WAT § 23532 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 6.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 23532
Section 23532
Status: in_force

If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed distribution district to form the distribution district, it shall make and enter in its minutes a final order:

(a) Approving the petition.

(b) Forming the distribution district.

(c) Providing that an ad valorem assessment shall be levied each year in the same manner as district assessments to meet the obligations of the contract with the United States under the federal reclamation laws.

(d) Describing the land in the distribution district.
Cal. ELEC § 6 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 6
Section 6
Status: in_force

Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized, pursuant to law, by the officer, unless this code expressly provides otherwise.
Cal. PROB § 2552 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 2552
Section 2552
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian or conservator may give a security interest or other lien upon the personal property of the estate or any part thereof or a mortgage or deed of trust upon the real property of the estate or any part thereof, after authorization by order of the court as provided in Section 2551, for any of the following purposes:

(1) To pay, reduce, extend, or renew a security interest, lien, mortgage, or deed of trust already existing on property of the estate.

(2) To improve, use, operate, or preserve the property proposed to be mortgaged or subjected to a deed of trust, or some part thereof.

(b) If property of the estate consists of an undivided interest in real or personal property, or any other interest therein less than the entire ownership, upon a showing that it would be to the advantage of the estate to borrow money to improve, use, operate, or preserve the property jointly with the owners of the other interests therein, or to pay, reduce, extend, or renew a security interest, lien, mortgage, or deed of trust already existing on all of the property, the guardian or conservator, after authorization by order of the court as provided in Section 2551, may join with the owners of the other interests in the borrowing of money and the execution of a joint and several note and such security interest, lien, mortgage, or deed of trust as may be required to secure the payment of the note. The note may be for such sum as is required for the purpose.

(c) No omission, error, or irregularity in the proceedings under this section shall impair or invalidate the proceedings or the note, security interest, lien, mortgage, or deed of trust given pursuant to an order made under this section.
Cal. FIN § 1107 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1107
Section 1107
Status: in_force

(a) A bank may change its name if it files with the commissioner a report on the proposed change not less than 30 days before the change. The report shall be in the form, shall contain the information, shall be signed in the manner, and shall, if the commissioner so requires, be verified in the manner the commissioner may require.

(b) Whenever a bank changes its name, the bank shall surrender to the commissioner for cancellation the certificates of authority under its old name for its head office, any branch offices, and any places of business. The commissioner shall issue to the bank replacement certificates under the bank’s new name and the bank shall pay to the commissioner a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each replacement certificate.

(c) The commissioner may not deny an application for approval of an amendment of the articles of incorporation of a bank which changes the name of the bank or any other application of a bank relating to a change in the name of the bank because the new name of the bank resembles so closely, as to be likely to cause confusion, the name of any other bank.
Cal. WAT § 26128 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 26128
Section 26128
Status: in_force

On the day fixed for the sale in the published notice or on a subsequent day to which the collector may have postponed it the collector shall sell to the district the whole amount of each parcel of property separately assessed upon which the assessments remain unpaid.
Cal. UIC § 676 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 676
Section 676
Status: in_force

“Employer” also means any employing unit, for which services are performed that are included in “employment” solely for the purposes of Part 2 (commencing with Section 2601) of this division, which for some portion of a day, has within the current calendar year or had within the preceding calendar year one or more employees performing such services, and pays wages for such service in excess of one hundred dollars ($100) during any calendar quarter.
Cal. FAC § 282 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 282
Section 282
Status: in_force

In cases where the director may perform sampling, grading, testing, inspection, or certification services in relation to any agricultural product, or identification services in relation to root or top stock of any fruit or nut trees, and fix reasonable fees to pay the costs necessary to perform the services he may collect such fees in advance of performing the services. He need not, however, do so if, in his opinion, the benefit of such services would be lessened by advance payment.
Cal. HSC § 24250 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 24250
Section 24250
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider entity shall, to the extent possible, establish or amend procedures for monitoring, documenting, and receiving visitors to health care provider entities consistent with this chapter. Health care provider entities are encouraged to post a “notice to authorities” at facility entrances.

(b) (1) Health care provider entity personnel shall immediately notify health care provider entity management, administration, or legal counsel of any request for access to a health care provider entity site or patient for immigration enforcement.

(2) Health care provider entity personnel shall immediately provide any requests for review of health care provider entity documents, including through a lawfully issued subpoena, warrant, or court order, to health care provider entity management, administration, or legal counsel.

(3) If a request is made to access a health care provider entity site or patient, including to obtain information about a patient or their family, for immigration enforcement, health care provider entity personnel shall direct that request to the designated health care provider entity management, administrator, or legal counsel.
Cal. WIC § 506 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 13.6 / Section 506
Section 506
Status: in_force

Law enforcement agencies and district attorneys participating in programs funded pursuant to this article shall adopt procedures to require a check of juvenile criminal history of all adults whose cases are presented to the district attorney’s office for filing. The juvenile criminal history shall be considered by the district attorney in the charging decision and establishing the district attorney’s position on the appropriate plea and sentence.
Cal. HSC § 120390.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 120390.6
Section 120390.6
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 105, Sec. 31.   (AB 144)   Effective September 17, 2025.   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. 32 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 105.]
(a) It is the public policy of the state that pupils who are 26 years of age or younger are advised to adhere to current immunization guidelines, as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of January 1, 2025, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians, regarding full human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization before first-time enrollment at an institution of the California State University, the University of California, or the California Community Colleges.

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

[Repealed (in Sec. 31) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 105, Sec. 32.   (AB 144)   Effective September 17, 2025.   Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) It is the public policy of the state that pupils who are 26 years of age or younger are advised to adhere to current immunization guidelines, as recommended by the department, in accordance with Section 120164, regarding full human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization before first-time enrollment at an institution of the California State University, the University of California, or the California Community Colleges.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.