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Cal. BPC § 2922 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 2 / Section 2922
Section 2922
Status: in_force

In appointing the members of the board, except the public members, the Governor shall use his or her judgment to select psychologists who represent, as widely as possible, the varied professional interests of psychologists in California.

The Governor shall appoint two of the public members and the five licensed members of the board qualified as provided in Section 2923. The Senate Rules Committee and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member, and their initial appointment shall be made to fill, respectively, the first and second public member vacancies which occur on or after January 1, 1983.
Cal. PUC § 7722 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 7722
Section 7722
Status: in_force

Any civil action brought in the superior court pursuant to this article shall be brought in the county in which the spill, discharge, or violation occurred, the county in which the principal place of business of the defendant is located, or the county in which the defendant is doing business in this state.
Cal. PUC § 8363 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4.1 / Chapter 4 / Section 8363
Section 8363
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be implemented in a manner that does not compromise customer or worker safety or the integrity or reliability of the electrical transmission and distribution system in this state.
Cal. FAC § 20026 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 20026
Section 20026
Status: in_force

“Private treaty transaction,” as used in this division, means the transfer of ownership of cattle or livestock by agreement or contract, at a point other than a destination point.
Cal. WAT § 1351 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1351
Section 1351
Status: in_force

No hearing is necessary in order to issue a permit upon an unprotested application, or if undisputed facts support the issuance of the permit and there is no disputed issue of material fact, unless the board elects to hold a hearing. No hearing is necessary to reject an application after notice, if the application is defective, the applicant fails to provide information requested by the board, or undisputed facts support the denial of the application and there is no disputed issue of material fact, unless the board elects to hold a hearing.
Cal. FAC § 6038 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 6038
Section 6038
Status: in_force

The director may receive moneys from other sources for this program, which shall be deposited into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and used to carry out the purposes of this article.
Cal. PRC § 42622 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 42622
Section 42622
Status: in_force

The source reduction and recycling program for school districts developed pursuant to Section 42621 shall, to the extent feasible, be designed to complement and further the educational goals of the supplementary educational materials developed pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 71300) of Division 34, and the integrated waste management issues addressed within the science curriculum framework developed by the State Board of Education.
Cal. FIN § 17638 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 17638
Section 17638
Status: in_force

In liquidating the affairs of a licensee the commissioner may:

(a) Collect all money due to, and claims of, the licensee and give receipt therefor.

(b) Approve and pay all just and equitable claims.

(c) Commence and prosecute all actions and proceedings necessary to enforce liquidation.

(d) Compound bad or doubtful debts or claims, borrow money, sell, convey, or transfer real or personal property, on order of the superior court of the county in this State in which the principal office of the licensee is located. The order shall be made after hearing and on such notice as the court prescribes.
Cal. SHC § 733 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 733
Section 733
Status: in_force

All money recovered under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into any fund which is available to the department for highway purposes and is designated by the department to receive such payment.
Cal. FAC § 59283 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 22 / Section 59283
Section 59283
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this article, any authorized inspector, or other authorized person, in the discharge of his duties, if he has reason to believe that a lot of any commodity subject to a marketing order or marketing agreement which is issued pursuant to this chapter is not in compliance with the requirements of such marketing order or agreement, or of marketing regulations, or rules and regulations, which are issued pursuant to it, as to quality, condition, size, maturity, pack, labeling, or markings, may hold such lot for a reasonable period of time sufficient to enable such officer to ascertain by an authorized inspection whether such lot complies with such marketing requirements, but in any event not to exceed 24 hours in the case of perishables, or 72 hours in the case of nonperishables.
Cal. PUC § 93014 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 11 / Section 93014
Section 93014
Status: in_force

Upon receipt by the Southern California Rapid Transit District of a copy of the consolidation agreement properly executed by the district and San Diego County the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District shall pass a resolution declaring the San Diego County Transit District consolidated with the Southern California Rapid Transit District, and shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be filed with the Secretary of State. From and after the date of filing of the resolution with the Secretary of State the consolidation of the San Diego County Transit District with the Southern California Rapid Transit District is complete.
Cal. WIC § 16010.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 16010.2
Section 16010.2
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with pediatricians, other health care experts, including public health nurses, and experts in and recipients of child welfare services, including parents, shall develop a plan for the ongoing oversight and coordination of health care services for a child in a foster care placement. The plan shall ensure a coordinated strategy to identify and respond to the health care needs of foster children, including mental health and dental needs, consistent with Section 205 of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351).

(b) (1) The right of minors and nonminors in foster care to health care and mental health care described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 16001.9 includes covered gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care. This right is subject to existing laws governing consent to health care for minors and nonminors and does not limit, add, or otherwise affect applicable laws governing consent to health care.

(2) The department shall, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services and other stakeholders, develop guidance and describe best practices to identify, coordinate, and support foster youth seeking access to gender affirming health care and gender affirming mental health care and shall incorporate current guidance on ensuring access to Medi-Cal services for transgender beneficiaries. This consultation may be incorporated into existing departmental workgroups focused on foster youth rights or on foster youth sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The department shall issue written guidance by January 1, 2020.

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

(A) “Gender affirming health care” means medically necessary health care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as experienced and defined by the patient, and may include, but is not limited to, the following:

(i) Interventions to suppress the development of endogenous secondary sex characteristics.

(ii) Interventions to align the patient’s appearance or physical body with the patient’s gender identity.

(iii) Interventions to alleviate symptoms of clinically significant distress resulting from gender dysphoria, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition.

(B) “Gender affirming mental health care” means mental health care or behavioral health care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as experienced and defined by the patient, and may include, but is not limited to, developmentally appropriate exploration and integration of identity, reduction of distress, adaptive coping, and strategies to increase family acceptance.
Cal. WIC § 15657.04 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 8.5 / Section 15657.04
Section 15657.04
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order that any party enjoined pursuant to Section 15657.03 be prohibited from taking any action to obtain the address or location of any protected person, unless there is good cause not to make that order.

(b) The Judicial Council shall develop forms necessary to effectuate this section.
Cal. BPC § 6414 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 3 / Section 6414
Section 6414
Status: in_force

A registrant whose certificate is revoked shall be entitled to challenge the decision in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. FAC § 55402 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 55402
Section 55402
Status: in_force

“Agent” means any person that on behalf of any processor contracts for or solicits any farm product from a producer of the farm product, or that negotiates the purchase of any farm product on behalf of any processor.
Cal. FGC § 856.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 856.5
Section 856.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department may install patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems, commonly known as dashboard cameras, in patrol vehicles used by peace officers described in Section 856. A peace officer described in Section 856 may use the patrol vehicle mounted video and audio system to record any communications or other actions involving the officer while the officer is in uniform and acting within the scope of his or her authority.

(b) The department shall adopt a policy to establish standards regarding the activation of patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems and the preservation and retention of recordings from patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems, subject to the following requirements:

(1) Once a patrol vehicle mounted video and audio system has been activated pursuant to standards established by the department pursuant to subdivision (b), the patrol vehicle mounted video and audio system shall record the duration of an encounter.

(2) The department shall retain a recording from a patrol vehicle mounted video and audio system for a minimum of 90 days and a maximum of one year, except if the recording is necessary for a pending, or reasonably foreseeable civil or criminal action, or for training or administrative purposes.

(3) The department shall provide access to a recording from a patrol vehicle mounted video and audio system in accordance with all other provisions of law.
Cal. FIN § 1531 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 15 / Article 1 / Section 1531
Section 1531
Status: in_force

(a) Any reference in a provision of any statute or regulation of this state to banks or commercial banks includes industrial banks.

(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in any of the following cases:

(1) In case the provision or a related provision expressly provides otherwise.

(2) In the case of any provision of Division 1.6 (commencing with Section 4800) or this division.
Cal. WAT § 48251 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 48251
Section 48251
Status: in_force

Upon the making of a finding by the board as provided in Section 48250, it shall order that an inclusion election be held within the district to determine whether the boundaries of the district shall be changed to include the land specified in the finding.
Cal. PUC § 96754 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Section 96754
Section 96754
Status: in_force

The resolution, together with the names of the members of the board, voting for and against it shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper published in the territory proposed to be annexed, or if there is no such paper, then in some newspaper of general circulation, circulated in such territory.
Cal. FAC § 14649 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 14649
Section 14649
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for the owner of a plant, crop, or commodity to knowingly treat or apply to that plant, crop, or commodity, or cause that plant, crop, or commodity to be treated or applied, with a fertilizer that was stolen or otherwise acquired by illegal means.

(b) The owner of a crop, who is found by a court to have violated this section, in addition to any other penalties imposed by a court, is subject to a fine of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) plus an amount equal to one-half the value of the crop on which the illegally obtained fertilizer was applied.

(c) For purposes of this section, “one-half the value of the crop” means one-half the market value of the crop that was actually treated with the illegally obtained fertilizer as determined by the actual sale of the crop or, if the crop is not actually sold, as determined by the secretary based on an average of the typical market value for such a crop sold in the normal channels of trade in the year in which the crop was produced and in the preceding two years.

(d) Moneys received as a result of fines and penalties imposed pursuant to this section shall be divided and distributed as follows:

(1) Fifty percent to the county in which the case was brought to court or in which a court-approved settlement of the matter was negotiated.

(2) Twenty-five percent to the office of the county agricultural commissioner.

(3) Twenty-five percent to the department.
Cal. PRC § 12211 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 12211
Section 12211
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this division and the California Forest Legacy Program, to protect forest lands and aquatic resources in California by focusing on all of the following priorities:

(a) Encouraging the long-term conservation of productive forest lands by providing an incentive to owners of private forest lands to prevent future conversions of forest land and forest resources.

(b) Protection of wildlife habitat, rare plants, and biodiversity.

(c) Maintenance of habitat connectivity and related values needed to ensure the viability of wildlife populations across landscapes and regions.

(d) Protection of riparian habitats, oak woodlands, ecological old growth forests, and other key forest types and seral stages that are poorly represented across landscapes and regions, and that play a key role in supporting biodiversity.

(e) Protection of water quality, fisheries, and water supplies.

(f) Maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystem functions.

(g) Encouraging improvements to enhance long-term sustainable forest uses while providing forest areas with increased protection against other land uses that conflict with forest uses.
Cal. PRC § 48620.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 48620.5
Section 48620.5
Status: in_force

“Stormwater pollution” for purposes of mitigation does not include runoff at a specific facility even if there is no point source at the facility. This pollution is from used oil and oil byproducts, often mixed with other solid waste, and is typically dispersed by urban stormwater and marina or boating activities, or both.
Cal. HSC § 13864 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 13864
Section 13864
Status: in_force

A district may lease or rent any property from an employee, including but not limited to, vehicles or equipment.
Cal. RTC § 236.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 236.5
Section 236.5
Status: in_force

Any otherwise taxable interest in real property, leased for an original term of 35 years or more and used exclusively by the lessee for the operation of a public park that is uniquely of a governmental character, as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 231, is, during the term of the lease, within the exemption provided for in subdivision (b) of Section 4 and Section 5 of Article XIII of the California Constitution, if all of the following conditions are met:

(a) The lessee is a charitable foundation that has received a determination that it is a charitable organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) The operation of the public park by the lessee is within the tax exempt purposes of the lessee.

(c) The lessee acquired the leasehold in the property by means of a charitable donation.

(d) Under the terms of the lease, the lessee will acquire the entire ownership interest in the property on or before the end of the lease term.
Cal. FAC § 23251 — California Code / Code fac / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 23251
Section 23251
Status: in_force

Any person that desires to use a brand on horses, mules, burros, or sheep shall be governed by the same provisions and procedures with reference to such animals as are made applicable to the branding of cattle in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 20601) of Division 10 of this code, except Section 20668.
Cal. WAT § 10728.4 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.74 / Chapter 6 / Section 10728.4
Section 10728.4
Status: in_force

A groundwater sustainability agency may adopt or amend a groundwater sustainability plan after a public hearing, held at least 90 days after providing notice to a city or county within the area of the proposed plan or amendment. The groundwater sustainability agency shall review and consider comments from any city or county that receives notice pursuant to this section and shall consult with a city or county that requests consultation within 30 days of receipt of the notice. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude an agency and a city or county from otherwise consulting or commenting regarding the adoption or amendment of a plan.
Cal. RTC § 5103 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 5103
Section 5103
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a taxpayer and the county or city and county may enter into a written settlement agreement to substitute credits against a taxpayer’s future tax liabilities for the payment by the county or city and county to that taxpayer of refunds of tax and any interest accrued thereon. Interest may continue to accrue upon a substituted credit until that credit has been fully offset against future tax liabilities. The authority of a county or city and county to provide for tax credits in accordance with this section shall be vested in that branch of the county or city and county government that is authorized to settle legal disputes on behalf of the county or city and county.
Cal. BPC § 1208 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1208
Section 1208
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this chapter whenever the department determines that a new category of license is necessary, either to direct a laboratory, or to perform clinical laboratory tests or examinations in specific specialties or subspecialties, or that the specialties or subspecialties authorized under an existing license category should be modified, it shall adopt regulations identifying the license category or modification, the education, training, and examination necessary to obtain the license, and the specialty or subspecialty, or both, included within the new license category, or within the existing category as modified.

(b) Any CLIA regulation adopted by HCFA as a final rule after January 1, 1994, shall be evaluated by the department in consultation with the multidisciplinary committee appointed pursuant to Section 1228. Any new federal regulation that is deemed by the department to be equivalent to or more stringent than California laws or regulations, shall become effective by operation of law as a regulation adopted under this chapter, 90 days after adoption by HCFA and the department publishes the notice required by subdivision (c), or on January 1, 1996, whichever is later. After publishing the notice required by subdivision (c), any new federal regulation deemed by the department to be less stringent than current California law or regulation shall be noticed by the department as a comparable state regulation for a rulemaking proceeding in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which shall result in the adoption, amendment, or rejection of that noticed state regulation.

(c) The department shall publish a notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register indicating that a CLIA regulation has been adopted by HCFA as a final rule. The notice shall include the citation to the Federal Register or the Code of Federal Regulations for the CLIA regulation. The notice shall also include the department’s determination regarding whether the regulation is more stringent, equivalent to, or less stringent than current California law or regulation.
Cal. PCC § 10115.8 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 10115.8
Section 10115.8
Status: in_force

If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.
Cal. FGC § 8840 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 8840
Section 8840
Status: in_force

Chafing gear may be used or possessed but shall not be connected directly to the terminal, or closed, end of the cod-end. Except for chafing gear prescribed under federal groundfish regulations adopted pursuant to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C., Sec. 1801 et seq.), all chafing gear shall have a minimum mesh size of six inches, unless only the bottom one-half, or underside, of the cod-end is covered by chafing gear, which may be of any size mesh.
Cal. WAT § 6153 — California Code / Code wat / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 6153
Section 6153
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding under this article shall be brought by petition in the superior court, alleging the violation or threatened violation complained of, and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction.
Cal. FIN § 18561 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 18561
Section 18561
Status: in_force

Such terms relating to insurance as are used in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Insurance Code and in the practices of the insurance business.