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Cal. HNC § 6304 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 6304
Section 6304
Status: in_force

A district may regulate and control the construction, maintenance, and operation or use of all wharves, warehouses, structures, improvements, or appliances used in connection with or for the accommodation and promotion of transportation or navigation on any improvement project of the federal government applying to the main waterway entering the district and on other navigable streams improved or unimproved which lie within the district, and it may make and enforce necessary police and sanitary regulations in connection therewith.
Cal. HSC § 1389.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 7.5 / Section 1389.3
Section 1389.3
Status: in_force

No health care service plan shall engage in the practice of postclaims underwriting. For purposes of this section, “postclaims underwriting” means the rescinding, canceling, or limiting of a plan contract due to the plan’s failure to complete medical underwriting and resolve all reasonable questions arising from written information submitted on or with an application before issuing the plan contract. This section shall not limit a plan’s remedies described in subdivision (a) of Section 1389.21.
Cal. EVID § 992 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 992
Section 992
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “confidential communication between patient and physician” means information, including information obtained by an examination of the patient, transmitted between a patient and his physician in the course of that relationship and in confidence by a means which, so far as the patient is aware, discloses the information to no third persons other than those who are present to further the interest of the patient in the consultation or those to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary for the transmission of the information or the accomplishment of the purpose for which the physician is consulted, and includes a diagnosis made and the advice given by the physician in the course of that relationship.
Cal. ELEC § 7856 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7856
Section 7856
Status: in_force

Whenever any person is appointed to a committee, the chairperson of the committee shall file notices of the appointment with the county elections official and the chairperson of the state central committee within 30 days after it is made. The notices shall contain the name and address of the person appointed and shall indicate the date of the appointment.
Cal. VEH § 40226 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 40226
Section 40226
Status: in_force

An issuing agency may, in lieu of collecting a fine for a citation for failure to display a disabled placard, charge an administrative fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) to process cancellation of a citation in any case where the individual who received the citation can show proof that he or she had been issued a valid placard at the time the citation was received.
Cal. BPC § 23426 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 23426
Section 23426
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article “club” also means any golf club which owns, maintains, or operates a regular golf links together with a clubhouse thereon; or any swimming and tennis club which maintains a standard AAU swimming pool and not less than two regulation tennis courts, together with the necessary facilities and clubhouse, which has members paying regular monthly dues; or any swimming club which maintains a standard AAU swimming pool and not less than two regulation tennis courts, together with the necessary facilities and clubhouse, or any tennis club which maintains not less than five regulation tennis courts, together with the necessary facilities and clubhouse, and which swimming club or tennis club has members paying regular monthly dues.
Cal. RTC § 18730 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3.6 / Section 18730
Section 18730
Status: in_force

(a) Any individual may designate on the tax return that a contribution in excess of the tax liability, if any, be made to the California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund established by Section 18731 to be used to conduct the sessions of the California Senior Legislature and to support its ongoing activities on behalf of older persons.

(b) The contribution shall be in full dollar amounts and may be made individually by each signatory on the joint return.

(c) A designation under subdivision (a) shall be made for any taxable year on the original return for that taxable year, and once made shall be irrevocable. If payments and credits reported on the return, together with any other credits associated with the individual’s account, do not exceed the individual’s tax liability, the return shall be treated as though no designation has been made.

(d) The Franchise Tax Board shall revise the form of the return for taxable years 2017 to 2030, inclusive, to include a space labeled “California Senior Citizen Advocacy Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund” to allow for the designation permitted under subdivision (a). The form shall also include in the instructions information that the contribution may be in the amount of one dollar ($1) or more and that the contribution shall be used to conduct the sessions of the California Senior Legislature and to support its ongoing activities on behalf of older persons.

(e) A deduction shall be allowed under Article 6 (commencing with Section 17201) of Chapter 3 of Part 10 for any contribution made pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. PRC § 12231 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 12231
Section 12231
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter grants any new authority to the department to affect local policy or land use decisionmaking.
Cal. SHC § 32651 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 32651
Section 32651
Status: in_force

The authority shall not transact any business or exercise any powers unless and until the legislative body of the city by resolution declares that there is need for the authority to function in the city.
Cal. BPC § 13501 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 10 / Section 13501
Section 13501
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, when delivering for the purpose of sale, or delivering to any place where products referred to in this chapter are kept for sale, to commingle any product with another product or to commingle grades of a product, if as a result of the commingling the product delivered does not meet the specifications adopted or established by the department.
Cal. RTC § 18171.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 14 / Section 18171.5
Section 18171.5
Status: in_force

Section 1250(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is modified as follows:

(a) The date “December 31, 1970” is substituted for “July 24, 1969,” and “December 31, 1969.”

(b) The date “January 1, 1971” is substituted for “January 1, 1970.”

(c) The date “December 31, 1976” is substituted for “December 31, 1975.”

(d) The date “January 1, 1977” is substituted for “January 1, 1976.”
Cal. VEH § 21466 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 21466
Section 21466
Status: in_force

No person shall place or maintain or display upon or in view of any highway any light in such position as to prevent the driver of a vehicle from readily recognizing any official traffic control device.
Cal. HSC § 38061 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 38061
Section 38061
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken under the following circumstances.

(a)  Denial of a local contracting agency’s application for funding.

(b)  Denial of a local contracting agency’s application for expansion or startup funding.

(c)  Termination of a direct service contract.

(d)  Suspension of a direct service contract.

(e)  Denial of all or part of a direct service payment for services schedule.

(f)  Demand for remittance of an overpayment.

(g)  When allegations are asserted which, if true, would constitute a violation of a contract provision, or of federal or state law, regulations, or guidelines.

Decisions made pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be limited to a determination as to the procedural propriety of the decisionmaking process, including the reason stated in the decision.
Cal. FGC § 16009 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 16009
Section 16009
Status: in_force

The commission shall give notice of the time and place of any meeting at which the approval of an agreement or compact entered into under this division will be considered by publishing prior notice in any publication issued by the Resources Agency or the department after determining the time and place of the meeting. The commission shall make copies of the proposed agreement or compact available to the public on request and the notice shall contain a statement to that effect. All meetings required by this section shall be open to the public.
Cal. FAM § 4572 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 4572
Section 4572
Status: in_force

The court shall cause a copy of its order to disburse and replenish funds to be served upon the depository institution where the child support security deposit is maintained, and upon the child support agency with jurisdiction over the case.
Cal. PCC § 10245.1 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7.2 / Section 10245.1
Section 10245.1
Status: in_force

Each member appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of four years, but shall continue in office until the successor to the member is appointed. Each member shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel and other expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the member’s duties.
Cal. FIN § 22456 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 22456
Section 22456
Status: in_force

Section 22309 shall apply to open-end loans with the following variations:

(a) To comply with Section 22309, in the case of open-end loan advances directly to the borrower, the licensee shall deliver to the borrower, at the time of each loan advance, an amount equal to the face value of the advance.

(b) To comply with Section 22309, in the case of an open-end loan advance in the form of a payment by the licensee to a person from whom a borrower obtained money, goods, labor, or services, the licensee shall deliver to that person the amounts necessary to fulfill the borrower’s obligation to that person under the transaction.

This section does not apply to any open-end loan of a bona fide principal amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more as determined in accordance with Section 22467.
Cal. FAC § 74023 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 2 / Section 74023
Section 74023
Status: in_force

“Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of whole, sound, ripe grapes or from the residue thereof, distilled at not over 170 degrees proof.
Cal. RTC § 17045 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 17045
Section 17045
Status: in_force

In the case of a joint return of spouses under Section 18521, the tax imposed by Section 17041 shall be twice the tax which would be imposed if the taxable income were cut in one-half.

For purposes of this section, a return of a surviving spouse (as defined in Section 17046) shall be treated as a joint return of spouses.
Cal. HSC § 38078.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.2 / Chapter 1 / Section 38078.5
Section 38078.5
Status: in_force

(a)  A cooperative agreement involving the purchase of electronic data processing hardware, software, or services, or telecommunication goods and services, up to a purchase amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), shall be exempt from Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 12120) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and from Part 1 (commencing with Section 11000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b)  A cooperative agreement with a unit of local or state government that requires the purchase of capital equipment shall utilize the contractor’s existing procurement systems for the purchase of equipment.

(c)  A cooperative agreement with a nonprofit organization that provides for capital expenditures as part of a line item budget shall utilize a procurement system for the purchase of equipment under a cooperative agreement that meets the following standards:

(1)  The nonprofit organization shall maintain a code or standard of conduct that shall govern the performance of its officers, employees, or agents engaged in awarding procurement contracts. No employee, officer, or agent shall participate in the selection, award, or administration of a procurement contract in which, to his or her knowledge, he or she has a financial interest.

(2)  Procurements shall be conducted in a manner that provides, to the maximum extent practical, open and free competition.

(3)  Procurements shall be conducted in a manner that provides for all of the following:

(A)  Avoidance of the purchasing of unnecessary or duplicate items.

(B)  Solicitation for capital expenditures based upon a clear and accurate description of the technical requirements of the capital goods to be procured.

(C)  The taking of positive steps to utilize small, minority, women, or veteran owned businesses.

(d)  Notwithstanding subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), the Director of General Services may exempt from those requirements any purchases in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) annually of capital equipment, and electronic data processing and telecommunications goods and services made under a cooperative agreement for which, in his or her judgment, the exemption is appropriate and in the best interests of the state. Written notice of an exemption shall be given to the Controller.

(e)  Subdivision (a) shall become inoperative on June 30, 1997.
Cal. PUC § 30253 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 30253
Section 30253
Status: in_force

The board may contract and take any and all actions and proceedings and do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this part.
Cal. HSC § 40451 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 4 / Section 40451
Section 40451
Status: in_force

(a)  The south coast district shall use the Pollutant Standards Index developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and shall report and forecast pollutant levels daily for dissemination in the print and electronic media. Commencing July 1, 2001, the south coast district shall also include in its report and forecast levels of PM2.5 in excess of the 24-hour federal ambient air standard, as adopted in July 1997, or any standard adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that succeeds that standard.

(b)  Using existing communication facilities available to it, the south coast district shall notify all schools and, to the extent feasible and upon request, daycare centers in the South Coast Air Basin whenever any federal primary ambient air quality standard is predicted to be exceeded. Commencing July 1, 2001, using communication facilities available to it, the south coast district shall also notify all schools in the South Coast Air Basin when the ambient level of PM2.5 is predicted to exceed the 24-hour federal ambient air standard, as adopted in July 1997, or any standard adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that succeeds that standard.

(c)  Whenever it becomes available, the south coast district shall disseminate to schools, amateur adult and youth athletic organizations, and all public agencies operating parks and recreational facilities in the south coast district the latest scientific information and evidence regarding the need to restrict exercise and other outdoor activities during periods when federal primary air quality standards and the 24-hour federal ambient air standard for PM2.5, as adopted in July 1997, or any standards adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that succeed those standards, are exceeded.

(d)  Once every two months and annually, the south coast district shall report on the number of days and locations that federal and state ambient air quality standards were exceeded. Commencing July 1, 2001, the south coast district shall also include in that report the number of days and locations on and at which the 24-hour federal ambient air standard for PM2.5, as adopted in July 1997, or any standard adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that succeeds that standard, is exceeded.
Cal. FGC § 15008 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 15008
Section 15008
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall, in consultation with the Aquaculture Development Committee, prepare programmatic environmental impact reports for existing and potential commercial aquaculture operations in both coastal and inland areas of the state if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) Funds are appropriated to the department for this purpose.

(2) Matching funds are provided by the aquaculture industry. For the purpose of this section, “matching funds” include, but are not limited to, any funds expended by the aquaculture industry before January 1, 2006, for the preparation of a programmatic environmental impact report.

(b) If the final programmatic environmental impact report is prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) for coastal marine finfish aquaculture projects and approved by the commission under the California Environmental Quality Act set forth in Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, the report shall provide a framework for managing marine finfish aquaculture in an environmentally sustainable manner that, at a minimum, adequately considers all of the following factors:

(1) Appropriate areas for siting marine finfish aquaculture operations to avoid adverse impacts, and minimize any unavoidable impacts, on user groups, public trust values, and the marine environment.

(2) The effects on sensitive ocean and coastal habitats.

(3) The effects on marine ecosystems, commercial and recreational fishing, and other important ocean uses.

(4) The effects on other plant and animal species, especially species protected or recovering under state and federal law.

(5) The effects of the use of chemical and biological products and pollutants and nutrient wastes on human health and the marine environment.

(6) The effects of interactions with marine mammals and birds.

(7) The cumulative effects of a number of similar finfish aquaculture projects on the ability of the marine environment to support ecologically significant flora and fauna.

(8) The effects of feed, fish meal, and fish oil on marine ecosystems.

(9) The effects of escaped fish on wild fish stocks and the marine environment.

(10) The design of facilities and farming practices so as to avoid adverse environmental impacts, and to minimize any unavoidable impacts.
Cal. SHC § 6612 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 6612
Section 6612
Status: in_force

The action shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the proceedings were initiated and if the owner of the lot or parcel of land covered by the bond can not with due diligence be found, the service of summons in such action may be had in the manner prescribed by law.
Cal. INS § 4033 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4033
Section 4033
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, after a hearing held thereon, withdraw his approval of any such contract theretofore approved by him, if he finds that the bases of his original approval no longer exist, or that the contract has, in actual operation, shown itself to be subject to disapproval on any of the grounds referred to in Section 4032 above.
Cal. RTC § 7712 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 7712
Section 7712
Status: in_force

The order or decision of the board upon a petition for redetermination becomes final 30 days after the giving of notice thereof to the supplier as prescribed by Section 7671.
Cal. INS § 10123.18 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10123.18
Section 10123.18
Status: in_force

(a) A disability insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, and that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits shall provide coverage, upon the referral of a patient’s physician and surgeon, a nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse-midwife, providing care to the patient and operating within the scope of practice otherwise permitted for the licensee, for an annual cervical cancer screening test.

(1) The coverage for an annual cervical cancer screening test provided pursuant to this section shall include the conventional Pap test, a human papillomavirus screening test that is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the option of any cervical cancer screening test approved by the FDA, upon the referral of the patient’s health care provider.

(2) This subdivision does not require an individual or group policy to cover treatment or surgery for cervical cancer or to prevent application of deductible or copayment provisions contained in the policy or certificate, and does not require that coverage under an individual or group policy be extended to any other procedures.

(b) A disability insurance policy issued, amended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2024, that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical benefits shall provide coverage for the human papillomavirus vaccine for insureds for whom the vaccine is approved by the FDA. The policy shall not impose a deductible, coinsurance, copayment, or any other cost-sharing requirement on the coverage provided pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) This section shall not apply to vision-only, dental-only, accident-only, specified disease, hospital indemnity, Medicare supplement, CHAMPUS supplement, long-term care, or disability income insurance. For accident-only, hospital indemnity, or specified disease insurance, coverage for benefits under this section shall apply only to the extent that the benefits are covered under the general terms and conditions that apply to all other benefits under the policy or certificate. This section does not impose a new benefit mandate on accident-only, hospital indemnity, or specified disease insurance.
Cal. ELEC § 14001 — California Code / Code elec / Division 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 14001
Section 14001
Status: in_force

Not less than 10 days before every statewide election, every employer shall keep posted conspicuously at the place of work, if practicable, or elsewhere where it can be seen as employees come or go to their place of work, a notice setting forth the provisions of Section 14000.
Cal. FIN § 1384 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 1384
Section 1384
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1070), a California state bank may, with the prior approval of the commissioner and subject to any regulations that the commissioner may prescribe, have an insured depository institution engage in authorized agency activities as its agent.
Cal. INS § 1988 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1988
Section 1988
Status: in_force

In a case of partial loss, a marine insurer is liable only for such proportion of the amount insured by him as the loss bears to the value of the whole interest of the insured in the subject matter.