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Cal. UIC § 1253.15 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 1253.15
Section 1253.15
Status: in_force

An unemployed individual who has been discharged from any branch of the United States armed services and who is in all respects otherwise eligible for unemployment compensation benefits shall not be deemed ineligible in any week for which he has unexpired leave time for which he has been compensated upon his discharge.
Cal. HSC § 17974.1.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.3 / Section 17974.1.5
Section 17974.1.5
Status: in_force

(a) A homeless shelter shall prominently display at the shelter information about an occupant’s rights and the process for reporting a complaint alleging a homeless shelter is substandard pursuant to Section 17920.3, including the contact information for all of the following:

(1) The owner or operator of the homeless shelter.

(2) The city or county.

(3) The department.

(b) A homeless shelter shall provide in writing the notice specified in subdivision (a) to any new occupant during intake.
Cal. HSC § 18407 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 18407
Section 18407
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that, because the health and safety of mobilehome park occupants is a matter of public interest and concern, it is necessary, pursuant to a complaint about a violation of this part to the enforcement agency, that the enforcement agency should notify the complainant in advance of the date when the agency’s inspector or representative is scheduled to investigate the complaint, to give the complainant an opportunity to be present to speak to the inspector or representative, and that following an inspection of the complaint, the agency contact the complainant to advise him or her of the inspector’s or representative’s findings concerning the complaint.
Cal. PRC § 5097.91 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.75 / Section 5097.91
Section 5097.91
Status: in_force

There is in state government a Native American Heritage Commission, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. For purposes of this chapter, “commission” means the Native American Heritage Commission.
Cal. WAT § 10723.2 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 4 / Section 10723.2
Section 10723.2
Status: in_force

The groundwater sustainability agency shall consider the interests of all beneficial uses and users of groundwater, as well as those responsible for implementing groundwater sustainability plans. These interests include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Holders of overlying groundwater rights, including:

(1) Agricultural users, including farmers, ranchers, and dairy professionals.

(2) Domestic well owners.

(b) Municipal well operators.

(c) Public water systems.

(d) Local land use planning agencies.

(e) Environmental users of groundwater.

(f) Surface water users, if there is a hydrologic connection between surface and groundwater bodies.

(g) The federal government, including, but not limited to, the military and managers of federal lands.

(h) California Native American tribes.

(i) Disadvantaged communities, including, but not limited to, those served by private domestic wells or small community water systems.

(j) Entities listed in Section 10927 that are monitoring and reporting groundwater elevations in all or a part of a groundwater basin managed by the groundwater sustainability agency.
Cal. PRC § 31176 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 31176
Section 31176
Status: in_force

(a) The conservancy shall, as necessary and appropriate, cooperate and consult with a public water or wastewater system before the conservancy acquires an interest in real property, or awards a grant, that affects facilities and appurtenant land owned or operated by the public water or wastewater system.

(b) The conservancy shall, as necessary and appropriate, cooperate and consult with the department before the conservancy acquires an interest in real property, or awards a grant, that affects facilities and appurtenant land owned or operated by the department.
Cal. WIC § 5014 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5014
Section 5014
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent otherwise permitted under state and federal law and consistent with the Mental Health Services Act, both of the following apply for purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 5150) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 5250) of Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5350):

(1) Counties may pay for the provision of services using funds distributed to the counties from the Mental Health Subaccount, the Mental Health Equity Subaccount, and the Vehicle License Collection Account of the Local Revenue Fund, funds from the Mental Health Account and the Behavioral Health Subaccount within the Support Services Account of the Local Revenue Fund 2011, funds from the Behavioral Health Services Fund when included in county plans pursuant to Section 5847, and any other funds from which the Controller makes distributions to the counties for those purposes.

(2) A person shall not be denied access to services funded by the Behavioral Health Services Fund based solely on the person’s voluntary or involuntary legal status.

(b) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Cal. HNC § 1159.1 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1159.1
Section 1159.1
Status: in_force

(a) The Pilot Boat Surcharge Account is hereby established in the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated to the board without regard to fiscal years for allocation by the board for both of the following:

(1) To fund the pilot boat costs of obtaining new pilot boats and of funding design and engineering modifications for the purpose of extending the service life of existing pilot boats, excluding costs for repair or maintenance, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1194.

(2) (A) To cover the administrative costs of the board with respect to administration of the account, including any audits of the usage of the account.

(B) No more than 5 percent of all moneys collected may be used by the board to offset administrative costs and expenses related to managing the pilot boat program, including auditing expenses.

(b) Interest earned on the moneys in the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account shall be allocated to the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account and shall be expended to recover the pilots’ claims submitted pursuant to Section 1194.1.
Cal. HSC § 25395.94 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.82 / Article 6 / Section 25395.94
Section 25395.94
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A person who enters into an agreement pursuant to this article with an agency for the oversight of a site assessment shall submit a site assessment plan to the agency to conduct a site assessment of the site in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(2) If the agency requires a health risk assessment as part of that agreement, the health assessment shall be prepared in accordance with Sections 79265, 79270, and subdivision (a) of Section 79275.

(b) The site assessment plan shall provide for the evaluation of all of the following:

(1) Whether a release of hazardous materials has occurred at the site, a threat of a release of hazardous materials exists at the site, or there is a threat of a release of hazardous materials from the site.

(2) If a release or threatened release of hazardous materials exists at the site or there is a release or a threatened release from the site, whether the release or threatened release poses an unreasonable risk to public health and safety or the environment.

(c) The site assessment plan shall also include all of the following:

(1) Adequate characterization of the hazardous materials released or threatened to be released at, or from, the site and documentation of the findings.

(2) Reasonably available information about the site, including, where appropriate, a risk assessment that evaluates the risk posed by any hazardous materials released or threatened to be released at, or from, the site, and information regarding reasonably anticipated foreseeable uses of the site based on current and projected land use and zoning designations.

(3) If the release has impacted groundwater, reasonable characterization of underlying groundwater, including present and anticipated beneficial uses of that water.

(d) A person shall submit the site assessment plan to the agency for review and approval.

(e) The agency shall evaluate the adequacy of the site assessment plan to ensure that it contains all necessary information.

(f) After evaluating the site assessment plan, if the agency finds that the site assessment plan is adequate, the agency shall approve the site assessment plan and provide notification to appropriate persons, including notification of any public water system that relies on impacted groundwater for public drinking water purposes.
Cal. BPC § 4990.18 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13.7 / Article 1 / Section 4990.18
Section 4990.18
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the board employ its resources for each and all of the following functions:

(a) The licensure of marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, professional clinical counselors, and educational psychologists.

(b) The development and administration of licensure examinations and examination procedures consistent with prevailing standards for the validation and use of licensing and certification tests. Examinations shall measure knowledge and abilities demonstrably important to the safe, effective practice of the profession.

(c) Enforcement of laws designed to protect the public from incompetent, unethical, or unprofessional practitioners.

(d) Consumer education.
Cal. FAM § 6305 — California Code / Code fam / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 6305
Section 6305
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall not issue a mutual order enjoining the parties from specific acts of abuse described in Section 6320 unless both of the following apply:

(1) Both parties personally appear and each party presents written evidence of abuse or domestic violence in an application for relief using a mandatory Judicial Council restraining order application form. For purposes of this paragraph, written evidence of abuse or domestic violence in a responsive pleading does not satisfy the party’s obligation to present written evidence of abuse or domestic violence. By July 1, 2016, the Judicial Council shall modify forms as necessary to provide notice of this information.

(2) The court makes detailed findings of fact indicating that both parties acted as a primary aggressor and that neither party acted primarily in self-defense.

(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), in determining if both parties acted primarily as aggressors, the court shall consider the provisions concerning dominant aggressors set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 836 of the Penal Code.
Cal. HSC § 50104.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50104.7
Section 50104.7
Status: in_force

“Urban area” means any portion of a county or the state which is not a rural area.
Cal. PRC § 5096.211 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.69 / Article 7 / Section 5096.211
Section 5096.211
Status: in_force

Commencing with the Budget Bill for the 1990-91 fiscal year, the balance remaining in the fund may be appropriated by the Legislature for expenditure, without regard to the maximum amounts allocated to each element of the program, for any or all elements of the program specified in Section 5096.151, or any class or classes of projects within such elements, that the Legislature deems to be of the highest priority.
Cal. WAT § 11453 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 11453
Section 11453
Status: in_force

The collection of rates, charges, and revenues shall be continued as provided in this part until all bonds issued are fully redeemed and paid.
Cal. INS § 12939.2 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1.1 / Section 12939.2
Section 12939.2
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may establish and appoint a California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board.

(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:

(1) “Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner of this state.

(2) “Board” means the California Organized Investment Network Advisory Board.

(3) “Licensed attorney” means an attorney who resides in this state who has successfully passed the California bar examination and has been admitted to practice in this state or has otherwise been licensed to practice law in this state by the State Bar of California.

(c) The board shall include the commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, three executives in the insurance investment industry, and one volunteer from each of the following categories:

(1) A licensed attorney practicing insurance law.

(2) A member of the public, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(3) A member of the public, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(4) A member of a consumer advocacy group.

(5) An affordable housing practitioner.

(6) A local economic development practitioner.

(7) A member of a financial institution or a community development financial institution.

(8) A representative with experience seeking investments for underserved or low-to-moderate-income or rural communities.

(9) A representative with experience seeking investments that provide environmental benefits.

(d) The board shall elect, from among its members, a chair and vice chair.

(e) The term of each member shall be for two years.

(f) The board shall have all of the following powers and duties:

(1) To advise the California Organized Investment Network, or its successor, on the best methods to increase the level of insurance industry capital in safe and sound investments while providing fair returns to investors and social or economic benefits to underserved and low-to-moderate-income communities, as well as environmental benefits.

(2) To meet a minimum of three or more times per year, or as deemed necessary by the commissioner.

(3) To facilitate contacts among executives at insurance companies, community-based organizations, and community development financial institutions.

(4) To recommend programmatic guidelines, but not specific allocations of the tax credit amount, to the California Organized Investment Network program.

(g) The members of the board shall not receive compensation from the state for their services under this section, but, when called to attend a meeting of the board, may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the meeting.

(h) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. INS § 1320 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 1320
Section 1320
Status: in_force

The attorney of every admitted reciprocal or interinsurance exchange shall verify and cause to be filed with the commissioner copies of the following forms used by the exchange:

(a) The form of every amendment to, revision of, or substitution for the power of attorney in use at the time of admission.

(b) The form of each application for insurance and the form of each contract for exchange of indemnity which would have to be filed with or approved by the commissioner if such insurer were a capital stock insurer, including where applicable the rates to be used therewith.

(c) Every amendment, revision or replacement of forms described in subdivision (b).

(d) Such other specific forms of applications for insurance or specific contracts for exchange of indemnity as the commissioner may from time to time by written order require be filed.

The commissioner may disapprove of any form filed in accordance with this section if:

(1) It be contrary to law, or

(2) He finds it contains any material which is unintelligible, uncertain, unfair, ambiguous, or obtuse, or likely to mislead a person to whom the form is offered, delivered, or issued.

The procedure for such disapproval shall be that specified in Section 12957 for withdrawal of approval of previously approved forms of other insurers.

It shall be unlawful for such insurer to use any such form after such disapproval has become final.
Cal. MVC § 1012.1 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 1012.1
Section 1012.1
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the admission of an applicant, and at any time during which a person is a member of a home, the department may investigate an applicant’s or member’s financial status or criminal background to determine the applicant’s or member’s income, assets, and suitability for residency at a home, or to ensure that the applicant or member is unable to pay for necessary hospital or domiciliary care outside of the home. The department may contract with any other state, federal, or private agency to conduct the investigation on its behalf.

(b) Omitting or falsifying financial, criminal, medical, or other information by an applicant or member or nonpayment of fees may be grounds for financial penalties or denial of admission to, or discharge from, a home.
Cal. HSC § 125850 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 10 / Section 125850
Section 125850
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(1) Male circumcision has a wide array of health and affiliative benefits.

(2) This section clarifies existing law.

(b) No city, county, or city and county ordinance, regulation, or administrative action shall prohibit or restrict the practice of male circumcision, or the exercise of a parent’s authority to have a child circumcised.

(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the laws affecting male circumcision must have uniform application throughout the state. Therefore, this part shall apply to general law and charter cities, general law and charter counties, and charter city and counties.
Cal. PRC § 3205.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 3205.2
Section 3205.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3204, any person who engages in the operation of a class II commercial wastewater disposal well, as defined in subdivision (d), shall file an indemnity bond with the supervisor for one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for each well so used. The bond shall cover all operations of drilling, redrilling, deepening, altering casing, maintaining, or abandoning the well and attendant facilities. The bond shall be executed by the person as the principal, and by an authorized surety company as the surety, and, except for differences in the amount, shall be in substantially the same language and upon the same conditions as provided in Section 3204.

(b) A blanket bond submitted under subdivision (a) of Section 3205 may be used in lieu of the bond required in subdivision (a), except that the termination and cancellation shall be in accordance with subdivision (c) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 3207, any bond issued in compliance with this section may be terminated and canceled and the surety relieved of all obligations thereunder when the well is properly abandoned or another valid bond has been substituted therefor.

(d) A class II commercial wastewater disposal well is a well that is used to dispose of oilfield wastewater for a fee and that is regulated by the division pursuant to this chapter and Subpart F (commencing with Section 147.250) of Part 147 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. HSC § 1793.62 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 1793.62
Section 1793.62
Status: in_force

(a) The department, administrator, or any interested person, upon due notice to the parties, may petition the court for an order terminating the rehabilitation proceedings when the rehabilitation efforts have not been successful, the continuing care retirement community has been sold at foreclosure sale, the provider is the subject of an order for relief in bankruptcy, or the provider has otherwise been shown to be unable to perform its obligations under the continuing care contracts.

(b) The court shall not issue the order requested pursuant to subdivision (a) unless all of the following have occurred:

(1) There has been a full hearing and the court has determined that the provider is unable to perform its contractual obligations.

(2) The administrator has given the court a full and complete report and financial accounting signed by the administrator as being a full and complete report and accounting.

(3) The court has determined that the residents of the continuing care retirement community have been protected to the extent possible and has made such orders in this regard as the court deems proper.
Cal. BPC § 19480 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 19480
Section 19480
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue to any person who makes application therefor in writing, who has complied with this chapter, and who makes the deposit to secure payment of the license fee imposed by this article, a license to conduct a horse racing meeting in accordance with this chapter at the track specified in the application if the board determines that the issuance thereof will be in the public interest and will subserve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) For purposes of this section, “person” means any officer, director, or partner, or any individual who holds 5 percent or more of outstanding shares, of a racing association.
Cal. FAC § 77257 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 77257
Section 77257
Status: in_force

Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making the person ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, or resignation, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the commission. That person shall fulfill all the qualifications set forth in this article as required for the member whose office he or she is to fill.
Cal. PRC § 762 — California Code / Code prc / Division 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3 / Section 762
Section 762
Status: in_force

The board may by regulation provide for the issuance of certificates of specialization in such fields of specialization as the board may by regulation establish.
Cal. FAC § 78247 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 78247
Section 78247
Status: in_force

The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for, the proper or advisable effectuation of this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 832 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 832
Section 832
Status: in_force

The board may call on any State department, board, bureau, or commission for any assistance it can render.