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Cal. SHC § 158 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.8 / Section 158
Section 158
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Connectivity area” includes any of the following:

(1) An area identified by any federal or state agency that meets the needs for a special status species pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code).

(2) An area identified by the Department of Fish and Wildlife as important for ecological connectivity for fish or wildlife between natural landscape areas based on consideration of the following factors:

(A) Important landscape linkages identified in regional connectivity studies or habitat protection plans.

(B) Known ungulate migration routes, including those identified in response to the federal Secretarial Order 3362, issued on February 9, 2018, by the federal Secretary of the Interior, and any subsequent updates to the order.

(C) Important movement corridors for sensitive species according to species-specific studies, genetic studies, or published recovery plans.

(D) Known areas of high wildlife mortality due to transportation infrastructure.

(E) Areas where wildlife is known to cross more frequently than other nearby areas, including riparian corridors, canyon bottoms, ridges, or open-space corridors.

(F) Areas where wildlife approach and refuse to cross highways, as identified by wildlife behavior data.

(G) Areas where habitat of adjacent lands is currently in good condition.

(H) Highways with identified barriers where lands adjacent to all approaches to the highway have conservation protections.

(I) Linkages that could facilitate range shifts due to climate change, including areas that connect lower to higher elevations or connect to northern habitats.

(3) An area identified by the department with known or potential transportation barriers to wildlife connectivity, as determined by the department.

(b) “Fish” means fish as defined in Section 45 of the Fish and Game Code.

(c) “Natural landscape area” means a natural, intact habitat area with high ecological integrity that provides core habitat for wildlife and supports native biodiversity.

(d) “Permeability” means the ability of a feature, improvement, or facility to provide for passage of wildlife and improve connectivity to natural landscape areas or other habitat.

(e) “Wildlife” means wildlife as defined in Section 89.5 of the Fish and Game Code.

(f) “Wildlife passage features” means culverts, underpasses, overpasses, bridges, directional fencing, barrier breaks, wildlife monitoring devices or detection systems, elevated highway segments, or other features, supported by a functional or potentially functional ecological buffer of habitat on multiple approaches to a highway that encourage use of the feature and are designed to be managed or restored using the best available science to improve the ability of wildlife to safely traverse transportation infrastructure.
Cal. VEH § 11216.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 11216.2
Section 11216.2
Status: in_force

(a) Any license issued to the owner or operator of a traffic violator school under this chapter shall be automatically suspended for 30 days by the department if the department has been notified that more than one final determination has been made that the traffic violator school has violated a student’s rights under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101, et seq.) or any other federal or state law prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The final determination shall be made by a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction or an appropriate federal or state administrative agency, including, but not limited to, the Civil Rights Department, or any combination thereof.

For the purpose of this subdivision, “final determination” means that no further appeal of a determination can be taken to any court because the time period for the appeal has expired.

(b) If a traffic violator school subject to suspension under this section is operated by a traffic school operator licensed pursuant to Section 11202.5 who is operating other traffic schools, the licenses of the owners of those traffic schools operated by that traffic school operator also shall be suspended for the 30-day period.
Cal. FGC § 8123 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 8123
Section 8123
Status: in_force

(a) If any person knows that a vessel contains salmon obtained by high seas interception or that the owner or operator of the vessel intends to engage in the high seas interception of salmon, it is unlawful for that person to do any of the following:

(1) Move persons, cargo, or other property to or from the vessel.

(2) Service or repair the vessel or its equipment.

(3) Provide the vessel with power, supplies, equipment, or fuel.

(4) Provide the vessel with information, other than weather reports, capable of aiding the high seas interception of salmon or frustrating or avoiding detection, including communicating the movements, intentions, or activities of state or federal law enforcement officials or other fishing vessels.

(5) Permit the vessel to dock or anchor, or to remain docked or anchored, if that person is responsible for the operation of the facility, harbor, or anchorage.

(b) This section does not prohibit any person from performing any act or acts set forth in subdivision (a), if that person reasonably believes that the act or acts were necessary for humanitarian or environmental purposes or to prevent a significant loss of property, if that person provides immediate notice, by the quickest available means, to the United States Coast Guard, the department, or any law enforcement agency as to the type of assistance provided and the circumstances involved.
Cal. WAT § 30321.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 30321.5
Section 30321.5
Status: in_force

The county clerk shall immediately cause to be filed with the county assessor and the State Board of Equalization a certificate listing all of the following:

(a) The name of the district.

(b) The date of the order declaring the district formed.

(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a map or plat indicating the boundaries established for the district as required by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the county clerk may cause a copy of the order to be filed in lieu of the certificate.
Cal. VEH § 16381 — California Code / Code veh / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 16381
Section 16381
Status: in_force

In the event that it is made to appear to the court that the judgment debtor has failed to pay any installment as permitted by the order of the court, upon the payment of required fees by the judgment creditor, the court shall give notice of the default to the department and the department shall forthwith suspend the driving privilege of the judgment debtor until the judgment is satisfied as provided in this chapter. The court shall determine the required fees, which shall be commensurate with the cost incurred by the court in carrying out the provisions of this section.
Cal. BPC § 18761 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 18761
Section 18761
Status: in_force

Rules and regulations of the commission relating to professional boxing shall apply to kickboxing and martial arts, except where specifically excluded by the commission’s regulations.
Cal. SHC § 185.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 185.5
Section 185.5
Status: in_force

The director shall pay from the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund that portion of the administrative expenses of the department that he determines, in consultation with the commisson, to have resulted from the functions of the department for purposes specified in Section 2101.
Cal. BPC § 4999.42 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 3 / Section 4999.42
Section 4999.42
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant shall meet all of the following qualifications to qualify for registration as an associate:

(1) Earned a master’s or doctoral degree as specified in Section 4999.32 or 4999.33, as applicable. An applicant whose education qualifies the applicant under Section 4999.32 shall also have completed the coursework or training specified in subdivision (e) of Section 4999.32.

(2) Be at least 18 years of age.

(3) Not be subject to denial of licensure pursuant to Section 480.

(b) (1) The board shall not issue a registration to any person who has been convicted of a crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent in another state or territory.

(2) A denial issued pursuant to this subdivision shall comply with the conditions for denial specified in Section 480.
Cal. FIN § 30002 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 30002
Section 30002
Status: in_force

“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation.
Cal. RTC § 38204 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 18.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 38204
Section 38204
Status: in_force

(a) On or before December 31, 1976, and periodically thereafter as determined by the board, the board after consultation with the Timber Advisory Committee and after public hearings held pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, shall designate areas containing timber having similar growing, harvesting, and marketing conditions to be used as timber value areas for the preparation and application of immediate harvest values. The board may designate areas for timber standing on lands owned by local agencies and on timberland as defined in Section 51104 of the Government Code and designate separate areas for timber standing on national forest lands owned by the United States government. On or before March 1, 1977, for timber harvested between April 1 and December 31, 1977, and on or before December 31, 1977, and on June 30 and December 31 of each year thereafter for timber harvested during the succeeding two calendar quarters, the board, after consultation with the Timber Advisory Committee, shall estimate the immediate harvest values of each species or subclassification of timber within those areas as of the initial date of the period. These values shall be determined under rules adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act from the best evidence available, including (1) gross proceeds from sales on the stump of similar timber of like quality and character at similar locations, or (2) gross proceeds from sales of logs, or of finished products, adjusted to reflect only the portion of those proceeds attributable to value on the stump immediately prior to harvest, or a combination of (1) and (2), and shall be determined in a manner that makes reasonable allowance for differences in age, size, quality, cost of removal, accessibility to point of conversion, market conditions and other relevant factors.

(b) The board, either on its own motion after consultation with the Timber Advisory Committee or in response to application from a timber owner, may modify the immediate harvest values to reflect material changes in timber values that result from fire, blowdown, ice storm, flood, disease, insect damage or other cause, for any area or part thereof in which damaged timber is located. The board shall specify any additional accounting or other requirements to be complied with in reporting and paying the tax on that timber.
Cal. SHC § 8775 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Section 8775
Section 8775
Status: in_force

If a deficiency occurs in the redemption fund with which to pay past due bonds, past due interest, or bonds or interest which will become due during the current tax collecting year, but it does not appear to the treasurer that there will be an ultimate loss to the bondholders, he shall pay matured bonds as presented and make interest payments when due as long as there are available funds in the redemption fund, in the following order of priority:

(1) All matured interest payments shall be made before the principal of any bonds is paid.

(2) Interest on bonds of earlier maturity shall be paid before interest on bonds of later maturity.

(3) Within a single maturity, interest on lower-numbered bonds shall be paid before interest on higher-numbered bonds.

(4) The principal of bonds shall be paid in the order in which the bonds are presented for payment. Any bond which is presented but not paid shall be assigned a serial number according to the order of presentment and shall be returned to the bondholder.

Bonds not paid when presented, and interest payments not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate stated in the bonds, without compounding, until paid.
Cal. VEH § 23630 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 23630
Section 23630
Status: in_force

The fact that any person charged with driving under the influence of any drug or the combined influence of alcoholic beverages and any drug in violation of Section 23152 or 23153 is, or has been entitled to use, the drug under the laws of this state shall not constitute a defense against any violation of the sections.
Cal. FIN § 674 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 674
Section 674
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in his or her own name or in the name of the licensee, may execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all conveyances and other instruments necessary or appropriate to effectuate the sale of any real or personal property or to effectuate any other transaction in connection with the liquidation of a licensee or the distribution of its assets. Any conveyance or other instrument executed by the commissioner pursuant to this authority shall be valid and effectual for all purposes as though the same had been executed by the officers of the licensee by authority of its board of directors. Whenever the commissioner sells any real property of the licensee a certified copy of the order of the court approving the sale shall be recorded in the county in which any part of the real property is located.
Cal. WIC § 10061 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 10061
Section 10061
Status: in_force

“Public assistance” and “public assistance programs” refer to those public social services programs provided for in Part 3 of this division.
Cal. BPC § 20027 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 4.4 / Section 20027
Section 20027
Status: in_force

(a) No franchisor shall deny the surviving spouse, heirs, or estate of a deceased franchisee or the majority shareholder of the franchisee the opportunity to participate in the ownership of the franchise under a valid franchise agreement for a reasonable time after the death of the franchisee or majority shareholder of the franchisee. During that time the surviving spouse, heirs, or estate of the deceased shall either satisfy all of the then current qualifications for a purchaser of a franchise or sell, transfer, or assign the franchise to a person who satisfies the franchisor’s then current standards for new franchisees. The rights granted pursuant to this section shall be granted subject to the surviving spouse, heirs or estate of the deceased maintaining all standards and obligations of the franchise.

(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) shall prohibit a franchisor from exercising the right of first refusal to purchase a franchise after receipt of a bona fide offer to purchase the franchise by a proposed purchaser of the franchise.

(c) This article shall not apply to any agreement or contract in effect prior to January 1, 1984, except an agreement or contract of an indefinite duration. This section shall not apply to any bequest or intestate succession that took effect prior to January 1, 1984.
Cal. WAT § 8306 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8306
Section 8306
Status: in_force

[Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 5.   Effective January 1, 2008.   See identical section added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 368.]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may provide meals and other necessary support to any person, including, but not limited to, an employee of the department, who is engaged in emergency flood fight activities on behalf of, or in cooperation with, the department.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “emergency flood fight activities” mean actions taken under emergency conditions to maintain flood control features, the failure of which threaten to destroy life, property, or resources.

[Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 368, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 2008.]
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may provide meals and other necessary support to any person, including, but not limited to, an employee of the department, who is engaged in emergency flood fight activities on behalf of, or in cooperation with, the department.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “emergency flood fight activities” mean actions taken under emergency conditions to maintain flood control features, the failure of which threaten to destroy life, property, or resources.
Cal. ELEC § 7640 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 7640
Section 7640
Status: in_force

The chairperson of this committee shall serve a two-year term, but shall not succeed himself or herself.
Cal. WAT § 8857 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 6 / Section 8857
Section 8857
Status: in_force

The remaining portion not yet ordered paid by the board of the assessment upon any tract of land may be voluntarily paid in full, with the accrued interest thereon, at any time after the lien of the assessment has accrued.
Cal. FAC § 33767 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 33767
Section 33767
Status: in_force

The floor shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material which is acceptable to the director. It shall be so constructed as to be watertight and so sloped that all drainage will flow to one or more points of drainage. The floors shall be readily cleanable.
Cal. LAB § 603 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 603
Section 603
Status: in_force

No trainman who has been on duty 12 hours in the aggregate in any 24-hour period shall be required or permitted to continue or again go on duty without having had at least 8 consecutive hours off duty.
Cal. WIC § 4711.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 4711.7
Section 4711.7
Status: in_force

(a) If the issue or issues involved in the mediation are resolved or partially resolved to the satisfaction of both parties, the mediator shall prepare a written resolution. Agreement of the claimant or their authorized representative to the written resolution shall be accompanied by a withdrawal or partial withdrawal, in writing, of any fair hearing request. The written resolution shall go into effect 10 days after receipt of the claimant’s agreement to the written resolution. The mediator shall promptly forward a copy of the written resolution and any full or partial withdrawal of a fair hearing request to the hearing office.

(b) If the mediation fails to resolve an issue or issues to the satisfaction of the claimant, or their authorized representative, the matter shall, at the claimant’s request, proceed to a fair hearing with respect to the unresolved issue or issues as provided under this chapter.

(c) The mediator, after the conclusion of the mediation, shall promptly notify the hearing office, department, claimant and their authorized representative, and regional center of the outcome of the mediation and whether or not the claimant wants to proceed to a fair hearing. If the claimant or their authorized representative has not indicated whether they want to proceed to a fair hearing, the matter shall be taken off the calendar and continued until the time that the claimant requests a hearing or withdraws the hearing request. The continuance shall be considered a waiver of their Medicaid home- and community-based waiver services right to a hearing decision within 90 days of the date the original request was received by the department.

(d) Services provided pursuant to a recipient’s individual program plan during the appeal shall end as specified in Section 4715.

(e) Sixty days after the mediator’s notice of the outcome of the mediation, the appeal shall be considered withdrawn if the claimant or their authorized representative has not indicated their intent to proceed to a fair hearing.

(f) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2023.
Cal. PROB § 855 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 19 / Section 855
Section 855
Status: in_force

An action brought under this part may include claims, causes of action, or matters that are normally raised in a civil action to the extent that the matters are related factually to the subject matter of a petition filed under this part.
Cal. RTC § 2627 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Section 2627
Section 2627
Status: in_force

Within three days after this settlement, the auditor shall:

(a) Compute and enter the penalties and costs on the delinquent roll.

(b) Charge the tax collector with the amount due on the delinquent roll.

(c) Deliver the delinquent roll duly certified, to the tax collector.
Cal. HSC § 38021 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25 / Chapter 3 / Section 38021
Section 38021
Status: in_force

If the renewal of a direct service contract is not approved in a timely manner through no fault of the contractor, the administrative department may request a simple 90-day extension of the existing approved contract pending final approval of the contract renewal and provide notification and the information and forms necessary for the agency contractor to bill for up to 90 days pursuant to this section.
Cal. WIC § 9157 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 9157
Section 9157
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Caregiver” means any unpaid family member or individual who assumes responsibility for the care of a cognitively impaired adult with chronic and debilitating health conditions, including dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke or aneurysm, degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury.

(b) “Cognitive impairment” means significant destruction of brain tissue with resultant loss of brain function. Examples of causes of the impairments include dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke or aneurysm, degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury.

(c) “Cognitively impaired adult” means a person whose cognitive impairment has occurred on or after 18 years of age.

(d) “CRC” means a caregiver resource center.

(e) “Department” means the California Department of Aging.

(f) “Family member” means any relative, partner, or court-appointed guardian or conservator who is responsible for the care of a cognitively impaired adult.

(g) “Respite care” means substitute care or supervision in support of the caregiver for the purposes of providing relief from the stresses of providing constant care and so as to enable the caregiver to pursue a normal routine and responsibilities. Respite care may be provided in the home or in an out-of-home setting, such as adult daycare centers or short-term placements in licensed residential care, skilled nursing, or inpatient facilities.