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Cal. ELEC § 15105 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 15105
Section 15105
Status: in_force

Challenges to a vote by mail voter may be made for the same reasons as those made against a voter voting at a polling place. In addition, a challenge may be entered on the grounds that the ballot was not received within the time provided by this code or that a person is currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony. All challenges shall be made prior to the opening of the identification envelope of the challenged vote by mail voter.
Cal. BPC § 7326 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 7326
Section 7326
Status: in_force

The board shall admit to examination for a license as a manicurist to practice nail care, any person who has made application to the board in proper form, paid the fee required by this chapter, and is qualified as follows:

(a) Is not less than 17 years of age.

(b) Has completed the 10th grade in the public schools of this state or its equivalent.

(c) Is not subject to denial pursuant to Section 480.

(d) Has done any of the following:

(1) Completed a course in nail care from a school approved by the board.

(2) Practiced nail care, as defined in this chapter, outside of this state for a period of time equivalent to the study and training of a qualified person who has completed a course in nail care from a school the curriculum of which complied with requirements adopted by the board. Each three months of practice shall be deemed the equivalent of 100 hours of training for qualification under paragraph (1).

(3) Completed the apprenticeship program in nail care specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 7332).
Cal. INS § 714 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 714
Section 714
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall require the payment of seventy-two dollars ($72), in advance, as a fee for filing papers required under Section 713, on account of change or changes made at one time.
Cal. LAB § 9002 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 9002
Section 9002
Status: in_force

The following definitions shall govern the construction of this part. Additionally, except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) shall also be applicable to this part.
Cal. HSC § 1248.25 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 1.3 / Section 1248.25
Section 1248.25
Status: in_force

If an outpatient setting does not meet the standards approved by the board, accreditation shall be denied by the accreditation agency, which shall provide the outpatient setting notification of the reasons for the denial. An outpatient setting may reapply for accreditation at any time after receiving notification of the denial. The accreditation agency shall report within three business days to the board if the outpatient setting’s certificate for accreditation has been denied.
Cal. ELEC § 14027 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 14027
Section 14027
Status: in_force

An at-large method of election may not be imposed or applied in a manner that impairs the ability of a protected class to elect candidates of its choice or its ability to influence the outcome of an election, as a result of the dilution or the abridgment of the rights of voters who are members of a protected class, as defined pursuant to Section 14026.
Cal. WAT § 13481.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 13481.5
Section 13481.5
Status: in_force

The board, for the purposes of administering the fund, shall give favorable consideration to the following types of eligible projects: projects that address public health problems or the pollution of impaired water bodies, projects necessary to comply with regulatory requirements, water recycling projects, projects undertaken to prevent or minimize water quality degradation, and projects undertaken in response to an administrative enforcement order.
Cal. HSC § 18005.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 18005.8
Section 18005.8
Status: in_force

“Legal owner” means a person holding a security interest in a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, floating home, or truck camper perfected by filing the appropriate documents with the department pursuant to Section 18080.7 if the person is entitled to the designation, as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 18085) or 4 (commencing with Section 18098) of Chapter 8. A lien created pursuant to Section 18080.9 is not a security interest for purposes of this definition.
Cal. WAT § 72140.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 72140.1
Section 72140.1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Annual” or “year” means a calendar year unless the context indicates a contrary meaning.

(b) “Assessing district” means any Chino Basin district which levies a production assessment under this chapter.

(c) “Board” means the board of directors of the primary district.

(d) “Chino Basin” means the groundwater basin situated within the Counties of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino and which is described in the complaint for general adjudication of water rights in the matter of Chino Basin Municipal Water District v. City of Chino, et al., San Bernardino Superior Court No. 164327, filed January 2, 1975.

(e) “Chino Basin districts” means the primary district, the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County, and the Pomona Valley Municipal Water District, the boundaries of each of which incorporate land overlying, in part, the Chino Basin.

(f) “Fiscal year” means the period July 1 through June 30, following.

(g) “Groundwater” means water beneath the surface of the ground and within the zone of saturation.

(h) “Minimal pumper” means any person whose total production from the Chino Basin does not exceed 10 acre-feet per year.

(i) “Person” means any public agency or public corporation, or any private corporation, firm, partnership, limited liability company, individual, or group of individuals, excluding the State of California and its agencies.

(j) “Primary district” means the Chino Basin Municipal Water District, which overlies a majority of the Chino Basin.

(k) “Production” or “produce” means the extraction of groundwater by pumping or any other method, except for gravity flow tunnels which intercept the subsurface flow of defined streams.

(l) “Producer” means any person who produces groundwater within the Chino Basin, excluding minimal pumpers.

(m) “Secretary” means the secretary of the primary district.

(n) “Supplemental water” means water from the State Water Resources Development System.

(o) “Water producing facility” means any device or method, mechanical or otherwise, for the production of groundwater within the Chino Basin.

(p) “Annual report” means the report required of each producer pursuant to Section 72143.
Cal. BPC § 2230 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2230
Section 2230
Status: in_force

(a) All proceedings against a licensee for unprofessional conduct, or against an applicant for licensure for unprofessional conduct or cause, shall be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) except as provided in this chapter, and shall be prosecuted by the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforcement Section.

(b) For purposes of this article, “agency itself,” as used in the Administrative Procedure Act, means any panel appointed by the board pursuant to Section 2008. The decision or order of a panel imposing any disciplinary action pursuant to this chapter and the Administrative Procedure Act shall be final.
Cal. WAT § 70244 — California Code / Code wat / Division 19 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 70244
Section 70244
Status: in_force

In the case of a sale of property for taxes or assessments, except where the sale is conducted and the funds are accounted for as provided in Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. WAT § 35214 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Section 35214
Section 35214
Status: in_force

Directors of the district shall be elected on an at-large basis unless the board of directors determines that directors shall be elected by divisions. The term “by divisions” as used in this chapter means the election of directors by voters of the division alone.
Cal. WIC § 18999.91 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 19 / Section 18999.91
Section 18999.91
Status: in_force

The Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act is hereby established for the purposes of creating, implementing, and evaluating the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program in accordance with this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 7652.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 3.5 / Section 7652.7
Section 7652.7
Status: in_force

For a violation of any of the provisions of Sections 7652.2, 7652.3, 7652.4, and 7652.6, the bureau may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke the license of the cemetery licensee in accordance with the provisions of this act relating to disciplinary proceedings.
Cal. HNC § 60.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 60.4
Section 60.4
Status: in_force

The department may enter into any contract of agreement with the United States Department of the Army or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States, for the dredging of harbors and the erection of breakwaters, piers, or any other device for the protection of vessels.
Cal. FAC § 74718 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.6 / Article 2 / Section 74718
Section 74718
Status: in_force

“Grape rootstock” means the rootstock portion of grapevines grown in California as a single species or hybrid combination in the family Vitaceae.
Cal. HSC § 1596.793 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.4 / Article 1 / Section 1596.793
Section 1596.793
Status: in_force

This chapter and Chapters 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) and 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) do not apply to recreation programs conducted for children by the YMCA, Girl Scouts of the USA, Boy Scouts of America, Boys and Girls Clubs, Camp Fire USA, organized camps, or similar organizations. However, child day care programs conducted by these organizations and the fees charged for those purposes shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30).
Cal. WIC § 5213 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 5213
Section 5213
Status: in_force

(a) If, upon evaluation, the person is found to be in need of treatment because the person is, as a result of a mental health disorder, a danger to self or others, or is gravely disabled, the person may be detained for treatment in a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays may be excluded from the 72-hour period if the State Department of Social Services certifies for each facility that evaluation and treatment services may not reasonably be made available on those days. The certification by the department is subject to renewal every two years. The department shall adopt regulations defining criteria for determining whether a facility may reasonably be expected to make evaluation and treatment services available on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

(b) Persons who have been detained for evaluation and treatment, who are receiving medications as a result of their mental illness, shall be given, as soon as possible after detention, written and oral information about the probable effects and possible side effects of the medication, by a person designated by the mental health facility where the person is detained. The State Department of Social Services shall develop and promulgate written materials on the effects of medications, for use by county mental health programs as disseminated or as modified by the county mental health program, addressing the probable effects and the possible side effects of the medication. The following information shall be given orally to the patient:

(1) The nature of the mental illness, or behavior, that is the reason the medication is being given or recommended.

(2) The likelihood of improving or not improving without the medications.

(3) Reasonable alternative treatments available.

(4) The name and type, frequency, amount, and method of dispensing the medications, and the probable length of time that the medications will be taken.

(c) The fact that the information has or has not been given shall be indicated in the patient’s chart. If the information has not been given, the designated person shall document in the patient’s chart the justification for not providing the information. A failure to give information about the probable effects and possible side effects of the medication does not constitute new grounds for release.
Cal. HSC § 8603 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 8603
Section 8603
Status: in_force

If no interment is made in an interment plot which has been transferred by deed or certificate of ownership to an individual owner, or if all remains previously interred are lawfully removed, upon the death of the owner, unless he has disposed of the plot either in his will by a specific devise or by a written declaration filed and recorded in the office of the cemetery authority, the plot descends to the heirs at law of the owner subject to the rights of interment of the decedent and his surviving spouse.
Cal. RTC § 30203 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 30203
Section 30203
Status: in_force

In making a determination the board may offset overpayments for a month or months against underpayments for another month or months and against the interest and penalties on the underpayments.
Cal. LAB § 7621 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 7621
Section 7621
Status: in_force

“Boiler” as used in this part means any fired or unfired pressure vessel used to generate steam pressure by the application of heat subject to this part.
Cal. LAB § 3 — California Code / Code lab / Section 3
Section 3
Status: in_force

All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of the acts repealed by this code, which offices are continued by this code, continue to hold the same according to the former tenure thereof.
Cal. HSC § 116475 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 12 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 116475
Section 116475
Status: in_force

(a)  The Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund is hereby established in the General Fund and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated to the department, without regard to fiscal years, to provide financial assistance to public water systems and to fund emergency actions by the department to ensure that safe drinking water supplies are available to all Californians who are served by public water systems.

(b)  The department may expend funds in the Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund for the purposes specified in subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, payment for all of the following actions:

(1)  The provision of alternative water supplies and bottled water.

(2)  Improvements of the existing water supply system.

(3)  Hookups with adjacent water systems.

(4)  Design, purchase, installation, and operation and maintenance of water treatment technologies.

(c)  The department shall develop and revise guidelines for the allocation and administration of moneys in the Emergency Clean Water Grant Fund. These guidelines shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1)  A definition of what constitutes an emergency requiring an alternative or improved water supply.

(2)  Priorities and procedures for allocating funds.

(3)  Repayment provisions, as appropriate.

(4)  Procedures for recovering funds from parties responsible for the contamination of public water supplies.

The guidelines are not subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. INS § 10123.38 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10123.38
Section 10123.38
Status: in_force

(a) A health insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, shall provide coverage for the prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) that is prescribed or ordered by the treating physician and surgeon and is medically necessary, as defined by current nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines by expert treating physicians published in peer-reviewed medical literature. Treatment for PANDAS and PANS that shall be covered includes antibiotics, medication and behavioral therapies to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms, immunomodulating medicines, plasma exchange, and intravenous immunoglobulin therapy.

(b) Coverage for PANDAS and PANS shall not be subject to a copayment, coinsurance, deductible, or other cost sharing that is greater than that applied to other benefits provided by the policy.

(c) (1) A required authorization for PANDAS and PANS prophylaxis, diagnosis, or treatment shall be provided in a timely manner that is appropriate for the severity of an insured’s condition pursuant to Section 10133.54.

(2) A health insurer shall not deny or delay coverage for PANDAS or PANS therapies because the insured previously received treatment, including the same or similar treatment, for PANDAS or PANS, or because the insured was diagnosed with or received treatment for their condition under a different diagnostic name, including autoimmune encephalopathy.

(3) A health insurer shall not limit coverage of immunomodulating therapies for PANDAS or PANS in a manner that is inconsistent with the treatment recommendations pursuant to subdivision (d), and shall not require a trial of therapies that treat only neuropsychiatric symptoms before authorizing coverage of immunomodulating therapies pursuant to this section.

(d) Coverage for PANDAS and PANS shall adhere to the treatment recommendations delineated in current clinical practice guidelines published in peer-reviewed medical literature or put forth by organizations composed of expert treating clinicians.

(e) For billing and diagnostic purposes, PANDAS and PANS shall be coded as autoimmune encephalitis until the American Medical Association and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services create and assign a specific code or codes for PANDAS and PANS. After the creation of that code or codes, PANDAS and PANS may be coded as autoimmune encephalitis, PANDAS, or PANS. If PANDAS or PANS is known by a different common name in the future, it may be coded under that name and this section shall apply to that disorder or syndrome.

(f) This section does not apply to a specialized health insurance policy that covers dental or vision benefits or a Medicare supplement policy.
Cal. FGC § 2827 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 2827
Section 2827
Status: in_force

To the extent practicable, implementation of natural community conservation plans shall use the services of either the California Conservation Corps or local community conservation corps.
Cal. LAB § 6313 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6313
Section 6313
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall investigate the causes of any employment accident that is fatal to one or more employees or that results in a serious injury or illness, or a serious exposure, unless it determines that an investigation is unnecessary. If the division determines that an investigation of an accident is unnecessary, it shall summarize the facts indicating that the accident need not be investigated and the means by which the facts were determined. The division shall establish guidelines for determining the circumstances under which an investigation of these accidents and exposures is unnecessary.

(b) The division may investigate the causes of any other industrial accident or occupational illness which occurs within the state in any employment or place of employment, or which directly or indirectly arises from or is connected with the maintenance or operation of the employment or place of employment, and shall issue any orders necessary to eliminate the causes and to prevent reoccurrence. The orders may not be admitted as evidence in any action for damages, or any proceeding to recover compensation, based on or arising out of injury or death caused by the accident or illness.
Cal. HSC § 17926.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 17926.1
Section 17926.1
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or owner’s agent of a dwelling unit intended for human occupancy who rents or leases the dwelling unit to a tenant shall maintain carbon monoxide devices in that dwelling unit consistent with this section and Section 17926.

(b) An owner or the owner’s agent may enter any dwelling unit intended for human occupancy owned by the owner for the purpose of installing, repairing, testing, and maintaining carbon monoxide devices required by this section, pursuant to the authority and requirements of Section 1954 of the Civil Code.

(c) The carbon monoxide device shall be operable at the time that the tenant takes possession. A tenant shall be responsible for notifying the owner or owner’s agent if the tenant becomes aware of an inoperable or deficient carbon monoxide device within his or her unit. The owner or owner’s agent shall correct any reported deficiencies or inoperabilities in the carbon monoxide device and shall not be in violation of this section for a deficient or inoperable carbon monoxide device when he or she has not received notice of the deficiency or inoperability.

(d) This section shall not affect any rights which the parties may have under any other provision of law because of the presence or absence of a carbon monoxide device.

(e) For purposes of this section, with respect to a time-share project, “owner” means the homeowners’ association of the time-share project.
Cal. HSC § 124765 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 124765
Section 124765
Status: in_force

The California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission, in coordination with the Rural Health Section of the department, shall designate the geographical rural areas within California where unmet priority need for medical services exists.