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Cal. PRC § 42985 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 21 / Section 42985
Section 42985
Status: in_force

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

(1) In order to reduce illegal dumping, increase recycling, and substantially reduce public agency costs for the end-of-life management of used mattresses, the Used Mattress Recovery and Recycling Act is hereby established by this chapter to require manufacturers of mattresses sold in this state to develop, finance, and implement a convenient and cost-effective program to recover and recycle used mattresses generated in this state.

(2) The program developed and implemented by manufacturers of mattresses sold in this state shall strive for the maximum feasible level of recovery and recycling of used mattresses generated in support of the statewide goal that at least 75 percent of all solid waste be recycled by January 1, 2020.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter that consumers have the opportunity to drop off their used mattresses free of charge and that this chapter will not undermine existing used mattress recycling, resale, refurbishing, and reuse operations that are in compliance with state and federal law.
Cal. SHC § 30864 — California Code / Code shc / Division 17 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 30864
Section 30864
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of supervisors is about to fix the license tax and rate of tolls on a bridge or ferry it shall make inquiry into the present actual cash value and the cost of all necessary repairs and maintenance thereof, and for that purpose may examine, under oath, the owner or keeper and other witnesses, and the assessed value of the bridge or ferry on the assessment-roll of the county.
Cal. WAT § 75761 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 75761
Section 75761
Status: in_force

The petition for exclusion of lands shall state the grounds and reasons upon which it is claimed that the lands should be excluded. The petition shall describe the boundaries of the lands, and shall describe the lands of the petitioner or petitioners which are included within such boundaries. The description of such lands need not be more particular or certain than is required when the lands are entered in the assessment book by the county assessor.
Cal. FAC § 69083 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 6 / Section 69083
Section 69083
Status: in_force

Every processor shall keep a complete and accurate record of all pistachios processed by him with the name of the producer whose pistachios were processed. Such records shall be in simple form and contain such information as the commission shall prescribe. Such records shall be preserved by the processor for a period of two years and shall be offered and submitted for inspection at any reasonable time upon written demand of the commission or its duly authorized agent.
Cal. WIC § 11020 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 11020
Section 11020
Status: in_force

(a) Where a recipient under a categorical aid program other than CalWORKs has received aid in good faith but in fact owned excess property, he or she shall be considered to have been ineligible for aid during the period for which any excess property would have supported him or her at the rate of the aid granted to him or her. Under these circumstances, the recipient or his or her estate shall repay the aid he or she received during this period of ineligibility.

(b) With respect to recipients under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12000) of this part, overpayments shall be collected by the federal government pursuant to federal law.

(c) Where a CalWORKs recipient has received aid in good faith, but in fact owned excess property, the recipient shall have an overpayment equal to the lesser of the amount of the excess property or the aid received during the period the recipient owned the excess property and the grant was not accurately determined under the semiannual reporting, prospective budgeting system due to the excess property.

(d) (1) This section shall become operative on April 1, 2013. A county shall implement the semiannual reporting requirements in accordance with the act that added this section no later than October 1, 2013.

(2) Upon implementation described in paragraph (1), each county shall provide a certificate to the director certifying that semiannual reporting has been implemented in the county.

(3) Upon filing the certificate described in paragraph (2), a county shall comply with the semiannual reporting provisions of this section.
Cal. PRC § 36600 — California Code / Code prc / Division 27 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 36600
Section 36600
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act.
Cal. WIC § 4710.9 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.5 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 4710.9
Section 4710.9
Status: in_force

(a) If, after the informal meeting, the claimant or their authorized representative is satisfied with all or part of the decision of the regional center or state-operated facility, they shall withdraw the request for an appeal on the matter or matters that have been decided to their satisfaction. The decision of the regional center or state-operated facility shall go into effect 10 days after the receipt of the full or partial withdrawal of the request for an appeal on those matters. The regional center or state-operated facility shall immediately forward a copy of the full or partial withdrawal, including a copy of the written decision, to the department and to the hearing office.

(b) If the claimant or their authorized representative is dissatisfied with all or part of the decision of the regional center or state-operated facility, the regional center or state-operated facility shall immediately notify the department and the hearing office that the appeal request has not been withdrawn.

(c) (1) If a claimant or their authorized representative has not advised the regional center or state-operated facility whether they want to proceed to a mediation or fair hearing within three days of receiving the informal meeting decision, they may do so at a later date.

(2) A decision to proceed to a mediation or fair hearing that is made more than three days after receiving the informal meeting decision shall be considered a waiver of their Medicaid home and community-based services right to a hearing decision within 90 days of the date the original request was received by the department.

(3) Services provided pursuant to a recipient’s individual program plan during the appeal shall end as specified in Section 4715.

(4) Sixty days after receiving the informal meeting decision, the appeal shall be considered withdrawn if the claimant or their authorized representative has not advised the regional center or state-operated facility of their intent to proceed to a mediation or fair hearing.

(d) A recommendation for consolidation pursuant to Section 4712.2 to the hearing office may be made at this time.

(e) This section shall become operative on March 1, 2023.
Cal. PROB § 15620 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 15620
Section 15620
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided in the trust instrument, a power vested in two or more trustees may only be exercised by their unanimous action.
Cal. EVID § 900 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 900
Section 900
Status: in_force

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division. They do not govern the construction of any other division.
Cal. CCP § 18 — California Code / Code ccp / Section 18
Section 18
Status: in_force

No statute, law, or rule is continued in force because it is consistent with the provisions of this Code on the same subject; but in all cases provided for by this Code, all statutes, laws, and rules heretofore in force in this State, whether consistent or not with the provisions of this Code, unless expressly continued in force by it, are repealed and abrogated. This repeal or abrogation does not revive any former law heretofore repealed, nor does it affect any right already existing or accrued, or any action or proceeding already taken, except as in this Code provided; nor does it affect any private statute not expressly repealed.
Cal. HSC § 38599.11 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 8 / Section 38599.11
Section 38599.11
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1, 2025, the state board shall work with the labor agency to update Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund funding guidelines for administering agencies to ensure that all applicants to grant programs listed in Section 39719 and funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund meet all of the following standards:

(1) Fair and responsible employer standards, meaning documented compliance with applicable labor laws and labor-related commitments concerning wages, workplace safety, rights to association and assembly, and nondiscrimination standards.

(2) Inclusive procurement policies, meaning applicant procurement policies that prioritize bids from entities that demonstrate the creation of high-quality jobs or the creation of jobs in under-resourced, tribal, and low-income communities, or both the creation of high-quality jobs and the creation of jobs in those communities.

(3) Prevailing wage for any construction work funded in part or in full by the grant.

(b) On and after the adoption of the update pursuant to subdivision (a), all of the following shall apply:

(1) Applicants seeking over one million dollars ($1,000,000) in funding for construction projects shall provide evidence of a community workforce agreement.

(2) Administering agencies shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate a partnership with an educational institution or training program targeting residents of under-resourced, tribal, and low-income communities in the same region as the proposed project.

(3) Administering agencies shall give preference to applicants that demonstrate that jobs created through the proposed project will be high-quality jobs.

(c) (1) Applicants for projects that involve federal funding, technical assistance, research, or funding provided pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 39719 are exempt from this section.

(2) This section does not apply to an applicant who is not an employer.

(3) (A) This section does not apply to a housing project that will feature 100 percent affordable units, exclusive of a manager’s unit or units.

(B) For purposes of this subdivision, “affordable unit” means a unit that is subject to a recorded affordability restriction for 55 years and is either of the following:

(i) A rental unit dedicated to persons and families of low income, as defined in Section 50093.

(ii) An owner-occupied unit dedicated to persons and families of moderate income, as defined in Section 50093.

(d) For purposes of this section, an applicant shall be responsible for ensuring that any contractors employed in service to the project funded meet the standards the applicant outlines in the applicant’s project application.

(e) In implementing this section, the state board shall work with administering agencies to leverage existing programs and funding to assist applicants with meeting these standards.

(f) This section, including any exemption from this section, does not excuse applicants from complying with any legal requirements that would apply in the absence of this section.
Cal. SHC § 145 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 145
Section 145
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to lay out and construct local service roads on and along any state highway where there is particular danger to the traveling public of collision due to vehicles entering the highway from the side thereof and to divide and separate any service road from the main thoroughfare by raised curbs or dividing sections or by other appropriate devices.

It is unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle into the main thoroughfare from any service road except through an opening in the dividing curb or dividing section or dividing line.

Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. PROB § 610 — California Code / Code prob / Division 2 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 610
Section 610
Status: in_force

As used in this part:

(a) “Appointee” means the person in whose favor a power of appointment is exercised.

(b) “Appointive property” means the property or interest in property that is the subject of the power of appointment.

(c) “Creating instrument” means the deed, will, trust, or other writing or document that creates or reserves the power of appointment.

(d) “Donor” means the person who creates or reserves a power of appointment.

(e) “Permissible appointee” means a person in whose favor a power of appointment can be exercised.

(f) “Power of appointment” means a power that enables a powerholder acting in a nonfiduciary capacity to designate a recipient of an ownership interest in or another power of appointment over the appointive property. The term does not include a power of attorney.

(g) “Powerholder” means the person to whom a power of appointment is given or in whose favor a power of appointment is reserved.
Cal. FAC § 52975 — California Code / Code fac / Division 18 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 52975
Section 52975
Status: in_force

The district attorney of the county in which any nuisance is found, at the request of the secretary or the commissioner, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the state, a civil action to abate and prevent the nuisance. Upon judgment and order of the court, that nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, denatured, or otherwise processed, or released upon conditions that the court may impose to ensure that the nuisance will be abated.
Cal. PRC § 5567 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5567
Section 5567
Status: in_force

Every director and every other officer named in this article who is, in any manner interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded, or to be awarded, by the board, or in the profits to be derived from such a contract, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and conviction of a person under this section shall work a forfeiture of his office.
Cal. PUC § 50073 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 50073
Section 50073
Status: in_force

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this part shall be provided for by the board.
Cal. FIN § 30211 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 30211
Section 30211
Status: in_force

The business, accounts and records of every person licensed under this division are subject to inspection and examination by the commissioner at any time without prior notice.
Cal. VEH § 40273 — California Code / Code veh / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 40273
Section 40273
Status: in_force

Any information obtained pursuant to this article through the use of automated devices shall not be used for any purpose other than to identify, and obtain the mailing address information of, either of the following:

(a) Toll evasion violators, to facilitate the serving of notices of toll evasion violations and notices of delinquent toll evasion violations.

(b) Persons entering a vehicular crossing and toll highway where pay-by-plate toll payment, as defined in Section 23302, is permitted by the toll operator to facilitate the collection of tolls.
Cal. HSC § 38594 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 25.5 / Part 7 / Section 38594
Section 38594
Status: in_force

[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 135, Sec. 12) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 117, Sec. 11.   (AB 1207)   Effective September 19, 2025.   Conditionally inoperative by its own provisions.    Repealed as of January 1, 2046, by its own provisions.    See later operative version amended by Sec. 12 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 117.]
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nothing in this division shall limit or expand the existing authority of any district.

(b) A district shall not adopt or implement an emission reduction rule for carbon dioxide from stationary sources that are also subject to a market-based compliance mechanism adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 38562.

(c) Nothing in this section affects in any manner the authority of a district to adopt or implement, as applicable, any of the following:

(1) A rule, regulation, standard, or requirement authorized or required for a district to adopt under Division 26 (commencing with Section 39000) for purposes other than to reduce carbon dioxide from sources subject to a market-based compliance mechanism adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 38562.

(2) A rule, regulation, standard, or requirement authorized pursuant to a law affecting emissions associated with landfills, refrigerants, natural gas or methane, volatile organic compounds, or a rule required to comply with the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq.) or regulations implementing that act.

(3) A rule, regulation, standard, or requirement authorized pursuant to a law to reduce vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, parking, or vehicular air emissions, including, but not limited to, a rule adopted pursuant to Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008.

(4) A rule, regulation, standard, or requirement established pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

(5) A rule, regulation, standard, or requirement adopted by any state agency.

(d) This section shall become inoperative if the state board repeals the market-based compliance mechanism adopted by the state board pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 38562. The state board shall notify the Secretary of State if this section becomes inoperative.

(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2046, and as of that date is repealed.

[Amended (as added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 135, Sec. 13) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 117, Sec. 12.   (AB 1207)   Effective September 19, 2025.   Section operative January 1, 2046, by its own provisions.]
(a) Nothing in this division shall limit or expand the existing authority of any district, as defined in Section 39025.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2046.
Cal. HSC § 4859 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 4859
Section 4859
Status: in_force

(a) Paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 54954 of the Government Code does not apply to the regular and special meetings of the Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District where decisions are being made upon policy items relating to a total maximum daily load (TMDL) of any pollutant.

(b) For purposes of this section, “meetings” has the same definition as that term is defined in Section 54952.2 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 32301 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 32301
Section 32301
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this division:

(a) The Nonprofit Corporation Law shall apply to the corporation. However, whenever any provision of the Nonprofit Corporation Law conflicts with any provision of this division, the provision of the Nonprofit Corporation Law shall not apply and the provision of this division shall apply.

(b) The Business and Industrial Development Corporation Law (Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000)) shall apply to this corporation. However, whenever any provision of the Business and Industrial Development Corporation Law conflicts with any provision of this division, the provision of the Business and Industrial Development Corporation Law shall not apply and the provision of this division shall apply.

(c) The Small Business Development Corporation Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 5 of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code) shall apply to the corporation, except that, to the extent of any conflict between those provisions and this division, the provisions of this division shall prevail.

(d) Whenever a conflict exists between any of the following acts, the conflict shall be resolved by applying the conflicting provision contained in the act in order of preference as listed in this subdivision, and the applicable provision shall prevail over the other conflicting provisions:

(1) The Business and Industrial Development Corporations Law (Division 15 (commencing with Section 31000)).

(2) The Small Business Development Corporation Law (Ch. 1 (commencing with Section 14000), Pt. 5, Div. 3, Corp. C.).

(3) The Nonprofit Corporation Law (Div. 2 (commencing with Section 5000) Pt. 1, Corp. C.).

(e) The State Assistance Fund for Enterprise, Business, and Industrial Development Corporation (SAFE-BIDCO), which was established by this division, meets the definition of a community development financial institution for purposes of eligibility consistent with Sections 12209, 17053.57, and 23657 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Cal. PRC § 41770 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 41770
Section 41770
Status: in_force

(a) Each countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan, and the elements thereof, shall be reviewed, revised, if necessary, and submitted to the board every five years in accordance with the schedule set forth under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 41800).

(b) Any revisions to a countywide or regional agency integrated waste management plan, and the elements thereof, shall use a waste disposal characterization method that the board shall develop for the use of the city, county, city and county, or regional agency. The city, county, city and county, or regional agency shall conduct waste disposal characterization studies, as prescribed by the board, if it fails to meet the diversion requirements of Section 41780, at the time of the five-year revision of the source reduction and recycling element.

(c) The board may review and revise its regulations governing the contents of revised source reduction and recycling elements to reduce duplications in one or more components of these revised elements.
Cal. HSC § 44014.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 44014.6
Section 44014.6
Status: in_force

(a) The inspection-based performance standards created for the certification program established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 44014.2 and subdivision (d) of Section 44014.5 shall be based on the same criteria.

(b) The performance standards described in subdivision (a) shall be applied to smog check technicians licensed pursuant to this chapter, if the department determines that is feasible.
Cal. SHC § 9508 — California Code / Code shc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 9508
Section 9508
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 9509, when proceedings are commenced under this division, only this division shall apply.