FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Cal. CIV § 1714.46 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1714.46
Section 1714.46
Status: in_force

(a) “Artificial intelligence” means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.

(b) In an action against a defendant who developed, modified, or used artificial intelligence that is alleged to have caused a harm to the plaintiff, it shall not be a defense, and the defendant may not assert, that the artificial intelligence autonomously caused the harm to the plaintiff.

(c) This section does not limit or preclude a defendant from presenting either of the following:

(1) Any other affirmative defense, including evidence relevant to causation or foreseeability.

(2) Other evidence relevant to the comparative fault of any other person or entity.
Cal. FAC § 32915 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 32915
Section 32915
Status: in_force

The labeling requirements of Sections 32912, 32913, and 32914 also apply to milk and cream which is sold in bulk to the wholesale trade and to milk and cream which is sold by any milk products plant for processing purposes. When any nonnutritive or artificial sweetener is added to any milk product or product resembling a milk product, the words “artificially sweetened” shall become a part of the name of the product, except milk products sweetened with sweeteners pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 36670) of Chapter 1 of Part 3.
Cal. FAC § 74924 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 5 / Section 74924
Section 74924
Status: in_force

The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures to conduct the referendum. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, the secretary may extend the period. However, the total referendum period may not exceed 60 days.
Cal. HSC § 19181 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 19181
Section 19181
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any city, county, or city and county may enact an ordinance requiring the installation of earthquake sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings open to the public. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall conform to standards adopted by the State Architect pursuant to Section 19182.
Cal. FIN § 16508 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 16508
Section 16508
Status: in_force

No license shall be transferable or assignable.
Cal. HSC § 116150 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 11 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 116150
Section 116150
Status: in_force

The governing body shall record in the office of the county recorder a notice of payment, claiming a lien on the property for the amount of the payment.
Cal. SHC § 8771 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 12 / Section 8771
Section 8771
Status: in_force

On receipt of the report, the legislative body shall fix a date for hearing thereon. The clerk shall give notice of the hearing by posting for 10 days. At the hearing the legislative body shall determine whether in its judgment there will ultimately be insufficient money in the redemption fund to discharge the unpaid bonds and interest. If it determines that in its judgment there will be no such shortage, it shall direct the treasurer to pay matured bonds and interest as long as there is available money in the redemption fund.
Cal. WIC § 4413 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4413
Section 4413
Status: in_force

The department may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as it deems necessary, subject to the laws governing civil service.
Cal. PUC § 40181 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 40181
Section 40181
Status: in_force

The district may without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, accept contributions of money, rights-of-way, labor, materials, and any other property for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of transit facilities, and may without limitation by any other provisions of this part enter into any contracts and cooperation with and accept cooperation from the state, or any department, instrumentality, or agency thereof, or any public agency in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, and in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of, any such transit facilities.
Cal. WAT § 33240 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 33240
Section 33240
Status: in_force

Except as in this part expressly provided, the new Costa Mesa County Water District shall be in all respects operated, managed and governed, its directors and officers shall be elected or appointed, and its revenue shall be raised and expended, as provided by law for county water districts generally.
Cal. HSC § 7111 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 7111
Section 7111
Status: in_force

A cemetery authority or crematory may make an interment or cremation of any remains upon the receipt of a written authorization of a person representing himself or herself to be a person having the right to control the disposition of the remains pursuant to Section 7100.

A cemetery authority or crematory is not liable for cremating, making an interment, or for other disposition of remains permitted by law, pursuant to that authorization, unless it has actual notice that the representation is untrue.
Cal. HSC § 36051 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 7 / Section 36051
Section 36051
Status: in_force

In enacting this part, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for farm labor centers for the assembling, domiciling, and housing of persons and families engaged in agricultural work to help assure the agricultural communities of a supply of such workers as and when they are needed; that the operation of farm labor centers is a proper function for housing authorities established pursuant to the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200), Part 2, Division 24); and that the necessity in the public interest for the provisions herein enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination and of statewide application. It is further declared by the Legislature that its intent in enacting this part is to remedy the conditions described in this section by providing for the furnishing of the farm labor centers authorized herein to single persons and families whose principal source of income is agricultural work, without regard to whether such persons and families have low incomes.
Cal. HSC § 114429.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 13 / Article 6 / Section 114429.3
Section 114429.3
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 113996 and 114343 and if permitted by federal law, a food facility may sell Vietnamese rice cakes that have been at no more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit for no more than 24 hours.

(b) Vietnamese rice cakes that have been at no more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit but have been stored for more than 24 hours shall be destroyed in a manner approved by the enforcement agency.

(c) All Vietnamese rice cakes shall bear a label meeting the requirements of Section 111223.
Cal. PRC § 42025 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 42025
Section 42025
Status: in_force

The department shall update its regulations relating to the implementation of this article. Any regulation promulgated pursuant to this article and in effect on September 1, 2021, shall remain in effect until the department revises or repeals that regulation or January 1, 2022, whichever occurs first.
Cal. PRC § 30623 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 30623
Section 30623
Status: in_force

If an appeal of any action on any development by any local government or port governing body is filed with the commission, the operation and effect of that action shall be stayed pending a decision on appeal.
Cal. RTC § 17322 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 17322
Section 17322
Status: in_force

For purposes of Section 302(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, the periods of limitation to be extended for one year are the periods provided in Sections 19057 and 19371.
Cal. HSC § 25211 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 10.1 / Section 25211
Section 25211
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meaning:

(a) “Certified appliance recycler” means a person or entity engaged in the business of removing and properly managing materials that require special handling from discarded major appliances, and who is certified pursuant to Section 25211.4, and does not include a person described in subdivision (b) of Section 25211.2.

(b) “CUPA” means a certified unified program agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 25123.7.

(c) “Major appliance” has the same meaning as defined in Section 42166 of the Public Resources Code.

(d) “Materials that require special handling” has the same meaning as defined in Section 42167 of the Public Resources Code.

(e) “Scrap recycling facility” means a facility where machinery and equipment are used for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades and whose principal product is scrap iron or nonferrous metallic scrap for sale for remelting purposes. A scrap recycling facility includes, but is not limited to, a feeder yard, a metal shredding facility, a metal crusher, and a metal baler.
Cal. WIC § 19703 — California Code / Code wic / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 19703
Section 19703
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter relative to vocational rehabilitation or independent living services, or both, shall be administered fairly to the end that all persons who are eligible and apply for those services shall receive the services to which they are entitled under state and federal statutes and regulations promptly and with due consideration for their needs.

(b) Any applicant for services, or client of the department shall be informed as to the provisions of eligibility and his or her responsibility for reporting facts material to a correct determination of his or her eligibility for services.

(c) Any applicant for services, or client of the department who is denied vocational rehabilitation or independent living services, or both shall be notified in writing of the grounds on which the denial is based.
Cal. WAT § 1348 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1.5 / Section 1348
Section 1348
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, a minor application shall mean either of the following:

(a) Any application which does not involve direct diversions in excess of three cubic-feet per second or storage in excess of 200 acre-feet per year.

(b) An application by a groundwater sustainability agency or local agency, as defined in Section 10721, for a diversion previously authorized by a temporary permit under Article 2 (commencing with Section 1433) of Chapter 6.5.
Cal. BPC § 19661 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 11 / Section 19661
Section 19661
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which a penalty is not herein expressly provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided, the board may impose a monetary penalty of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. WAT § 30019 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 30019
Section 30019
Status: in_force

“General district election” means the election required to be held in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
Cal. HSC § 1596.888 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.4 / Article 4 / Section 1596.888
Section 1596.888
Status: in_force

Any license, registration, or special permit suspended pursuant to this chapter, and any special permit revoked pursuant to this chapter, may be reinstated pursuant to Section 11522 of the Government Code.
Cal. PCC § 10188 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 10188
Section 10188
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the director, following notification to the State Public Works Board, may procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000), awarding the contract using either the low bid or best value, provided that this article shall not apply to any projects on the state highway system.

(b) The director shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, regarding the ability of a person or entity, that performs services for the department relating to the solicitation of a design-build project, to submit a proposal as a design-build entity, or to join a design-build team. This conflict-of-interest policy shall apply to each department entering into design-build contracts authorized under this article.
Cal. FAC § 39351 — California Code / Code fac / Division 15 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 39351
Section 39351
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of this code which relate to margarine, dairy spread, or spread are likewise applicable to colored margarine, colored dairy spread, or colored spread.
Cal. FAC § 57003 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 1 / Section 57003
Section 57003
Status: in_force

“City” includes city and county.
Cal. ELEC § 325 — California Code / Code elec / Division 0.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 325
Section 325
Status: in_force

“Inspector” means the supervisor of the precinct board of which he or she is a member.
Cal. PRC § 2699.6 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.8 / Section 2699.6
Section 2699.6
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become operative on April 1, 1991.
Cal. FAM § 8607 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 8607
Section 8607
Status: in_force

All forms adopted by the department authorizing the release of an infant from a health facility to the custody of persons other than the person entitled to custody of the child pursuant to Section 3010 and authorizing these other persons to obtain medical care for the infant shall contain a statement in boldface type delineating the various types of adoptions available, the birth parents’ rights with regard thereto, including, but not limited to, rights with regard to revocation of consent to adoption, and a statement regarding the authority of the court under Part 4 (commencing with Section 7800) of Division 12 to declare the child abandoned by the birth parent or parents.
Cal. PUC § 132053 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12.7 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 132053
Section 132053
Status: in_force

On and after a transactions and use tax is imposed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 132300), the commission may authorize payment from the proceeds of the tax to members of the commission and alternates for serving on the commission. If so authorized, each member of the commission, including alternate members when serving in the absence of a regular member, shall be paid one hundred dollars ($100) for each day the member attends meetings of the commission and committees of the commission, but not to exceed five meetings in any one quarter, and his or her necessary and reasonable expenses in performing his or her duties as a commission member.
Cal. WAT § 55103 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 55103
Section 55103
Status: in_force

The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors and shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the freeholders resident within the proposed district, or by not less than 25 percent of the freeholders resident and nonresident within the proposed district, including not less than 15 percent of such resident freeholders.
Cal. VEH § 3051 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 3051
Section 3051
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any person licensed as a transporter under Article 1 (commencing with Section 11700) or as a salesperson under Article 2 (commencing with Section 11800) of Chapter 4 of Division 5, or to any licensee who is not a new motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle manufacturer, manufacturer branch, new motor vehicle distributor, distributor branch, or representative. This chapter does not apply to transactions involving “mobilehomes,” as defined in Section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code, “recreational vehicles,” as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, truck campers, “commercial coaches,” as defined in Section 18001.8 of the Health and Safety Code, or off-highway motor vehicles subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, except off-highway motorcycles, as defined in Section 436, and all-terrain vehicles, as defined in Section 111. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this chapter applies to a new motor vehicle dealer, a dealer of new recreational vehicles, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code, except a dealer who deals exclusively in truck campers, a vehicle manufacturer as defined in Section 672, a manufacturer branch as defined in Section 389, a distributor as defined in Section 296, a distributor branch as defined in Section 297, a representative as defined in Section 512, or an applicant therefor.
Cal. HNC § 6110 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Section 6110
Section 6110
Status: in_force

There may be annexed to a district any of the following territory which is in the same county as the district, or in any other county:

a. Any territory contiguous to the district.

b. Any territory, any point of which touches the district.

c. Any territory separated from the district by a “separating barrier,” which term includes a street, road, highway, railway line, railway crossing, railway right-of-way, watercourse, lagoon, or other natural barrier.

d. Any territory specified in this section may consist of one or more separate parcels of land, but it is not necessary that all parcels shall constitute in the aggregate one tract of land.
Cal. LAB § 1107 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 1107
Section 1107
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) (1) “Catastrophic risk” means a foreseeable and material risk that a frontier developer’s development, storage, use, or deployment of a foundation model will materially contribute to the death of, or serious injury to, more than 50 people or more than one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in damage to, or loss of, property arising from a single incident involving a foundation model doing any of the following:

(A) Providing expert-level assistance in the creation or release of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapon.

(B) Engaging in conduct with no meaningful human oversight, intervention, or supervision that is either a cyberattack or, if committed by a human, would constitute the crime of murder, assault, extortion, or theft, including theft by false pretense.

(C) Evading the control of its frontier developer or user.

(2) “Catastrophic risk” does not include a foreseeable and material risk from any of the following:

(A) Information that a foundation model outputs if the information is otherwise publicly accessible in a substantially similar form from a source other than a foundation model.

(B) Lawful activity of the federal government.

(C) Harm caused by a foundation model in combination with other software where the foundation model did not materially contribute to the harm.

(b) “Covered employee” means an employee responsible for assessing, managing, or addressing risk of critical safety incidents.

(c) “Critical safety incident” means any of the following:

(1) Unauthorized access to, modification of, or exfiltration of the model weights of a foundation model that results in death, bodily injury, or damage to, or loss of, property.

(2) Harm resulting from the materialization of a catastrophic risk.

(3) Loss of control of a foundation model causing death or bodily injury.

(4) A foundation model that uses deceptive techniques against the frontier developer to subvert the controls or monitoring of its frontier developer outside of the context of an evaluation designed to elicit this behavior and in a manner that demonstrates materially increased catastrophic risk.

(d) “Foundation model” has the meaning defined in Section 22757.11 of the Business and Professions Code.

(e) “Frontier developer” has the meaning defined in Section 22757.11 of the Business and Professions Code.

(f) “Large frontier developer” has the meaning defined in Section 22757.11 of the Business and Professions Code.
Cal. BPC § 19823 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 19823
Section 19823
Status: in_force

(a) The responsibilities of the commission include, without limitation, all of the following:

(1) Assuring that licenses, approvals, and permits are not issued to, or held by, unqualified or disqualified persons, or by persons whose operations are conducted in a manner that is inimical to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(2) Assuring that there is no material involvement, directly or indirectly, with a licensed gambling operation, or the ownership or management thereof, by unqualified or disqualified persons, or by persons whose operations are conducted in a manner that is inimical to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “unqualified person” means a person who is found to be unqualified pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 19857, and “disqualified person” means a person who is found to be disqualified pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 19859.
Cal. BPC § 4120 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 4120
Section 4120
Status: in_force

(a) A nonresident pharmacy shall not sell or distribute dangerous drugs or dangerous devices in this state through any person or media, other than a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider who has obtained a license pursuant to this chapter or through a selling or distribution outlet that is licensed as a wholesaler or third-party logistics provider pursuant to this chapter, without registering as a nonresident pharmacy.

(b) Applications for a nonresident pharmacy registration shall be made on a form furnished by the board. The board may require any information the board deems reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(c) The Legislature, by enacting this section, does not intend a license issued to any nonresident pharmacy pursuant to this section to change or affect the tax liability imposed by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23501) of Part 11 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code on any nonresident pharmacy.

(d) The Legislature, by enacting this section, does not intend a license issued to any nonresident pharmacy pursuant to this section to serve as any evidence that the nonresident pharmacy is doing business within this state.