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Cal. HSC § 102975 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 102975
Section 102975
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 11.   (AB 583)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 12 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 271.]
(a) The physician, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall within 15 hours after the delivery state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate, and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.

The physician shall within 15 hours after the death deposit the certificate at the place of death, or deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business or at the office of the physician.

(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 11) and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 271, Sec. 12.   (AB 583)   Effective January 1, 2026.   Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) The physician or nurse practitioner, if any, in attendance on the delivery of a fetus shall, within 15 hours after the delivery, state on the certificate of fetal death the time of fetal death or delivery, the direct causes of the fetal death, the conditions, if any, that gave rise to these causes, and other medical and health section data as may be required on the certificate and shall sign the certificate in attest to these facts.

(b) The physician or nurse practitioner shall, within 15 hours after the death, deposit the certificate at the place of death, deliver it to the attending funeral director at their place of business, or deliver it to the office of the physician or nurse practitioner.

(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
Cal. WIC § 16524.8 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 16524.8
Section 16524.8
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each county electing to receive funds from the Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program pursuant to this chapter shall develop an interagency protocol to be utilized in serving sexually exploited children. The county protocol shall be developed by a team led by a representative of the county human services department and shall include representatives from each of the following agencies:

(A) The county probation department.

(B) The county mental health department.

(C) The county public health department.

(D) The juvenile court in the county.

(E) The county office of education.

(F) The county sheriff’s department.

(2) The team may include, but shall not be limited to, representatives from local education agencies, local law enforcement, survivors of sexual exploitation, and other providers as necessary.

(b) At a minimum, the interagency protocol shall address the provision of services to children who have been sexually exploited and are within the definition of Section 300, including, but not limited to, the use of a multidisciplinary team approach to provide coordinated case management, service planning, and services to these children.

(c) Counties that developed a protocol prior to the inclusion of county offices of education and county sheriff’s departments as required partners pursuant to this section may, but are not required to, revise protocols to reflect input by these entities.
Cal. PUC § 1630 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.7 / Article 4 / Section 1630
Section 1630
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Noncompliant appliance” means all of the following:

(1) Any commercial dishwasher that was manufactured prior to January 1, 2010, that does not meet the efficiency requirement of the Energy Star Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers, Version 1.1.

(2) Any automatic commercial ice maker that was manufactured prior to January 1, 2010, that does not meet the efficiency requirement of the Energy Star Product Specification for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers, Version 1.0.

(3) Any commercial clothes washer that was manufactured prior to January 1, 2010, that does not meet the efficiency requirement of the Energy Star Product Specification for Clothes Washers, Version 5.0.

(b) “Noncompliant plumbing fixtures” and “water-conserving plumbing fixtures” have the same meanings set forth in Section 1101.3 of the Civil Code.

(c) “Water-conserving appliance” means any of the following:

(1) A commercial dishwasher that meets the criteria of the Energy Star Product Specification for Commercial Dishwashers, Version 2.0, or any revision to those criteria published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that is adopted by the Energy Commission for the program.

(2) An automatic commercial ice maker that meets the criteria of the Energy Star Product Specification for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers, Version 3.0, or any revision to those criteria published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that is adopted by the Energy Commission for the program.

(3) Any commercial clothes washer that meets the criteria of the Energy Star Product Specification for Clothes Washers, Version 8.0, or any revision to those criteria published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that is adopted by the Energy Commission for the program.
Cal. HSC § 9010 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 9010
Section 9010
Status: in_force

A new district may be formed pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 7066.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 7066.5
Section 7066.5
Status: in_force

Any person may obtain blank license application forms from the board or may cause to be printed forms used by or approved by the Registrar of Contractors.
Cal. HSC § 41508 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 41508
Section 41508
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this division, including, but not limited to, Sections 41809, 41810, and 41904, any local or regional authority may establish additional, stricter standards than those set forth by law or by the state board for nonvehicular sources.
Cal. WIC § 14089.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.91 / Section 14089.3
Section 14089.3
Status: in_force

The department shall not contract with insurance carriers, organized health systems, or provider organizations, that employ or subcontract with plans that employ providers under suspension from the Medicare or Medi-Cal program.
Cal. FAC § 14381 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 14381
Section 14381
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter or of any regulation which is adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation. A second or subsequent violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
Cal. FAC § 54404.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 54404.5
Section 54404.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 54404.1, if the director receives a verified complaint that a processor, handler, distributor, or any agent of any such person or a cooperative bargaining association or any agent of an association has violated subdivision (e) of Section 54431, the director shall conduct a hearing within 14 days of receiving the complaint. The director shall issue a notice of the hearing not less than five days prior to the commencement of the hearing. The director may, but is not required to, make any investigation in addition to the hearing. The director shall announce his or her decision on the complaint within five days after the conclusion of the hearing and may take any action that is authorized by this section.

(b)  If the director determines that the person against whom the complaint was filed has violated subdivision (e) of Section 54431, the director may issue an order fashioned in a manner so as to expeditiously require that person to comply with the requirements of this chapter. If the person thereafter disobeys the order, the director, represented by the Attorney General, shall apply to the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento in order to obtain a court order requiring the person to obey the order of the director. The action shall be handled in an expeditious manner by the court and given calendar preference.

(c) The costs of the hearing held pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be assessed by the director and paid for by the party filing the complaint if the hearing results in a finding that no violation occurred. The costs of the hearing shall be paid for by the party against whom the complaint was filed if the hearing results in a finding that a violation had occurred.

(d) The hearing held pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be held in as expeditious a manner as possible under Sections 54404.2 and 54404.3. The hearing officer shall use his or her best efforts to ensure that the hearing will be conducted as quickly as possible consistent with the requirements of due process and this chapter.

(e) The record from the hearing held pursuant to subdivision (a) may be introduced by either party to that hearing at a hearing held pursuant to Section 54404. 1.
Cal. HSC § 102305 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 102305
Section 102305
Status: in_force

The local registrar of births and deaths shall carefully examine each certificate before acceptance for registration and, if any are not completed in a manner consistent with the policies established by the State Registrar, he or she shall require further information to be furnished as may be necessary to make the record consistent with those policies before acceptance for registration.
Cal. HSC § 110110 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 110110
Section 110110
Status: in_force

(a)  All regulations relating to (1) new drug applications, except for abbreviated new drug applications, adopted pursuant to Section 505 of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 355), (2) applications for premarket approval of new devices, adopted pursuant to Section 515 of the federal act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 360e), (3) postmarketing reports, recordkeeping, and other postapproval requirements for approved new drug applications or approved new device premarket approval applications, adopted pursuant to the federal act, that are in effect on January 1, 1993, or that are adopted on or after that date, shall be the new drug and new device application regulations of this state.

(b)  The department may, by regulation, adopt any new drug or new device application regulation that it determines is necessary for the administration and enforcement of this part, whether or not the regulation is in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to the federal act.
Cal. PUC § 103390 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 103390
Section 103390
Status: in_force

Subject to any agreement or covenant between the district and the holders of any of its obligations limiting or restricting classes of investments, the district may invest any surplus money in its treasury, including money in any sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund created or established for the benefit of holders of any outstanding obligations of the district, in any of the following:

(a) Its own bonds.

(b) Treasury notes, certificates of indebtedness, bills, bonds of the United States, or any other evidence of indebtedness secured by the full faith and credit of the United States.

(c) Obligations issued pursuant to the Federal Home Loan Bank Act or the National Housing Act.

(d) Treasury notes or bonds of this state, or of any public corporation, municipal corporation, public district, or political subdivision within this state which are legal as security for the deposit of public funds.

(e) In any investment in which county funds may be placed pursuant to the general laws of the state.
Cal. PROB § 20111 — California Code / Code prob / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 20111
Section 20111
Status: in_force

The proration required by this article shall be made in the proportion that the value of the property received by each person interested in the estate bears to the total value of all property received by all persons interested in the estate, subject to the provisions of this article.
Cal. PCC § 22107 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 22107
Section 22107
Status: in_force

The district may establish policies and procedures for all of the following:

(a) Price negotiation with respect to all acquisitions conducted under this chapter.

(b) System or equipment component performance or availability standards, including an assessment of the added cost to the district to receive contractual guarantee of a level of performance.

(c) Requirement of a bond or assessment of a cost penalty with respect to a contract or consideration of a contract offered by a vendor whose performance has been determined unsatisfactory by the district.
Cal. HSC § 113340 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 113340
Section 113340
Status: in_force

Handwashing facilities shall be such as to afford an opportunity to wash hands in clean water using soap or other suitable cleansing agent and to dispose of used wash water without nuisance or contamination of food crop.
Cal. FAC § 79047 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 79047
Section 79047
Status: in_force

Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, resignation, or disqualification, shall be filled by another eligible person for the unexpired portion of the term by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission. The person shall fulfill all the qualifications set forth in this article as required for the member whose office he or she is to occupy.
Cal. LAB § 5271 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 3.5 / Section 5271
Section 5271
Status: in_force

(a) The parties to a dispute submitted for arbitration may select any eligible attorney from the list prepared by the presiding workers’ compensation judge to serve as arbitrator. However, when the disputed issue involves insurance coverage, the parties may select any attorney as arbitrator upon agreement of the parties.

(b) If the parties cannot select an arbitrator by agreement, either party may request the presiding workers’ compensation judge to assign a panel of five arbitrators selected at random from the list of eligible attorneys. No more than three arbitrators on a five-member panel may be defense attorneys, no more than three may be applicant’s attorneys, and no more than two may be retired workers’ compensation judges or appeals board commissioners.

(c) For each party in excess of one party in the capacity of employer and one party in the capacity of injured employee or lien claimant, the presiding judge shall randomly select two additional arbitrators to add to the panel. For each additional party in the capacity of employer, the presiding judge shall assign a retired workers’ compensation judge or retired appeals board commissioner and an applicant’s attorney. For each additional party in the capacity of injured employee or lien claimant, the presiding judge shall assign a retired workers’ compensation judge or retired appeals board commissioner and a defense attorney. For each additional other party, the presiding judge shall assign two arbitrators to the panel, in order of rotation from case to case, as follows: a retired workers’ compensation judge or retired appeals board commissioner, an applicant’s attorney, a defense attorney.

(d) A party may petition the presiding workers’ compensation judge to remove a member from the panel pursuant to Section 170.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The presiding workers’ compensation judge shall assign another eligible attorney to replace any member removed under this subdivision.

(e) Each party or lien claimant shall strike two members from the panel, and the remaining attorney shall serve as arbitrator.
Cal. VEH § 675.6 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 675.6
Section 675.6
Status: in_force

(a) “Vehicle verifier” does not include any of the following:

(1) A peace officer.

(2) An authorized employee of the department.

(3) An agent of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

(4) An employee of an organization certified under the provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code whose duties require or authorize the verification of vehicles.

(b) Any person specified in subdivision (a) may perform the duties of a vehicle verifier without obtaining the special permit required in Section 11300.
Cal. COM § 9306.2 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 9306.2
Section 9306.2
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the local law of the controllable electronic record’s jurisdiction specified in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 12107 governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a controllable electronic record and a security interest in a controllable account or controllable payment intangible evidenced by the controllable electronic record.

(b) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the debtor is located governs both of the following:

(1) Perfection of a security interest in a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible by filing.

(2) Automatic perfection of a security interest in a controllable payment intangible created by a sale of the controllable payment intangible.
Cal. BPC § 19293 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3.1 / Article 9 / Section 19293
Section 19293
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau may establish rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out this article.

(b) This section does not prohibit the imposition by any city, county, or city and county of any excise or license tax authorized under Division 2 (commencing with Section 6001).
Cal. HSC § 5000 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 5000
Section 5000
Status: in_force

Any district may acquire, construct, and operate works within or without its limits.
Cal. BPC § 5132 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 5132
Section 5132
Status: in_force

(a) All moneys received by the board under this chapter from any source and for any purpose and from a temporary license issued under Section 115.6 shall be accounted for and reported monthly by the board to the Controller and at the same time the moneys shall be remitted to the State Treasury to the credit of the Accountancy Fund.

(b) The secretary-treasurer of the board shall, from time to time, but not less than once each fiscal year, prepare or have prepared on their behalf, a financial report of the Accountancy Fund that contains information that the board determines is necessary for the purposes for which the board was established.

(c) The report of the Accountancy Fund, which shall be published pursuant to Section 5008, shall include the revenues and the related costs from examination, initial licensing, license renewal, citation and fine authority, and cost recovery from enforcement actions and case settlements.
Cal. PROB § 5698 — California Code / Code prob / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Section 5698
Section 5698
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter limits the application of other law that imposes a penalty or provides a remedy for the creation of a revocable transfer on death deed by means of fraud, undue influence, menace, or duress, including, but not limited to, Section 368 of the Penal Code and Sections 15656 and 15657.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. PRC § 37031 — California Code / Code prc / Division 28 / Chapter 7 / Section 37031
Section 37031
Status: in_force

(a) For bond provisions listed in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 37032, “purpose” means scheme and design.

(b) For bond provisions listed in paragraphs (4) to (11), inclusive, of subdivision (c) of Section 37032, “purpose” means scope and effect.

(c) For bond funds eligible to be used under this chapter, pursuant to paragraph (12) of subdivision (c) of Section 37032, if the bond act is passed by initiative, “purpose” shall be defined pursuant to subdivision (b), but if the bond act is not passed by initiative, “purpose” shall be defined pursuant to subdivision (a).

(d) For purposes of this chapter, “property” means property as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 37002 that is acquired pursuant to this division using bond funds in accordance with this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 7905 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 7905
Section 7905
Status: in_force

A person shall not be appointed to membership on a county council who is registered as preferring another party or registered as “No Party Preference.” Appointment of other persons who cannot register to vote shall be allowed under certain circumstances as described in state Green Party bylaws and any applicable county Green Party bylaws.
Cal. SHC § 27184 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 10 / Section 27184
Section 27184
Status: in_force

The attorney shall have full charge of the legal matters pertaining to the district, and shall be the legal adviser to the board, the general manager, and all of the officers of the district.
Cal. HSC § 50888 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 15 / Article 2 / Section 50888
Section 50888
Status: in_force

Each community housing development shall consist of three components: a housing component, a supportive services component, and a jobs and economic development component.
Cal. PRC § 29308 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 4 / Section 29308
Section 29308
Status: in_force

All federal agencies, to the extent permitted under federal law or regulations or the United States Constitution, shall comply with this division and the policies of the protection plan.
Cal. PUC § 103015 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 2 / Section 103015
Section 103015
Status: in_force

“County” means the County of San Mateo.
Cal. FAC § 77609 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 77609
Section 77609
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 77602, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary deems necessary to defray the expenses of preparing the necessary list and information and conducting the vote.

(b) Any funds which are not used to carry out Section 77602 shall be returned to the proponents of the commission who deposited the funds with the secretary.

(c) Upon the establishment of the commission, the commission may reimburse the proponents of the commission for any funds deposited with the secretary that were used in carrying out Section 77602 and for any legal expenses and costs incurred in establishing the commission.
Cal. VEH § 9803 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 9803
Section 9803
Status: in_force

Nothing in this code prevents a review or other action as may be permitted by the Constitution and laws of this state by a court of competent jurisdiction of any order of the department to seize and sell a vehicle.