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Cal. FGC § 2121 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2121
Section 2121
Status: in_force

No person having possession or control over any wild animal under this chapter shall intentionally free, or knowingly permit the escape, or release of such an animal, except in accordance with the regulations of the commission.
Cal. LAB § 95 — California Code / Code lab / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 95
Section 95
Status: in_force

(a) The division may enforce the provisions of this code and all labor laws of the state the enforcement of which is not specifically vested in any other officer, board or commission. Except as provided in subdivision (d), in the enforcement of such provisions and laws, the director, deputy director, and such officers and employees as the director may designate, shall only have the authority, as public officers, to arrest without a warrant, any person who, in his presence, has violated or as to whom there is probable cause to believe has violated any of such provisions and laws.

In any case in which an arrest authorized by this subdivision is made for an offense declared to be a misdemeanor, and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer may, instead of taking such person before a magistrate, follow the procedure prescribed by Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.6) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code. The provisions of such chapter shall thereafter apply with reference to any proceeding based upon the issuance of a citation pursuant to this authority.

(b) There shall be no civil liability on the part of and no cause of action shall arise against any person, acting pursuant to this section and within the scope of his authority, for false arrest or false imprisonment arising out of any arrest which is lawful or which the arresting officer, at the time of such arrest, had reasonable cause to believe was lawful. No such officer shall be deemed an aggressor or lose his right to self-defense by the use of reasonable force to effect the arrest or to prevent escape or to overcome resistance.

(c) The director, deputy director, and such officers and employees as the director may designate, may serve all processes and notices throughout the state.

(d) With respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this code and other labor laws as provided in subdivision (a), all officers and employees designated by the Labor Commissioner as investigators, shall have the authority of peace officers to make arrests, and may serve processes and notices as provided in subdivision (c).
Cal. PROB § 10562 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 10562
Section 10562
Status: in_force

The personal representative has the power to make repairs and improvements to real and personal property of the estate.
Cal. HSC § 1781.8 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 1781.8
Section 1781.8
Status: in_force

(a)  Deposits held in escrow shall be placed in an interest bearing account or invested as provided under subdivision (e) of Section 1781.

(b)  Interest, income, and other gains derived from deposits held in a deposit escrow account may not be released or distributed from the deposit escrow account except upon written approval of the department.

(c)  Approval by the department for the release of earnings generated from funds held in escrow shall be based upon an assessment that funds remaining in the deposit escrow account will be sufficient to pay refunds and any interest promised to all depositors, as well as administrative costs owed to the escrow agent.

(d)  When released by the department, interest earned by the funds in the deposit escrow account shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of the deposit agreement.
Cal. PUC § 7817 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 7817
Section 7817
Status: in_force

Any street railroad corporation operating cars on the streets of cities or on the county roads within the State for the conveyance of passengers, propelled by means of wire ropes attached to stationary engines, or by electricity or compressed air, who runs, operates, or uses any car or dummy, unless each car and dummy, while in use, is fitted with a brake capable of bringing the car to a stop within a reasonable distance, and a suitable fender, or appliance placed in front or attached to the trucks of the dummy, or car, for the purpose of removing and clearing obstructions from the track, and preventing any obstacles, obstructions, or person on the track from getting under the dummy or car, and removing the same out of danger, and out of the way of the dummy or car, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Where the commission prescribes the fender or brake to be used, a compliance therewith constitutes a full compliance with this section.
Cal. PRC § 32342 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.3 / Chapter 4 / Section 32342
Section 32342
Status: in_force

The board shall determine the qualifications of, and shall appoint, an executive officer of the conservancy, who shall be exempt from civil service. The board shall employ other staff as necessary to execute the powers and functions provided for in this division.
Cal. WAT § 12743 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12743
Section 12743
Status: in_force

The project for flood protection on San Diego River (Mission Valley), California, is hereby adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 212, 89th Congress, as authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1965 (Title II of the Act approved October 27, 1965, Public Law 89-298, 79 Stat. 1073, 1084), at such estimated cost to the state as may be appropriated for state cooperation by the Legislature upon the recommendation and advice of the department. This authorization shall not be deemed to confer preference on this project over the needs of other statewide programs in appropriations of available funds.
Cal. VEH § 42004 — California Code / Code veh / Division 18 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 42004
Section 42004
Status: in_force

For the purpose of determining the penalty to be imposed pursuant to this code, the court may consider a written report from the Department of Motor Vehicles containing information from its records showing prior convictions; and the communication is prima facie evidence of such convictions, if the defendant admits them, regardless of whether or not the complaint commencing the proceedings has alleged prior convictions.

For the purpose of this chapter a prior bail forfeiture shall be deemed to be a conviction of the offense charged.
Cal. UIC § 2601 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2601
Section 2601
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to compensate in part for the wage loss sustained by any individual who is unable to work due to the employee’s own sickness or injury, the sickness or injury of a family member, or the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a new child, and to reduce to a minimum the suffering caused by unemployment resulting therefrom. This part shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose to mitigate the evils and burdens that fall on the unemployed worker and his or her family.
Cal. FIN § 16152 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Article 7 / Section 16152
Section 16152
Status: in_force

(a) Each foreign (other state) credit union shall, within 10 days after receipt or within any extended time that the commissioner may specify, file with the commissioner a copy of any audit report obtained by, and of any examination report prepared for or of, the foreign (other state) credit union.

(b) Each foreign (other state) credit union shall file with the commissioner a copy of any response made by the foreign (other state) credit union to an audit or examination report referred to in subdivision (a) within 10 days after making the response or within any extended time that the commissioner may specify.
Cal. HSC § 113939 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 113939
Section 113939
Status: in_force

“Vermin” means cockroaches, mice, rats, and similar pests that carry disease.
Cal. PRC § 3710 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3710
Section 3710
Status: in_force

“Owner” includes “operator” when any well is operated or has been operated or is about to be operated by any person other than the owner.
Cal. HSC § 25210.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10 / Section 25210.1
Section 25210.1
Status: in_force

(a)  For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)  “Halocarbon chemicals” means chemical compounds which contain carbon, and one or more halogens, and which may include hydrogen, including, but not limited to, trichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene, methylene chloride, halogenated benzenes, and carbon tetrachloride.

(2)  “Aromatic hydrocarbon chemicals” means chemical compounds containing carbon and hydrogen and at least one six-carbon ring containing double bonds, including, but not limited to, benzene, toluene, and napthalene.

(3)  “Sewage disposal system” means a septic tank, cesspool, sewage seepage pit, leachline, or other structure into which sewage is drained for purposes of disposal and which is not connected to a municipal treatment works.

(b)  On and after July 1, 1988, no person shall use any product containing halocarbon chemicals or aromatic hydrocarbon chemicals for the purposes of cleaning or unclogging a sewage disposal system.

(c)  On and after July 1, 1988, no person shall sell any product containing halocarbon chemicals or aromatic hydrocarbon chemicals in a container which indicates that the product may be used for the purposes of cleaning or unclogging a sewage disposal system. The department may adopt regulations regarding the sales of these products for the purposes of this subdivision.
Cal. INS § 13805 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 13805
Section 13805
Status: in_force

Any insurer that knowingly files information about a policy required by this chapter that is false shall, with respect to that policy, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), which penalty is hereby appropriated to the department to be used by it to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.
Cal. FAC § 47005.2 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 1.5 / Section 47005.2
Section 47005.2
Status: in_force

An enforcing officer may seize and hold as evidence all or any part of any container, pack, load, bulk lot, consignment or shipment of products which is packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported, or sold to secure the conviction of the party the enforcing officer knows or believes has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder.
Cal. INS § 10509.9207 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 9.5 / Section 10509.9207
Section 10509.9207
Status: in_force

(a) Insurers, general agents, independent agencies, and producers shall maintain or be able to make available to the commissioner records of the information collected from the consumer and other information used in making the recommendations that were the basis for insurance transactions for five years after the insurance transaction is completed by the insurer. An insurer is permitted, but shall not be required, to maintain documentation on behalf of a producer.

(b) Records required to be maintained by this article may be maintained in paper, photographic, microprocess, magnetic, mechanical, or electronic media, or by any process that accurately reproduces the actual document.
Cal. BPC § 7838 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 7838
Section 7838
Status: in_force

A civil engineer empowered to practice civil engineering in this state, and a petroleum engineer registered in this state, under provisions of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of this code insofar as they practice civil engineering in its various branches or petroleum engineering, respectively, are exempt from registration under the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 9000 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 9000
Section 9000
Status: in_force

This article applies only to initiative and referendum measures affecting the Constitution or laws of the state.
Cal. PRC § 32514 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 32514
Section 32514
Status: in_force

The conservancy shall coordinate the activities of state and local agencies and private entities interested in the San Joaquin River and its resources. State and local agencies shall retain title to any land owned within the boundaries of the parkway. Local agencies may enter into an agreement to transfer responsibility for the management of the land to the conservancy. Where there is no state or local public agency with operating and management responsibility, the conservancy shall exercise that responsibility. All zoning or land use regulations shall remain the exclusive authority of the member agencies.
Cal. FAC § 32516.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 32516.5
Section 32516.5
Status: in_force

“Restricted use market milk” means market milk that does not conform to the standards specified in Article 2 (commencing with Section 35781), Article 13 (commencing with Section 36091), and Article 14 (commencing with Section 36123) of Chapter 2 of Part 2. Restricted use market milk includes components and derivatives of restricted use market milk. Restricted use market milk may only be utilized in manufactured milk products as defined in Part 3 (commencing with Section 36601) that do not require the use of market milk.
Cal. PRC § 6811 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6811
Section 6811
Status: in_force

The commission may, prior to the receipt of any bid for a lease under this chapter, withdraw any offer to receive bids therefor, and it may reject all bids therefor filed pursuant to invitation of the commission. At any time before the awarding of a lease thereon, all or any portion of a tract proposed to be leased may be withdrawn by the commission and eliminated from the proposal.
Cal. EVID § 1521 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1521
Section 1521
Status: in_force

(a) The content of a writing may be proved by otherwise admissible secondary evidence. The court shall exclude secondary evidence of the content of writing if the court determines either of the following:

(1) A genuine dispute exists concerning material terms of the writing and justice requires the exclusion.

(2) Admission of the secondary evidence would be unfair.

(b) Nothing in this section makes admissible oral testimony to prove the content of a writing if the testimony is inadmissible under Section 1523 (oral testimony of the content of a writing).

(c) Nothing in this section excuses compliance with Section 1401 (authentication).

(d) This section shall be known as the “Secondary Evidence Rule.”
Cal. PCC § 7103.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 7103.5
Section 7103.5
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Public works contract” means a contract awarded through competitive bids by the state or any of its political subdivisions or public agencies, on whose behalf the Attorney General may bring an action pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 16750 of the Business and Professions Code, for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any structure, building, road, or other improvement of any kind.

(2) “Awarding body” means the state or the subdivision or agency awarding a public works contract.

(b) In entering into a public works contract or a subcontract to supply goods, services, or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the contractor or subcontractor offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, title, and interest in and to all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public works contract or the subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.

(c)  Subdivision (b) shall be included in full in the specifications for the public works contract or in the general provisions incorporated therein and shall be included in full in the public works contract or in the general provisions incorporated therein.
Cal. HSC § 17995.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 17995.2
Section 17995.2
Status: in_force

Any person found in contempt of a court order or injunction pursuant to the provisions of this part for a second or subsequent time within a five-year period for violation at the same property is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
Cal. PROB § 613 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 613
Section 613
Status: in_force

A power of appointment is “imperative” where the creating instrument manifests an intent that the permissible appointees be benefited even if the powerholder fails to exercise the power. An imperative power can exist even though the powerholder has the privilege of selecting some and excluding others of the designated permissible appointees. All other powers of appointment are “discretionary.” The powerholder of a discretionary power is privileged to exercise, or not to exercise, the power as the powerholder chooses.
Cal. BPC § 2366 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 15 / Section 2366
Section 2366
Status: in_force

A committee created under this article operates under the direction of the diversion program manager. The program manager has the primary responsibility to review and evaluate recommendations of the committee. Each committee shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To evaluate those licensees who request participation in the program according to the guidelines prescribed by the board, and to make recommendations.

(b) To review and designate those treatment facilities and services to which a participant in the program may be referred.

(c) To receive and review information concerning participants in the program.

(d) To consider whether each participant in the treatment program may safely continue or resume the practice of medicine.

(e) To prepare quarterly reports to be submitted to the board, which include, but are not limited to, information concerning the number of cases accepted, denied, or terminated with compliance or noncompliance and a cost analysis of the program.

(f) To promote the program to the public and within the profession, including providing all current licentiates with written information concerning the program.

(g) To perform such other related duties, under the direction of the board or the program manager, as the board may by regulation require.
Cal. FIN § 12307 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12307
Section 12307
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require the attendance of witnesses and examine under oath all persons whose testimony he requires relative to any examination or investigation.
Cal. FGC § 7861 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 7861
Section 7861
Status: in_force

(a) After deducting the administrative costs for issuing the commercial fishing salmon stamps, the department shall deposit the fees received pursuant to Section 7860 in the Commercial Salmon Stamp Dedicated Subaccount, which is hereby established in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund. The money in the subaccount shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for new or expanded salmon restoration and enhancement programs in the state that will serve to increase ocean salmon landings. No money in this subaccount shall be used in lieu of other funds appropriated for salmon restoration and enhancement programs authorized by law on or before January 1, 1988.

(b) (1) Thirty dollars ($30) of the fees collected for each commercial fishing salmon stamp issued shall be allocated by the department to be used for raising chinook salmon to a yearling size, at which size they shall be released into state waters. The amount of salmon stamp revenues expended for this purpose in any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount expended by the department for the same purpose during the same period from other funds. The calculation of the amount expended by the department for this purpose shall not include expenditures made by the department for which reimbursements are received from state or federal agencies, public utilities, or private entities for raising chinook salmon to yearling size as part of a fish mitigation program instituted to compensate for the adverse effect of a dam on natural salmon production. If the department expends no funds other than moneys collected from the sale of commercial fishing salmon stamps or moneys for which reimbursements are received as part of an anadromous fish mitigation program for the raising of chinook salmon to yearling size within the period of a fiscal year, the fees prescribed in Section 7860 shall be reduced by an amount equivalent to that portion of the commercial fishing salmon stamp program, as specified in this subdivision.

(2) If the salmon stamps issued pursuant to Section 7860 raise more money for the purpose of this subdivision than is necessary to match the funds expended by the department during any fiscal year from other funds, then the excess salmon stamp revenue allocated pursuant to this subdivision shall be carried over into the following fiscal year.

(c) The department shall post on its Internet Web site an accounting of the projects undertaken with funds from the Commercial Salmon Stamp Dedicated Subaccount and the costs incurred to administer the program. At a minimum, the Internet Web site shall list the project title, the applicant, a brief description of the project, the amount approved, and the status of the project.

(d) Any moneys that were in the Commercial Salmon Stamp Account as of March 14, 2013, and that were retained in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund shall be transferred to the Commercial Salmon Stamp Dedicated Subaccount.
Cal. PCC § 21390 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 104 / Section 21390
Section 21390
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, as provided for in Chapter 2114 of the Statutes of 1959.
Cal. INS § 15043 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 15043
Section 15043
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license issued under this chapter for violations of Sections 15039, 15041, and 15042, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) upon a licensee, if the commissioner determines that such action better serves the purposes of this chapter.