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Cal. PUC § 106057 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 17 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 106057
Section 106057
Status: in_force

[Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 107, Sec. 1.   (SB 304)   Effective January 1, 2024.   Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.   See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 107.]
(a) The purchase of all services, supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall, by contract, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation. “Best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.

(b) To the extent practicable, the district shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required for the purchase of services, supplies, equipment, or materials exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), but does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).

(c) For purposes of this section, the term “services” shall not include construction of public projects, as defined in Section 22002 of the Public Contract Code, or those services described in Section 4525 of the Government Code.

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 107, Sec. 2.   (SB 304)   Effective January 1, 2024.   Operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.]
(a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), shall, by contract, be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or, in the district’s discretion, to the responsible bidder who submitted a proposal that provides the best value to the district on the basis of the factors identified in the solicitation. “Best value” means the overall combination of quality, price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirements described in the solicitation documents.

(b) To the extent practicable, the district shall obtain a minimum of three quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared whenever the expected expenditure required for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or materials exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), but does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
Cal. ELEC § 2301 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Section 2301
Section 2301
Status: in_force

(a) An international election observer may be provided uniform and nondiscriminatory access to all stages of the election process that are open to the public, including the public review period for the certification of a ballot marking system, the processing and counting of vote by mail ballots, the canvassing of ballots, and the recounting of ballots. An international election observer shall not interfere with a voter in the preparation or casting of the voter's ballot, with a precinct board member or an elections official in the performance of his or her duties, or with the orderly conduct of an election.

(b) For purposes of this section, “international election observer” means a person who witnesses the administration of an election in this state and who is an official representative of an international organization such as the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, or the Organization of American States.
Cal. RTC § 24944 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 15 / Article 3 / Section 24944
Section 24944
Status: in_force

If property (as a result of its destruction in whole or in part, theft, seizure, or requisition or condemnation or threat or imminence thereof) is compulsorily or involuntarily converted into money or into property not similar or related in service or use to the converted property, and the disposition of the converted property (as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 24943) occurred after December 31, 1952, the gain (if any) shall be recognized except to the extent hereinafter provided in this section:

(a) If the taxpayer during the period specified in subdivision (b), for the purpose of replacing the property so converted, purchases other property similar or related in service or use to the property so converted, or purchases stock in the acquisition of control of a corporation owning such other property, at the election of the taxpayer the gain shall be recognized only to the extent that the amount realized upon such conversion (regardless of whether such amount is received in one or more taxable years) exceeds the cost of such other property or such stock. Such election shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Franchise Tax Board may by regulations prescribe. For purposes of this subdivision—

(1) No property or stock acquired before the disposition of the converted property shall be considered to have been acquired for the purpose of replacing such converted property unless held by the taxpayer on the date of such disposition; and

(2) The taxpayer shall be considered to have purchased property or stock only if, but for the provisions of Section 24947, the unadjusted basis of such property or stock would be its cost within the meaning of Section 24912.

(b) The period referred to in subdivision (a) shall be the period beginning with the date of the disposition of the converted property, or the earliest date of the threat or imminence of requisition or condemnation of the converted property, whichever is the earlier, and ending—

(1) Two years after the close of the first taxable year in which any part of the gain upon the conversion is realized; or

(2) Subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Franchise Tax Board, at the close of such later date as the Franchise Tax Board may designate on application by the taxpayer. Such application shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Franchise Tax Board may by regulations prescribe.

(c) For purposes of this section and Section 24943, replacement property “similar or related in service or use” shall include, in the case of a nonprofit water utility corporation, personal property used for the transmission or storage of water.
Cal. PRC § 5593 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 5593
Section 5593
Status: in_force

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of districts which are not provided for in this article shall be provided for by the board of directors of the district.
Cal. HSC § 130075 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 130075
Section 130075
Status: in_force

The Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program is hereby established under the administration of the Department of Health Care Access and Information for the purpose of funding seismic safety compliance with respect to small hospitals, rural hospitals, and critical access hospitals in the state.
Cal. PCC § 20642 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 40 / Section 20642
Section 20642
Status: in_force

When work is not to be done by the district itself by force account, and the amount involved is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), or more, any contract for the doing of the work shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after publication, in the manner prescribed by the board, of notices inviting bids therefor. However, the board may reject any and all proposals.
Cal. INS § 1307 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1307
Section 1307
Status: in_force

The power of attorney and contracts made thereunder may:

(a) Provide for the right of substitution of attorney and revocation of the contract or power.

(b) Impose such restrictions upon the exercise of the power as are agreed upon by the subscribers.

(c) Provide for and limit the maximum amount to be paid by subscribers, except that contracts of exchanges writing either liability or workers’ compensation insurance shall be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of this chapter.

(d) Provide for the exercise of any right reserved to the subscribers directly or through a board or other body.
Cal. PRC § 25418 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 25418
Section 25418
Status: in_force

The Department of Finance, at its discretion, may audit the expenditure of any allocation made pursuant to this chapter or the computation of any payment made pursuant to Section 25415.
Cal. VEH § 525 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 525
Section 525
Status: in_force

“Right-of-way” is the privilege of the immediate use of the highway.
Cal. FAC § 5403 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 5403
Section 5403
Status: in_force

If, after service of notice pursuant to this chapter a public nuisance is not abated within the time which is specified in the notice, the commissioner shall abate the nuisance by eradicating, controlling, or destroying the pest.
Cal. MVC § 987.58 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.1 / Section 987.58
Section 987.58
Status: in_force

(a) If a veteran dies after filing an application for purchase of a farm or a home, and the veteran’s eligibility and qualifications are subsequently approved, the veteran’s surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner may, in the discretion of the department, succeed to the veteran’s rights under the application, and may succeed to the veteran’s rights, privileges, and benefits under this article. The contract of purchase that the department otherwise would have made with the deceased veteran may be made with the surviving spouse or domestic partner.

(b) If a person was a member of the Armed Forces on active military duty, entered active duty while in the State of California and lived in this state for six months immediately preceding entry into active duty, and was killed in the line of duty while on active duty or died after discharge from active duty from injuries incurred in the line of duty while on active duty, that person is a veteran for purposes of this article, and their unremarried surviving spouse, or surviving domestic partner who has not remarried or entered into a domestic partnership with another person, may file an application, is entitled to the same rights, privileges, and benefits for which the Armed Forces member would have been eligible, and may contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a). In making a determination of eligibility under this subdivision, the department may base its determination on documentation furnished to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs specifying the cause of death of the Armed Forces member.

(c) If a member of the Armed Forces entered active military duty while in the State of California, lived in this state for six months or more immediately preceding entry into active duty, and is being held as a prisoner of war or has been designated by the Armed Forces as missing in action, that person is a veteran for purposes of this article, and their spouse may file an application, is entitled to the same rights, privileges, and benefits, and may contract with the department pursuant to subdivision (a).
Cal. COM § 16104 — California Code / Code com / Division 16 / Section 16104
Section 16104
Status: in_force

Unless a change in law, as contrasted with a clarification, has clearly been made, this code, as it existed on January 1, 1993, shall be deemed declaratory of the meaning of this code as it existed prior to January 1, 1993.
Cal. RTC § 17280 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 17280
Section 17280
Status: in_force

(a) No deduction shall be denied as provided by Section 265 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to expenses and interest relating to tax-exempt income.

(b) No deduction shall be allowed for any of the following:

(1) Any amount otherwise allowable as a deduction which is allocable to one or more classes of income other than interest (whether or not any amount of income of that class or classes is received or accrued) wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this part, or any amount otherwise allowable under Section 212 of the Internal Revenue Code (relating to expenses for production of income) which is allocable to interest (whether or not any amount of such interest is received or accrued) wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this part.

(2) Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry obligations the interest on which is wholly exempt from the taxes imposed by this part. The proper apportionment and allocation of the deduction with respect to taxable and nontaxable income shall be determined under rules and regulations prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

(3) Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry shares of stock of a management company or series thereof which during the taxable year of the holder thereof distributes exempt-interest dividends.

(c) For purposes of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b):

(1) “Interest” includes any amount paid or incurred—

(A) By any person making a short sale in connection with personal property used in that short sale, or

(B) By any other person for the use of any collateral with respect to that short sale.

(2) If—

(A) The taxpayer provides cash as collateral for any short sale, and

(B) The taxpayer receives no material earnings on that cash during the period of the sale,

subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) shall not apply to that short sale.

(d) No deduction shall be denied under this section for interest on a mortgage on, or real property taxes on, the home of the taxpayer by reason of the receipt of an amount as either of the following:

(1) A military housing allowance.

(2) A parsonage allowance excludable from gross income under Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Cal. WAT § 37151 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Section 37151
Section 37151
Status: in_force

On receipt of the redemption money plus the amount of the recorder’s fee the collector shall make out duplicate certificates of redemption reciting the payment and stating the date of recordation of the certificate of sale to which the redemption applies and the book and page where the same is recorded or the recorder’s document number.
Cal. FIN § 581 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 581
Section 581
Status: in_force

If the commissioner finds that any of the factors set forth in Section 580 is true with respect to any subject institution, subject person, or holding company, and that the action, omission, or violation is likely to have any of the consequences set forth in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, the commissioner may, without any prior notice or opportunity to be heard, order the subject institution or subject person to cease and desist from the following:

(a) Any act, omission, or violation that may cause the insolvency of the subject institution.

(b) Any act, omission, or violation that may cause significant dissipation of the assets or earnings of the subject institution.

(c) Any act, omission, or violation that may weaken the condition of the subject institution.

(d) Any act, omission, or violation that may otherwise prejudice the interests of the customers of the subject institution.
Cal. PCC § 20207.5 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.5 / Section 20207.5
Section 20207.5
Status: in_force

“Advertising” means the advertising and publication of all official reports, orders, ordinances, resolutions, notices inviting proposals, and all notices of every nature relating to work or business of the district. Advertising shall not be classified. No part or kind of advertising shall be charged or contracted for at a higher rate than any other part or kind is charged or contracted for, except in the case of the delinquent tax list. The advertising of the delinquent tax list shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder on a separate bidding from all other advertising. A square of advertising shall be 234 ems nonpareil.
Cal. HNC § 782 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 782
Section 782
Status: in_force

(a) Excepting laws regulating the discharge of sewage into or upon the navigable waters of any lake, reservoir, or freshwater impoundment of this state, and notwithstanding Section 660, no vessel, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 775.5, is subject to any other state or local government law, ordinance, or regulation with respect to the design, manufacture, installation, or use within any vessel of any marine sanitation device.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in this chapter precludes or restricts a city, county, or other public agency from adopting rules and regulations with respect to the discharge of sewage from vessels.

(c) State and local peace officers may enforce state laws relating to marine sanitation devices and may inspect vessels if there is reasonable cause to suspect noncompliance with those laws.

(d) A state or local peace officer who reasonably suspects that a vessel is discharging sewage in an area where the discharge is prohibited may board that vessel, if the owner or operator is aboard, for the purpose of inspecting the marine sanitation device for proper operation and placing a dye tablet in the holding tank.
Cal. FAC § 73203 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 5 / Section 73203
Section 73203
Status: in_force

The director 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 as may be necessary to conduct the referendum. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, the director may extend the period. However, the total referendum period may not exceed 60 days.
Cal. HSC § 117685 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 117685
Section 117685
Status: in_force

“Local agency” means the local health department, as defined in Section 101185, or the local comprehensive environmental agency established in accordance with Section 101275, of a county that has elected to adopt a local ordinance to administer and enforce this part, pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 117800).
Cal. BPC § 16240 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 16240
Section 16240
Status: in_force

Every person who practices, offers to practice, or advertises any business, trade, profession, occupation, or calling, or who uses any title, sign, initials, card, or device to indicate that he or she is qualified to practice any business, trade, profession, occupation, or calling for which a license, registration, or certificate is required by any law of this state, without holding a current and valid license, registration, or certificate as prescribed by law, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. FIN § 4879.07 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.6 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4879.07
Section 4879.07
Status: in_force

In obtaining any approval of outstanding shares required for an agreement of sale, a purchaser or seller that is a California state depository corporation and, in any case where the purchaser is a California state depository corporation that is to issue securities in consideration of the sale, the seller shall each provide to its shareholders information as the commissioner may require. In determining the information to be required, the commissioner shall give due consideration to regulations relating to proxy statements issued under Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 78n) by (a) the Securities and Exchange Commission, (b) in the case of a depository corporation that is a bank, the federal bank regulatory agencies, and (c) in the case of a depository corporation that is a savings association, the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Cal. COM § 9628 — California Code / Code com / Division 9 / Chapter 6 / Section 9628
Section 9628
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (e), unless a secured party knows that a person is a debtor or obligor, knows the identity of the person, and knows how to communicate with the person both of the following rules apply:

(1) The secured party is not liable to the person, or to a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against the person, for failure to comply with this division.

(2) The secured party’s failure to comply with this division does not affect the liability of the person for a deficiency.

(b) Subject to subdivision (e), a secured party is not liable because of its status as secured party to either of the following persons:

(1) To a person that is a debtor or obligor, unless the secured party knows all of the following:

(A) That the person is a debtor or obligor.

(B) The identity of the person.

(C) How to communicate with the person.

(2) To a secured party or lienholder that has filed a financing statement against a person, unless the secured party knows both of the following:

(A) That the person is a debtor.

(B) The identity of the person.

(c) A secured party is not liable to any person, and a person’s liability for a deficiency is not affected, because of any act or omission arising out of the secured party’s reasonable belief that a transaction is not a consumer-goods transaction or a consumer transaction or that goods are not consumer goods, if the secured party’s belief is based on its reasonable reliance on either of the following representations:

(1) A debtor’s representation concerning the purpose for which collateral was to be used, acquired, or held.

(2) An obligor’s representation concerning the purpose for which a secured obligation was incurred.

(d) A secured party is not liable under paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 9625 more than once with respect to any one secured obligation.

(e) Subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply to limit the liability of a secured party to a person if, at the time the secured party obtains control of collateral that is a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible or at the time the security interest attaches to the collateral, whichever is later, both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The person is a debtor or obligor.

(2) The secured party knows that the information in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) relating to the person is not provided by the collateral, a record attached to or logically associated with the collateral, or the system in which the collateral is recorded.
Cal. FAC § 951.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 951.5
Section 951.5
Status: in_force

The board shall make recommendations to the secretary regarding the project agreements to be funded pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 58551) of Part 1 of Division 21.
Cal. PROB § 7261 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 7261
Section 7261
Status: in_force

If a transaction affecting real property in the estate is executed by the personal representative in accordance with the terms of a court order, the instrument shall include a statement that the transaction is made by authority of the order authorizing or directing the transaction and shall give the date of the order.