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Cal. PRC § 71123 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 3.5 / Section 71123
Section 71123
Status: in_force

(a) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the independence of a board, department, or office within the agency to administer its own budget or to manage its own employees, except for the specific activities consolidated by the secretary pursuant to those sections.

(b) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the personnel of a board, department, or office within the agency, who are engaged in program work and related support functions such as contract administration and facilities management.

(c) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not result in the transfer of fee revenue from a board, department, or office within the agency, to another board, department, or office within the agency.

(d) Nothing in this part shall affect an executive reorganization pursuant to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 12080) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 18924 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 18924
Section 18924
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, waiver, demonstration project, or other federal authority, the department shall allow counties to utilize existing information maintained by the federal Social Security Administration regarding low-income social security benefit recipients, to simplify enrollment into the CalFresh program administered pursuant to this chapter, provided that an interested county has either the existing capacity to receive that information, or the ability to adapt its existing automation systems without significant changes or costs to the state or county.

(b) The department shall support enrollment efforts pursuant to this section by doing all of the following:

(1) Working with the Social Security Administration to target social security recipients 60 years of age and older whose income and other factors are likely to qualify them for aid through CalFresh.

(2) Developing a streamlined application and simplified enrollment process for likely eligible recipients, which may include strategies used by other states to reduce paperwork and increase federal nutrition benefits, including, but not limited to, self-certification of key eligibility factors, standardization of benefits and deductions, and automation of the application process.

(3) Seeking waivers, grants, or other federal authority and support necessary to implement this section.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2012.
Cal. WAT § 12894.7 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 5.5 / Section 12894.7
Section 12894.7
Status: in_force

The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to Section 12894.3 at a rate equal to the weighted average of the interest rates paid by the state on bonds issued under the California Water Resources Development Bond Act (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 12930) of this part), without regard to any premiums received on the sale of such bonds, as of the date of the loan.
Cal. WAT § 16102 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 16102
Section 16102
Status: in_force

(a) A regional board shall review, in accordance with the reimbursement requirement described in subdivision (c), a watershed improvement plan developed pursuant to Section 16101 and may approve the plan, including any appropriate conditions to the approval, if the regional board finds that the proposed watershed improvement plan will facilitate compliance with water quality requirements. A regional board’s review and approval of the watershed improvement plan shall be limited to components described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 16101.

(b) A regional board may not approve a proposed watershed improvement plan that includes a geographical area included in an existing approved watershed improvement plan unless the regional board determines that it is infeasible to amend either the proposed watershed improvement plan or the approved watershed improvement plan to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The entity or entities that develop a watershed improvement plan that is submitted to the regional board for approval shall reimburse the regional board for its costs, including the costs to review and oversee the implementation of the plan, if nonstate funds are not available to cover the costs of the review and oversight. For the purpose of this paragraph, the state board shall adopt a fee schedule by emergency regulation in the manner prescribed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 13260. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Waste Discharge Permit Fund established by Section 13260.

(d) A regional board may, if it deems appropriate, utilize provisions of approved watershed improvement plans to promote compliance with one or more of the regional board’s regulatory plans or programs.

(e) Unless a regional board incorporates the provisions of a watershed improvement plan into waste discharge requirements issued to a permittee, the implementation of a watershed improvement plan by a permittee shall not be deemed to be compliance with those waste discharge requirements.
Cal. WIC § 12301.16 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 12301.16
Section 12301.16
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of an application for in-home supportive services, the county shall provide the applicant with a confirmation number to serve as documentation that the applicant filed an application for in-home supportive services. The county may use the case number as the confirmation number.
Cal. FGC § 2156 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2156
Section 2156
Status: in_force

Neither the provisions of this chapter nor the regulations of the commission shall prevent any city or county from enacting ordinances relating to the possession or care of wild animals provided such ordinances are more restrictive.
Cal. BPC § 25658.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 25658.2
Section 25658.2
Status: in_force

(a) A parent or legal guardian who knowingly permits his or her child, or a person in the company of the child, or both, who are under the age of 18 years, to consume an alcoholic beverage or use a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian is guilty of misdemeanor if all of the following occur:

(1) As the result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or use of a controlled substance at the home of the parent or legal guardian, the child or other underage person has a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.05 percent or greater, as measured by a chemical test, or is under the influence of a controlled substance.

(2) The parent knowingly permits that child or other underage person, after leaving the parent’s or legal guardian’s home, to drive a vehicle.

(3) That child or underage person is found to have caused a traffic collision while driving the vehicle.

(b) A person who violates subdivision (a) shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not to exceed one year, by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both imprisonment and fine.
Cal. PRC § 4376 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 4376
Section 4376
Status: in_force

A person who maintains a solid waste facility in violation of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished for a first conviction by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), and, for a second or subsequent conviction within five years of a prior conviction of a violation of this chapter, by a fine not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both that fine and imprisonment. Each and every day of violation is a separate and distinct offense.
Cal. INS § 12418 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 12418
Section 12418
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall be employed as a title marketing representative in this state unless the person holds a valid “certificate of registration” as a title marketing representative issued by the commissioner pursuant to Section 12418.1.

(b) For purposes of this article, “title marketing representative” means a natural person employed by a title insurer, underwritten title company, or controlled escrow company whose primary duty is to market, offer, solicit, negotiate, or sell title insurance, as defined in Section 12340.1. A title marketing representative does not include a person whose primary duties directly involve the creation, production, or issuance of the title policy or the performance of escrow services.

(c) If any person knowingly markets title insurance without having applied for or obtained a certificate of registration pursuant to Section 12418.1, the commissioner may issue a cease and desist order pursuant to Section 12921.8.
Cal. VEH § 105 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 105
Section 105
Status: in_force

An “agricultural water-well boring rig” is a motor vehicle which is used exclusively in the boring of water-wells on agricultural property.
Cal. GOV § 12.2 — California Code / Code gov / Section 12.2
Section 12.2
Status: in_force

“Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.
Cal. PROB § 21132 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 21132
Section 21132
Status: in_force

(a) If a transferor executes an instrument that makes an at-death transfer of securities and the transferor then owned securities that meet the description in the instrument, the transfer includes additional securities owned by the transferor at death to the extent the additional securities were acquired by the transferor after the instrument was executed as a result of the transferor’s ownership of the described securities and are securities of any of the following types:

(1) Securities of the same organization acquired by reason of action initiated by the organization or any successor, related, or acquiring organization, excluding any acquired by exercise of purchase options.

(2) Securities of another organization acquired as a result of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or other distribution by the organization or any successor, related, or acquiring organization.

(3) Securities of the same organization acquired as a result of a plan of reinvestment.

(b) Distributions in cash before death with respect to a described security are not part of the transfer.
Cal. PUC § 28750.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2.4 / Section 28750.6
Section 28750.6
Status: in_force

If, at any time between each federal decennial census, the district annexes territory, pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 29500), the board, within 90 days after completion of the annexation proceedings, shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of the election districts so that the district shall be as nearly equal in population as practicable, considering the factors specified in Section 28745.6.
Cal. ELEC § 6702 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6702
Section 6702
Status: in_force

No filing fee is required from any person to be voted for at any Peace and Freedom Party presidential primary.
Cal. INS § 844 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 844
Section 844
Status: in_force

Every insurer authorized by the commissioner to sell securities shall thereafter, at such times and in such form as he requires, make and file in his office a report, setting forth:

(a) The securities sold by it under the authority of any permit issued by him.

(b) The proceeds derived therefrom.

(c) The disposition of such proceeds.

(d) Such other information concerning its property, officers, or affairs, and relating to or affecting the value of such securities, as the commissioner requires.
Cal. BPC § 5116 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 5116
Section 5116
Status: in_force

(a) The board, after appropriate notice and an opportunity for hearing, may order any licensee or applicant for licensure or examination to pay an administrative penalty as provided in this article as part of any disciplinary proceeding or other proceeding provided for in this chapter.

(b) The board may assess administrative penalties under one or more provisions of this article. However, the total administrative penalty to be paid by the licensee shall not exceed the amount of the highest administrative penalty authorized by this article.

(c) The board shall adopt regulations to establish criteria for assessing administrative penalties based upon factors, including, but not limited to, actual and potential consumer harm, nature and severity of the violation, the role of the person in the violation, the person’s ability to pay the administrative penalty, and the level of administrative penalty necessary to deter future violations of this chapter.

(d) Administrative penalties assessed under this article shall be in addition to any other penalties or sanctions imposed on the licensee or other person, including, but not limited to, license revocation, license suspension, denial of the application for licensure, denial of the petition for reinstatement, or denial of admission to the licensing examination. Payment of these administrative penalties may be included as a condition of probation when probation is ordered.

(e) All administrative penalties collected under this article shall be deposited in the Accountancy Fund.
Cal. FIN § 506 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 506
Section 506
Status: in_force

Whenever he or she deems it expedient, the commissioner may call a meeting of the stockholders of any bank or trust company. Notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder by a notice mailed to the stockholder by registered mail at the stockholder’s last known address at least 15 days before the date of the meeting. Any expenses of such meeting shall be borne by the bank or trust company.
Cal. BPC § 7502.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 7502.2
Section 7502.2
Status: in_force

(a) A financial institution or a buy-here-pay-here dealer, as defined by Section 241 of the Vehicle Code, that knowingly engages a nonexempt unlicensed person to repossess collateral on its behalf is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000).

(b) Within existing resources, the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation may designate employees to investigate and report on violations of this section by any of the licensees of their department. Those employees are authorized to actively cooperate with the bureau in the investigation of those activities.

(c) A proceeding to impose the fine specified in subdivision (a) may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney or city attorney, or with the consent of the district attorney, by the city prosecutor in any city or city and county having a full-time city prosecutor, for the jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. If the action is brought by a district attorney, the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment is entered. If the action is brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the city in which the judgment was entered and one-half to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If the action is brought by the Attorney General, all of the penalty collected shall be deposited in the Private Security Services Fund.
Cal. BPC § 6732.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 6732.3
Section 6732.3
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has received from the board a license in corrosion, manufacturing, quality, or safety engineering, and who holds a valid license under this chapter, may continue to use the branch title of the branch in which the professional engineer is legally licensed. A person holding a license in corrosion, manufacturing, quality, or safety engineering is subject to the license renewal provisions of this chapter.

(b) The professional engineer also may continue to use the title of “professional engineer,” “licensed engineer,” “registered engineer,” or “consulting engineer.”
Cal. HSC § 1375.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 6 / Section 1375.6
Section 1375.6
Status: in_force

No contract between a risk-bearing organization and a health care service plan that is issued, amended, delivered, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 2000, shall include any provision that requires a provider to accept rates or methods of payment specified in contracts with health care service plan affiliates or nonaffiliates unless the provision has been first negotiated and agreed to between the health care service plan and the risk-bearing organization.
Cal. LAB § 1303 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 1303
Section 1303
Status: in_force

Any person, or agent or officer of that person, employing either directly or indirectly through third persons, or any parent or guardian of a minor affected by this chapter who violates any provision of this chapter, or who employs, or permits any minor to be employed in violation of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both. Any person who willfully violates this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or both. A person shall not be imprisoned under this section, except for an offense committed after the conviction of that person for a prior offense under this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 15151.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 15151.5
Section 15151.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of Section 15150 and Section 15151, the counties shall receive at least 66 percent of the amounts payable to the state with respect to the services subject to the limitations of Title XX of the Social Security Act, provided:

(a) That the total federal allocation of funds for social services under the public assistance programs shall be fully distributed and utilized in each fiscal year;

(b) That in the event that federal funds so allocated have not been utilized, the department shall reallocate the unused funds in such a manner that they may be fully utilized for the purposes for which they are received.
Cal. HSC § 25919.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 10.4 / Section 25919.5
Section 25919.5
Status: in_force

“Owner,” as used in this chapter, means an owner, lessee, sublessee, or agent of the owner of a building or part of a building, including, but not limited to, the state or another public entity.
Cal. PUC § 95650 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 95650
Section 95650
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the employees employed by a transit district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, then the board after determining pursuant to Section 95651 that the labor organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall bargain with the accredited representative of those employees. Both parties shall bargain in good faith and make all reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the terms of a written contract governing wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, and grievance procedures.

(1) If a dispute arises over the terms of a written contract governing wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions that is not resolved by negotiations conducted in good faith between the board and the representatives of the employees, then the board and the representatives of the employees shall submit the dispute to an arbitration board. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final.

(2) (A) The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the transit board, two representatives of the labor organization, and a fifth member to be agreed upon by the representatives of the transit board and labor organization. If the representatives of the transit board and labor organization are unable to agree on the fifth member, then the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service.

(B) The labor organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list supplied by the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike a name from the list. After the labor organization and the district have stricken four names, the name remaining shall be designated as the arbitrator.

(C) The transit board and labor organization shall each pay half of the cost of the impartial arbitrator.

(b) A contract or agreement shall not be made with any labor organization, association, group, or individual that denies membership on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code. However, the organization may preclude from membership any individual who advocates the overthrow of the government by force or violence.

(c) The district shall not discriminate with regard to employment against any person on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.
Cal. WIC § 18999.90 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 19 / Section 18999.90
Section 18999.90
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Community Response Initiative to Strengthen Emergency Systems Act or the C.R.I.S.E.S. Act.
Cal. WIC § 14303.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 14303.1
Section 14303.1
Status: in_force

The department shall have authority to amend a prepaid health plan contract in accordance with the terms of a merger of a prepaid health plan with another organization or organizations other than the plan’s subsidiary corporation, its parent corporation, or another subsidiary of its parent corporation, provided the surviving organization meets the following conditions:

(a) The surviving organization assures the continued and accessible delivery of health care services to enrollees.

(b) The plans concerned have satisfactorily demonstrated the fiscal and administrative soundness of the newly proposed organization.

(c) The enrollees of the plans concerned are informed of the impending merger, any resulting changes in the service area or delivery of health care services, and such other information required by subdivision (a) of Section 14406 at least 30 days in advance of the merger.

(d) The enrollees of the plans concerned are given the option of disenrolling for any cause within 60 days following the effective date of the merger.

(e) Public notice is given and if necessary a public hearing is held as required by Section 14300.

(f) The organization meets such other requirements as deemed necessary by the department in order to carry out the purpose of this chapter.