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Cal. RTC § 40204 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 40204
Section 40204
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare and publish brief but comprehensive statements in simple and nontechnical language that explain procedures, remedies, and the rights and obligations of the board and taxpayers. As appropriate, statements shall be provided to taxpayers with the initial notice of audit, the notice of proposed additional taxes, any subsequent notice of tax due, or other substantive notices. Additionally, the board shall include this language for statements in the annual tax information bulletins that are mailed to taxpayers.
Cal. FAC § 34064 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 34064
Section 34064
Status: in_force

Every person that uses any pasteurizing apparatus within the state shall date, preserve, and keep on file for not less than one year after they are made, all records which have been made by the recording thermometer. The records shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the director, and all state, county, and municipal officers who are charged with the enforcement of the laws and ordinances respecting milk products or the public health.
Cal. FIN § 1780 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 20 / Article 2 / Section 1780
Section 1780
Status: in_force

(a) No foreign (other nation) bank shall establish or maintain an office in this state at which it engages in representational functions unless it is licensed to maintain a representative office, agency, or branch office at that place.

(b) (1) No person shall establish or maintain an office in this state as representative of a foreign (other nation) bank unless the bank is licensed to maintain the office as a representative office.

(2) For purposes of this chapter, if any person establishes or maintains an office in this state as representative of a foreign (other nation) bank, the bank shall be deemed to establish and maintain the office as a representative office.

(c) Neither subdivision (a) nor subdivision (b) shall be deemed to prohibit a foreign (other nation) bank that maintains a federal agency or federal branch in this state from establishing or maintaining one or more representative offices in this state.
Cal. FGC § 2644 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 2644
Section 2644
Status: in_force

For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this article, the Director of Finance may, pursuant to appropriate authority in each annual Budget Act, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amounts withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any moneys made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund from moneys received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The withdrawals from the General Fund shall be returned to the General Fund with interest at the rate which would otherwise have been earned by those sums in the Pooled Money Investment Fund.
Cal. FAC § 581 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 581
Section 581
Status: in_force

To the extent that it is economically and scientifically feasible, it is the intent of the Legislature that the center shall award pest research funds obtained by the center on or after January 1, 1991, based upon a competitive application process and peer review. The center is encouraged to give high priority to exotic pest research proposals.

In awarding pest research funds, the center shall give priority to proposals that support pest control methods which use ecologically based and environmentally sound alternatives to pesticides and other chemicals, and eliminate or reduce pesticide use or eliminate or minimize pesticide residues, protect the public health and environment, and satisfy a majority of the following criteria:

(a) Are cost-effective.

(b) Improve the agricultural industry and the state economy.

(c) Do not significantly or extensively duplicate other research.
Cal. WAT § 2753 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 2753
Section 2753
Status: in_force

Upon receiving the certified copy of the order setting the time for hearing, the board shall immediately mail a copy of the order by registered mail to each known party in interest at his last known place of residence.
Cal. PRC § 3470 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 3470
Section 3470
Status: in_force

(a) All rules and regulations of the board shall be adopted, amended, and repealed in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b) The board shall coordinate activities and functions with all other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Water Resources, and the State Water Resources Control Board, in order to avoid duplication in reporting and information gathering.
Cal. HSC § 112070 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 112070
Section 112070
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article in reference to sterilization procedures and methods in cleaning bottles, as in this article defined, shall apply to all persons cleaning previously used bottles who are engaged in the business of packaging food, drugs, or liquors and to all persons maintaining a place of business for the cleaning and resale of the bottles sold for and to be used for packing a food, drug or liquor.

The sale for use of any such bottle by any person not licensed by the board as herein provided, when the use intended by purchaser is to package for sale a food, drug or liquor produced or packaged by the purchaser is unlawful, except in the case of a sale to a purchaser for export out of this state or who is engaged in the business of packaging food, drugs, or liquors at a fixed place of business in this state and is equipped to cleanse and sterilize bottles as in this article provided.
Cal. ELEC § 15480 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 15480
Section 15480
Status: in_force

In each county the number of candidates for membership in a county central committee in each Assembly or supervisor district who receive the highest number of votes shall be declared elected. However, a candidate for membership shall not be declared elected unless he or she has received votes equal in number to the minimum number of signatures to the nomination paper which would have been required to place his or her name on the direct primary ballot as a candidate for member of a committee.
Cal. WAT § 31675 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31675
Section 31675
Status: in_force

The determination of the board granting or denying a special rate of taxation as to any land after a hearing pursuant to this article shall not be changed unless the board on petition by a party affected consents to another hearing or on its own motion causes notice to be served on the owner of the land to show cause why the determination should not be changed, in either of which cases another hearing shall be advertised and held as provided in this article.
Cal. ELEC § 9259 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9259
Section 9259
Status: in_force

Each signer of the petition shall sign it in the manner prescribed by Section 9020.
Cal. PRC § 5096.145 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.69 / Article 1 / Section 5096.145
Section 5096.145
Status: in_force

(a) “District,” as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 5096.144, includes a district agricultural association or a citrus fruit fair which is authorized to provide park, recreation, or open-space services, or a combination of those services, of a character commonly provided by a recreation and park district, and which provides those services for the general public on a year-round basis.

(b) Park, recreation, or open-space services, or a combination of those services, of a character commonly provided by a county parks and recreation department, that are provided by a county fair for the general public on a year-round basis are eligible for a local assistance grant pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5096.151 as a county project.

(c) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the provisions in this section are declaratory of and in accord with existing law.
Cal. FAC § 59955 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 59955
Section 59955
Status: in_force

If there is no marketing program then in effective operation for the commodity, the funds shall be credited to the unexpended balance, if any, of the last previous marketing program for the commodity. If there is no marketing program then in current operation or no balance exists from any previous marketing program to which the funds may be credited, the funds so retained may be expended by the director for the benefit of any marketing program established under the provision of this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 6571 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 9 / Section 6571
Section 6571
Status: in_force

Any action, suit, or proceeding attacking or contesting the validity of any deed issued under the provisions of this division, or the validity of the proceedings subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of sale, shall be brought within 12 months after the issuance of the deed, and if the validity of the deed or of the proceedings is not contested within that 12 months’ period, it shall not be thereafter contested or questioned in any action, suit, or proceeding, except that an action, suit, or proceeding with respect to any deed of owner-occupied residential property may be brought within 12 months after discovery of the issuance of the deed or, for owner-occupied residential property sold between January 1, 1969, and January 1, 1979, within 12 months after the enactment of the amendments to this section made during the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature.

A defense to a proceeding pursuant to this section shall be that the current owner of record is a bona fide purchaser for value.

The Legislature finds and declares that the court of appeal in Atkins v. Kessler, 97 Cal. App. 3d 784, held that under the former provisions of this division the statute of limitations in this section could not be raised against an owner in possession of residential real property during the entire period of delinquency and sale because due process was violated. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that the amendments to this section made during the 1981–82 Regular Session of the Legislature shall be applied retrospectively with respect to any owners in possession of residential real property during the entire period of delinquency and at the time of the sale whose homes were sold pursuant to this act between January 1, 1969, and January 1, 1979.
Cal. HSC § 129980 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 129980
Section 129980
Status: in_force

Whenever any construction or alteration of any hospital building is being performed contrary to the provisions of this chapter, the department may order the construction or alteration stopped by written notice served upon any persons engaged in or causing the work to be done. Upon service of the written notice, all construction or alteration shall cease until an authorization to remove the notice is issued by the department. Any person so served shall, upon request made within 15 days of the written notice, be entitled to a hearing pursuant to Section 11506 of the Government Code.
Cal. PUC § 16038 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 16038
Section 16038
Status: in_force

The board may provide for an assistant to any officer of the district who may perform the acts his principal may perform, when authorized so to do by the board.
Cal. HSC § 127374 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 127374
Section 127374
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Health Care Access and Information may impose a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) against a hospital that fails to adopt, update, or submit an equity report consistent with this article and any implementing regulations adopted by the department.

(b) The department may grant a hospital an automatic 60-day extension to submit an equity report.

(c) The department shall annually prepare, and post on its internet website, a report that includes a list of all hospitals that failed to submit equity reports.

(d) The department shall make all equity reports submitted pursuant to this article available to the public on its internet website.

(e) Data and information posted on hospital internet websites and submitted to and made public by the department shall be disclosed in a manner that protects the personal information of patients pursuant to deidentification requirements as specified by the department, as well as any state and federal privacy laws, including the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code) and the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191).
Cal. FIN § 12315.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12315.1
Section 12315.1
Status: in_force

A prorater shall notify, in writing, all creditors listed in the prorate contract of the debtors desire to engage the services of the prorater within five days of the effective date of the contract as defined in Section 12320. The notification shall include a notice as to the proposed monthly payment to be made to the creditor. Every contract between a prorater and a debtor shall list every debt to be prorated with the creditor’s name, and disclose the total of all such debts.
Cal. WIC § 10609.97 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10609.97
Section 10609.97
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Social Services shall provide guidance on best practices and facilitate an exchange of information and best practices among counties on an annual basis, commencing no later than January 1, 2014, on assisting a child in a juvenile court case who is eligible for special immigrant juvenile status under Section 1101(a)(27)(J) of Title 8 of the United States Code. This exchange of information may be accomplished by posting training and other information on the department’s Internet Web site.

(b) The guidance shall include procedures for assisting eligible children in applying for special immigrant juvenile status, before the children reach 21 years of age or get married, and applying for T visas, U visas, and Violence Against Women Act self-petitions.
Cal. HSC § 113120 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 113120
Section 113120
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be administered by the department in accordance with Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875).
Cal. WAT § 13525.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 13525.5
Section 13525.5
Status: in_force

Any person recycling water or using recycled water in violation of Section 13524, after such violation has been called to his attention in writing by the regional board, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of such recycling or use shall constitute a separate offense.
Cal. FIN § 1257 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 7 / Section 1257
Section 1257
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, for good cause, amend, alter, suspend, or revoke any approval of a proposal to acquire control of a bank or a controlling person issued pursuant to Section 1254.
Cal. PRC § 25961 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 25961
Section 25961
Status: in_force

The commission shall, on or before January 1, 1976, develop in cooperation with affected industry and consumer representatives, who will be designated as such representatives by the commission, the specifications for certification of intermittent ignition devices which shall not significantly affect the price of gas appliances in competition with similar electrical appliances. The specification shall be developed so as to result in the conservation of primary energy resources, shall include provisions necessary for public health and safety, and shall give due consideration to the initial costs, including installation and maintenance costs imposed upon the consumer.
Cal. PRC § 9960 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 12 / Section 9960
Section 9960
Status: in_force

The following definitions shall govern the interpretation of this chapter:

(a) “Suisun Marsh” means the Suisun Marsh as defined in Section 29101.

(b) “Primary management area” means the primary management area as defined in Section 29102.

(c) “Suisun Marsh Protection Plan” means the plan identified and defined in Section 29113.

(d) “District” means the Suisun Resource Conservation District.

(e) “Board” means the board of directors of the district.

(f) “Individual ownership” means a separate privately owned parcel of land within the primary management area. Contiguous parcels of land owned by the same legal entity comprise a single individual ownership.

(g) “Department” means the Department of Fish and Game.
Cal. BPC § 19212 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 19212
Section 19212
Status: in_force

The performance by any partnership, limited liability company, corporation, firm, or association of any act or omission constituting a cause for disciplinary action, likewise constitutes a cause for disciplinary action against any licensee who is a member of that partnership or limited liability company, or an officer or director of that corporation, or an officer or person acting in a managerial capacity of that firm or association, if the licensee participated in the prohibited act or omission.
Cal. WAT § 35520.44 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.2 / Section 35520.44
Section 35520.44
Status: in_force

The board annually, concurrently with the making of the estimate required by Section 36552, shall adopt a resolution setting forth an estimate of the amount of money needed for the purposes of the drainage service area for the next fiscal year. The amount shall be sufficient to raise interest accruing and principal maturing during the fiscal year on outstanding bonds of the district issued for the drainage service area, incidental expenses of the service area, and the cost of the care, operation, management, or improvement of the works of the drainage service area, or that part of the costs as the board determines is to be raised by assessment. The amount of the assessment to be borne by each zone shall be computed by multiplying the total amount to be raised by assessment by the percentage of benefits accruing to each zone as declared by the board.

In the resolution to be adopted pursuant to this section, the board shall provide for a public hearing upon the assessment to be levied and shall specify a time and place when all interested persons may appear and be heard. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publishing a copy of the resolution in a newspaper of general circulation, published in each affected county, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the first publication to be at least 14 days prior to the time fixed for the hearing. A copy of the resolution shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each holder of title to land within title within the drainage service area as shown upon the last equalized assessment book of the district. Any error, omission, or mistake in the mailing, or any failure of any person to receive a copy, shall not invalidate the proceedings pursuant to this section.

The hearing may be adjourned from time to time at the discretion of the board, and, at its conclusion, the board shall, by resolution, levy an assessment upon all lands within each zone sufficient to raise the amount stated in the estimate of the board as revised, if revised, at the hearing. Assessments made within each zone of benefit established pursuant to this chapter shall be levied on all lands within the zone of benefit on an acreage basis.
Cal. FAC § 55009 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 55009
Section 55009
Status: in_force

“Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with other rice and may include, but are not limited to, those characteristics that cannot be visually identified without the aid of specialized equipment or testing, those characteristics that create a significant economic impact in their removal from commingled rice, and those characteristics whose removal from commingled rice is infeasible.
Cal. LAB § 3213 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 3213
Section 3213
Status: in_force

In the case of a member of the University of California Police Department who has graduated from an academy certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, when he and all members of the campus department of which he is a member have graduated from such an academy, and when any such member is employed upon a regular, full-time salary, the term “injury” as used in this division includes heart trouble and pneumonia which develops or manifests itself during a period while such member is in the service of such campus department of the University of California Police Department. The compensation which is awarded for such heart trouble or pneumonia shall include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, disability indemnity, and death benefits as provided by the provisions of this division.

Such heart trouble or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself shall be presumed to arise out of and in the course of the employment; provided, however, that the member of the University of California Police Department shall have served five years or more in such capacity before the presumption shall arise as to the compensability of heart trouble so developing or manifesting itself. This presumption is disputable and may be controverted by other evidence, but unless so controverted, the appeals board is bound to find in accordance with it. This presumption shall be extended to a member following termination of service for a period of three calendar months for each full year of the requisite service, but not to exceed 60 months in any circumstance, commencing with the last date actually worked in the specified capacity.

Such heart trouble or pneumonia so developing or manifesting itself in such cases shall in no case be attributed to any disease existing prior to such development or manifestation.

As used in this section:

(a) “Members” shall be limited to those employees of the University of California Police Department who are defined as peace officers in Section 830.2 of the Penal Code.

(b) “Campus” shall include any campus or other installation maintained under the jurisdiction of the Regents of the University of California.

(c) “Campus department” means all members of the University of California Police Department who are assigned and serve on a particular campus.