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Cal. VEH § 13202.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 13202.5
Section 13202.5
Status: in_force

(a) (1) For each conviction of a person for an offense specified in subdivision (d), committed while the person was under 21 years of age, but 13 years of age or older, the court shall suspend the person’s driving privilege for one year. If the person convicted does not yet have the privilege to drive, the court shall order the department to delay issuing the privilege to drive for one year subsequent to the time the person becomes legally eligible to drive. However, if there is no further conviction for an offense specified in subdivision (d) in a 12-month period after the conviction, the court, upon petition of the person affected, may modify the order imposing the delay of the privilege. For each successive offense, the court shall suspend the person’s driving privilege for those possessing a license or delay the eligibility for those not in possession of a license at the time of their conviction for one additional year.

(2) As used in this section, the term “conviction” includes the findings in juvenile proceedings specified in Section 13105.

(b) Whenever the court suspends driving privileges pursuant to subdivision (a), the court in which the conviction is had shall require all driver’s licenses held by the person to be surrendered to the court. The court shall within 10 days following the conviction transmit a certified abstract of the conviction, together with any driver’s licenses surrendered, to the department.

(c) (1) After a court has issued an order suspending or delaying driving privileges pursuant to subdivision (a), the court, upon petition of the person affected, may review the order and may impose restrictions on the person’s privilege to drive based upon a showing of a critical need to drive.

(2) As used in this section, “critical need to drive” means the circumstances that are required to be shown for the issuance of a junior permit pursuant to Section 12513.

(3) The restriction shall remain in effect for the balance of the period of suspension or restriction in this section. The court shall notify the department of any modification within 10 days of the order of modification.

(d) This section applies to violations involving controlled substances or alcohol contained in the following provisions:

(1) Section 191.5 of, and subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 192.5 of, the Penal Code.

(2) Section 23103 when subject to Section 23103.5, Section 23140, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 23152) of Chapter 12 of Division 11 of this code.

(e) Suspension, restriction, or delay of driving privileges pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any penalty imposed upon conviction of a violation specified in subdivision (d).
Cal. LAB § 5909 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 5909
Section 5909
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 52, Sec. 27.   (AB 171)   Effective July 2, 2024.   Repealed as of July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 28 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 52.]
(a) A petition for reconsideration is deemed to have been denied by the appeals board unless it is acted upon within 60 days from the date a trial judge transmits a case to the appeals board.

(b) (1) When a trial judge transmits a case to the appeals board, the trial judge shall provide notice to the parties of the case and the appeals board.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), service of the accompanying report, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5900, shall constitute providing notice.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 27) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 52, Sec. 28.   (AB 171)   Effective July 2, 2024.   Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) A petition for reconsideration is deemed to have been denied by the appeals board unless it is acted upon within 60 days from the date of filing.

(b) This section shall take effect on July 1, 2026.
Cal. WIC § 5276 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 5276
Section 5276
Status: in_force

Judicial review shall be in the superior court for the county in which the facility providing intensive treatment is located or in the county in which the 72-hour evaluation was conducted if the patient or a person acting in his or her behalf informs the professional staff of the evaluation facility (in writing) that judicial review will be sought. No patient shall be transferred from the county providing evaluation services to a different county for intensive treatment if the staff of the evaluation facility has been informed in writing that a judicial review will be sought, until the completion of the judicial review. The person requesting to be released shall be informed of his or her right to counsel by the member of the treatment staff and by the court; and, if he or she so elects, the court shall immediately appoint the public defender or other attorney to assist him or her in preparation of a petition for the writ of habeas corpus and, if he or she so elects, to represent him or her in the proceedings. The person shall pay the costs of the legal service if he or she is able.

Reasonable attempts shall be made by the mental health facility to notify family members or any other person designated by the patient, of the time and place of the judicial review, unless the patient requests that this information not be provided. The patient shall be advised by the facility that is treating the patient that he or she has the right to request that this information not be provided.

The court shall either release the person or order an evidentiary hearing to be held within two judicial days after the petition is filed. If the court finds, (a) that the person requesting release is not, as a result of mental disorder or impairment by chronic alcoholism, a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, (b) that he or she had not been advised of, or had accepted, voluntary treatment, or (c) that the facility providing intensive treatment is not equipped and staffed to provide treatment, or is not designated by the county to provide intensive treatment he or she shall be released immediately.
Cal. ELEC § 7927 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 7927
Section 7927
Status: in_force

(a) The state coordinating committee shall have the authority to certify, as provided by Green Party bylaws, county council members in the following counties:

(1) Counties where no county council candidates qualified for the ballot in the preceding presidential preference primary election.

(2) Counties where all members of the county council have become disqualified from holding office.

(b) County council members certified pursuant to this section shall meet the qualifications otherwise required for county council members. County council members certified pursuant to this section shall be reported by the state coordinating committee to the applicable county elections officials. County council members certified under this section shall have all the powers and privileges otherwise afforded to county councils.
Cal. HSC § 122373 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 122373
Section 122373
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to the following:

(a) Events held by 4-H Clubs, Junior Farmers Clubs, or Future Farmers Clubs.

(b) The California Exposition and State Fair, district agricultural association fairs, or county fairs.

(c) Stockyards with respect to which the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture has posted notice that the stockyards are regulated by the federal Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 181 et seq.).

(d) The sale of cattle on consignment at any public cattle sales market, the sale of sheep on consignment at any public sheep sales market, the sale of swine on consignment at any public swine sales market, the sale of goats on consignment at any public goat sales market, and the sale of equines on consignment at any public equine sales market.

(e) Live animal markets regulated under Section 597.3 of the Penal Code.

(f) A public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group regulated under Division 14 (commencing with Section 30501) of the Food and Agricultural Code. For purposes of this section, “rescue group” is a not-for-profit entity whose primary purpose is the placement of dogs, cats, or other animals that have been removed from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, or humane society shelter, or that have been surrendered or relinquished to the entity by the previous owner.

(g) The sale of fish or shellfish, live or dead, from a fishing vessel or registered aquaculture facility, at a pier or wharf, or at a farmer’s market by any licensed commercial fisherman or an owner or employee of a registered aquaculture facility to the public for human consumption.

(h) A cat show, dog show, or bird show, provided that all of the following circumstances exist:

(1) The show is validly permitted by the city or county in which the show is held.

(2) The show’s sponsor or permittee ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local animal welfare and animal control laws.

(3) The participant has written documentation of the payment of a fee for the entry of his or her cat, dog, or bird in the show.

(4) The sale of a cat, dog, or bird occurs only on the premises and within the confines of the show.

(5) The show is a competitive event where the cats, dogs, or birds are exhibited and judged by an established standard or set of ideals established for each breed or species.

(i) A pet store as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 122350.

(j) Any reptile or aquatic trade show, provided all of the following circumstances exist:

(1) The show is validly permitted by the city or county in which the show is held.

(2) The show’s sponsor or permittee ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local animal welfare and animal control laws.
Cal. HSC § 11811.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10.5 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 11811.1
Section 11811.1
Status: in_force

(a) The major purpose of prevention and early intervention activities includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) To facilitate positive change in community and individual understanding, values, attitudes, environmental factors, and behavior concerning alcohol and its inappropriate use and other drug use.

(2) To reduce the likelihood of the inappropriate use of alcohol and other drugs by developing and implementing public policies designed to reduce or limit alcohol and other drug consumption.

(3) To lessen the stigmatization of persons who seek help for problems related to inappropriate alcohol use and other drug use.

(4) To provide information so that the public may make informed personal and public policy decisions regarding the inappropriate use and nonuse of alcoholic beverages and other drugs.

(5) To enlighten the “helping professions” to recognize persons with alcohol and other drug problems and to offer them appropriate services.

(6) To encourage persons to seek early help for their alcohol or other drug problems.

(b) The Legislature recognizes that the effective provision of the activities specified in subdivision (a) will result in an increased demand upon, and utilization of, existing services to individuals with substance use disorders and their families. However, the Legislature believes that provision of effective prevention and early intervention activities over the next decade will result in saving taxpayers funds that might otherwise have to be expended for higher health and safety costs.
Cal. PUC § 130680 — California Code / Code puc / Division 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 130680
Section 130680
Status: in_force

(a) The chief executive officer shall be responsible for ensuring the MTA has an independent professional procurement staff. The chief executive officer and designated procurement staff shall be responsible for conducting an independent, autonomous procurement process in accordance with state and federal law.

(b) Board members shall use objective judgment in voting on a procurement award and base their decision on the criteria established in the procurement documents.

(c) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to influence contract awards.

(d) During any procurement process, board members or their staff shall not communicate with MTA staff regarding the procurement unless authorized by this chapter, MTA’s administrative code, or MTA procurement policies.

(e) Before the staff recommendation for an award is made public, board members or their staff may communicate with the chief executive officer or the designee of the chief executive officer regarding the procurement, subject to limitations in this chapter, MTA’s administrative code, and MTA procurement policies. Board members and their staff may also communicate with the ethics officer for advice on compliance with this section.

(f) Board members or their staff shall not attempt to obtain or release information about the recommendation of the award of a contract until the recommendation is made public.
Cal. WAT § 33246 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 9.1 / Chapter 3 / Section 33246
Section 33246
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the Costa Mesa County Water District shall, as soon as possible after the formation of the district, cause an appraisal to be made of all operating (other than pipelines, wells, reservoirs and appurtenances) and non-operating assets acquired from each district and the city. The non-operating assets shall be sold as soon as practicable and the proceeds therefrom credited to the district or city from which received. The operating assets necessary for the proper functioning of the integrated system shall be retained and all surplus operating property shall be sold and the proceeds therefrom credited to the agency from which received. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Costa Mesa County Water District equalize as much as reasonably possible the contribution of retained operating property (other than pipelines, wells, reservoirs and appurtenances) by each of the agencies.
Cal. FAC § 55050 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 55050
Section 55050
Status: in_force

Except as provided for in Section 55052, no person may plant, produce, process, or handle rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, except in compliance with this chapter. Regulations shall be adopted by the secretary, in accordance with Section 55022, to accomplish all of the following purposes:

(a) Maintain the integrity and prevent contamination of rice which has not been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.

(b) Prevent the introduction of disease, weeds, or other pests.

(c) Ensure that persons handling seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 or bringing rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 into the state for processing notify the commission of the location of planting sites and of the dates and procedures for planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.

(d) Ensure that persons receiving rice having been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 produced outside the state for processing notify the commission of the location of the receipt and of the procedures for processing or handling the rice to prevent commercial impact to other rice and the spread of weeds, diseases, or other pests.

(e) Enforce the restrictions and conditions imposed on the planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.

(f) Encourage research and development of new types of rice.
Cal. WIC § 14301.2 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Article 3 / Section 14301.2
Section 14301.2
Status: in_force

(a) The director may defer fee-for-service payments or payments to Medi-Cal managed care health plans contracting with the department pursuant to Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 14087.3), Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 14087.5), Article 2.81 (commencing with Section 14087.96), Article 2.9 (commencing with Section 14088), or Article 2.91 (commencing with Section 14089) of this chapter, or Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 14200) or Chapter 8.75 (commencing with Section 14591), the Senior Care Action Network Health Plan, and Medi-Cal managed care health plan providers, as applicable, which are payable during the final month of the state fiscal year. This section may be implemented only to the extent consistent with federal law.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 34 of Chapter 37 of the Statutes of 2013, this section shall not be made inoperative as a result of any determination made by the Director of Finance pursuant to Section 34 of Chapter 37 of the Statutes of 2013.
Cal. FAC § 45037 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 45037
Section 45037
Status: in_force

Upon probable cause to believe avocados regulated by this chapter are being unlawfully transported, any peace officer may stop the transporting vehicle and request a record of proof of ownership of the avocados.
Cal. HSC § 1409.3 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.3 / Article 1 / Section 1409.3
Section 1409.3
Status: in_force

(a)  The licensee shall notify the department within 10 days in writing when a change of stockholder owning 10 percent or more of the nonpublic corporate stock occurs. The writing shall include the name and principal mailing addresses of the new stockholder.

(b)  When a change of agency manager occurs, the department shall be notified in writing within 10 days by the licensee. The notification shall include the name of the new agency manager.

(c)  Each licensee shall notify the department within 10 days in writing of any change of the mailing address of the licensee. The writing shall include the new mailing address of the licensee.

(d)  When a change in the principal officer of a corporate licensee, chairperson, president, or general manager, occurs the department shall be notified within 10 days in writing by the licensee. The writing shall include the name and principal business address of the officer.
Cal. WAT § 44961 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 44961
Section 44961
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue warrants, the holder of any revenue warrant may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require and compel the performance of any of the duties imposed upon the board, or upon any officer or employee of the district, in connection with the collection, deposit, investment, application or disbursement of any revenues pledged for the security of the revenue warrants, or in connection with the deposit, investment or disbursement of the proceeds received from the sale of the revenue warrants, or in connection with any covenants contained in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue warrants. The enumeration of such rights and remedies does not, however, exclude the exercise or prosecution of any other rights or remedies available to the holders of revenue warrants.
Cal. COM § 3108 — California Code / Code com / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 3108
Section 3108
Status: in_force

(a) A promise or order is “payable on demand” if it (1) states that it is payable on demand or at sight, or otherwise indicates that it is payable at the will of the holder, or (2) does not state any time of payment.

(b) A promise or order is “payable at a definite time” if it is payable on elapse of a definite period of time after sight or acceptance or at a fixed date or dates or at a time or times readily ascertainable at the time the promise or order is issued, subject to rights of (1) prepayment, (2) acceleration, (3) extension at the option of the holder, or (4) extension to a further definite time at the option of the maker or acceptor or automatically upon or after a specified act or event.

(c) If an instrument, payable at a fixed date, is also payable upon demand made before the fixed date, the instrument is payable on demand until the fixed date and, if demand for payment is not made before that date, becomes payable at a definite time on the fixed date.
Cal. SHC § 22081 — California Code / Code shc / Division 15 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Section 22081
Section 22081
Status: in_force

The proposal shall be accompanied by a diagram showing:

(a) The streets to be improved.

(b) The abutting lots or parcels of land and the front footage of each.

(c) The legal description of each such lot or parcel of land.
Cal. HSC § 118225 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 8 / Section 118225
Section 118225
Status: in_force

(a)  Sharps waste shall be rendered noninfectious prior to disposal by one of the following methods:

(1)  Incineration.

(2)  Steam sterilization.

(3)  Disinfection using an alternative treatment method approved by the department.

(b)  Sharps waste rendered noninfectious pursuant to this section may be disposed of as solid waste if the waste is not otherwise hazardous.

(c)  Onsite medical waste treatment facilities treating sharps waste pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) shall ensure that, prior to disposal, the treated sharps waste is destroyed or that public access to the treated sharps waste is prevented.
Cal. RTC § 6242 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 6242
Section 6242
Status: in_force

The certificate relieves the person selling the property from the duty of collecting the use tax only if taken in good faith from a person who is engaged in the business of selling tangible personal property and who holds the permit provided for by Article 2 (commencing with Section 6066) of Chapter 2 of this part.
Cal. HNC § 35 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 35
Section 35
Status: in_force

“Channel” means any waterway now navigable in fact by vessels or artificially improved or created so as to be navigable by vessels, including the structures and facilities created to facilitate navigation.
Cal. HSC § 127640 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 2 / Chapter 6.1 / Section 127640
Section 127640
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Abortion” has the same meaning as defined in Section 123464.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Health Care Access and Information, or any other entity within, and as designated by, the California Health and Human Services Agency.

(c) “Fund” means the Abortion Access Fund established pursuant to Section 127641.
Cal. WAT § 55105 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 55105
Section 55105
Status: in_force

The petition shall be accompanied by a map showing the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, with relation to the territory immediately contiguous thereto, and contain a general description of the proposed improvement.
Cal. PUC § 90006 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 90006
Section 90006
Status: in_force

“Transit works” or “transit facilities” means all real and personal property, equipment, rights, or interests owned or to be acquired by the district for transit service.
Cal. HSC § 112920 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 9 / Article 2 / Section 112920
Section 112920
Status: in_force

All olive oil for technical purposes shall be denatured with an odoriferous substance so as to render it unfit for food purposes.