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Cal. PROB § 4450 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 4450
Section 4450
Status: in_force

By executing a statutory form power of attorney with respect to a subject listed in Section 4401, the principal, except as limited or extended by the principal in the power of attorney, empowers the agent, for that subject, to do all of the following:

(a) Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or other thing of value to which the principal is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received for the purposes intended.

(b) Contract in any manner with any person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, and perform, rescind, reform, release, or modify the contract or another contract made by or on behalf of the principal.

(c) Execute, acknowledge, seal, and deliver a deed, revocation, mortgage, lease, notice, check, release, or other instrument the agent considers desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction.

(d) Prosecute, defend, submit to arbitration, settle, and propose or accept a compromise with respect to, a claim existing in favor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation relating to the claim.

(e) Seek on the principal’s behalf the assistance of a court to carry out an act authorized by the power of attorney.

(f) Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, expert witness, or other assistant.

(g) Keep appropriate records of each transaction, including an accounting of receipts and disbursements.

(h) Prepare, execute, and file a record, report, or other document the agent considers desirable to safeguard or promote the principal’s interest under a statute or governmental regulation.

(i) Reimburse the agent for expenditures properly made by the agent in exercising the powers granted by the power of attorney.

(j) In general, do any other lawful act with respect to the subject.
Cal. HSC § 25395.78 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.82 / Article 2 / Section 25395.78
Section 25395.78
Status: in_force

“Regional board” means a California regional water quality control board.
Cal. WAT § 45250 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 8 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 45250
Section 45250
Status: in_force

The notice of a special bond election shall state the aggregate face value of bonds proposed to be issued.
Cal. HSC § 17992 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 17992
Section 17992
Status: in_force

Any person who obtains an ownership interest in any property after a notice of pendency of an action or proceeding was recorded with respect to the property pursuant to Section 17985 or any other notice of a violation of this part was recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the property is located, and where there has been no withdrawal or expungement of the notice, shall be subject to any order to correct a violation, including time limitations, specified in a citation issued pursuant to Sections 17980 and 17981 or any other notice of a violation of this part that was recorded with the county recorder of the county in which the property is located and is liable for any costs and fees of the receiver or enforcement agency, as applicable.
Cal. WAT § 1304 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 1304
Section 1304
Status: in_force

The notice shall contain appropriate general information as to what protests against the approval of the application shall contain in order to accord with the requirements of law and the rules and regulations of the board.
Cal. FAM § 3412 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3412
Section 3412
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do all of the following:

(1) Hold an evidentiary hearing.

(2) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state.

(3) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding.

(4) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request.

(5) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subdivision (a).

(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subdivisions (a) and (b) may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.

(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
Cal. INS § 1875.4 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 1875.4
Section 1875.4
Status: in_force

In the absence of fraud or malice, no insurer or person acting in its behalf who (a) furnishes information whether oral or written, pursuant to this article, or (b) assists in any investigation conducted by an authorized agency, shall be liable for damages in a civil action, nor shall any authorized agency which releases information pursuant to this chapter be liable for damages in a civil action.

The act of furnishing information required pursuant to this article shall not constitute an act of fraud or malice.
Cal. FAC § 11401.7 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 11401.7
Section 11401.7
Status: in_force

“Integrated pest management” means an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines and treatments are made with the goal of removing only the target organism. Pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, beneficial and nontarget organisms, and the environment.
Cal. WIC § 2016 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 2016
Section 2016
Status: in_force

The department prior to issuing a request for proposal shall create an advisory committee to secure from this committee advice on the request for proposal and the criteria for reviewing and evaluating the responses. In no case shall the department issue a request for proposals for youth centers and youth shelters any later than three months after the money is deposited in the fund for the purposes of this chapter. The advisory committee shall consist of representatives, including, but not limited to, of the Office of Criminal Justice Planning, law enforcement, League of California Cities, County Supervisors Association of California, California Collaboration for Youth, California Child, Youth and Family Coalition, California Park and Recreation Society, YWCA, California Association of Probation Officers, California Parent-Teachers’ Association, Girl Scouts of America, two appointees each by the Speaker of the Assembly and Senate Rules Committee representing providers of community youth services including service providers for homeless youth.

The department shall review and evaluate proposals for funding. The proposals shall be consistent with the criteria developed by the department in consultation with its advisory bodies.
Cal. WAT § 31032 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31032
Section 31032
Status: in_force

In case any water standby charge remains unpaid on the first day of the month before the month in which the board of supervisors of the county in which the district or any part thereof is located is required by law to levy the amount of taxes required for county purposes, a 6 percent penalty thereon shall accrue. The amount of the unpaid standby charge plus the said penalty shall be added to and become a part of the annual tax levied upon the land to which water for which the standby charge is unpaid was available and same shall constitute a lien on that land.

If a district collects taxes pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 31700) of Part 7 of this division, the amount of tax attributable to unpaid water standby charges, and the penalty thereon, shall be stated on the tax bill separately from all other taxes.

If a district collects taxes pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 31730) of Part 7 of this division, it shall provide each person whose property is subject to taxation for unpaid water standby charges, and the penalty thereon, with a tax bill stating the amount of such charges and penalty separately.

In such case and at least fifteen (15) days before the first day of the month in which said board of supervisors is required by law to levy the amount of taxes required for county purposes, the board of directors of the district shall furnish in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor, respectively, a description of each and every parcel of land within the district upon which a standby charge remains unpaid, together with the amount of said unpaid charge plus said penalty on each said parcel of land. Whenever land in two or more counties is included in a district, the board of directors of the district shall furnish in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor of each of said counties, respectively, a description of each and every parcel within said county upon which a standby charge remains unpaid, together with the amount of said unpaid standby charge plus penalty thereon.
Cal. FIN § 2100 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2100
Section 2100
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Each licensee shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of every receipt form used by it or by its agent for receiving money for transmission prior to its first use. No licensee or its agent shall use any receipt, a certified copy of which has not been filed with the commissioner, or use a receipt that the commissioner has deemed not to be in compliance pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) If the commissioner determines, within 30 business days of the filing date of a receipt, that the receipt does not comply with the requirements of this section or Sections 2102 and 2103, the commissioner shall notify the licensee in writing that the receipt is not in compliance with those requirements.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), before a new licensee issues its first receipt to a customer, it shall file with the commissioner a certified copy of the receipt forms to be used by it or its agents for receiving money for transmission. The new licensee shall not use the receipt forms until approved by the commissioner. For purposes of this subdivision, a new licensee is a licensee that has not been previously licensed by the commissioner as a money transmitter or has not previously received money for transmission in California.

(c) If a receipt is required by this division to be in English and another language, the English version of the receipt shall govern any dispute concerning the terms of the receipt. However, any discrepancies between the English version and any other version due to the translation of the receipt from English to another language including errors or ambiguities shall be construed against the licensee or its agent and the licensee or its agent shall be liable for any damages caused by these discrepancies.

(d) Any licensee violating the requirements of this section shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars ($50) for each violation. This provision is in addition to any other enforcement provisions that may apply to such a violation.

(e) If any licensee or its agent uses a receipt form, a certified copy of which has not been filed with the commissioner, the licensee shall be liable for the acts of its agent whether or not the licensee authorized the agent to use that form.

(f) The receipt form shall comply with the requirements of Sections 2102 and 2103.
Cal. PUC § 131007 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 131007
Section 131007
Status: in_force

“County transportation authority” means any authority created pursuant to this division in any of the nine San Francisco Bay area counties listed in Section 66502 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 22803 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9.5 / Section 22803
Section 22803
Status: in_force

As an alternative to the disclosures required in subdivision (b) of Section 22802, a provider who offers commercial financing that is factoring or asset-based lending and that offers the recipient an agreement that describes the general terms and conditions of the commercial financing transaction that will occur under the agreement, may provide the following disclosures as an example of a transaction that could occur under the general agreement for a given amount of accounts receivables:

(a) An amount financed.

(b) The total dollar cost.

(c) The term or estimated term.

(d) The method, frequency, and amount of payments.

(e) A description of prepayment policies.

(f) The total cost of the financing expressed as an annualized rate.
Cal. SHC § 27204 — California Code / Code shc / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 11 / Section 27204
Section 27204
Status: in_force

All county officers charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect district taxes at the same time and in the same form and manner as county taxes are collected, and when collected pay the proceeds to the district. The appropriate county officers shall pay the taxes collected for the district to the secretary of the district who shall deposit them in the district depositary or in the State Treasury to the credit of the district.
Cal. LAB § 3209.8 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 3209.8
Section 3209.8
Status: in_force

Treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve from the effects of an injury shall include the services of marriage and family therapists, professional clinical counselors, and clinical social workers licensed by California state law and within the scope of their practice as defined by California state law if the injured person is referred to the marriage and family therapist, the professional clinical counselor, or the clinical social worker by a licensed physician and surgeon, with the approval of the employer, for treatment of a condition arising out of the injury. This section does not authorize marriage and family therapists, professional clinical counselors, or clinical social workers to determine disability for the purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 4650) of Chapter 2 of Part 2. The requirement of this section that the employer approve the referral by a licensed physician or surgeon shall not be construed to preclude reimbursement for self-procured treatment, found by the appeals board to be otherwise compensable pursuant to this division, if the employer has refused to authorize any treatment for the condition arising from the injury treated by the marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, or clinical social worker.
Cal. LAB § 7349 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 7349
Section 7349
Status: in_force

The inspection herein provided for shall be made by a division safety engineer or, on ski lifts, by a certified tramway inspector qualified under Section 7354.5 and employed by a licensed insurance company. A temporary permit for operation may be issued by a division engineer or by the qualified insurance inspector, on a form furnished by the division, under conditions of Sections 7348 and 7351.
Cal. HSC § 33070 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 33070
Section 33070
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares that decent housing and genuine employment opportunities for all the people of this state are vital to the state’s future peace and prosperity, for all of the following reasons:

(a)  Hazardous, congested, and insanitary housing debilitates occupants’ health to the point of impairing motivation and achievement.

(b)  Lack of employment opportunity creates despair and frustration which may precipitate violence.

(c)  Unfit housing and lack of employment opportunity depend on each other to perpetuate a system of dependency and hopelessness which drains the state of its valuable financial and human resources.
Cal. PUC § 306 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 306
Section 306
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the commission shall be in the City and County of San Francisco. The office shall always be open, legal holidays and nonjudicial days excepted. The commission shall hold its sessions at least once in each calendar month. The commission may also meet at such other times and in such places as may be expedient and necessary for the proper performance of its duties, and for that purpose may rent quarters or offices.

(b) The meetings of the commission shall be open and public in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

In addition to the requirements of Section 11125 of the Government Code, the commission shall include in its notice of meetings the agenda of business to be transacted, and no item of business shall be added to the agenda subsequent to the notice in the absence of an unforeseen emergency situation. A rate increase shall not constitute an unforeseen emergency situation. As used in this subdivision, “meeting” shall include all investigations, proceedings, and showings required by law to be open and public.

(c) The commission shall have a seal, bearing the inscription “Public Utilities Commission State of California.” The seal shall be affixed to all writs and authentications of copies of records and to such other instruments as the commission shall direct.

(d) The commission may procure all necessary books, maps, charts, stationery, instruments, office furniture, apparatus, and appliances.
Cal. BPC § 11328.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 11328.1
Section 11328.1
Status: in_force

If the director has a reasonable belief that a registrant, or person or entity acting in a capacity that requires a certificate of registration, has engaged in activities prohibited under this part, the director may submit a written request to the registrant, person, or entity, requesting copies of written material related to the director’s investigation. Any registrant, person, or entity receiving a written request from the director for information related to an investigation of prohibited activities shall submit that information to the director or the bureau within a reasonable period of time, which shall be specified by the director in the written request. Any material submitted shall be kept confidential by the director and the bureau.
Cal. FIN § 1120 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1120
Section 1120
Status: in_force

A bank may, with the approval of its board, determine and from time to time redetermine the par value of any class or series of its shares unless its articles provide that such shares shall have par value and specify the par value of such shares.
Cal. PUC § 90269 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 90269
Section 90269
Status: in_force

The oath of all appointive officers of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the officer has notice of his appointment but not later than 15 days after the commencement of his term of office. No other filing is required.
Cal. PRC § 32651 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.9 / Chapter 3 / Section 32651
Section 32651
Status: in_force

The conservancy may take any of the following actions for the purposes of this division:

(a) Initiate, negotiate, and participate in agreements for the management of land under its ownership or control with a local public agency, state agency, federal agency, nonprofit organization, tribal nation, individual, corporate entity, and partnership, and enter into any other agreement authorized by state or federal law.

(b) Improve, develop, and preserve lands for the purpose of protecting the natural, cultural, and historical resources, or otherwise meeting the purposes of this division. Those purposes include protecting environmental resources by preserving and enhancing the state’s most valuable natural resources in the San Diego River area, including natural lands such as wetlands, watersheds, wildlife habitat, and other wildlands, recreation lands such as parks, trails, greenbelts, and other open-space lands, and landscapes with locally unique features and areas identified by the state as deserving special protection.

(c) Merge or split parcels, adjust boundary lines, or take similar actions as part of the acquisition of land, or as needed in order to facilitate the management of land under its ownership or control.

(d) Fix and collect fees for any service rendered by the conservancy. The amount of the fee may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing the service rendered by the conservancy.
Cal. RTC § 32351 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 32351
Section 32351
Status: in_force

The board may bring such legal actions as are necessary to collect any deficiency in the tax required to be paid, and, upon the board’s request, the Attorney General shall bring the actions.
Cal. HSC § 32110 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 32110
Section 32110
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as provided in subdivision (d), no person who is a director, policymaking management employee, or medical staff officer of a hospital owned or operated by a district shall do either of the following:

(1)  Possess any ownership interest in any other hospital serving the same area as that served by the district hospital of which the person is a director, policymaking management employee, or medical staff officer.

(2)  Be a director, policymaking management employee, or medical staff officer of any hospital serving the same area as the area served by the district hospital.

(b)  For purposes of this section, a hospital shall be considered to serve the same area as a district hospital when more than 5 percent of the hospital’s patient admissions are residents of the district.

(c)  For purposes of this section, the possession of an ownership interest, including stocks, bonds, or other securities by the spouse or minor children or any person shall be deemed to be the possession or interest of the person.

(d)  No person shall serve concurrently as a director or policymaking management employee of a district and as a director or policymaking management employee of any other hospital serving the same area as the district, unless the boards of directors of the district and the hospital have determined that the situation will further joint planning, efficient delivery of health care services, and the best interest of the areas served by their respective hospitals, or unless the district and the hospital are affiliated under common ownership, lease, or any combination thereof.

(e)  Any candidate who elects to run for the office of member of the board of directors of a district, and who owns stock in, or who works for any health care facility that does not serve the same area served by the district in which the office is sought, shall disclose on the ballot his or her occupation and place of employment.