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Cal. PRC § 3347 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3347
Section 3347
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence or clause of this article is adjudged to be unconstitutional or invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this article. It is hereby declared that this article would have been passed, and each division, section, subsection, subdivision, sentence or clause thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences or clauses might be adjudged to be unconstitutional, or for any other reason invalid.
Cal. BPC § 19548 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6.5 / Section 19548
Section 19548
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this chapter, no license, tax, or fee shall be assessed against or collected from any fair which, directly and not through any private person, conducts a horse racing meeting.
Cal. HNC § 6070 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6070
Section 6070
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 660, the board may pass all necessary ordinances for the regulation of the district, including, but not limited to, ordinances to provide for the protection and safety of persons or the property of persons using district facilities, and persons and property in and upon waters subject to the jurisdiction of the district, and adjacent property owned or controlled by the district.
Cal. SHC § 2422 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 9.5 / Section 2422
Section 2422
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Legislature hereby appropriates to the department the sum of two billion five hundred sixty-nine million five hundred sixty-eight thousand three hundred twenty dollars ($2,569,568,320), and any additional funds, made available to the state as highway infrastructure investment funds pursuant to Title XII of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and apportioned to the state pursuant to Title 23 of the United States Code to carry out projects eligible under that act and in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The funds appropriated by this section shall be available for obligation and expenditure by the dates specified in the federal requirements implementing the federal act.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to allow for such flexibility as is necessary to permit the successful implementation of the appropriations made by this section. The Legislature hereby authorizes the Department of Finance to appropriately itemize and schedule these appropriations, or to make adjustments as are necessary, in order to successfully carry out the intent of the federal act.

(d) The Director of Finance shall, within 90 days after the enactment of this chapter, furnish the chairpersons of the committees in each house of the Legislature that consider appropriations and the state budget, and the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, with a report that describes the schedule of funding. The Director of Finance shall provide notification to the Legislature of any changes in that schedule 30 days prior to any change taking effect.
Cal. FAC § 64181 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 64181
Section 64181
Status: in_force

The council shall conduct one or more campaigns of research, communication, and education designed to accomplish the following purposes, among others:

(a) To gather, publicize, and disseminate accurate and scientific information that shows the importance of the use and consumption of dairy products in relation to public health, balanced diet, and balanced nutrition of children and adults.

(b) To provide education programs on the value and health benefits of milk and dairy products to empower stakeholders, including educators, health professionals, and communities, to elevate the health of children and families in accordance with consensus science.
Cal. FAC § 68108 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 68108
Section 68108
Status: in_force

Any producer or handler who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of such assessment determined to be due and, in addition, 1 1/2 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance. The penalty and interest may be reduced or waived by the commission pursuant to procedures adopted by the commission.
Cal. WAT § 30774 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 30774
Section 30774
Status: in_force

All ballots printed shall be precisely on the same size, quality, tint of paper, kind of type, and color of ink so that without the number it would be impossible to distinguish one ballot from another.
Cal. HSC § 127773 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 127773
Section 127773
Status: in_force

(a) This section governs the use of the Health Plan Improvement Trust Fund, previously renamed in former Section 130208.

(b) The moneys in the Health Plan Improvement Trust Fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be made available for the purposes in Sections 127771 and 127772 and Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 127671).

(c) Notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code, all interest earned on moneys that have been deposited in the Health Plan Improvement Trust Fund shall be retained in the fund and used for purposes consistent with Sections 127771 and 127772 and Chapter 8.5 (commencing with Section 127671).
Cal. PUC § 2119 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 2119
Section 2119
Status: in_force

Every passenger stage corporation and every officer, director, agent, or employee of a passenger stage corporation, who displays on any vehicle any identifying symbol other than one prescribed by the commission pursuant to Section 1038.5, or who fails to remove an identifying symbol when required by the commission, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both.
Cal. WIC § 1767.3 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 1767.3
Section 1767.3
Status: in_force

(a) The written order of the Director of the Division of Juvenile Justice is a sufficient warrant for any peace officer to return to custody any person who has escaped from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Facilities or from any institution or facility in which he or she has been placed by the division.

(b) All peace officers shall execute the orders in like manner as a felony warrant.
Cal. SHC § 188.3 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 188.3
Section 188.3
Status: in_force

The cost of maintenance of all toll bridges under the jurisdiction of the commission shall be paid out of money in the State Highway Account.
Cal. BPC § 2168.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 8.5 / Section 2168.1
Section 2168.1
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who meets all of the following eligibility requirements may apply for a special faculty permit:

(1) Is academically eminent. For purposes of this article, “academically eminent” means the applicant meets either of the following criteria:

(A) The person holds or has been offered a full-time appointment at the level of full professor in a tenure track position, or its equivalent, at an academic medical center, as defined in Section 2168, or a California medical school approved by the board.

(B) The person is clearly outstanding in a specific field of medicine or surgery and has been offered by the dean of a medical school or the dean or chief medical officer of an academic medical center a full-time academic appointment at the level of full professor or associate professor, and a great need exists to fill that position.

(2) Possesses a current valid license to practice medicine issued by another state, country, or other jurisdiction.

(3) Is not subject to denial under Section 480 or any provision of this chapter.

(4) Pays the fee prescribed for application for, and initial licensure as, a physician and surgeon.

(5) Has not held a position under Section 2113 for a period of two years or more preceding the date of the application. The board may, in its discretion, waive this requirement.

(b) The board shall exercise its discretion in determining whether an applicant satisfies the requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).

(c) (1) The board shall establish a review committee composed of two members of the division, one of whom shall be a physician and surgeon and one of whom shall be a public member, one representative from each of the medical schools, and one individual selected pursuant to paragraph (3) to represent academic medical centers in California. The committee shall review and make recommendations to the board regarding the applicants applying pursuant to this section, including those applicants that a medical school or academic medical center proposes to appoint as a division chief or head of a department or as nontenure track faculty.

(2) The representative of the medical school or academic medical center offering the applicant an academic appointment shall not participate in any vote on the recommendation to the board for that applicant.

(3) The academic medical centers shall select by consensus, one individual to represent academic medical centers on the review committee. The individual shall be from a facility that meets the criteria in clause (i) of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 2168.

(d) The board shall not approve more than five applications submitted pursuant to this section by each academic medical center in any calendar year.

(e) As used in this section, “academic medical center” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 2168.
Cal. WAT § 44058 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 44058
Section 44058
Status: in_force

The board may accept, on behalf of the district, appointment of the district as fiscal agent of the United States or authorization of the district by the United States to make collection of money for and on behalf of the United States and to assume the duties and liabilities incident to such action.
Cal. FAC § 75506 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 1 / Section 75506
Section 75506
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that members of the commission are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that with respect to persons who are elected or appointed to the commission, the particular agricultural industry concerned is tantamount to and constitutes the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 4992.05 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 4992.05
Section 4992.05
Status: in_force

(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board:

(1) A California law and ethics examination.

(2) A clinical examination.

(b) Upon registration with the board, an associate clinical social worker registrant, within the first year of registration, shall take an examination on California law and ethics.

(c) A registrant or an applicant for licensure may take the clinical examination only upon meeting all of the following requirements:

(1) Completion of all education requirements.

(2) Passage of the California law and ethics examination.

(3) Completion of all required supervised work experience.
Cal. WIC § 12306.19 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 12306.19
Section 12306.19
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall review the budgeting methodology used to determine the annual funding for county administration of the IHSS program and examine the ongoing workload and administrative costs to counties as part of the review for the 2025–26 fiscal year, the 2029–30 fiscal year, and every third fiscal year thereafter.

(b) The department shall provide information to the appropriate legislative budget committees regarding this review and how it may impact county administrative costs, as part of the budget proposed by either January 10 or May 14 of any year prior to the fiscal year for which this subdivision applies.

(c) In implementing this section, the department shall consult legislative staff, representatives of county human services agencies, the County Welfare Directors Association of California, advocate representatives, and labor organizations that represent county workers.
Cal. HSC § 110360 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 110360
Section 110360
Status: in_force

The department may establish and define standards for the characterization of the size of a package that encloses any food, drug, device, or cosmetic, that may be used to supplement the label statement of net quantity of contents of packages containing the commodity. This section, however, does not authorize any limitation on the size, shape, weight, dimension, or number of packages that may be used to enclose any food, drug, device, or cosmetic.
Cal. INS § 10484 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 10484
Section 10484
Status: in_force

In the case of insurance issued by a domestic insurer authorized to do business in a foreign country upon the lives of residents of that country, the commissioner may vary the mortality standard to a standard applicable to that country.
Cal. WAT § 2555 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 2555
Section 2555
Status: in_force

Water users who do not file notice of intent shall, insofar as they are known, be supplied a copy of the factual determinations of the representative of the board and a blank form of proof of claim and shall be allowed to file proof of claim after completion of the detailed investigation of their project by the representatives of the board on the same basis as persons who were present and who filed timely notices of intent.
Cal. FAM § 211.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2 / Part 2 / Section 211.5
Section 211.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Commencing January 1, 2024, in proceedings under this code, a court shall provide self-identified veterans with a list of resources for veterans, including information about how to contact the local office of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) The veteran may, at their discretion, provide the information about their veteran status on the Judicial Council military service form, file the form with the court, and serve it on the other parties to the action.

(b) (1) When a person files a form identifying the person as a veteran pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the court shall transmit a copy of the form to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) Upon receipt of a copy of the form, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall, within a reasonable time, contact the person using the information provided on the form.

(c) On or before January 1, 2024, the Judicial Council may amend or develop the rules and forms necessary to implement this section.
Cal. PEN § 12 — California Code / Code pen / Section 12
Section 12
Status: in_force

The several sections of this Code which declare certain crimes to be punishable as therein mentioned, devolve a duty upon the Court authorized to pass sentence, to determine and impose the punishment prescribed.
Cal. BPC § 2835.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 2835.7
Section 2835.7
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other practices that meet the general criteria set forth in statute or regulation for inclusion in standardized procedures developed through collaboration among administrators and health professionals, including physicians and surgeons and nurses, pursuant to Section 2725, standardized procedures may be implemented that authorize a nurse practitioner to do any of the following:

(1) Order durable medical equipment, subject to any limitations set forth in the standardized procedures. Notwithstanding that authority, nothing in this paragraph shall operate to limit the ability of a third-party payer to require prior approval.

(2) After performance of a physical examination by the nurse practitioner and collaboration with a physician and surgeon, certify disability pursuant to Section 2708 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(3) For individuals receiving home health services or personal care services, after consultation with the treating physician and surgeon, approve, sign, modify, or add to a plan of treatment or plan of care.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the validity of any standardized procedures in effect prior to the enactment of this section or those adopted subsequent to enactment.
Cal. PRC § 5815 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 5815
Section 5815
Status: in_force

The agency, in preparing the wetlands priority plan and program pursuant to Section 5814, shall give particular recognition to the conservation, recreation, and open-space plans and programs of local agencies, and shall, wherever feasible and appropriate, identify and devise cooperative means for planning and for the protection and preservation of wetlands by local agencies.
Cal. WAT § 31053 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 31053
Section 31053
Status: in_force

No publicly owned utility shall commence to provide any service for, on, or to any land within a county water district which is subject to the lien of a general obligation bonded indebtedness or which was the subject of a lease-purchase, revenue, or other type of debt incurred for capital improvements by or on behalf of the district incurred by the district for the purpose of providing a service similar to that which the utility proposes to provide.

However, a publicly owned utility may commence to provide service, otherwise prohibited, upon either of the following conditions:

(a) If the board of directors of the county water district, by resolution permits the service.

(b) In any portion of such a county water district proposed to be served by the publicly owned utility in which the total number of registered voters residing therein exceeds 200, if at least two-thirds of the voters voted at a special county water district election to permit the service. The election shall be called and held as an initiative measure pursuant to Section 30830.
Cal. INS § 12693.69 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6.2 / Chapter 8 / Section 12693.69
Section 12693.69
Status: in_force

A child enrolled in the Healthy Families Program who has a medical condition that is eligible for services pursuant to the California Children’s Services Program, and whose family is not financially eligible for the California Children’s Services Program, shall have the medically necessary treatment services for their California Children’s Services Program eligible medical condition authorized and paid for by the California Children’s Services Program. County expenditures for the payment of services for the child shall be waived and these expenditures shall be paid for by the state from Title XXI funds that are applicable and state general funds.
Cal. BPC § 17919 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 17919
Section 17919
Status: in_force

(a) A fictitious business name statement may be executed, filed, and published by the trustee in bankruptcy at any time after bankruptcy where a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter would otherwise preclude the maintenance of an action to recover any sums due to the debtor or bankruptcy estate or the partnership of which the debtor or bankruptcy estate was a member.

(b) A fictitious business name statement may be executed, filed, and published by the conservator, executor, or administrator at any time after the appointment of a conservator for or death of any individual or partner where a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter would otherwise preclude the maintenance of an action to recover any sums due the conservatee or deceased person or the partnership of which they were a member.

(c) A fictitious business name statement may be executed, filed, and published by an assignee or purchaser of the business at any time after the assignment or sale where a failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter would otherwise preclude the maintenance of an action to recover any sums due to the assignee or purchaser by reason of the assignment or sale.

(d) The fictitious business name statement referred to in this section shall be in substantially the same form as prescribed in Section 17913, except:

(1) The person or persons who were doing business under the fictitious business name shall be stated as such person or persons existed (i) immediately before the bankruptcy, conservatorship, or death or the assignment or sale of the business or (ii) at the time they ceased to do business under the fictitious business name, whichever is the earlier time.

(2) The statement shall include the following additional sentence: “This statement has been executed pursuant to Section 17919 of the Business and Professions Code.”

(3) The person executing the statement shall (i) sign the statement on behalf of the person or persons formerly doing business under the fictitious business name, (ii) state their full name and the street address of their place of business or, if they have none, of their business mailing address, and (iii) indicate whether they are a trustee in bankruptcy, conservator, executor, or administrator or assignee or purchaser of the business.
Cal. BPC § 4996.61 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 14 / Article 4 / Section 4996.61
Section 4996.61
Status: in_force

A suspended license is subject to expiration and shall be renewed as provided in this article, but such renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the activity to which the license relates, or in any other activity or conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which it was suspended.
Cal. PUC § 7663 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 7663
Section 7663
Status: in_force

Whenever the Department of the California Highway Patrol or a designated local public safety agency responds to a railroad accident, the accident shall be reported to the Office of Emergency Services.
Cal. FIN § 18425.8 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 18425.8
Section 18425.8
Status: in_force

Objections to any claim not rejected by the liquidator may be made by any person interested by filing his or her objections, in writing, with the liquidator, who shall present the objections to the court. The court shall dispose of the objections or may order reference for that purpose, and should the objections to any claim be sustained by the court or by the referee, that claim shall not be allowed by the liquidator until the claimant has established his or her claim by judgment. Any objections to a claim shall be filed within 60 days from the date of filing of the schedule of claims as required by this article with the court or be forever barred.