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Cal. RTC § 6041 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1.7 / Article 1 / Section 6041
Section 6041
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Marketplace” means a physical or electronic place, including, but not limited to, a store, booth, internet website, catalog, television or radio broadcast, or a dedicated sales software application, where a marketplace seller sells or offers for sale tangible personal property for delivery in this state regardless of whether the tangible personal property, marketplace seller, or marketplace has a physical presence in this state.

(b) “Marketplace facilitator” means a person who contracts with marketplace sellers to facilitate for consideration, regardless of whether deducted as fees from the transaction, the sale of the marketplace seller’s products through a marketplace operated by the person or a related person and who does both of the following:

(1) Directly or indirectly, through one or more related persons, engages in any of the following:

(A) Transmitting or otherwise communicating the offer or acceptance between the buyer and seller.

(B) Owning or operating the infrastructure, electronic or physical, or technology that brings buyers and sellers together.

(C) Providing a virtual currency that buyers are allowed or required to use to purchase products from the seller.

(D) Software development or research and development activities related to any of the activities described in paragraph (2), if such activities are directly related to a marketplace operated by the person or a related person.

(2) Directly or indirectly, through one or more related persons, engages in any of the following activities with respect to the marketplace seller’s products:

(A) Payment processing services.

(B) Fulfillment or storage services.

(C) Listing products for sale.

(D) Setting prices.

(E) Branding sales as those of the marketplace facilitator.

(F) Order taking.

(G) Providing customer service or accepting or assisting with returns or exchanges.

(c) “Marketplace seller” means a person who has an agreement with a marketplace facilitator and makes retail sales of tangible personal property through a marketplace owned, operated, or controlled by a marketplace facilitator, even if that person would not have been required to hold a seller’s permit or permits, or required to collect the taxes imposed pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 6051) or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 6201), or a fee administered pursuant to Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001), had the sale not been made through that marketplace.
Cal. HSC § 13843 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 13843
Section 13843
Status: in_force

(a)  The term of office of each member of a district board is four years or until his or her successor qualifies and takes office, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(b)  In the case of a district formed on or after January 1, 1988, the directors shall serve terms as provided in the Uniform District Election Law, Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code.
Cal. LAB § 7726 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 7726
Section 7726
Status: in_force

All inspection fees shall be paid before the issuance of a permit.
Cal. ELEC § 10226.3 — California Code / Code elec / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10226.3
Section 10226.3
Status: in_force

(a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows:

DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY

I hereby declare myself a candidate for nomination to the office of ________ District Number ________ to be voted for at the municipal election to be held ________, 20__, and declare the following to be true:

My name is  .

I want my name and occupational designation to appear on the ballot as follows: ______________________________________.
Addresses:

Residence

Business

Mailing
Telephone numbers: Day _________ Evening _________
Internet website:_______________________________________
I meet the statutory and constitutional qualifications for this office (including, but not limited to, citizenship, and residency).
I am at present an incumbent of the following public office
(if any) __________.
If nominated, I will accept the nomination, and if elected, I will accept the office.
Signature of candidate

A Notary Public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

State of California )
County of ) ss.
)

Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ________, 20____.
Signature of Notary Public (or other official)

Notary Public Seal
Examined and certified by me this ________ day of ________, 20____.
County Elections Official

WARNING: Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any declaration of candidacy in the person’s possession which is entitled to be filed under the provisions of the Elections Code Section 18202.

(b) At the discretion of the elections official, a candidate for any office whose voter registration information is confidential under Section 2166, 2166.5, 2166.7, 2166.8, or 2166.9 may withhold the candidate’s residence address from the declaration of candidacy. If a candidate does not state the candidate’s residence address on the declaration of candidacy, the elections official shall verify whether the candidate’s address is within the appropriate political subdivision and add the notation “verified” where appropriate on the declaration.

(c) If a candidate will not be within the State of California within the entire nomination period and is unable to appear before a notary public appointed by the Secretary of State or other state official to complete their declaration of candidacy, the candidate may appear before a notary public in another state to complete the declaration of candidacy. The candidate shall attach to their declaration of candidacy a notarial certificate from the out-of-state notary that complies with the law of the notary’s state.
Cal. RTC § 3722 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 3722
Section 3722
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the expiration of the time for filing claims, the county auditor shall present all share claims received by him to the board of supervisors.
Cal. RTC § 4831.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4831.5
Section 4831.5
Status: in_force

When it can be ascertained by the assessor from an audit of an assessee’s books of account or other papers that there has been a defect of description or clerical error of the assessee in his property statement or in other information or records furnished to the assessor which caused the assessor to assess taxable tangible property which should not have been assessed or to assess it at a substantially higher valuation than he would have entered on the roll if the information had been correctly furnished to the assessor, the error on the roll may be corrected under this article at any time after the roll is delivered to the auditor by the clerk of the county board and within the time allowed for assessing property which has escaped assessment as provided in Sections 532 and 532. 1. The extent and character of the change to be made on the roll shall be certified to the auditor by the assessor.
Cal. SHC § 8531 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8531
Section 8531
Status: in_force

Whenever in this division, a notice, resolution, order or other matter is required to be published and the time for such publication is not specified, it shall be published in two entire issues of the newspaper, one being on one day and the other issue being on a subsequent day of the same or a subsequent week.
Cal. VEH § 41401 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 5 / Section 41401
Section 41401
Status: in_force

No person shall be prosecuted for a violation of any provision of this code if the violation was required by a law of the federal government, by any rule, regulation, directive or order of any agency of the federal government, the violation of which is subject to penalty under an act of Congress, or by any valid order of military authority.
Cal. VEH § 23254 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 13 / Article 1 / Section 23254
Section 23254
Status: in_force

A “vehicular crossing” is any toll bridge or toll highway crossing and the approaches thereto, constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation under the provisions of the California Toll Bridge Authority Act.
Cal. FAC § 39431 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 39431
Section 39431
Status: in_force

A person shall not sell or take orders for the future delivery of any margarine, dairy spread, or spread under the name of butter, or under the pretense that the substance is butter.
Cal. INS § 1194.86 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 1194.86
Section 1194.86
Status: in_force

Every admitted incorporated insurer may purchase, hold, or convey real estate only for the following purposes and in the following manner:

(a) The building in which it has its principal office and the land upon which that building stands.

(b) Real estate requisite for its accommodation in the convenient transaction of its business.

(c) Real estate acquired by it, or by any person for it, to secure the payment of loans previously contracted or for moneys due.

(d) Real estate purchased at sales upon deeds of trust or upon judgments or decrees obtained for those loans or debts.

(e) Real estate conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its dealings.

(f) Real estate acquired by gift or devise.

(g) Real estate acquired in part payment of the consideration of the sale of real property owned by it, if each such transaction shall not effect an increase in its investment in such real property.

(h) Upon the written approval of the Insurance Commissioner, real estate requisite or desirable for the protection or enhancement of the value of other real or personal property owned by the insurers.

(i) Real estate and improvements thereon which domestic insurers are permitted to invest pursuant to the provisions and subject to the conditions and limitations of Section 1194.8 or Section 1210.
Cal. PUC § 7723 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 7723
Section 7723
Status: in_force

The civil and criminal penalties provided in this article are separate and in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other civil or criminal remedy.
Cal. FGC § 8585 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 8585
Section 8585
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Nearshore Fisheries Management Act.
Cal. INS § 884 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 884
Section 884
Status: in_force

Unless renewed, the approval and registration of all underwriters’ names shall expire at 12:01 a.m. July 1 of each even-numbered year. Renewal may be secured by filing with the commissioner an application therefor, together with a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). An application shall be filed during the month of May preceding that July 1. The commissioner shall furnish the application forms for the renewal. The commissioner shall, upon receipt of a proper renewal application and payment of the filing fee therefor, renew the approval and registration of the underwriter’s name unless he or she finds any of the following:

(a) The insurer has abandoned use of the underwriter’s name.

(b) The insurer is actually using or publicizing the name in any manner after it has discontinued the issuance of underwriter’s policies bearing that name.

(c) The insurer has used that underwriter’s name in a manner that has resulted in misrepresentation or fraud.

(d) The insurer has used that underwriter’s name in a manner that would violate any provision of law relating to the conduct of its business.

(e) The insurer has secured that underwriter’s name through misrepresentation or concealment of material information.

(f) Reasons exist that would warrant refusal of approval or registration if the same were being initially requested.

If the commissioner so finds he or she shall advise all insurers using that underwriter’s name in writing that the renewal application is denied and set forth with particularity the reasons for the denial. That denial shall be effective 30 days after mailing of that advice to the insurer unless within those 30 days the insurer requests a hearing. In this event the advice of denial shall constitute the commissioner’s opening pleading for the purpose of the hearing, which shall be deemed denied by the insurer. The insurer if it elects may, within 10 days, file an additional written response. The hearing shall be noticed and commenced within a reasonable time. During those 30 days, and, if a request for hearing is filed, until the termination of that proceeding, the insurer may continue the use of the underwriter’s name and the issuance of policies thereunder provided timely renewal application has been filed and the filing fee paid.
Cal. INS § 281 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 281
Section 281
Status: in_force

Every interest in property, or any relation thereto, or liability in respect thereof, of such a nature that a contemplated peril might directly damnify the insured, is an insurable interest.
Cal. BPC § 12024.10 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12024.10
Section 12024.10
Status: in_force

A true and legible copy of each document issued pursuant to Section 12024.7 or 12024.9 shall be retained by the person, company, or corporation issuing the document for a period of one year and shall be made available for inspection by a sealer upon request. This section shall not apply to primal cuts of meat which are smaller than one quarter of a carcass.
Cal. LAB § 3301 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 3301
Section 3301
Status: in_force

As used in this division, “employer” excludes the following:

(a) Any person while acting solely as the sponsor of a bowling team.

(b) Any private, nonprofit organization while acting solely as the sponsor of a person who, as a condition of sentencing by a superior or municipal court, is performing services for the organization.

The exclusions of this section do not exclude any person or organization from the application of this division which is otherwise an employer for the purposes of this division.
Cal. HSC § 123845 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 123845
Section 123845
Status: in_force

“California Children’s Services Program,” as used in this article, means the program of services established and operated pursuant to this article.
Cal. HSC § 128400 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 128400
Section 128400
Status: in_force

There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Registered Nurse Education Fund. All money in the fund shall be used for the purposes specified in the California Registered Nurse Education Program established pursuant to this article. This fund shall receive money collected pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2815 and Section 2815.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. LAB § 6904 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 6904
Section 6904
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to a locomotive or locomotives without cars, except that each locomotive shall have one engineer and one fireman when being moved in train under steam, unless the engine is disabled.
Cal. PRC § 49114 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 49114
Section 49114
Status: in_force

At any time prior to the time fixed for a hearing on the matter, any person interested may file with the clerk of the board of supervisors written objections to the formation of the district. At the time and place fixed for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the board of supervisors shall consider and pass on all objections to the formation of the district or to the inclusion of any territory in the district. At the hearing, the board of supervisors may exclude any territory that, in the opinion of the board of supervisors, would not be benefited by inclusion in the district.
Cal. HSC § 1506.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1506.7
Section 1506.7
Status: in_force

(a) A foster family agency shall require the owner or operator of a family home applying for certification to sign an application that shall contain, but shall not be limited to, the following information:

(1) Whether the applicant has been certified, and by which foster family agency.

(2) Whether the applicant has been decertified, and by which foster family agency.

(3) Whether a placement hold has been placed on the applicant by a foster family agency, and by which foster family agency.

(4) Whether the applicant has been a foster home licensed by a county or by the state and, if so, by which county or state, or whether the applicant has been approved for relative placement by a county and, if so, by which county.

(b) (1) The application form signed by the owner or operator of the family home applying for certification shall contain notice to the applicant for certification that the foster family agency is required to check references of all foster family agencies that have previously certified the applicant and of all state or county licensing offices that have licensed the applicant as a foster parent, and that the signing of the application constitutes the authorization of the applicant for the foster family agency to conduct its check of references.

(2) The application form signed by the owner or operator of the family home applying for certification shall be signed with a declaration by the applicant that the information submitted is true, correct, and contains no material omissions of fact to the best knowledge and belief of the applicant. Any person who declares as true any material matter pursuant to this section that he or she knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor. The application shall include a statement that submitting false information is a violation of law punishable by incarceration, a fine, or both incarceration and a fine.

(c) This section shall apply only to certified family home applications received on or before December 31, 2016, in accordance with Section 1517.
Cal. RTC § 45652 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 23 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 45652
Section 45652
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no refund shall be approved by the board after three years from the due date of the payment for the period for which the overpayment was made, or, with respect to determinations made under Article 2 (commencing with Section 45201) of Chapter 3, after six months from the date the determinations have become final, or after six months from the date of overpayment, whichever period expires later, unless a claim therefor is filed with the board within that period. No credit shall be approved by the board after the expiration of that period, unless a claim for credit is filed with the board within that period or unless the credit relates to a period for which a waiver is given pursuant to Section 45204.

(b) A refund may be approved by the board for any period for which a waiver is given under Section 45204 if a claim therefor is filed with the board before the expiration of the period agreed upon.

(c) Every claim for refund or credit shall be in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded.
Cal. EVID § 1040 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 1040
Section 1040
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “official information” means information acquired in confidence by a public employee in the course of his or her duty and not open, or officially disclosed, to the public prior to the time the claim of privilege is made.

(b) A public entity has a privilege to refuse to disclose official information, and to prevent another from disclosing official information, if the privilege is claimed by a person authorized by the public entity to do so and either of the following apply:

(1) Disclosure is forbidden by an act of the Congress of the United States or a statute of this state.

(2) Disclosure of the information is against the public interest because there is a necessity for preserving the confidentiality of the information that outweighs the necessity for disclosure in the interest of justice; but no privilege may be claimed under this paragraph if any person authorized to do so has consented that the information be disclosed in the proceeding. In determining whether disclosure of the information is against the public interest, the interest of the public entity as a party in the outcome of the proceeding may not be considered.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the Employment Development Department shall disclose to law enforcement agencies, in accordance with subdivision (i) of Section 1095 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, information in its possession relating to any person if an arrest warrant has been issued for the person for commission of a felony.
Cal. EVID § 1550 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1550
Section 1550
Status: in_force

(a) If made and preserved as a part of the records of a business, as defined in Section 1270, in the regular course of that business, the following types of evidence of a writing are as admissible as the writing itself:

(1) A nonerasable optical image reproduction or any other reproduction of a public record by a trusted system, as defined in Section 12168.7 of the Government Code, if additions, deletions, or changes to the original document are not permitted by the technology.

(2) A photostatic copy or reproduction.

(3) A microfilm, microcard, or miniature photographic copy, reprint, or enlargement.

(4) Any other photographic copy or reproduction, or an enlargement thereof.

(b) The introduction of evidence of a writing pursuant to subdivision (a) does not preclude admission of the original writing if it is still in existence. A court may require the introduction of a hard copy printout of the document.
Cal. WIC § 1737 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1737
Section 1737
Status: in_force

When a person has been committed to the custody of the authority, if it is deemed warranted by a diagnostic study and recommendation approved by the director, the judge who ordered the commitment or, if the judge is not available, the presiding judge of the court, within 120 days of the date of commitment on his or her own motion, or the court, at any time thereafter upon recommendation of the director, may recall the commitment previously ordered and resentence the person as if he or she had not previously been sentenced. The time served while in custody of the authority shall be credited toward the term of any person resentenced pursuant to this section.

As used in this section, “time served while in custody of the authority” means the period of time during which the person was physically confined in a state institution by order of the Department of the Youth Authority or the Youth Authority Board.