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Cal. PRC § 30214 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 30214
Section 30214
Status: in_force

(a) The public access policies of this article shall be implemented in a manner that takes into account the need to regulate the time, place, and manner of public access depending on the facts and circumstances in each case including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Topographic and geologic site characteristics.

(2) The capacity of the site to sustain use and at what level of intensity.

(3) The appropriateness of limiting public access to the right to pass and repass depending on such factors as the fragility of the natural resources in the area and the proximity of the access area to adjacent residential uses.

(4) The need to provide for the management of access areas so as to protect the privacy of adjacent property owners and to protect the aesthetic values of the area by providing for the collection of litter.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the public access policies of this article be carried out in a reasonable manner that considers the equities and that balances the rights of the individual property owner with the public’s constitutional right of access pursuant to Section 4 of Article X of the California Constitution. Nothing in this section or any amendment thereto shall be construed as a limitation on the rights guaranteed to the public under Section 4 of Article X of the California Constitution.

(c) In carrying out the public access policies of this article, the commission and any other responsible public agency shall consider and encourage the utilization of innovative access management techniques, including, but not limited to, agreements with private organizations which would minimize management costs and encourage the use of volunteer programs.
Cal. BPC § 17100 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 17100
Section 17100
Status: in_force

Any person, whether as principal, agent, officer or director, for himself, or for another person, or for any firm or corporation, or any corporation, who or which violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor for each single violation and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding six months or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Cal. PCC § 20118.4 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 20118.4
Section 20118.4
Status: in_force

(a) If any change or alteration of a contract governed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 17595) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.5 of the Education Code is ordered by the governing board of the district, the change or alteration shall be specified in writing and the cost agreed upon between the governing board and the contractor. The board may authorize the contractor to proceed with performance of the change or alteration, without the formality of securing bids, if the cost so agreed upon does not exceed the greater of the following:

(1) The amount specified in Section 20111 or 20114, whichever is applicable to the original contract.

(2) Ten percent of the original contract price.

(b) The governing board of any school district, or of two or more school districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel, having an average daily attendance of 400,000 or more as shown by the annual report of the county superintendent of schools for the preceding year, may also authorize any change or alteration of a contract for reconstruction or rehabilitation work, other than for the construction of new buildings or other new structures, if the cost of the change or alteration is in excess of the limitations in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) but does not exceed 25 percent of the original contract price, without the formality of securing bids, and the change or alteration is a necessary and integral part of the work under the contract and the taking of bids would delay the completion of the contract. Changes exceeding 15 percent of the original contract price shall be approved by an affirmative vote of not less than 75 percent of the members of the governing board.
Cal. PRC § 14585.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 7 / Section 14585.5
Section 14585.5
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall not make handling fee payments to a supermarket site if the department determines that all empty beverage container types are not redeemed at the same physical location within the recycling location.

(b) A supermarket site that redeems all empty beverage container types at the same physical location within the recycling location, and issues script to consumers which is required to be redeemed at a nearby host business, is eligible to receive handling fee payments.
Cal. HNC § 6026 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 6026
Section 6026
Status: in_force

The findings are conclusive evidence of the existence of every fact so found by the board of supervisors and of the due signing and publication of the petition and of the publication or personal service of all notices and vest the board of supervisors with authority to proceed pursuant to this part.
Cal. VEH § 11503 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 11503
Section 11503
Status: in_force

The department may refuse to issue a license to an applicant when it determines any of the following:

(a) The applicant was previously the holder, or a managerial employee of the holder, of a license issued under this chapter which was revoked for cause and never reissued by the department, or which was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.

(b) The applicant was previously a business representative whose license issued under this chapter was revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.

(c) If the applicant is a business, a business representative was previously the holder of a license, or was a business representative of a business whose license, issued under this chapter was revoked for cause and never reissued or was suspended for cause and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled; or, by reason of the facts and circumstances related to the organization, control, and management of the business, the operation of that business will be directed, controlled, or managed by individuals who, by reason of their conviction of violations of this code, would be ineligible for a license and, by licensing that business, the purposes of this chapter would be defeated.

(d) The applicant, or a business representative if the applicant is a business, has been convicted of a crime or has committed any act or engaged in conduct involving moral turpitude which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the licensed activity. A conviction after a plea of nolo contendere is a conviction within the meaning of this section.

(e) The applicant was previously the holder of an occupational license issued by another state, authorizing the same or similar activities of a license issued under this division; and that license was revoked or suspended for cause and was never reissued, or was suspended for cause, and the terms of suspension have not been fulfilled.

(f) The information contained in an application is incorrect.

(g) A decision of the department to cancel, suspend, or revoke a license has been made, and the applicant was a business representative of the business regulated under that license.
Cal. WAT § 52558 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 52558
Section 52558
Status: in_force

If any district authorized the issuance of refunding bonds prior to August 14, 1929, and the same or any part thereof are unsold, the board may call an election in the manner and upon the notice prescribed for the issuance of refunding bonds, at which election there shall be submitted the question of whether such refunding bonds of any maturity shall be sold or exchanged to refund any maturity of outstanding bonds of the district as the board shall determine, or as may otherwise be specified in the notice of such election.
Cal. LAB § 1118 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Section 1118
Section 1118
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “jurisdictional strike” means a concerted refusal to perform work for an employer or any other concerted interference with an employer’s operation or business, arising out of a controversy between two or more labor organizations as to which of them has or should have the exclusive right to bargain collectively with an employer on behalf of his employees or any of them, or arising out of a controversy between two or more labor organizations as to which of them has or should have the exclusive right to have its members perform work for an employer.
Cal. PROB § 10559 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 10559
Section 10559
Status: in_force

The personal representative has the power to purchase securities or commodities required to perform an incomplete contract of sale where the decedent died having sold but not delivered securities or commodities not owned by the decedent.
Cal. FAM § 20015 — California Code / Code fam / Division 20 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 20015
Section 20015
Status: in_force

The court shall adopt a protocol wherein all litigants, both unrepresented by counsel and represented by counsel, have ultimate access to a hearing before the court.
Cal. FAC § 8604 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 8604
Section 8604
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall, on or before the first Monday in July of each year, file with the board of supervisors the final budget which sets forth all estimated expenditures of the district for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July. A copy of the budget shall also at the same time be filed with the auditor of the county.

(b) The board of supervisors shall annually, at the time of levying other county taxes, levy an assessment upon all the citrus trees planted or growing in the district, regardless of age, as assessed by the assessor pursuant to this part. The rate shall be such as will produce, after due allowance for delinquency, the amount determined as necessary to be raised on the secured roll. If a fraction of a cent occurs on a valuation of one hundred dollars ($100), it shall be taken as a full cent.
Cal. PRC § 29106 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 2 / Section 29106
Section 29106
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission created by Title 7.2 (commencing with Section 66600) of the Government Code.
Cal. VEH § 587 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 587
Section 587
Status: in_force

“Stop or stopping” when prohibited shall mean any cessation of movement of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the direction of a police officer or official traffic control device or signal.
Cal. PRC § 14003 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 14003
Section 14003
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the State of California has already established a model conservation corps program and that redundant federal and state programs to carry out resource protection and conservation within the state are not in the best interests of the state. Rather, it is in the best interests of the state that federal funds designated to be expended by federal agencies for this purpose be allocated, to the extent feasible, to the California Conservation Corps and local conservation corps.

(b) If federal funds are available for youth conservation corps or community service corps programs, excluding the federal Job Corps, the California Conservation Corps is hereby designated as the program recipient for the State of California, and the corps may distribute, as appropriate, any federal funds to other corps programs within the state. The director shall have the authority to adopt, amend, and repeal policies to implement the program consistent with the federal requirements and with this division.
Cal. BPC § 7510.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11 / Article 10 / Section 7510.1
Section 7510.1
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedies authorized by this chapter, the director may suspend or revoke a repossession agency license, a qualification certificate, or registration issued under this chapter if the director determines that the licensee or the licensee’s manager, if an individual, or if the licensee is a person other than an individual, that any of its officers, partners, registrants, employees, or its manager, has:

(a) Made any false statement or given any false information in connection with an application for a license, qualification certificate, or registration, or a renewal or reinstatement thereof.

(b) Violated any provisions of this chapter.

(c) Violated any rule of the director adopted pursuant to authority contained in this chapter.

(d) Been convicted of a felony or any crime substantially related to the repossession agency business including illegally using, carrying, or possessing a deadly weapon.

(e) Committed or permitted any registrant or employee to commit any act while the license was expired which would be cause for the suspension or revocation of a license, or grounds for the denial of an application for a license.

(f) Unlawfully committed assault, battery, or kidnapping, or used force or violence on any person.

(g) Knowingly violated, or advised, encouraged, or assisted the violation of any court order or injunction in the course of business as a licensee.

(h) Been convicted of a violation of Section 148 of the Penal Code, resisting or obstructing a public officer.

(i) Committed any act which is a ground for denial of an application for license under this chapter.

(j) Committed any act prohibited by Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Title 15 of Part 1 of the Penal Code.

(k) Committed any act in the course of the licensee’s business constituting dishonesty or fraud, including, but not limited to:

(1) Knowingly making a false statement relating to evidence or information obtained in the course of employment or while under contract, or knowingly publishing a slander or a libel in the course of business.

(2) Using illegal means in the collection or attempted collection of a debt or obligation.

(l) Represented that the licensee has an office and conducts business at a specific address when that is not the case.
Cal. BPC § 7113.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 7113.5
Section 7113.5
Status: in_force

The avoidance or settlement by a licensee for less than the full amount of the lawful obligations of the licensee incurred as a contractor, whether by (a) composition, arrangement, or reorganization with creditors under state law, (b) composition, arrangement, or reorganization with creditors under any agreement or understanding, (c) receivership as provided in Chapter 5 (commencing at Section 564) of Title 7 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, (d)  assignment for the benefit of creditors, (e) trusteeship, or (f) dissolution, constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.

This section shall not apply to an individual settlement of the obligation of a licensee by the licensee with a creditor that is not a part of or in connection with a settlement with other creditors of the licensee.

No disciplinary action shall be commenced against a licensee for discharge of or settling in bankruptcy under federal law, the licensee’s lawful obligations incurred as a contractor for less than the full amount of the obligations, so long as the licensee satisfies all of those lawful obligations, to the extent the obligations are not discharged under federal law.
Cal. FAC § 78822 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 24.5 / Article 2 / Section 78822
Section 78822
Status: in_force

“Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 111165 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 111165
Section 111165
Status: in_force

All testing of bottled water, bottled water sources, water distributed by water haulers, water from retail water facility, and water from vending machines shall be done by laboratories approved by the department, laboratories certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, laboratories certified by the primary enforcement authority in states that have been granted primacy by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or laboratories certified (accredited) by a third-party organization acceptable to a primacy state.
Cal. HNC § 1106 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1106
Section 1106
Status: in_force

No fine or other penalty authorized by the provisions of this division, nor any revocation or suspension of a pilot license or commission except as provided in Section 1180, may be imposed by the board without a full and open prior public hearing on the matter.
Cal. WIC § 363 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 363
Section 363
Status: in_force

If the parent or person legally responsible for the care of any minor who is found to be a person described in Section 300 receives public assistance or care, any portion of which is attributable to the minor, a copy of the order of the court providing for the removal of the minor from his or her home shall be furnished to the appropriate social services official, who shall reduce the public assistance and care furnished the parent or other person by the amount attributable to the minor.
Cal. WAT § 79751 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.7 / Chapter 8 / Section 79751
Section 79751
Status: in_force

Projects for which the public benefits are eligible for funding under this chapter consist of only the following:

(a) Surface storage projects identified in the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision, dated August 28, 2000, except for projects prohibited by Chapter 1.4 (commencing with Section 5093.50) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code.

(b) Groundwater storage projects and groundwater contamination prevention or remediation projects that provide water storage benefits.

(c) Conjunctive use and reservoir reoperation projects.

(d) Local and regional surface storage projects that improve the operation of water systems in the state and provide public benefits.
Cal. FAC § 74805 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 1 / Section 74805
Section 74805
Status: in_force

No action taken by the commission nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted under the chapter is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Fair Trade Act (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16900) of that Part 2), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of that Part 2), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade. Proof that any action complained of was done in compliance with this chapter shall be a complete defense to the action or proceeding.
Cal. BPC § 2709 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 2709
Section 2709
Status: in_force

The board for the purpose of transacting its business shall meet at least once every three months, at times and places it designates by resolution. Meetings shall be held in northern and southern California.
Cal. RTC § 40082 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 40082
Section 40082
Status: in_force

In making a determination the board may offset overpayments for a period or periods, together with interest on the overpayments, against underpayments for another period or periods, against penalties, and against the interest on the underpayments.
Cal. FAC § 59201 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 20 / Section 59201
Section 59201
Status: in_force

The director may require any and all processors or distributors, that are subject to the provisions of any marketing order which is issued pursuant to this chapter, to maintain books and records which reflect their operations under such marketing order, and to furnish him with such information as may be from time to time requested by him which relates to operations under such marketing order, and to permit the inspection by the director of such portions of such books and records as relate to operations under such marketing order.
Cal. WAT § 39775 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 39775
Section 39775
Status: in_force

If the department determines that all requirements of Chapter 1 of this part were complied with, the department shall forthwith hear the petition and all evidence offered in its support and in support of the written objections, and the written application of any holder of title to land included in the proposed district to have that land excluded therefrom, and the written application of any holder of title to other land already irrigated or susceptible of irrigation from the source and by the same works referred to in the petition, to have that land included in the district.
Cal. FAC § 4201 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 4201
Section 4201
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 52nd District Agricultural Association shall have the right to use each year, during its annual spring fair and fall horse show, the horse show arena and other related facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair, or an alternative mutually acceptable to both parties. The association shall adhere to the standard fee policy of the California Exposition and State Fair for all events. In order to provide incentive for maximum efficiency and cooperation, all subordinate contracts occurring as a result of the association’s use of facilities as provided herein shall be based first on equal recovery of costs by both parties, and thereafter all annualized net operating revenues shall be divided equally, with the exceptions of concessions, souvenirs, novelties, and parking which shall remain at the sole discretion of the California Exposition and State Fair. The California Exposition and State Fair shall provide approximately 1,000 square feet of permanent office space at no cost to the association. Adequate notice shall be given to the California Exposition and State Fair of any use proposed by the association. During all association events, the association shall compensate the California Exposition and State Fair for the services, utilities, and equipment used during its events pursuant to the State Administrative Manual.

(b) During the period of use of the facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair by the association, all capital improvement entitlements accruing to the association shall be expended on the facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair in accordance with the Capital Improvements and Maintenance Master Plan of the facility.
Cal. BPC § 11351 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 11351
Section 11351
Status: in_force

Temporary practice is not required under this chapter if the appraiser from another state assists in the performance of the appraisal as provided by Section 11324.