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Cal. PROB § 223 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 223
Section 223
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, “joint tenants” includes owners of property held under circumstances that entitled one or more to the whole of the property on the death of the other or others.

(b) If property is held by two joint tenants and both of them have died and it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that one survived the other, the property held in joint tenancy shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, one-half as if one joint tenant had survived and one-half as if the other joint tenant had survived.

(c) If property is held by more than two joint tenants and all of them have died and it cannot be established by clear and convincing evidence that any of them survived the others, the property held in joint tenancy shall be divided into as many portions as there are joint tenants and the share of each joint tenant shall be administered or distributed, or otherwise dealt with, as if that joint tenant had survived the other joint tenants.
Cal. HSC § 17974.4 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.3 / Section 17974.4
Section 17974.4
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the penalties authorized under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 17995), an owner or operator of a homeless shelter who fails to meet the timelines to correct a violation under this article, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating thereto, or any other rules or regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this part, may be liable for a civil penalty in an amount determined by the city or county for each violation or for each day of a continuing violation.

(b) The city or county shall not award or distribute state funding to the owner or operator of a homeless shelter for purposes of operating the shelter, if the city or county determines that any of the following exist:

(1) The owner or operator fails to correct a violation within the time period specified in Section 17974.2.

(2) The owner or operator has failed to correct violations in a timely manner on multiple occasions.

(3) The owner or operator has been cited for a violation that is an imminent threat to the health and safety of the occupants of the homeless shelter and the owner or operator fails to take sufficient action to correct the violation or prevent similar future violations.
Cal. WAT § 23981 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 23981
Section 23981
Status: in_force

Any surplus funds and any money held by a district in a sinking or depreciation fund may in the discretion of its board be invested in the warrants of any improvement district within the district.
Cal. SHC § 2571 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 15.5 / Section 2571
Section 2571
Status: in_force

The Ridesharing Vanpool Revolving Loan and Grant Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the department for purposes of making loans and grants to vanpool operators. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the fund is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 22091 — California Code / Code prc / Division 14.5 / Section 22091
Section 22091
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, the committee shall provide an annual report on its activities to the Governor and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature relating to natural resources and local government.

(b) The first annual report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall identify barriers to improved water quality in Clear Lake, the contributing factors causing the poor water quality, and the threats to wildlife. The report shall include recommendations on solutions to these issues, estimates of cost, and a plan for involving the local, state, and federal governments in funding for and implementation of lake restoration activities.

(c) A report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 32007 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 32007
Section 32007
Status: in_force

Any action or proceeding commenced before this part takes effect, or any right accrued, is not affected by this part, but all procedure taken shall conform to the provisions of this part as far as possible.
Cal. WAT § 41332 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 41332
Section 41332
Status: in_force

Each ballot cast shall contain the number of votes it represents, which number shall be written or stamped upon it by an election officer and initialed by him when handed to the voter.
Cal. WAT § 22752 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 22752
Section 22752
Status: in_force

The money collected in the settlement pursuant to this article shall be paid into the treasury of the district for district purposes and be apportioned to any funds the board deems advisable.
Cal. FGC § 10861 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 10861
Section 10861
Status: in_force

The following constitutes a waterfowl refuge and shall be designated the San Leandro Waterfowl Refuge: All the area within the County of Alameda, within the following boundaries:

Beginning at the Bay Farm Island Bridge, in Alameda, thence in a southerly direction, following the levee on westerly side of San Leandro Bay to the Hagenburger Road, thence in a northeasterly direction along said Hagenburger Road to a point where the Pacific Gas and Electric tower line crosses said Hagenburger Road, thence following said Pacific Gas and Electric tower line to the Pacific Gas and Electric substation at the foot of Fiftieth Avenue in Oakland, thence in a westerly direction along the high tide line of San Leandro Bay to the point of beginning.
Cal. HSC § 4759 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 4759
Section 4759
Status: in_force

A right of way in or across any public highway, street, or property in the district is hereby granted to the district wherever the right of way is found by the district board to be necessary or convenient for doing any of the work.
Cal. WIC § 831 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 22 / Section 831
Section 831
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify that juvenile court records should remain confidential regardless of the juvenile’s immigration status. Confidentiality is integral to the operation of the juvenile justice system in order to avoid stigma and promote rehabilitation for all youth, regardless of immigration status.

(b) Nothing in this article authorizes the disclosure of juvenile information to federal officials absent a court order of the judge of the juvenile court upon filing a petition as provided by subparagraph (P) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 827.

(c) Nothing in this article authorizes the dissemination of juvenile information to, or by, federal officials absent a court order of the judge of the juvenile court upon filing a petition as provided by subparagraph (P) of paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 827.

(d) Nothing in this article authorizes the attachment of juvenile information to any other documents given to, or provided by, federal officials absent prior approval of the presiding judge of the juvenile court as provided by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 827.

(e) For purposes of this section, “juvenile information” includes the “juvenile case file,” as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 827, and information related to the juvenile, including, but not limited to, name, date or place of birth, and the immigration status of the juvenile that is obtained or created independent of, or in connection with, juvenile court proceedings about the juvenile and maintained by any government agency, including, but not limited to, a court, probation office, child welfare agency, or law enforcement agency.

(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing any disclosure that would otherwise violate this article.

(g) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is declaratory of existing law.
Cal. VEH § 22508.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 22508.2
Section 22508.2
Status: in_force

(a) A local authority in the City and County of San Francisco, City of Long Beach, or City of Santa Monica may require payment by a mobile device in a parking payment zone only if it meets both of the following requirements:

(1) Installs signs no more than 100 feet from any space where payment is required that clearly states that payment is required and how payments may be made.

(2) Adopts by ordinance or resolution an accessible and equitable parking cash payment plan that does not utilize parking meters or payment centers in parking payment zones. The plan shall provide reasonably accessible alternative means for payment of parking fees using cash. The plan shall assess the feasibility of potential strategies, including, but not limited to, accepting cash payment for parking from a mailed invoice requested through the mobile payment system. The local authority shall consult and work collaboratively with relevant local stakeholder organizations that may include, but are not limited to, racial equity, privacy protection, and economic justice groups, in developing the accessible and equitable parking cash payment plan. The plan shall be approved by the local authority.

(b) A local authority in the City and County of San Francisco, City of Long Beach, or City of Santa Monica that adopts an accessible and equitable parking cash payment plan and implements at least one mobile device parking payment zone pursuant to this section shall, on or before January 1 of the fourth year in which the first mobile device parking payment zone has been implemented, submit to its governing body and the transportation committees of the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Code, an evaluation report of the impact of all mobile device parking payment zones implemented by the local authority on equity, accessibility, and costs. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness, impact on privacy, impact on equity, impact on traffic outcomes, cost to implement, change in citations issued, and generation of revenue.

(c) A civil fine for parking in a parking payment zone that requires payment by mobile device and lacks a parking meter shall be one-half of the civil fine for failing to pay for parking in a metered zone. This subdivision shall not apply to a person who paid for parking but stayed in the spot beyond the period for which the person paid.

(d) A local authority in the City and County of San Francisco, City of Long Beach, or City of Santa Monica may operate a mobile device parking payment zone authorized by this section for five years following the date of creation for each city and county, or city, of the first mobile device parking payment zone, or until January 1, 2033, whichever is sooner.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2033, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PROB § 2654 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 2654
Section 2654
Status: in_force

Whenever it appears that the ward or conservatee or the estate may suffer loss or injury during the time required for notice and hearing under this article, the court, on its own motion or on petition, may do either or both of the following:

(a) Suspend the powers of the guardian or conservator pending notice and hearing to such extent as the court deems necessary.

(b) Compel the guardian or conservator to surrender the estate to a custodian designated by the court.
Cal. COM § 2304 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2304
Section 2304
Status: in_force

(1) The price can be made payable in money or otherwise. If it is payable in whole or in part in goods each party is a seller of the goods which he is to transfer.

(2) Even though all or part of the price is payable in an interest in realty the transfer of the goods and the seller’s obligations with reference to them are subject to this division, but not the transfer of the interest in realty or the transferor’s obligations in connection therewith.
Cal. PRC § 4812 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 4812
Section 4812
Status: in_force

(a) Under an agreement between the state and the federal government, the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall establish a program for purposes of conducting ecological restoration and fire resiliency projects on national forest lands, with priority given to forest restoration and fuels reduction projects that are landscape scale and are focused on ecological restoration and to community fire protection and protection of water and other infrastructure. Projects shall be based on the best available science and shall emphasize the use of prescribed fire where appropriate. Projects with multiple benefits shall be prioritized, as applicable and feasible. Eligible activities under the program, consistent with Section 2113a of Title 16 of the United States Code, any other federal law, and the agreement, may include any of the following:

(1) The development of federal National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.) documents, and documents prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).

(2) Other activities related to project planning, such as preparation of resource surveys, analyses, and reports.

(3) Implementation and maintenance of selected projects, including ecological thinning, prescribed fire, replanting, and related activities necessary to carry out authorized restoration services pursuant to an agreement.

(b) Projects subject to this chapter shall be designed, to the extent feasible, to do the following:

(1) Prevent type conversion and the spread of invasive plants and grasses.

(2) Based upon the best available science, provide for ecological restoration and fire resiliency projects appropriate to the landscape and vegetation being treated.

(3) Provide ecologically appropriate treatment for native shrublands, such as chaparral and coastal sage scrub, including the removal of flammable nonnative invasive species and the restoration of native species, where appropriate.

(c) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency may contract with Native American tribes, state agencies, local governments, special districts, forest collaboratives, resource conservation districts, private entities, and qualified nongovernmental organizations to assist in planning, implementing, and maintaining landscape scale restoration projects on national forest lands.
Cal. WAT § 8637 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 8637
Section 8637
Status: in_force

The application shall be in writing and signed by the applicants or their respective executors, administrators, guardians, trustees or duly constituted and authorized officers.
Cal. FAM § 2253 — California Code / Code fam / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2253
Section 2253
Status: in_force

In a proceeding under this part, custody of the children shall be determined according to Division 8 (commencing with Section 3000).
Cal. WAT § 55553 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 55553
Section 55553
Status: in_force

The provisions contained in Articles 1 and 5 of Chapter 2 of this part and Sections 55701, 55703, and 55704, relating to the form of bonds, the issuance and sale of bonds, the validation thereof, and the levying of a tax for the principal and interest thereof, shall apply in like manner to bonds voted and issued as provided in this article.
Cal. VEH § 23594 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 23594
Section 23594
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the interest of any registered owner of a motor vehicle that has been used in the commission of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 for which the owner was convicted, is subject to impoundment as provided in this section. Upon conviction, the court may order the vehicle impounded at the registered owner’s expense for not less than one nor more than 30 days.

If the offense occurred within five years of a prior offense which resulted in conviction of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153, the prior conviction shall also be charged in the accusatory pleading and if admitted or found to be true by the jury upon a jury trial or by the court upon a court trial, the court shall, except in an unusual case where the interests of justice would best be served by not ordering impoundment, order the vehicle impounded at the registered owner’s expense for not less than one nor more than 30 days.

If the offense occurred within five years of two or more prior offenses which resulted in convictions of violations of Section 23152 or 23153, the prior convictions shall also be charged in the accusatory pleading and if admitted or found to be true by the jury upon a jury trial or by the court upon a court trial, the court shall, except in an unusual case where the interests of justice would best be served by not ordering impoundment, order the vehicle impounded at the registered owner’s expense for not less than one nor more than 90 days.

For the purposes of this section, the court may consider in the interests of justice factors such as whether impoundment of the vehicle would result in a loss of employment of the offender or the offender’s family, impair the ability of the offender or the offender’s family to attend school or obtain medical care, result in the loss of the vehicle because of inability to pay impoundment fees, or unfairly infringe upon community property rights or any other facts the court finds relevant. When no impoundment is ordered in an unusual case pursuant to this section, the court shall specify on the record and shall enter in the minutes the circumstances indicating that the interests of justice would best be served by that disposition.

(b) No vehicle which may be lawfully driven on the highway with a class C or class M driver’s license, as specified in Section 12804.9, is subject to impoundment under this section if there is a community property interest in the vehicle owned by a person other than the defendant and the vehicle is the sole vehicle available to the defendant’s immediate family which may be operated on the highway with a class C or class M driver’s license.
Cal. FGC § 1913 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 1913
Section 1913
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter are not intended and shall not be construed as authorizing any public agency to mandate, prescribe, or otherwise regulate agricultural operations or management practices, including the clearing of land for agricultural practices or fire control measures.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1911, timber operations in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code), or required mining assessment work pursuant to federal or state mining laws, or the removal of endangered or rare native plants from a canal, lateral ditch, building site, or road, or other right-of-way by the owner of the land or the owner’s agent, or the performance by a public agency or a publicly or privately owned public utility of its obligation to provide service to the public, shall not be restricted by this chapter because of the presence of rare or endangered plants, except as provided in subdivision (c) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, where the owner of land has been notified by the department pursuant to Section 1904 that a rare or endangered native plant is growing on that land, the owner shall notify the department at least 10 days in advance of changing the land use to allow for salvage of that plant. The failure by the department to salvage that plant within 10 days of notification shall entitle the owner of the land to proceed without regard to this chapter. Submission of a timber harvesting plan pursuant to the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 4511) of Part 2 of Division 4 of the Public Resources Code) shall constitute notice under this section. Converting from one type of agricultural use, as defined in Section 51201 of the Government Code, to another type of agricultural use shall not constitute a change in land use.
Cal. INS § 1813 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1813
Section 1813
Status: in_force

The commissioner, after notice and hearing, in accordance with the procedure provided in Article 13 (commencing with Section 1737) of Chapter 5 may suspend, revoke, or deny any license or certificate of authority issued pursuant to any provision of this code whenever he or she finds that the holder thereof has violated any provisions of this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 35182 — California Code / Code prc / Division 26 / Chapter 6 / Section 35182
Section 35182
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Coyote Valley is a unique landscape providing agricultural, wildlife, recreational, climate, and other natural infrastructure benefits, covering an area of about 17,200 acres in southern Santa Clara County.

(b) Coyote Valley is a resource of statewide significance. The Coyote Valley has been subject to intense development pressure and is in need of restoration, conservation, and enhancement.

(c) Coyote Valley is bounded by and includes two of the fastest growing cities in California, the City of San Jose to the north and the City of Morgan Hill to the south.

(d) Mushrooms, bell peppers, nursery crops, and other agricultural crops grown in Coyote Valley provide more than thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of economic benefit each year.

(e) Coyote Valley provides a critical corridor for wildlife migrating between the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range.

(f) Residents of the City of San Jose and other nearby cities access the outdoors in Coyote Valley to view wildlife, and recreate and connect with nature and the community.

(g) Coyote Valley’s natural resources provide opportunities for many climate and natural infrastructure benefits, including flood attenuation from improved wetlands, increased water supply from groundwater recharge, and carbon sequestration from natural and working lands.

(h) Protection of Coyote Valley is a component of state and local efforts to preserve agriculture in the County of Santa Clara, including the Santa Clara Valley Agricultural Plan, the Santa Clara Valley Greenprint, state investments from the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program, and a feasibility study funded by the State Coastal Conservancy.

(i) The establishment of the Coyote Valley Conservation Program pursuant to this chapter will provide a necessary structure to implement restoration and preservation projects and recreational opportunities, and enhance the overall condition of Coyote Valley.