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Cal. HSC § 105256 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 103 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 105256
Section 105256
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the department or a local enforcement agency determines that a condition at a location or premises, or the activity of any person at the location or premises, is creating or has created a lead hazard at the location or premises, the department or the local enforcement agency may order the owner of the location or premises to abate the lead hazard, and may order the person whose activity is creating or has created the lead hazard, to cease and desist.

(b)  It is unlawful for any person to refuse to obey any order issued pursuant to this section.

(c)  A violation of subdivision (b) shall be an infraction punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

(d) A second or subsequent violation of subdivision (b) shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(e)  Any penalties under this section shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by law.
Cal. FAM § 8734 — California Code / Code fam / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 8734
Section 8734
Status: in_force

The department shall encourage adoption agencies to make adoption training programs available to prospective adoptive families.
Cal. HSC § 39736 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 2 / Chapter 4.2 / Section 39736
Section 39736
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall post an assessment on its internet website by January 1, 2025, specifying how to transition the state’s economy, by sector, away from hydrofluorocarbons and to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives no later than 2035 through maximizing recovery and reclamation and increasing adoption of new low and ultra-low GWP alternative refrigerants.

(b) The assessment prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) A list of all existing sources of incentives for reducing hydrofluorocarbon emissions to the levels specified in Section 39730.5, and whether the required global warming potential of the technology supported in these incentive programs should be lowered.

(2) (A) Proposals for additional incentives, safety testing, and demonstration projects that may be needed to aid the state in transitioning away from hydrofluorocarbons, in increasing availability and access to low GWP, ultra-low GWP, or no-GWP refrigerant technologies available in other countries in the California market, and in increasing refrigerant recovery and reclamation in California.

(B) The safety testing described in subparagraph (A) shall include any safety testing needed to assess proposals to update safety standards and codes for design and use of equipment using low or ultra-low GWPs. The state board may consult with expert agencies and organizations in carrying out this subparagraph.

(3) Suggested legislative or regulatory changes necessary to transition away from hydrofluorocarbons.

(4) Recommendations on any interim steps required to fully transition to ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives, including recommendations for how to establish a robust reclamation system for hydrofluorocarbons with higher global warming potentials. The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall conduct an analysis of issues preventing high levels of hydrofluorocarbon reclamation today, which shall include an analysis of the reverse supply chain and interviews with appliance technicians servicing appliances using hydrofluorocarbons in the state and with refrigerant distributors and wholesalers to identify fundamental barriers to reclaiming refrigerant.

(5) Workforce training and certification recommendations to grow the workforce of technicians capable of handling ultra-low GWP or no-GWP alternatives and servicing the new appliances that use these refrigerants.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Global warming potential” or “GWP” has the same meaning as defined in Section 39735.

(2) “Low GWP” means GWP of less than 150.

(3) “Ultra-low GWP” means GWP of less than 10.
Cal. EVID § 962 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 962
Section 962
Status: in_force

Where two or more clients have retained or consulted a lawyer upon a matter of common interest, none of them, nor the successor in interest of any of them, may claim a privilege under this article as to a communication made in the course of that relationship when such communication is offered in a civil proceeding between one of such clients (or his successor in interest) and another of such clients (or his successor in interest).
Cal. WAT § 12957 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 7 / Section 12957
Section 12957
Status: in_force

Funds for capital outlay expenditures for police and fire protection, essential health services, and water and sewerage systems required to serve the expanded population in the impact area may be provided to any city, county, or district rendering, in whole or in part, any of the services described in Section 12950, upon their application under either or both of the following options to be exercised by the local governing bodies:

(a) A loan by the State to the local agency for all or any part of such expenditures; such loans to be entirely repaid within 30 years at a rate of interest one-quarter of 1 percent higher than the interest cost to the State for long-term loans at the time of the loan.

(b) Direct state expenditures to meet all or any part of such needs. Direct state expenditures shall be for temporary facilities which shall be dismantled upon completion of the water project construction.
Cal. BPC § 6726.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 6726.4
Section 6726.4
Status: in_force

Each member of each technical advisory committee shall be granted the same immunity as is granted to a public employee pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
Cal. BPC § 4113.7 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 4113.7
Section 4113.7
Status: in_force

(a) A chain community pharmacy, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 4001, shall not establish a quota related to the duties for which a pharmacist or pharmacy technician license is required.

(b) A chain community pharmacy shall not, through employees, contractors, or third parties, communicate the existence of quotas, that are illegal pursuant to this section, to pharmacists or pharmacy technicians who are employees of the chain community pharmacy or with whom the chain community pharmacy contracts.

(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “quota” means a fixed number or formula related to the duties for which a pharmacist or pharmacy technician license is required, against which the chain community pharmacy or its agent measures or evaluates the number of times either an individual pharmacist or pharmacy technician performs tasks or provides services while on duty. “Quota” includes a fixed number or formula related to any of the following:

(A) Prescriptions filled.

(B) Services rendered to patients.

(C) Programs offered to patients.

(D) Revenue obtained.

(2) For purposes of this section, “quota” does not mean any of the following:

(A) A measurement of the revenue earned by a particular licensed chain community pharmacy not calculated in relation to, or measured by, the tasks performed, or services provided by, individual pharmacists or pharmacy technicians.

(B) Any evaluation or measurement of the competence, performance, or quality of care provided to patients of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician if the evaluation does not use quotas, as defined in paragraph (1).

(C) Any performance metric required by state or federal regulators that does not use quotas, as defined in paragraph (1).

(d) This section does not prohibit a chain community pharmacy from establishing policies and procedures that assist in assessing the competency and performance of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician in providing care to patients if the measurements used are not, or do not include, quotas, as defined in subdivision (c).
Cal. INS § 11885.7 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 11885.7
Section 11885.7
Status: in_force

(a) The Director of Finance shall deposit all proceeds of any sale of, or any funds achieved through any other disposition of, the State Compensation Insurance Fund’s workers’ compensation insurance assets and liabilities under this article, less any costs related to that transaction, into the General Fund.

(b) The proceeds of any sale of, or any funds achieved through any other disposition of, the State Compensation Insurance Fund’s workers’ compensation insurance assets and liabilities are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in subdivision (c) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. The disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
Cal. INS § 1104 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 17 / Section 1104
Section 1104
Status: in_force

An admitted insurer shall not make any loan, other than a policy loan, to any officer, director, trustee or other person having authority in the management of its funds, nor shall such officer, director, trustee or other person accept any such loan.

This section does not prohibit a loan to, or for the benefit of, an employee for the purpose of paying the premiums on a life insurance policy on the life of such employee.
Cal. FGC § 9001.8 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 9001.8
Section 9001.8
Status: in_force

Sablefish may be taken under a general trap permit in ocean waters between a line extending due west true from Point Arguello in Santa Barbara County and the United States-Mexico international boundary line, if all of the following criteria are also met:

(a) The trap shall be six feet or less in its greatest dimension.

(b) The mesh of any trap used for sablefish pursuant to this section shall measure not less than two inches by two inches.

(c) The traps may be used only in waters 200 fathoms or deeper.

(d) No permittee may possess aboard a vessel at the same time, sablefish traps and any other commercial fishing gear, except that spot prawn traps may be possessed during spot prawn trap open fishing periods as established by the commission and if the permittee has a valid spot prawn trap vessel permit that has not been suspended or revoked.
Cal. BPC § 3675 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.2 / Article 7 / Section 3675
Section 3675
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and enforce regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article, including, but not limited to, regulations requiring the following:

(a) That the bylaws of a naturopathic corporation include a provision whereby the capital stock of the corporation owned by a disqualified person, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, or a deceased person, shall be sold to the corporation or to the remaining shareholders of the corporation within any time as the regulations may provide.

(b) That a naturopathic corporation shall provide adequate security by insurance or otherwise for claims against it by its patients arising out of the rendering of professional services.
Cal. FAC § 42950 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 42950
Section 42950
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport, or sell any nuts, fresh fruits, or vegetables in bulk, or in any container or subcontainer, unless 90 percent by weight or more of such fruits, nuts, or vegetables in bulk, or in any container or subcontainer, as established by the inspection of a representative sample, are free from insect injury which has penetrated or damaged the edible portion, worms, mold, or decay.

This section applies only to those fruits, nuts, or vegetables for which specific quality standards are not otherwise established in this division.
Cal. PRC § 13217 — California Code / Code prc / Division 11 / Chapter 12 / Section 13217
Section 13217
Status: in_force

If any water or sewer standby or immediate availability charge remains unpaid on the first day of the month in which the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located is required by law to levy the amount of taxes required for county purposes, a 6-percent penalty thereon shall accrue. The amount of the unpaid charges plus the penalty shall constitute a special assessment upon the land with respect to which the services, for which charges are unpaid, were available or in existence on a standby basis, and shall constitute a lien on that land. The assessment shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedures upon sale in the case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of ad volorem taxes shall be applicable to the assessment; except that if any real property to which such lien would attach has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for the value has been created and attaches thereon, prior to the date on which the first installment of such taxes would become delinquent, then the lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the unpaid charges, and any penalty thereon, relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.

At least 15 days before the first day of the month in which the board of supervisors is required by law to levy the amount of taxes required for county purposes, the district board shall furnish in writing both to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor, a description of each parcel of land within the district upon which a standby or immediate availability charge or charges remains unpaid, together with a statement setting forth both the amount of the unpaid charge or charges and the amount of the penalty on each parcel of land.
Cal. MVC § 395.01 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 395.01
Section 395.01
Status: in_force

(a) Any public employee who is on temporary military leave of absence for military duty ordered for purposes of active military training, inactive duty training, encampment, naval cruises, special exercises, or like activity as such member, provided that the period of ordered duty does not exceed 180 calendar days including time involved in going to and returning from the duty, and who has been in the service of the public agency from which the leave is taken for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to the day on which the absence begins, is entitled to receive their salary or compensation as a public employee for the first 30 calendar days of the absence. Pay for those purposes may not exceed 30 days in any one fiscal year. For the purposes of this section, in determining the one year of public agency service, all service of a public employee in the recognized military service shall be counted as public agency service.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a local public agency may, but is not required to, pay an employee during a period of inactive duty training.

(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4, of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if those provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.
Cal. HNC § 740 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 740
Section 740
Status: in_force

Any action taken in the enforcement of this article shall be commenced within three years of the department’s discovery of the facts constituting the grounds for that action.
Cal. WAT § 22436 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 22436
Section 22436
Status: in_force

A district may in its name take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other assurances for all property acquired by it.
Cal. FAC § 42683 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 42683
Section 42683
Status: in_force

It is the intention of the Legislature that the director, in promulgating regulations concerning standard containers, lids, marking, sizing, consumer packages or packing requirements for fruits, nuts, and vegetables, will consider such factors as the ease of handling, identification, federal laws, rules or regulations, containers, lids and packs in substantial use in the industry and the competitive position of the California fruit, nut, and vegetable industry.
Cal. FIN § 11 — California Code / Code fin / Appendix GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 11
Section 11
Status: in_force

11.

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
Cal. BPC § 4234 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 17 / Section 4234
Section 4234
Status: in_force

The board may, in accordance with the intent of this article, make exceptions from the requirements of this article in emergency or hardship cases.
Cal. WAT § 55580 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 55580
Section 55580
Status: in_force

The board may issue refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any or all outstanding bonds of the district.
Cal. PUC § 22403 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 22403
Section 22403
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after notice of election or appointment each member of the board shall qualify by taking the official oath of office and filing it with the clerk of the principal county.
Cal. PRC § 21086 — California Code / Code prc / Division 13 / Chapter 2.6 / Section 21086
Section 21086
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency may, at any time, request the addition or deletion of a class of projects, to the list designated pursuant to Section 21084. That request shall be made in writing to the Office of Planning and Research and shall include information supporting the public agency’s position that the class of projects does, or does not, have a significant effect on the environment.

(b) The Office of Planning and Research shall review each request and, as soon as possible, shall submit its recommendation to the Secretary of the Resources Agency. Following the receipt of that recommendation, the Secretary of the Resources Agency may add or delete the class of projects to the list of classes of projects designated pursuant to Section 21084 that are exempt from the requirements of this division.

(c) The addition or deletion of a class of projects, as provided in this section, to the list specified in Section 21084 shall constitute an amendment to the guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 21083 and shall be adopted in the manner prescribed in Sections 21083 and 21084.
Cal. PROB § 10564 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 10564
Section 10564
Status: in_force

The personal representative has the power to give a partial satisfaction of a mortgage or to cause a partial reconveyance to be executed by a trustee under a deed of trust held by the estate.
Cal. INS § 4031 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 4031
Section 4031
Status: in_force

Any such contract shall provide that any such manager or producer of its business shall within 90 days after expiration of each calendar year furnish the insurer’s board of directors a written statement of amounts received under or on account of the contract and amounts expended thereunder during such calendar year, including the emoluments received therefrom by the respective directors, officers, and other principal management personnel of the manager or producer, and with such classification of items and further detail as the insurer’s board of directors may reasonably require.
Cal. HSC § 114379.30 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 12.8 / Section 114379.30
Section 114379.30
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit a restaurant’s ability to sell, or a customer’s ability to purchase, an alternative beverage instead of the default beverage offered with the children’s meal, if requested by the purchaser of the children’s meal.
Cal. WAT § 41901 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 41901
Section 41901
Status: in_force

The contest shall be brought in the superior court of any affected county and shall be conducted in the manner provided for contests of election by the Elections Code. In a contest not involving the right of a person declared elected to an office to hold the office, the directors shall be made parties to the contest.
Cal. WIC § 313 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 313
Section 313
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a minor is taken into custody by a peace officer or probation officer, except when such minor willfully misrepresents himself as 18 or more years of age, such minor shall be released within 48 hours after having been taken into custody, excluding nonjudicial days, unless within said period of time a petition to declare him a dependent child has been filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Whenever a minor who has been held in custody for more than six hours by the probation officer is subsequently released and no petition is filed, the probation officer shall prepare a written explanation of why the minor was held in custody for more than six hours. The written explanation shall be prepared within 72 hours after the minor is released from custody and filed in the record of the case. A copy of the written explanation shall be sent to the parents, guardian, or other person having care or custody of the minor.
Cal. FAC § 64321.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 64321.5
Section 64321.5
Status: in_force

If the secretary finds that producers and handlers have not assented to the council program pursuant to Section 64321, the council program may be resubmitted to a referendum as prescribed in this article within a period of no less than 60 days and no more than 180 days after the secretary announces the plan was not approved.