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Cal. FAC § 67062 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 67062
Section 67062
Status: in_force

The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts, except for state-directed supervision of the avocado inspection program, as specified in Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 44971) of Division 17, which is performed under an agreement that specifies that each of the parties shall be responsible and liable for that party’s decisions made pursuant to the agreement, and that each of the parties shall not be held liable by the other party for the decisions made pursuant to the agreement. Payment of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the commission shall be limited to the funds collected by the commission. A member of the commission or alternate member, or any employee or agent thereof, shall not be personally liable on the contracts of the commission nor shall a member, alternate member, or employee of the commission be responsible individually in any way to a producer or handler or any other person for error in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. A member or alternate member shall not be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any member of the commission. The liability of the members and alternate members shall be several and not joint, and a member or alternate member shall not be liable for the default of any other members or alternate members.
Cal. FAC § 58562 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 58562
Section 58562
Status: in_force

“Cooperator contributions” means contributions of money, personnel, materials, facilities, services, or supplies, expressed in terms of United States dollar value, that are furnished by the cooperator and any third party cooperator to help carry out the terms of a project agreement. Funds, services, or personnel provided by any state or federal agency, except funds from a state marketing order board, including those funds allocated to carry out commodity transportation offset programs, agricultural commission organized pursuant to this code, or a federal marketing order board for California-produc ed commodities, cannot be counted as a contribution.
Cal. INS § 12692.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6.1 / Section 12692.5
Section 12692.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, Sections 12672, 12673, 12674, 12675, 12676, 12677, 12678, 12679, 12680, 12681, 12682, 12683, 12684, 12685, 12686, 12687, 12688, 12689, 12690, 12691, and 12692 shall not apply to a group policy that is issued, amended, or renewed on or after September 1, 2003.
Cal. FAC § 58998 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 58998
Section 58998
Status: in_force

The director may prescribe such additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct the referendum.
Cal. LAB § 1132.4 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 1132.4
Section 1132.4
Status: in_force

“Employee” means any person who performs services for wages or salary under a contract of employment, express or implied, for an employer.
Cal. WAT § 74101 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 74101
Section 74101
Status: in_force

The ballots shall contain instructions that the voters shall completely select the voting target next to the words that indicate the voter’s choice.
Cal. PRC § 30322 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.5 / Section 30322
Section 30322
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this article, except as provided in subdivision (b), an “ex parte communication” is any oral or written communication between a member of the commission and an interested person, about a matter within the commission’s jurisdiction, which does not occur in a public hearing, workshop, or other official proceeding, or on the official record of the proceeding on the matter.

(b) The following communications are not ex parte communications:

(1) Any communication between a staff member acting in their official capacity and any commission member or interested person.

(2) Any communication limited entirely to procedural issues, including, but not limited to, the hearing schedule, location, format, or filing date.

(3) Any communication that takes place on the record during an official proceeding of a state, regional, or local agency that involves a member of the commission who also serves as an official of that agency.

(4) Any communication between a member of the commission, with regard to any action of another state agency or of a regional or local agency of which the member is an official, and any other official or employee of that agency, including any person who is acting as an attorney for the agency.

(5) Any communication between a nonvoting commission member and a staff member of a state agency where both the commission member and the staff member are acting in an official capacity.

(6) Any communication to a nonvoting commission member relating to an action pending before the commission, where the nonvoting commission member does not participate in that action, either through written or verbal communication, on or off the record, with other members of the commission.
Cal. VEH § 15312 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 7 / Article 7 / Section 15312
Section 15312
Status: in_force

A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the following periods:

(a) Not less than 60 days if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle and the violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing.

(b) Not less than 120 days if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle, and that violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing, during any three-year period of a separate, prior offense of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation, that resulted in a conviction.

(c) Not less than one year if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle, and that violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing, at a railroad-highway grade crossing, during any three-year period of two or more prior offenses of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation, that resulted in convictions.
Cal. PRC § 32576 — California Code / Code prc / Division 22.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 32576
Section 32576
Status: in_force

The conservancy may recruit and coordinate volunteers and experts to assist with conservancy projects and the maintenance of conservancy lands.
Cal. HSC § 120840 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 120840
Section 120840
Status: in_force

The State Department of Health Care Services shall establish an AIDS mental health project, as described in this section.

(a) The program should include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(1) The conduct of a statewide needs assessment of AIDS-related mental health issues.

(2) The conduct of education and training for mental health professionals throughout the state.

(3) The conduct, through the Office of Promotion, of a media campaign on such issues as the use of support groups, the relationship between stress and the immune system, and dealing with grief.

(b) The State Department of Health Care Services shall coordinate projects and resources directly with the department.

(c) The Director of Health Care Services may appoint advisory groups for this project as needed.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, if the Director of Health Care Services determines that it is in the best interest of the state to enter into a contract for the purposes specified in this section without competitive bids, then the director may, during the 1985–86 fiscal year, enter into a sole source contract for these purposes.
Cal. PUC § 12809 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 12809
Section 12809
Status: in_force

The rates and charges for commodities or service furnished by a district shall be fixed by the board. As far as possible utilities shall be self-supporting but the board is not required to fix a rate which in its opinion is unreasonably high, nor to cover by rates large expenditures and the interest thereon required for future needs and developments.
Cal. INS § 1871.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 1871.1
Section 1871.1
Status: in_force

Insurers and their agents, while they are investigating suspected fraud claims, shall have access to all relevant public records that are required to be open for inspection under Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, and any regulations thereunder. This section restates existing law, and the Legislature does not intend to grant insurers or their agents access to public records other than to those public records available to them under existing law.
Cal. FGC § 18 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 0.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 18
Section 18
Status: in_force

“Bag limit” means the maximum limit, in number or amount, of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, or amphibians that may lawfully be taken by any one person during a specified period of time.
Cal. WIC § 11160 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 11160
Section 11160
Status: in_force

To the extent federal financial participation is available, any state agency responsible for the administration of any program under this division may establish procedures for common eligibility determination for public social service programs that aid needy families to the extent consistent with the eligibility of each program, so as to improve the efficiency of the operation of the welfare program, improve the cost-effective use of state dollars, and simplify the process for permitting qualified recipients to establish their eligibility.
Cal. WAT § 24634 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 24634
Section 24634
Status: in_force

Notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held and the result determined as nearly as practicable in the manner provided for bond elections.
Cal. HSC § 39804 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 39804
Section 39804
Status: in_force

In air basins having a population of less than 98,000, the state board may subvene more than the specified amount allowed under Section 39802, if the subvention does not exceed forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) per air basin and each district affected adopts a budget equal to or exceeding twenty-three cents ($0.23) per capita.
Cal. VEH § 35003 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 1 / Section 35003
Section 35003
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this division, booms, masts, machinery or other equipment which is not attendant to the efficient operation of the body of the vehicle but which may be attached to the body or chassis or connected with the driving mechanism, shall be regarded as a load.
Cal. EVID § 1340 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 14 / Section 1340
Section 1340
Status: in_force

Evidence of a statement, other than an opinion, contained in a tabulation, list, directory, register, or other published compilation is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if the compilation is generally used and relied upon as accurate in the course of a business as defined in Section 1270.
Cal. BPC § 17209 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 17209
Section 17209
Status: in_force

If a violation of this chapter is alleged or the application or construction of this chapter is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, each person filing any brief or petition with the court in that proceeding shall serve, within three days of filing with the court, a copy of that brief or petition on the Attorney General, directed to the attention of the Consumer Protection Section at a service address designated on the Attorney General’s official internet website for service of papers under this section or, if no service address is designated, at the Attorney General’s office in the City of San Francisco and on the district attorney of the county in which the lower court action or proceeding was originally filed. Upon the Attorney General’s or district attorney’s request, each person who has filed any other document, including all or a portion of the appellate record, with the court in addition to a brief or petition shall provide a copy of that document without charge to the Attorney General or the district attorney within five days of the request. The time for service may be extended by the Chief Justice or presiding justice or judge for good cause shown. No judgment or relief, temporary or permanent, shall be granted or opinion issued until proof of service of the brief or petition on the Attorney General and district attorney is filed with the court.
Cal. HSC § 33613 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 33613
Section 33613
Status: in_force

The money appropriated for administrative expenses shall be kept in the treasury of the community in a special fund to be known as the community redevelopment agency administrative fund, and money shall be drawn from the fund to meet the administrative expenses of the agency in substantially the same manner as money is drawn by other agencies and departments of the community subject to budgetary control.
Cal. BPC § 19972 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 14 / Section 19972
Section 19972
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Section 3482 of the Civil Code, the issuance of a state gambling license shall not be construed to authorize any conduct or activity other than the conduct of controlled gambling.
Cal. INS § 12256 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 12256
Section 12256
Status: in_force

Any motor club may elect not to execute, issue, or deliver service contracts in this state. A club may distribute brochures, prospectuses, or advertisements which are not contracts. Such materials may be issued or delivered without prior approval of the commissioner.

If a club does not use service contracts it shall execute, issue, and deliver membership cards, tokens, or other indicia of membership to its members.
Cal. RTC § 41009 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 41009
Section 41009
Status: in_force

(a) “Service user” means any person that subscribes for the right to utilize an access line in this state who is required to pay a surcharge under the provisions of this part.

(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020.
Cal. BPC § 2397 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 17 / Section 2397
Section 2397
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee shall not be liable for civil damages for injury or death caused in an emergency situation occurring in the licensee’s office or in a hospital on account of a failure to inform a patient of the possible consequences of a medical procedure where the failure to inform is caused by any of the following:

(1) The patient was unconscious.

(2) The medical procedure was undertaken without the consent of the patient because the licensee reasonably believed that a medical procedure should be undertaken immediately and that there was insufficient time to fully inform the patient.

(3) A medical procedure was performed on a person legally incapable of giving consent, and the licensee reasonably believed that a medical procedure should be undertaken immediately and that there was insufficient time to obtain the informed consent of a person authorized to give such consent for the patient.

(b) This section is applicable only to actions for damages for injuries or death arising because of a licensee’s failure to inform, and not to actions for damages arising because of a licensee’s negligence in rendering or failing to render treatment.

(c) As used in this section:

(1) “Hospital” means a licensed general acute care hospital as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) “Emergency situation occurring in the licensee’s office” means a situation occurring in an office, other than a hospital, used by a licensee for the examination or treatment of patients, requiring immediate services for alleviation of severe pain, or immediate diagnosis and treatment of unforeseeable medical conditions, which, if not immediately diagnosed and treated, would lead to serious disability or death.

(3) “Emergency situation occurring in a hospital” means a situation occurring in a hospital, whether or not it occurs in an emergency room, requiring immediate services for alleviation of severe pain, or immediate diagnosis and treatment of unforeseeable medical conditions, which, if not immediately diagnosed and treated, would lead to serious disability or death.
Cal. HSC § 1374.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 5 / Section 1374.7
Section 1374.7
Status: in_force

(a)  No plan shall refuse to enroll any person or accept any person as a subscriber or renew any person as a subscriber after appropriate application on the basis of a person’s genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person’s offspring. No plan shall require a higher rate or charge, or offer or provide different terms, conditions, or benefits, on the basis of a person’s genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person’s offspring.

(b)  No plan shall seek information about a person’s genetic characteristics for any nontherapeutic purpose.

(c)  No discrimination shall be made in the fees or commissions of a solicitor or solicitor firm for an enrollment or a subscription or the renewal of an enrollment or subscription of any person on the basis of a person’s genetic characteristics that may, under some circumstances, be associated with disability in that person or that person’s offspring.

(d)  “Genetic characteristics” as used in this section means either of the following:

(1)  Any scientifically or medically identifiable gene or chromosome, or combination or alteration thereof, that is known to be a cause of a disease or disorder in a person or his or her offspring, or that is determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that is presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.

(2)  Inherited characteristics that may derive from the individual or family member, that are known to be a cause of a disease or disorder in a person or his or her offspring, or that are determined to be associated with a statistically increased risk of development of a disease or disorder, and that are presently not associated with any symptoms of any disease or disorder.
Cal. HSC § 43700.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 43700.1
Section 43700.1
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall convene a panel of interested parties to develop a test protocol for the evaluation of California Air Resources Board (CARB) diesel fuel, and to recommend to the executive officer of the state board a subsequent test program that measures the emissions benefits of CARB diesel fuel.

(b) No later than December 31, 2007, the state board shall complete the test program described in subdivision (a), and shall submit the results of the test program to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, the Senate Committe on Transportation and Housing, and the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
Cal. FAC § 32794 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 32794
Section 32794
Status: in_force

In addition to the monthly report, the director may require annual, semiannual, or quarterly reports of the same general character as the monthly report.
Cal. FAC § 59812 — California Code / Code fac / Division 21 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 8 / Section 59812
Section 59812
Status: in_force

The marketing program committee may pledge all of the commodity that is in any pool which is established pursuant to any provision of this article with a bank or other lending agency for the purpose of obtaining loans upon such commodity. The marketing program committee has title to all of the commodity which is in any such pools for the purpose of financing and handling.
Cal. PRC § 93550 — California Code / Code prc / Division 50 / Chapter 7 / Section 93550
Section 93550
Status: in_force

(a) Of the funds made available by Section 93500, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Conservation, in consultation with the California Agricultural Land Equity Task Force at the Strategic Growth Council, to improve land access and tenure for socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, tribal producers, and beginning farmers and ranchers.

(b) The Department of Conservation may make low-interest loans to qualified entities, which shall include land trusts, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, farmer cooperatives, tribal governments, or tribal entities, for the purpose of acquiring agricultural lands to transfer or provide long-term leases to socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers and beginning farmers and ranchers.

(c) Any agricultural land acquired pursuant to this section shall be required to have an agricultural land conservation easement before being leased or transferred, and the department may require additional appropriate resale restrictions, such as affordability provisions, preemptive purchase right, or shared appreciation consistent with the purposes of this subdivision.

(d) The Department of Conservation shall ensure that the proceeds of future resales of land continue to be used for purposes of this chapter.