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Cal. HSC § 6766 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 5 / Section 6766
Section 6766
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall immediately pay to the treasurer all money collected by him for district purposes and the treasurer shall keep it in the county treasury as provided in this part.
Cal. LAB § 2930 — California Code / Code lab / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 2930
Section 2930
Status: in_force

(a) Any employer who disciplines or discharges an employee on the basis of a shopping investigator’s report of the employee’s conduct, performance, or honesty performed by a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code shall provide the employee with a copy of the investigation report prior to discharging or disciplining the employee. Where an interview occurs which might result in the termination of an employee for dishonesty, the employee shall be handed a copy of the latest investigation report on which the interview was based during the course of the interview prior to its conclusion. This section shall not be applicable if the licensee conducting the investigation is employed exclusively and regularly by one employer in connection with the affairs of only that employer and where there exists an employer-employee relationship and the entire investigation is conducted solely for such employer by such licensee.

(b) For purposes of this section, a “shopping investigator” is a person who: shops in commercial, retail, and service establishments to test integrity of sales, warehouse, stockroom, and service personnel, and evaluates sales techniques and services rendered customers; reviews an establishment’s policies and standards to ascertain employee performance requirements; buys merchandise, orders food, or utilizes services to evaluate sales technique and courtesy of employees, carries merchandise to check stand or sales counter and observes employees during sales transaction to detect irregularities in listing or calling prices, itemizing merchandise, or handling cash; or delivers purchases to an agency conducting shopping investigation service; and, following any one or more of the above activities, writes a report of investigations for each establishment visited.
Cal. PROB § 4805 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.7 / Part 5 / Section 4805
Section 4805
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed to affect the duty of a health care provider to provide information to a patient regarding advance health care directives pursuant to any provision of federal law.
Cal. PROB § 19252 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 8 / Section 19252
Section 19252
Status: in_force

The trustee shall have the power to pay any claim or portion of a claim and payment shall constitute allowance of the claim to the extent of the payment. The trustee shall have the power to compromise any claim or portion of a claim. If the trustee or the attorney for the trustee is a creditor of the deceased settlor, the trustee shall have the same powers regarding allowance, rejection, payment, or compromise set forth in this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 11345.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 11345.6
Section 11345.6
Status: in_force

(a) No appraisal management company may alter, modify, or otherwise change a completed appraisal report submitted by an appraiser.

(b) No appraisal management company may require an appraiser to provide it with the appraiser’s digital signature or seal. However, nothing in this subdivision shall be deemed to prohibit an appraiser from voluntarily providing his or her digital signature or seal to another person, to the extent permissible under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.
Cal. PRC § 5530 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5530
Section 5530
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall, in the notice, ordinance, or resolution calling an election, consolidate the district election with the election to be held at the same time in the respective counties in which the district is located and shall authorize the respective boards of supervisors to canvass the returns of the district election and certify the result of the canvass to the directors of the district. The board or boards of supervisors shall so consolidate the election, canvass the returns and cause the result to be properly certified to the board of directors of the district.
Cal. PUC § 99232.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 99232.2
Section 99232.2
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 99232.1, a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 is not required to expend all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes.

(b) The population of cities within an urbanized area shall be based on the city and county population estimates published annually by the Department of Finance.

(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a city with a population of 100,000 or fewer within an urbanized area in a county subject to Section 99232.1 from expending all of its apportionment for Article 4 (commencing with Section 99260) and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 99275) purposes.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
Cal. FAC § 31501 — California Code / Code fac / Division 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 31501
Section 31501
Status: in_force

The owner of any livestock or poultry which is injured or killed by any dog may recover as liquidated damages from the owner of the dog twice the actual value of the animals killed or twice the value of the damages sustained by reason of the injuries, as the case may be.
Cal. HNC § 721 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 721
Section 721
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any proof of honesty, truthfulness, and good reputation required of any applicant for a broker’s license, the department shall ascertain by written examination that the applicant, and in case of a partnership or corporation applicant for a broker’s license that an officer or partner thereof through whom it proposes to act as a yacht broker, has all of the following:

(1) Appropriate knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and spelling, and of arithmetical computations common to the yacht brokerage business.

(2) An understanding of the principles of the yacht brokerage business and profession, including an understanding of a certificate of ownership, certificate of number, security agreement, bill of sale, and other documents required to register and number, and to transfer title of an undocumented vessel pursuant to the Vehicle Code.

(3) An understanding that transfer of title of a documented vessel shall be performed in accordance with federal law as administered by the United States Coast Guard.

(4) An understanding of maritime and admiralty liens with respect to vessels and the requirements of the Department of Transportation or other federal agency and the United States Coast Guard with respect to documentation, mortgaging, and transferring of title of documented vessels.

(5) An understanding of agency contracts and of types and kinds of listings and deposit receipts with respect to vessels.

(6) A general knowledge of equipment legally required on a yacht.

(7) A general understanding of the obligations between principal and agent, and of the fiduciary relationship between them, and of business ethics pertaining to the business and profession of yacht brokers and yacht salespersons.

(8) A general knowledge of yachts.

(b) (1) If an applicant fails to pass the required examination, the department shall so notify the applicant, may suggest further study, and, upon payment of the required fee, shall schedule a reexamination.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), whenever an applicant fails to pass the written examination on the third attempt to do so, he or she shall be prohibited from retaking the examination for a period of six months from the date of taking the third examination.
Cal. PCC § 20952 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 63 / Section 20952
Section 20952
Status: in_force

The district may enter into contracts or agreements with the State of California or other public districts for the joint construction of and for the joint use and maintenance of evaporation ponds or other works for the disposal of saline drainage waters and for the disposal of salts and other residues developed from the operation of such works.
Cal. HSC § 4918 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 4918
Section 4918
Status: in_force

At least ten days prior to the time fixed, the board shall publish a notice of the hearing by one insertion in a newspaper circulated in the district.
Cal. PUC § 99203 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 99203
Section 99203
Status: in_force

“Claimant” or any derivative term, such as “applicant,” means an operator, city, county, or consolidated transportation service agency.
Cal. COM § 4214 — California Code / Code com / Division 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 4214
Section 4214
Status: in_force

(a) If a collecting bank has made provisional settlement with its customer for an item and fails by reason of dishonor, suspension of payments by a bank, or otherwise to receive settlement for the item which is or becomes final, the bank may revoke the settlement given by it, charge back the amount of any credit given for the item to its customer’s account, or obtain refund from its customer, whether or not it is able to return the item, if by its midnight deadline or within a longer reasonable time after it learns the facts it returns the item or sends notification of the facts. If the return or notice is delayed beyond the bank’s midnight deadline or a longer reasonable time after it learns the facts, the bank may revoke the settlement, charge back the credit, or obtain refund from its customer, but it is liable for any loss resulting from the delay. These rights to revoke, charge back and obtain refund terminate if and when a settlement for the item received by the bank is or becomes final.

(b) A collecting bank returns an item when it is sent or delivered to the bank’s customer or transferor or pursuant to its instructions.

(c) A depositary bank that is also the payor may charge back the amount of an item to its customer’s account or obtain refund in accordance with the section governing return of an item received by a payor bank for credit on its books (Section 4301).

(d) The right to charge back is not affected by either of the following:

(1) Previous use of a credit given for the item.

(2) Failure by any bank to exercise ordinary care with respect to the item, but a bank so failing remains liable.

(e) A failure to charge back or claim refund does not affect other rights of the bank against the customer or any other party.

(f) If credit is given in dollars as the equivalent of the value of an item payable in foreign money, the dollar amount of any charge-back or refund shall be calculated on the basis of the bank-offered spot rate for the foreign money prevailing on the day when the person entitled to the charge-back or refund learns that it will not receive payment in ordinary course.
Cal. BPC § 7637.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 2.5 / Section 7637.1
Section 7637.1
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in the business of, act in the capacity of, or advertise or assume to act as, a cemetery broker or cemetery salesperson in this state without first obtaining a license from the bureau.
Cal. PROB § 12523 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 12523
Section 12523
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), if a will of a nondomiciliary decedent was admitted to probate, or established or proved, in accordance with the laws of a foreign nation, the court shall admit the will to probate in this state, and may not permit a contest or revocation of probate, if it appears from the order admitting the will to probate in the foreign nation, or otherwise appears, that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The determination in the foreign nation is based on a finding that at the time of death the decedent was domiciled in the foreign nation.

(2) All interested parties were given notice and an opportunity for contest in the proceedings in the foreign nation.

(3) The determination in the foreign nation is final.

(b) The court may refuse to admit the will, even though it is shown to satisfy the conditions provided in subdivision (a), where the order admitting the will was made under a judicial system that does not provide impartial tribunals or procedures compatible with the requirements of due process of law.
Cal. FIN § 22000 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 22000
Section 22000
Status: in_force

This division is known and may be cited as the “California Financing Law.”
Cal. HSC § 1793.11 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 1793.11
Section 1793.11
Status: in_force

(a)  Any transfer of money or property, pursuant to a continuing care contract found by the department to be executed in violation of this chapter, is voidable at the option of the resident or transferor for a period of 90 days from the execution of the transfer.

(b)  Any deed or other instrument of conveyance shall contain a recital that the transaction is made pursuant to rescission by the resident or transferor within 90 days from the date of first occupancy.

(c)  No action may be brought for the reasonable value of any services rendered between the date of transfer and the date the resident disaffirms the continuing care contract.

(d)  With respect to real property, the right of disaffirmance or rescission is conclusively presumed to have terminated if a notice of intent to rescind is not recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located within 90 days from the date of first occupancy of the residential living unit.

(e)  A transfer of money or property, real or personal, to anyone pursuant to a continuing care contract that was not approved by the department is voidable at the option of the department or transferor or his or her assigns or agents.

(f)  A transaction determined by the department to be in violation of this chapter is voidable at the option of the resident or his or her assignees or agents.
Cal. PUC § 6262 — California Code / Code puc / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6262
Section 6262
Status: in_force

No franchise granted under this chapter in any way impairs or affects the right of the granting municipality to acquire the property of the grantee by purchase or condemnation, and nothing contained in such a franchise shall be construed to contract away, modify or abridge either for a term or in perpetuity the municipality’s right of eminent domain in respect to any public utility.
Cal. WIC § 904 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 25 / Section 904
Section 904
Status: in_force

(a) The monthly or daily charge, not to exceed cost, for care, support, and maintenance of minor persons placed or detained in or committed to any institution by order of a juvenile court, the cost of supervision referred to by Section 903.2, and the cost of sealing records in county or local agency custody referred to by Section 903.3 shall be determined by the board of supervisors. The cost of dependency-related legal services referred to by Section 903.1 and the cost of sealing records in court custody referred to by Section 903.3 shall be determined by the court. Any determination made by a court under this section shall be valid only if either (1) made under procedures adopted by the Judicial Council or (2) approved by the Judicial Council.

(b) (1) This section does not apply to a minor who is adjudged a ward of the juvenile court, who is placed on probation pursuant to Section 725, who is the subject of a petition that has been filed to adjudge the minor a ward of the juvenile court, or who is the subject of a program of supervision undertaken pursuant to Section 654.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this section applies to a minor who is designated as a dual status child pursuant to Section 241.1, for purposes of the dependency jurisdiction only and not for purposes of the delinquency jurisdiction.
Cal. HSC § 851 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 851
Section 851
Status: in_force

Any board of supervisors may adopt such rules and regulations with regard to keeping and storing of every description of gunpowder, hercules powder, giant powder, or other explosives or combustible material, as the safety and protection of the lives and property of individuals may require.
Cal. SHC § 18193 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 18193
Section 18193
Status: in_force

Upon such entire or partial abandonment, all money collected for any improvements which have not been made, which money has not been paid therefor, shall be repaid to the owners of the parcels in the abandoned portion as shown on the last equalized assessment roll preceding the date of partial abandonment; provided, however, that if a district is reinstated concurrently with a partial abandonment, such money shall not be repaid but shall be credited against the cost of the improvements of the reinstated district.
Cal. INS § 10113 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 10113
Section 10113
Status: in_force

Every policy of life, disability, or life and disability insurance issued or delivered within this State on or after the first day of January, 1936, by any insurer doing such business within this State shall contain and be deemed to constitute the entire contract between the parties and nothing shall be incorporated therein by reference to any constitution, by-laws, rules, application or other writings, of either of the parties thereto or of any other person, unless the same are indorsed upon or attached to the policy; and all statements purporting to be made by the insured shall, in the absence of fraud, be representations and not warranties. Any waiver of the provisions of this section shall be void.
Cal. WIC § 11450.01 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 11450.01
Section 11450.01
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commencing October 1, 1992, the maximum aid payments specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on July 1, 1992, shall be reduced by 4.5 percent.

(b) (1) The department shall seek the approval from the United States Department of Health and Human Services that is necessary to reduce the maximum aid payments specified in subdivision (a) by an additional amount equal to 1.3 percent of the maximum aid payments specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 11450 in effect on July 1, 1992.

(2) The reduction provided by this subdivision shall be made on the first day of the month following 30 days after the date of approval by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Cal. HSC § 19183 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 19183
Section 19183
Status: in_force

Manufacturers of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices or other devices required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 19182 shall first obtain certification, pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 19200), that the device meets the standards established pursuant to Section 19182.
Cal. PRC § 3824.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 3824.5
Section 3824.5
Status: in_force

Revenues disbursed to counties of origin pursuant to Section 3821 may be expended for purposes unrelated to geothermal development only in counties where there is no new geothermal development and substantial planning, maintenance, and environmental mitigation of geothermal development have been achieved.
Cal. FAM § 2022 — California Code / Code fam / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 2022
Section 2022
Status: in_force

(a) Evidence collected by eavesdropping in violation of Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Title 15 of Part 1 of the Penal Code is inadmissible.

(b) If it appears that a violation described in subdivision (a) exists, the court may refer the matter to the proper authority for investigation and prosecution.
Cal. SHC § 18097 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Section 18097
Section 18097
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall, upon the recording of such diagram and assessment, give notice by publication for five days in a daily newspaper, published and circulated in the city, or by two insertions in a weekly newspaper so published and circulated, that the diagram and assessment has been recorded in his office and that all sums assessed therein are due and payable immediately, and that payment of said sums shall be made to him within 30 days after the date of the first publication or posting, which date shall be stated in the notice. The notice shall also contain the statement that all assessments not paid before the expiration of the said 30 days shall be delinquent, and thereupon 5 per cent of the amount of each such assessment shall be added thereto.
Cal. PUC § 130533 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 130533
Section 130533
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this subdivision and as may be otherwise expressly provided by the commission, all issues of its bonds are special obligations of the commission payable from any revenues or money of the commission available therefor and not otherwise pledged, subject only to any agreement with the holders of particular bonds pledging any particular revenues or money. However, the commission may not pledge revenues or money from the following sources: federal funds provided under Sections 1602 and 1607a of Title 49 of the United States Code, funds allocated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 99312 from a state transit assistance fund created pursuant to Section 99313.6, funds allocated from the Transportation Planning and Development Account in the State Transportation Fund, funds subject to Article XIX of the California Constitution, and funds provided pursuant to the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of Division 10).

(b) The commission may not pledge any of its revenue derived from the retail transactions and use tax which have been allocated to a city pursuant to the ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 130350, unless the city has authorized the pledging of its allocation.

(c) Notwithstanding that the bonds may be payable from a special fund, they are for all purposes negotiable instruments, subject only to the provisions of the bonds for registration.
Cal. BPC § 6009.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 6009.5
Section 6009.5
Status: in_force

The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting of mandatory and voluntary information by providing licensees with a centralized mechanism for reporting information online at the State Bar Internet Web site, including, but not limited to, data required to be provided pursuant to the State Bar Act, or by other statutes, rules, and case law, and demographic information. Any demographic data collected shall be used only for general purposes and shall not be identified to any individual licensee or his or her State Bar record.