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Cal. PUC § 130809 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 7 / Section 130809
Section 130809
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the power to issue bonds, and rely on any immunities or exemptions provided by law to a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.

(b) The authority’s powers include, but are not limited to, the power to do all of the following:

(1) To sue and to be sued.

(2) To acquire any property by any means, and to hold, manage, occupy, develop, jointly develop, dispose of, lease, convey, or otherwise encumber property.

(3) To create a leasehold interest in property for the benefit of the authority.

(4) To acquire, by eminent domain, any property necessary to carry out any of its powers or functions.

(5) To merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land or as needed in order to carry out its functions.

(6) To construct, acquire, develop, jointly develop, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of work, property, rights-of-way, and facilities.

(7) To appoint necessary employees, including counsel, and to define their qualifications and duties.

(8) To enter into and perform all necessary contracts.

(9) To fix and collect fees for any services rendered by it.

(10) To adopt a seal and alter it.

(11) To adopt an annual budget and to fix the compensation of its officers, board members, and employees.

(12) To establish and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, and maintenance of facilities and services.

(13) To enter into joint powers arrangements with other entities.

(14) To provide insurance.

(15) To issue bonds and incur other obligations.

(16) To advance funds from any sources towards a project in anticipation of future funding sources or contributions from other agencies in order to maximize the efficient delivery of projects undertaken by the authority.

(17) To loan moneys from any of the funds or accounts held by the authority to any other fund or account held by the authority, if all of the following occur:

(A) The loan is authorized pursuant to a resolution of the governing board of the authority.

(B) The authority determines that the loan serves the purposes of the authority.

(C) All moneys loaned to the borrowing fund or account are expended for any of the lawful purposes for which the borrowing account was established.

(18) To do any other things necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of a county transportation commission, a local transportation authority, a service authority for freeway emergencies, or a local congestion management agency.
Cal. FAC § 63905 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 1 / Section 63905
Section 63905
Status: in_force

(a) Any commission or council may petition the secretary to adopt and administer any activity authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2 of Division 21) relating to the commodity that is covered by any commission or council. Adoption and administration of the activity by any commission or council shall be in accordance with the act.

(b) Any commission or council may petition the secretary to administer any activity that the commission or council is authorized to engage in, and that is authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of 1937 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2 of Division 21), relating to the commodity that is covered by any commission or council. If the secretary accepts the petition, the commission or council shall reimburse the secretary for his or her actual cost for administering the activity. The secretary may waive referendum under the act if, following a hearing, the secretary determines that there is no substantial question of opposition to doing so among affected assessment payers. Administration of the activity by the secretary shall be in accordance with the act.

(c) As determined by the secretary, the governing body of the commission or council may serve as the advisory board with respect to any activity recommended and approved pursuant to this section.

(d) As used in this section, “substantial question of opposition” means opposition to the substance of the petition among currently affected assessment payers, and is not intended to mean a particular number of assessment payers.
Cal. HSC § 18064.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 18064.5
Section 18064.5
Status: in_force

(a)  The director may, following the filing of an accusation against a licensee under this part and prior to conducting a hearing, exercise an option, with the consent of the licensee, to enter into and adopt a stipulated penalty whereby the licensee agrees to accept the terms and conditions of the penalty without hearing or appeal by any party thereto.

(b)  Except when the accusation alleges injury to, or fraud against, the public or the state, the director may, following the filing of an accusation against a licensee or prior to adopting any recommendation resulting from a hearing, exercise an option, with the consent of the licensee, to impose and require the payment of a monetary penalty of a minimum and maximum amount for each violation alleged and stipulated to by the licensee, as established by a schedule under regulations adopted by the department and costs of investigation and prosecution, without further hearing or appeal, and without any other form of penalty against the licensee which may otherwise have been imposed for the same offense or offenses had the matter proceeded to hearing or had the director adopted the decision of the hearing officer.

(c)  If the accusation alleges injury to, or fraud against, an individual purchaser or potential purchaser, the director may enter into an agreement pursuant to subdivision (b), but such a compromise and settlement shall include, in addition to the monetary penalty set forth by regulation, compensation for the injury or fraud, including all costs of investigation and prosecution.

(d)  Each compromise settlement agreement and each monetary penalty agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be signed by the respondent licensee, the director, and the accuser, or by their authorized representatives, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, together with the department’s notice of withdrawal of the accusation upon which the action was initiated if the compromise settlement agreement or monetary payment agreement is entered into before the hearing.

(e)  Failure of the respondent to honor the terms and conditions of any agreement entered into under this section shall render the agreement null and void, and shall be cause for action pursuant to Section 18058 in the same manner as the department may have otherwise proceeded, notwithstanding the agreement.

(f)  The amount of the penalty provided for in subdivision (b) shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per violation and shall be based upon the nature of the violation and the seriousness of the violation against the purposes and provisions of this part.
Cal. SHC § 22002 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 22002
Section 22002
Status: in_force

This part provides an alternative system for the planting, maintaining or removing of trees in cities, and the provisions of this part shall not apply to or affect any other provisions of this code. When any proceedings are commenced under this part, the provisions of this part and no other shall apply to all such proceedings.
Cal. PRC § 3313 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 3313
Section 3313
Status: in_force

In such suits a restraining order shall not be issued ex parte, and a temporary or permanent injunction issued in such proceedings shall not be refused or dissolved or stayed pending appeal upon the giving of any bond or undertaking or otherwise, but otherwise the procedure shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter III of Title VII of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. HSC § 50105 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50105
Section 50105
Status: in_force

(a)  “Very low income households” means persons and families whose incomes do not exceed the qualifying limits for very low income families as established and amended from time to time pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. These qualifying limits shall be published by the department in the California Code of Regulations as soon as possible after adoption by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the event the federal standards are discontinued, the department shall, by regulation, establish income limits for very low income households for all geographic areas of the state at 50 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size and revised annually.

(b)  “Very low income households” includes extremely low income households, as defined in Section 50106. The addition of this subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

(c)  As used in this section, “area median income” means the median family income of a geographic area of the state.
Cal. PUC § 27091 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 27091
Section 27091
Status: in_force

From and after the date of annexation the board shall levy upon all of the property in the territory annexed any taxes, tolls, or charges which are necessary to provide funds for the payment of the indebtedness assumed by the territory or otherwise necessary to comply with the terms and conditions of the annexation, all in addition to the general district taxes authorized elsewhere in this division to be levied and collected.
Cal. HSC § 25993 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 13.8 / Section 25993
Section 25993
Status: in_force

Enforcement. (a) The Department of Food and Agriculture and the State Department of Public Health shall jointly promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this act by September 1, 2019.

(b) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 180 days or by both such fine and imprisonment. In addition, a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 25990 constitutes unfair competition, as defined in Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code, and is punishable as prescribed in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.

(c) The provisions of this chapter relating to cruel confinement of covered animals and sale of products shall supersede any conflicting regulations, including conflicting regulations in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 40601) of Subdivision 6 of Division 2 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
Cal. PRC § 5038.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.4 / Section 5038.1
Section 5038.1
Status: in_force

The parties to the joint powers agreement of April 1, 1974, and to subsequent amendments to the agreement regarding the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park, being the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles, and the state through the Department of Parks and Recreation, shall jointly develop a viable procedure and enter into an agreement for the awarding of concessions which would preserve and further the cultural continuity and physical integrity of the Olvera Street portion of the park. In developing the procedure, the parties shall take into consideration the need for competition in granting concessions with the long-term contributions on the part of, and the benefits to be received in the future by retaining, existing concessionaires.
Cal. HSC § 13953 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 10 / Section 13953
Section 13953
Status: in_force

As determined by the district board, a service zone may provide any service at any level within its boundaries which the district may provide.
Cal. INS § 14064 — California Code / Code ins / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 14064
Section 14064
Status: in_force

The commissioner may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter or may issue a restricted license in accordance with Section 14026.5 if the commissioner determines that the licensee, or his or her manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, that any of its officers, directors, partners, or its manager, has committed any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud.

“Dishonesty or fraud” as used in this section includes, in addition to other acts not specifically enumerated herein, all of the following:

(a) Knowingly making a false statement relating to evidence or information obtained in the course of employment, or knowingly publishing a slander or a libel in the course of business.

(b) Using illegal means in the collection or attempted collection of a debt or obligation.

(c) Manufacture of evidence.

(d) Acceptance of employment adverse to a client or former client relating to a matter with respect to which the licensee has obtained confidential information by reason of or in the course of his or her employment by such client or former client.

(e) Impersonating, or permitting or aiding and abetting an employee to impersonate a law enforcement officer or employee of the United States of America, or of any state or political subdivision thereof.
Cal. RTC § 19206 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 19206
Section 19206
Status: in_force

The Franchise Tax Board may, at any time, release all or any portion of the property subject to any lien provided for in this article from the lien or subordinate the lien to other liens if it determines that the taxes are sufficiently secured by a lien on other property of the taxpayer or that the release or subordination of the lien will not endanger or jeopardize the collection of the taxes.
Cal. PRC § 4796 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 4796
Section 4796
Status: in_force

(a) The director may make the following types of loans relating to forest resource improvement projects:

(1) The director may make loans for forest resource improvement work to cover all or part of a smaller nonindustrial landowner’s cost share payment required pursuant to Section 4795. The director shall establish reasonable terms relating to the length of, and the interest rate for, a loan made pursuant to this subdivision. In order to secure repayment of the loan, the forest resource improvement loans shall be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon the parcel of land to which the forest improvement project applies. The director shall record the mortgage or deed of trust in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the real property subject to the resource improvement loan is located.

(2) (A) The director may make loans for forest resource improvement work to landowners eligible pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (d) of Section 4797 for up to 100 percent of the lesser of either:

(i) The landowner’s actual cost per acre to accomplish the work.

(ii) The prevailing cost per acre as determined by the director pursuant to Section 4799.02.

(B) A loan made pursuant to this subdivision may be made for a term not exceeding 20 years and shall bear interest at the prevailing rate. In order to secure repayment of the loan, the forest resource improvement loans shall be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust upon the parcel of land to which the forest improvement project applies. The director shall record the mortgage or deed of trust in the office of the county recorder in the county in which the real property subject to the resource improvement loan is located.

(b) Any loan made pursuant to this section may be paid prior to the maturity date set forth in the loan agreement without an interest penalty being charged to the landowner.

(c) Payment of all or part of the principal and interest due under loans made pursuant to this chapter shall not be required upon a finding by the board that the parcel to which a forest resource improvement project applies, and that is subject to a loan, satisfies both of the following conditions:

(1) The parcel has been substantially damaged by fire, flood, insects, disease, or other natural causes.

(2) The damage was not caused by the negligence or willful act of the landowner.
Cal. PCC § 21620 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 127 / Section 21620
Section 21620
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, as provided for in Chapter 527 of the Statutes of 1977.
Cal. FAC § 10786 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10786
Section 10786
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Whenever a person violates any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article, the department may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per individual animal for each violation.

(2) If the department issues an administrative penalty pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall issue a Notice of Violation to the alleged offender or the offender’s agent. The notice shall be written in plain English and shall inform the offender as to how the offender may challenge the administrative penalty.

(b) (1) A willful and knowing violation of any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article is a crime, punishable as (A) an infraction by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per individual animal for each violation, (B) a misdemeanor, or (C) a felony.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the imposition of an administrative penalty pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not preclude prosecution of a person pursuant to paragraph (1).
Cal. SHC § 1850 — California Code / Code shc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 1850
Section 1850
Status: in_force

Any city may, by ordinance or resolution, permit the use of its streets and highways by the board of supervisors of the county, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining thereon any highway or boulevard, as part of a county system of roads within any portion of its incorporated limits.
Cal. BPC § 16545 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 16545
Section 16545
Status: in_force

Every state agency which licenses any kind of business transacted or carried on within their respective jurisdictions shall require applications filed to designate the name of the applicant’s workmen’s compensation insurance carrier, if any. This section does not apply to licensing under the Outdoor Advertising Act. The license application form shall contain a statement substantially as follows: “I am aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workmen’s compensation.”
Cal. WAT § 22655 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 22655
Section 22655
Status: in_force

A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, and compromise actions and proceedings to prevent interference with or diminution of the natural flow of any stream or natural or artificially created subterranean supply of waters which may:

(a) Be used or be useful for any purpose of the district.

(b) Be of common benefit to the land or its inhabitants.

(c) Endanger the inhabitants or the land.
Cal. FAC § 35924 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 35924
Section 35924
Status: in_force

A county milk commission shall adopt rules, regulations, and standards governing the production, distribution, and sale of certified milk, including unpasteurized milk, as it deems necessary to protect public health and safety.

The rules, regulations, and standards adopted by a county milk commission shall conform as nearly as practicable to, or may be more restrictive than, the rules, regulations, and standards for the production, distribution, and sale of milk, including unpasteurized milk, adopted by the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions.
Cal. PRC § 21166.3 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 6 / Section 21166.3
Section 21166.3
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 21166, the environmental review set forth in the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for the Hollister Ranch Coastal Access Program, in combination with other environmental review documents related to the provision of public access to, and along the coastline of, Hollister Ranch in the County of Santa Barbara as required by Section 30610.81, shall be conclusively presumed to satisfy this division for any project to effectuate public access and associated facilities undertaken or approved by a public agency.
Cal. SHC § 18661 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 18661
Section 18661
Status: in_force

The city council shall order the engineer to prepare and file with the report a map or plat of the district to be benefited by the maintenance and operation and which is to be assessed to pay the expenses thereof. The map or plat shall also show the public ways to be lighted under the proceedings and the approximate location of the lights to be maintained and operated thereon.