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Cal. PRC § 3503 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3503
Section 3503
Status: in_force

Each day during which natural gas is wilfully allowed wastefully or unnecessarily to escape into the atmosphere is a separate and distinct violation of this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 35469 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 35469
Section 35469
Status: in_force

The assessment shall be made, notice given, hearing held, and the assessment confirmed and recorded substantially in the manner provided in Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 5360) of Part 3 of Division 7 (the Improvement Act of 1911), and the provisions of that chapter relating to the method of making or spreading the assessment, the giving of notice, the making and waiving of objections, appeals or protests, the holding of the hearing, the finality and conclusiveness of the decisions and determinations of the legislative body, and the confirmation and recordation of the assessment are adopted as the procedure to be followed pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided by this chapter, all of the powers and authority granted in Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 5360) of Part 3 of Division 7 (the Improvement Act of 1911) are applicable to any assessment to be levied pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 18981 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 6 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 1 / Section 18981
Section 18981
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Child abuse is one of the most tragic social and criminal justice issues of our times.

(b) Victims of child abuse and their families face a complex intervention system involving many professionals and agencies.

(c) Coordination by child protection agencies and personnel improves the response to a victim and his or her family.

(d) The prevention of child abuse requires the involvement of the entire community.
Cal. UIC § 1274 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1.5 / Section 1274
Section 1274
Status: in_force

The director may publish a list of high demand occupations in each labor market area of this state. If a demand occupation is limited to a particular industry, the director may identify the industry of the demand occupation.
Cal. ELEC § 6855.5 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 6855.5
Section 6855.5
Status: in_force

A nomination paper may be presented in sections. Each section shall contain the name of the presidential preference candidate. Each section shall bear the name of the county in which it is circulated. Only voters of the county registered as preferring the Green Party are competent to sign.
Cal. FIN § 12307.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 12307.1
Section 12307.1
Status: in_force

The commissioner may commence and prosecute actions and proceedings to enjoin violations of this division or violations of orders or decisions of the commissioner rendered pursuant to this division, and for the enforcement of any and all civil penalties provided for by this division.
Cal. PUC § 120450.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 120450.5
Section 120450.5
Status: in_force

No person shall give, either orally or in writing, information to a public officer or employee engaged in the enforcement of the provisions of this article when that person knows that the information is false. A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50), except that such a violation by a person, after the second conviction of a violation of this section, shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

This section is in addition to, and does not supersede or limit, any and all other remedies, civil or criminal.
Cal. FAC § 79040 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25 / Article 3 / Section 79040
Section 79040
Status: in_force

There is in the state government the California Sea Urchin Commission. The commission shall be composed of 11 voting members, including five sea urchin handlers, five sea urchin divers, and one public member, and may include any number of nonvoting members, at the discretion of the commission.

(a) Handlers shall elect five commission members from among those persons qualified pursuant to this act and licensed pursuant to the Fish and Game Code to engage in the sea urchin fishery or a person specifically representing one or more handlers.

(b) (1) Divers statewide shall elect five persons from among those persons qualified pursuant to this act and licensed pursuant to the Fish and Game Code to engage in the sea urchin fishery.

(2) One diver member shall be elected from each of the following areas:

(A) San Diego County.

(B) Orange or Los Angeles County.

(C) Ventura County.

(D) Santa Barbara County.

(E) Sonoma or Mendocino County.

(3) Persons nominated for election to the commission as a diver member shall be nominated by a petition signed by not less than five divers eligible to vote pursuant to this chapter.

(c) The public member shall be appointed to the commission by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission.

(d) The secretary and other appropriate individuals, as determined by the commission, shall be nonvoting members of the commission.

(e) If the secretary finds, pursuant to Section 79103, that either the divers or handlers, but not both, have voted in favor of the referendum, the number of commission voting members shall be six, composed of either five divers or five handlers, depending on which portion of the industry voted in favor of the referendum, elected pursuant to this section and one public member.

(f) If the composition of the commission is determined by subdivision (e) it shall also include at least one nonvoting member appointed by the commission representing either divers or handlers, whichever did not vote in favor of the referendum.
Cal. HNC § 6804 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 6 / Section 6804
Section 6804
Status: in_force

If any land under a navigable stream, is by virtue of any work or improvement by the United states or the State, freed from the easement of navigation and fishing, it reverts to the district, to be used for the purposes and objects for which the district was organized. If the lands are not used or held for these purposes, they revert to the State.
Cal. HSC § 1179.90 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 6.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 1179.90
Section 1179.90
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this part shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this part and are hereby incorporated in this part as though set forth in full in this part.
Cal. PRC § 6702 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 6702
Section 6702
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of Section 6701 shall not apply to any of the following unless the provisions of subdivision (b) are first complied with:

(1) Any lease, contract, or other instrument entered into on or after the effective date of this chapter.

(2) Any lease, contract, or other instrument entered into before the effective date of this chapter if (i) such lease, contract, or other instrument affects lands which have been filled in between January 1, 1970, and the date of any such amendment, modification, or revocation by the Legislature, or (ii) there have not been erected, prior to January 1, 1970, any artificial structures on any of the lands affected thereby pursuant to any exercise of rights expressly or impliedly conferred by any such lease, contract, or other instrument and under the terms of such lease, contract, or other instrument the total capital expenditures reasonably anticipated on such lands are ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or greater.

(3) Any amendment, modification, or alteration made on or after January 1, 1970, to any lease, contract, or other instrument entered into before the effective date of this chapter if such amendment, modification, or alteration either extends the term of such lease, contract, or other instrument for more than six months or authorizes the erection of improvements not previously authorized thereby upon lands unoccupied by permanent structures as of January 1, 1970. For purposes of this chapter, “lease, contract, or other instrument” includes any amendment, modification, or alteration described by this paragraph.

(b) The provisions of Section 6701 shall be applicable to any lease, contract, or other instrument described in subdivision (a) which is submitted to the State Lands Commission and as to which the commission makes all the following determinations:

(1) That such lease, contract, or other instrument is in accordance with the terms of the grant or grants under which title to the tide or submerged lands in question is held.

(2) That the proceeds of such lease, contract, or other instrument shall be deposited in an appropriate fund expendable only for statewide purposes authorized by a legislative grant.

(3) That such lease, contract, or other instrument is in the best interests of the state.

(c) The provisions of Section 6701 shall apply to any lease, contract, or other instrument entered into before the effective date of this chapter if such lease, contract, or other instrument is not one described by subdivision (a), without requiring that it be submitted to the State Lands Commission.

(d) For purposes of this section, lands shall be deemed to have been “filled in” if such lands were permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters on or after January 1, 1970, and thereafter are either raised to a level above mean lower low water by the deposition of earth or other materials thereon or have permanent artificial structures erected thereon.
Cal. VEH § 36508 — California Code / Code veh / Division 16 / Chapter 5 / Section 36508
Section 36508
Status: in_force

After July 1, 1970, no new implement of husbandry designed or intended by the manufacturer to be operated or moved at a speed not in excess of 25 miles per hour shall be sold in this state unless it is equipped by the manufacturer with a slow-moving vehicle emblem as prescribed by Section 24615, and such an emblem shall thereafter be displayed and maintained on such implement of husbandry while the implement is able to be operated upon a public highway.
Cal. PUC § 21712 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 21712
Section 21712
Status: in_force

If a provision of this chapter conflicts with a federal grant assurance in effect on or before December 31, 2030, that provision shall not apply to an airport operator subject to that grant assurance until the federal grant assurance expires.
Cal. UIC § 409 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 409
Section 409
Status: in_force

The chairperson shall assign cases before the board to any two members of the board for consideration and decision. Assignments by the chairperson of members to the cases shall be rotated so as to equalize the workload of the members, but with the composition of the members so assigned being varied and changed to assure that there shall never be a fixed and continuous composition of members. Except as otherwise provided, the decision of the two members assigned the case shall be the decision of the appeals board. In the event that the two members do not concur in the decision, the chairperson or another member of the board designated by the chairperson shall be assigned to the panel and shall resolve the impasse. A case shall be considered and decided by the appeals board acting as a whole at the request of any member of the appeals board.

The appeals board shall meet as a whole when the chairperson may direct to consider and pass on any matters that the chairperson may bring before it, and to consider and decide cases that present issues of first impression or that will enable the appeals board to achieve uniformity of decisions by the respective members.

The appeals board, acting as a whole, may designate certain of its decisions as precedents. Precedent decisions of the appeals board are subject to Section 11425.60 of the Government Code. The appeals board, acting as a whole, may, on its own motion, reconsider a previously issued decision solely to determine whether or not the decision shall be designated as a precedent decision. Decisions of the appeals board acting as a whole shall be by a majority vote of its members. The director and the appeals board administrative law judges shall be controlled by those precedents except as modified by judicial review. If the appeals board issues decisions other than those designated as precedent decisions, anything incorporated in those decisions shall be physically attached to and be made a part of the decisions. The appeals board may make a reasonable charge as it deems necessary to defray the costs of publication and distribution of its precedent decisions and index of precedent decisions.
Cal. FAC § 39722 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 39722
Section 39722
Status: in_force

UHT reduced-fat milk shall contain not more than 2.1 percent milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent milk solids-not-fat. UHT lowfat or light (lite) milk shall contain not more than 1.2 percent milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent milk solids-not-fat.
Cal. SHC § 8704 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Section 8704
Section 8704
Status: in_force

Unmatured installments, interest and penalties secured by any such lien or liens shall not be deemed to be within the terms of any general warranty of title.
Cal. MVC § 1002.11 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 1002.11
Section 1002.11
Status: in_force

A resolution of issuance may include a provision requiring the department to preserve and protect the security of the debentures and the rights of the holders thereof and to warrant and defend such rights.
Cal. FAC § 59942 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 12 / Section 59942
Section 59942
Status: in_force

Any fee for primary certificates or secondary certificates which is fixed by the program committee with the approval of the director, pursuant to this article, is due and payable by each producer upon all units of the commodity of the producer which are subject to the certificates and constitutes a personal debt of the producer.
Cal. HSC § 37938 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 13 / Chapter 3 / Section 37938
Section 37938
Status: in_force

(a)  The local agency may provide for the issuance of the bonds of the local agency for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the local agency then outstanding including the payment of any redemption premiums thereof and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption, purchase, or maturity of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the local agency, for the additonal purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of additional residential rehabilitation.

(b)  The proceeds of bonds issued for the purpose of refunding any outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the local agency, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds, either at their earliest or, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 53583 of the Government Code or any other law, any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or retirement at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow, to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the local agency.

(c)  Pending use for purchase, retirement at maturity, or redemption of outstanding bonds, any proceeds held in escrow pursuant to subdivision (b) may be invested and reinvested as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Any interest or other increment earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and any interest or increment earned or realized from the investment thereof may be returned to the local agency to be used by it for any lawful purpose.

(d)  That portion of the proceeds of any such bonds designated for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of additonal residential rehabilitation pursuant to subdivision (a) may be invested and reinvested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States of America, maturing not later than the time or times when such proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of such cost.

(e)  All bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to the provisions of this part in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this part.
Cal. RTC § 18873 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 3 / Article 16 / Section 18873
Section 18873
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, all of the following requirements shall apply to any new voluntary tax contributions, including an extension of any existing voluntary tax contribution:

(a) The words “voluntary tax contribution” shall be included as part of the name of the fund.

(b) (1) The administering agency’s Internet Web site shall report the process for awarding money, the amount of money spent on administration, and an itemization of how program funds were awarded by the agency, including, but not limited to, information regarding recipients of funds.

(2) An “administering agency” means the state agency or other governmental entity, other than the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller, to which funds are allocated to accomplish the purposes of the voluntary tax contribution designation.

(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) or where another inoperative or repeal date is provided, the article establishing the voluntary tax contribution shall remain in effect only until January 1 of the seventh calendar year following the first appearance of the contribution on the personal income tax return, and is repealed as of December 1 of that year.

(2) The minimum contribution amount that must be received for the fund to continue appearing on the tax return is two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the second calendar year after the first appearance of the fund on the personal income tax return and each calendar year thereafter.

(d) Contributions made pursuant to the voluntary tax contribution shall be continuously appropriated from the fund to the administering agency to be spent as prescribed in the act in which the voluntary tax contribution is enacted.

(e) This section shall apply only to new voluntary tax contributions, including an extension of any existing voluntary tax contribution, that take effect on or after January 2, 2017.
Cal. VEH § 11900 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 11900
Section 11900
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a representative on or after July 1, 1974, without having first procured a license or temporary permit issued by the department or when such license or temporary permit has been canceled, suspended, revoked, or invalidated or has expired.
Cal. RTC § 5086.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 5086.2
Section 5086.2
Status: in_force

If the cancellation of taxes under this article will result in a refund, the auditor shall either process the refund to the payer of the tax or notify the payer in writing of the requirements for obtaining a refund pursuant to Section 5097. The notice shall state that the payer of the tax is entitled to a refund and that a claim for a refund shall be filed, pursuant to Section 5097, within 60 days of the date of the notice.

Notwithstanding Section 5097, a claim for a refund shall be deemed timely filed if it is filed within 60 days of the date of the notice.
Cal. HSC § 129760 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 129760
Section 129760
Status: in_force

The governing board of each hospital or other hospital governing authority, before adopting any plans for the hospital building, shall submit the plans to the department for approval and shall pay the fees prescribed in this chapter.
Cal. ELEC § 3019.7 — California Code / Code elec / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3019.7
Section 3019.7
Status: in_force

(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a system to allow a vote by mail voter to track the voter’s vote by mail ballot through the mail system and as the vote by mail ballot is processed by the county elections official. A county elections official shall use this system unless the county makes available to voters a different vote by mail ballot tracking system that meets or exceeds the level of service provided by the Secretary of State’s system. The system shall, at a minimum, be accessible to voters with disabilities and allow a voter to register to receive information via email or text message from the county elections official about the status of the voter’s vote by mail ballot, including all of the following information:

(1) A notification when the ballot has been delivered by the county elections official to the United States Postal Service.

(2) A notification of the date, based on information from the United States Postal Service, that the voter’s ballot is expected to be delivered to the voter.

(3) A notification if the voter’s ballot is returned as undeliverable to the county elections official by the United States Postal Service.

(4) A notification when the voter’s completed ballot has been received by the county elections official.

(5) A notification that the voter’s completed ballot has been counted, or, if the ballot cannot be counted, a notification of the reason why the ballot could not be counted and instructions of any steps that the voter can take in order to have the ballot counted. If the ballot cannot be counted because the voter’s signature did not compare or the identification envelope is missing a signature, as described in subdivisions (c) and (e) of Section 3019, and the voter has opted in to receive notifications by text or email, the notification shall include an internet website link to the required form for verifying or providing a signature, as applicable, and instructions for completion.

(6) A reminder of the deadline for the voter to return the voter’s ballot if the county elections official has not received a voter’s completed ballot by specified dates as determined by the county elections official.

(b) The Secretary of State shall make the system maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) available for use by each county. A county elections official may use the system for the purpose of complying with Section 3019.5.
Cal. PROB § 12001 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 10 / Chapter 8 / Section 12001
Section 12001
Status: in_force

If interest is payable under this chapter, the rate of interest is three percentage points less than the legal rate on judgments in effect one year after the date of the testator’s death and shall not be recomputed in the event of a change in the applicable rate thereafter.