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Cal. RTC § 9274 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 9274
Section 9274
Status: in_force

(a) A taxpayer may file a claim with the board for reimbursement of bank charges and any other reasonable third-party check charge fees incurred by the taxpayer as the direct result of an erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action by the board. Bank and third-party charges include a financial institution’s or third party’s customary charge for complying with the levy or notice to withhold instructions and reasonable charges for overdrafts that are a direct consequence of the erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action. The charges are those paid by the taxpayer and not waived or reimbursed by the financial institution or third party. Each claimant applying for reimbursement shall file a claim with the board that shall be in a form as may be prescribed by the board. In order for the board to grant a claim, the board shall determine that both of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(1) The erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action was caused by board error.

(2) Prior to the erroneous levy or notice to withhold, erroneous processing action, or erroneous collection action, the taxpayer responded to all contacts by the board and provided the board with any requested information or documentation sufficient to establish the taxpayer’s position. This provision may be waived by the board for reasonable cause.

(b) Claims pursuant to this section shall be filed within 90 days from the date the bank and third-party charges were incurred by the taxpayer. Within 30 days from the date the claim is received, the board shall respond to the claim. If the board denies the claim, the taxpayer shall be notified in writing of the reason or reasons for the denial of the claim.
Cal. HNC § 6093.4 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 6093.4
Section 6093.4
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall at the time of levying the county taxes, levy a tax upon all the taxable property within the district sufficient to meet the amounts set forth in the final budget submitted by the district board; provided, that no taxes shall be levied for any capital outlay or capital outlay fund included in the final budget submitted by the district board, if not less than 10 percent of the qualified electors of the district have signed a petition filed with the board of supervisors protesting the levy for any capital outlay or capital outlay fund included in the final budget submitted by the district board, or if a written protest against the proposed capital outlay or capital outlay fund signed by a majority in number of the assessees of real property representing one-half or more of the assessed valuation of the taxable real property within the district, as shown by the last preceding equalized assessment roll, is filed with the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall delete said levy for capital outlay or capital outlay fund from the final budget before levying a tax to raise the amount required by the final budget. Such protest petition must be filed with the board of supervisors not later than five days prior to the final day on which the board of supervisors is required by law to make the annual tax levy. The money when collected by the tax collector of the county shall be paid to the treasurer of said district; provided further, that any levy for capital outlay or for capital outlay fund shall not exceed three cents ($0.03) per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation of all the real and personal property in the district.
Cal. PRC § 4225 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 2 / Section 4225
Section 4225
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The fire prevention fee determined to be due by the department pursuant to this article is due and payable at the time it becomes final, and if it is not paid when due and payable, notwithstanding the penalty imposed pursuant to Section 55042 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, a penalty of 20 percent of the fee determined to be due shall be added to the amount due and payable for each 30-day period in which the fee remains unpaid.

(2) On and after January 1, 2015, the penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be imposed or added to any fee that remains unpaid or any fee that is not paid when due and payable.

(b) On and after January 1, 2015, the fire prevention fee determined to be due by the department pursuant to this article is due and payable at the time it becomes final, and if it is not paid when due and payable, the penalty imposed pursuant to Section 55086 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be applied.
Cal. VEH § 5074 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8.4 / Section 5074
Section 5074
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Polanco-Bates License Plates for the Arts Act of 1993. The California Arts Council shall participate in the special interest license plate program.

(b) In addition to the regular fees for an original registration or renewal of registration, the following additional fees shall be paid for the issuance, transfer, or renewal of license plates bearing, notwithstanding Section 5060, a full-plate graphic design that depicts a significant feature or quality of the State of California, approved by the department in consultation with the California Arts Council:

(1) For the original issuance of the plates, fifty dollars ($50).

(2) For a renewal of registration of the plates, forty dollars ($40).

(3) For the transfer of the special plates to another vehicle, fifteen dollars ($15).

(4) In addition, for the issuance of an environmental license plate, as defined in Section 5103, with a full-plate graphic design, the additional fees prescribed in Sections 5106 and 5108. The additional fees prescribed in Sections 5106 and 5108 shall be deposited in the California Environmental License Plate Fund.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), all fees collected under this section, after deduction of the department’s costs in administering this section, shall be deposited in the Graphic Design License Plate Account, which is hereby established in the General Fund. The funds in the account shall be used by the California Arts Council, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for arts education and local arts programming.

(d) The California Arts Council shall use the revenue derived from the fee increases authorized by amendment of this section during the 2003–04 Regular Session exclusively for arts education and local arts programming.
Cal. PRC § 91500 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 3 / Section 91500
Section 91500
Status: in_force

The sum of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for wildfire prevention, including reducing community wildfire risk and restoring the health and resilience of forests and landscapes.
Cal. VEH § 14105 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 14105
Section 14105
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the conclusion of a hearing, the hearing officer or hearing board shall make findings and render a decision on behalf of the department and shall notify the person involved. Notice of the decision shall include a statement of the person’s right to a review. The decision shall take effect as stated in the notice, but not less than four nor more than 15 days after the notice is mailed.

(b) The decision may be modified at any time after issuance to correct mistakes or clerical errors.
Cal. ELEC § 7670 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 7670
Section 7670
Status: in_force

At every presidential primary election, a county central committee may be elected in each county.
Cal. PRC § 5096.132 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.68 / Section 5096.132
Section 5096.132
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Resources Agency, after completing his review, shall forward those projects recommended by the appropriate board or commission together with his comments thereon to the Director of Finance for inclusion in the Budget Bill. Projects proposed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 5096.124 shall be subject to the favorable recommendation of the Wildlife Conservation Board. Projects proposed for the state park system pursuant to subdivision (b) or (e) of Section 5096.124 shall be subject to the favorable recommendation of the State Park and Recreation Commission.

In submitting the list of projects recommended for inclusion in the annual budget, the secretary shall organize the projects on a priority basis within each of the purposes as set forth in subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 5096.124. This priority ranking shall be based upon the provisions of Section 5096.124 and the needs specified in Section 5096.131.

In addition, the statement setting forth the priorities shall include the relationship of each separate project on the priority list to a proposed time schedule for the acquisition, development, or restoration expenditures associated with the accomplishment of the projects contained in such list. All projects proposed in the Governor’s Budget of each fiscal year shall be contained in the Budget Bill as provided in Section 5096.119.
Cal. FAM § 8502 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 1 / Section 8502
Section 8502
Status: in_force

(a) “Adoption service provider” means any of the following:

(1) A licensed private adoption agency.

(2) An individual who has presented satisfactory evidence to the department that the individual is a licensed clinical social worker who also has a minimum of five years of experience providing professional social work services while employed by a licensed California adoption agency or the department.

(3) In a state other than California, or a country other than the United States, an adoption agency licensed or otherwise approved under the laws of that state or country, or an individual who is licensed or otherwise certified as a clinical social worker under the laws of that state or country.

(4) An individual who has presented satisfactory evidence to the department that the individual is a licensed marriage and family therapist who has a minimum of five years of experience providing professional adoption casework services while employed by a licensed California adoption agency or the department. The department shall review the qualifications of each individual to determine if the individual has performed professional adoption casework services for five years as required by this section while employed by a licensed California adoption agency or the department.

(5) An individual who has presented satisfactory evidence to the department that the individual is a licensed professional clinical counselor who has a minimum of five years’ experience providing professional adoption casework services while employed by a licensed California adoption agency or the department. The department shall review the credentials of each individual to determine if the individual has performed professional adoption casework services as required by this paragraph.

(b) If, in the case of a birth parent located in California, at least three adoption service providers are not reasonably available, or, in the case of a birth parent located outside of California or outside of the United States who has contacted at least three potential adoption service providers and been unsuccessful in obtaining the services of an adoption service provider who is reasonably available and willing to provide services, independent legal counsel for the birth parent may serve as an adoption service provider pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 8801.5. “Reasonably available” means that an adoption service provider is all of the following:

(1) Available within five days for an advisement of rights pursuant to Section 8801.5, or within 24 hours for the signing of the placement agreement pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 8801.3.

(2) Within 100 miles of the birth mother.

(3) Available for a cost not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) to make an advisement of rights and to witness the signing of the placement agreement.

(c) If an attorney acts as an adoption service provider, the fee to make an advisement of rights and to witness the signing of the placement agreement shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500).
Cal. PUC § 13481 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 13481
Section 13481
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after receipt of the resolutions of the public agencies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, or the passage of the resolution of the board, the board shall, by resolution, designate the special district as “____ (here insert name) Municipal Utility District, Special District No. ____ (here insert number)” (all such special districts shall be numbered consecutively) and shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the proposed creation of the special district for sewage disposal or solid waste resource recovery purposes and shall publish notice thereof.
Cal. PRC § 4372 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 4372
Section 4372
Status: in_force

A person shall maintain any solid waste facility outside of the exterior boundaries of any city in strict accordance with the terms and conditions prescribed by Sections 4373 and 4374.
Cal. RTC § 3800 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 3800
Section 3800
Status: in_force

The cost of giving the notice of agreement shall be paid by the taxing agency or nonprofit organization by which the property is to be or may be purchased.
Cal. RTC § 97.4 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 97.4
Section 97.4
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 97.2 or 97.3 or any other provision of this chapter, in implementing the changes in allocations of property tax revenues required by Sections 97, 97.1, 97.2, and 97.3, the county auditor may elect to determine and give effect to the changes in allocations of property tax revenues required by Sections 97, 97.1, 97.2, and 97.3 on a countywide, rather than tax rate area, basis. If the county auditor so elects, he or she shall ensure adequate recognition of year-to-year revenue growth so that the results of changes implemented on a countywide basis do not differ materially from the results which would be obtained from the use of a tax rate area basis.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 1992–93 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, in any county in which property tax increment revenues are allocated to a redevelopment agency pursuant to Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, the county auditor shall deposit in the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund an amount that is equal to the total amount of revenues that would be so deposited pursuant to Sections 97, 97.1, 97.2, and 97.3 if no reduction were made in that amount of revenues for purposes of allocations to a redevelopment agency pursuant to Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code. Those revenues deposited in the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund in accordance with this paragraph shall be allocated or transferred only to school districts, county offices of education, or community college districts, in accordance with subdivision (d) of either Section 97.2 or 97.3.

(2) The deposit of property tax revenue in the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund in accordance with paragraph (1) shall not reduce or otherwise affect the amount of property tax revenue to be allocated to a redevelopment agency pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code, and any additional amount required to be allocated to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be deducted from those amounts allocated to the county, cities, and special districts with respect to each tax rate area in which property tax increment revenues are allocated to a redevelopment agency. These reductions shall be made in proportion to the total amount of the reductions required with respect to the county and each city and special district in each of these redevelopment agency tax rate areas under Sections 97, 97.1, 97.2, and 97.3.

(3) This subdivision shall not require the modification of any property tax revenue allocation that was made by the county auditor for the 1992–93 fiscal year in a manner inconsistent with paragraph (1) or (2), if that allocation was implemented on or before June 30, 1993. However, property tax revenue allocations made in the 1993–94 fiscal year and any fiscal year thereafter shall be determined by the county auditor as if the allocations made for the 1992–93 fiscal year had been made in a manner consistent with paragraph (1).
Cal. FIN § 14601 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 14601
Section 14601
Status: in_force

No member of the credit committee or the credit manager or any loan officer shall serve as a member of the supervisory committee.
Cal. VEH § 5751.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 5751.5
Section 5751.5
Status: in_force

(a) Upon transfer of the title or interest of the registered owner of a motor vehicle that is subject to Part 5 (commencing with Section 43000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, if no certificate of compliance or certificate of noncompliance is submitted to the department pursuant to the exemptions described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 4000.1, the transferor of that vehicle shall sign and deliver to the transferee, upon completion of the transaction, the original copy of a statement, under penalty of perjury, that he or she has not modified the emissions system of the vehicle and does not have any personal knowledge of anyone else modifying the system in a manner that causes the emission system to fail to qualify for the issuance of a certificate of compliance pursuant to Section 44015 of the Health and Safety Code. The transferor shall keep a duplicate copy of the statement delivered to the transferee pursuant to this section. The department shall prescribe and make available to transferors the necessary forms to comply with this subdivision.

(b) Any form prescribed by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) shall contain the following statement and a space for the signatures of the transferor and transferee at the end of the statement:

“WARNING TO THE BUYER

“A valid certificate of compliance was submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles with an application for the renewal of registration of this vehicle. If an application for transfer is submitted to the department within the 90-day validity period of the smog certification, no new smog certification will be required. However, at present, you may be purchasing a vehicle that may not be in compliance with specified emission standards.

“By signing this statement, you acknowledge that the seller is not required to provide you with an additional certificate of compliance prior to the completion of this transaction.

“You may have this vehicle tested at a licensed smog check station prior to completion of this transaction to verify compliance. If the vehicle passes the test, you shall be responsible for the costs of the test. If the vehicle fails the test, the seller is obligated to reimburse you the cost of having the vehicle tested and, without expense to you, must have the vehicle repaired to comply with specified emission standards prior to completion of this transaction.

(Transferor) (Date)

(Transferee) (Date)”
Cal. HSC § 51648 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Section 51648
Section 51648
Status: in_force

While maintaining the actuarial soundness of the fund, the agency shall make efforts to do both of the following:

(a)  Equitably distribute insurance based on a regionalized basis, weighted in accordance with the geographic distribution of the state’s population.

(b)  Focus on housing opportunities that benefit any of the following:

(1)  Households with incomes at or below area median income.

(2)  Households that require mortgages at or above 95 percent of the price of the home.

(3)  Households that are participating in locally administered housing programs.
Cal. BPC § 25246 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 13 / Article 3 / Section 25246
Section 25246
Status: in_force

(a) Any wine labeled with an American Viticultural Area established pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 9.1) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that is located entirely within a county of the 19th class, shall bear the designation “Sonoma County” on the label in a type size not smaller than two millimeters on containers of more than 187 milliliters or smaller than one millimeter on containers of 187 milliliters or less.

(b) The department may suspend or revoke the license of any person who violates this section.

(c) This section shall not apply to any wine labeled with a viticultural area appellation of origin established pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 9.1) of Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations when the name of the appellation includes the term “Sonoma County.”

(d) This section shall apply to wines bottled on or after January 1, 2014.
Cal. BPC § 17763 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 17763
Section 17763
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to willfully issue or redeem any trading stamp without the consent of the trading stamp company that issued the stamp.
Cal. BPC § 12008 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 12008
Section 12008
Status: in_force

“Sealer,” when used without qualification, includes the State Sealer, county sealers and their deputies and inspectors.
Cal. RTC § 30432 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 30432
Section 30432
Status: in_force

Each transporter who shall transport or possess or acquire for the purpose of transporting upon the highways, roads or streets of this state more than 400 cigarettes which are not contained in packages to which are affixed California cigarette tax stamps or meter impressions or tobacco products with a value of twenty-five dollars ($25) or more is required to have in the transporting vehicle during the period of transportation invoices, bills of lading or delivery tickets covering the cigarettes or tobacco products being transported which shall show the name and address of the consignor or seller, the name and address of the consignee or purchaser and the quantity and brands of the cigarettes or tobacco products transported.
Cal. FAC § 19037 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4.1 / Article 10 / Section 19037
Section 19037
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of the regulations promulgated by the director which are applicable to this chapter.