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Cal. BPC § 19229.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3.1 / Article 1 / Section 19229.1
Section 19229.1
Status: in_force

(a) The use of the public highways for the transportation of used household goods and personal effects for compensation is a business affected with a public interest. It is the purpose of this chapter to do all of the following:

(1) Preserve for the public the full benefit and use of public highways consistent with the needs of commerce without unnecessary congestion or wear and tear upon those highways.

(2) Secure to the people just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory rates for transportation by household movers operating upon the highways.

(3) Secure full and unrestricted flow of traffic by motor carriers over the highways that will adequately meet reasonable public demands by providing for the regulation of rates of all household movers so that adequate and dependable service by all necessary household movers is maintained and the full use of the highways is preserved to the public.

(4) Promote fair dealing and ethical conduct in the rendition of services involving or incident to the transportation of household goods and personal effects.

(b) To achieve the purposes of subdivision (a), the bureau shall do all of the following:

(1) Prioritize the timely processing of applications and hold application workshops for potential applicants around the state.

(2) Enable electronic filing of applications, reports, and fee payments.

(3) Dedicate staff to answering telephone calls, mailings, and electronic inquiries from household movers.

(4) Prioritize the timely processing of consumer complaints.

(5) Implement electronic case tracking of complaints and their disposition.

(6) Implement a process for appropriate and timely enforcement against illegally operating household movers, including performing staff-driven investigations and enforcement through sting operations and other forms of presence in the field.

(7) Maintain relationships with, and implement outreach and education programs to, local law enforcement, district attorneys, and airports, and coordinate with law enforcement agencies pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 19283.1.

(8) Meet with household mover trade associations at least annually.

(9) Implement a consolidated case tracking system that integrates each of the transportation program core functions and data collection, administrative compliance details, complaints, and investigations.
Cal. BPC § 4505 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 1 / Section 4505
Section 4505
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 159.5, the board may employ whatever personnel is necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Cal. RTC § 50142 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 26 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 50142
Section 50142
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after disallowing any claim, in whole or in part, the board shall serve written notice of its action on the claimant pursuant to Section 50113.
Cal. HSC § 115250 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 8 / Article 17 / Section 115250
Section 115250
Status: in_force

The Legislature of the State of California hereby enacts and ratifies the agreement set forth in Section 115255 and designated as the “Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact,” entered into pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 2021b to 2021j, incl.). This compact shall become effective in accordance with Article 7 of the compact as set forth in Section 115255.
Cal. HSC § 79790 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 6 / Section 79790
Section 79790
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an owner of property that is the site of a hazardous substance release is presumed to have no liability pursuant to this part for either of the following:

(1) A hazardous substance release that has occurred on the property.

(2) A release of a hazardous substance to groundwater underlying the property if the release occurred at a site other than the property.

(b) The presumption may be rebutted as provided in Section 79800.
Cal. FIN § 22110 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 22110
Section 22110
Status: in_force

The proceedings for a denial of a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner has all the powers granted therein.
Cal. HSC § 128300 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 128300
Section 128300
Status: in_force

(a) Upon appropriation from the Legislature, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall administer funding for a statewide study on midwifery education. The study shall be conducted by an outside consultant familiar with the health care and midwifery landscapes and workforce in California.

(b) This study shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) An evaluation of status and trends in midwifery education in California and the United States.

(2) Financial sustainability plan, including long-term education program financing, cost of educating midwives in California, and the options for financial stability of midwifery education.

(3) Assess available state and federal funding resources to cover student tuition and fees, and report on average student debt per program upon program completion.

(4) Identify and propose pathways to diversify the midwifery student pipeline.

(5) Assess the opportunities, challenges, and support needs of prospective students, current students, and preceptors.

(6) Identify institutions and programs of study that are equipped to house midwifery education programs, including those outside of schools of nursing.

(7) Identify viable education programs that can serve both rural and urban geographic areas.

(8) Consider education consortium models that pool resources to support student didactic education and allow them to stay in their communities while completing their education.

(9) Identify and propose solutions to address the shortage of clinical preceptors and precepting sites.

(10) Identify sites for interprofessional education between resident obstetricians and midwives.

(11) Consider innovations in education and training that allow nurse-midwives and licensed midwives to train together, with separate exit requirements specific to their path.

(12) Ensure that proposed solutions for midwifery education meet the needs of California birthing families and future midwives.

(13) Current and projected needs for midwifery and reproductive health care professionals.

(14) Assessment of jobs available for new graduates and projected growth.

(c) (1) The department shall submit a report from the study’s findings to the Legislature.

(2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(d) The department shall post the report on the department’s internet website, and shall notify all persons in the department’s reproductive health and maternity care electronic mailing list no later than 36 months after the actual appropriation of funds to the department.

(e) For purposes of this section, “reproductive health care professionals” means medical doctors, licensed midwives, certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, physician’s assistants, doulas, licensed vocational nurses, and perinatal community health workers.
Cal. PUC § 5351 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 5351
Section 5351
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the “Passenger Charter-party Carriers’ Act.”
Cal. PUC § 132354.4 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 132354.4
Section 132354.4
Status: in_force

The consolidated agency shall be excluded from the requirements of a “local agency” set forth in Section 53091 of the Government Code.
Cal. FGC § 3965 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3965
Section 3965
Status: in_force

(a) Exotic game mammals include wild pigs, including feral pigs and European wild boar (genus Sus) described in Section 4650.

(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
Cal. FIN § 6556 — California Code / Code fin / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 6556
Section 6556
Status: in_force

(a) Upon review of the application for a branch office or agency and after a hearing on the branch application, if one is deemed necessary, the commissioner shall determine whether all of the following criteria are met:

(1) The applicant’s policies, financial condition, and operations afford no basis for supervisory objection.

(2) The proposed branch office or agency will be opened within a reasonable time after approval, as determined by the commissioner.

(b) If the commissioner determines that the criteria set forth in subdivision (a) are met the application shall be approved.

(c) If the commissioner determines that the criteria set forth in subdivision (a) are not met the application shall be denied.
Cal. RTC § 17273 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17273
Section 17273
Status: in_force

For each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1999, Section 162(l)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to applicable percentage, is modified to provide that Section 2002 of the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-277), relating to phase in of a 100-percent deduction for health insurance, shall apply.
Cal. WIC § 236 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 236
Section 236
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, probation departments may engage in activities designed to prevent juvenile delinquency. These activities include rendering direct and indirect services to persons in the community. Probation departments shall not be limited to providing services only to those persons on probation being supervised under Section 330 or 654, but may provide services to any juveniles in the community. Services or programs offered to minors or minors’ parents or guardians who are not on probation are voluntary and shall not include probation conditions or consequences as a result of not engaging in or completing those programs or services. For minors not on probation, the provision of services or programs under this section shall not be construed to allow probation departments to maintain a formal or informal caseload, establish formal or informal contracts with minors or minors’ parents or guardians, or create mandated-probation conditions.
Cal. SHC § 6507 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 6507
Section 6507
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall collect the sum of seven dollars ($7) for the issuance of the certificate of sale, which sum shall belong to and be subject to the disposition of the city or county.
Cal. FAC § 14978.4 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 14978.4
Section 14978.4
Status: in_force

The director may require any entity or entities established or designated pursuant to Section 14978 to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the director not to be in the public interest, or that is in violation of this chapter, and shall notify the entity in writing of these specific acts.
Cal. SHC § 484.1 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 484.1
Section 484.1
Status: in_force

The portion of State Highway Route 184 at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and adjacent to the Sunset Middle School in the County of Kern is hereby designated as a school zone. The school zone shall be identified with standard “SCHOOL” warning signs consistent with subdivision (b) of Section 22352 of the Vehicle Code, and the prima facie speed limits within the school zone shall be as provided in that subdivision.
Cal. BPC § 584 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 584
Section 584
Status: in_force

No person shall violate the security of any examination, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 123, or impersonate, attempt to impersonate, or solicit the impersonation of, another in any examination for a license, certificate, or registration to practice as provided in this division, the Osteopathic Initiative Act, or the Chiropractic Initiative Act, or under any other law providing for the regulation of any other system or method of treating the sick or afflicted in this state.
Cal. PUC § 29161 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 29161
Section 29161
Status: in_force

Any election submitting the proposition of incurring indebtedness and the issuance of bonds called pursuant to this part, may be held separately, or may be consolidated with any other election authorized by law, at which the qualified voters of any county, city and county, or city are entitled to vote. However, in the event an election called pursuant to this part is consolidated with any other election, as provided by Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 of the Elections Code, the provisions of this part setting forth the procedure for the calling of the election called pursuant to this part shall be complied with, except that the resolution calling the election need not set forth the election precincts or polling places, or the officers of election, which shall be the same as those set forth in the ordinance, order, resolution, notice, or other proceeding calling or providing for, or listing or designating the precincts, polling places, and election officers for the election with which the election called pursuant to this part is consolidated, and shall refer to the election or to the ordinance, order, resolution, notice, or other proceeding calling, providing for, or giving notice of the election, and which sets forth the precincts, polling places, and election officers. This reference may be made by giving the number or title or date of adoption of the ordinance, resolution, or order or to the date or proposed date of any publication of the notice and the name of the newspaper or proposed newspaper in which the notice has been or will be published or by any other definite description. Whenever a bond election called pursuant to this part is consolidated with a statewide general election held in the district, references to that general election shall be sufficient for all purposes of this part.
Cal. HSC § 18872.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2.3 / Chapter 9 / Section 18872.1
Section 18872.1
Status: in_force

(a)  Park lot lines shall not be created, moved, shifted, or altered without a permit issued to the park owner or operator by the enforcement agency and the written authorization of the occupant or occupants, resident, or tenant, if any, of the lot or lots on which the lot line will be created, moved, shifted, or altered.

(b)  No park lot line shall be created, moved, shifted, or altered, if the action will place an occupant of a lot in violation of any separation or space requirements under this part or under any administrative regulation.

(c)  The park owner or operator shall submit a written application for the lot line alteration permit to the enforcement agency. The application shall include a list of the names and addresses of the occupants, residents, or tenants, if any, of the lot or lots that would be altered by the proposed lot line change and the written authorization of the occupants, residents, or tenants. The enforcement agency may require, as part of the application for the permit, that the park owner or operator submit to the enforcement agency documents needed to demonstrate compliance with this section, including, but not limited to, a detailed plot plan showing the dimensions of each lot altered by the creation, movement, shifting, or alteration of lot lines. If submission of a plot plan is required, the park owner or operator shall provide a copy of the plot plan to the occupants, residents, or tenants of each lot that would be altered by the proposed lot line change and provide the enforcement agency, as part of the application, with proof of delivery by first-class postage prepaid of the copy of the plot plan to the affected occupants, residents, or tenants.

(d)  The department may adopt a fee, by regulation, payable by the applicant, for the permit authorized by this section.

(e)  If the department is the enforcement agency and the application proposes to reduce or increase the total number of lots available for occupation, the applicant shall submit a copy of that application and any information required by subdivision (c) to the local planning agency of the jurisdiction where the park is located.
Cal. BPC § 17500.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 17500.1
Section 17500.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no trade or professional association, or state agency, state board, or state commission within the Department of Consumer Affairs shall enact any rule, regulation, or code of professional ethics which shall restrict or prohibit advertising by any commercial or professional person, firm, partnership or corporation which does not violate the provisions of Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code, or which is not prohibited by other provisions of law.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to any rules or regulations heretofore or hereafter formulated pursuant to Section 6076.
Cal. BPC § 9998.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 21.5 / Section 9998.4
Section 9998.4
Status: in_force

No foreign labor contractor shall recruit for employment or cause any minor who is a foreign worker to be employed.
Cal. MVC § 998.026 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5n / Section 998.026
Section 998.026
Status: in_force

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this article, such an amount as will equal the following:

(a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay the principal of, and the interest on, the bonds issued and sold pursuant to the provisions of this article, as such principal and interest become due and payable.

(b) Such sum as is necessary to carry out the provisions of Section 998.027, which sum is appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
Cal. BPC § 10561 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 10561
Section 10561
Status: in_force

The commissioner may, upon his or her own motion, and shall, upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a mineral, oil, and gas licensee, within this state, and he or she may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke a mineral, oil, and gas license at any time if the licensee, while a mineral, oil, and gas licensee, in performing or attempting to perform any of the acts within the scope of this chapter, has been guilty of any of the following:

(a) Making any substantial misrepresentation.

(b) Making any false promises of a character likely to influence, persuade, or induce.

(c) Acting for more than one party in a transaction without the knowledge or consent of all parties thereto.

(d) Commingling with his or her own money or property the money or property of others that is received and held by him or her.

(e) Claiming or demanding a fee, compensation, or commission under any exclusive agreement authorizing or employing a licensee to sell, buy, or exchange mineral, oil, or gas property for compensation, or commission where that agreement does not contain a definite, specified date of final and complete termination.

(f) Claiming or taking by a licensee of any secret or undisclosed amount of compensation, commission, or profit, or the failure of a licensee to reveal to the employer of such licensee the full amount of the licensee’s compensation, commission, or profit under any agreement authorizing or employing the licensee to do any acts for which a license is required under this chapter for compensation or commission prior to or coincident with the signing of an agreement evidencing the meeting of the minds of the contracting parties, regardless of the form of such agreement, whether evidenced by documents in an escrow or by any other or different procedure.

(g) The use by a licensee of any provision allowing the licensee an option to purchase in an agreement authorizing or employing the licensee to sell, buy, or exchange mineral, oil, or gas property for compensation or commission, except when the licensee prior to or coincident with election to exercise the option to purchase reveals in writing to the employer the full amount of the licensee’s profit and obtains the written consent of the employer approving the amount of that profit.

(h) Any other conduct, whether of the same or a different character than specified in this section, which constitutes fraud or dishonest dealing.
Cal. PCC § 20223 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 20223
Section 20223
Status: in_force

In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life, health, or property, and thereupon proceed to expend or enter into a contract involving the expenditure of any sum needed in the emergency without observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice. If notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall also comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
Cal. BPC § 25624.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 1 / Section 25624.5
Section 25624.5
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Drug testing devices” means test strips, stickers, straws, and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink.

(2) “Drink spiking,” also known as “roofied,” includes, but is not limited to, adding a controlled substance or alcohol to a person’s drink without the knowledge or consent of that person.

(3) “Controlled substances” includes, but is not limited to, flunitrazepam, ketamine, and gamma hydroxybutyric acid, also known by other names, including GHB, gamma hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, sodium oxybate, and sodium oxybutyrate.

(b) An applicant for a new permanent on-sale general public premises (Type 48) license or the holder of an existing Type 48 license shall contact and provide any of the following information to law enforcement or emergency medical services when they are notified by a customer that the customer or another customer believes they have been a victim of drink spiking:

(1) A positive test result from a drug testing device.

(2) Observation of someone tampering with a customer’s drink.

(3) Verbal communication to staff that a customer has been drugged.

(4) Observation of symptoms associated with the effects of drink spiking or the controlled substances used for drink spiking.

(5) Upon contacting law enforcement or emergency medical services, the licensee or a member of the staff shall, to the best of their ability, follow any instructions provided by law enforcement or emergency medical services personnel, and, to the best of their ability, monitor the customer until law enforcement or emergency medical services arrive at the premises to assess the customer.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 25617, a violation of this section is not a crime.
Cal. HSC § 6 — California Code / Code hsc / Section 6
Section 6
Status: in_force

Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.