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Cal. WAT § 71278 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 71278
Section 71278
Status: in_force

Resolutions and motions may be adopted by voice vote, but on demand of any member of the board the roll shall be called.
Cal. FAC § 12201.1 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 12201.1
Section 12201.1
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for any person to act in a supervisory capacity or position for a pest control business, except a business licensed only in the maintenance gardener category pursuant to Section 11705, unless the person has a qualified applicator license.
Cal. WAT § 41361 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41361
Section 41361
Status: in_force

The inspector is chairman of the election board. He may administer all oaths required in the process of an election and appoint judges if, during the progress of the election, any judge ceases to act.
Cal. WAT § 13489 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 6.6 / Section 13489
Section 13489
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible applicant for a grant shall meet all of the following criteria:

(1) Have a household income at or below 120 percent of the statewide median household income or, for a small water system, serve households with a median household income at or below 120 percent of the statewide median household income.

(2) Have an ownership interest in the residence or small water system.

(3) Be unable to obtain financial assistance at reasonable terms and conditions from private lenders and lack the resources to undertake these improvements.

(b) A grant recipient shall repay to the county or qualified nonprofit organization the grant amount in full if that recipient sells or transfers ownership of the residence or small water system less than five years from the date that the grant agreement was signed.
Cal. PUC § 125700 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 125700
Section 125700
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds, payable from revenue of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the district, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law are applicable to the district.
Cal. WAT § 60381 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 60381
Section 60381
Status: in_force

Such petition may be granted by ordinance of the board of such district. No petition for inclusion may be granted unless and until the board finds that the persons and property within the territory proposed to be included will benefit directly or indirectly from the use of or right to use the ground water supplies within the district and the replenishment thereof. The petition may be granted in its entirety or only as to the part of the territory proposed to be included for which such a finding of benefit is made. If the petition be denied, either as to the whole or part of the territory to be included, no new petition for the inclusion of such territory shall be filed within six months after such denial. In granting such petition, such board of directors may fix in said ordinance the terms and conditions upon which such annexation may occur, and such terms and conditions may provide, among other things, for the levy by such district of special taxes upon the real property and improvements thereon, but not on personal property within such annexed area or areas in addition to the taxes elsewhere in this act authorized to be levied by such district, and in case such terms and conditions shall provide for the levy of such special taxes, the board, in fixing such terms and conditions, shall specify the aggregate amount to be so raised and the number of years prescribed for raising such aggregate sum and that substantially equal annual levies will be made for the purpose of raising such sum over the period so prescribed.
Cal. ELEC § 18560.1 — California Code / Code elec / Division 18 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 18560.1
Section 18560.1
Status: in_force

(a) A person who votes or attempts to vote in an election held in this state and in an election held in another state on the same date shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) This section does not prohibit a voter from voting in an election held in this state and in an election held in another state on the same date if one of the elections is an election in a landowner voting district or any other district for which an elector is not required to be a resident of the district.
Cal. VEH § 1666 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1666
Section 1666
Status: in_force

The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Include at least one question in each test of an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this code, as administered pursuant to Section 12804.9 or 12814, to verify that the applicant has read and understands the table of blood alcohol concentration published in the Driver’s Handbook made available pursuant to Section 1656. In order to minimize costs, the question or questions shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the test is otherwise revised or reprinted.

(b) Include with each driver’s license or certificate of renewal and each vehicle registration renewal mailed by the department, information that shows with reasonable certainty the amount of alcohol consumption necessary for a person to reach a 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration by weight.

(c) Include at least one question in each test of an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this code as administered pursuant to Section 12804.9 or 12814, to verify that the applicant has read and understands the rights of pedestrians. In order to minimize costs, the question or questions shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the test is otherwise revised or reprinted.
Cal. FAC § 71136 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 9.5 / Article 6 / Section 71136
Section 71136
Status: in_force

(a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that the operation of this chapter be suspended. However, any suspension shall not become effective until the expiration of the then current marketing season.

(b) Upon the vote of the members of the commission specified in subdivision (a), the secretary shall establish a referendum period, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration. The secretary may prescribe additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct the referendum. At the close of the established referendum period, the secretary shall tabulate the ballots filed during the period. The secretary shall suspend the operation of this chapter if he or she finds any of the following has occurred:

(1) Sixty-five percent or more of the handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the handlers so voting handled a majority of the total quantity of rice handled in the preceding marketing season by all of the handlers voting in the referendum.

(2) A majority of the handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the handlers so voting handled 65 percent or more of the total quantity of rice handled in the preceding marketing season by all of the handlers voting in the referendum.

(3) Sixty-five percent or more of the producers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the producers so voting produced a majority of the total quantity of rice produced in the preceding marketing season by all of the producers voting in the referendum.

(4) A majority of the producers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of suspension, and the producers so voting produced 65 percent or more of the total quantity of rice produced in the preceding marketing season by all of the producers voting in the referendum.
Cal. PUC § 581 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 581
Section 581
Status: in_force

Every public utility shall furnish to the commission in such form and detail as the commission prescribes all tabulations, computations, and all other information required by it to carry into effect any of the provisions of this part, and shall make specific answers to all questions submitted by the commission.

Every public utility receiving from the commission any blanks with directions to fill them shall answer fully and correctly each question propounded therein, and if it is unable to answer any question, it shall give a good and sufficient reason for such failure.
Cal. PRC § 71065 — California Code / Code prc / Division 34 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 71065
Section 71065
Status: in_force

To the fullest extent practicable to public agencies and business entities, the secretary, in close consultation with the advisory committee, shall ensure that the standardized electronic format and protocol established pursuant to Section 71061 meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The format and protocol conforms with, or is compatible with, data interchange formats and protocols already in use in the regulated community for moving data from computer to computer, so that the format and pilot program may be implemented promptly, without the need for research and development into untried formats and protocols.

(b) The format and protocol works independently of the type of computer hardware, software, operating system, data storage device, and telecommunications equipment employed by prospective senders and receivers.

(c) The format and protocol accommodates the addition of new or revised data element specifications without requiring users to make costly modifications to the hardware or software that they employ to submit electronic data.
Cal. PRC § 31174 — California Code / Code prc / Division 21 / Chapter 4.6 / Section 31174
Section 31174
Status: in_force

In administering the program, the conservancy shall, consistent with the purposes of this chapter, do all of the following:

(a) Create an advisory group to offer advice, expertise, support, or service to the conservancy, without compensation. The advisory group may be comprised of members of the environmental community, local government, local agencies, and public and private representatives, who are all involved in projects consistent with the goals of this program pursuant to Section 31173.

(b) Prepare a Santa Ana River Parkway and Open Space Plan that shall, at minimum, do all of the following:

(1) Determine the policies and priorities for conserving the Santa Ana River and its watershed.

(2) Identify underused, existing public open spaces and recommend ways to provide better public use and enjoyment in those areas.

(3) Identify and prioritize additional low-impact recreational and open-space needs, including additional or upgraded facilities and parks that may be necessary or desirable.

(c) Give priority to river-related projects that create expanded opportunities for recreation, greening, aesthetic improvement, and wildlife habitat along the corridor of the river and in parts of the river channel that can be improved without infringing on water quality, water supply, and necessary flood control.

(d) Implement the program in conformance with all related general and specific plans and zoning regulations of local agencies within the Santa Ana River region.

(e) Provide for program lands and facilities to be operated and maintained in accordance with the purposes of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 33363 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 33363
Section 33363
Status: in_force

At the hour set in the notice required by Section 33361 for hearing objections, the legislative body shall proceed to hear all written and oral objections. Before adopting the redevelopment plan the legislative body shall evaluate the report of the agency, the report and recommendation of the project area committee, and all evidence and testimony for and against the adoption of the plan and shall make written findings in response to each written objection of an affected property owner or taxing entity. The legislative body shall respond in writing to the written objections received before or at the noticed hearing, including any extensions thereof, and may additionally respond to written objections that are received after the hearing. The written responses shall describe the disposition of the issues raised. The legislative body shall address the written objections in detail, giving reasons for not accepting specified objections and suggestions. The legislative body shall include a good-faith, reasoned analysis in its response and, for this purpose, conclusionary statements unsupported by factual information shall not suffice.
Cal. PRC § 2692.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 2 / Chapter 7.8 / Section 2692.1
Section 2692.1
Status: in_force

The State Geologist may include in maps compiled pursuant to this chapter information on the potential effects of tsunami and seiche when information becomes available from other sources and the State Geologist determines the information is appropriate for use by local government. The State Geologist shall not be required to provide this information unless additional funding is provided both to make the determination and to distribute the tsunami and seiche information.
Cal. RTC § 30321 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 30321
Section 30321
Status: in_force

The amounts required to be paid by any person under this part together with interest and penalties shall be satisfied first in any of the following cases:

(a) Whenever the person is insolvent.

(b) Whenever the person makes a voluntary assignment of his assets.

(c) Whenever the estate of the person in the hands of executors, administrators, or heirs is insufficient to pay all the debts due from the deceased.

(d) Whenever the estate and effects of an absconding, concealed, or absent person required to pay any amount under this part are levied upon by process of law.

This section does not give the state a preference over any lien or security interest which was recorded or perfected prior to the time when the state records or files its lien as provided in Section 7171 of the Government Code.

The preference given to the state by this section shall be subordinate to the preferences given to claims for personal services by Sections 1204 and 1206 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. WAT § 25068 — California Code / Code wat / Division 11 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 25068
Section 25068
Status: in_force

All bonds purchased from sinking fund money shall be forthwith canceled.
Cal. PRC § 33000 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 33000
Section 33000
Status: in_force

This division shall be known as and may be cited as the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Act.
Cal. HSC § 123616 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4.2 / Section 123616
Section 123616
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Maternal mental health condition” means a mental health condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the postpartum period and includes, but is not limited to, postpartum depression.

(b) “Perinatal unit” is a maternity and newborn service of a hospital for the provision of care during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum and neonatal periods with appropriate staff, space, equipment, and supplies.
Cal. HSC § 1797.123 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1797.123
Section 1797.123
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of data reported by a local EMS agency to the authority pursuant to Section 1797.228, the authority shall calculate ambulance patient offload time by local EMS agency jurisdiction and by each facility in a local EMS agency jurisdiction.

(b) The authority shall report twice per year to the Commission on Emergency Medical Services the ambulance patient offload time by local EMS agency jurisdiction and by each facility in a local EMS agency jurisdiction.

(c) On or before December 1, 2020, the authority, in collaboration with local EMS agencies, shall submit a report to the Legislature on ambulance patient offload time and recommendations to reduce or eliminate ambulance patient offload time. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Cal. UIC § 2109 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 10 / Section 2109
Section 2109
Status: in_force

The executive officer, general manager, or any other person having charge of the affairs of a corporation, association, or limited liability company who willfully fails to register such corporation, association, or limited liability company as an employing unit, or willfully fails to submit contribution returns, earning reports, or other returns and reports required by this division, or by authorized regulations, is in violation of this chapter.
Cal. HSC § 114368.6 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 7 / Chapter 11.7 / Section 114368.6
Section 114368.6
Status: in_force

A compact mobile food operation is exempt from Section 113947.1 if the operator and any individual who is involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food for the compact mobile food operation has obtained a food handler card that meets the requirements of Section 113948.
Cal. MVC § 998.543 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5y / Section 998.543
Section 998.543
Status: in_force

As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Board” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) “Bond” means a veterans’ bond, a state general obligation bond, issued pursuant to this article adopting the provisions of the State General Obligation Bond Law.

(c) “Bond act” means this article authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds and adopting the State General Obligation Bond Law by reference.

(d) “Committee” means the Housing for Veterans Finance Committee, established pursuant to Section 998.547.

(e) “Fund” means the Housing for Veterans Fund, established pursuant to Section 998.544.
Cal. PUC § 70213 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 70213
Section 70213
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the assessment, levy, and collection of taxes by the district, including the sale of property to the district for delinquent taxes, with penalties, interest, and cost.
Cal. WAT § 41903 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 41903
Section 41903
Status: in_force

The contest shall be brought within 20 days after the declaration of the result.
Cal. FAC § 10152 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 11 / Section 10152
Section 10152
Status: in_force

Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10151 is a lien upon the cattle. Unless the amount of the lien is paid within 10 days after written notice of the amount of the lien is given by the department to the owner or person that is in possession of the cattle, the lien shall be enforced pursuant to Section 3052 of the Civil Code.
Cal. FAM § 290 — California Code / Code fam / Division 2 / Part 6 / Section 290
Section 290
Status: in_force

A judgment or order made or entered pursuant to this code may be enforced by the court by execution, the appointment of a receiver, or contempt, or by any other order as the court in its discretion determines from time to time to be necessary.
Cal. ELEC § 15305 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 15305
Section 15305
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “unprocessed ballot” means a voted polling place ballot, voted vote by mail ballot, voted provisional ballot, or voted conditional registration ballot that has not yet been counted or processed for counting.

(b) On the second day after the election, an elections official shall send to the Secretary of State an initial report containing the estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots.

(c) Commencing on the sixth day after the election, an elections official shall, on any day that the elections official publicly releases updated election results, send to the Secretary of State a report on the estimated number of outstanding unprocessed ballots. The report shall be submitted to the Secretary of State in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State, and the last report shall be delivered upon the completion of the official canvass.
Cal. RTC § 30122 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 30122
Section 30122
Status: in_force

(a) The Cigarette and Tobacco Products Surtax Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. The fund shall consist of all revenues deposited therein pursuant to this article. Moneys in the fund may only be appropriated for the following purposes:

(1) Tobacco-related school and community health education programs.

(2) Tobacco-related disease research.

(3) Medical and hospital care and treatment of patients who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment will not be made through any private coverage or by any program funded in whole by the federal government.

(4) Programs for fire prevention; environmental conservation; protection, restoration, enhancement, and maintenance of fish, waterfowl, and wildlife habitat areas; and enhancement of state and local park and recreation purposes.

(b) The fund consists of six separate accounts, as follows:

(1) The Health Education Account, which shall only be available for appropriation for programs for the prevention and reduction of tobacco use, primarily among children, through school and community health education programs. Revenues from the Health Education Account shall not be used to match federal funds for any purpose.

(2) The Hospital Services Account, which shall only be available for appropriation for payment to public and private hospitals licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code for the treatment of hospital patients who cannot afford to pay for that treatment and for whom payment for hospital services will not be made through private coverage or by any program funded in whole by the federal government.

(3) The Physician Services Account, which shall only be available for appropriation for payment to physicians for services to patients who cannot afford to pay for those services, and for whom payment for physician services will not be made through private coverage or by any program funded in whole by the federal government.

(4) The Research Account, which shall only be available for appropriation for tobacco-related disease research. Revenues from the Public Research Account shall not be used to match federal funds for any purpose.

(5) The Public Resources Account, which shall only be available for appropriation in equal amounts for both of the following:

(A) Programs to protect, restore, enhance, or maintain fish, waterfowl, and wildlife habitat on an equally funded basis.

(B) Programs to enhance state and local park and recreation resources.

(6) The Unallocated Account, which shall be available for appropriation for any purpose specified in subdivision (a).