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Cal. FAC § 56271 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 56271
Section 56271
Status: in_force

Every commission merchant, that receives any farm product for sale as a commission merchant, shall promptly make and keep a correct record which shows in detail all of the following with reference to the handling, sale, or storage of such farm product:

(a) The name and address of the consignor.

(b) The date it was received.

(c) The condition and quantity upon arrival.

(d) Date of such sale for the account of the consignor.

(e) The price for which it was sold.

(f) An itemized statement of the charges to be paid by the consignor in connection with the sale. Any services rendered for which charges are made, if not filed with the director, shall be charged at cost if not covered by a written contract. Cost-supporting data shall be available for verification.

(g) The names and addresses of all purchasers if the commission merchant has any financial interest in the business of the purchasers, or if the purchasers have any financial interest in the business of the commission merchant, directly or indirectly, as holder of the other’s corporate stock, as copartner, as lender or borrower of money to or from the other, or otherwise. Such interest shall be noted in such records following the name of any such purchaser.

(h) A lot number or other identifying mark for each consignment, which number or mark shall appear on every sales tag and every other essential record which is needed to identify each consignment from receipt through final sale. When requested by the consignor, as provided by Section 56281, a lot number shall appear on each individual farm product container. When containers are on pallets, then only the exposed containers shall be marked. When stamping or otherwise identifying each container is impractical due to the type of packaging, the container need not be marked.

(i) Any claim which has been or may be filed by the commission merchant against any person for overcharges or for damages which result from the injury or deterioration of such farm product by the act, neglect, or failure of such person. Such records shall be open to the inspection of the director and the consignor of the farm product for whom such claim is made.
Cal. PROB § 16200 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 16200
Section 16200
Status: in_force

A trustee has the following powers without the need to obtain court authorization:

(a) The powers conferred by the trust instrument.

(b) Except as limited in the trust instrument, the powers conferred by statute.

(c) Except as limited in the trust instrument, the power to perform any act that a trustee would perform for the purposes of the trust under the standard of care provided in Section 16040 or 16047.
Cal. FAC § 54001 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 54001
Section 54001
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 5402 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 5402
Section 5402
Status: in_force

No person, partnership, corporation, or organization shall sell transportation by a passenger stage on an individual-fare basis for a sightseeing trip in California on a route for which a passenger stage corporation has obtained a certificate of convenience and necessity if the seller intends to charter or charters the passenger stage in California at a rate per passenger which is less than the individual fare for which the transportation is sold.
Cal. PCC § 10823 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 7 / Section 10823
Section 10823
Status: in_force

The payment bond shall secure the payment of the claims of laborers, mechanics, or materialmen employed on the work under the contract and shall contain all other provisions required by law.
Cal. COM § 10506 — California Code / Code com / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 10506
Section 10506
Status: in_force

(a) An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or indemnity, must be commenced within four years after the cause of action accrued. In a lease contract that is not a consumer lease, by the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year.

(b) A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action for indemnity accrues when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later.

(c) If an action commenced within the time limited by subdivision (a) is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within six months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from voluntary discontinuance or from dismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.

(d) This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitations nor does it apply to causes of action that have accrued before the operative date of this division.
Cal. RTC § 5812 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 5812
Section 5812
Status: in_force

(a) The base year value of a manufactured home which is purchased or which changed ownership shall be entered on the roll for the lien date next succeeding the date of the purchase or change in ownership. The value of any new construction shall be entered on the roll for the lien date next succeeding the date of completion of the new construction. The value of new construction in progress on the lien date shall be entered on the roll as of the lien date.

(b) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 5802, a manufactured home that has changed ownership or had new construction completed is subject to supplemental assessment as provided in Section 75.5.
Cal. HSC § 14922 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 14922
Section 14922
Status: in_force

The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment or otherwise, shall be subordinate to all fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property, but it shall have priority over all fixed special assessment liens which may thereafter be created against the property. The lien of a reassessment and of a refunding assessment shall be the same as the original assessment to which it relates. A supplemental assessment is a new assessment.
Cal. PRC § 3015 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 3015
Section 3015
Status: in_force

For the purpose of implementing Section 503 of the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978, the supervisor may make the determinations entrusted to state agencies having regulatory jurisdiction with respect to the production of natural gas. Such determinations shall be made pursuant to procedures prescribed in guidelines adopted by the supervisor.
Cal. VEH § 24405 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 24405
Section 24405
Status: in_force

(a) Not more than four lamps of the following types showing to the front of a vehicle may be lighted at any one time:

(1) Headlamps.

(2) Auxiliary driving or passing lamps.

(3) Fog lamps.

(4) Warning lamps.

(5) Spot lamps.

(6) Gaseous discharge lamps specified in Section 25258.

(b) For the purpose of this section each pair of a dual headlamp system shall be considered as one lamp.

(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle.
Cal. FAC § 20152 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 20152
Section 20152
Status: in_force

The provisions of this division, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations.
Cal. WAT § 22751 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 22751
Section 22751
Status: in_force

The damages claimed in a controversy defined by this article are those occurring prior to the execution of the tax deed to the State.
Cal. PRC § 3747 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3747
Section 3747
Status: in_force

Before any work is commenced to abandon any well, the owner or operator shall give written notice to the supervisor or the district deputy of the owner’s or operator’s intention to abandon the well and the date upon which the work of abandonment will begin.

The notice shall be given at least 10 days before the proposed abandonment, and it shall show the condition of the well and the proposed method of abandonment.

The owner or operator shall furnish the supervisor or the district deputy any additional information that the supervisor or the district deputy may request regarding the condition of the well and the proposed method of abandonment, at any time between the filing of the notice of intention to abandon the well and the completion of abandonment.
Cal. RTC § 19387 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 19387
Section 19387
Status: in_force

Whenever an action is commenced against the Franchise Tax Board under this article, a copy of the complaint and the summons shall be served upon the Franchise Tax Board or the executive officer. A second copy of the complaint and the summons shall be furnished to the Franchise Tax Board, but this requirement is not jurisdictional.
Cal. WAT § 10632.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 10632.5
Section 10632.5
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 10632, beginning January 1, 2020, the plan shall include a seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan to assess the vulnerability of each of the various facilities of a water system and mitigate those vulnerabilities.

(b) An urban water supplier shall update the seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan when updating its urban water management plan as required by Section 10621.

(c) An urban water supplier may comply with this section by submitting, pursuant to Section 10644, a copy of the most recent adopted local hazard mitigation plan or multihazard mitigation plan under the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390) if the local hazard mitigation plan or multihazard mitigation plan addresses seismic risk.
Cal. WIC § 11450.023 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11450.023
Section 11450.023
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, effective October 1, 2019, the maximum aid payments pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on April 1, 2019, shall be set forth as follows:

REGION 1
Assistance Unit Size Maximum Aid
Payment-Exempt Maximum Aid
Payment-Nonexempt
1 $606 $550
2 $778 $696
3 $983 $878
4 $1,181 $1,060
5 $1,385 $1,242
6 $1,589 $1,424
7 $1,792 $1,606
8 $1,998 $1,788
9 $2,199 $1,970
10 or more $2,406 $2,152

REGION 2
Assistance Unit Size Maximum Aid
Payment-Exempt Maximum Aid
Payment-Nonexempt
1 $576 $520
2 $739 $661
3 $934 $834
4 $1,122 $1,007
5 $1,316 $1,180
6 $1,510 $1,353
7 $1,702 $1,526
8 $1,898 $1,699
9 $2,089 $1,872
10 or more $2,286 $2,044

(b) For purposes of this section, “Region 1” and “Region 2” have the same meanings as defined in Section 11452.018.
Cal. WIC § 3306 — California Code / Code wic / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3306
Section 3306
Status: in_force

The Director of Corrections may authorize the temporary removal from the California Rehabilitation Center or any of its branches under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections of any person confined therein. The director may require that such temporary removal be under custody. Unless the person is removed for medical treatment, the removal shall not be for a period longer than three days. The director may require the person to reimburse the state, in whole or in part, for expenses incurred by the state in connection with such temporary removal other than for medical treatment.

Under specific regulations established by the director for the selection of confined persons, the director may authorize assignment to conservation camp programs.
Cal. SHC § 725 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 725
Section 725
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following acts:

(a) Drain water, or permit water to be drained, from his lands onto any State highway by any means which results in damage to the highway.

(b) Obstruct any natural water course so as to:

(1) Prevent, impede or restrict the natural flow of waters from any State highway into and through such water course, unless other adequate and proper drainage is provided.

(2) Cause waters to be impounded within any State highway, to the damage of the highway.

(3) Cause interference with, or damage or hazard to public travel.

(c) Store or distribute water for any purpose so as to permit it to overflow onto, to saturate by seepage, or to obstruct any State highway, to the damage of the highway.
Cal. INS § 1758.83 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 16.6 / Section 1758.83
Section 1758.83
Status: in_force

(a) The manager at each location of a rental car company or a franchisee of a rental car company licensed pursuant to this article, or the direct supervisor of the company’s endorsees at each location or region shall be an endorsee and shall be responsible for the supervision of each additional endorsee at that location or region. Each licensee shall identify the endorsee who is the manager or supervisor at each location for the purposes of this article.

(b) An endorsee may act on behalf and under the supervision of the car rental agent in matters relating to transacting insurance under that agent’s license. The conduct of an endorsee of a car rental agent acting within the scope of employment or agency shall be deemed the conduct of the car rental agent for purposes of this article.
Cal. PRC § 4642 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 4642
Section 4642
Status: in_force

“Reforestation” includes reforestation by natural means from seed and artificially by seeding or planting.
Cal. WIC § 18994.9 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 14.1 / Section 18994.9
Section 18994.9
Status: in_force

(a) There is hereby established the California Families and Children Home Visit Program Task Force, which shall be convened by the Office of Child Abuse Prevention.

(b) The membership of the task force shall include, but need not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The head of the Office of Child Abuse Prevention or his or her designee.

(2) The directors, or designees, of all of the following:

(A) The State Department of Social Services.

(B) The State Department of Public Health.

(C) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice.

(D) The State Department of Education.

(E) The California Emergency Management Agency.

(3) At least two county administrators from counties participating in this program, to be appointed by the director, with the consent of the county.

(4) The manager of this program from the Office of Child Abuse Prevention.

(5) Two legislative representatives, who shall be members of policy committees with jurisdiction over social services issues pertaining to children, with at least one each to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Senate Committee on Rules.

(c) The task force shall do both of the following:

(1) Identify permanent funding sources from federal and state programs. Sources from which funding may be integrated for purposes of this chapter may include, but are not limited to, Medi-Cal Targeted Case Management and Administrative Program funds, provided for pursuant to Sections 14132.44 and 14132.47, family preservation funds, private health care providers, including health maintenance organizations and nonprofit hospitals, the California Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds, and Healthy Families Program funds.

(2) Develop recommendations for permanent funding for this chapter, in order that eligible families who choose to participate have access to the program.

(d) Each member of the task force shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed, by his or her employing agency, for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties.

(e) The task force shall be supported by a reasonable amount of staff time, which shall be provided by the agencies represented on the task force, to the extent feasible within an agency’s existing resources. The task force may request data from, and may utilize the technical expertise of, other state agencies.

(f) The task force, under the guidance of the Office of Child Abuse Prevention, shall submit its report to the Legislature not later than November 1, 1999.
Cal. BPC § 17531.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17531.9
Section 17531.9
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of Section 17531.7 or 17531.8 may be enjoined by any superior court of competent jurisdiction upon action for injunction, brought by the Attorney General or any district attorney in this state, and the superior court shall, after proof of violation, issue an injunction or other appropriate order restraining such conduct. This injunctive remedy shall not be construed to limit the district attorney of the county wherein the violation occurred from prosecuting criminal action for any violations of Section 17531.7 or 17531.8.
Cal. BPC § 6029 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 6029
Section 6029
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and employees as it deems necessary or proper, and fix and pay salaries and necessary expenses.

(b) The members of the executive committee of the board shall include at least one board member appointed by each of the following appointing authorities:

(1) The Supreme Court.

(2) The Governor.

(3) The Speaker of the Assembly.

(4) The Senate Committee on Rules.
Cal. HSC § 113250 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 113250
Section 113250
Status: in_force

“Low acid frozen food” means a food that, by virtue of its low acid content, does not preclude the growth of Clostridium botulinum.
Cal. BPC § 1323 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 1323
Section 1323
Status: in_force

The department may temporarily suspend a license or registration prior to any hearing, when it has determined that the action is necessary to protect the public welfare. The department shall notify the licensee or registrant of the temporary suspension and the effective date thereof and at the same time shall serve the licensee or registrant with an accusation. Upon receipt of a notice of defense by the licensee or registrant, the matter shall, within 15 days, be set for hearing. The hearing shall be held as soon as possible, but not later than 30 days after receipt of that notice. The temporary suspension shall remain in effect until the time the hearing is completed and the department has made a final determination on the merits. However, the temporary suspension shall be deemed vacated if the department fails to make a final decision within 60 days after the hearing has been completed.
Cal. WIC § 5755.1 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 5755.1
Section 5755.1
Status: in_force

The state mental health plan shall be submitted to the California Council on Mental Health and the Advisory Health Council or its successor for review and recommendations as to conformance with California’s comprehensive statewide health plan. The state mental health plan shall be submitted for review and recommendations prior to amendments or changes thereto.
Cal. HSC § 103325 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Article 4 / Section 103325
Section 103325
Status: in_force

When any certificate of birth of a living child is registered without the name of the child being entered thereon, the local registrar shall make out and deliver to the parents of the child a special blank for a supplemental report of the name of the child.
Cal. PROB § 9981 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 17 / Section 9981
Section 9981
Status: in_force

(a) Where an option to purchase real or personal property is given in a will admitted to probate, the court may make an order under this chapter directing the personal representative to transfer or convey the property to the person given the option upon compliance with the terms and conditions stated in the will.

(b) The personal representative or the person given the option to purchase the property may file a petition for an order pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given as provided in Section 1220.
Cal. INS § 4040 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 4040
Section 4040
Status: in_force

A mutual insurer may borrow money to defray the expenses of its organization, provide it with surplus funds, or for any purpose of its business, upon a written agreement that the money is required to be repaid only out of the insurer’s surplus in excess of that stipulated in the agreement. The agreement may provide for fixed or variable interest not exceeding an amount allowed by the commissioner, which interest shall or shall not constitute a liability of the insurer as to its funds other than the excess that is stipulated in the agreement. Any agreement of this type shall provide that all interest payments and principal repayments require prior approval by the commissioner. Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, written agreements evidencing this borrowed money shall not be issued in units of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Unless otherwise allowed by the commissioner, no commission or promotion expense shall be paid in connection with any loan of this type. An agreement to borrow money to provide surplus funds, or for any business purpose, may be termed a surplus note. No surplus note or other agreement may be issued unless it conforms to the requirements set forth at the time the note is issued in the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the reporting of agreements as surplus and not as debt in the financial statements required to be filed by an insurer with the commissioner. No permit or other agreement shall constitute authorization or approval for any other issuance of securities that is connected to the note or agreement in any way.
Cal. PRC § 29611 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 29611
Section 29611
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 818 of the Government Code, whenever a person has intentionally and knowingly violated any provision of this division, the commission may maintain an action, in addition to an action under Section 29610, for the recovery of exemplary damages. In determining the amount to be awarded, the court shall consider the amount of such damages necessary to deter further violations.