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Cal. PRC § 9181 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 9181
Section 9181
Status: in_force

(a) If the local agency formation commission approves the formation of a district, with or without amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the executive officer shall mail a copy of the resolution of the commission’s determinations to the board of supervisors of each county within which territory of the proposed district lies. Within 35 days following the adoption of the commission’s resolution, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the proposed district. If the proposed district lies in more than one county, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of the election to be held in the territory of the proposed district which lies in that county.

(b) The election shall be held on the next regular or special election date not less than 113 nor more than 150 days after the date the board of supervisors calls and gives notice of the election.

(c) Notice of the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the territory of the proposed district which lies in the county.
Cal. EVID § 1038 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 8.8 / Section 1038
Section 1038
Status: in_force

(a) A trafficking victim, whether or not a party to the action, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication, whether made orally, in writing, or otherwise conveyed, between the victim and a human trafficking caseworker if the privilege is claimed by any of the following persons:

(1) The holder of the privilege.

(2) A person who is authorized to claim the privilege by the holder of the privilege.

(3) The person who was the human trafficking caseworker at the time of the confidential communication or is presently the human trafficking caseworker for the victim. However, that person may not claim the privilege if there is no holder of the privilege in existence or if the person is otherwise instructed by the court or by another person authorized to permit disclosure.

(b) The human trafficking caseworker shall claim the privilege whenever the caseworker is present when the communication is sought to be disclosed and the caseworker is authorized to claim the privilege under this section.

(c) A human trafficking caseworker shall inform a trafficking victim of any applicable limitations on confidentiality of communications between the victim and the caseworker. This information may be given orally.
Cal. PRC § 26578 — California Code / Code prc / Division 17 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 26578
Section 26578
Status: in_force

A district may sell, lease, exchange, assign, encumber, or otherwise dispose of property or any interest in property.
Cal. PCC § 20927 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 60.5 / Section 20927
Section 20927
Status: in_force

The limitations set forth in Section 20921 may be exceeded to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for projects and purchases of materials for projects for which no assistance from federal, state, or other local governmental agencies is requested, if that approval is secured from the landowners of the district representing at least two-thirds of the assessment valuation of the district, or if no assessment has been collected within the prior year, by the landowners representing at least two-thirds of the acreage within the district. The approval may be obtained either through a special election held for that purpose or by written consent of the approving landowners. The special election may be conducted by mail ballot.
Cal. BPC § 2732.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 2732.1
Section 2732.1
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for license by examination shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board.

Upon approval of the application, the board may issue an interim permit authorizing the applicant to practice nursing pending the results of the first licensing examination following completion of their nursing course or for a maximum period of six months, whichever occurs first.

If the applicant passes the examination, the interim permit shall remain in effect until a regular renewable license is issued by the board. If the applicant fails the examination, the interim permit shall terminate.

(b) The board upon written application may issue a license without examination to any applicant who is licensed or registered as a nurse in a state, district, or territory of the United States or Canada having, in the opinion of the board, requirements for licensing or registration equal to or higher than those in California at the time the application is filed with the Board of Registered Nursing, if they have passed an examination for the license or registration that is, in the board’s opinion, comparable to the board’s examination, and if they meet all the other requirements set forth in Section 2736.

(c) Each application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed by this chapter for the filing of an application for a regular renewable license.

The interim permit shall terminate if it is issued by mistake or if the application for permanent licensure is denied.
Cal. BPC § 2981 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6.6 / Article 7 / Section 2981
Section 2981
Status: in_force

The money in the Psychology Fund shall be used for the administration of this chapter.
Cal. INS § 769.84 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.4 / Section 769.84
Section 769.84
Status: in_force

(a) The insurer shall have on file an independent financial examination, in a form acceptable to the commissioner, of each MGA with which it has done business.

(b) If an MGA establishes loss reserves, the insurer shall annually obtain the opinion of an actuary attesting to the adequacy of loss reserves established for losses incurred and outstanding on business produced by the MGA. This is in addition to any other required loss reserve certification.

(c) The insurer shall periodically (at least semiannually) conduct an onsite review of the underwriting and claims processing operations of the MGA.

(d) Binding authority for all reinsurance contracts or participation in insurance or reinsurance syndicates shall rest with an officer of the insurer, who shall not be affiliated with the MGA.

(e) Within 30 days of entering into or termination of a contract with an MGA, the insurer shall provide written notification of such appointment or termination to the commissioner. Notices of appointment of an MGA shall include a statement of duties which the applicant is expected to perform on behalf of the insurer, the lines of insurance for which the applicant is to be authorized to act, and any other information the commissioner may request.

(f) An insurer shall review its books and records each quarter to determine if any producer has become, by operation of Section 769.81, an MGA as defined in that section. If the insurer determines that a producer has become an MGA pursuant to the above, the insurer shall promptly notify the producer and the commissioner of that determination and the insurer and the producer shall fully comply with this article within 30 days.

(g) An insurer shall not appoint to its board of directors an officer, director, employee, any agent appointed pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (j) of Section 769.83, or controlling shareholder of its MGAs. This subdivision shall not apply to relationships governed by Article 4.7 (commencing with Section 1215) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 1.
Cal. HSC § 50004 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 50004
Section 50004
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that it is to the economic benefit of the state and a public purpose to encourage the availability of adequate housing and home finance for persons and families of low or moderate income, and to develop viable urban and rural communities by providing decent housing, enhanced living environment, and increased economic opportunities for persons and families of low or moderate income.
Cal. BPC § 3534.2 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 6.5 / Section 3534.2
Section 3534.2
Status: in_force

(a) Any committee established by the board shall have at least three members. In making appointments to a committee the board shall consider the appointments of persons who are either recovering of substance abuse and have been free from abuse for at least three years immediately prior to their appointment or who are knowledgeable in the treatment and recovery of substance abuse. The board also shall consider the appointment of a physician and surgeon who is board certified in psychiatry.

(b) Appointments to a committee shall be by the affirmative vote of a majority of members appointed to the board. Each appointment shall be at the pleasure of the board for a term not to exceed four years. In its discretion, the board may stagger the terms of the initial members so appointed.

(c) A majority of the members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any action requires an affirmative vote of a majority of those members present at a meeting constituting at least a quorum. Each committee shall elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice chairperson. Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to public meetings, a committee may convene in closed session to consider matters relating to any physician assistant applying for or participating in a diversion program, and a meeting which will be convened entirely in closed session need not comply with Section 11125 of the Government Code. A committee shall only convene in closed session to the extent it is necessary to protect the privacy of an applicant or participant. Each member of a committee shall receive a per diem and shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in Section 103.
Cal. FAM § 3593 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 3593
Section 3593
Status: in_force

Sections 3590 and 3591 are effective only with respect to a property settlement agreement entered into on or after January 1, 1970, and do not affect an agreement entered into before January 1, 1970, as to which Chapter 1308 of the Statutes of 1967 shall apply.
Cal. RTC § 11933 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 11933
Section 11933
Status: in_force

If a county has imposed a tax pursuant to this part, the recorder shall not record any deed, instrument, or writing subject to the tax imposed pursuant to this part, unless the tax is paid at the time of recording. A declaration of the amount of tax due, signed by the party determining the tax or his or her agent, shall appear on the face of the document in compliance with Section 11932, and the recorder may rely on that declaration if the recorder has no reason to believe that the full amount of the tax due has not been paid. The declaration shall include a statement that the consideration or value on which the tax due was computed either was, or was not, exclusive of the value of a lien or encumbrance remaining on the interest or property conveyed at the time of sale. Failure to collect the tax due shall not affect the constructive notice otherwise imparted by recording a deed, instrument, or writing.
Cal. WAT § 31024 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31024
Section 31024
Status: in_force

A district may establish rules and regulations for the sale, distribution, and use of water and may therein provide that water shall not be furnished to persons against whom there are delinquent water rates.
Cal. LAB § 5311 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 5311
Section 5311
Status: in_force

Any party to the proceeding may object to the reference of the proceeding to a particular workers’ compensation judge upon any one or more of the grounds specified in Section 641 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the objection shall be heard and disposed of by the appeals board. Affidavits may be read and witnesses examined as to the objections.
Cal. BPC § 2703 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 2703
Section 2703
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), all appointments shall be for a term of four years and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

(b) The Governor shall appoint two of the public members and the licensed members of the board qualified as provided in Section 2702. The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint a public member.

(c) The initial appointments shall be for the following terms:

(1) One public member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of one year. The other public member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of five years.

(2) One licensed member described in subdivision (c) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of two years. The other licensed member described in subdivision (c) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of three years. The licensed member described in subdivision (e) of Section 2702 shall serve a term of four years. Of the two remaining licensed members, one shall serve a term of two years, and the other shall serve a term of three years.

(3) Each public member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules or the Speaker of the Assembly shall serve a term of four years.
Cal. PRC § 42874 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 42874
Section 42874
Status: in_force

The board shall evaluate applications for loans or grants under this article based upon, but not limited to, the following factors in the proposal:

(a) The quantity of used tires that will be diverted from landfills.

(b) The estimated cost per tire in the recycling, processing, or conversion process.

(c) The availability of markets for the recycled tire product.

(d) The degree to which the processing program mitigates or avoids adverse environmental effects.
Cal. PRC § 41350 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41350
Section 41350
Status: in_force

The county source reduction component shall include a program and implementation schedule which shows the methods by which the county will, in combination with the recycling and composting components, reduce a sufficient amount of solid waste disposed of within the unincorporated area of the county to comply with the diversion requirements of Section 41780.
Cal. BPC § 22252.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 22252.1
Section 22252.1
Status: in_force

(a) No confidential information obtained by a tax preparer, in his or her professional capacity, concerning a client or a prospective client shall be disclosed by the tax preparer without the written permission of the client or prospective client, except for the following:

(1) Disclosures made by a tax preparer in compliance with a subpoena or a summons enforceable by order of a court.

(2) Disclosures made by a tax preparer regarding a client or prospective client to the extent the tax preparer reasonably believes it is necessary to maintain or defend himself or herself in a legal proceeding initiated by the client or prospective client.

(3) Disclosures made by a tax preparer in response to an official inquiry from a federal or state government regulatory agency.

(4) Disclosures made by a tax preparer or to a tax preparer’s duly authorized representative to another tax preparer in connection with a proposed sale or merger of the tax preparer’s professional practice.

(5) Disclosures made by a tax preparer to either of the following:

(A) Another tax preparer to the extent necessary for purposes of professional consultation.

(B) Organizations that provide professional standards review and ethics or quality control peer review.

(6) Disclosures made when specifically required by law.

(b) In the event that confidential client information may be disclosed to persons or entities outside the United States of America in connection with the services provided, the tax preparer shall inform the client in writing and obtain the client’s written permission for the disclosure.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that this section complement and does not replace Section 17530.5 as applied to tax preparers by subdivision (f) of Section 1799.1a of the Civil Code.
Cal. FGC § 1362 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3.5 / Section 1362
Section 1362
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that this article accomplish all of the following:

(a) Support and encourage voluntary, long-term private stewardship and conservation of California’s oak woodlands by offering landowners financial incentives to protect and promote biologically functional oak woodlands over time.

(b) Provide incentives to protect and encourage farming and ranching operations that are operated in a manner that protects and promotes healthy oak woodlands.

(c) Provide incentives for the protection of oak trees providing superior wildlife values on private lands.

(d) Encourage local land use planning that is consistent with the preservation of oak woodlands, particularly special oak woodlands habitat elements.

(e) Provide guidelines for spending the funds allocated for oak woodlands pursuant to the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (the Villaraigosa-Keeley Act (Chapter 1.692 (commencing with Section 5096.300) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code)).

(f) Establish a fund for oak woodlands conservation, to which future appropriations for oak woodlands protection may be made, and specify grant making guidelines.
Cal. INS § 10509.943 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 10509.943
Section 10509.943
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies to an in-force policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account, a policy or annuity contract effective on or after July 1, 2020, and a policy that has lapsed on or after January 1, 2019, if the insurer has not engaged in asymmetric conduct.

(b) This article applies to a policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account described in subdivision (a) if one of the following applies:

(1) The insurer is domiciled in this state.

(2) The policy, annuity contract, or retained asset account was issued or delivered in this state.
Cal. FAM § 17300 — California Code / Code fam / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 17300
Section 17300
Status: in_force

(a) With the consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint, to serve at the Governor’s pleasure, an executive officer who shall be director of the department. In making the appointment the Governor shall consider training, demonstrated ability, experience, and leadership in organized child support enforcement administration. The director shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(b) The Governor also may appoint, to serve at the Governor’s pleasure, not to exceed two chief deputy directors of the department, and one deputy director of the department. The salaries of the chief deputy directors and the deputy director shall be fixed in accordance with law.
Cal. PRC § 2718 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 2718
Section 2718
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Cal. PRC § 25991.7 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 14 / Section 25991.7
Section 25991.7
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter is intended to create a technology set-aside or mandatory minimum for any type of eligible renewable energy resource.
Cal. WAT § 10604 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.5 / Section 10604
Section 10604
Status: in_force

The department shall undertake cooperative studies pursuant to this part for the following:

(a) The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District and the South Fork of the American River between Chili Bar Reservoir and Salmon Falls Bridge.
Cal. PROB § 12204 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 11 / Chapter 1 / Section 12204
Section 12204
Status: in_force

Failure of the personal representative to comply with an order made under this chapter is grounds for removal from office.
Cal. FIN § 18025 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 18025
Section 18025
Status: in_force

No person shall use a holding company or any other device for the purpose of evading or avoiding any of the provisions of this division. This section shall not affect the right of a holding company to issue preferred stock or debentures when permitted to do so under the Corporate Securities Law of 1968. “Holding company” means any company which directly or through one or more intervening subsidiaries, whether or not wholly owned, controls or has the power to control a majority of the shares of an industrial loan company.
Cal. PROB § 1456.2 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 1456.2
Section 1456.2
Status: in_force

On or before January 1, 2010, the public conservator shall comply with the continuing education requirements that are established by the California State Association of Public Administrators, Public Guardians, and Public Conservators.