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Cal. FGC § 8431 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 10 / Section 8431
Section 8431
Status: in_force

Dolly Varden or steelhead trout from without the State may be possessed and sold within the State when they are inspected and tagged in accordance with regulations prescribed by the commission. The cost of such inspection and tagging shall be paid by the person submitting the trout for such inspection and tagging.
Cal. WAT § 12987.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 9 / Section 12987.5
Section 12987.5
Status: in_force

(a) In an agreement entered into under Section 12987, the board may provide for an advance to the applicant in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the estimated state share. The agreement shall provide that no advance shall be made until the applicant has incurred costs consistent with the criteria outlined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 12986.

(b) Advances made under subdivision (a) shall be subtracted from amounts to be reimbursed after the work has been performed. If the department finds that work has not been satisfactorily performed or where advances made actually exceed reimbursable costs, the local agency shall promptly remit to the state all amounts advanced in excess of reimbursable costs. If advances are sought, the board may require a bond to be posted to ensure the faithful performance of the work set forth in the agreement.
Cal. WAT § 79560.1 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 79560.1
Section 79560.1
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer 50 percent of the funds, and the board shall administer the remaining 50 percent of the funds, made available to the program described in Sections 79560 and 79561.

(b) For projects proposed to be funded pursuant to Section 79560 that include any modification of a river or stream channel, the state agency making the grant, prior to the award of the grant, shall determine whether the environmental impacts resulting from that modification will be fully mitigated by considering all of the impacts of that modification and any mitigation, environmental enhancement, and environmental benefit resulting from the project, and determining whether, on balance, any environmental enhancement or benefit equals or exceeds any negative environmental impacts of the project. The costs of mitigation or enhancement may be included in the project costs eligible for funding pursuant to Section 79560.

(c) This section shall become operative only if the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 is approved by the voters at the November 5, 2002, statewide general election.
Cal. HNC § 1262 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 1262
Section 1262
Status: in_force

(a) Within 20 days of publication of the notice of intent to petition at a duly noticed meeting of the board, the filing petitioner shall provide a notice of a proposed meeting schedule to all interested stakeholders for the purposes of holding a meeting or series of prepetition meetings for the purposes described in this section.

(b) Within 45 days of provision of service of a copy of the notice of intent to petition or the reading of the notice of intent to petition at a duly noticed meeting of the board, whichever is earlier, the filing petitioner shall hold at least one meeting with all interested stakeholders.

(c) All parties shall make a good faith effort to schedule as many meetings as reasonably necessary to achieve the purpose of the meetings during the notice of intent to petition period.

(d) The purpose of the meetings during the notice of intent to petition period shall be to clarify the issues presented in the notice of intent to petition, to explore means of narrowing and simplifying the issues as much as possible, and to consider areas of substantive agreement and substantive disagreement.

(e) All parties shall identify the potential for joint stipulations, joint petition, or partial stipulation on issues and joint petition during prepetition meetings.

(f) Interested parties may choose amongst themselves to arrange meetings at their own discretion and cost, including arrangements for mediators or alternative dispute resolution processes if desired.

(g) The prepetition meetings required pursuant to this section are not public meetings. Public notice of these meetings is not required other than as described in this section.

(h) Members of the board or staff of the board shall not attend any prepetition meetings held pursuant to this section.
Cal. PROB § 1900 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 1900
Section 1900
Status: in_force

The appointment of a conservator of the person or estate or both does not affect the capacity of the conservatee to marry or to enter into a registered domestic partnership.
Cal. PRC § 30122 — California Code / Code prc / Division 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 30122
Section 30122
Status: in_force

“Zoning ordinance” means an ordinance authorized by Section 65850 of the Government Code or, in the case of a charter city, a similar ordinance enacted pursuant to the authority of its charter.
Cal. WAT § 9307 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9307
Section 9307
Status: in_force

Each county treasurer shall indorse on the assessment list the time to the hour and minute when it was so filed in his office.
Cal. WIC § 17851 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 5.8 / Section 17851
Section 17851
Status: in_force

A city, county, city and county, or hospital district may, at its discretion, provide aid, including health care, to persons who, but for Section 411 of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193; 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1621), would meet eligibility requirements for any program of that entity.
Cal. PUC § 103356 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 10 / Section 103356
Section 103356
Status: in_force

Whenever a bond election is held to authorize a bonded indebtedness pursuant to Section 103500, the ordinance calling the election may include a statement that the transaction and use taxes, or a stated portion thereof, shall be levied, or continued to be levied, and used to the extent required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as they become due, to provide any sinking fund payments required therefor, and to create or maintain any reserve fund required therefor.

A vote in favor of the issuance of the bonds shall authorize the use of such taxes for such purposes. The transactions and use tax ordinance shall not be repealed until all bonds payable from the revenues derived from such taxes have been fully paid or provision has been made for their payment in full.
Cal. RTC § 19900 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.4 / Section 19900
Section 19900
Status: in_force

(a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026, a qualified entity doing business in this state, as defined in Section 23101, and that is required to file a return under Section 18633, 18633.5, or subdivision (a) of Section 18601, may elect to annually pay an elective tax according to or measured by its qualified net income, defined in paragraph (2), computed at the rate of 9.3 percent for the taxable year for which the election is made.

(2) For purposes of this section, the “qualified net income” of a qualified entity means the sum of the pro rata share or distributive share of income, and any guaranteed payments, as described by Section 707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to guaranteed payments, subject to tax under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) for the taxable year of each qualified taxpayer, as defined in Section 17052.10.

(b) (1) The elective tax authorized by this part shall be in addition to, and not in place of, any other tax or fee required to be paid under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).

(2) The elective tax described in this part shall be assessed and collected under Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401).

(3) Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this part and those in Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) shall apply.

(c) (1) The qualified entity may include in its qualified net income the pro rata share or distributive share of the income of any of its partners, shareholders, or members upon their consent. A partner, shareholder, or member that does not consent does not prevent the qualified entity from making an election to pay the elective tax.

(2) All partners, shareholders, and members of the qualified entity shall be bound by the election made under this part for the taxable year.

(d) The election shall be irrevocable and shall be made on an original, timely filed return required under Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401) for the taxable year of the election in the form and manner as prescribed by the Franchise Tax Board.

(e) The amendments made to this section by Section 14 of Chapter 3 of the Statutes of 2022 shall apply for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021, and before January 1, 2026.
Cal. WAT § 10544.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.2 / Chapter 5 / Section 10544.5
Section 10544.5
Status: in_force

For grant applications that include areas that have nitrate, arsenic, perchlorate, or hexavalent chromium contamination, the regional water management group shall include in the grant application information regarding how a project or projects in the application help to address the contamination or an explanation why the application does not include that kind of project or projects.
Cal. HSC § 1798.150 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 1798.150
Section 1798.150
Status: in_force

The authority may establish, in cooperation with affected medical organizations, guidelines for hospital facilities according to critical care capabilities.
Cal. INS § 10957 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 9.7 / Section 10957
Section 10957
Status: in_force

No carrier shall be required to offer a health benefit plan or accept applications for the contract pursuant to this chapter in the case of any of the following:

(a) To a child, if the child who is to be covered by the health benefit plan does not work or reside within the carrier’s approved service areas.

(b) (1) Within a specific service area or portion of a service area, if the carrier reasonably anticipates and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that it will not have sufficient health care delivery resources to ensure that health care services will be available and accessible to the child because of its obligations to existing insureds.

(2) A carrier that cannot offer a health benefit plan to individuals or children because it is lacking in sufficient health care delivery resources within a service area or a portion of a service area may not offer a contract in the area in which the carrier is not offering coverage to individuals to new employer groups until the carrier notifies the commissioner that it has the ability to deliver services to individuals, and certifies to the commissioner that from the date of the notice it will enroll all individuals requesting coverage in that area from the carrier.

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the commissioner’s authority to develop and implement a plan of rehabilitation for a carrier whose financial viability or organizational and administrative capacity has become impaired.
Cal. BPC § 19960 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 5 / Article 13 / Section 19960
Section 19960
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not prohibit the enactment, amendment, or enforcement of any ordinance by any city, county, or city and county relating to licensed gambling establishments that is not inconsistent with this chapter. No city, county, or city and county shall issue a gambling license with respect to any gambling establishment unless one of the following is true:

(a) The gambling establishment is located in a city, county, or city and county wherein, after January 1, 1984, an ordinance was adopted by the electors of the city, county, or city and county, in an election conducted pursuant to former Section 19819 of the Business and Professions Code, as that section read immediately before its repeal by the act that enacted this chapter.

(b) The gambling establishment is located in a city, county, or city and county wherein, prior to January 1, 1984, there was in effect an ordinance that expressly authorized the operation of one or more cardrooms.

(c) After the effective date of this chapter, a majority of the electors voting thereon affirmatively approve a measure permitting controlled gambling within that city, county, or city and county.

(1) The measure to permit controlled gambling shall appear on the ballot in substantially the following form:
“Shall licensed gambling establishments in which any controlled games permitted by law, such as draw poker, low-ball poker, panguine (pan), seven-card stud, or other lawful card games or tile games, are played, be allowed in _____? Yes ____ No ____.”

(2) In addition, the initial implementing ordinances shall be drafted and appear in full on the sample ballot and shall set forth at least all of the following:

(A) The hours of operation.

(B) The games to be played.

(C) The wagering limits.

(D) The maximum number of gambling establishments permitted by the ordinance.

(E) The maximum number of tables permitted in each gambling establishment.

(d) The authorization of subdivision (c) is subject to Sections 19962 and 19963 until those sections are repealed.
Cal. PRC § 41202 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 5 / Section 41202
Section 41202
Status: in_force

The city composting component shall describe the methods the city will use to determine the categories of solid wastes to be diverted from disposal at a disposal facility through composting.
Cal. BPC § 7587.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 7 / Section 7587.6
Section 7587.6
Status: in_force

The director, in lieu of suspending or revoking a license issued under this chapter for violations of Sections 7587.1, 7587.3, and 7587.4, may impose a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) upon a licensee, if the director determines that this action better serves the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 19400 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 12 / Section 19400
Section 19400
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if there is no proceeding to administer the probate estate of the deceased settlor, and if the trustee does not file a proposed notice to creditors pursuant to Section 19003 and does not publish notice to creditors pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 19040), then a beneficiary of the trust to whom payment, delivery, or transfer of the deceased settlor’s property is made pursuant to the terms of the trust is personally liable, to the extent provided in Section 19402, for the unsecured claims of the creditors of the deceased settlor’s probate estate.
Cal. SHC § 8755 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 11 / Section 8755
Section 8755
Status: in_force

Prior to the surrender of any bond or the setting aside of any funds, the treasurer may waive and vacate any notice of advanced maturity upon being tendered for cancellation some other bond or bonds of an equivalent amount and of a maturity not earlier than that noticed, if 10 days’ notice of his intention so to do is first given by mail or otherwise to the holder or owner of the bond noticed for advanced maturity and such holder or owner has not objected to such action.
Cal. HSC § 78895 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2.5 / Section 78895
Section 78895
Status: in_force

For cleanups of hazardous substances released into the environment carried out or overseen by the department pursuant to this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20, the department shall do both of the following:

(a) Establish performance milestones to ensure that the cleanups are performed at the appropriate pace.

(b) Make available on the department’s internet website easily accessible information about the cleanups, including all of the following for each cleanup:

(1) The address of the site at which the cleanup is taking place.

(2) The nature of the contamination.

(3) The proposal to clean up the contamination, when available.

(4) The estimated or actual time for review of the cleanup proposal.

(5) Performance milestones for the cleanup established pursuant to subdivision (a).

(6) A link to more detailed information on the cleanup in the department’s EnviroStor database.
Cal. SHC § 866 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 866
Section 866
Status: in_force

The department shall restore any such signs which have been destroyed or become illegible in the third month after the first posting.
Cal. PRC § 25307 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 4 / Section 25307
Section 25307
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “decarbonizing” means reducing or eliminating associated emissions of greenhouse gases.

(b) As part of the 2023 and 2025 editions of the integrated energy policy report, the commission shall study and model potential growth for hydrogen and its role in decarbonizing the electrical and transportation sectors of the economy, and helping to achieve the goals set forth in The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018 (Chapter 312 of the Statutes of 2018), the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), and the Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015 (Chapter 547 of the Statutes of 2015).

(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2030.
Cal. BPC § 19215.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 9.5 / Section 19215.6
Section 19215.6
Status: in_force

The bureau, or if the proceeding has been assigned to a hearing officer of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the hearing officer, may order postponements or continuances and grant extensions of time that may be necessary to afford the licensee reasonable opportunity to defend the proceeding. In no event shall the licensee have less than 30 days after the date of mailing or delivery to him or her of the copy of the accusation in which to file a notice of defense, nor shall the notice of hearing provided for in Section 11509 of the Government Code or the notice and copy of affidavit referred to in Section 11514 of the Government Code be mailed or delivered less than 20 days prior to the date of hearing, and the time for making a request to cross-examine under Section 11514 of the Government Code shall be not less than 15 days.
Cal. FIN § 32321 — California Code / Code fin / Division 15.5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 32321
Section 32321
Status: in_force

(a) The official members of the board shall be:

(1) A member of the Governor’s cabinet, or his or her designee.

(2) One member of the Energy Commission, selected and appointed by the members of the Energy Commission.

(b) The public members of the board shall be:

(1) One member selected and appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.

(2) One member selected and appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(3) Two members selected and appointed by the Governor as follows:

(A) One member with a minimum three years’ experience as an owner, partner, officer, or employee of a California-based small business.

(B) One member with a minimum three years’ experience as an officer or employee of a financial institution.
Cal. WIC § 9717 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 11 / Article 2 / Section 9717
Section 9717
Status: in_force

(a) All advocacy programs and any programs similar in nature to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program that receive funding or official designation from the state shall cooperate with the office, where appropriate. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Office of Human Rights within the State Department of State Hospitals, the Office of Patients’ Rights, Disability Rights California, and the Department of Rehabilitation’s Client Assistance Program.

(b) The office shall maintain a close working relationship with the Legal Services Development Program for the Elderly within the department.

(c) In order to ensure the provision of counsel for patients and residents of long-term care facilities, the office shall seek to establish effective coordination with programs that provide legal services for older adults, including, but not limited to, programs that are funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation or under the federal Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 3001 et seq.), as amended.

(d) The department and other state departments and programs that have roles in funding, regulating, monitoring, or serving long-term care facility residents, including law enforcement agencies, shall cooperate with and meet with the office periodically and as needed to address concerns or questions involving the care, quality of life, safety, rights, health, and well-being of long-term care facility residents.
Cal. BPC § 3615 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.2 / Article 1 / Section 3615
Section 3615
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
Cal. BPC § 19555 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 7 / Section 19555
Section 19555
Status: in_force

Each licensee shall pay over such charity days’ net proceeds to such distributing agent as soon as practicable after the determination thereof, and such agent or agents shall hereafter distribute not less than 90 percent of the aggregate proceeds from charity days’ racing received and available for distribution by it to beneficiaries within 12 calendar months after the last day of the meeting during which such charity days were conducted. The balance, if any, of such aggregate charity days’ net proceeds not distributed within such 12-month period shall be distributed as soon thereafter as is practicable.
Cal. WAT § 9415 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 9415
Section 9415
Status: in_force

An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. FAC § 66624 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 66624
Section 66624
Status: in_force

Any information obtained by the commission from handlers shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required in a judicial proceeding.
Cal. BPC § 19531.1 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 19531.1
Section 19531.1
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the board shall not allocate racing dates to a thoroughbred racing association in the central or southern zone for the purpose of conducting thoroughbred racing during daytime or nighttime hours if a fair racing association is conducting racing in either zone on the same dates.
Cal. WAT § 36450 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 36450
Section 36450
Status: in_force

Improvement districts may be formed in districts in the same manner as improvement districts are formed in irrigation districts. When formed, such improvement districts shall be governed in the same manner as improvement districts in irrigation districts.