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Cal. FIN § 22157 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 22157
Section 22157
Status: in_force

(a) Finance lender, broker, and mortgage loan originator licensees shall preserve their books, accounts, and records, if any, for at least three years after making the final entry on any loan recorded therein.

(b) Except as otherwise specified by applicable law, including paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 5913 of the Streets and Highways Code, program administrator licensees shall preserve their books, accounts, and records for at least three years after the extinguishment of a PACE assessment is recorded therein.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
Cal. INS § 1819 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1819
Section 1819
Status: in_force

The certificate of the commissioner certifying any facts found after hearing held under this chapter shall be prima facie evidence of the facts set forth therein.
Cal. FIN § 461 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 461
Section 461
Status: in_force

Any debt due a licensee on which interest is past due and unpaid for the period of one year shall be charged off, unless the debt is well secured or is in process of collection.
Cal. WIC § 5600.35 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 5600.35
Section 5600.35
Status: in_force

(a) Services should be encouraged in every geographic area to the extent resources are available for clients in the target population categories described in Section 5600.3.

(b) Services to the target populations should be planned and delivered so as to ensure statewide access by members of the target populations, including all ethnic groups in the state.
Cal. PROB § 20215 — California Code / Code prob / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 20215
Section 20215
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is charged with, or required to pay, a generation-skipping transfer tax greater than the amount prorated to that person because another person does not pay the amount of generation-skipping transfer tax prorated to the other person, the person charged with or required to pay the greater amount has a right of reimbursement against the other person.

(b) The right of reimbursement may be enforced through the trustee in the discretion of the trustee, or may be enforced directly by the person charged with, or required to pay, the greater amount and, for the purpose of direct enforcement, the person is subrogated to the position of the trustee.

(c) The trustee or person who has a right of reimbursement may commence a proceeding to have a court determine the right of reimbursement. The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 20220) shall govern the proceeding, with changes necessary to make the provisions appropriate for application to the proceeding, and the court order determining the right of reimbursement is an enforceable judgment.
Cal. BPC § 8620 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 8620
Section 8620
Status: in_force

The board may upon its own motion, and shall upon verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any individual acting as a licensee, or making application for a license.

After a hearing, the board may temporarily suspend or permanently revoke a license issued under this chapter if the holder, while a licensee or applicant, is guilty of or commits any one or more of the acts or omissions constituting grounds for disciplinary action. In addition to its authority to suspend or revoke a license, the board may assess a civil penalty as follows:

(a) Upon the conclusion of a hearing held pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, if the proposed decision of the hearing officer is that the licensee is guilty of or has committed any one of the acts or omissions constituting grounds for disciplinary action, the proposed decision shall provide for the imposition of a suspension or for the revocation of the license. In this case, the board may impose the suspension or revocation. The board may also, in lieu of a suspension, assess a civil penalty. The licensee may express a preference for a form of discipline, but the board shall not be bound by any expression of preference.

If a licensee elects to stipulate to a disciplinary action prior to an administrative hearing, the board may impose a civil penalty, in accordance with this section, in lieu of suspension.

If a proposed stipulation is rejected by the board, it is null and void and does not constitute an admission of any violation charged.

(b) The civil penalty shall not be more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for an actual suspension of one to 19 days.

(c) The civil penalty shall not be more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for an actual suspension of 20 to 45 days.

(d) If a licensee is assessed the civil penalty in lieu of an actual suspension, the penalty shall be paid before the effective date of the decision.

(e) If the civil penalty is not paid before the effective date of the suspension, the license shall be suspended until the penalty is paid or until the actual suspension is served.

No civil penalty shall be assessed in lieu of any suspension which exceeds 45 days. With the exception of the proceedings on suspensions undertaken or on fines levied pursuant to Section 8617, the proceedings under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.

In any order of suspension or revocation, the board may authorize the completion of any contract or work contracted for under terms and conditions set forth in the order.
Cal. BPC § 21663 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 21663
Section 21663
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 21663.1, every vendor shall report all merchandise offered or displayed for sale or exchange on a form, prescribed or approved by the California Department of Justice, containing all the following information:

(1) The name and address of the vendor.

(2) A description of the merchandise offered for sale or exchange, including serial numbers and personal identification marks, or if there is no serial number, other identification marks or symbols, if any, or a general description of the item.

(3) A certification by the vendor that to his or her knowledge and belief, the information contained on the form is true.

(4) The make, year, color, state of registration, and license number of the vehicle or vehicles in which the merchandise is transported to the swap meet.

(5) The California seller’s permit number (State Board of Equalization sales tax number), if any, of the vendor.

(6) The vendor’s motor vehicle driver’s license number and its state of issuance or California identification card numbers.

(7) If the vendor is an agent of an individual, company, partnership or corporation, the name and business address of the principal.

(8) The dates of sale for which the report is made.

(9) A receipt number given by the operator for the dates of the sale or the space used by the vendor.

(10) A requirement that the vendor check an appropriate box that sets forth his or her permit number for sales tax purposes.

If the vendor’s permit number is not listed in the appropriate place on the form, the vendor shall indicate that he or she has not and does not contemplate making more than two sales of sufficient size, scope, and character within a 12-month period to require a permit.

(b) In addition to the official governmental form, consisting of an original and at least two copies, the information required may be recorded on a computerized or other similar record that contains the same information required by subdivision (a).

(c) In no case shall a swap meet owner or operator be liable or responsible for the accuracy of, or any discrepancy in, any information submitted by the vendors on the forms provided to them by the swap meet owners or operators.
Cal. BPC § 8618 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 8618
Section 8618
Status: in_force

Documents as specified by regulation must be maintained by all registered companies for three years.
Cal. RTC § 7203.1 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 7203.1
Section 7203.1
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the revenue exchange period only, the authority of a county or a city under this part to impose a tax rate as specified in an ordinance adopted pursuant to Sections 7202 and 7203 is suspended, and the tax rate to be applied instead during that period under any ordinance as so adopted is the applicable of the following:

(1) In the case of a county, 1 percent.

(2) In the case of a city, three-quarters of 1 percent or less.

(b) For purposes of this section, “revenue exchange period” means the period on and after July 1, 2004, and before the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 90 days following a notification to the board by the Director of Finance pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99006 of the Government Code.

(c) Subdivision (a) is a self-executing provision that operates without regard to any decision or act on the part of any local government. A change in a local general tax rate resulting from either the rate limitations applied by subdivision (a) or the end of the revenue exchange period is not subject to voter approval under either statute or Article XIII C of the California Constitution.

(d) Existing tax exchange or revenue sharing agreements, entered into prior to the operative date of this section, between local agencies or between local agencies and nonlocal agencies shall be deemed to be temporarily modified to account for the reduction in sales and use tax revenues resulting from this section, with those reduced revenues to be replaced as may otherwise be provided by law.
Cal. RTC § 19316 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 19316
Section 19316
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of an individual taxpayer under the Personal Income Tax Law (Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001)), the running of any period specified in Section 19306, 19308, 19311, 19312, or 19313 shall be suspended during any period during which that individual taxpayer is “financially disabled” as defined in subdivision (b). The financial disability of an individual taxpayer shall be established in accordance with those procedures and requirements specified by the Franchise Tax Board.

(b) (1) For purposes of this section, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), an individual taxpayer is “financially disabled” if that individual taxpayer is unable to manage his or her financial affairs by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that is either deemed to be a terminal impairment or is expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

(2) An individual taxpayer shall not be considered to be “financially disabled” for any period during which that individual’s spouse or any other person is legally authorized to act on that individual’s behalf in financial matters.

(c) This section applies to periods of disability commencing before, on, or after the effective date of the act adding this section, but does not apply to any claim or refund that (without regard to this section) is barred by the operation or rule of law, including res judicata, as of the effective date of the act adding this section.
Cal. WAT § 10521 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.1 / Section 10521
Section 10521
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this part:

(a) “Water conservation” means the reduction of the amount of water consumed or irretrievably lost in the process of satisfying beneficial uses which can be achieved either by improving the technology or the method for diverting, transporting, applying, reusing, salvaging, or recovering water, or by implementing other conservation methods.

(b) “Efficient water management” means reasonable and economically justifiable programs to improve the delivery and use of water for agricultural purposes that will result in water conservation.

(c) “Water supplier” means the department or other public agency that supplies water for agricultural use.
Cal. RTC § 6007 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 6007
Section 6007
Status: in_force

(a) (1) A “retail sale” or “sale at retail” means a sale for a purpose other than resale in the regular course of business in the form of tangible personal property.

(2) When tangible personal property is delivered by an owner or former owner thereof, or by a factor or agent of that owner, former owner, or factor to a consumer or to a person for redelivery to a consumer, pursuant to a retail sale made by a retailer not engaged in business in this state, the person making the delivery shall be deemed the retailer of that property. He or she shall include the retail selling price of the property in his or her gross receipts or sales price.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a “retail sale” or “sale at retail” shall include a sale by a convicted seller of tangible personal property with a counterfeit mark, a counterfeit label, or an illicit label on that property, or in connection with that sale, regardless of whether the sale is for resale in the regular course of business.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, all of the following shall apply:

(A) A “convicted seller” means a person convicted of a counterfeiting offense, including, but not limited to, a violation under Section 350 or 653w of the Penal Code or Section 2318, 2319, or 2320 of Title 18 of the United States Code on or after the date of sale.

(B) “Counterfeit mark” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 2320 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(C) “Counterfeit label” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 2318 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(D) “Illicit label” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 2318 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

(E) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 of Division 7 of, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7 of, the Business and Professions Code, and Title 1.5 (commencing with Section 1750) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code shall not apply to any person other than a convicted seller.

(F) Notwithstanding Article 2 (commencing with Section 6481) of Chapter 5, any notice of deficiency determination to a convicted seller shall be mailed within one year after the last day of the calendar month following the date of conviction.
Cal. BPC § 7026 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 7026
Section 7026
Status: in_force

“Contractor,” for the purposes of this chapter, is synonymous with “builder” and, within the meaning of this chapter, a contractor is any person who undertakes to or offers to undertake to, or purports to have the capacity to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith, or the cleaning of grounds or structures in connection therewith, or the preparation and removal of roadway construction zones, lane closures, flagging, or traffic diversions, or the installation, repair, maintenance, or calibration of monitoring equipment for underground storage tanks, and whether or not the performance of work herein described involves the addition to, or fabrication into, any structure, project, development or improvement herein described of any material or article of merchandise. “Contractor” includes subcontractor and specialty contractor. “Roadway” includes, but is not limited to, public or city streets, highways, or any public conveyance.
Cal. BPC § 19533.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 19533.6
Section 19533.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 19533, the board may authorize any racing association licensed to conduct a live quarter horse racing meeting to also conduct mule racing at that racing meeting, subject to the following conditions:

(a) Mule races may only be conducted when a fair is not licensed to conduct live races with parimutuel wagering.

(b) The consent of the quarter horse horsemen’s organization contracting with the association shall be obtained with respect to the inclusion of mule racing.

(c) The majority of the races conducted on any given racing day shall be quarter horse races.

(d) A quarter horse association may conduct mule races provided that the total number of Arabian and mule races run in a year do not exceed the total number of Arabian races run in the state in 2001.

(e) An Arabian race with seven or more entries shall not be replaced by mule race, without the consent of the organization that represents Arabian horsemen and horsewomen.
Cal. RTC § 7292.41 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 3.74 / Section 7292.41
Section 7292.41
Status: in_force

If, as of December 31, 2028, an ordinance proposing a transactions and use tax has not been approved in the County of Santa Clara as required by subdivision (a) of Section 7292.4, this chapter shall be repealed as of that same date.
Cal. LAB § 6361 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 6361
Section 6361
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) Hazardous substances in the workplace in some forms and concentrations pose potential acute and chronic health hazards to employees who are exposed to these substances.

(2) Employers and employees have a right and a need to know the properties and potential hazards of substances to which they may be exposed, and such knowledge is essential to reducing the incidence and cost of occupational disease.

(3) Employers do not always have available adequate data on the contents and properties of specific hazardous substances necessary for the provision of a safe and healthful workplace and the provision of information and training to employees as is the responsibility of the employer under existing law.

(4) Many effective employee information and training programs now exist, and with the increased availability of basic information and with the extension of such programs to all affected employees, preventable health risks in the workplace would be further reduced.

(b) The Legislature, therefore, intends by this chapter to ensure the transmission of necessary information to employees regarding the properties and potential hazards of hazardous substances in the workplace.
Cal. HSC § 25299.74 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.75 / Article 7 / Section 25299.74
Section 25299.74
Status: in_force

(a) No indemnification, hold harmless, conveyance, or similar agreement shall be effective to preclude any liability for costs recoverable under this article. This section does not bar any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to the agreement for any costs under this chapter.

(b) The entry of judgment against any party to the action does not bar any future action by the fund against any person who is later discovered to be potentially liable for costs paid from the fund.

(c) Payment of any claim by the fund pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the state acquiring by subrogation the rights of the claimant to recover those costs of corrective action for which it has compensated the claimant from the person responsible or liable for the unauthorized release.
Cal. RTC § 4653.2 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 8 / Chapter 1a / Section 4653.2
Section 4653.2
Status: in_force

The county auditor may receive and distribute payments in lieu of taxes, other than city taxes, on property which belongs to the United States and is exempt from taxation. Unless otherwise prescribed by the agency making such payments, the amounts received shall be distributed as prescribed in this chapter.
Cal. BPC § 2538.57 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 8 / Section 2538.57
Section 2538.57
Status: in_force

The amount of fees and penalties prescribed by this article shall be those set forth in this section unless a lower fee is fixed by the board:

(a) The fee for applicants applying for the first time for a license is seventy-five dollars ($75), which shall not be refunded, except to applicants who are found to be ineligible to take an examination for a license. Those applicants are entitled to a refund of fifty dollars ($50).

(b) The fees for taking or retaking the written and practical examinations shall be amounts fixed by the board, which shall be equal to the actual cost of preparing, grading, analyzing, and administering the examinations.

(c) The initial temporary license fee is one hundred dollars ($100). The fee for renewal of a temporary license is one hundred dollars ($100) for each renewal.

(d) The initial permanent license fee is two hundred eighty dollars ($280). The fee for renewal of a permanent license is not more than two hundred eighty dollars ($280) for each renewal.

(e) The initial branch office license fee is twenty-five dollars ($25). The fee for renewal of a branch office license is twenty-five dollars ($25) for each renewal.

(f) The delinquency fee is twenty-five dollars ($25).

(g) The fee for issuance of a replacement license is twenty-five dollars ($25).

(h) The continuing education course approval application fee is fifty dollars ($50).

(i) The fee for official certification of licensure is fifteen dollars ($15).
Cal. RTC § 9273 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 9273
Section 9273
Status: in_force

Exemptions from levy under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 703.010) of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be adjusted for purposes of enforcing the collection of debts under this part to reflect changes in the California Consumer Price Index whenever the change is more than 5 percent higher than any previous adjustment.