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Cal. HSC § 18944.31 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 4.5 / Article 1 / Section 18944.31
Section 18944.31
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the guidelines established by this chapter shall apply to the construction of all structures that use baled straw as a loadbearing or nonloadbearing material within any city or county that adopted the guidelines established by Chapter 941 of the Statutes of 1995 prior to January 1, 2002. This requirement shall not preclude the city or county from making changes or modifications to the guidelines pursuant to subdivision (b). Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the guidelines established by this chapter shall not become operative in a city or county that has not adopted the guidelines prior to January 1, 2002, unless and until the legislative body of the city or county makes an express finding that the application of these guidelines within the city or county is reasonably necessary because of local conditions and the city or county files a copy of that finding with the department.

(b)  A city or county may, by ordinance or regulation, make any changes or modifications in the guidelines contained in this chapter as it determines are reasonably necessary because of local conditions, provided the city or county files a copy of the changes or modifications and the express findings for the changes or modifications with the department. No change or modification of that type shall become effective or operative for any purpose until the finding and the change or modification has been filed with the department.

(c)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as increasing or decreasing the authority to approve or disapprove of alternative construction methods pursuant to the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) or the California Building Standards Code, Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.

(d)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the statutory guidelines of this chapter serve as an interim measure pending the evaluation of straw bales as a construction material through the normal processes used for the testing and listing of building materials, the determination of construction standards, and the adoption of those materials and construction standards into the California Building Standards Code.
Cal. CIV § 4510 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 4510
Section 4510
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in law, an order of the court, or an order pursuant to a final and binding arbitration decision, an association may not deny a member or occupant physical access to the member’s or occupant’s separate interest, either by restricting access through the common area to the separate interest, or by restricting access solely to the separate interest.
Cal. HNC § 68 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2.6 / Section 68
Section 68
Status: in_force

The director shall cause to be prepared, and continuously maintained, a comprehensive plan for the development and operation of a statewide system of recreational boating trails. The plan shall be the boating trails element of the California Recreational Trails System Plan as required pursuant to the California Recreational Trails Act (commencing with Section 5070 of the Public Resources Code). The plan shall be prepared and continually maintained in accordance with provisions of the California Recreational Trails Act and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be compatible with other elements of the California Recreational Trails System Plan.
Cal. VEH § 22357.1 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 22357.1
Section 22357.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 22357, a local authority may, by ordinance or resolution, set a prima facie speed limit of 25 miles per hour on any street, other than a state highway, adjacent to any children’s playground in a public park but only during particular hours or days when children are expected to use the facilities. The 25 mile per hour speed limit shall be effective when signs giving notice of the speed limit are posted.
Cal. WAT § 12950 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 7 / Section 12950
Section 12950
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the responsibility of the State of California to assist local governments in providing certain essential services and facilities where water resource construction projects financed, in whole or in part, by the State or by the State jointly with the federal government create an undue burden on a local area’s ability to provide these services and facilities. State responsibility for providing financial assistance under such circumstances includes the following: police and fire protection, public health and hospitals, sanitation, emergency and indigent relief, and such other activities for which there is a demonstrated urgent need and which are approved by the State Department of Finance and the State Department of Water Resources.
Cal. INS § 10400 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 10400
Section 10400
Status: in_force

Any person willfully violating any provision of this chapter or order of the commissioner made in accordance therewith shall forfeit to the people of this state a sum not to exceed one hundred eighteen dollars ($118) for each such violation, which sum may be recovered by civil action. The commissioner may also suspend or revoke the license of an insurer or agent for any such willful violation.
Cal. INS § 484 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Section 484
Section 484
Status: in_force

An acknowledgment in a policy of the receipt of premium is conclusive evidence of its payment, so far as to make the policy binding. Notwithstanding such acknowledgment, a policy may be canceled effective at such times as otherwise permitted by law for nonpayment of all or any portion of the premium which is actually unpaid if such cancellation right is reserved to the insurer in the policy.
Cal. FIN § 1604 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 16 / Article 5 / Section 1604
Section 1604
Status: in_force

In making the reports to the commissioner required by this division, every trust company shall report, in addition to the other facts called for, separately, the amount of real property and the amount of personal property held by such trust company in both its court trusts and in its private trusts.
Cal. INS § 1840 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 1840
Section 1840
Status: in_force

The examination shall be of sufficient scope to satisfy the commissioner that the applicant has sufficient knowledge of and is thoroughly familiar with the life and disability insurance laws of this state, and the provisions, terms, and conditions of life and disability insurance contracts written on residents of this state, and has a thorough and complete knowledge of life and disability insurance.
Cal. PRC § 75210 — California Code / Code prc / Division 44 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 75210
Section 75210
Status: in_force

The council shall develop and administer the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives, including the following:

(a) Reducing air pollution.

(b) Improving conditions in disadvantaged communities.

(c) Supporting or improving public health and other cobenefits as defined in Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) Improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing, and services.

(e) Increasing options for mobility, including the implementation of the Active Transportation Program established pursuant to Section 2380 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(f) Increasing transit ridership.

(g) Preserving and developing affordable rental and owner-occupied housing for lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(h) Protecting agricultural lands to support infill development.
Cal. FAC § 29419 — California Code / Code fac / Division 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 29419
Section 29419
Status: in_force

“Section box” means the wood or other frame in which bees have built a small comb of honey.
Cal. FAC § 18221 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 18221
Section 18221
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall upon complaint by the director or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation to have occurred, bring an action in the name of the people of this state in the superior court for an injunction against any person violating any provision of this part or any regulation which is duly issued by the director pursuant to it.

Any proceedings pursuant to this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The director shall not, however, be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show or tending to show irreparable damage or loss.
Cal. HSC § 40501.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 7 / Section 40501.1
Section 40501.1
Status: in_force

(a)  On or before July 1, 1992, the south coast district board shall retire the current hearing board and appoint in its place a new hearing board with the following membership and qualifications:

(1)  One member admitted to the practice of law in this state, with two or more years of practice, preferably with litigation experience.

(2)  One member who is an engineer with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in chemical, mechanical, environmental, metallurgical, or petroleum engineering, with two or more years of practical experience, and preferably who is a professional engineer registered pursuant to the Professional Engineers Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code).

(3)  One member who is a licensed physician, with two or more years of practical experience, preferably in the fields of epidemiology, physiology, toxicology, or related fields.

(4)  Two public members.

(b)  In recruiting the hearing board members, the district board shall engage in positive outreach throughout the south coast district. In making these appointments, the district board shall receive recommendations of an advisory committee whose responsibility shall be to review and make recommendations to the appropriate district board committee, which in turn shall finalize recommendations on which the district board shall act in making appointments to the hearing board. The advisory committee shall be composed of one representative appointed by each of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino, and the City of Los Angeles. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed for one-year terms. Recommendations of the advisory committee shall not be binding on the district board.

(c)  When the south coast district board first appoints the new hearing board, the attorney and engineer members shall serve terms of two years each and the medical and public members shall serve terms of three years each. Thereafter, each member’s term shall be three years.

(d)  In the temporary absence of a member and that person’s alternate, the hearing board chair, or the chair’s designee, may appoint a qualified alternate or any former hearing board member to serve for a period of up to three months plus that period of additional time required to conclude proceedings on which the temporary member deliberated.

(e)  The district budget shall have a line item to provide necessary staff and other support dedicated to the hearing board. The services provided by that staff shall include assistance to the public and small business as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 40448.
Cal. FIN § 810 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 810
Section 810
Status: in_force

Bonds of any irrigation district, water storage district, water conservation district, county water district, reclamation district, drainage district, and any district the primary function of which is the irrigation, reclamation or drainage of land within its boundaries, located in California, other than bonds referred to in Section 807, provided either of the following conditions are met:

(a) The bonds qualify under Section 808.

(b) The bonds have been certified as legal securities for savings banks pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 20000) of Division 10 of the Water Code and the certification remains unrevoked and the total outstanding bonded indebtedness of the district including bonds authorized but not issued, but excluding bonds payable solely from revenues and not directly or indirectly from assessments, does not exceed 50 percent of the aggregate of the assessed value of the lands, exclusive of improvements, subject to assessment by the district, and the value of the property owned by the district or to be acquired or constructed with the proceeds of the bonds under consideration.
Cal. HSC § 125230 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 125230
Section 125230
Status: in_force

The director may establish any rules or criteria for grants under this article as the director deems necessary.
Cal. BPC § 5550.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 5550.3
Section 5550.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 111, the board may adopt guidelines for the delegation of its authority to grade the examinations of applicants for licensure to any vendor under contract to the board for provision of an architect’s registration examination. The guidelines shall be within the board’s legal authority to establish the standards for registration in this state, and shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Goals for the appropriate content, development, grading, and administration of an examination, against which the vendor’s rules and procedures can be judged.

(2) Procedures through which the board can reasonably assure itself that the vendor adequately meets the goals established by the board.

(b) The board shall not delegate its authority to grade the examinations of candidates for registration in this state to any vendor or any party not in compliance with Section 111 or with the guidelines established in subdivision (a).

(c) A candidate who received full credit for all divisions of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) prior to May 1, 2023, shall be deemed to have passed the ARE.
Cal. HSC § 44080 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 8 / Section 44080
Section 44080
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a)  California’s air is the most polluted in the nation and the largest source of that pollution is automobiles.

(b)  California has the most stringent new car emission standards in the nation as well as a vehicle inspection (smog check) program that result in most cars producing very little pollution.

(c)  A small percentage of automobiles cause a disproportionate and significant amount of the air pollution in California.

(d)  These gross polluters are primarily vehicles in which the emission control equipment has been disconnected or which are very poorly maintained.

(e)  New technologies, such as remote sensing, can identify gross polluters on the roads, enabling law enforcement authorities to stop, inspect, and cite vehicles with disconnected emission control equipment, and can promote the development of incentives for the repair of other high-emitting vehicles.

(f)  Requiring owners to reconnect emission control equipment and developing incentives for needed maintenance on high-emitting vehicles may be cost-effective methods to reduce emissions and help achieve air quality standards in many districts.
Cal. BPC § 7503.10 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 7503.10
Section 7503.10
Status: in_force

(a) An original repossession agency license shall expire one year following the date of issuance, unless renewed as provided in this chapter.

(b) A renewal repossession agency license shall expire two years following the date of renewal, unless renewed as provided in this chapter.

(c) At least 60 days prior to the expiration of the license, the bureau shall mail to the licensee a renewal form prescribed by the director. To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall complete and mail the renewal form to the bureau, pay any and all fines assessed pursuant to Section 7501.7 and resolved in accordance with the provisions of that section, and pay the renewal fee prescribed by this chapter.

(d) Upon the issuance of the initial license or renewal license, the bureau shall issue to the licensee a suitable pocket identification card which includes a photograph of the licensee. The photograph shall be of a size prescribed by the bureau. The card shall contain the name of the licensee’s company.
Cal. HSC § 20047 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.5 / Section 20047
Section 20047
Status: in_force

No person is entitled to vote on the question of formation of a district, or for the first board of commissioners, unless that person is a voter within the meaning of the Elections Code, and a resident within the boundaries of the proposed district.
Cal. FIN § 6201 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 6201
Section 6201
Status: in_force

Associations that employ collection agents, who for any reason are not covered by a bond required under Section 6200, shall provide for the bonding of each of those agents in an amount equal to at least twice the average monthly collection of the agent. The agents shall be required to make settlement with the association at least monthly.
Cal. HSC § 124112 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6.4 / Section 124112
Section 124112
Status: in_force

(a)  On or before June 30, 2002, the department shall adopt the protocol developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics to optimally detect the presence of treatable causes of blindness in infants by two months of age. If a protocol is not developed on or before June 30, 2002, the department, in consultation with representatives of the Newborn Eye Pathology Task Force, shall establish a protocol to optimally detect the presence of treatable causes of blindness in infants by two months of age on or before January 1, 2003.

(b)  If the American Academy of Pediatrics develops a protocol to optimally detect the presence of treatable causes of blindness by two months of age after the adoption of the protocol developed by the department, the department shall conform its protocol to the protocol adopted by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

(c)  Nothing in the section shall be construed to supersede the clinical judgment of the licensed health care provider.

(d)  Any screening examination recommended pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be conducted on a newborn if a parent or guardian of the newborn objects to the examination on the grounds that the examination conflicts with the religious beliefs or practices of the parent or guardian.
Cal. HSC § 103080 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 103080
Section 103080
Status: in_force

(a) The person in charge of the place of interment, or the funeral director or person acting as funeral director if no person is in charge, shall sign the permit, endorse upon it the date of interment, hydrolysis, or cremation, and, within 10 days, return the first copy of the permit so endorsed to the local registrar of the district in which the interment took place. The third copy of the permit shall be returned to the office of issuance. After one year, the local registrar may destroy any original or duplicate permit retained by the local registrar pursuant to this section.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2020.
Cal. FAC § 55075 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 55075
Section 55075
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any producer or handler of rice sold as a certified rice and any organization certifying rice for the commission shall immediately make available for inspection by, and shall within 72 hours of a request provide to, the commission a copy of any record required to be kept under this chapter. Records acquired pursuant to this section and any information marked trade secret or confidential acquired by the commission in carrying out its duties under this chapter shall not be public records as that term is defined in Section 7920.530 of the Government Code and shall not be subject to Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(b) The commission shall not be required to obtain records not in its possession in response to a subpoena. Prior to releasing records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter in response to a subpoena, the commission shall delete any financial information about any operation or transaction, information regarding the identity of suppliers or customers, the quantity or price of supplies purchased or products sold, and any information marked trade secret or confidential.

(c) Except for those records subject to public inspection pursuant to Sections 55071 and 55074, this section shall be the exclusive means of public access to records required to be kept or obtained by the commission pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 59173 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 19 / Section 59173
Section 59173
Status: in_force

Seasonal marketing regulations shall not extend beyond the marketing regulatory authorizations which are specified in the marketing order or agreement concerned, or modify or change the language of such marketing order or marketing agreement by adding to, or subtracting from, such marketing order or agreement any of the marketing regulatory authorizations which are classed in Article 13 (commencing with Section 59021) of this chapter as major amendments, or modify the language of any marketing order or agreement for the purpose of clarification as provided in Article 14 (commencing with Section 59051) of this chapter for minor amendments.
Cal. INS § 1560.19 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 17 / Section 1560.19
Section 1560.19
Status: in_force

If the name of a domestic reciprocal insurer converting to a stock insurer pursuant to this article includes the word “reciprocal,” the new stock insurer may continue to use the word “reciprocal” in its name if the name includes a word or words that identify the new stock insurer as a stock insurer and the commissioner finds that the continued use of the word “reciprocal” in its name is not likely to mislead or deceive the public.