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Cal. BPC § 7852.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 4 / Section 7852.1
Section 7852.1
Status: in_force

(a) Each geophysicist licensed under this chapter shall, upon licensure, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend “professional geophysicist.”

(b) Each specialty geophysicist certified under this chapter shall, upon certification, obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the licensee’s name, number of his or her certificate, and the legend of the appropriate specialty in geophysics in which he or she is certified under this chapter.
Cal. COM § 7205 — California Code / Code com / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Section 7205
Section 7205
Status: in_force

A buyer in ordinary course of business of fungible goods sold and delivered by a warehouse that is also in the business of buying and selling such goods takes the goods free of any claim under a warehouse receipt even if the receipt is negotiable and has been duly negotiated.
Cal. HSC § 80260 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 80260
Section 80260
Status: in_force

“Property” means real property, as defined in Section 658 of the Civil Code.
Cal. WAT § 74550 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 74550
Section 74550
Status: in_force

A district, for the full exercise of its powers and the accomplishment of the purposes of this division, may within or without the district:

(a) Take real and personal property of every kind by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease.

(b) Hold, use, enjoy, manage, occupy, possess, lease, or dispose of real and personal property of every kind.
Cal. FIN § 30003 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 30003
Section 30003
Status: in_force

“Person” means, in addition to the singular, persons, group of persons, cooperative, association, company, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity.
Cal. MVC § 1002.21 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 1002.21
Section 1002.21
Status: in_force

A resolution of issuance may provide that the debentures issued thereunder and the interest thereon shall be secured by all or part of the revenues, and may establish a lien upon the revenues as the department, with the approval of the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, shall determine.
Cal. PUC § 187010 — California Code / Code puc / Division 19.7 / Chapter 1 / Section 187010
Section 187010
Status: in_force

Unless the context requires otherwise, for purposes of this division, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Inspector General” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Inspector General appointed pursuant to Section 187020.

(b) “Merced to Bakersfield segment” means a 171-mile electrified dual-track segment that is usable for high-speed rail service in the central valley from Merced to Bakersfield, with a new combined station in downtown Merced, and connections to the Amtrak San Joaquins and the Altamont Corridor Express.

(c) “Office” means the High-Speed Rail Authority Office of the Inspector General established pursuant to Section 187020.

(d) “Personnel issues” means matters specific to the employment relationship between the High-Speed Rail Authority and its employees, including, but not limited to, hiring and promotional decisions, performance reviews, progressive discipline, adverse actions, grievances, merit issue complaints, workplace harassment, discrimination, or possible wage or supply theft having an immaterial effect, as determined by the Inspector General, on the planning, delivery, and operation of the project. For purposes of this division, “personnel issues” does not mean fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement by the High-Speed Rail Authority or its employees having a material effect, as determined by the Inspector General, on the planning, delivery, and operation of the project.

(e) “Project” means the high-speed rail project undertaken by the High-Speed Rail Authority pursuant to Division 19 (commencing with Section 185000) of this code and Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 2704) and Chapter 20.5 (commencing with Section 2704.75) of Division 3 of the Streets and Highways Code.
Cal. PUC § 40121 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 40121
Section 40121
Status: in_force

No contract or agreement shall be made with any labor organization, association, group, or individual, or be assumed under the provisions of this section, where such organization, association, group, or individual denies membership to or in any manner discriminates against any employee on the grounds of race, creed, color or sex; provided, that such organization may preclude from membership any individual who advocates the overthrow of the government by force or violence. The district shall not discriminate in regard to employment against any person because of his race, creed, or color.
Cal. INS § 1111 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 18 / Section 1111
Section 1111
Status: in_force

Insurers desiring to issue policies to which this article is applicable, and to pay commissions to persons who are licensed as insurance agents, but not as agents for all insurers participating in the risk, and who are not licensed as insurance brokers, may file with the commissioner in such form as he may require, a statement of the plan under which they intend to operate, and a list of the insurers that will operate under the plan. If the commissioner finds that the nature of the plan is not such that the interests of the insuring public will be jeopardized by permitting an agent of one or more of the insurers to act in a transaction with or for all the insurers, or for the particular insurer paying the commission without being licensed as agent for such insurer or as an insurance broker, he may issue a permit authorizing the operation of the plan by or on behalf of the insurers listed in the application, and the payment of commissions pursuant to the plan as approved by the commissioner shall be lawful.
Cal. FAC § 6943 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6943
Section 6943
Status: in_force

(a) The department may designate the following types of entities to perform the required disease and pathogen diagnostic testing and analysis under the program:

(1) Entities that have responsibilities associated with the citrus industry and that derive their authority from this code.

(2) Entities that are associated with a California public university.

(3) Private entities with expertise in plant disease diagnostics that meet standards adopted by the secretary to ensure integrity of the sampling methods and results.

(b) An entity authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be proficient in the protocols for which it is approved by the department.

(c) An entity authorized pursuant to this section shall be subject to reapproval by the department pursuant to regulations adopted as authorized by this article.

(d) The department shall have no liability for any errors or omissions of an entity authorized pursuant to this section.
Cal. HSC § 50899.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 50899.1
Section 50899.1
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program and the Federal Emergency Solutions Grants Program.
Cal. BPC § 1684 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 1684
Section 1684
Status: in_force

In addition to other acts constituting unprofessional conduct under this chapter, it is unprofessional conduct for a person licensed under this chapter to perform, or hold himself or herself out as able to perform, professional services beyond the scope of his or her license and field or fields of competence as established by his or her education, experience, training, or any combination thereof. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of any instrument or device in a manner that is not in accordance with the customary standards and practices of the dental profession.

This section shall not apply to research conducted by accredited dental schools or colleges, or to research conducted pursuant to an investigational device exemption issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Cal. WAT § 80828 — California Code / Code wat / Division 29.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 80828
Section 80828
Status: in_force

The department may fix and establish the procedure and charges for the sale or other disposal of eligible energy resources purchased by the department.
Cal. RTC § 17637 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 17637
Section 17637
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 17635 to 17639, inclusive, the term “prohibited transaction” means any transaction in which an organization subject to the provisions of Sections 17635 to 17639, inclusive—

(a) Lends any part of its income or corpus, without the receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest, to;

(b) Pays any compensation, in excess of a reasonable allowance for salaries or other compensation for personal services actually rendered, to;

(c) Makes any part of its services available on a preferential basis to;

(d) Makes any substantial purchase of securities or any other property, for more than adequate consideration in money or money’s worth, from;

(e) Sells any substantial part of its securities or other property, for less than an adequate consideration in money or money’s worth to; or

(f) Engages in any other transaction which results in a substantial diversion of its income or corpus to;

the creator of such organization (if a trust); a person who has made a substantial contribution to such organization; a member of the family (as defined in Section 267(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code) of an individual who is the creator of such trust or who has made a substantial contribution to such organization; or a corporation controlled by such creator or person through the ownership, directly or indirectly, of 50 percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 50 percent or more of the total value of shares of all classes of stock of the corporation.
Cal. WAT § 31031 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31031
Section 31031
Status: in_force

A district may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, fix, on or before the first day of July in each calendar year, a water standby or availability charge. The water standby or availability charge shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) per acre per year for each acre of land, or ten dollars ($10) per year for each parcel of land less than an acre within the district to which water is made available for any purpose by the district, whether the water is actually used or not, unless the standby charge is imposed pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). The board of directors of a district which fixes such a charge may establish schedules varying such charge according to the land uses and the degree of availability or quantity of use of such water to the affected lands, and may restrict such charge to lands lying within one or more improvement districts within such district. If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby or immediate availability charge was established were followed, the board of directors may, by resolution, continue the charge in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
Cal. PRC § 25630 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 7.3 / Section 25630
Section 25630
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a small business energy assistance low-interest revolving loan program to fund the purchase of equipment for alternative technology energy projects for California’s small businesses.

(b) Loan repayments, interest, and royalties shall be deposited in the Energy Technologies Research, Development, and Demonstration Account. The interest rate shall be based on surveys of existing financial markets and at rates not lower than the Pooled Money Investment Account.
Cal. WAT § 11965 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 11965
Section 11965
Status: in_force

This article shall not be applicable to the State Water Resources Development System.
Cal. WAT § 12948 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 12948
Section 12948
Status: in_force

The department either independently or in cooperation with any county, state, federal, or public or private agency or corporation may conduct a program of investigation, study, and evaluation in the field of saline water conversion.
Cal. WIC § 9121 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 9121
Section 9121
Status: in_force

(a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the California Department of Aging shall administer the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) Infrastructure Grants Program for the purpose of implementing a No Wrong Door System. Funds shall be awarded pursuant to the grant program to interested and qualified area agencies on aging and independent living centers, including area agencies on aging and independent living centers in rural areas, to complete the planning and application process for designation and approval to operate as an ADRC program pursuant to Section 9120. Grant funds may also be awarded to aid designated ADRC programs operated by area agencies on aging and independent living centers in expanding or strengthening the services they provide.

(b) For purposes of this article, “No Wrong Door System” means a system that enables consumers to access all long-term services and supports (LTSS) through one agency, organization, coordinated network, or portal, and that provides information regarding the availability of LTSS, how to apply for LTSS, referral services for LTSS otherwise available in the community, and either a determination of financial and functional eligibility for LTSS or assistance with assessment processes for financial and functional eligibility for LTSS.
Cal. BPC § 2538.28 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.28
Section 2538.28
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant who has fulfilled the requirements of Section 2538.24, and has made application therefor, and who proves to the satisfaction of the board that they will be supervised and trained by a hearing aid dispenser who is approved by the board may have a trainee license issued to them. The trainee license shall entitle the trainee licensee to fit or sell hearing aids as set forth in regulations of the board. The supervising dispenser shall be responsible for any acts or omissions committed by a trainee licensee under their supervision that may constitute a violation of this chapter.

(b) The board shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria for its refusal to approve a hearing aid dispenser to supervise a trainee licensee, including procedures to appeal that decision.

(c) A trainee license issued pursuant to this section is effective and valid for six months from date of issue. The board may renew the trainee license for an additional period of six months. Except as provided in subdivision (d), the board shall not issue more than two renewals of a trainee license to any applicant. Notwithstanding subdivision (d), if a trainee licensee who is entitled to renew a trainee license does not renew the trainee license and applies for a new trainee license at a later time, the new trainee license shall only be issued and renewed subject to the limitations set forth in this subdivision.

(d) A new trainee license may be issued pursuant to this section if a trainee license issued pursuant to subdivision (c) has lapsed for a minimum of three years from the expiration or cancellation date of the previous trainee license. The board may issue only one new trainee license under this subdivision.
Cal. HSC § 44558.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 27 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 44558.2
Section 44558.2
Status: in_force

(a) When funding is available, the authority shall make the funding available to eligible applicants selected by the authority to participate in the program. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the authority shall use the available funding to do all of the following:

(1) Develop an application process for awarding grants to eligible applicants pursuant to the program and require each eligible applicant to submit an application in the form and manner prescribed by the authority.

(2) Set aside at least 20 percent of any amount made available in a program funding round for eligible applicants that are small and emerging community development financial institutions.

(3) Ensure that eligible recipients receiving grants pursuant to the program serve geographically diverse areas, both urban and rural, across this state.

(b) (1) When funding is available, the authority shall make grants available in one or more rounds of funding availability, not to exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in total grants in any calendar year.

(2) Awards shall be announced by February 1 of each year. The first round of funding shall be awarded by February 1, 2024.

(3) Funds shall be available for use by the grantee for a period of two years, as specified in the grant agreement entered into pursuant to Section 44558.3. Grant funds shall be used as prescribed by the article and the grant agreement for a period of two years. Upon the expiration of that two-year period and that grant agreement, there shall be no limitation on the use of the grant funds.

(4) Any income generated from the grant award during the term of grant agreement entered into pursuant to Section 44558.3 shall be reinvested by the grantee into activities allowable under the grant agreement.

(c) As part of the application process described in subdivision (a), the authority shall determine the amount that any eligible applicant who submits a timely and complete application may receive per calendar year, subject to the following conditions:

(1) All eligible applicants that submit a timely and complete application shall receive a grant. In each round of funding the authority shall, in announcing the availability of funding, establish a minimum and maximum grant amount.

(2) For the purpose of determining the amount of individual grants, the authority shall develop criteria to adjust the size of awards based on the total amount of loans closed by the applicant in the most recently completed fiscal year.

(3) After receiving a grant in one year, an eligible applicant may apply in a future funding round if the eligible applicant has made reasonable progress in deploying the previously awarded grant funding.
Cal. BPC § 13540 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 14 / Article 12 / Section 13540
Section 13540
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the governing body of any city, county, or city and county from enacting ordinances, including, but not limited to, land use and zoning ordinances, which impose restrictions on the advertising medium referred to in this article, so long as any provisions of the ordinances dealing with matters specifically covered in this article are identical to this article.
Cal. HSC § 110035 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 110035
Section 110035
Status: in_force

All regulations pertaining to any food, drug, device, or cosmetic adopted by the department that are in effect on the effective date of this part shall remain in effect until the department adopts regulations pursuant to this part which repeal the regulations.
Cal. WAT § 21931 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 21931
Section 21931
Status: in_force

The voters shall vote for or against any proposal at a bond election by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” respectively.
Cal. FGC § 8589.7 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 8589.7
Section 8589.7
Status: in_force

(a) Fees received by the department pursuant to Section 8587 shall be deposited in the Fish and Game Preservation Fund to be used by the department to prepare, develop, and implement the nearshore fisheries management plan and for the following purposes:

(1) For research and management of nearshore fish stocks and nearshore habitat. For the purposes of this section, “research” includes, but is not limited to, investigation, experimentation, monitoring, and analysis and “management” means establishing and maintaining a sustainable utilization.

(2) For supplementary funding of allocations for the enforcement of statutes and regulations applicable to nearshore fish stocks, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of special equipment and the production and dissemination of printed materials, such as pamphlets, booklets, and posters aimed at compliance with nearshore fishing regulations.

(3) For the direction of volunteer groups assisting with nearshore fish stocks and nearshore habitat management, for presentations of related matters at scientific conferences and educational institutions, and for publication of related material.

(b) The department shall maintain internal accounts that ensure that the fees received pursuant to Section 8587 are disbursed for the purposes stated in subdivision (a).

(c) The commission shall require an annual accounting from the department on the deposits into, and expenditures from, the Fish and Game Preservation Fund, as related to the revenues generated pursuant to Section 8587. Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, a copy of the accounting shall be provided to the Legislature for review by the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, and if that committee is not in existence at the time, by the appropriate policy committee in each house of the Legislature.

(d) Unencumbered fees collected pursuant to Section 8587 during any previous calendar year shall remain in the fund and expended for the purposes of subdivision (a). All interest and other earnings on the fees received pursuant to Section 8587 shall be deposited in the fund and shall be used for the purposes of subdivision (a).