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Cal. INS § 1192.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 1192.8
Section 1192.8
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic life insurer having admitted assets aggregating in value not less than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) may make excess fund investments pursuant to this section in interest-bearing notes, bonds, or obligations issued by (1) any operating business trust or limited partnership organized under the laws of any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Dominion of Canada, any province of the Dominion of Canada or (2) an authority established pursuant to the California Industrial Development Financing Act, Title 10 (commencing with Section 91500) of the Government Code. The issuer of the notes, bonds, or obligations through itself or its paying agent shall be obligated thereunder to make payments, with respect to the notes, bonds, or other obligations, directly to the insurer or the insurer’s nominee.

(b) Except upon the prior written approval of the commissioner, an investment may not be made under the authority of this section unless the note, bond, or obligation is exchange-traded. “Exchange-traded,” as used in this subdivision, means listed and traded on the National Market System of the NASDAQ Stock Market or on a securities exchange subject to regulation, supervision, or control under a statute of the United States and acceptable to the commissioner.

(c) Without the prior written consent of the commissioner, an investment made pursuant to this section shall not exceed in the aggregate 10 percent of the life insurer’s policyholder surplus.

(d) A request to the commissioner for (1) approval pursuant to subdivision (b) to invest in notes, bonds, or obligations that are not exchange-traded or (2) consent to exceed the 10 percent limitation set forth in subdivision (c), shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by any supporting data and documentation that the commissioner may require. The commissioner shall require the payment of a fee of seven thousand four hundred seventy-two dollars ($7,472), in advance, for the determination of whether to approve or disapprove each request. Each request shall be in writing and shall be deemed approved unless the commissioner disapproves it within 60 days with respect to requests under subdivision (c) or 20 days with respect to requests under subdivision (b), after the request has been filed in the commissioner’s office.

(e) This section shall not be construed to increase or reduce the authority to invest in any operating business trust or limited partnership specifically permitted in other sections of this code.
Cal. HSC § 53547 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 53547
Section 53547
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4), except subdivision (a) of Section 16727 to the extent that it is inconsistent with this part, and all of the other provisions of that law as amended from time to time apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part.
Cal. MVC § 1180.2 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1180.2
Section 1180.2
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.

Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.
Cal. PROB § 13113.5 — California Code / Code prob / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 13113.5
Section 13113.5
Status: in_force

(a) If the transferee’s action or inaction increased the value of property returned to the estate or decreased the estate’s obligations, the personal representative shall reimburse the transferee by the same amount. Actions or inaction that increase the value of returned property or decrease the estate’s obligations include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following actions:

(1) A payment toward an unsecured debt of the decedent.

(2) A payment toward a debt secured against the returned property.

(3) A significant improvement of the returned property that increased the fair market value of the property.

(b) If the transferee’s action or inaction decreased the value of property returned to the estate or increased the estate’s obligations, the transferee is personally liable to the estate for that amount. Actions or inaction that decrease the value of the returned property or increase the estate’s obligations include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following actions or inaction:

(1) An action or inaction that resulted in a lien or encumbrance being recorded against the property.

(2) The receipt of income from the property, if that income would have accrued to the estate had the property not been transferred to the transferee.

(c) The personal representative shall provide the transferee a written statement of any reimbursement or liability under this section, along with a statement of the reasons for the reimbursement or liability.

(d) For the purposes of Section 11420, reimbursement of the transferee under subdivision (a) shall be deemed an expense of administration.

(e) In the event that the transferee and the personal representative cannot agree on the reimbursement or liability due under this section, the transferee or personal representative may petition the court for an order determining the amount of the reimbursement or liability. In making a decision under this subdivision, the court should consider the surrounding circumstances, including whether the parties acted in good faith and whether a particular result would impose an unfair burden on the transferee or the estate.
Cal. HSC § 114039.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 114039.5
Section 114039.5
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), molluscan shellfish life-support system display tanks shall not be used to display shellfish that are offered for human consumption and shall be conspicuously marked so that it is obvious to the consumer that the shellfish are for display only.

(b) Molluscan shellfish life support system display tanks that are used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption shall be operated and maintained in accordance with an HACCP plan as specified in Section 114419.1. Operation and maintenance shall ensure the following:

(1) Water used with fish other than molluscan shellfish does not flow into the molluscan tank.

(2) The safety and quality of the shellfish as they were received are not compromised by the use of the tank.

(3) The identity of the source of the shellstock is retained as specified in Section 114039.4.

(c) Molluscan shellfish life support system display tanks that were in operation prior to the effective date of this part need not comply with Section 114419.
Cal. RTC § 17007 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 17007
Section 17007
Status: in_force

“Person” includes individuals, fiduciaries, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.
Cal. PUC § 96560 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 96560
Section 96560
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of bonds, including refunding bonds, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. FAC § 53564 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 53564
Section 53564
Status: in_force

A proceeding pursuant to this article if the value of the property is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
Cal. FAM § 8810 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 8810
Section 8810
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever a petition is filed under this chapter for the adoption of a child, the petitioner shall pay a nonrefundable fee to the department or to the delegated county adoption agency for the cost of investigating the adoption petition. Fifty percent of the payment shall be made to the department or delegated county adoption agency at the time the adoption petition is filed, and the remaining balance shall be paid no later than the date determined by the department or the delegated county adoption agency in an amount as follows:

(1) For petitions filed on and after October 1, 2008, four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).

(2) For petitioners who have a valid preplacement evaluation less than one year old pursuant to Section 8811.5, or a valid private agency adoption home study less than two years old at the time of filing a petition, one thousand five hundred fifty dollars ($1,550) for a postplacement evaluation pursuant to Sections 8806 and 8807.

(b) Revenues produced by fees collected by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used, when appropriated by the Legislature, to fund only the direct costs associated with the state program for independent adoptions. Revenues produced by fees collected by the delegated county adoption agency pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be used by the county to fund the county program for independent adoptions.

(c) The department or delegated county adoption agency may reduce the fee to no less than five hundred dollars ($500) when the prospective adoptive parents are lower income, according to the income limits published by the Department of Housing and Community Development, and when making the required payment would be detrimental to the welfare of an adopted child. The department shall develop additional guidelines regarding income and assets to determine the financial criteria for reduction of the fee under this subdivision.
Cal. PUC § 7933 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 7933
Section 7933
Status: in_force

The rate structure of any call originating in or made to an area code shall not change with the split of an area code into two or more area codes, regardless of the number of digits dialed.
Cal. HSC § 128785 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 128785
Section 128785
Status: in_force

On January 1, 1986, all regulations previously adopted by the California Health Facilities Commission that relate to functions vested in the department and that are in effect on that date, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable to the extent that they are consistent with this chapter, as determined by the department, unless and until readopted, amended, or repealed by the department.
Cal. RTC § 24990.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 15 / Article 4.5 / Section 24990.1
Section 24990.1
Status: in_force

The amendments made by Section 126(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) to Section 1202(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to 100 percent exclusion for stock acquired during certain periods in 2010 and thereafter, shall not apply.
Cal. LAB § 2865 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 2865
Section 2865
Status: in_force

An employee who is guilty of a culpable degree of negligence is liable to his employer for the damage thereby caused to the employer. The employer is liable to the employee if the service is not gratuitous, for the value of the services only as are properly rendered.
Cal. WAT § 75780 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 75780
Section 75780
Status: in_force

The board, at the time and place mentioned in the notice of the filing of the petition for exclusion of lands, or at the time or times to which the hearing of the petition may be adjourned, shall proceed to hear the petition, all evidence or proofs that are introduced by or on behalf of the petitioner or petitioners, and all objections to the petition that are presented in writing by any person showing cause why the change of boundaries should not be made, and all evidence and proofs that are introduced in support of such objections. Such evidence shall be taken down in shorthand, and a record made thereof and filed with the board.
Cal. WAT § 74225 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 74225
Section 74225
Status: in_force

Special meetings may be ordered by the president or by a majority of the members of the board, specifying in writing the business to be transacted. The order calling for a special meeting shall be entered in the minutes of the board. Three days’ notice shall be given by the secretary to any member not joining in the order, by mailing the notice to him at his last address. Only the business specified in the order shall be transacted at the special meeting.
Cal. FGC § 9001.6 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9001.6
Section 9001.6
Status: in_force

Hagfish may be taken under a general trap permit, if all of the following criteria are met:

(a) Korean traps and bucket traps may be used to take only hagfish under this article.

(b) No more than a total of 500 Korean traps or a total of 200 bucket traps may be possessed aboard a vessel or in the water or combination thereof.

(c) No permittee may possess both Korean traps or bucket traps and other types of traps aboard a vessel at the same time. When Korean traps or bucket traps are being used or possessed aboard a vessel, no species of finfish other than hagfish shall be taken, possessed aboard, or sold for commercial purposes.

(d) Popups shall not be used on buoy lines attached to Korean traps or bucket traps, and shall not be possessed by a commercial fisherman aboard a vessel when taking hagfish.
Cal. MVC § 90.2 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 90.2
Section 90.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 11005 of the Government Code, the Department of Veterans Affairs may accept donations of personal property, including cash or other gifts, to be used to further the purposes of the state’s strategic plan for providing veterans with transitional assistance, as described in Section 90, or to reimburse the state for expenditures made by the state for these purposes.

(b) (1) Cash donations made pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be deposited in the CalTap Endowment Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the fund shall be continuously appropriated for the purpose of funding competitive grants in support of the state’s strategic plan for providing veterans with transitional assistance, as described in Section 90.
Cal. WAT § 108.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 108.5
Section 108.5
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the state that source watersheds are recognized and defined as integral components of California’s water infrastructure.

(b) (1) As climate change advances, source watersheds that provide the majority of the state’s drinking and irrigated agricultural water are of particular importance to maintaining the reliability, quantity, timing, and quality of California’s environmental, drinking, and agricultural water supply.

(2) Recognizing the critical role of source watersheds in enhancing water supply reliability, the maintenance and repair of source watersheds is eligible for the same forms of financing as other water collection and treatment infrastructure.

(3) Nothing in this section is intended to constrain financing for source watersheds supplying local, state, or federal water systems.

(4) Nothing in this section is intended to supersede federal eligibility requirements or alter any of the following:

(A) Funding criteria or guidelines established for a bond or other measure enacted by the voters.

(B) Funding programs related to pollution control, cleanup, or abatement.

(C) Funding programs for addressing public health emergencies.

(c) Eligible maintenance and repair activities pursuant to this section are limited to the following forest ecosystem restoration and conservation activities:

(1) Upland vegetation management to restore the watershed’s productivity and resiliency.

(2) Wet and dry meadow restoration.

(3) Road removal and repair.

(4) Stream channel restoration.

(5) Conservation of private forests to preserve watershed integrity through permanent prevention of land use conversion and improved land management, achieved through, and secured with, conservation easements.

(6) Other projects with a demonstrated likelihood of increasing conditions for water and snow attraction, retention, and release under changing climate conditions.
Cal. VEH § 12517.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12517.5
Section 12517.5
Status: in_force

A person who is employed as a driver of a paratransit vehicle shall not operate that vehicle unless the person meets both of the following requirements:

(a) Has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver’s license of a class appropriate to the vehicle driven.

(b) Successfully completes, during each calendar year, four hours of training administered by, or at the direction of, his or her employer or the employer’s agent on the safe operation of paratransit vehicles and four hours of training on the special transportation needs of the persons he or she is employed to transport.

This subdivision may be satisfied if the driver receives transportation training or a certificate, or both, pursuant to Section 40082, 40083, 40085, 40085.5, or 40088 of the Education Code.

The employer shall maintain a record of the current training received by each driver in his or her employ and shall present that record on demand to any authorized representative of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Cal. HSC § 115210 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Article 13 / Section 115210
Section 115210
Status: in_force

(a)  The city attorney of the city or the district attorney of the county in which any violations of this chapter occur, occurred, or will occur, or the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may institute on behalf of the people of California any civil action necessary to carry out this chapter, including, but not restricted to, the enforcement of liens, the obtaining of injunctions, or the imposition of civil penalties.

(b)  If the civil penalties are awarded and the action is brought by a city attorney or district attorney, the penalty shall be paid directly to the city or county. If no penalty is awarded or paid, or both, the state shall have no obligation to make any payment to the city or county.

If the civil penalty is awarded and the action is brought by the Attorney General, the penalty shall be deposited in the General Fund.
Cal. ELEC § 7468 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 7468
Section 7468
Status: in_force

The removal of residence by an elected or appointed member of a district committee from the Assembly district or supervisorial district from which he or she has been elected or appointed a member of that committee shall constitute his or her automatic resignation from that committee.
Cal. HNC § 7071 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 7071
Section 7071
Status: in_force

A director shall not be treasurer. The secretary and treasurer shall receive the compensation determined by the board and shall serve at its pleasure.
Cal. PROB § 4504 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.5 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 4504
Section 4504
Status: in_force

There is no right to a jury trial in proceedings under this division.
Cal. FGC § 1419 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 4.3 / Article 2 / Section 1419
Section 1419
Status: in_force

Any funds remaining after an eligible acquisition, restoration, or enhancement of any project under this article shall be returned to the board and shall be deposited in the fund.
Cal. UIC § 3702 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 3702
Section 3702
Status: in_force

Extended duration benefits, to the extent that such extended duration benefits are not reimbursed or reimbursable by the federal government to the State of California, shall be charged except as provided by Section 1032, 1032.5, 1034, 1036, 1335, 1338, or 1380, against the reserve account of the exhaustee’s employer during his or her base period. If the individual performed services in employment for more than one employer during his or her base period, unemployment compensation benefits paid to him or her shall be charged against the respective reserve accounts of such employers in the proportion that the total wages paid to the individual in employment for each employer bears to the total wages paid to the individual in employment for all employers during the base period.
Cal. WAT § 9356 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 9356
Section 9356
Status: in_force

In case the board considers it necessary or proper to provide more than one polling place in any supervisor district for the holding of the election, the board shall in its order divide the lands in the supervisor district and within the drainage district, into separate voting districts.
Cal. HSC § 40804 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 40804
Section 40804
Status: in_force

The terms of the members of a hearing board shall be three years.

In the case of the initial members of a hearing board appointed subsequent to January 1, 1974, two shall serve for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years.
Cal. HNC § 713 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 713
Section 713
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this article shall preclude a partnership from performing acts for which a broker’s license is required, provided every partner through whom the partnership so acts is a licensed broker.
Cal. RTC § 746 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 746
Section 746
Status: in_force

Each year, upon or prior to the completion of the assessment roll prepared by the board, but not later than June 15, the board shall mail notice to each assessee at its address as shown on the records of the board, of the allocated assessed values of the assessee’s unitary property that have been or are proposed to be placed on the assessment roll to be transmitted to county auditors. The notice shall advise the assessee that a petition for a correction of an allocated assessment may be filed, not later than July 20 of the year of the notice, at the headquarters of the board in Sacramento.