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Cal. PUC § 13853 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 13853
Section 13853
Status: in_force

The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and in addition shall set forth the proposition of annexation substantially as follows:

Shall the ________ (public agency) be annexed to _______ municipal utility district in accordance with and subject to all of the terms and conditions of an agreement of annexation dated ________ now on file in the office of the clerk (or secretary) of ________ (public agency)? YES
NO
Cal. PROB § 21314 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 3 / Section 21314
Section 21314
Status: in_force

This part applies notwithstanding a contrary provision in the instrument.
Cal. WAT § 11962 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 11962
Section 11962
Status: in_force

Water conservation and reclamation projects eligible for assistance under this chapter include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Projects for municipal and industrial advanced waste water treatment to permit the reuse of the water for additional purposes.

(b) Projects for the improvement of water supply and delivery facilities.

(c) Projects for the improvement of on-farm irrigation systems, including tailwater recovery systems, regulatory impoundments, and sprinkler, drip, or other irrigation systems which enable more efficient use of water.
Cal. HSC § 25169.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 6.6 / Section 25169.5
Section 25169.5
Status: in_force

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

(a)  “Background check” means a criminal history background check obtained from fingerprint images submitted by the person or persons identified in the disclosure statement, pursuant to Section 25112.5. The background check shall include any previous name or names of the person submitting the fingerprint images.

(b)  “Hazardous waste of concern” means a hazardous waste listed as a hazardous waste of concern by the department pursuant to Section 25169.6.
Cal. HSC § 53583 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 14.1 / Section 53583
Section 53583
Status: in_force

A community college district may establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of faculty and community college district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing. To the extent feasible, the community college district may establish and implement programs that, among other things, do the following:

(a) Leverage federal, state, and local public, private, and nonprofit programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers.

(b) Promote public and private partnerships.

(c) Foster innovative financing opportunities.
Cal. EVID § 1401 — California Code / Code evid / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1401
Section 1401
Status: in_force

(a) Authentication of a writing is required before it may be received in evidence.

(b) Authentication of a writing is required before secondary evidence of its content may be received in evidence.
Cal. PROB § 1500.1 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1500.1
Section 1500.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other section in this part, and in accordance with Section 1913 of the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), consent to nomination of a guardian of the person or of a guardian of the person and the estate given by an Indian child’s parent is not valid unless both of the following occur:

(1) The consent is executed in writing at least 10 days after the child’s birth and recorded before a judge.

(2) The judge certifies that the terms and consequences of the consent were fully explained in detail in English and were fully understood by the parent or that they were interpreted into a language that the parent understood.

(b) The parent of an Indian child may withdraw his or her consent to guardianship for any reason at any time prior to the issuance of letters of guardianship and the child shall be returned to the parent.
Cal. HSC § 78880 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 78880
Section 78880
Status: in_force

Any removal or remedial action taken or contracted by the department pursuant to Section 78870 or 78875 shall be exempt from all of the following provisions:

(a) State Contract Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code).

(b) Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(c) Section 10295 of the Public Contract Code.

(d) Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
Cal. INS § 11754.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 11754.4
Section 11754.4
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, all proceedings in connection with the denial, suspension or revocation of a license of a rating organization or insurer under this article shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and the commissioner shall have all the powers granted to him therein.
Cal. WIC § 10330 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1.8 / Chapter 17 / Section 10330
Section 10330
Status: in_force

The governing board of any school district or a county superintendent of schools with the approval of the county board of education is authorized to establish and maintain child development programs upon the approval of, and subject to the regulations of the department.
Cal. FIN § 4879.01 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4879.01
Section 4879.01
Status: in_force

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, “sale” means any of the sales described in Section 4879.02.
Cal. PRC § 5875 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Section 5875
Section 5875
Status: in_force

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

(a) “County” means the County of Los Angeles.

(b) “Cultural center” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center.

(c) “Panel” means the Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Center Development Advisory Panel.

(d) “SELA” means southeast Los Angeles.
Cal. FGC § 12011 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 12011
Section 12011
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the penalty provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 12002, any person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 5650 is subject to an additional fine of all of the following:

(1) Not more than ten dollars ($10) for each gallon or pound of material discharged. The amount of the fine shall be reduced for every gallon or pound of the illegally discharged material that is recovered and properly disposed of by the responsible party.

(2) An amount equal to the reasonable costs incurred by the state or local agency for cleanup and abatement and to fully mitigate all actual damages to fish, plant, bird, or animal life and habitat.

(3) Where the state or local agency is required to undertake cleanup or remedial action because the responsible person refuses or is unable to fully clean up the discharge, an amount equal to the reasonable costs incurred by the state or local agency, in addition to the amount of funds, if any, expended by the responsible person, in cleaning up the illegally discharged material or abating its effects, or both cleaning up and abating those effects.

(b) Notwithstanding the jurisdiction of the department over illegal discharges and pollution as provided in Section 5650, the fines specified in this section do not apply to discharges in compliance with a national pollution discharge elimination system permit or a state or regional board waste discharge permit.
Cal. HSC § 114315 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 10 / Section 114315
Section 114315
Status: in_force

(a) A food facility shall be operated within 200 feet travel distance of an approved and readily available toilet and handwashing facility, or as otherwise approved by the enforcement agency, to ensure that restroom facilities are available to facility employees whenever the mobile food facility is stopped to conduct business for more than a one-hour period.

(b) This section does not limit the authority of a local governing body to adopt, by ordinance or resolution, additional requirements for the public safety, including reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions pursuant to its authority under subdivision (b) of Section 22455 of the Vehicle Code.
Cal. HSC § 53151 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 53151
Section 53151
Status: in_force

As used in this part, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a)  “Bond” means a bond, authorized by Section 53170, that is tax exempt under both state and federal law, or a bond that is tax exempt under state law and taxable under federal law.

(b) “Committee” means the Housing Committee created pursuant to Section 53172.

(c)  “Fund” means the Home Building and Rehabilitation Fund created pursuant to Section 53160.
Cal. PCC § 10161 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 10161
Section 10161
Status: in_force

The department may also require from prospective bidders the completion, under penalty of perjury, of a standard form of questionnaire concerning the past safety record of each prospective bidder, any officer of such bidder, and any managing employee of such bidder. The department may refuse to prequalify any prospective bidder who fails to submit a completed questionnaire when required, or for the reason that the information contained in the submitted questionnaire or otherwise known to the department indicates a continuing unsatisfactory safety record.

The director of the department shall prescribe guidelines listing criteria which will be utilized administratively in determining an unsatisfactory safety record. A refusal by the department to prequalify a prospective bidder shall be issued only after the department has granted such bidder a hearing.

This section shall in no way abridge or restrict the right of the department to later determine whether the low bidder on a particular project is the lowest responsible bidder for purposes of award of the contract, including the holding of hearings thereon.

The Director of Industrial Relations shall approve the standard form of questionnaire and the guidelines listing criteria which will be utilized administratively by the department in determining an unsatisfactory safety record prior to their use by the department.
Cal. LAB § 5402 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 5402
Section 5402
Status: in_force

(a) Knowledge of an injury, obtained from any source, on the part of an employer, the employer’s managing agent, superintendent, foreman, or other person in authority, or knowledge of the assertion of a claim of injury sufficient to afford opportunity to the employer to make an investigation into the facts, is equivalent to service under Section 5400.

(b) (1) If liability is not rejected within 90 days after the date the claim form is filed under Section 5401, the injury shall be presumed compensable under this division. The presumption of this subdivision is rebuttable only by evidence discovered subsequent to the 90-day period.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), for injuries or illnesses defined in Sections 3212 to 3212.85, inclusive, and Sections 3212.9 to 3213.2, inclusive, if the liability is not rejected within 75 days after the date the claim form is filed pursuant to Section 5401, the injury shall be presumed compensable under this division. The presumption of this subdivision is rebuttable only by evidence discovered subsequent to the 75-day period.

(c) Within one working day after an employee files a claim form under Section 5401, the employer shall authorize the provision of all treatment, consistent with Section 5307.27, for the alleged injury and shall continue to provide the treatment until the date that liability for the claim is accepted or rejected. Until the date the claim is accepted or rejected, liability for medical treatment shall be limited to ten thousand dollars ($10,000).

(d) Treatment provided under subdivision (c) does not give rise to a presumption of liability on the part of the employer.

(e) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Division of Workers’ Compensation shall identify and amend its existing data collection processes to include collection of the date on which the claimant is notified of acceptance, denial, or conditional denial of liability for a claim, consistent with this section.
Cal. HSC § 33443 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 33443
Section 33443
Status: in_force

Property acquired by an agency for rehabilitation and resale shall be offered for resale within one year after completion of rehabilitation, or an annual report shall be published by the agency in a newspaper of general circulation published in the community listing any rehabilitated property held by the agency in excess of such one-year period, stating the reasons such property remains unsold and indicating plans for its disposition.
Cal. PRC § 14552.51 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 14552.51
Section 14552.51
Status: in_force

(a) A certified processor seeking to dispose of rejected postfilled containers may not dispose of rejected postfilled containers unless the certified processor first submits to the department, in writing, a request to dispose of the rejected material. No certified processor shall dispose of the rejected material prior to obtaining written permission from the department. If the department fails to respond to a written request to dispose of rejected postfilled beverage container materials within 10 days of receipt of the request, the processor’s request for disposal is deemed approved by the department.

(b) All rejected loads of postfilled containers shall be available and subject to inspection by the department.

(c) All possible steps to avert the disposal of the loads of postfilled containers, as determined by the department, shall be taken by all container manufacturers and processors. All transactions or attempted transactions involving rejecting postfilled containers shall be thoroughly documented on the standardized rejection form pursuant to Section 14552.5. The container manufacturer and the certified processor are jointly and severally responsible for this effort.
Cal. WAT § 79149.16 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 79149.16
Section 79149.16
Status: in_force

Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay for both of the following:

(a) To pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.

(b) For the purposes of Section 79149.14.
Cal. HNC § 656.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 656.4
Section 656.4
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to develop a program of public information and research in the interest of reducing loss of life and property in the operation of vessels covered by this chapter.
Cal. INS § 11104 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 11104
Section 11104
Status: in_force

Every society authorized to do business in this State shall appoint in writing the commissioner and each successor in office to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom all lawful process in any action or proceeding against it shall be served, and shall agree in such writing that any lawful process against it which is served on said attorney shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon the society, and that the authority shall continue in force so long as any liability remain outstanding in this State. Copies of such appointment, certified by said commissioner, shall be deemed sufficient evidence thereof and shall be admitted in evidence with the same force and effect as the original thereof might be admitted.
Cal. HSC § 113717 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 113717
Section 113717
Status: in_force

(a) Any person requesting the department to undertake any activity pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 113871, Section 114417, paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 114419, and Section 114419.3 shall pay the department’s costs incurred in undertaking the activity. The department’s services shall be assessed at the current hourly cost-recovery rate, and it shall be entitled to recover any other costs reasonably and actually incurred in performing those activities, including, but not limited to, the costs of additional inspection and laboratory testing. For purposes of this section, the department’s hourly rate shall be adjusted annually in accordance with Section 100425.

(b) The department shall provide to the person paying the required fee a statement, invoice, or similar document that describes in reasonable detail the costs paid.

(c) For purposes of this section only, the term “person” does not include any city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of the state or local government.
Cal. HSC § 39046 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 39046
Section 39046
Status: in_force

“Passenger vehicle” has the same meaning as defined in Section 465 of the Vehicle Code.
Cal. WIC § 4663 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 4663
Section 4663
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a regional center may hold a closed meeting to discuss or consider one or more of the following:

(1) Real estate negotiations.

(2) The appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a regional center employee.

(3) Employee salaries and benefits.

(4) Labor contract negotiations.

(5) Pending litigation.

(b) Any matter specifically dealing with a particular regional center client must be conducted in a closed session, except where it is requested that the issue be discussed publicly by the client, the client’s conservator, or the client’s parent or guardian where the client is a minor. Minutes of closed sessions shall be kept by a designated officer or employee of the regional center, but these minutes shall not be considered public records. Prior to and directly after holding any closed session, the regional center board shall state the specific reason or reasons for the closed session. In the closed session, the board may consider only those matters covered in its statement.
Cal. VEH § 38300 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 38300
Section 38300
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to disobey any sign, signal, or traffic control device placed or maintained pursuant to Section 38280.
Cal. PRC § 14590 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 8 / Section 14590
Section 14590
Status: in_force

If any provision of this division or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the division which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this division are severable.
Cal. INS § 10123.864 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10123.864
Section 10123.864
Status: in_force

The provision of medically necessary pasteurized donor human milk obtained from a tissue bank licensed pursuant to Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 1635) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code is a basic health care service, as described in Sections 10112.27 and 10112.281 and any regulations adopted thereunder.
Cal. LAB § 3364.5 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 3364.5
Section 3364.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 3351 of the Labor Code, a volunteer, unsalaried person authorized by the governing board of a school district or the county superintendent of schools to perform volunteer services for the school district or the county superintendent shall, upon the adoption of a resolution of the governing board of the school district or the county board of education so declaring, be deemed an employee of the district or the county superintendent for the purposes of this division and shall be entitled to the workmen’s compensation benefits provided by this division for any injury sustained by him while engaged in the performance of any service under the direction and control of the governing board of the school district or the county superintendent.
Cal. PUC § 240201 — California Code / Code puc / Division 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 240201
Section 240201
Status: in_force

All claims for money or damages against the commission are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
Cal. SHC § 19326 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 18 / Section 19326
Section 19326
Status: in_force

If the board determines to consolidate any of the districts it shall so declare by resolution stating the name by which the consolidated district shall be known.
Cal. WAT § 20525 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 20525
Section 20525
Status: in_force

“General district election” is the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
Cal. MVC § 501 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 501
Section 501
Status: in_force

(a) While a school, college, or community college is in session, school-based California Cadet Corps units shall be under the guidance and control of the principal, president, director, or chief administrative officer of the school, college, or community college who shall be responsible for making regulations with the approval of the Adjutant General regarding the moral, educational, and physical welfare of the cadets.

(b) An independent California Cadet Corps unit shall be under the guidance and control of the head of the sponsoring organization, who shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with California Cadet Corps regulations, securing and maintaining California Cadet Corps-issued state property, and following the established curricula of the California Cadet Corps.
Cal. HSC § 118890 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 118890
Section 118890
Status: in_force

Every health facility, as defined in Section 1250, and clinic, as defined in Section 1200, shall comply with the following:

(a)  Shall make every reasonable effort to assign patients to rooms according to the patient’s individual nonsmoking or smoking preference.

(b)  Shall designate and post by signs of sufficient number and posted in locations as to be readily seen by persons within the area, a contiguous area of not less than 20 percent of every cafeteria or other dining area whose occupied capacity is 50 or more persons as a nonsmoking section.

(c)  This section shall not prevent any health facility or clinic from banning smoking in any area that it may designate and post by sign or in all areas of the facility or clinic.