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Cal. PCC § 10853 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 8 / Section 10853
Section 10853
Status: in_force

(a) If the trustees fail to make a progress payment on a contract within 39 days after receipt of an undisputed and properly submitted payment request from a contractor on a construction contract, the trustees shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If the payment is not made within 39 days of receipt of the contractor’s request, and the Controller has processed the payment within 14 days of the receipt of the request, the trustees shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If the payment is not made within 39 days of receipt of the contractor’s request, and the trustees have processed the payment within 25 days after the receipt of the request, the Controller shall pay interest equivalent to the legal rate as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(b) Upon receipt of a payment request, the trustees shall act in accordance with the following:

(1) Each payment request shall be reviewed by the trustees as soon as practicable after receipt for the purpose of determining that the payment request is a proper payment request.

(2) Any payment request determined not to be a proper request suitable for payment shall be returned to the contractor as soon as practicable, but not later than seven days after receipt. A request returned pursuant to this paragraph shall be accompanied by a document setting forth in writing the reasons why the payment request is not proper.

(3) Upon request from the trustees, the Controller may elect to expedite each payment request and may charge the trustees an appropriate amount, as determined by the Controller, for costs incurred in expediting the payment request.

(c) The number of days available to the trustees to make a payment without incurring interest shall be reduced by the number of days by which the trustees exceed the seven-day return requirement set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b).

(d) A properly submitted payment request shall be defined as the date upon which the trustees receive a payment request, certified in accordance with the contract, at the address identified in the contract.

(e) For purposes of this section:

(1) A “progress payment” includes all payments due contractors, except that portion of the final payment withheld pursuant to Section 10851.

(2) A payment request shall be considered properly executed if funds are available for payment of the payment request and payment is not delayed due to an audit inquiry by the Controller.
Cal. INS § 685.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 685.5
Section 685.5
Status: in_force

The reduction in the gross premiums tax rate made by Section 12202.2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall not be considered in any determination by the Insurance Commissioner to impose or enforce a tax under the retaliatory tax provisions of Sections 685 to 685.4, inclusive, and reported pursuant to Sections 12281, 12287, 12288, and 12289 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. SHC § 1160.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1160.5
Section 1160.5
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Permanent Road Division Law.
Cal. RTC § 5810 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 5810
Section 5810
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this part, manufactured homes shall be subject to property taxation in the same manner and to the same extent, and shall be subject to the other provisions of this division in the same manner and to the same extent as any other personal property on the roll as defined in Section 109.
Cal. CIV § 3530 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3530
Section 3530
Status: in_force

That which does not appear to exist is to be regarded as if it did not exist.
Cal. PRC § 35023 — California Code / Code prc / Division 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 35023
Section 35023
Status: in_force

“Local coastal program” means a local coastal program as defined in Section 30108.6.
Cal. PROB § 5305 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 5305
Section 5305
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 5301 to 5303, inclusive, if parties to an account are married to each other, whether or not they are so described in the deposit agreement, their net contribution to the account is presumed to be and remain their community property.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 2581 and 2640 of the Family Code, the presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof and may be rebutted by proof of either of the following:

(1) The sums on deposit that are claimed to be separate property can be traced from separate property unless it is proved that the married persons made a written agreement that expressed their clear intent that the sums be their community property.

(2) The married persons made a written agreement, separate from the deposit agreement, that expressly provided that the sums on deposit, claimed not to be community property, were not to be community property.

(c) Except as provided in Section 5307, a right of survivorship arising from the express terms of the account or under Section 5302, a beneficiary designation in a Totten trust account, or a P.O.D. payee designation, may not be changed by will.

(d) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a multiple-party account created with community property funds does not in any way alter community property rights.
Cal. FIN § 6663 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 6663
Section 6663
Status: in_force

If any attachment is levied upon any savings account or any other property maintained with an association or federal association, a copy of the writ and notice of attachment shall be served upon the manager or any other officer of the association or federal association. Service shall be made at the office or branch at which the savings account or other property is maintained, if the office or branch is in operation at the time of the service or, if the office, agency, or branch is not in operation at the time of service, at the home office of the association or federal association. Writs and notices of attachment which are not so served are not effective as to any savings account or other property maintained with the association or federal association, irrespective of any other provision of law relating to service of attachments.
Cal. ELEC § 6420 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 6420
Section 6420
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall, not later than the 32nd day after the election, compile and file in his or her office a statement of the canvassed returns filed with him or her by the county elections officials.

The compiled statement shall show for each candidate the total of the votes received and the votes received in each county.
Cal. PRC § 42326 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 3 / Section 42326
Section 42326
Status: in_force

In developing the regulations required by Section 42325, the board shall consult with representatives of the manufacturers affected by this chapter, with representatives of environmental organizations, and other interested parties.
Cal. MVC § 998.075 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5s / Section 998.075
Section 998.075
Status: in_force

The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), except as otherwise provided herein, is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this article, and the provisions of that law are included in this article as though set out in full in this article. All references in this article to “herein” refer both to this article and that law.
Cal. PUC § 98144 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 98144
Section 98144
Status: in_force

The board shall establish by resolution the powers and duties of the general manager.
Cal. WAT § 23753 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 23753
Section 23753
Status: in_force

The board may by resolution cause a survey of the proposed improvement to be made, which survey shall include each of the following:

(a) Detailed plans and specifications.

(b) An estimate of the total cost of the improvement.

(c) A description of the land to be benefited.
Cal. CIV § 53 — California Code / Code civ / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 53
Section 53
Status: in_force

(a) Every provision in a written instrument relating to real property that purports to forbid or restrict the conveyance, encumbrance, leasing, or mortgaging of that real property to any person because of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 is void, and every restriction or prohibition as to the use or occupation of real property because of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 is void.

(b) Every restriction or prohibition, whether by way of covenant, condition upon use or occupation, or upon transfer of title to real property, which restriction or prohibition directly or indirectly limits the acquisition, use or occupation of that property because of any characteristic listed or defined in subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 51 is void.

(c) In any action to declare that a restriction or prohibition specified in subdivision (a) or (b) is void, the court shall take judicial notice of the recorded instrument or instruments containing the prohibitions or restrictions in the same manner that it takes judicial notice of the matters listed in Section 452 of the Evidence Code.
Cal. FGC § 1761 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.5 / Article 3 / Section 1761
Section 1761
Status: in_force

Whenever the department receives funds from persons or organizations for the support of nongame and native plant species conservation and enhancement programs, such funds shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund and credited to the Native Species Conservation and Enhancement Account.
Cal. LAB § 4402 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Article 1 / Section 4402
Section 4402
Status: in_force

(a) “Asbestosis” means any pathology, whether or not combined with preexisting pathology, which results in disability or need for medical treatment from inhalation of asbestos fibers.

(b) “Asbestos worker” means any person whose occupation subjected him or her to an exposure to asbestos fibers.

(c) “Asbestos workers’ benefits” means temporary total disability benefits, permanent total disability benefits, death benefits, and medical benefits.

(d) “Dependents” means, and is limited to, a surviving spouse who at the time of injury was dependent on the deceased asbestos worker for half or more of his or her support, and minor children of the deceased asbestos worker.
Cal. WIC § 5352.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 5352.5
Section 5352.5
Status: in_force

(a) Conservatorship proceedings may be initiated for any person committed to a state hospital or local mental health facility or placed on outpatient treatment pursuant to Section 1026 or 1370 of the Penal Code or transferred pursuant to Section 4011.6 of the Penal Code upon recommendation of the medical director of the state hospital, or a designee, or professional person in charge of the local mental health facility, or a designee, or the local mental health director, or a designee, to the conservatorship investigator of the county of residence of the person prior to his or her admission to the hospital or facility or of the county in which the hospital or facility is located. The initiation of conservatorship proceedings or the existence of a conservatorship shall not affect any pending criminal proceedings. The custody status of a person who is subject to the conservatorship investigation shall not be the sole reason for not scheduling an investigation by the conservatorship investigator.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5150 and 5250, conservatorship proceedings may be initiated for any person convicted of a felony who has been transferred to a state hospital under the jurisdiction of the State Department of State Hospitals pursuant to Section 2684 of the Penal Code by the recommendation of the medical director of the state hospital to the conservatorship investigator of the county of residence of the person or of the county in which the state hospital is located.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Sections 5150 and 5250, conservatorship proceedings may be initiated for any person committed to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, or on parole from a facility of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, by the Chief Deputy Secretary for Juvenile Justice or a designee, to the conservatorship investigator of the county of residence of the person or of the county in which the facility is situated.

(d) The county mental health program providing conservatorship investigation services and conservatorship case management services for any persons except those transferred pursuant to Section 4011.6 of the Penal Code shall be reimbursed for the expenditures made by it for the services pursuant to the Short-Doyle Act (commencing with Section 5600) at 100 percent of the expenditures. Each county Short-Doyle plan shall include provision for the services in the plan.
Cal. PRC § 5788.23 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 5788.23
Section 5788.23
Status: in_force

(a) All claims for money or damages against a district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(b) All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and paid by the board of directors by warrants drawn on the treasurer.

(c) As an alternative to subdivision (b), the board of directors may instruct the county auditor to audit, allow, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasurer for all legal claims presented to him or her and authorized by the board of directors.

(d) The treasurer shall pay the warrants in the order in which they are presented.

(e) If a warrant is presented for payment and the treasurer cannot pay it for want of funds in the account on which it is drawn, the treasurer shall endorse the warrant, “NOT PAID BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS” and sign his or her name and the date and time the warrant was presented. From that time until it is paid, the warrant bears interest at the maximum rate permitted pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. FGC § 88 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 88
Section 88
Status: in_force

“Transport” includes offer or receive for transportation.
Cal. WIC § 19500 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 19500
Section 19500
Status: in_force

The department may establish orientation centers for the blind in such locations as may be deemed necessary to provide on a statewide basis the services to be rendered by orientation centers as provided in this article. Such orientation centers as may be established shall be under the jurisdiction and supervision of the department and shall be administered by the Director of Rehabilitation in accordance with the provisions of this article. The department shall make and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the administration of such orientation centers in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Cal. VEH § 21251 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 21251
Section 21251
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1965) of Division 2.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, and Sections 4023, 21115, and 21115.1, a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to a motor vehicle, and the driver of a low-speed vehicle is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle or other vehicle, when applicable, by this code or another code, with the exception of those provisions that, by their very nature, can have no application.
Cal. FAC § 8566 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 8566
Section 8566
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall by resolution entered on its minutes make such changes in the proposed budget as it finds are proper and advisable. The tentative budget as so changed or modified shall be the budget of the district for the forthcoming fiscal year.
Cal. PRC § 4701 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 4701
Section 4701
Status: in_force

The director, upon the recommendation of the board, may accept on behalf of the state gifts of land suitable for forestry purposes or suitable for the purposes of reforestation or afforestation, and may receive contributions from any source for the purchase, or the care and maintenance, of such land. The recommendation of the board shall be made by resolution duly adopted at a regular meeting.
Cal. RTC § 60364 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 31 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 60364
Section 60364
Status: in_force

In the suit, a copy of the jeopardy determination certified by the board shall be prima facie evidence that the unlicensed person is indebted to the state in the amount of the tax, penalties, and interest computed as prescribed by Section 60339.
Cal. WAT § 9029 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 9029
Section 9029
Status: in_force

After the exchange has been effected, the warrants of the district shall be marked: “Surrendered for warrants of Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District.”
Cal. SHC § 487 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 487
Section 487
Status: in_force

(a) Route 187 is from Lincoln Boulevard to Route 10 via Venice Boulevard.

(b) Upon a determination by the commission that it is in the best interest of the state to do so, the commission may, upon terms and conditions approved by it, relinquish to the City of Los Angeles Route 187 within the city between the route’s western terminus at Lincoln Boulevard (approximately postmile 3.5) and its eastern terminus at Cadillac Avenue near Route 10 (approximately postmile 8.9), if the department and the city enter into an agreement providing for that relinquishment. The following conditions shall apply upon relinquishment:

(1) The relinquishment shall become effective on the date following the county recorder’s recordation of the relinquishment resolution containing the commission’s approval of the terms and conditions of the relinquishment.

(2) On and after the effective date of the relinquishment, Route 187 shall cease to be a state highway.

(3) Route 187, as relinquished under this subdivision, shall be ineligible for future adoption under Section 81.
Cal. CIV § 3546 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3546
Section 3546
Status: in_force

Things happen according to the ordinary course of nature and the ordinary habits of life.
Cal. FAM § 8736 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 8736
Section 8736
Status: in_force

The requirements of this chapter shall not be used as basis for removing a child who has been placed with a relative caregiver or foster parent prior to January 1, 1999, unless the noncompliance with the standards described therein present a danger to the health, safety, or emotional well-being of the child.
Cal. FIN § 17209.2 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 17209.2
Section 17209.2
Status: in_force

The commissioner may or may not require an applicant to submit to an appropriate hearing. If a hearing is held the commissioner shall, on or before 10 days prior to the hearing, mail notice thereof to the applicant. At such hearing any interested person may show cause either in favor of, or opposed to, the application.
Cal. INS § 1850.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 1850.4
Section 1850.4
Status: in_force

In this chapter “casualty insurance” means all classes of insurance to which the provisions of this chapter are applicable and which are included within Sections 105, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 115, and, when written by insurers not admitted to transact fire or marine insurance, Sections 111, 114, 116, 118 and 120.
Cal. FGC § 12015 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12015
Section 12015
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that expeditious cleanup is the primary interest of the people of the State of California in order to protect the people and the environment of the state.

(b) In addition to any other penalty, anyone responsible for polluting, contaminating, or obstructing waters of this state, or depositing or discharging materials threatening to pollute, contaminate, or obstruct waters of this state, to the detriment of fish, plant, bird, or animal life in those waters, shall be required to remove any substance placed in the waters, or to remove any material threatening to pollute, contaminate, or obstruct waters of this state, which can be removed, that caused the prohibited condition, or to pay the costs of the removal by the department.

(c) Prior to taking any action committing the use of state funds pursuant to this section or Section 5655, the department shall first make a reasonable effort to have the person responsible, when that person is known and readily available, remove, or agree to pay for the removal of, the substance causing the prohibited condition, if the responsible person acts expeditiously and does not cause the prohibited condition to be prolonged to the detriment of fish, plant, animal, or bird life in the affected waters. When the responsible party is unknown or is not providing adequate and timely cleanup, the emergency reserve account of the Toxic Substances Control Account in the General Fund shall be used to provide funding for the cleanup pursuant to Section 78875 of the Health and Safety Code. When those or other funds are not available, moneys in the Fish and Wildlife Pollution Account shall be available, in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 12017, for funding the cleanup expenses.
Cal. HSC § 114250.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 114250.1
Section 114250.1
Status: in_force

(a) Food facilities located within amusement parks, stadiums, arenas, food courts, fairgrounds, and similar premises shall not be required to provide toilet facilities for employee use within each food facility if approved toilet facilities are located within 200 feet in travel distance of each food facility and are readily available for use by employees. Food facilities subject to this section shall be provided with approved handwashing facilities for employee use.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), food facilities approved prior to the effective date of this part with toilet facilities within 300 feet are not required to meet the 200 foot requirement.