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Cal. ELEC § 2403 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2403
Section 2403
Status: in_force

(a) A voter registration agency shall comply with the applicable duties and responsibilities of a voter registration agency set forth in the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.).

(b) A voter registration agency, with each application for service or assistance and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to the service or assistance, and in accordance with the federal National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20501 et seq.), shall provide to an applicant all of the following:

(1) A voter preference form.

(2) A voter registration card, unless the applicant, in writing, declines to register to vote.

(3) Assistance in completing the voter registration card, unless the applicant refuses the assistance.

(c) For purposes of subdivision (b), an applicant’s failure to respond to the question of whether he or she would like to register to vote does not constitute a declination to register.
Cal. INS § 5050.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 5050.1
Section 5050.1
Status: in_force

If such persons have not performed all acts and secured all agreements necessary to complete the incorporation of such insurer within one year from the date of their first securing an agreement from any person, all proceedings and agreements in connection with such incorporation shall become null and void and all persons entering into such agreements shall be released therefrom.
Cal. FAC § 5343.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 5343.5
Section 5343.5
Status: in_force

At any inspection station maintained at or near the California border by the director pursuant to Section 5341, the following sign shall be conspicuously posted in block letters not less than four inches in height:

“NOTICE: IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, THE FEDERAL GUN CONTROL ACT MAY PROHIBIT YOU FROM BRINGING WITH YOU INTO THIS STATE FIREARMS THAT YOU ACQUIRED OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE.

IN ADDITION, IF YOU ARE A NEW CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, STATE LAW REGULATES YOUR BRINGING INTO CALIFORNIA HANDGUNS AND OTHER DESIGNATED FIREARMS AND MANDATES THAT SPECIFIC PROCEDURES BE FOLLOWED.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN BRINGING FIREARMS INTO CALIFORNIA OR TRANSFERRING FIREARMS WITHIN CALIFORNIA, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR A LOCAL CALIFORNIA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.”
Cal. WIC § 4452 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 4452
Section 4452
Status: in_force

All money belonging to the state and received by state hospitals from any source, except appropriations, shall, at the end of each month, be deposited in the State Treasury, to the credit of the General Fund. This section shall not apply to the funds known as the industrial or amusement funds or the “sheltered workshop funds.”
Cal. FAC § 12757 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 12757
Section 12757
Status: in_force

“Rodent” means all members of the order Rodentia and all rabbits and hares.
Cal. VEH § 35750 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 35750
Section 35750
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation may, in the manner provided in Section 35751, determine the maximum weight of vehicle and load, lower than the maximum weight otherwise permitted under this code which a bridge or other structure with safety to itself will sustain.

(b) The city council or the board of supervisors of a city or county with a population of 1,100,000 or more, as determined by the 1970 federal decennial census, may, in the manner provided in Section 35751, determine the maximum weight of vehicle and load, lower than the maximum weight otherwise permitted under this code which a bridge or other structure under its jurisdiction with safety to itself will sustain.
Cal. ELEC § 7903 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7903
Section 7903
Status: in_force

The number of members of the county council to be elected in a county shall be a minimum of three and a maximum of 50, and the process in which each county’s number shall be calculated shall be defined in the Green Party’s bylaws and, to be effective, shall be communicated to the Secretary of State by the Green Party Liaison to the Secretary of State no later than 175 days before the next presidential preference primary election.
Cal. RTC § 97.76 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 97.76
Section 97.76
Status: in_force

(a) On or before September 1, 2004, the Controller shall determine the countywide vehicle license fee adjustment amount, as defined in Section 97.70, for the 2004–05 fiscal year and the vehicle license fee adjustment amount, as defined in Section 97.70, for each city, county, and city and county for the 2004–05 fiscal year, and notify the county auditor of these amounts.

(b) On or before October 15, 2005, in consultation with the Bureau of State Audits, the Controller shall determine the amount specified in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 97.70 for each city, county, and city and county and notify the county auditor of these amounts.
Cal. PRC § 3004 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 3004
Section 3004
Status: in_force

“Supervisor” means the State Oil and Gas Supervisor.
Cal. EVID § 1105 — California Code / Code evid / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 1105
Section 1105
Status: in_force

Any otherwise admissible evidence of habit or custom is admissible to prove conduct on a specified occasion in conformity with the habit or custom.
Cal. ELEC § 15402 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Section 15402
Section 15402
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a candidate whose name appears upon the ballot at any election for an office other than a voter-nominated office dies after the 68th day before the election, the votes cast for the deceased candidate shall be counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. If the deceased candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for the office, he or she shall be considered elected and the office to which he or she was elected shall be vacant at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created shall be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died subsequent to taking office for that term.

(b) Whenever a candidate whose name appears on the ballot at any election for a voter-nominated office dies, the votes cast for the deceased candidate shall be counted in determining the results of the election for the office for which the decedent was a candidate. If the deceased candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for the office at the general election, he or she shall be considered elected and the office to which he or she was elected shall be vacant at the beginning of the term for which he or she was elected. The vacancy thus created shall be filled in the same manner as if the candidate had died subsequent to taking office for that term.
Cal. BPC § 676 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 676
Section 676
Status: in_force

The provisions contained in this article shall not apply to inservice training programs given in institutions for the purpose of qualifying persons to work therein, to public schools, to private schools or institutions offering advanced nursing education to registered nurses or vocational nurses licensed in the United States, or to schools conducted by any recognized church or denomination for the purpose of training the adherents of such church or denomination in the care of the sick in accordance with its religious tenets.
Cal. WAT § 13968 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 12.5 / Section 13968
Section 13968
Status: in_force

The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such time or times as may be fixed by the State Treasurer.
Cal. ELEC § 2130 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2130
Section 2130
Status: in_force

From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall allocate and disburse to the counties the amounts necessary to reimburse them for net costs incurred by them in complying with the voter registration provisions, including the provisions authorizing voter registration by mail and voter outreach programs, as set forth in Chapter 704 of the Statutes of 1975, as amended. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Controller, shall develop a formula for the reimbursement of these costs. The Controller shall prescribe the forms for filing claims pursuant to this section. These claims shall be submitted to the Controller by February 15 in the year following the fiscal year in which the costs were incurred.
Cal. BPC § 3163 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 8 / Section 3163
Section 3163
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 3078, the name of an optometric corporation and any name or names under which it may be rendering professional services shall contain and be restricted to the name or the last name of one or more of the present, prospective, or former shareholders and shall include the words optometric corporation or wording or abbreviations denoting corporate existence, provided that the articles of incorporation shall be amended to delete the name of a former shareholder from the name of the corporation within two years from the date the former shareholder dies or otherwise ceases to be a shareholder.
Cal. WIC § 4621.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 4621.5
Section 4621.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 1 of Chapter 501 of the Statutes of 1971, the department shall, within the limitations of funds appropriated, contract with an appropriate private nonprofit corporation or corporations to operate regional centers as follows:

(a) One regional center to serve the Counties of Inyo, Kern, and Mono.

(b) One regional center to serve the Counties of Riverside and San Bernardino.
Cal. WIC § 213 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 213
Section 213
Status: in_force

Any willful disobedience or interference with any lawful order of the juvenile court or of a judge or referee thereof constitutes a contempt of court.
Cal. FGC § 15 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 15
Section 15
Status: in_force

“Angling” means the taking of, or attempting to take, fish by hook and line with the line held in the hand, or by hook and line with the line attached to a pole or rod which is closely attended or held in the hand in such a manner that the fish voluntarily takes the bait or lure in its mouth.
Cal. VEH § 15309 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 15309
Section 15309
Status: in_force

In addition to any other action taken under this code, no driver may operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if the department determines, after a hearing, that the person falsified information on his or her application for a driver’s license in violation of the standards set forth in subpart J of part 383 or Section 383.71(a) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Cal. FAC § 20792 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 20792
Section 20792
Status: in_force

Notice of the hearing shall be given to each interested person at least 10 days prior to the hearing.
Cal. UIC § 639 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 639
Section 639
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include domestic service in a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority, except that “employment” includes domestic service in a local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority if performed for a club, chapter, or person who paid in cash remuneration of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more to individuals employed in such domestic service in any calendar quarter in the calendar year or the preceding calendar year.
Cal. WIC § 10605.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10605.5
Section 10605.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The department, in consultation with counties and labor organizations, shall establish, no later than January 1, 2016, a process to receive voluntary disclosures from social workers, if a social worker has reasonable cause to believe that a policy, procedure, or practice, related to the provision of child welfare services by a county child welfare agency, meets any of the following conditions:

(A) Endangers the health or well-being of a child or children.

(B) Is contrary to existing statute or regulation.

(C) Is contrary to public policy.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall not disclose to any person or entity the identity of a social worker making a disclosure described in paragraph (1), unless (A) the social worker has consented to the disclosure or (B) there is an immediate risk to the health and safety of a child.

(b) The department shall make available a description of the process established pursuant to subdivision (a) to counties and labor organizations.

(c) For purposes of this section, “county child welfare agency” includes a county welfare department, child welfare department, and any other county agency that employs social workers and is responsible for the placement and supervision of children and youth in foster care, including department social workers contracted by counties to perform direct adoption services.

(d) (1) No later than January 1, 2018, the department shall report to the Legislature only the following information:

(A) The total number of relevant disclosures received from social workers, including the month and year the disclosure was received.

(B) A summary description of both of the following:

(i) The issues raised in the disclosures received from a social worker.

(ii) The actions taken by the department in response to the disclosures.

(2) No later than January 1, 2018, the department shall post on its Internet Web site the information described in paragraph (1).

(3) The report required pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 23065 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 23065
Section 23065
Status: in_force

Any person, including a partner or officer of an entity that is a licensee, who willfully violates any provision of this division or who willfully violates any rule or order adopted pursuant to this division, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. However, no person may be imprisoned for the violation of any rule or order unless he or she had knowledge of the rule or order. Conviction under this section shall not preclude the commissioner from exercising the authority in Article 1 (commencing with Section 23045).
Cal. ELEC § 2172 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.5 / Section 2172
Section 2172
Status: in_force

(a) The elections official shall cancel any duplicate voter registrations that may exist as a result of a conditional registration deemed effective and shall cancel the duplicate registrations in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2200).

(b) If it appears that a registrant may have committed fraud within the meaning of Section 18560, the elections official shall immediately notify in writing both the district attorney and the Secretary of State.
Cal. VEH § 22358.6 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 22358.6
Section 22358.6
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Transportation shall, in the next scheduled revision, revise and thereafter maintain the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to require the Department of Transportation or a local authority to round speed limits to the nearest five miles per hour of the 85th percentile of the free-flowing traffic.

(b) In cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded down to the nearest five miles per hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the Department of Transportation or a local authority may lower the speed limit by five miles per hour from the nearest five-mile-per-hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, in compliance with Sections 627 and 22358.5 and the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as it read on March 30, 2021, if the reasons for the lower speed limit are documented in an engineering and traffic survey. The Department of Transportation or a local authority may also take into consideration Sections 22353, 22353.2, 22353.3, 22353.4, and 22353.5, if applicable.

(c) In cases in which the speed limit needs to be rounded up to the nearest five-mile-per-hour increment of the 85th-percentile speed, the Department of Transportation or a local authority may decide to instead round down the speed limit to the lower five-mile-per-hour increment. If the speed limit is rounded down pursuant to this subdivision, the speed limit shall not be reduced any further pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) In addition to subdivisions (b) and (c), the Department of Transportation or a local authority may additionally lower the speed limit as provided in Section 22358.7.

(e) The total reduction in the speed limit pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, shall not exceed 12.4 miles per hour from the 85th-percentile speed.

(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, the Department of Transportation or a local authority may retain the currently adopted speed limit as provided in Section 22358.8 without further reduction, or restore the immediately prior adopted speed limit as provided in Section 22358.8 without further reduction.
Cal. HSC § 1446 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 1446
Section 1446
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person, in order to be eligible for care, shall be a resident of the state and county wherein care is furnished as defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17100) of Part 5 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. PCC § 2206 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.7 / Section 2206
Section 2206
Status: in_force

This act shall occupy the field with regard to all public contracts for goods or services with a person engaged in investment activities in Iran and shall preempt any law, ordinance, rule, or regulation of any local public entity involving public contracts for goods or services with a person engaged in investment activities in Iran.
Cal. FIN § 5324 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 5324
Section 5324
Status: in_force

(a) If the trier of fact at the forfeiture hearing finds that the alleged property or proceeds is forfeitable pursuant to Section 5320, the court shall declare that property or proceeds forfeited to the state or local governmental entity, subject to distribution as provided in Section 5325. No property solely owned by a bona fide purchaser for value shall be subject to forfeiture.

(b) If the trier of fact at the forfeiture hearing finds that the alleged property is forfeitable pursuant to Section 5320, but does not find that a person holding a valid lien, mortgage, security interest, or interest under a conditional sales contract acquired that interest with actual knowledge that the property was to be used for a purpose for which forfeiture is permitted, and the amount due to that person is less than the appraised value of the property, that person may pay to the state or the local governmental entity which initiated the forfeiture proceeding, the amount of the difference between the appraised value of the property and the amount of the lien, mortgage, security interest, or interest under a conditional sales contract. Upon that payment, the state or local governmental entity shall relinquish all claims to the property. If the holder of the interest elects not to make that payment to the state or local governmental entity, the property shall be deemed forfeited to the state or local governmental entity and any indicia of ownership of the property shall be forwarded. The appraised value shall be determined as of the date judgment is entered either (a) by agreement between the holder of the lien, mortgage, security interest, or interest under a conditional sales contract and the governmental entity involved or (b) if they cannot agree, then by a court-appointed appraiser for the county in which the action is brought. A person holding a valid lien, mortgage, security interest, or interest under a conditional sales contract shall be paid the appraised value of his or her interest.

(c) If the amount due to a person holding a valid lien, mortgage, security interest, or interest under a conditional sales contract is less than the value of the property and the person elects not to make payment to the governmental entity, the property shall be sold at public auction by the county if the district attorney is the prosecutor, by the city if the city attorney is the prosecutor, or by the Department of General Services if the Attorney General is the prosecutor. Notice of the sale shall be provided by one publication in a newspaper published and circulated in the city, community, or locality where the sale is to take place.
Cal. HSC § 11796.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11796.1
Section 11796.1
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 11812, nothing in this part shall prevent any city or combination of cities from financing and administering directly an alcohol or other drug program or providing service by contracting with the county to provide and be reimbursed for services provided pursuant to the county alcohol and other drug program under Article 4 (commencing with Section 11810). In addition, where appropriate, any county may contract with a city, or combination of cities, to administer contracts with privately operated agencies to alleviate problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.
Cal. PRC § 2709.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2709.1
Section 2709.1
Status: in_force

(a) No strong-motion instrumentation shall be installed pursuant to this chapter in the structural types identified in subdivision (b) unless funds proportionate to the construction value as called for under Section 2705 are received from organizations or entities representing these structural types, or the instrumentation is specifically called for by the Seismic Safety Commission in urgency situations.

(b) The structural types subject to this section include all of the following:

(1) Hospitals.

(2) Dams.

(3) Bridges.

(4) Schools.

(5) Powerplants.

(c) The Strong-Motion Instrumentation and Seismic Hazards Mapping Fund may accept funds from sources other than the permit fees identified in this chapter. The priority of installations performed under this chapter shall be determined by the Seismic Safety Commission.