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Cal. WAT § 24526 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 24526
Section 24526
Status: in_force

Improvement district warrants shall be paid only out of the proceeds of an improvement district assessment levied upon and collected from the land within the improvement district for improvement purposes.
Cal. HSC § 12641 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 11 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 12641
Section 12641
Status: in_force

A permit, as provided in this part, shall not be required of any person to transport, purchase at retail, or use safe and sane fireworks, or to purchase at retail, use, or transport registered emergency signaling devices.
Cal. PRC § 8557.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 8557.5
Section 8557.5
Status: in_force

Any money deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to Section 10 of the act of Congress referred to in Section 8551 of this code and apportioned to any county or counties of this State as herein provided shall be expended by and within each of such counties solely for range improvements and for control of predators; and it shall be the duty of the county auditor of any county receiving a payment of such money immediately to credit the same to an account in the proper fund on his books earmarked and available only for expenditures for range improvements and for control of predators.

There is in each county in which there are public lands leased to five or more lessees under Section 15 of the act referred to in Section 8551 of this code a grazing advisory board. The members of such board shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of the county. The members of the committee shall be selected from candidates recommended by the lessees of land in the county under Section 15 of the act referred to in Section 8551 of this code at an election conducted in the manner prescribed by rule and regulation of the board of supervisors of the county. There shall be not less than five nor more than 12 such lessees on such committee and there shall be one additional member to represent the interests of wildlife conservation. The terms of the members of the committee shall be three years except that of the members first appointed the terms shall be arranged so that those of one-third of the members, as nearly as may be, will expire at the end of the first, second, and third years, respectively. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term. The members of the advisory grazing board shall receive no compensation and no reimbursement for any personal expenses. Said board shall meet at least once annually and shall recommend to the board of supervisors plans or projects of range development and predator control for which money derived from leases under Section 15 of the act referred to in Section 8551 of this code is to be expended.
Cal. WAT § 43557 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 43557
Section 43557
Status: in_force

At the time and place set for the sale the board shall open any bids received in response to the notice, announce such bids, and call for oral bids. When all persons present shall have ceased bidding, the board shall declare the bidding closed, subject to the preference right of owners of contiguous land as hereinafter provided, and shall announce the amount of the highest bidder. In the event no oral bids are made and there are duplicate written bids, the highest bidder shall be the one whose bid was received first in time by the board. In no event may land be sold or a purchaser declared before the end of the 30-day period for assertion by contiguous landowners of their preference right of purchase.
Cal. BPC § 22103 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 22103
Section 22103
Status: in_force

“Apply,” “applies” or “applied” mean imprint, emboss or engrave on the article itself and not otherwise.
Cal. PRC § 33352 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 33352
Section 33352
Status: in_force

(a) The conservancy may receive gifts, donations, bequests, devises, subventions, grants, rents, royalties, and other assistance and funds from public and private sources.

(b) Except as provided in Section 33347, the conservancy may receive an interest in real or personal property through transfer, succession, or other mode of acquisition generally recognized by law.

(c) All funds or income received by the conservancy shall be deposited in the fund for expenditure for the purposes of this division.
Cal. FAC § 14528 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 14528
Section 14528
Status: in_force

“Discontinued manufacturing” means a beneficial substance, packaged agricultural mineral, organic input material, and specialty fertilizer that is no longer manufactured, but is still offered for sale.
Cal. PUC § 60155 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 60155
Section 60155
Status: in_force

In the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, the district may also provide for the call and redemption of the bonds prior to maturity at the times and prices and upon other terms as specified. However, no bond is subject to call or redemption prior to maturity, unless it contains a recital to that effect or unless a statement to that effect is printed.
Cal. ELEC § 9211 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 9211
Section 9211
Status: in_force

After the petition has been filed, as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the petition in the same manner as are county petitions in accordance with Sections 9114 and 9115, except that for the purposes of this section, references to the board of supervisors shall be treated as references to the legislative body of the city.
Cal. WAT § 36959 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 4 / Section 36959
Section 36959
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary, in the case of a sale of property for taxes or assessments, except where the sale is conducted and the funds are accounted for as provided in Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
Cal. LAB § 4227 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 4227
Section 4227
Status: in_force

If the United States government or any agent thereof furnishes medical treatment to an injured enrollee, the enrollee will have no right to receive the same or similar treatment under this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 77440 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 3 / Section 77440
Section 77440
Status: in_force

The term of office of all members of the commission and alternates, except any ex officio member, shall be two years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected.
Cal. FAC § 79480 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 27 / Article 4 / Section 79480
Section 79480
Status: in_force

The commission shall submit to the secretary for his or her concurrence an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. INS § 10991 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 10991
Section 10991
Status: in_force

A society having a supreme legislative or governing body and subordinate lodges or branches by whatever name known, into which members are elected, initiated, or admitted in accordance with its constitution, laws, and ritual, which subordinate lodges or branches shall be required by the laws of the society to hold regular meetings at least once a month in furtherance of the purposes of the society, shall be deemed to be operating on the lodge system.
Cal. FIN § 50307.2 — California Code / Code fin / Division 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 50307.2
Section 50307.2
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require a licensee that employs one or more mortgage loan originators to submit to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry reports of condition, which shall be in such form and shall contain such information as the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may require.
Cal. SHC § 36509 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 36509
Section 36509
Status: in_force

“City council” means the city council of a city or the board of supervisors of a county, or the agency, commission, or board created pursuant to a joint powers agreement and which is a city within the meaning of this part.
Cal. SHC § 10354 — California Code / Code shc / Division 12 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 10354
Section 10354
Status: in_force

If said resolution proposes to include additional territory in the assessment district, or to increase any assessment, at least 20 days prior to the hearing fixed therein the clerk of the legislative body shall mail a copy of said resolution to all persons owning real property within said additional territory, or whose assessment is increased, whose names and addresses appear on the last equalized assessment roll or as known to said clerk.
Cal. SHC § 25321 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 1 / Chapter 14 / Section 25321
Section 25321
Status: in_force

Control of such completed improvement shall vest in the State, county or city having jurisdiction of the class of highways of which such completed improvement is a part upon receipt of the resolution of completion by the appropriate public officer or governing body thereof designated in the preceding section and the State, county or city, as the case may be, shall thereupon be liable for the future maintenance and care thereof.
Cal. BPC § 3102 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 3102
Section 3102
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to advertise as being free or without cost the furnishing of optometric services where these services are contingent upon payment or other exchange of consideration for goods or other services offered by the provider, unless that contingency is fully disclosed in the same advertisement.
Cal. PUC § 610 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 610
Section 610
Status: in_force

This article applies only to a corporation or person that is a public utility.
Cal. HSC § 103100 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 102 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 103100
Section 103100
Status: in_force

If any cemetery is located partly in one registration district and partly in another, only one permit shall be required for interment and a permit authorizing interment in the cemetery shall entitle interment to be made within or without the district to which the permit is directed. The permit shall be returned to the registration district in which the interment is made irrespective of the district to which it is directed. The local registrar of the district in which the interment is made shall forthwith file the permit on presentation without charge.
Cal. HSC § 18003.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 18003.6
Section 18003.6
Status: in_force

“Established place of business” means a place actually occupied, either continuously or at regular periods, by a licensee, where the books and records pertinent to the type of business being conducted are kept.
Cal. EVID § 702 — California Code / Code evid / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 702
Section 702
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 801, the testimony of a witness concerning a particular matter is inadmissible unless he has personal knowledge of the matter. Against the objection of a party, such personal knowledge must be shown before the witness may testify concerning the matter.

(b) A witness’ personal knowledge of a matter may be shown by any otherwise admissible evidence, including his own testimony.
Cal. PRC § 43301 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 43301
Section 43301
Status: in_force

The board shall coordinate action in solid waste handling and disposal with other federal, state, and local agencies and private persons.
Cal. PRC § 3680 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 4 / Section 3680
Section 3680
Status: in_force

A person to whom another is indebted for expenses incurred in carrying on unit operations may, in order to secure payment of the amount due, fix a lien upon the interest of the debtor in the unit production as and when produced from the unit area by filing for record with the recorder of the county where the property or a portion thereof involved is located, an affidavit setting forth all of the following:

(a) In general terms the kind of materials, tools, equipment, or supplies furnished or labor or services performed.

(b) A description of the land involved, the name of the debtor, and his interest in the production from the unit area.

(c) The amount which is still due and unpaid.

(d) A statement that at least 20 days prior to the date of the affidavit such person gave written notice to the debtor by registered mail at his last known address, setting forth the information required under subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this section.

Any such affidavit shall be filed for record not later than 90 days after the delivery of the property or the completion of the labor.
Cal. PUC § 10003 — California Code / Code puc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10003
Section 10003
Status: in_force

The power to acquire and operate a public utility includes the power to complete, reconstruct, extend, change, enlarge, and repair a public utility acquired, constructed, owned, or operated by a municipality.
Cal. FAC § 42801 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 6.5 / Section 42801
Section 42801
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the director shall create an industry-funded standardization program for the purposes of implementing and enforcing this division.
Cal. HSC § 1423.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.4 / Section 1423.5
Section 1423.5
Status: in_force

(a)  The state department shall centrally review federal deficiencies and supporting documentation that may require the termination of certification for a nursing facility. The state department shall develop a standardized methodology for conducting the central review of these deficiencies. The standardized methodology shall assess all of the following:

(1)  The extent to which the survey team followed established survey protocols.

(2)  The thoroughness of the investigation or review.

(3)  The quality of documentation.

(4)  The consistency in interpreting federal requirements.

(b)  The state department shall develop a system for tracking patterns and a quality assurance process for preventing, detecting, and correcting inconsistent or poor quality survey practices.

(c)  (1)  On or before December 1 of each year, the state department shall provide to the Legislature a summary of federal and state enforcement actions taken against nursing facilities during the previous state fiscal year.

(2)  The report summarizing federal and state enforcement actions required under this subdivision shall be combined with the report required under Section 1438 into a single report. The time period for each report shall cover the previous state fiscal year.
Cal. PUC § 70183 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 70183
Section 70183
Status: in_force

The district may lease or contract for the use of its transit facilities, or any portion thereof, to any operator, and may provide for subleases by such operator upon such terms and conditions as it deems in the public interest. The word “operator” as used in this section means any city or public agency or any person, firm or private corporation.
Cal. PUC § 33021 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33021
Section 33021
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 5097 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, any petition or claim for refund seeking an exclusion of real property or the reduction of an assessment on any grounds for the 2004–05 fiscal year or in any subsequent fiscal year pursuant to this chapter shall be filed within two years after the making of the payment sought to be refunded.
Cal. PUC § 16575 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 16575
Section 16575
Status: in_force

A district may issue bonds for the purpose of acquiring or constructing any waterworks necessary or proper for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district, in like manner as other bonds are authorized to be issued under this division, and may pledge the revenue, income, receipts, and profits from the operation of the waterworks to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds. A district may, if it so elects, declare the payment thereof shall be made solely from the revenue, income, receipts, and profits.
Cal. CIV § 5720 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 5720
Section 5720
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any law or any provisions of the governing documents to the contrary, this section shall apply to debts for assessments that arise on and after January 1, 2006.

(b) An association that seeks to collect delinquent regular or special assessments of an amount less than one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800), not including any accelerated assessments, late charges, fees and costs of collection, attorney’s fees, or interest, may not collect that debt through judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, but may attempt to collect or secure that debt in any of the following ways:

(1) By a civil action in small claims court, pursuant to Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 116.110) of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure. An association that chooses to proceed by an action in small claims court, and prevails, may enforce the judgment as permitted under Article 8 (commencing with Section 116.810) of Chapter 5.5 of Title 1 of Part 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The amount that may be recovered in small claims court to collect upon a debt for delinquent assessments may not exceed the jurisdictional limits of the small claims court and shall be the sum of the following:

(A) The amount owed as of the date of filing the complaint in the small claims court proceeding.

(B) In the discretion of the court, an additional amount to that described in subparagraph (A) equal to the amount owed for the period from the date the complaint is filed until satisfaction of the judgment, which total amount may include accruing unpaid assessments and any reasonable late charges, fees and costs of collection, attorney’s fees, and interest, up to the jurisdictional limits of the small claims court.

(2) By recording a lien on the owner’s separate interest upon which the association may not foreclose until the amount of the delinquent assessments secured by the lien, exclusive of any accelerated assessments, late charges, fees and costs of collection, attorney’s fees, or interest, equals or exceeds one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) or the assessments secured by the lien are more than 12 months delinquent. An association that chooses to record a lien under these provisions, prior to recording the lien, shall offer the owner and, if so requested by the owner, participate in dispute resolution as set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 5900) of Chapter 10.

(3) Any other manner provided by law, except for judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure.

(c) The limitation on foreclosure of assessment liens for amounts under the stated minimum in this section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Assessments secured by a lien that are more than 12 months delinquent.

(2) Assessments owed by owners of separate interests in time-share estates, as defined in subdivision (x) of Section 11212 of the Business and Professions Code.

(3) Assessments owed by the developer.
Cal. COM § 8303 — California Code / Code com / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 8303
Section 8303
Status: in_force

(a) “Protected purchaser” means a purchaser of a certificated or uncertificated security, or of an interest therein, who does all of the following:

(1) Gives value.

(2) Does not have notice of any adverse claim to the security.

(3) Obtains control of the certificated or uncertificated security.

(b) A protected purchaser also acquires its interest in the security free of any adverse claim.
Cal. HNC § 6841 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 6841
Section 6841
Status: in_force

A corporation may be selected as treasurer or the board may provide that the duties of the treasurer shall be performed by the county treasurer of the county in which the district or the greater portion is located.
Cal. BPC § 10239.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 10239.1
Section 10239.1
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be construed to change the agency relationships between the parties where they exist or limit in any manner the fiduciary duty of brokers to borrowers, lenders, and purchasers of notes or interests in transactions subject to this article.
Cal. HSC § 25160.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 6 / Section 25160.7
Section 25160.7
Status: in_force

An authorized representative of the generator or facility operator that is responsible for loading hazardous waste into a transport vehicle shall, prior to that loading, ensure that the driver of the transport vehicle is in possession of the appropriate class of driver’s license and any endorsement required to lawfully operate the transport vehicle with its intended load.
Cal. BPC § 6980.41 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 5 / Section 6980.41
Section 6980.41
Status: in_force

Every branch office registration issued under this chapter shall be subject to the same renewal provisions which apply to a license as provided in this chapter.
Cal. PCC § 10280 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 10280
Section 10280
Status: in_force

Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.
Cal. VEH § 4609 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 4609
Section 4609
Status: in_force

The department may extend the life of the current series of license plates, outstanding during 1957, and may hereafter issue a new series of license plates for an indefinite period of time, but in no event for a period less than five (5) years. During each intervening year of the period for which the plates are issued, the department shall issue a tab, sticker, or other suitable device as herein provided.

Any such series of plates may be canceled by the director with the approval of the Governor at any time after five years from the year of issuance of such series.
Cal. WIC § 6751 — California Code / Code wic / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 6751
Section 6751
Status: in_force

The department shall keep in its office a record showing the name, residence, and certificate of each duly qualified medical examiner. Immediately upon the receipt of each duly certified copy of a medical examiner’s certificate, it shall file the same, and advise him of its receipt and filing.