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Cal. PRC § 3708 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3708
Section 3708
Status: in_force

“Person” includes any individual, firm, association, corporation, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
Cal. PUC § 90610 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 90610
Section 90610
Status: in_force

The board shall comply with Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. Wherever the words “county clerk” or “county elections official” appear in the Elections Code the words “secretary of the board” shall be substituted, for the purposes of this article, and wherever the words “board of supervisors” appear in the Elections Code, the words “board of directors” shall be substituted, and wherever the words “district attorney or county counsel” appear in the Elections Code, the words “attorney for the district” shall be substituted.
Cal. WIC § 15657.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 8.5 / Section 15657.5
Section 15657.5
Status: in_force

(a) Where it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is liable for financial abuse, as defined in Section 15610.30, in addition to compensatory damages and all other remedies otherwise provided by law, the court shall award to the plaintiff reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The term “costs” includes, but is not limited to, reasonable fees for the services of a conservator, if any, devoted to the litigation of a claim brought under this article.

(b) Where it is proven by a preponderance of the evidence that a defendant is liable for financial abuse, as defined in Section 15610.30, and where it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant has been guilty of recklessness, oppression, fraud, or malice in the commission of the abuse, in addition to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs set forth in subdivision (a), compensatory damages, and all other remedies otherwise provided by law, the limitations imposed by Section 377.34 of the Code of Civil Procedure on the damages recoverable shall not apply.

(c) The standards set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 3294 of the Civil Code regarding the imposition of punitive damages on an employer based upon the acts of an employee shall be satisfied before any punitive damages may be imposed against an employer found liable for financial abuse as defined in Section 15610.30. This subdivision shall not apply to the recovery of compensatory damages or attorney’s fees and costs.

(d) Nothing in this section affects the award of punitive damages under Section 3294 of the Civil Code.

(e) Any money judgment in an action under this section shall include a statement that the damages are awarded based on a claim for financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, as defined in Section 15610.30. If only part of the judgment is based on that claim, the judgment shall specify what amount was awarded on that basis.
Cal. FAC § 75173 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 8 / Section 75173
Section 75173
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that the operation of this chapter be suspended. However, the suspension shall not become effective until the expiration of the current marketing season.

(b) The secretary shall, upon receipt of this recommendation, or may, after a public hearing to review a petition filed with him or her requesting the suspension, signed by 20 percent of the total number of handlers by number who handled not less than 20 percent of the volume of eggs and egg products handled in the immediately preceding marketing season, conduct a referendum among the handlers to determine if the operation of the commission shall be suspended. However, the secretary shall not hold a referendum as a result of the petition unless the petitioner shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purpose.

(c) The secretary shall establish a referendum period, which shall not be less than 10 or more than 60 days in duration. The secretary may prescribe additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct the referendum. At the close of the established referendum period, the secretary shall tabulate the ballots filed during the period.

(d) If at least 40 percent of the total number of handlers from the list established by the secretary participated in the referendum, the secretary shall suspend the operation of this chapter, if he or she finds either one of the following:

(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the total number of handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the handlers so voting handled a majority or more of the volume of eggs and egg products handled in the preceding marketing season by all of the handlers who voted in the referendum.

(2) A majority of the total number of handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the handlers so voting handled 65 percent or more of the volume of eggs and egg products handled in the preceding season by all of the handlers who voted in the referendum.
Cal. PUC § 120502 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 120502
Section 120502
Status: in_force

In case of a labor dispute over wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, and benefits on the making or maintaining of collective-bargaining agreements and the terms to be included in such agreements, which is not resolved by negotiations in good faith between the board and the labor organization, upon the joint request of both, the board and the labor organization may submit the dispute to the decision of the majority of an arbitration panel.

The arbitration panel shall be composed of one representative of the board, and one representative of the labor organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the third member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the State Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the board shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining, after the labor organization and the board have stricken four names, shall be designated as the third arbitrator. The labor organization and the board shall determine by lot who shall first strike a name from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties thereto. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear its own costs.
Cal. BPC § 7599.30 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.6 / Article 12 / Section 7599.30
Section 7599.30
Status: in_force

The director may assess fines for any violation as enumerated in this article, pursuant to Section 7591.9.

Assessment of administrative fines shall be independent of any other action by the bureau or any local, state, or federal governmental agency which may result from a violation of this article.
Cal. WIC § 340 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 340
Section 340
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a petition has been filed in the juvenile court alleging that a minor comes within Section 300 and praying for a hearing on that petition, or whenever any subsequent petition has been filed praying for a hearing in the matter of the minor and it appears to the court that the circumstances of his or her home environment may endanger the health, person, or welfare of the minor, or whenever a dependent minor has run away from his or her court-ordered placement, a protective custody warrant may be issued immediately for the minor.

(b) A protective custody warrant may be issued without filing a petition under Section 300 if the court finds probable cause to support all of the following:

(1) The child is a person described in Section 300.

(2) There is a substantial danger to the safety or to the physical or emotional health of the child.

(3) There are no reasonable means to protect the child’s safety or physical health without removal.

(c) Any child taken into protective custody pursuant to this section shall immediately be delivered to the social worker who shall investigate, pursuant to Section 309, the facts and circumstances of the child and the facts surrounding the child being taken into custody and attempt to maintain the child with the child’s family through the provision of services.

(d) (1) Nothing in this section is intended to limit any other circumstance that permits a magistrate to issue a warrant for a person.

(2) Nothing in this section is intended to limit a social worker from taking into and maintaining temporary custody of a minor pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 306.
Cal. PRC § 7705 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7705
Section 7705
Status: in_force

No application for the purchase of state lands shall be accepted for filing for land situated in more than one county, or land situated in more than one United States land district or for any section or portion of a section of school land or land obtained in lieu thereof belonging to the State which is situated within the exterior boundaries of a military or Indian reservation created by authority of the United States, except as otherwise specifically permitted by Chapter 1 (commencing at Section 7301) of this part.
Cal. WAT § 9018 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 9018
Section 9018
Status: in_force

If any reclamation district, levee district, or drainage district, has a bond issue outstanding, the board of trustees of the district shall direct the county treasurer, or officer having the custody of the funds of the district to apply any residue of such compensation after the payment of all outstanding warrants to the payment of interest on the bonds, or the principal of the bonds, or both.
Cal. HSC § 33492.84 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 5 / Section 33492.84
Section 33492.84
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the terms “redevelopment agency” and “agency” refer to the March Joint Powers Redevelopment Agency, which is hereby authorized to engage in the redevelopment activities included in and referenced by this article.
Cal. PRC § 40973 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 40973
Section 40973
Status: in_force

(a) The regional agency, and not the cities or counties that are member agencies of the regional agency, may be responsible for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 if specified in the agreement pursuant to which the regional agency is formed.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 41782, except as provided in subdivision (c), if a regional agency has been specified in the regional agency formation agreement as the responsible party for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6 of Part 1, neither the regional agency nor any member jurisdiction of the regional agency shall be eligible for a reduction of the diversion requirements of Section 41780.

(c) The regional agency may be eligible for a reduction of diversion and planning requirements if all member jurisdictions of a regional agency are rural cities or rural counties, as defined, respectively, in Sections 40183 and 40184.

(d) The regional agency may be eligible for a reduction of planning requirements if all member jurisdictions of a regional agency are cities located in both a rural area and a rural county, as defined in Section 40184, and an unincorporated portion of a county.

(e) (1) If, pursuant to subdivision (a), a regional agency is specified in the regional agency formation agreement as the responsible party for compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, the regional agency shall not be comprised of more than two counties and all of the cities within those two counties, except as otherwise authorized by the board.

(2) The board may authorize the formation of a regional agency that exceeds two counties and all of the cities within those two counties, for purposes of compliance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 41780) of Chapter 6, if the board finds that the formation of the regional agency will not adversely affect compliance with this part.
Cal. HNC § 80 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 80
Section 80
Status: in_force

(a) The Harbors and Watercraft Commission and its successor, the Navigation and Ocean Development Commission, are continued in existence in the Department of Parks and Recreation and within the Division of Boating and Waterways as the Boating and Waterways Commission, but with only the powers and duties imposed upon it by this chapter.

(b) The Legislature finds all of the following:

(1) Recreational boating and recreational watercraft use continue to be popular activities enjoyed by Californians and others visiting the state.

(2) Harbors, docks, waterways, piers, and other similar water bodies or infrastructure governed by this chapter should remain open to all members of the public equally.

(3) Absent deliberate and thoughtful planning and regulation, those activities have the potential to be dangerous or deadly, difficult, and expensive for the general public to access and enjoy, and environmentally unsound.

(c) The Legislature hereby declares that effectively managed waterways and adequate facilities for the use of boating and watercraft vessels are essential for safe, accessible, and ecologically balanced boating and waterway recreation throughout the state.

(d) It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that:

(1) Existing boating and watercraft recreational areas, facilities, and opportunities should be expanded and managed in a manner consistent with this chapter, in particular, to maintain safe, publicly accessible, and sustained long-term use.

(2) New recreational boating and watercraft facilities, including harbors, docks, and piers, should be provided and managed pursuant to this chapter in a manner that will sustain long-term use by the public.

(3) Waterways, harbors, ports, piers, and other boating or watercraft infrastructure should be maintained to ensure sustainable long-term public utility.

(4) Boating and watercraft recreation should be managed in accordance with this chapter through financial assistance to local governments and joint undertakings with agencies of the United States and with federally recognized Native American tribes.
Cal. FAC § 6082 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 6082
Section 6082
Status: in_force

At the expiration of 90 days after the election, the board of directors shall deliver on the basis of the ratio of the acreage devoted to cottongrowing in each county in the district all property and assets in their possession belonging to the district to the agricultural commissioner of each county in the district to be held and used for the benefit of cotton production. Any funds which may be in the hands of the county treasurer to the credit of the district or to which the district may thereafter become entitled shall be transferred to the credit of the county in which the district is located and shall be expended by the board of supervisors for the benefit of cotton production.
Cal. COM § 9702 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 7 / Section 9702
Section 9702
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this division applies to a transaction or lien within its scope, even if the transaction or lien was entered into or created before this division takes effect.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) and in Sections 9703 to 9709, inclusive, both of the following rules apply:

(1) Transactions and liens that were not governed by former Division 9, were validly entered into or created before July 1, 2001, and would be subject to this act if they had been entered into or created after July 1, 2001, and the rights, duties, and interests flowing from those transactions and liens remain valid after July 1, 2001.

(2) The transactions and liens may be terminated, completed, consummated, and enforced as required or permitted by this division or by the law that otherwise would apply if this division had not taken effect.

(c) This division does not affect an action, case, or proceeding commenced before July 1, 2001.
Cal. ELEC § 3109 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3109
Section 3109
Status: in_force

If any military or overseas voter to whom a vote by mail ballot has been mailed and which ballot has not been voted by them returns to the county in which they are registered, or for a military or overseas voter qualified pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 321, to the county in which the applicant’s parent or legal guardian resided when the parent or legal guardian last lived within the territorial limits of the United States or the District of Columbia on or before election day, they may apply for a replacement ballot pursuant to Section 3014. The elections official shall then issue another vote by mail ballot to the voter, or the elections official shall certify to the precinct board that the voter is eligible to vote in the election.
Cal. WAT § 20806 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 20806
Section 20806
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors determines that the requirements for the formation petition and notice have been complied with, the resolution so determining shall be known as the preliminary formation resolution.
Cal. HNC § 440 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 440
Section 440
Status: in_force

Pilots holding valid licenses for San Pedro Bay and its approaches and tributaries, their associations, employers, and others providing piloting services in San Pedro Bay are authorized to limit liability for the rendering and performance of those services by contracts or tariffs containing substantially the terms and provisions set forth in this article.
Cal. ELEC § 8146 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 8146
Section 8146
Status: in_force

Certificates of nomination or election issued by county or municipal officers shall be issued immediately upon the completion of the canvass of the returns at the primary election.
Cal. HSC § 7300 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 7300
Section 7300
Status: in_force

No person shall embalm the body of any person who has died from an unknown cause, except with the permission of the coroner.
Cal. FIN § 22376 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3.6 / Section 22376
Section 22376
Status: in_force

All arrangements between a licensee and a finder shall be set forth in a written agreement between the parties. The agreement shall contain a provision establishing that the finder agrees to comply with all regulations that are established by the commissioner pursuant to this article regarding the activities of finders and that the commissioner shall have access to all of the finder’s books and records that pertain to the finder’s operations under the agreement with the licensee.
Cal. WAT § 44750 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 44750
Section 44750
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of district bonds shall be placed in the treasuries of the respective affected counties to the amount of the unpaid assessment in each county and credited to the bond fund of the district, except that any premium received upon the sale of district bonds shall be credited to the bond reserve fund of the district if the resolution of the board directing the sale of the bonds so provides. Said proceeds may be used for the purposes for which the bonds were authorized to be issued under Part 8 (commencing with Section 45100) of this division. Upon completion of an adopted project, or any unit thereof, any balance in said fund shall be used exclusively for the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds sold, or shall be deposited in the bond reserve fund or shall be used for the purchase at not more than par and cancellation of any such bonds.
Cal. HSC § 11022 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 11022
Section 11022
Status: in_force

“Person” means individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, or association, or any other legal entity.
Cal. WAT § 10753.9 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.75 / Chapter 3 / Section 10753.9
Section 10753.9
Status: in_force

(a) A local agency shall adopt rules and regulations to implement and enforce a groundwater management plan adopted pursuant to this part.

(b) Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing the local agency to make a binding determination of the water rights of any person or entity.

(c) Nothing in this part shall be construed as authorizing the local agency to limit or suspend extractions unless the local agency has determined through study and investigation that groundwater replenishment programs or other alternative sources of water supply have proved insufficient or infeasible to lessen the demand for groundwater.
Cal. BPC § 21710 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 10 / Section 21710
Section 21710
Status: in_force

(a) If a valid declaration in opposition to lien sale is received by the owner prior to the date set forth in the notice of lien sale, the owner may enforce the lien only as follows:

(1) File an action to enforce the lien in small claims court as provided in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, provided that the amount of the lien is within the monetary jurisdiction of the court. If the action is filed in small claims court, all of the procedures set forth in that chapter shall apply, including the procedures for service of the summons and complaint.

(2) File an action to enforce the lien in any other court of competent jurisdiction, in which case the summons and complaint may be served by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the occupant at the address provided by the occupant in the declaration of lien sale, and service shall be deemed completed on the fifth day after the mailing, or in any other manner authorized by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(b) If the owner is granted a judgment in favor of the lien, the owner may advertise the goods for sale and sell the property as provided in Section 21707.