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Cal. SHC § 5870 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 27 / Article 1 / Section 5870
Section 5870
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) “Block” means property facing one side of any street between the next intersecting streets or between the terminus of a dedicated right-of-way of a street and an intersecting street. “Street” does not include an alley or other right-of-way unless it is of the same width as a regular residential minimum-width street approved as part of a master plan of circulation or streets by the governmental agency involved. In the case of an alley, “block” means property facing both sides of any alley between the next intersecting streets or alleys, or between the terminus of an alley and an intersecting street. In the case of street lighting, “block” means property facing the side of any street on which the improvement is to be constructed between the next intersecting streets on the side to be improved or between the terminus of a dedicated right-of-way of a street and a street intersecting the side to be improved; or property facing the side of any street on which the improvement is to be constructed between the next intersecting streets on the side to be improved or between the terminus of a dedicated right-of-way of a street and a street intersecting the side to be improved and the property facing the opposite side of the street.

Where a “block” exceeds 1,000 feet in length, a length of frontage of 1,000 feet constitutes a “block” as used in this chapter, if so designated by the superintendent of streets. A determination by the superintendent of streets of such a 1,000-foot block establishes a “block” and cannot later be changed to include a portion of said 1,000-foot “block” in another “block.”

(b) “Driveway” means a paved portion of a public street providing an unobstructed passage from the roadway to an offstreet area used for driving, servicing, parking, or otherwise accommodating motor vehicles.
Cal. FAC § 79940 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 30 / Article 3 / Section 79940
Section 79940
Status: in_force

Except for the ex officio members of the commission board of directors, each member of the commission board of directors shall have an alternate member elected in the same manner as the member. An alternate member, in the absence of the member for whom they are an alternate, shall serve in place of the member. An alternate member may also serve in place of any other absent member of the same classification if the member’s alternate is also absent. However, an alternate member may not serve in place of more than one absent member at a meeting. An alternate member serving in place of a member shall have, and may exercise, all rights, privileges, and powers of the member when serving. In the event of death, removal, resignation, or the disqualification of a member, the alternate for the member, or another alternate of the same classification if the alternate member for the member is absent, shall act as the member until a qualified successor is elected.
Cal. RTC § 41152 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 41152
Section 41152
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Access to emergency telephone service has been a longstanding goal of the state.

(b) The Emergency Telephone Users Surcharge Act remains an important means for making emergency telephone service available to every person in this state.

(c) Every reasonable means should be employed by telephone corporations and every provider of telephone quality communication to ensure that every person using their service is informed of and is afforded the opportunity to use emergency telephone service, regardless of the means by which emergency telephone calls are placed.

(d) The furnishing of emergency telephone service is in the public interest and should be supported fairly and equitably by every telephone corporation and every provider of telephone quality communication in a way that is equitable, nondiscriminatory, and competitively neutral.
Cal. RTC § 4985.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 4985.1
Section 4985.1
Status: in_force

In charter counties with a population of over 1,300,000, all or a portion of the duties imposed upon the auditor pursuant to Section 4985 may, upon approval of the auditor and by resolution of the board of supervisors, be transferred to the tax collector.

The tax collector shall make a report to the auditor in the manner prescribed by the auditor of any cancellation made pursuant to this section.
Cal. WAT § 31160 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 31160
Section 31160
Status: in_force

Public land of the United States within any such county water district is subject to assessment and taxation for all purposes of such district to the extent provided in said acts of Congress upon full compliance therewith by the county water district.
Cal. INS § 779.19 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.9 / Section 779.19
Section 779.19
Status: in_force

All claims shall be promptly reported to the insurer or its designated claim representative, and the insurer shall maintain adequate claim files. All claims shall be settled as soon as possible and in accordance with the terms of the insurance contract.

All claims shall be paid either by draft drawn upon the insurer, by check of the insurer, or, with consent of the insured, by an electronic funds transfer to the order of the claimant to whom payment of the claim is due pursuant to the policy provisions, or upon direction of such claimant to one specified.

No plan or arrangement shall be used whereby any person, firm or corporation other than the insurer or its designated claim representative shall be authorized to settle or adjust claims. The creditor shall not be designated as claim representative for the insurer in adjusting claims; provided, that a group policyholder may, by arrangement with the group insurer, draw drafts or checks in payment of claims due to the group policyholder subject to audit and review by the insurer.
Cal. FIN § 21201.6 — California Code / Code fin / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 21201.6
Section 21201.6
Status: in_force

The requirement for a written contract signed by the pledgor as set forth in Section 21201.5 may be met electronically if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) The contract and transaction comply with the provisions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, as set forth in Title 2.5 (commencing with Section 1633.1) of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, as may be applicable at the time that the loan is entered into between the pawnbroker and the pledgor.

(b) Any written disclosures specified in this chapter to be set forth in a specified minimum type size are conspicuously presented to the pledgor prior to his or her execution of the electronic contract.

(c) The pawnbroker makes one of the following disclosures:

(1) If the principal loan amount is below two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), the pawnbroker discloses the maximum compensation due a pawnbroker as set forth in Section 21200.7 prior to the pledgor’s execution of the electronic contract.

(2) If the principal loan amount is two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more, the pawnbroker discloses the provisions of Sections 21051 and 22054 prior to the pledgor’s execution of the electronic contract.
Cal. INS § 685.3 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.5 / Section 685.3
Section 685.3
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by the California Constitution there is hereby imposed upon the commissioner the duty to enforce Section 685. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to initiate the enforcement and execution of Section 685 in respect to all matters which by the California Constitution or laws of this state require further or final action by other officials of this state. In respect to any matter initiated by the commissioner, it shall be the duty of the Board of Equalization and the Controller to complete the enforcement and execution of Section 685 in respect to that matter within the scope of the duties and powers of each as set forth in the California Constitution and laws of this state.
Cal. VEH § 40604 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 40604
Section 40604
Status: in_force

(a) If the person charged with the offense has not signed a promise to appear, no warrant for arrest may be issued following the filing of the written notice to appear issued pursuant to Section 40600, until 15 days after a notice of the filing has been served upon the person by personal delivery or by mail, addressed to the person at the address shown in the accident report.

(b) The notice shall contain the name and address of the person, the license number of the vehicle involved, the name and address, when available, of the registered owner or lessee of the vehicle, the offense shown on the written notice to appear, and the approximate time of the commission of the offense. The notice shall inform the person that, unless he or she appears in the court designated in the notice within 10 days after the service of the notice and answers the charges, a warrant will be issued for his or her arrest.

(c) Proof of service shall be made by the affidavit of any person over 18 years of age making the service showing the time, place, and manner of service and facts showing that the service was made in accordance with this section. If service is made by mail, no warrant for arrest may be issued until 14 days after the deposit of the notice of filing in the mail.
Cal. PUC § 40124 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 40124
Section 40124
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 40221) of this part, the district shall not acquire any existing system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation, or otherwise. The district shall not dispose of or lease to any transit system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate or coordinate any transit system or part thereof, or reduce or limit the lines or service of any existing system or of its system, or terminate any lease arrangement or management contract, unless it shall first give notice of such contemplated action to the collective bargaining agent of the employees who are or may be affected thereby. The terms and conditions of employment affected by such action shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining.
Cal. WAT § 35533 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 2 / Section 35533
Section 35533
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the district shall have the power, in addition to, and as an alternative to, the powers enumerated elsewhere in this division, to levy and collect ground water charges for the production of water from the ground water supply within the district which will benefit from the recharge of underground water supplies or the distribution of imported water in the district, such power to be exercised in the same manner and the proceeds therefrom to be used for the same purposes as the Kern County Water Agency may levy, collect and use such charges pursuant to Sections 14.21 to 14.37, inclusive, of the Kern County Water Agency Act. Whenever the district exercises any of the powers conferred on it by this section, the following definitions shall be applicable in construing Sections 14.21 to 14.37, inclusive, of the Kern County Water Agency Act:

(a) “Board” as used in such sections means the Board of Directors of the Kern Delta Water District.

(b) “Agency” as used in such sections means the Kern Delta Water District.

(c) “Water year” as used in such sections means July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the following calendar year or such other 12-month period as may be adopted by the board of the district.

(d) “Improvement district” as used in such sections shall mean the Kern Delta Water District or any improvement district within the Kern Delta Water District formed pursuant to this division.

(e) The record required by Section 14.31 of the Kern County Water Agency Act shall be called “The Record of Water Production and Ground Water Charges for the Kern Delta Water District.”
Cal. LAB § 601 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 601
Section 601
Status: in_force

No railroad corporation or any officer, agent or representative of such corporation shall require or knowingly permit any trainman to be on duty for a longer period than 12 consecutive hours.
Cal. BPC § 9805 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 20 / Article 1 / Section 9805
Section 9805
Status: in_force

No person registered under this chapter shall be required to apply for a license pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) if that person’s activities consist only of (a) installing satellite antenna systems on residential structures or property, or (b) installing, repairing, servicing, or maintaining televisions, or an electronic set normally used or sold for personal, family, household, or home office use, or any appliances, and that installation, repair, service, or maintenance is not subject to and regulated under Chapter 9.
Cal. WAT § 71255 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 71255
Section 71255
Status: in_force

Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 36990 — California Code / Code prc / Division 27 / Chapter 8 / Article 4 / Section 36990
Section 36990
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency may enter into an agreement with an existing nonprofit corporation with broad experience as the trustee of public funds, court-ordered mitigation funds, or other funds used to assist public agencies in carrying out their responsibilities to establish a nongovernmental trust, to be known as the California Ocean Science Trust.

(b) The purposes of the trust shall be all of the following:

(1) To seek funds for California ocean resource science projects, emphasizing the development of new funding sources.

(2) To fund California ocean resource science projects that help fulfill the missions of the state’s ocean resource management agencies.

(3) To encourage coordinated, multiagency, multiinstitution approaches to ocean resource science to deliver actionable science solutions that accelerate equitable climate change adaptation.

(4) To encourage graduate education programs, training, and workforce development opportunities in management-oriented ocean resource science in public and private universities and colleges in California.

(5) To encourage new technologies that reduce the cost, increase the amount, or improve the quality of ocean resource management information.

(6) To promote more effective coordination of California ocean resource science useful to management agencies.

(c) The trust may administer grants and expenditures of the trust for purposes consistent with this chapter from private and public fund sources, including, but not limited to, direct appropriations from the annual Budget Act and block grants from other state agencies with relevant need for coordination and engagement with the trust.

(d) (1) For the purpose of developing and providing peer reviews, technical guidance, or scientific reports and analyses to state agencies and departments with relevant need, the trust may engage with scientific experts through convenings, including panels, workshops, or symposia, to gain knowledge, solutions, and recommendations for topics consistent with subdivision (b).

(2) As funding allows, the trust shall develop an annual list of topics, consistent with subdivision (b), that the trust will undertake to deliver the content pursuant to paragraph (1) to state agencies and departments.

(e) (1) The Natural Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, or an entity within the Natural Resources Agency or the California Environmental Protection Agency may enter into a direct agreement with the trust for the delivery of peer reviews, technical guidance, or scientific reports and analyses pursuant to subdivision (d).

(2) As used in this subdivision, “entity” includes, but is not limited to, a department, board, commission, or conservancy.
Cal. PRC § 31201 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 5 / Section 31201
Section 31201
Status: in_force

All areas proposed for restoration by the conservancy, a local public agency, or a nonprofit organization shall be identified in a certified local coastal plan or program as requiring public action to resolve existing or potential development problems or shall be so identified in other local plans which the commission determines to be consistent with the policies and objectives of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000). In the case of San Francisco Bay, the lands shall be so identified in the bay plan, the Suisun Marsh Protection Plan, or in any other local plan which the bay commission determines to be consistent with such plans.
Cal. HSC § 14830 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 14830
Section 14830
Status: in_force

Every fire company shall choose or elect a foreman, or president, who is the presiding officer, and a secretary and treasurer.
Cal. WAT § 184 — California Code / Code wat / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 184
Section 184
Status: in_force

The Department of Water Resources shall have an interest and may appear as a party in any hearing held by the board and may commence or appear in any judicial proceeding brought to inquire into the validity of any action, order, or decision of the board.
Cal. WIC § 17600 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 17600
Section 17600
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby created the Local Revenue Fund, which shall consist of the following accounts:

(1) The Sales Tax Account.

(2) The Vehicle License Fee Account.

(3) The Vehicle License Collection Account.

(4) The Sales Tax Growth Account.

(5) The Vehicle License Fee Growth Account.

(b) The Sales Tax Account shall have all of the following subaccounts:

(1) The Mental Health Subaccount.

(2) The Social Services Subaccount.

(3) The Health Subaccount.

(4) The CalWORKs Maintenance of Effort Subaccount.

(5) The Family Support Subaccount.

(6) The Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount.

(7) The County Medical Services Program Subaccount.

(c) The Vehicle License Fee Account shall have all of the following subaccounts:

(1) The Mental Health Subaccount.

(2) The Social Services Subaccount.

(3) The Health Subaccount.

(4) The CalWORKs Maintenance of Effort Subaccount.

(5) The Family Support Subaccount.

(6) The Child Poverty and Family Supplemental Support Subaccount.

(7) The County Medical Services Program Subaccount.

(d) The Sales Tax Growth Account shall have all of the following subaccounts:

(1) The Caseload Subaccount.

(2) The County Medical Services Program Growth Subaccount.

(3) The General Growth Subaccount.

(e) The Vehicle License Fee Growth Account shall have all of the following subaccounts:

(1) The County Medical Services Program Growth Subaccount.

(2) The General Growth Subaccount.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the Local Revenue Fund is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the purpose of this chapter.

(g) Moneys in the Local Revenue Fund shall be invested in the Surplus Money Investment Fund and all interest earned shall be distributed in January and July among the accounts and subaccounts in proportion to the amounts deposited into each subaccount.

(h) This section shall be operative on August 1, 2015.
Cal. MVC § 998.412 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5x / Section 998.412
Section 998.412
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The approval of the voters for the issuance of bonds under this article includes approval for the issuance of bonds issued to refund bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.
Cal. INS § 1814 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1814
Section 1814
Status: in_force

The violation of any foregoing provision of this chapter, or of any rule of the commissioner made pursuant thereto, is a public offense, punishable by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in the county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. WIC § 14094.10 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.985 / Section 14094.10
Section 14094.10
Status: in_force

(a) Each Medi-Cal managed care plan participating in the Whole Child Model program shall establish an assessment process that, at a minimum, does all of the following:

(1) Assesses each CCS child’s or youth’s risk level and needs by performing a risk assessment process using means such as telephonic or in-person communication, review of utilization and claims processing data, or by other means as determined by the department.

(2) Assesses, in accordance with the transition agreement with the county CCS program, the health care needs of CCS-eligible children and youth and coordinates their CCS specialty services, Medi-Cal primary care services and mild to moderate mental health services, specialty mental health as appropriate through the county specialty mental health plan, and Drug Medi-Cal services as appropriate through county substance use disorder program, and regional center services across all settings, including coordination of necessary services within and, when necessary, outside of the managed care plan’s provider network.

(3) Follows timeframes for reassessment of risk and, if necessary, circumstances or conditions that require redetermination of risk level, which shall be set by the department.

(b) The risk assessment process shall be performed in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.
Cal. RTC § 46521 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 24 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 46521
Section 46521
Status: in_force

No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action, or proceeding in any court against this state or against any office of the state to prevent or enjoin the collection of any fee sought to be collected.
Cal. LAB § 5001 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 5001
Section 5001
Status: in_force

Compensation is the measure of the responsibility which the employer has assumed for injuries or deaths which occur to employees in his employment when subject to this division. No release of liability or compromise agreement is valid unless it is approved by the appeals board or referee.