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Cal. HSC § 110850 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 110850
Section 110850
Status: in_force

(a)  Following initial United States Department of Agriculture accreditation of certifying agents as provided in Section 6514 of Title 7 of the United States Code and upon implementation of the federal organic certification requirement pursuant to the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq., Sec. 2101, P.L. 101-624), all products sold as organic in California shall be certified by a federally accredited certifying agent, if they are required to be certified under the federal act. In addition products shall be sold as organic only in accordance with this section, Sections 110855 to 110870, inclusive, and Section 46009 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The secretary, director, and the county agricultural commissioners shall carry out this subdivision to the extent that adequate funds are made available for that purpose.

(b)  Products sold as organic may be certified only by a certification organization registered pursuant to Section 46014.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code or a federally accredited certification organization.

(c)  In order to be registered, a certification organization shall be accredited by the USDA, if required.

(d)  A certification organization that certifies processed products sold as organic shall register with the secretary.

(e)  The director may audit the organization’s certification procedures and records at any time. Records of certification organizations not otherwise required to be released upon request or made publicly available shall not be released by the director except to other employees of the department, the Department of Food and Agriculture, a county agricultural commissioner, the Attorney General, any prosecuting attorney, or any government agency responsible for enforcing laws related to the activities of the person subject to this part.
Cal. VEH § 1810.2 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1810.2
Section 1810.2
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish commercial requester accounts for individuals or organizations and issue requester codes for the purpose of obtaining information from the department’s files, except as prohibited by Section 1808.21.

(b) Commercial requester account applications shall include the requester’s name, address, type of business, a specific reason for requesting information, and the name of the person responsible for the business or firm.

(c) The department shall establish a commercial requester account when it determines that the applicant has a legitimate business need for the information requested and when the applicant files a bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and pays a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) filing fee. If the applicant does not request and is not issued a requester code permitting the applicant access to residence address information, only a filing fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be required with the original application and each biennial renewal application.

(d) An individual requester code shall be issued for a period not to exceed five years and may be renewed upon application for additional periods not to exceed five years each.

(e) A requester code may be denied to any person unless the proposed use of the information from department records is related to legitimate business or commercial purposes of that person. A requester code may be canceled immediately if the requested information is used for a purpose other than the purpose for which the requester code was issued.
Cal. WAT § 12316 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 4.8 / Chapter 2 / Section 12316
Section 12316
Status: in_force

In addition to any obligations assumed under an agreement with the department and to the extent consistent with that agreement, the local public agency shall do all of the following:

(a) Provide construction access to lands or rights-of-way which it owns or maintains for flood control purposes or for purposes with which the project’s required uses are compatible and necessary to complete the project.

(b) Maintain the completed project pursuant to maintenance criteria developed and adopted in accordance with Section 12984.

(c) Apply for federal disaster assistance, whenever eligible, under Public Law 93-288.

(d) Hold and save the department, any other agency or department of the state, and their employees free from any and all liability for damages, except that caused by gross negligence, that may arise out of the construction, operation, or maintenance of the project.

(e) Acquire easements from the crown along levees for the control and reversal of subsidence in areas where the department determines that such an easement is desirable to maintain structural stability of the levee. The easement shall (1) restrict the use of the land to open-space uses, nontillable crops, the propagation of wildlife habitat, and other compatible uses, (2) provide full access to the local agency for levee maintenance and improvement purposes, and (3) allow the owner to retain reasonable rights of ingress and egress as well as reasonable rights of access to the waterways for water supply and drainage. The local public agency costs of acquisition of the easements shall be reimbursable by the department from moneys appropriated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 12300 or any sources of funding appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this part.

(f) Comply with all habitat mitigation and improvement requirements pursuant to this part.

(g) Use subsidence control alternatives, where appropriate, to reduce long-term maintenance and improvement costs.
Cal. SHC § 5450 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 5450
Section 5450
Status: in_force

As an alternative method for the collection of cash assessments or assessments of less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150) levied under the provisions of this division, the legislative body, upon the written request of the contractor or his assigns, shall, by resolution adopted on or before the third Tuesday in September, direct that such assessments be collected upon the tax roll upon which general taxes are collected.
Cal. PUC § 70073 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 70073
Section 70073
Status: in_force

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this part shall be provided for by the board.
Cal. SHC § 2905 — California Code / Code shc / Division 4 / Part 5 / Section 2905
Section 2905
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything in this division, if the legislative body conducting the proceedings, after the report or reports provided for in this division have been filed and considered and prior to the adoption of the ordinance or resolution ordering the acquisition or improvement, finds by a four-fifths vote of all members thereof entered upon its minutes that the proposed project is feasible and that the lands to be assessed will be able to carry the burden of such proposed assessment, the limitations on the amounts of assessments provided for in this part may be disregarded, both with respect to the limitation on the district as a whole and as to the limitation on individual specific assessments. If the legislative body makes such a finding none of the limitations upon the amounts of assessments contained in this division shall thereafter apply to any assessment or assessment proceedings thereafter had or taken. However, if at the hearing on the report protests in writing are filed as provided in Section 2856 by the owners (as defined in the law under which the acquisition or improvement proceedings are to be taken) of a majority in area of the lands to be assessed, such limitations shall not be exceeded except as to proceedings had under Section 2932. A finding and determination by the legislative body that the limitation on assessments herein provided may be disregarded shall be final and conclusive upon all persons in the absence of actual fraud.
Cal. HSC § 13100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 12 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 13100
Section 13100
Status: in_force

(a)  The Office of the State Fire Marshal is hereby created in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall be administered by the State Fire Marshal, who shall be a Chief Deputy Director of Forestry and Fire Protection in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 702 of the Public Resources Code and appointed pursuant to Section 13101 of this code.

(b)  The Office of the State Fire Marshal and the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection succeed to, and are vested with, all of the powers, duties, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former Office of the State Fire Marshal and the former State Fire Marshal, as the case may be, in the State and Consumer Services Agency.

(c)  Wherever any reference is made in any law to the former Office of the State Fire Marshal or to the former State Fire Marshal in the State and Consumer Services Agency pertaining to a power, duty, responsibility, or jurisdiction transferred to, and vested in, the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the reference shall be deemed to be a reference to, and to mean, the Office of the State Fire Marshal or the State Fire Marshal in the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, as the case may be.
Cal. HSC § 8331 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 8331
Section 8331
Status: in_force

A record shall be kept of the ownership of all plots in the cemetery which have been conveyed by the cemetery authority and of all transfers of plots in the cemetery. Transfer of any plot, heretofore or hereafter made, or any right of interment, shall be complete and effective when recorded on the books of the cemetery authority.
Cal. RTC § 612 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 612
Section 612
Status: in_force

When a person is assessed as agent, trustee, bailee, guardian, conservator, executor, or administrator, his representative designation shall be added to his name, and the assessment entered separately from his individual assessment.
Cal. INS § 10089.36 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8.6 / Section 10089.36
Section 10089.36
Status: in_force

In the event a natural disaster program is enacted by Congress, the panel shall convene and prepare a plan to dissolve the authority or conform this act with the federal program. Following its deliberations, the panel shall recommend a plan of action to the board and the Legislature.
Cal. PEN § 686 — California Code / Code pen / Part 2 / Section 686
Section 686
Status: in_force

In a criminal action the defendant is entitled:

1. To a speedy and public trial.

2. To be allowed counsel as in civil actions, or to appear and defend in person and with counsel, except that in a capital case he shall be represented in court by counsel at all stages of the preliminary and trial proceedings.

3. To produce witnesses on his behalf and to be confronted with the witnesses against him, in the presence of the court, except that:

(a) Hearsay evidence may be admitted to the extent that it is otherwise admissible in a criminal action under the law of this state.

(b) The deposition of a witness taken in the action may be read to the extent that it is otherwise admissible under the law of this state.
Cal. BPC § 13485 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 9 / Section 13485
Section 13485
Status: in_force

Small hand measures used for delivery of motor vehicle fuels or lubricants, and filled in the presence of the customer, need not be labeled in accordance with this chapter if the receptacle, container, or pump from which motor vehicle fuels or lubricants are drawn or poured into the hand measures is properly labeled as required by this chapter.
Cal. FIN § 15100 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 15100
Section 15100
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall establish written policies which shall set forth the policies of the credit union with respect to any obligation that is offered to the members of the credit union. The written policies shall set forth the maximum amounts and terms for any obligation offered to the members, including, but not limited to, the following information:

(1) For loans, the written policies shall set out the terms for unsecured loans, the maximum amount and terms for secured loans, the schedule of interest rates established pursuant to Section 15000 for each type or class of unsecured and secured loan offered to members, the maximum maturity for any loan, or, in the case of an open-end loan, the rate of repayment for any type or class of open-end loan, the limitations, if any, which shall be placed on the authority of any loan officer appointed pursuant to Sections 14602 and 14603, and, subject to the provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c), the individual limits on obligations that are applicable to all members of the credit union. Any policy developed pursuant to this section by the board of directors shall, insofar as possible, and, subject to individual creditworthiness, ensure equal access to funds available for obligations with credit union members.

(2) For obligations other than those set out in paragraph (1), the board of directors shall set out the interest rates and essential terms of the obligations offered to the members and any other information as may be required pursuant to regulations that may be adopted by the commissioner.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no credit union policy shall permit a credit union to enter into obligations with an individual credit union member whereby the total obligations of that member, exclusive of amounts secured by shares or certificates for funds, exceed 10 percent of the aggregate dollar amount of the credit union’s savings capital, as defined in Section 14400.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), no credit union policy shall permit a credit union to enter into obligations with any one family whereby the total obligations of the family would be greater than the amount permitted by subdivision (b). For purposes of this article, “family” means the marital couple or any head of household together with those dependents residing with the marital couple or the head of household and those dependents attending school away from the principal residence of the marital couple or head of household.
Cal. RTC § 40025 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 40025
Section 40025
Status: in_force

The rate fixed by the board pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 40016 shall apply with respect to billing periods beginning on or after July 1, 1983.
Cal. FAC § 35252 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 12 / Article 11 / Section 35252
Section 35252
Status: in_force

The director shall, at least once each month, report to the State Controller the total amount of any money which is collected for fees under Sections 35227 and 35228. He shall, at the same time, pay into the State Treasury the entire amount of such receipts which shall be credited to the Department of Agriculture Fund and expended in carrying out the provisions of this division relating to butter.
Cal. WAT § 46900 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 46900
Section 46900
Status: in_force

“Supplementary assessment”, as used in this chapter, means an assessment, in addition to the original assessment, for the purpose of raising an additional sum for the district project or any unit or combination of units of the project.
Cal. INS § 1202 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 1202
Section 1202
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, in his discretion and after hearing, by written order require the disposal of any investments made in violation of the provisions of this article, pending which disposal pursuant to such order no value shall be allowed for such investment in any statement, required by any provision of this code, purporting to show the financial condition of the owner thereof, or in measuring the financial condition of the owner thereof for the purpose of determining whether such owner is solvent or insolvent. The commissioner may also, for good cause, require the disposal of any excess funds investments.
Cal. BPC § 7201 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 7201
Section 7201
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Guide dog instructor” means a person who instructs or trains persons who are blind or visually impaired in the use of guide dogs or who engages in the business of training, selling, hiring, or supplying guide dogs for persons who are blind or visually impaired.

(b) “Guide dog” means a dog that has been trained or is being trained to assist blind or visually impaired individuals. For purposes of this chapter, “guide dog” is used to describe a “service dog.”
Cal. BPC § 4984.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 4984.7
Section 4984.7
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall assess the following fees relating to the licensure of marriage and family therapists:

(1) The application fee for an associate registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).

(2) The annual renewal fee for an associate registration shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).

(3) The fee for the application for licensure shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500).

(4) (A) (i) The fee for the board-administered clinical examination, if the board chooses to adopt this examination in regulations, shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500). If the board chooses to adopt an examination administered by a public or private organization, as specified by the board in regulations, then the examination fee shall be determined by, and paid directly to, that organization.

(ii) The fee for the California law and ethics examination shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of three hundred dollars ($300).

(B) An applicant who fails to appear for an examination, after having been scheduled to take the examination, shall forfeit the examination fee.

(C) The amount of the examination fees shall be based on the actual cost to the board of developing, purchasing, and grading each examination and the actual cost to the board of administering each examination. The examination fees shall be adjusted periodically by regulation to reflect the actual costs incurred by the board.

(5) The fee for rescoring an examination shall be twenty dollars ($20).

(6) The fee for the issuance of an initial license shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).

(7) The fee for the two-year license renewal shall be two hundred dollars ($200). The board may adopt regulations to set the fee at a higher amount, up to a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400).

(8) The renewal delinquency fee shall be one-half of the fee for license renewal. A person who permits their license to expire is subject to the delinquency fee.

(9) The fee for issuance of a replacement registration, license, or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20).

(10) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).

(11) The fee for issuance of a retired license shall be forty dollars ($40).

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2021.
Cal. HSC § 50421 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 50421
Section 50421
Status: in_force

There is a California Statewide Housing Plan that was developed in cooperation with the private housing industry as well as regional and local housing and planning agencies and other agencies of the state. The plan serves as a state housing plan for all relevant purposes.
Cal. BPC § 7671 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 7671
Section 7671
Status: in_force

No person who is a duly registered apprentice or a student at an approved mortuary science program in California at the time of any amendment to this chapter raising the requirements for apprentice embalmers or license as an embalmer shall be required to comply with the provisions of that amendment.
Cal. FGC § 2365 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 2365
Section 2365
Status: in_force

Spiny lobsters may be imported into California until the twenty-sixth day after the close of the California season. Lobsters imported into California and lobsters legally taken in California during the open season prescribed in this code may be possessed and sold during the closed season, subject to the regulations of the commission.

The cost of inspection and marking, under the regulations of the commission, shall be paid by the importer or owner of the lobsters.
Cal. LAB § 3076.3 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 3076.3
Section 3076.3
Status: in_force

Program sponsors shall establish selection procedures which specify minimum requirements for formal education or equivalency, physical examination, if any, subject matter of written tests and oral interviews, and any other criteria pertinent to the selection process; shall specify the relative weights of all factors which determine selection to an apprenticeship program; shall submit in writing to the chief an official statement of each selection procedure including the filing date and location of the program sponsor; shall make a copy of the selection procedures available to each applicant; shall provide in writing to each applicant not selected an official explanation setting forth the reason or reasons for the nonselection, copies of which shall be retained as a public record in the files of the program sponsor for a period of five years; and shall implement affirmative action programs for minorities and women in accordance with the rules, regulations, and guidelines of the California Apprenticeship Council for programs in the building and construction trades and for firefighters or of the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for other programs.