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Cal. HSC § 130002 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 130002
Section 130002
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(1) Following a major earthquake, Californians will rely on their community hospitals to provide care to those who are injured, to continue to care for those already within the hospital, and to respond to the emergent needs of new patients.

(2) Under existing law, all hospital buildings providing acute care services in California are required to be fully functional to provide care following an earthquake as of 2030. This standard includes both structural performance categories (SPC) and nonstructural performance categories (NPC), such as for electricity, water, sewage, oxygen, and other mechanical and electrical systems.

(3) The Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983, which was passed after the 1971 Sylmar earthquake that caused the collapse of the Veteran Administration Hospital and killed 47 people, as well as the collapse of large sections of Olive View County Hospital, which led to its closure six weeks after it opened, required that new hospital construction be seismically sound. The act’s focus on new hospital construction was based on the understanding that the useful life of hospital buildings was 20 to 30 years and that most existing hospital buildings would be replaced by the mid-1990s.

(4) The 1994 Northridge earthquake showed that nonstructural damage is a serious threat to patient safety and a hospital’s capacity to function. Also, as of 1994, most hospital buildings still predated 1972 and thus were at risk of collapse in a major earthquake.

(5) As of 2022, most hospitals in California do not fully meet the seismic safety standards that will be required in order to remain operational past the 2030 deadline.

(6) Patients receiving care in seismically deficient hospitals when an earthquake occurs will be at risk of needing to be immediately evacuated, even if other hospitals in the area have also been impacted by the earthquake. Additionally, seismically deficient hospital buildings may not be available to treat new patients.

(7) It is critical for cities, counties, and the state to fully understand hospitals’ seismic safety compliance in order to prepare earthquake response and recovery plans.

(b) The Legislature reaffirms its commitment to Californians that hospitals will be fully functional and able to provide hospital care to Californians after an earthquake.

(c) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the Department of Health Care Access and Information, Office of Emergency Services, relevant local government entities, and other interested parties are notified of the status of acute care hospitals’ compliance with existing requirements that the facilities be fully functional to provide care following an earthquake as of 2030.
Cal. FIN § 17406.1 — California Code / Code fin / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 17406.1
Section 17406.1
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the reports and financial statements required pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 17406 are to be reported upon or certified by an accountant other than the accountant reporting upon or certifying the licensee’s most recent reports or financial statements, the licensee shall furnish the commissioner with a written notice stating whether there was any disagreement with the former accountant on any matter in connection with the preparation of the most recent reports or financial statements reported upon or certified by that former accountant. If there was any disagreement, the licensee’s written notice shall describe the reasons for the disagreement. The written notice shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the licensee. The licensee shall also request, in writing, that the former accountant furnish the licensee with a letter addressed to the commissioner stating whether the former accountant agrees with the statements contained in the licensee’s written notice. If the former accountant disagrees with any of the licensee’s statements, the former accountant’s letter shall explain the reasons for disagreeing with the licensee’s statements. The written notice of the licensee, along with the former accountant’s letter shall be filed with the commissioner no later than 30 days from the date of engagement of the new accountant.

(b) The written notice of the licensee required by subdivision (a) shall be considered a notice for purposes of Section 17702.
Cal. PRC § 5097 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.7 / Section 5097
Section 5097
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “state lands” means lands owned by, or under the jurisdiction of, the state or any state agency. It does not include lands owned by, or under the jurisdiction of a city, county, or district, or fire trails under the jurisdiction of the Division of Forestry in the Department of Conservation.
Cal. MVC § 998.409 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5x / Section 998.409
Section 998.409
Status: in_force

As long as any bonds authorized under this article are outstanding, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, at the close of each fiscal year, require a survey of the financial condition of the Division of Farm and Home Purchases, together with a projection of the division’s operations, to be made by an independent public accountant of recognized standing. The results of each survey and projection shall be reported in writing by the public accountant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the California Veterans Board, the appropriate policy committees dealing with veterans affairs in the Senate and the Assembly, and the committee.

The Division of Farm and Home Purchases shall reimburse the public accountant for these services out of any money which the division may have available on deposit with the Treasurer.
Cal. PUC § 33002.11 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 12 / Section 33002.11
Section 33002.11
Status: in_force

At the time and place provided in the notice or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board or its appointed hearing officer shall hear all the following:

(a) The petition for exclusion or reduction.

(b) All evidence or proofs that may be introduced by or on behalf of the petitioners.

(c) All objections to the petition that may be presented in writing by any person, including the district.

(d) All evidence or proofs that may be introduced in support of objections to the petition.
Cal. HSC § 1785 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 1785
Section 1785
Status: in_force

(a) If, at any time prior to issuance of a certificate of authority, the applicant’s average performance over any six-month period does not substantially equal or exceed the applicant’s projections for that period, the department may take any of the following actions:

(1) Cancel the permit to accept deposits and require that all funds in escrow be returned to depositors immediately.

(2) Increase the required percentages of construction completed, units reserved, or entrance fees to be deposited as required under Sections 1782, 1783.3, 1786, and 1786.2.

(3) Increase the reserve requirements under this chapter.

(b) Prior to taking any actions specified in subdivision (a), the department shall give the applicant an opportunity to submit a feasibility study from a consultant in the area of continuing care, approved by the department, to determine whether in his or her opinion the proposed continuing care retirement community is still viable, and if so, to submit a plan of correction. The department shall determine if the plan is acceptable.

(c) In making its determination, the department shall take into consideration the overall performance of the proposed continuing care retirement community to date.

(d) If deposits have been released from escrow, the department may further require the applicant to reopen the escrow as a condition of receiving any further entrance fee payments from depositors or residents.

(e) The department may require the applicant to notify all depositors and, if applicable, all residents, of any actions required by the department under this section.
Cal. BPC § 3025.5 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 3025.5
Section 3025.5
Status: in_force

The board may adopt regulations prescribing minimum standards governing the optometric services offered or performed, the equipment, or the sanitary conditions, in all offices for the practice of optometry, which are necessary to protect the health and safety of persons availing themselves of the services offered or performed in such offices.
Cal. FAC § 55921 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 19 / Section 55921
Section 55921
Status: in_force

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any order which is made pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur.

There may be enjoined in one proceeding any number of defendants alleged to be violating the same provisions or orders, although their properties, interests, residences, or places of business may be in several counties and the violations separate and distinct. Any proceeding which is brought pursuant to this section shall be governed in all other respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. FAC § 38523 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 38523
Section 38523
Status: in_force

The manufacture, labeling, and sale of acidophilus milk and milk, reduced-fat milk, lowfat or light (lite) milk, and nonfat or fat-free milk with lactobacillus acidophilus culture added shall be in accordance with regulations adopted by the secretary after a hearing that is duly called. Interested parties shall be notified of the hearing.
Cal. PRC § 10331 — California Code / Code prc / Division 10.4 / Section 10331
Section 10331
Status: in_force

The California Rangeland, Grazing Land, and Grassland Protection Program is hereby established to protect California’s rangeland, grazing land, and grasslands through the use of conservation easements, for the following purposes:

(a) To prevent the conversion of rangeland, grazing land, and grassland to nonagricultural uses.

(b) To protect the long-term sustainability of livestock grazing.

(c) To ensure continued wildlife, water quality, watershed, and open-space benefits to the State of California from livestock grazing.
Cal. HSC § 34242 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 34242
Section 34242
Status: in_force

The governing body may adopt a resolution declaring that there is need for a housing authority if it finds either of the following:

(a)  That insanitary or unsafe inhabited dwelling accommodations exist in the county or city.

(b)  That there is a shortage of safe or sanitary dwelling accommodations in such county or city available to persons of low income at rentals they can afford.
Cal. PRC § 42873 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Article 3 / Section 42873
Section 42873
Status: in_force

(a) Activities eligible for funding under this article, that reduce, or that are designed to reduce or promote the reduction of, landfill disposal of used whole tires, may include the following:

(1) Polymer treatment.

(2) Rubber reclaiming and crumb rubber production.

(3) Retreading.

(4) Shredding.

(5) The manufacture of products made from used tires, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Rubberized asphalt, asphalt rubber, modified binders, and chip seals.

(B) Playground equipment.

(C) Crash barriers.

(D) Erosion control materials.

(E) Nonslip floor and track surfacing.

(F) Oilspill recovery equipment.

(G) Roofing adhesives.

(H) Tire-derived aggregate applications, including lightweight fill and vibration mitigation.

(I) Molded products.

(J) Products using recycling rubber and other materials, such as plastic.

(K) Paint and coatings.

(6) Other environmentally safe applications or treatments determined to be appropriate by the board.

(b) (1) The board may not expend funds for an activity that provides support or research for the incineration of tires. For the purposes of this article, incineration of tires, includes, but is not limited to, fuel feed system development, fuel sizing analysis, and capacity and production optimization.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not affect the permitting or regulation of facilities that engage in the incineration of tires.
Cal. SHC § 8660.5 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 6.5 / Section 8660.5
Section 8660.5
Status: in_force

The legislative body may determine to issue serial or term bonds, or both, bearing a variable interest rate that represent and are secured by assessments which are made to pay the cost of any authorized work or improvement. The bonds shall be sold at not less than 95 percent of the principal amount in the manner determined by the legislative body.
Cal. PRC § 4103.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 4103.4
Section 4103.4
Status: in_force

“Open fire” means any fire, controlled or uncontrolled, including a campfire, burning outside of any structure, mobilehome, or living accommodation mounted on a motor vehicle. “Open fire” does not include portable lanterns designed to emit light resulting from a combustion process.
Cal. PRC § 5008.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 5008.5
Section 5008.5
Status: in_force

In any prosecution charging a violation within any unit of the state park system of the rules and regulations of the department, Section 655.2 or Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 650) of Division 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, or the rules and regulations of the Division of Boating and Waterways within the department, proof by the people of the State of California that the vehicle or vessel described in the complaint was parked or placed in violation of any provision of these statutes or rules and regulations together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was, at the time of the parking or placing, the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the registered owner of the vehicle or vessel was the person who parked or placed the vehicle or vessel at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred, but the proof that a person is the registered owner of a vehicle or vessel is not prima facie evidence that the person has violated any other provision of law. The above provisions shall apply only when there has been compliance with the procedure required by Article 3 (commencing with Section 40200) of Chapter 1 of Division 17 of the Vehicle Code. Proof of a written lease of, or rental agreement for, a particular vehicle or vessel described in the complaint, on the date and time of the violation, which lease or rental agreement includes the name and address of the person to whom the vehicle or vessel is leased or rented, shall rebut the prima facie evidence that the registered owner was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the time and place where the violation occurred.

Any charge under this section shall be dismissed when the person charged has made a bona fide sale or transfer of the vehicle or vessel and has delivered possession thereof to the purchaser and has complied with the requirements of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 5602 of the Vehicle Code or with Section 710 of the Harbors and Navigation Code prior to the date of the alleged violation and has advised the court of the name and address of the purchaser.
Cal. RTC § 2857 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 3.3 / Section 2857
Section 2857
Status: in_force

The auditor shall then administer an oath to the tax collector, to be written and subscribed on the secured roll, that all property on the secured roll on which taxes have been paid has been credited with the payment on the secured roll.
Cal. VEH § 28053 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 28053
Section 28053
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this article prevents the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, if the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement. If the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before the service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left doorframe of the vehicle by the person performing the service, repair, or replacement specifying the mileage prior to the service, repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was serviced, repaired, or replaced.

(b) No person shall fail to adjust an odometer or affix a notice regarding the adjustment as required by subdivision (a).

(c) No person shall, with intent to defraud, remove or alter any notice affixed to a vehicle pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. FAC § 62725 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 62725
Section 62725
Status: in_force

The director is authorized to use money in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund derived from assessments and fees collected pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 61801), to the extent necessary to defray the expenses incident to the formulation and making effective the pooling plan pursuant to this chapter, if, as soon as sufficient money is available from fees collected pursuant to this chapter, the amount shall be repaid.
Cal. WAT § 9312 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9312
Section 9312
Status: in_force

The amount of assessments received by the county treasurer shall, within 30 days after receipt thereof by him, be deposited by him with the State Treasurer.
Cal. SHC § 9529 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 9529
Section 9529
Status: in_force

Any person who files a protest shall have full opportunity to be heard thereon.
Cal. PRC § 5652.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3.3 / Section 5652.5
Section 5652.5
Status: in_force

A grant recipient shall encumber grant moneys within three years of the date of the approval of the grant and grant moneys shall be liquidated within eight years from the date of appropriation.
Cal. WAT § 10 — California Code / Code wat / Section 10
Section 10
Status: in_force

“Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is specifically mentioned. “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned.
Cal. HSC § 7109 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7109
Section 7109
Status: in_force

The court shall allow costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing plaintiff against all defendants, other than the coroner.
Cal. HSC § 123491 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 123491
Section 123491
Status: in_force

(a)  There is hereby established a voluntary nurse home visiting grant program for expectant first-time mothers, their children, and their families, to be administered by the department pursuant to Section 123492. The program may be cited as the Nurse-Family Partnership program.

(b) The goals and objectives of the program shall be the same as, but shall not be limited to, those in the community-based comprehensive perinatal health care system as set forth in Section 123505.

(c) The department shall adopt regulations for the implementation of this section in accordance with Section 123516.
Cal. PUC § 125452 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 125452
Section 125452
Status: in_force

A violation of any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted by the board prohibiting unauthorized operation or manipulation of transit facilities owned or controlled by the board, or prohibiting unauthorized tampering or interference with, or loitering in or about, transit facilities owned or controlled by the board, is an infraction punishable by a fine not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75), except that a violation by a person, after the first conviction under this section, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. VEH § 12213 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 11 / Section 12213
Section 12213
Status: in_force

The operation of the recovery corporation shall at all times be subject to the examination and review of the Attorney General and the Attorney General’s representatives. The Attorney General and his or her representatives may at any time investigate the affairs and examine the books, accounts, records, and files used by the recovery corporation. The Attorney General and his or her representatives shall have free access to the offices, books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults of the recovery corporation and may copy any documents of, or in the possession of, the recovery corporation.
Cal. VEH § 12002 — California Code / Code veh / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 12002
Section 12002
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly manufacture, sell, or install in any vehicle, any vehicle part which, under the provisions of Chapter 301 (commencing with Section 30101) of Part A of Subtitle VI of Title 49 of the United States Code, is, or has been, determined to be defective and subject to customer notification or recall.
Cal. HSC § 34006 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1.5 / Section 34006
Section 34006
Status: in_force

For purposes of Sections 33328, 33670, and 33675, and for purposes of allocation of taxes pursuant to Section 33670 and the provisions of any disaster area redevelopment plan, “last equalized assessment roll” and “base-year assessment roll” mean the assessment roll as reduced in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 170 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.