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Cal. PCC § 20150.9 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.6 / Section 20150.9
Section 20150.9
Status: in_force

In its discretion, the county may reject any bids presented. If, after the first invitation for bids, all bids are rejected, after reevaluating its cost estimates of the project, the county shall abandon the project or shall readvertise for bids in the manner prescribed by this article. If after readvertising, the county rejects all bids presented, the county may proceed with the project by use of county personnel or may readvertise. If two or more bids are the same and the lowest, the county may accept the one it chooses. If no bids are received, the county may have the project done without further complying with this article.
Cal. PUC § 7551.1 — California Code / Code puc / Division 4 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 7551.1
Section 7551.1
Status: in_force

The Secretary of Transportation may grant to every railroad corporation whose primary business is the transportation of passengers the rights-of-way for the location, construction, and maintenance of its necessary works and for every necessary adjunct thereto over any portion of highway owned by the State of California which is not otherwise disposed of or in use, not in any case exceeding in length or width that which is necessary for the construction of works and adjuncts, or for the protection thereof, and in no case to exceed 200 feet in width.
Cal. RTC § 19735 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 9.1 / Section 19735
Section 19735
Status: in_force

(a) The Franchise Tax Board may issue forms, instructions, notices, rules, or guidelines, and take any other necessary actions, needed to implement this chapter, specifically including any forms, instructions, notices, rules, or guidelines that specify the form and manner of any acceptable form of amnesty application described in Section 19733.

(b) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, or guideline established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. WIC § 4115 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 4115
Section 4115
Status: in_force

The department may permit, subject to such conditions and regulations as it may impose, any religious or missionary corporation or society to erect a building on the grounds of any state hospital for the holding of religious services. Each such building when erected shall become the property of the state and shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the patients and employees of the state hospital.
Cal. HSC § 18070.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 18070.1
Section 18070.1
Status: in_force

(a)  On and after January 1, 1985, before a dealer’s license is issued or renewed, each applicant shall pay a fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

(b)  (1)  The fee required by subdivision (a) shall not be collected more than once. In addition, each dealer shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional business location operated by the dealer and for each new business location.

(2)  In addition, before a salesperson’s license is issued or renewed, each applicant shall pay a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). This fee shall not be collected more than once.

(c)  For each sale of a manufactured home reported to the department, a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10) shall be collected by the department for deposit in the Manufactured Home Recovery Fund prior to the issuance of a new registration.
Cal. PUC § 70038 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 70038
Section 70038
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall publish notice of the election within the proposed district.
Cal. WAT § 31021 — California Code / Code wat / Division 12 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 31021
Section 31021
Status: in_force

A district may store water for the benefit of the district, conserve water for future use, and appropriate, acquire, and conserve water and water rights for any useful purpose.
Cal. INS § 13501 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 13501
Section 13501
Status: in_force

Any person whose license to practice as an accountant, actuary, or other expert has been revoked or suspended in any state, territory, district, commonwealth, or possession, or any person who has been convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, shall be forthwith suspended from appearing or practicing before the commissioner. A suspension, revocation, or conviction within the meaning of this article shall be deemed to have occurred when the suspending, revoking, or convicting agency or tribunal enters its judgment or order, regardless of whether appeal is pending or could be taken, and includes a judgment or order on a plea of nolo contendere.
Cal. WIC § 14109.6 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 14109.6
Section 14109.6
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 14109, effective September 1, 1997, and pursuant to Section 1396a(n) of Title 42 of the United States Code, as amended by Section 4714 of the federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the reimbursement rate for costs specified in Section 14109 for all services, including, but not limited to, hospital inpatient services, shall, to the extent feasible, not exceed the reimbursement rate for similar services established under this chapter. Effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 1997, the reimbursement rates established under this chapter for hospital inpatient services shall be no greater than the amounts paid by the Medicare program for similar services. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, Section 14109.5 shall remain in effect for dates of service prior to September 1, 1997. It is the intent of the Legislature that regulations and the amendments to the medicaid state plan previously adopted pursuant to Section 14109.5 shall remain in effect for purposes of this section until amended or otherwise modified by the department.
Cal. INS § 11750.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 11750.1
Section 11750.1
Status: in_force

As used in this article, unless a different meaning is manifest, the term:

(a) “Insurer” means every insurer authorized to transact workers’ compensation insurance and employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith in this state, including the State Compensation Insurance Fund;

(b) “Rating organization” means any organization which has as its primary object or purpose the collecting of loss and expense statistics and other statistical information and data, the making of pure premium rates and those rating plans authorized by Section 11734 for workers’ compensation insurance and employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith and presenting them to the commissioner for approval;

(c) “Insurance” means workers’ compensation insurance and employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith;

(d) “Willful” or “willfully” in relation to an act or omission which constitutes a violation of this article means with actual knowledge or belief that such act or omission constitutes such violation and with specific intent to commit such violation.

(e) “Advisory organization” means every person, group or organization, other than an insurer, whether located within or without this state, which prepares policy forms or underwriting rules incidental to or in connection with workers’ compensation insurance and employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith or which collects and furnishes to admitted insurers or rating organizations loss statistics or other statistical information and data relating to workers’ compensation insurance and employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith and acts in an advisory capacity to such insurers or rating organizations as distinguished from a ratemaking capacity. No duly authorized attorney at law acting in the usual course of his profession shall be deemed to be an advisory organization.

(f) “Employer’s liability insurance incidental thereto and written in connection therewith” means insurance of any liability of employers for injuries to, or death of, employees arising out of, and in the course of, employment when this insurance is incidental to, and written in connection with, the workers’ compensation insurance issued to the same employer and covering the same employer interests.
Cal. ELEC § 7409 — California Code / Code elec / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7409
Section 7409
Status: in_force

In the event that the candidates elected to a committee from a district do not equal the number of party committeemembers to which that district is entitled to be represented, a vacancy or vacancies exist to the extent of the difference between the number of elected committeemembers and the number of committeemembers by which the district is entitled to be represented. When a vacancy or vacancies exist they shall be filled by the committee to which insufficient members were elected, in the manner provided for in Section 7410.
Cal. INS § 12922.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 12922.5
Section 12922.5
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall convene a working group to identify, assess, and recommend risk transfer market mechanisms that:

(1) Promote investment in natural infrastructure to reduce the risks of climate change related to catastrophic events.

(2) Create incentives for investment in natural infrastructure to reduce risks to communities.

(3) Provide mitigation incentives for private investment in natural lands to lessen exposure and reduce climate risks to public safety, property, utilities, and infrastructure.

(b) To the extent that the working group recommends risk transfer market mechanisms that would be provided by insurance and reinsurance companies, the working group shall recommend mechanisms that:

(1) Are profitable to insurance and reinsurance companies.

(2) If appropriate, apply to communities or regions, rather than individual land parcels.

(c) The policies recommended pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall include all of the following questions:

(1) What are the California analogies to examples in other countries for creating incentives for investment in natural infrastructure as part of insurance policies that mitigate elemental risks?

(2) Can we use insurance to create incentives for wetland restoration to help defend the coast against storm surge?

(3) Can we create incentives for forests to be managed to reduce the risk of major fires?

(4) Can we reduce the exposure of insurance companies to climate change-related losses through innovative state policies or insurance pricing mechanisms that reward good behavior and charge premiums for actions that increase public safety risks or losses of property or environmental attributes?

(5) Can we develop rating systems based on community risk factors to climate events, and use insurance incentives to make a community more resilient?
Cal. PUC § 90666 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 8 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 90666
Section 90666
Status: in_force

Whenever outstanding bonds are refunded they shall be surrendered to the treasurer of the district, who shall cancel them by endorsing on their face the manner in which the refunding was effected (whether by exchange or purchase, and the amount for which so purchased, if any) and by perforating through each bond and each coupon attached thereto the word “canceled” together with the date of cancellation.
Cal. BPC § 5510.15 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 5510.15
Section 5510.15
Status: in_force

Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the California Architects Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
Cal. PRC § 6230 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 3.2 / Section 6230
Section 6230
Status: in_force

An amount specified in the annual Budget Act shall be available for distribution for public and private higher education for use as up to two-thirds of the local matching share for projects under the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-688) approved, upon the recommendation of the advisory panel appointed pursuant to Section 6232, by the Secretary of the Resources Agency or the secretary’s designee.
Cal. WIC § 702.5 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 17 / Section 702.5
Section 702.5
Status: in_force

In any hearing conducted pursuant to Section 701 or 702 to determine whether a minor is a person described in Section 601 or 602, the minor has a privilege against self-incrimination and has a right to confrontation by, and cross-examination of, witnesses.
Cal. FAC § 10923 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 10923
Section 10923
Status: in_force

Every person that is subject to this chapter shall keep and maintain such records or memoranda and furnish such reports as the director by regulations may require. The records and memoranda shall be open to inspection by the director during usual business hours.
Cal. FGC § 704 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 704
Section 704
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director is the appointing power of all employees within the department, and all employees in the department are responsible to the director for the proper carrying out of the duties and responsibilities of their respective positions.

(b) The changes made to subdivision (a) during the 2001–02 Regular Session of the Legislature are declaratory of existing law.
Cal. FAC § 74705 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.6 / Article 1 / Section 74705
Section 74705
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
Cal. HSC § 33413.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 33413.5
Section 33413.5
Status: in_force

Not less than 30 days prior to the execution of an agreement for acquisition of real property, or the execution of an agreement for the disposition and development of property, or the execution of an owner participation agreement, which agreement would lead to the destruction or removal of dwelling units from the low- and moderate-income housing market, the agency shall adopt by resolution a replacement housing plan. For a reasonable time prior to adopting a replacement housing plan by resolution, the agency shall make available a draft of the proposed replacement housing plan for review and comment by the project area committee, other public agencies, and the general public.

The replacement housing plan shall include (1) the general location of housing to be rehabilitated, developed, or constructed pursuant to Section 33413, (2) an adequate means of financing such rehabilitation, development, or construction, (3) a finding that the replacement housing does not require the approval of the voters pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution, or that such approval has been obtained, (4) the number of dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income planned for construction or rehabilitation, and (5) the timetable for meeting the plan’s relocation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing objectives. A dwelling unit whose replacement is required by Section 33413 but for which no replacement housing plan has been prepared, shall not be destroyed or removed from the low- and moderate-income housing market until the agency has by resolution adopted a replacement housing plan.

Nothing in this section shall prevent an agency from destroying or removing from the low- and moderate-income housing market a dwelling unit which the agency owns and which is an immediate danger to health and safety. The agency shall, as soon as practicable, adopt by resolution a replacement housing plan with respect to such dwelling unit.
Cal. HSC § 44517 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 27 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 44517
Section 44517
Status: in_force

The authority shall have and is hereby vested with all powers reasonably necessary to carry out the powers and responsibilities expressly granted or imposed upon it under this division.
Cal. HSC § 1603.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1603.5
Section 1603.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every person engaged in the production of blood shall, if the product is intended for transfusion, label each container of blood which the person produces with a label, upon which the following designations shall be printed in letters the size of which shall be no less prominent than the proper name of the product.

(1)  If the person giving the blood received no payment for the blood, the designation shall be “volunteer donor.”

(2)  If the person giving the blood received payment for the blood, the designation shall be “paid donor.”

(b)  As used in this section:

(1)  “Blood” means human whole blood or components of human blood, including plasma, which are prepared from human whole blood by physical, rather than chemical processes, but does not include blood derivatives manufactured or processed by industrial use.

(2)  “Industrial use” means a use of blood in which the blood is modified by physical or chemical means to produce derivatives for therapeutic or pharmaceutic biologics, laboratory reagents, or in vitro diagnostics.

(3)  “Payment” means the transfer by a blood bank, or any other party, to any person of money or any other valuable consideration which can be converted to money by the recipient, except that “payment” shall not include any of the following:

(i)  Cancellation or refund of the nonreplacement fees or related blood transfusion charges.

(ii)  Blood assurance benefits to a person as a result of a blood donation to a donor club or blood assurance program.

(iii)  Time away from employment granted by an employer to an employee in order to donate blood.

(c)  Any blood bank receiving blood from a blood bank outside of California shall comply with the labeling requirements of this chapter. Any blood bank receiving this blood may label the blood as “volunteer donor” blood only if the blood bank receives with the blood a certificate from the out-of-state blood bank which states either that the particular shipment of blood was acquired from volunteer donors not receiving payment or that all blood processed by the out-of-state blood bank is acquired from volunteer donors not receiving payment. If the blood bank receiving such blood receives no such certificate with the blood, the blood shall be labeled as “paid donor” blood.

(d)  No warranty shall be implied from the fact that any blood is labeled in accordance with the requirements of this section.
Cal. VEH § 4601.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 4601.5
Section 4601.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 4601, the registration for vehicles registered pursuant to the Partial Year Registration Program as described in Article 5 (commencing with Section 9700) of Chapter 6 of Division 3, expires at midnight of December 31 of the registration year. However, for the purposes of applying any future reductions or increases in the vehicle license fee, the vehicle registrations subject to this section shall be deemed to have a final expiration date in the succeeding calendar year.
Cal. WAT § 13146 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 13146
Section 13146
Status: in_force

State offices, departments and boards, in carrying out activities which affect water quality, shall comply with state policy for water quality control unless otherwise directed or authorized by statute, in which case they shall indicate to the state board in writing their authority for not complying with such policy.
Cal. PUC § 101267 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 7 / Section 101267
Section 101267
Status: in_force

The board shall, in addition to the general tax levy as set forth in Section 101265, levy and collect annually until the district’s bonds are paid, or until there is a sum in the treasury of the district set apart for that purpose to meet all sums coming due for principal and interest on the bonds as they become due, a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on the bonds and such part of the principal thereof as becomes due before the proceeds of a tax levied at the next general tax levy will be available. If the maturity of the indebtedness created by the issue of bonds begins more than one year after the date of the issuance thereof, the tax shall be levied and collected annually at the time and in the manner aforesaid, sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due and to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or before maturity.
Cal. VEH § 21660 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 21660
Section 21660
Status: in_force

Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and, except when a roadway has been divided into traffic lanes, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
Cal. RTC § 19311 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10.2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 19311
Section 19311
Status: in_force

(a) (1) If a change or correction is made or allowed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue or other officer of the United States or other competent authority, a claim for credit or refund resulting from the adjustment may be filed by the taxpayer within two years from the date of the final federal determination (as defined in Section 18622 or 18622.5), or within the period provided in Section 19306, 19307, 19308, or 19316, whichever period expires later.

(2) Within two years of the date of the final determination (as defined in Section 18622 or 18622.5) or within the period provided in Section 19306, 19307, or 19308, whichever period expires later, the Franchise Tax Board may allow a credit, make a refund, or mail to the taxpayer a notice of proposed overpayment resulting from the final federal determination.

(b) The amendments made by the act adding this paragraph shall apply, without regard to taxable year, to federal determinations that become final on or after the effective date of the act adding this paragraph.

(c) (1) For adjustments resulting in a tax imposed under paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 18622.5, paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) is modified by substituting “partnership” for “taxpayer.”

(2) This subdivision shall apply to final federal determinations assessed pursuant to amendments made to Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Internal Revenue Code as in effect January 1, 2018.