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Cal. LAB § 5501.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 5501.6
Section 5501.6
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant or defendant may petition the appeals board for a change of venue and a change of venue shall be granted for good cause. The reasons for the change of venue shall be specifically set forth in the request for change of venue.

(b) If a change of venue is requested for the convenience of witnesses, the names and addresses of these witnesses and the substance of their testimony shall be specifically set forth in the request for change of venue.
Cal. FAC § 41102 — California Code / Code fac / Division 16 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 41102
Section 41102
Status: in_force

The certificates which are provided for in this chapter are prima facie evidence of the true average soluble solids test of all of the grapes in the lot or load under consideration. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof, but it does not apply in a criminal action.
Cal. BPC § 511.3 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 511.3
Section 511.3
Status: in_force

(a) When a contracting agent sells, leases, or transfers a health provider’s contract to a payor, the rights and obligations of the provider shall be governed by the underlying contract between the health care provider and the contracting agent.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Contracting agent” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1.

(2) “Payor” has the meaning set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 511.1.
Cal. PROB § 21110 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 21110
Section 21110
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), if a transferee is dead when the instrument is executed, or fails or is treated as failing to survive the transferor or until a future time required by the instrument, the issue of the deceased transferee take in the transferee’s place in the manner provided in Section 240. A transferee under a class gift shall be a transferee for the purpose of this subdivision unless the transferee’s death occurred before the execution of the instrument and that fact was known to the transferor when the instrument was executed.

(b) The issue of a deceased transferee do not take in the transferee’s place if the instrument expresses a contrary intention or a substitute disposition. A requirement that the initial transferee survive the transferor or survive for a specified period of time after the death of the transferor constitutes a contrary intention. A requirement that the initial transferee survive until a future time that is related to the probate of the transferor’s will or administration of the estate of the transferor constitutes a contrary intention.

(c) As used in this section, “transferee” means a person who is kindred of the transferor or kindred of a surviving, deceased, or former spouse of the transferor, but does not mean a spouse of the transferor.
Cal. PRC § 42655 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 13.1 / Section 42655
Section 42655
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall assist local jurisdictions in complying with the requirements of this chapter, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42652.5.

(b) This section does not limit a local government’s obligation to comply with the requirements of this chapter, including any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 42652.5.
Cal. PRC § 9624 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 9624
Section 9624
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of the principal county shall consider this request at their next regular meeting and may grant or deny the request. Their action shall be officially recorded in their minutes.
Cal. WAT § 79555 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 7 / Section 79555
Section 79555
Status: in_force

For the 2004–05 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, not less than 50 percent of the funds made available pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 79550 for acquisition of water for the CALFED environmental water account shall be expended for long-term water purchase contracts, permanent water rights, and associated costs.
Cal. BPC § 7839 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 3 / Section 7839
Section 7839
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not empower a geologist or geophysicist registered under this chapter to practice or offer to practice civil engineering and any of its various recognized branches.
Cal. BPC § 10471.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 10471.5
Section 10471.5
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall give notice of a decision rendered with respect to the application to the claimant and to a judgment debtor who has filed a timely response to the application in accordance with Section 10471.1.

(b) If the application is denied, the notice to the claimant and judgment debtor shall include the following:

“Claimant’s application has been denied. If the claimant wishes to pursue the application in court, the claimant must file the application as follows in a superior court of this state not later than six months after receipt of this notice, pursuant to Section 10472 of the Business and Professions Code. If the underlying judgment is a California state court judgment, the application shall be filed in the court in which the underlying judgment was entered. If the underlying judgment is a federal court judgment, the application shall be filed in the superior court of any county within California that would have been a proper venue if the underlying lawsuit had been filed in a California state court, or in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento.”

(c) If the decision of the commissioner is to make a payment to the claimant out of the Consumer Recovery Account, the following notice shall be given to the judgment debtor along with a copy of the decision of the commissioner:

“The decision of the Real Estate Commissioner on the application of ____ is to pay $____ from the Consumer Recovery Account. A copy of that decision is enclosed.”

(d) If the decision of the commissioner is to make a payment to the claimant out of the Consumer Recovery Account and to suspend the license of the judgment debtor, the following notice shall be given to the judgment debtor along with a copy of the decision of the commissioner:

“The decision of the Real Estate Commissioner on the application of ____is to pay $____ from the Consumer Recovery Account. A copy of that decision is enclosed.

“Pursuant to Section 10475 of the Business and Professions Code, all of your licenses and license rights under the Real Estate Law will be suspended effective on the date of the payment, and you will not be eligible for reinstatement of any license issued under authority of the Real Estate Law until you have reimbursed the Consumer Recovery Account for this payment plus interest at the prevailing legal rate.

“If you desire a judicial review of the suspension of your licenses and license rights, you may petition the superior court for a writ of mandamus. If the underlying judgment is a California state court judgment, the petition shall be filed in the court in which the judgment was entered. If the underlying judgment is a federal court judgment, the petition shall be filed in the superior court of any county within California that would have been a proper venue if the underlying lawsuit had been filed in a California state court, or in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento. To be timely, the petition must be filed with the court within 30 days of receipt of this notice.”
Cal. PCC § 22162.6 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 22162.6
Section 22162.6
Status: in_force

(a) Upon approval of the board of supervisors, the County of Orange may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award a contract for the following projects:

(1) Flood protection improvements.

(2) Harbor and beach improvements.

(3) Bikeway improvements.

(b) In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 22164, for a project authorized under subdivision (a), the county shall be responsible for the performance of, and county employees in Orange County Public Works may perform, project development services, including performance specifications, preliminary engineering, procurement services and the preparation of project reports, and construction inspection services, excluding specialty bridge inspectors. The county shall also be the responsible agency for, and county employees in Orange County Public Works may perform, the preparation of documents that may include, but need not be limited to, the size, type, and desired design character of the project, performance specifications covering quality of materials, equipment, and workmanship, preliminary plans, and any other information deemed necessary to describe adequately the needs of the County of Orange.

(c) For a project authorized under subdivision (a), the county shall be limited to no more than one project per year in excess of five million dollars ($5,000,000).
Cal. WAT § 12665 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 12665
Section 12665
Status: in_force

With respect to the project authorized in Section 12664, the County of Sacramento shall acquire the lands, easements, and rights-of-way, even though the project report has not been submitted by the Secretary of the Army or other authorized official to the Congress for project authorization, and may make application to the department for reimbursement pursuant to Section 12829 upon inclusion of the Beach-Stone Lake Unit of the Morrison Creek Stream Group Flood Control Project as part of a flood control project authorized by Congress. Prior to the acquisition of any lands, easements, or rights-of-way for the project, the County of Sacramento shall execute an agreement with the department under which it agrees to hold the state harmless from damages due to the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project.
Cal. PUC § 12307 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 12307
Section 12307
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a participant in a deferred compensation plan may also participate in the district’s retirement system, and, in ascertaining the amount of compensation of such participant, for purposes of computing the amount of his contributions or benefits under the district’s retirement system, any amount deducted from his wages pursuant to Section 12338 shall be included.
Cal. WAT § 10609.32 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.55 / Chapter 9 / Section 10609.32
Section 10609.32
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that the chairperson of the board and the director of the department appear before the appropriate policy committees of both houses of the Legislature on or around January 1, 2026, and report on the implementation of the water use efficiency standards and water use reporting pursuant to this chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature that the topics to be covered include all of the following:

(a) The rate at which urban retail water suppliers are complying with the standards, and factors that might facilitate or impede their compliance.

(b) What enforcement actions have been taken, if any.

(c) The accuracy of the data and estimates being used to calculate urban water use objectives.

(d) Indications of the economic impacts, if any, of the implementation of this chapter on urban water suppliers and urban water users, including CII water users.

(e) The frequency of use of the bonus incentive, the volume of water associated with the bonus incentive, value to urban water suppliers of the bonus incentive, and any implications of the use of the bonus incentive on water use efficiency.

(f) An assessment of how implementing this chapter is affecting the efficiency of statewide urban water use.
Cal. WAT § 52193 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 52193
Section 52193
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall transfer the balance remaining in the bond fund, after payment in full of the principal and interest of all outstanding bonds, to the general fund of the district.
Cal. FAC § 14296 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 14296
Section 14296
Status: in_force

The director may revoke the registration of any livestock drug if he finds, from representative samples, that the drug as offered for sale fails to conform to its registration. The director may allow reasonable tolerances within which such samples may vary from the registration.
Cal. PRC § 33202 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 3 / Section 33202
Section 33202
Status: in_force

The conservancy may apply for grants from any source to be used for the purposes of this division, and shall apply for all grants authorized pursuant to Section 507 of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460kk). The proceeds of such grants shall be deposited in the separate federal grant account in the fund.
Cal. PROB § 16334 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 16334
Section 16334
Status: in_force

(a) In administering a unitrust under this article, a fiduciary shall follow a unitrust plan adopted under paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 16332, or amended or replaced under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 16332.

(b) A unitrust plan shall provide all of the following:

(1) The unitrust rate or the method for determining the unitrust rate under Section 16335.

(2) The method for determining the applicable value under Section 16336.

(3) The rules described in Sections 16335 to 16338, inclusive, that apply in the administration of the unitrust, whether the rules are either of the following:

(A) Mandatory, as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 16336 or subdivision (a) of Section 16337.

(B) Optional, as provided in Section 16335, subdivision (b) of Section 16336, subdivision (b) of Section 16337, and subdivision (a) of Section 16338, to the extent the fiduciary elects to adopt those rules.
Cal. WAT § 26653 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 10 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 26653
Section 26653
Status: in_force

The assessment so levied shall be collected at the time and in the manner of county taxes and paid into the county treasury. The net amount of the taxes, after the deduction of the county’s compensation for the services of its treasurer, assessor and tax collector shall be paid to the district by warrant of the county auditor.
Cal. BPC § 10233.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 10233.1
Section 10233.1
Status: in_force

If a real estate broker in servicing a real property sales contract or a promissory note secured directly or collaterally by a lien on real property for the mortgagee, beneficiary, or owner of the note or contract, causes funds other than funds received from the obligor of the note or contract to be applied toward a payment to protect the security of the note or contract being serviced, including the payment of debt service on an obligation secured by the same real property having priority over the mortgage or deed of trust securing the promissory note that the broker is servicing, the broker shall, not later than 10 days after making any such payment, give written notice to the mortgagee, beneficiary, or owner of the date and amount of payment, the name of the person to whom payment was made, the source of funds, and the reason for making the payment.
Cal. PUC § 4354.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 4354.5
Section 4354.5
Status: in_force

(a) Every operator shall maintain all of the following:

(1) A map, drawing, or diagram which indicates the location of the distribution system’s main and service lines, master-meter, and the identity of key valves.

(2) A copy of each annual report which has been submitted pursuant to the federal law or this chapter.

(3) A copy of any record of leak surveys and repairs, corrosion control, and cathodic protection of the system.

(b) The information and records listed in subdivision (a) shall be provided to any subsequent operator of the distribution system upon the sale, transfer, or other conveyance of title to the mobilehome park.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall be no penalty pursuant to Section 4357 imposed upon a subsequent operator of the distribution system who has not received the information and records listed in subdivision (a) from the transferring operator or upon any operator who fails to have the information and records for any period on or before the effective date of this section.
Cal. BPC § 1753.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 1753.5
Section 1753.5
Status: in_force

(a) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform all duties and procedures that a registered dental assistant is authorized to perform as specified in and limited by Section 1752.4, and the duties in this section.

(b) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, is authorized to perform the following additional procedures under direct supervision and pursuant to the order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed dentist:

(1) Perform oral health assessments, including intraoral and extraoral soft tissue evaluations to identify oral lesions, classifying occlusion, performing myofunctional evaluations, and oral cancer screenings as authorized by the supervising dentist.

(2) Perform oral health assessments in school-based, community health project settings under the direction of a dentist, registered dental hygienist, or registered dental hygienist in alternative practice.

(3) Gingival retraction for impression and restorative procedures.

(4) Size and fit endodontic master points and accessory points.

(5) Cement endodontic master points and accessory points.

(6) Perform post, core, and build-up procedures in conjunction with direct and indirect restorations.

(7) Take final impression for permanent indirect restorations.

(8) Take final impressions for tooth-borne removeable prosthesis.

(9) Place, contour, finish, and adjust all direct restorations.

(10) Adjust and adhere all permanent indirect restorations.

(11) Other procedures authorized by regulations adopted by the board.

(c) A registered dental assistant in extended functions licensed on or after January 1, 2010, may perform a duty specified in this section using contemporary techniques and materials designed for use in the performance of that duty under the direct supervision and pursuant to the order, control, and full professional responsibility of a licensed dentist if the registered dental assistant in extended functions has completed the appropriate education and training, and whose skill, knowledge, and education in the use of such contemporary technique or material has been determined clinically competent by the supervising licensed dentist.
Cal. HSC § 4730.66 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 4730.66
Section 4730.66
Status: in_force

(a)  This section applies only to the consolidated sanitation district in Orange County described in Section 4730.65. The powers granted in this section supplement the existing powers of the district.

(b)  The district may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, and furnish facilities for all or any of the following purposes:

(1)  The diversion of urban runoff from drainage courses within the district.

(2)  The treatment of the urban runoff.

(3)  The return of the water to the drainage courses.

(4)  The beneficial use of the water.

(c)  In order to carry out the powers and purposes granted under this section, the district may exercise any of the powers otherwise granted to a district by this chapter to the extent those powers may be made applicable.

(d)  Nothing in this section affects any obligation of the district to obtain a permit that may be required by law for the activities undertaken pursuant to this section.
Cal. INS § 10199.44 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 10199.44
Section 10199.44
Status: in_force

(a) On or after January 1, 1994, every insurer issuing, amending, or renewing group disability insurance which covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall notify the group policyholders in writing of the cancellation of the group policy and shall include in their contract with group policyholders, regardless of the situs of that contract, a provision requiring the group policyholder to mail promptly to each person covered under the group policy a legible, true copy of any notice of cancellation of the policy which may be received from the insurer and to provide promptly to the insurer proof of that mailing and the date thereof.

(b) The notice of cancellation required by subdivision (a) shall include information regarding the conversion rights of persons covered under the group policy upon termination of the group policy. This information shall be in clear and easily understandable language.
Cal. FAC § 78705 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24 / Article 6 / Section 78705
Section 78705
Status: in_force

Any assessment that is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every person assessed.
Cal. PRC § 4610 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 8 / Section 4610
Section 4610
Status: in_force

The expenses incurred by the department in taking any corrective action pursuant to this article shall be increased by two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or 10 percent, whichever sum is higher, as administrative costs and shall constitute a debt of the person responsible, and, if not paid within 10 days after written demand therefor, may be recovered by the department in a civil action.
Cal. HSC § 12561 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 12561
Section 12561
Status: in_force

All fireworks examined by the State Fire Marshal and determined by him to come within the definition of “dangerous fireworks” in Section 12505 shall be classified as dangerous fireworks.