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Cal. SHC § 2808.6 — California Code / Code shc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Section 2808.6
Section 2808.6
Status: in_force

This division does not apply to proceedings, whether commenced before or after January 1, 1985, for repairing, restoring, rebuilding, rehabilitating, or modernizing existing public facilities when there are over 12 resident voters within the area proposed to be assessed and when the engineer of the jurisdiction undertaking assessment proceedings has determined that the work is necessary for reasons of public safety or to avoid substantially larger future costs due to deterioration and obsolescence of the public facilities involved. The determination shall be given in writing and included in the minutes of the legislative body conducting the assessment proceedings, and this section shall apply only if the necessity is found to exist by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of four-fifths of the members thereof. The findings and determinations made by the legislative body pursuant to this section shall be final and conclusive upon all persons in the absence of actual fraud.
Cal. PUC § 99372 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 99372
Section 99372
Status: in_force

This article and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed to the end that the purposes hereof may be effective. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this article is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this article. It is hereby declared that this article would have been passed irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Cal. PRC § 4879 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4879
Section 4879
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, except boom companies which may be required or compelled to catch and hold logs or timber, to take up or have in their possession, or to sell, dispose of, or convert or appropriate to their own use, without the written consent of the owner or his agent, any marked log, timber, pole, pile, tie, shingle bolt, boom stick, or lumber of value, not the property of such person, firm or corporation, found on the bank or banks of, or adrift, or strayed in, any harbor, river, lake, bay, slough, bayou, creek, pond, stream, ditch or other waters situated wholly or partly within the boundaries of this state, if the person or company claiming such mark has had a description and diagram of it recorded in any of the counties of this state through which such property was to be floated for manufacture or sale. Knowledge of the ownership of all such logs, timber, or lumber for the purpose of this chapter shall be conclusively presumed upon proof that the logs, timber or lumber were marked and that the description and diagram had been theretofore recorded. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding six hundred dollars ($600), or by imprisonment for not more than one year.
Cal. RTC § 11572 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 11572
Section 11572
Status: in_force

No suit or proceeding shall be maintained in any court for the recovery of any amount alleged to have been erroneously or illegally assessed or collected unless a claim for refund or credit has been duly filed.
Cal. BPC § 17533.9 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 17533.9
Section 17533.9
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association, in any newspaper, magazine, circular, form letter, or open publication, published, distributed, or circulated in this state, including over the Internet, or on any billboard, card, label, or other advertising medium, or by means of any other advertising device, to advertise the sale of tear gas, tear gas devices, and tear gas weapons, as defined in Sections 17240 and 17250 of the Penal Code, unless there is conspicuously displayed or stated in connection with the name and description of that tear gas, or those tear gas weapons or devices, a direct and unequivocal statement that will clearly indicate that possession or transportation of tear gas and tear gas weapons or devices is prohibited by law unless specifically exempted or permitted pursuant to the authority contained in Division 11 (commencing with Section 22810) of Title 3 of Part 6 of the Penal Code.
Cal. WAT § 2012 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 2012
Section 2012
Status: in_force

The report shall set forth such findings of fact and conclusions of law as may be required by the court’s order of reference.
Cal. SHC § 154 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 154
Section 154
Status: in_force

The department shall encourage the construction and development by counties of portions of the county highways as official county scenic highways and may furnish to the counties any information or other assistance which will aid the counties in the construction or development of such scenic highways.

Whenever the department determines that any county highway meets the minimum standards prescribed by the department for official scenic highways, including the concept of the “complete highway,” as described in Section 261, it may authorize the county in which the highway is located to designate the highway as an official county scenic highway and the department shall so indicate the highway in publications of the department and in any maps which are prepared by the department for distribution to the public which show the highway.

If the department determines that any county highway which has been designated as an official county scenic highway no longer meets the minimum standards prescribed by the department for official scenic highways, it may, after notice to the county and a hearing on the matter, if requested by the county, revoke the authority of the county to designate the highway as an official county scenic highway.
Cal. ELEC § 7682 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 7682
Section 7682
Status: in_force

The Department of General Services shall permit any committee that desires to do so to hold meetings in a state building within the county, at least one of which meetings each month shall be without charge.
Cal. HSC § 111140 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 111140
Section 111140
Status: in_force

The department shall charge and collect a fee for each department evaluation required to issue a new license for a water-vending machine model or a retail water facility to determine compliance with standards established by this article. The fee shall be three hundred dollars ($300) and shall be adjusted annually as required by Section 100425.
Cal. PRC § 30820 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 30820
Section 30820
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this division may be civilly liable in accordance with this subdivision as follows:

(1) Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with this article on any person who performs or undertakes development that is in violation of this division or that is inconsistent with any coastal development permit previously issued by the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan, in an amount that shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) and shall not be less than five hundred dollars ($500).

(2) Civil liability may be imposed for any violation of this division other than that specified in paragraph (1) in an amount that shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

(b) Any person who performs or undertakes development that is in violation of this division or that is inconsistent with any coastal development permit previously issued by the commission, a local government that is implementing a certified local coastal program, or a port governing body that is implementing a certified port master plan, when the person intentionally and knowingly performs or undertakes the development in violation of this division or inconsistent with any previously issued coastal development permit, may, in addition to any other penalties, be civilly liable in accordance with this subdivision. Civil liability may be imposed by the superior court in accordance with this article for a violation as specified in this subdivision in an amount which shall not be less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), nor more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), per day for each day in which the violation persists.

(c) In determining the amount of civil liability, the following factors shall be considered:

(1) The nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation.

(2) Whether the violation is susceptible to restoration or other remedial measures.

(3) The sensitivity of the resource affected by the violation.

(4) The cost to the state of bringing the action.

(5) With respect to the violator, any voluntary restoration or remedial measures undertaken, any prior history of violations, the degree of culpability, economic profits, if any, resulting from, or expected to result as a consequence of, the violation, and such other matters as justice may require.
Cal. FGC § 8429.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9.7 / Section 8429.5
Section 8429.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in this article shall prohibit or otherwise limit the authority of the director or the commission under any other law.
Cal. HSC § 79186 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 79186
Section 79186
Status: in_force

A responsible party may satisfy the requirements of this article by demonstrating to the department that it has provided financial assurance for corrective action to the state board or a regional board for the same release identified by the department.
Cal. FAC § 47005.3 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 10.5 / Article 1.5 / Section 47005.3
Section 47005.3
Status: in_force

Any evidence that is seized under the authority of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder by an enforcing officer in any county may be admitted into evidence in any action taken by any other county.
Cal. PRC § 30103 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 30103
Section 30103
Status: in_force

(a) “Coastal zone” means that land and water area of the State of California from the Oregon border to the border of the Republic of Mexico, specified on the maps identified and set forth in Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976, extending seaward to the state’s outer limit of jurisdiction, including all offshore islands, and extending inland generally 1,000 yards from the mean high tide line of the sea. In significant coastal estuarine, habitat, and recreational areas it extends inland to the first major ridgeline paralleling the sea or five miles from the mean high tide line of the sea, whichever is less, and in developed urban areas the zone generally extends inland less than 1,000 yards. The coastal zone does not include the area of jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, established pursuant to Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code, nor any area contiguous thereto, including any river, stream, tributary, creek, or flood control or drainage channel flowing into such area.

(b) The commission shall, within 60 days after its first meeting, prepare and adopt a detailed map, on a scale of one inch equals 24,000 inches for the coastal zone and shall file a copy of the map with the county clerk of each coastal county. The purpose of this provision is to provide greater detail than is provided by the maps identified in Section 17 of Chapter 1330 of the Statutes of 1976. The commission may adjust the inland boundary of the coastal zone the minimum landward distance necessary up to a maximum of 100 yards except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, or the minimum distance seaward necessary up to a maximum of 200 yards, to avoid bisecting any single lot or parcel or to conform it to readily identifiable natural or manmade features. Where a landward adjustment is requested by the local government and agreed to by the property owner, the maximum distance shall be 200 yards.
Cal. FIN § 1645 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 1645
Section 1645
Status: in_force

The power conferred on a bank to sell the contents of a safe-deposit box or personal property received for safekeeping or storage for nonpayment of rental or other charges, includes power to sell any bonds, stock certificates, promissory notes, choses in action, or other securities, and any other tangible or intangible property found in such box or in the container in which such personal property was received for safekeeping or storage, regardless of whether it appears from such securities or property that the person in whose name the box stood or to whom the safekeeping or storage receipt was issued, possesses title to any interest in such securities or other property or power to transfer such title or interest.
Cal. SHC § 6505.2 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 6505.2
Section 6505.2
Status: in_force

(a) Not less than 45 days nor more than 60 days prior to the date of sale, the treasurer shall send notice by registered mail to the last known mailing address, if available, of parties of interest, as defined in Section 6505.4. The content of the notice shall include the date, time, and place of the proposed sale, the amount required to redeem prior to the time of sale, and information regarding the rights of persons to claim surplus money, as defined in Section 6501.1, if the property is sold and surplus money results from the sale.

(b) The treasurer shall make a reasonable effort to obtain the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest.

(c) The validity of any sale under this chapter is not affected if the treasurer’s reasonable effort fails to disclose the name and last known mailing address of parties of interest or if a party of interest does not receive the mailed notice.
Cal. HNC § 6205 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Section 6205
Section 6205
Status: in_force

If the district is dissolved, lands which were granted to it by a municipal corporation revert to that municipal corporation.
Cal. HSC § 25216.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.6 / Section 25216.1
Section 25216.1
Status: in_force

(a)  Any collection location or intermediate collection location that receives, or any person that transports, spent batteries, as defined in this article, is exempt from the requirements of this chapter concerning the receipt, storage, and transportation of hazardous waste if the batteries are subsequently sent from that collection location to a facility authorized to receive those batteries and all of the following conditions are met:

(1)  The collection location is either of the following:

(A)  The collection location does not store more than 600 pounds of batteries at any one time and no batteries are stored for longer than 180 days.

(B)  The collection location is operated, or is authorized to be operated, by a public agency as part of a curbside collection program, no batteries are stored for longer than 180 days, and the public agency has considered appropriate volume limits and other necessary precautions to protect the public health, safety, and the environment.

(2)  The batteries are stored and transferred in a manner which minimizes the possibility of fire, explosion, or any release of hazardous substances or hazardous waste constituents.

(3)  The collection location, transporter, and receiving facility retains a copy of the hazardous waste manifest or bill of lading used during transportation for a period of three years. If a bill of lading is used, the bill of lading shall have, at a minimum, all of the following information:

(A)  The name, address, and telephone number of the collection location, transporter, and receiving facility.

(B)  A general description and quantity of batteries.

(C)  The date of the transfer.

(D)  The signatures of the transporter and the collection location representative.

(4)  The batteries are not treated or reclaimed at any location exempted from the requirements of this chapter by this article.

(5)  Batteries which are received in accordance with subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) which are not subsequently recycled at the facility or transferred to a permitted recycling facility are transferred to a disposal facility authorized to accept such batteries.

(b)  A household hazardous waste collection facility, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 25218.1, may refuse to accept spent batteries if the volume of spent batteries delivered for receipt exceeds the facility’s storage capabilities. Such a facility may charge a fee to recover the handling, storage, and disposal costs of those spent batteries, which shall not exceed the facility’s handling, storage, and disposal costs.
Cal. SHC § 8834 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Section 8834
Section 8834
Status: in_force

The foreclosure action shall be brought in the name of the city or a trustee employed on behalf of the bondholders pursuant to Section 8830, and may be brought at any time prior to the expiration of four years subsequent to the last maturity of the principal of bonds secured by the assessment or reassessment. The complaint may be brief and include substantially only the following allegations with reference to the assessment or reassessment sought to be collected:

(a) That, on a date stated, the legislative body passed its resolution ordering certain work to be done, without describing the same.

(b) If the assessment was levied pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000)), that work was done pursuant to the resolution.

(c) That an assessment to pay the cost of the work was duly made and was authorized to be collected, but remained unpaid on a stated date.

(d) That certain property (describing it) was assessed or reassessed a stated amount and that bonds upon the security of the assessment or reassessment were duly issued under this division, giving the date or dates of the bonds, their interest rate or rates, and the number of years the last maturity of the bonds were to run, but it is not necessary to state the amount, number, denomination, or other terms of the bonds.

(e) That, on a date stated, a certain sum came due against the described property on the assessment or reassessment and had not been paid and that the legislative body, or a trustee acting on behalf of the bondholders, had ordered the action to foreclose.
Cal. HSC § 1566.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 1566.7
Section 1566.7
Status: in_force

The department shall notify affected placement agencies and the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, whenever the department substantiates that a violation has occurred, which poses a serious threat to the health and safety of any resident when the violation results in the assessment of any penalty or causes an accusation to be filed for the revocation of a license. If the violation is appealed by the facility within 15 business days, the department shall only notify placement agencies of the violation when the appeal has been exhausted. If the appeal process has not been completed within 60 days, the placement agency shall be notified with a notation which indicates that the case is still under appeal. The notice to each placement agency shall be updated monthly for the following 24-month period and shall include the name and location of the facility, the amount of the fine, the nature of the violation, the corrective action taken, the status of the revocation, and the resolution of the complaint. At any time during which a facility is found to have one or more of the following serious deficiencies, the director shall provide an immediate notice of not to exceed five working days to the placement agency:

(a)  Discovery that an employee of the facility has a criminal record which would affect the facility’s compliance with Section 1522.

(b)  Discovery that a serious incident that resulted in physical or emotional trauma of a resident has occurred in a facility.
Cal. HSC § 121545 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 121545
Section 121545
Status: in_force

(a) A volunteer in a school subject to this chapter shall also be required to have on file with the school a certificate showing that, upon initial volunteer assignment, the person submitted to a tuberculosis risk assessment, and, if tuberculosis risk factors were identified, the person was examined and found to be free of infectious tuberculosis. If no risk factors are identified, an examination is not required. A person who is subject to the requirements of this subdivision may take an examination that complies with the requirements of Section 121530 instead of submitting to a tuberculosis risk assessment.

(b) At the discretion of the governing authority of a school subject to this chapter this section shall not apply to a volunteer whose functions do not require frequent or prolonged contact with pupils.
Cal. HSC § 6550.18 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 6550.18
Section 6550.18
Status: in_force

Annexation of territory to an improvement district shall be initiated by a resolution of the district board which shall contain at least all of the following:

(a)  A description of the territory proposed to be annexed.

(b)  A statement that the area to be annexed to the improvement district will be benefited by such annexation.

(c)  The time, place, and date for a hearing by the district board on the proposed annexation, which shall not be less than 15 nor more than 60 days after the date of adoption of the resolution initiating annexation proceedings.

(d)  Any additional matters which the district board may determine are necessary or convenient to the annexation proceedings.
Cal. PCC § 19150 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 19150
Section 19150
Status: in_force

Any contract related to the 2020 United States Census and entered into by the Government Operations Agency or the Office of Planning and Research is exempt from this part.
Cal. PROB § 4715 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.7 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 4715
Section 4715
Status: in_force

A patient having capacity at any time may disqualify another person, including a member of the patient’s family, from acting as the patient’s surrogate by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health care provider of the disqualification.
Cal. EVID § 1030 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 1030
Section 1030
Status: in_force

As used in this article, a “member of the clergy” means a priest, minister, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a church or of a religious denomination or religious organization.