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Cal. EVID § 1237 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 1237
Section 1237
Status: in_force

(a) Evidence of a statement previously made by a witness is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the statement would have been admissible if made by him while testifying, the statement concerns a matter as to which the witness has insufficient present recollection to enable him to testify fully and accurately, and the statement is contained in a writing which:

(1) Was made at a time when the fact recorded in the writing actually occurred or was fresh in the witness’ memory;

(2) Was made (i) by the witness himself or under his direction or (ii) by some other person for the purpose of recording the witness’ statement at the time it was made;

(3) Is offered after the witness testifies that the statement he made was a true statement of such fact; and

(4) Is offered after the writing is authenticated as an accurate record of the statement.

(b) The writing may be read into evidence, but the writing itself may not be received in evidence unless offered by an adverse party.
Cal. SHC § 2549 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 13 / Section 2549
Section 2549
Status: in_force

(a) Any city, county, transit operator, or the department may submit an application to the department for an advance of funds for the purchase of abandoned railroad rights-of-way pursuant to Section 99317 of the Public Utilities Code. The department shall evaluate the applications in accordance with criteria and procedures adopted by the commission and shall submit the applications and its recommendations thereon to the commission not later than February 1 of each year.

(b) The commission shall adopt criteria and procedures for the evaluation of applications by the department. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to all of the following:

(1) The viability of the right-of-way as a transit corridor.

(2) The extent of local financial participation in the acquisition.

(3) The degree to which the unacquired right-of-way is jeopardized by encroaching development.

(c) The commission shall annually adopt a priority list for the advance of funds available for the purpose of this section. The commission shall establish and forward to all applicants a preliminary list at least 30 days prior to the date of a commission hearing on the list. The commission shall adopt the priority list, as proposed or as amended, at a subsequent commission hearing following the initial hearing. The commission shall advance funds available for the purposes of this section in accordance with the adopted priority list.

(d) Any advance of funds pursuant to this section shall be repaid within a three-year period and shall be repaid with interest at a rate equal the interest rate earned on moneys in the Pooled Money Investment Fund.
Cal. WIC § 18986.21 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.8 / Article 3 / Section 18986.21
Section 18986.21
Status: in_force

(a) A waiver or waivers may be granted pursuant to this chapter when existing regulations hinder the coordination of children’s services and when waivers would facilitate the implementation of this chapter.

(b) Any request for a waiver under this chapter shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following:

(1) The regulation or regulations for which the county requests a waiver.

(2) A statement regarding why the identified regulation or regulations should be waived.

(3) A statement regarding why the identified regulation or regulations inhibit the efficient administration of the program.

(4) A comparison of the following:

(A) The services and the number of persons to be served under the requested waiver.

(B) The services and the number of persons to be served without the requested waiver.

(5) Projected costs or savings due to the requested waiver.

(6) Any impact on state and federal funding.

(c) When approving a county request for a waiver pursuant to this chapter, the entity granting the waiver shall ensure all of the following:

(1) Services and eligible persons served under the affected program are maintained.

(2) There is no increase in costs to the state or to clients.

(3) There is no loss of federal financial participation.
Cal. HSC § 1568.043 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.01 / Article 1 / Section 1568.043
Section 1568.043
Status: in_force

A residential care facility for persons with chronic, life-threatening illness shall have one or more carbon monoxide detectors in the facility that meet the standards established on Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 13260) of Part 2 of Division 12. The department shall account for the presence of these detectors during inspections.
Cal. HSC § 12689 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 12689
Section 12689
Status: in_force

(a)  It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or deliver any dangerous fireworks to any person under 18 years of age.

(b)  It is unlawful for any person who is a retailer to sell or transfer any safe and sane fireworks to a person who is under 16 years of age.

(c)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), it is unlawful for any person who is a retailer to sell or transfer to a person under the age of 18 any rocket, rocket propelled projectile launcher, or similar device containing any explosive or incendiary material whether or not the device is designed for emergency or distance signaling purposes. It is also unlawful for a minor to possess such a device unless he or she has the written permission of, or is accompanied by, his or her parent or guardian while it is in his or her possession.

(d)  Model rocket products including model rockets, launch systems, and model rocket motors designed, sold, and used for the purpose of propelling recoverable model rockets may be sold or transferred pursuant to regulations, adopted by the State Fire Marshal which the Fire Marshal determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the requirements of this part.
Cal. PCC § 20167 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 20167
Section 20167
Status: in_force

After rejecting bids, the legislative body may pass a resolution by a four-fifths vote of its members declaring that the project can be performed more economically by day labor, or the materials or supplies furnished at a lower price in the open market. Upon adoption of the resolution, it may have the project done in the manner stated without further complying with this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 55409 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 55409
Section 55409
Status: in_force

Juice or must used for wine which, as a condition of sale, is required to be pressed or crushed from grapes in the field or at a facility not owned by the purchasing vintner, is a farm product for purposes of this chapter. Juice or must which was not required to be pressed or crushed from grapes as a condition of a sale, and which is stored for the account of the producer who grew the grapes, is not a farm product when it is sold.
Cal. HSC § 110424 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 110424
Section 110424
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Brand owner” means the person who owns or licenses the trademark that is the most prominent trademark on the principal display panel of the prenatal multivitamin product label. The manufacturer of a prenatal multivitamin for another person who owns the trademark is not the brand owner.

(b) “Bulk prenatal multivitamin product” means the bulk prenatal multivitamin product in finished dosage form before it is packaged and labeled. Bulk prenatal multivitamin product does not mean the constituent ingredients of prenatal multivitamins.

(c) “Heavy metals” means arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury.

(d) “Lot” means a batch, or a specific identified portion of a batch, that is uniform and is intended to meet specifications for identity, purity, strength, and composition or, in the case of a dietary supplement produced by continuous process, a specific identified amount produced in a specified unit of time or quantity in a manner that is uniform and that is intended to meet specifications for identity, purity, strength, and composition.

(e) “Manufacturer” means a person who is either of the following:

(1) A brand owner who manufactures, as defined in Section 109970, a prenatal multivitamin.

(2) A person who manufactures, as defined in Section 109970, but is not the brand owner of a prenatal multivitamin.

(f) “Packaged prenatal multivitamin product” means the bulk prenatal multivitamin product that has been packaged for sale or distribution to the public or health care professionals. The product label may include, but is not required to have, a unique universal product code (UPC).

(g) “Prenatal multivitamin” means a dietary supplement that contains one or more vitamins or minerals and is represented or purported to be specifically used, or intended to be used, to support the health of an individual who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or lactating. Prenatal multivitamins may be in the form of, but are not limited to, capsules, tablets, gummies, liquids, or powder.

(h) “Product label” means a display of written, printed, or graphic material that is affixed to a product’s immediate container.

(i) “Product shelf life” means the time, measured in the number of months, as printed on the product label, between the date of manufacture and the expiration date for a packaged prenatal multivitamin product.

(j) “Proficient laboratory” is a laboratory that meets the criteria listed in subdivision (b) of Section 110424.1.

(k) “Representative sample” means a sample that consists of a number of units that are drawn based on rational criteria, such as random sampling, and intended to ensure that the sample accurately portrays the material being sampled.
Cal. VEH § 2525.6 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 3.5 / Section 2525.6
Section 2525.6
Status: in_force

Each fleet owner licensed as an inspection and maintenance station may place upon a vehicle which it has inspected and maintained, or upon which it has installed or adjusted required equipment, a sticker, in a form approved by the commissioner, certifying the compliance of such vehicle with all pertinent requirements imposed upon such vehicle by this code or regulations adopted thereunder and, if applicable, by the United States Department of Transportation. Such stickers shall remain valid for a period of one year and shall not be placed on any vehicle which is not part of the fleet.
Cal. BPC § 23 — California Code / Code bpc / Section 23
Section 23
Status: in_force

“Department,” unless otherwise defined, refers to the Department of Consumer Affairs.

Wherever the laws of this state refer to the Department of Professional and Vocational Standards, the reference shall be construed to be to the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Cal. FAM § 7648 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1.5 / Section 7648
Section 7648
Status: in_force

The court may deny the motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing parentage if it determines that denial of the motion is in the best interest of the child, after consideration of the following factors:

(a) The age of the child.

(b) The length of time since the entry of the judgment establishing parentage.

(c) The nature, duration, and quality of any relationship between the previously established father and the child, including the duration and frequency of any time periods during which the child and the previously established father resided in the same household or enjoyed a parent and child relationship.

(d) The request of the previously established father that the parent and child relationship continue.

(e) Notice by the biological father of the child that the biological father does not oppose preservation of the relationship between the previously established father and the child.

(f) The benefit or detriment to the child in establishing the genetic father as the parent of the child.

(g) Whether the conduct of the previously established father has impaired the ability to ascertain the identity of, or get support from, the biological father.

(h) Additional factors deemed by the court to be relevant to its determination of the best interest of the child.
Cal. PUC § 99314.10 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 99314.10
Section 99314.10
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the 2020–21 to 2025–26, inclusive, fiscal years, the Controller shall calculate and publish the allocation of funds made pursuant to Section 99314 to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, the member agencies of the Altamont Commuter Express Authority, and the member agencies of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority based on the same individual operator ratios published by the Controller in its August 2020 State Transit Assistance Allocation transmittal memo, or as the Controller may subsequently revise that memo before June 30, 2026, to account for an STA-eligible operator’s termination of transit operations during those fiscal years or for a new STA-eligible operator, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 99314, during those fiscal years.

(b) In calculating the individual operator ratios for the August 2020 State Transit Assistance Allocation transmittal memo described in subdivision (a), the Controller shall use the data from the most recent annual report submitted by each STA-eligible operator to the Controller pursuant to Section 99243, except that the Controller shall not use data from a fiscal year before the 2017–18 fiscal year. For a subsequent revision to the memo, as described in subdivision (a), the Controller shall incorporate the data from the most recent annual report submitted by a new STA-eligible operator pursuant to Section 99243 into the data used in the memo for existing STA-eligible operators.

(c) Upon allocation of funds pursuant to this section to each transportation planning agency and county transportation commission, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, the member agencies of the Altamont Commuter Express Authority, and the member agencies of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, the Controller shall publish the amount of funding allocated to each operator.
Cal. WIC § 14576 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8.7 / Article 4 / Section 14576
Section 14576
Status: in_force

Each adult day health care provider shall furnish to the department, unless otherwise specified by the interagency agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1572 of the Health and Safety Code, all additional information and reports that the department may find necessary in performing its functions under this chapter. The information and reports shall include, but not be limited to, any statistical information regarding utilization of services, individual treatment plans and individual service reports, costs of health care, and administration the department may require.
Cal. COM § 4403 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 4403
Section 4403
Status: in_force

(a) A customer or any person authorized to draw on the account if there is more than one person may stop payment of any item drawn on the customer’s account or close the account by an order to the bank describing the item or account with reasonable certainty received at a time and in a manner that affords the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before any action by the bank with respect to the item described in Section 4303. If the signature of more than one person is required to draw on an account, any of these persons may stop payment or close the account.

(b) A stop-payment order is effective for six months, but it lapses after 14 calendar days if the original order was oral and was not confirmed in writing within that period. A stop-payment order may be renewed for additional six-month periods by a writing given to the bank within a period during which the stop-payment order is effective.

(c) The burden of establishing the fact and amount of loss resulting from the payment of an item contrary to a stop-payment order or order to close an account is on the customer. The loss from payment of an item contrary to a stop-payment order may include damages for dishonor of subsequent items under Section 4402.
Cal. SHC § 2225 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 2225
Section 2225
Status: in_force

Section 2360 does not apply to funds apportioned and allocated under the combined road plan demonstration program.
Cal. BPC § 6980.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 2 / Section 6980.2
Section 6980.2
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint a chief of the bureau at a salary to be fixed in accordance with Section 12080.3 of the Government Code. The chief shall serve under the direction and supervision of the director.
Cal. BPC § 19493 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 19493
Section 19493
Status: in_force

Upon the termination of the horse racing meeting for which a license has been granted:

(a) If the licensee has fully paid the license fee imposed by this article, the sum deposited with the application for the license shall be returned to the licensee.

(b) If the licensee fails, refuses, or neglects to pay such fee, the amount thereof shall be deducted from the sum deposited and the balance, if any, shall be returned to the licensee.
Cal. HSC § 41062 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 6 / Section 41062
Section 41062
Status: in_force

(a)  The strategy shall include a clean fuels program to provide, to the extent feasible and necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, a schedule for the introduction of cleaner burning alternative fuels and low-emission motor vehicles or control measures providing equivalent emission reductions within the district, a program to encourage the establishment of the necessary infrastructure to support the introduction of cleaner burning fuels, and demonstration programs and incentives to encourage the purchase of clean fueled vehicles and the use of cleaner burning fuels.

(b)  In developing the clean fuels program, the district shall consider projects utilizing methanol fuel; fuel cells; liquid petroleum gas; natural gas, including compressed natural gas; combination fuels; synthetic fuels; electricity, including electric vehicles; ethanol; and other cleaner burning fuels.

(c)  Nothing in this section authorizes the Sacramento district to require the sale or supply of any specific motor vehicle fuel.
Cal. VEH § 42205 — California Code / Code veh / Division 18 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 42205
Section 42205
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 42270), the department shall file, at least monthly with the Controller, a report of money received by the department pursuant to Section 9400 for the previous month and shall, at the same time, remit all money so reported to the Treasurer. On order of the Controller, the Treasurer shall deposit all money so remitted into the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund, or directly into the Transportation Debt Service Fund as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 9400.4, as applicable.

(b) The Legislature shall appropriate from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund to the department and the Franchise Tax Board amounts equal to the costs incurred by each in performing their duties pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 9400) of Chapter 6 of Division 3. The applicable amounts shall be determined so that the appropriate costs for registration and weight fee collection activities are appropriated between the recipients of revenues in proportion to the revenues that would have been received individually by those recipients if the total fee imposed under the Vehicle License Fee Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) was 2 percent of the market value of a vehicle. The remainder of the funds collected under Section 9400 and deposited in the account, other than the direct deposits to the Transportation Debt Service Fund referenced in subdivision (a), may be appropriated to the Department of Transportation, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, and the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purposes authorized under Section 3 of Article XIX of the California Constitution.
Cal. FAM § 4061 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 4061
Section 4061
Status: in_force

The amounts in Section 4062 shall be considered additional support for the children and shall be computed in accordance with the following:

(a) If there needs to be an apportionment of expenses pursuant to Section 4062, the expenses shall be divided in proportion to the parents’ net incomes as adjusted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d), unless a party requests or the court finds on its own motion that expenses should be divided in a different manner.

(b) (1) The basic child support obligation shall first be computed using the formula set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 4055, as adjusted for any appropriate rebuttal factors in subdivision (b) of Section 4057.

(2) Any additional child support required for expenses pursuant to Section 4062 shall thereafter be ordered to be paid by the parents in proportion to their net disposable incomes as adjusted pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d).

(c) In cases when spousal support is or has been ordered to be paid by one parent to the other, for purposes of allocating additional expenses pursuant to Section 4062, the gross income of the parent paying spousal support shall be decreased by the amount of the spousal support paid and the gross income of the parent receiving the spousal support shall be increased by the amount of the spousal support received for as long as the spousal support order is in effect and is paid.

(d) For purposes of computing the adjusted net disposable income of the parent paying child support for allocating any additional expenses pursuant to Section 4062, the net disposable income of the parent paying child support shall be reduced by the amount of any basic child support ordered to be paid under subdivision (a) of Section 4055. However, the net disposable income of the parent receiving child support shall not be increased by any amount of child support received.

(e) This section shall be operative September 1, 2024.
Cal. LAB § 1202 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1202
Section 1202
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the commission, the department shall cause such statistics and other data and information to be gathered, and investigations made, as the commission may require. The cost thereof shall be paid out of the appropriations made for the expenses of the commission.
Cal. FIN § 18018.4 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 18018.4
Section 18018.4
Status: in_force

“Mandatory convertible debt,” as used in this division, means a subordinated debt instrument which requires the issuer to convert that instrument into common or perpetual preferred stock by a date at or before the maturity of the debt instrument. The maturity of those instruments shall be 12 years or less.
Cal. HSC § 1397.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 9 / Section 1397.6
Section 1397.6
Status: in_force

The director may contract with necessary medical consultants to assist with the health care program. These contracts shall be on a noncompetitive bid basis and shall be exempt from Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.