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Cal. FGC § 7703 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 7703
Section 7703
Status: in_force

The commission may establish grades for different varieties of fish or fishery products, which grades shall be conformed to by persons who take or use sardines for bait or who deliver fish or other fishery products to packers or to fresh fish dealers. Every packer of fish, fish dealer, or manufacturer of fish products shall conform to the grades established by the commission.
Cal. CIV § 4739 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 4739
Section 4739
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 4740, an owner of a separate interest in a common interest development shall not be subject to a provision in a governing document, or amendments thereto, that prohibits the rental or leasing of a portion of the owner-occupied separate interest in that common interest development to a renter, lessee, or tenant for a period of more than 30 days.

(b) Nothing in this section shall permit an owner of a separate interest or a resident renting or leasing a portion of the owner-occupied separate interest to violate any provision of the association governing documents that govern conduct in the separate interest or common areas, or that govern membership rights or privileges, including, but not limited to, parking restrictions and guest access to common facilities.
Cal. INS § 702 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 702
Section 702
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that maintains a certificate of authority to transact insurance in this state, advertises insurance on the Internet, and transacts insurance in this state, shall identify all of the following information on the Internet, regardless of whether the insurer maintains its Internet presence or if the presence is maintained on its behalf:

(1) Its name as it appears on its California certificate of authority, and if different, the name approved by the commissioner for doing business in this state.

(2) The state of its domicile and its principal place of business.

(3) The number on its California certificate of authority. In lieu of this number, an insurer may identify all states in which it maintains certificates of authority to transact insurance, provided that the insurer discloses its identification number as assigned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

(b) An Internet presence maintained by or on behalf of an insurer not admitted to transact insurance in this state constitutes an advertisement, and the insurer shall comply with the requirements of Section 703.1 if it transacts insurance as defined in subdivision (c).

(c) A person who advertises on the Internet shall be deemed to be transacting insurance in this state if the person does any of the following:

(1) Provides an insurance premium quote specifically to a California resident.

(2) Accepts an application for coverage from a California resident.

(3) Otherwise communicates with a California resident regarding one or more terms of an agreement to provide insurance or an insurance policy.

This subdivision shall not apply to any lawful placement with a nonadmitted insurer, including when a person conveys a quote, accepts an application, and conducts all communications with a California resident solely through a surplus line broker or special lines’ surplus line broker pursuant to California surplus line laws.
Cal. BPC § 3018 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 3018
Section 3018
Status: in_force

The board shall keep an accurate record of all of its licensees, proceedings, and meetings.
Cal. HSC § 51660 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Section 51660
Section 51660
Status: in_force

The agency may initiate programs of coinsurance or reinsurance with, and may procure reinsurance from, any state agency, local agency, agency of the United States, or private mortgage insurer in order to accomplish more effectively the purposes of this part. The agency may coinsure or reinsure loans made or originated by approved lending institutions which are otherwise insurable under this part.
Cal. WAT § 79570 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 10 / Section 79570
Section 79570
Status: in_force

The sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund for expenditures and grants for the purpose of protecting coastal watersheds, including, but not limited to, acquisition, protection, and restoration of land and water resources and associated planning, permitting, and administrative costs, in accordance with the following schedule:

(a) The sum of one hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) to the State Coastal Conservancy for coastal watershed protection pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000) of the Public Resources Code.

(b) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to the State Coastal Conservancy for expenditure for the San Francisco Bay Conservancy Program for coastal watershed protection pursuant to Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 31160) of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code.

(c) The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of this sum shall be expended for protection of the Los Angeles River watershed upstream of the northernmost boundary of the City of Vernon, and twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be expended for protection of the Santa Monica Bay and Ventura County coastal watersheds, pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Public Resources Code.

(d) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for protection of the San Gabriel and lower Los Angeles River watersheds pursuant to Division 22.8 (commencing with Section 32600) of the Public Resources Code.
Cal. PUC § 988 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 4.7 / Section 988
Section 988
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, requirements placed on a core transport agent shall not apply to gas services provided by a local publicly owned gas utility to customers within the jurisdiction or service territory of that local publicly owned gas utility.
Cal. BPC § 8711 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 15 / Article 2 / Section 8711
Section 8711
Status: in_force

The executive officer of the board shall keep a complete record of all applications for license and the board’s action thereon.
Cal. WAT § 44851 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 7 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 44851
Section 44851
Status: in_force

The board may at any time, by resolution, elect to proceed under this article with respect to the deposit of funds of the district, and the board may at any time thereafter terminate its election to proceed under this article, and thereafter, the provisions of this article shall no longer apply. No such resolution shall be effective until a certified copy thereof shall be filed with the auditor and treasurer of each county within which a district is located.
Cal. WAT § 52856 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 52856
Section 52856
Status: in_force

No call for the purpose of creating a reserve fund shall be made until the United States, or department or agency thereof, has accepted 50 percent or more of the refunding bonds proposed to be issued under the plan.
Cal. SHC § 31933 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 1 / Chapter 11 / Section 31933
Section 31933
Status: in_force

No substitution proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be initiated for the replacement of old property unless it has been used as a parking place or for ingress to or egress from a parking place for a period of not less than one year.
Cal. FAC § 77445 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 17.5 / Article 3 / Section 77445
Section 77445
Status: in_force

If the director is required to concur in a decision of the commission, he or she shall indicate his or her response to the commission within 15 working days from notification of the decision. The response may be a request that additional information be provided.
Cal. INS § 11033 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 3 / Section 11033
Section 11033
Status: in_force

A society maintaining special funds of the nature set forth in Section 11122 may make payments from such funds to its members compatible with the type thereof; provided that, if such payments are of such a nature that they could constitute benefits within the classes of insurance set forth in Section 11041, the society making such payments may not:

(a) Make any separate charge therefor;

(b) Issue any certificate, policy or other document promising such payments;

(c) Provide in its constitution, by-laws or any other document that such payments may be received by any member of such society as a matter of right; nor

(d) Advertise such payments as insurance or as payments to which the member has any right.

No such special funds shall be an admitted asset of the society in excess of the amount of the liabilities of such special fund. The society shall maintain a separate accounting of any disbursements under this section and report them in its annual statement.
Cal. HSC § 125520 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Section 125520
Section 125520
Status: in_force

The dialysis centers may also receive and make use of any outside source of funds that may become available from federal, voluntary, philanthropic, or other sources in order to augment state funds.
Cal. PRC § 43605 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 43605
Section 43605
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division affects the authority of the State Water Resources Control Board to impose closure and postclosure maintenance requirements on disposal sites.
Cal. PRC § 42012 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 42012
Section 42012
Status: in_force

The local governing body, or any person through the local governing body, may apply to the department for designation as a recycling market development zone.
Cal. HSC § 101055 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 101 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 101055
Section 101055
Status: in_force

(a)  The county health officer shall furnish all hospitals within the county, and all physicians and surgeons upon request, copies of the list prepared pursuant to Section 101050 in sufficient numbers as they may need for voluntary distribution to patients.

(b)  This section shall be inoperative from July 1, 1993, to June 30, 1994, inclusive.
Cal. BPC § 6583 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 6583
Section 6583
Status: in_force

The bureau shall establish a system of administrative citations and fines under Section 125.9 for violations of this chapter, the Professional Fiduciaries Code of Ethics, or any regulation adopted under this chapter.
Cal. PROB § 3081 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 3081
Section 3081
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the hearing on the petition shall be given for the period and in the manner provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1460) of Part 1.

(b) If the spouse who has the management or control of community property is not the conservator, the petitioner shall also cause notice of the hearing and a copy of the petition to be served on that spouse in accordance with Title 5 (commencing with Section 410.10) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. HSC § 52561 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 6.2 / Chapter 4 / Section 52561
Section 52561
Status: in_force

(a)  The corporation may arrange for the formation, as separate organizations, of partnerships organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of engaging in any activities that may be performed by the corporation and entering into partnership agreements governing the affairs of the partnerships.

(b)  The partnership is authorized to enter into limited partnerships for the purpose of engaging in the preservation of existing low-income or very low income housing developments or projects in localities throughout the state.

(c)  The corporation shall be a general partner or limited partner in any partnership in which it participates. The capital of the partnership and the contribution of the partners shall be in such amounts and at the times which are set forth in, or pursuant to, the partnership agreement.

(d)  The partnership shall, to the extent feasible, seek maximum participation in the decisionmaking process by the local nonprofit housing corporation.

(e)  The partnership agreement shall contain provisions designed to assure all of the following:

(1)  The partnership participates in low-income and very low income housing developments or projects in a manner designed to encourage the maximum participation in those housing developments by units of local or state government.

(2)  The housing acquired by the partnership shall be preserved for occupancy by lower income households or very low income households for the physical life of the housing if it is economically feasible, as determined by the board of directors of the corporation. In the event that it is not economically feasible to maintain all of the units for lower income households and very low income households, one or more of the rental housing units may be made available for tenancy by households that are not lower income households or very low income households.

(3)  The partnership shall, to the extent feasible, seek those investments for which there is either an inadequate supply of private capital or where private investors are not committed to preserving the housing for low-income households or very low income households for the physical life of the housing.

(4)  Any displacement of any person resulting from the activities of the partnership shall be temporary in nature and necessary for the rehabilitation work. Relocation benefits shall be paid to those persons as part of the project costs.

(f)  The allocation, apportionment, and taxation of income, profits, losses, and deductions among partners shall be governed by the laws otherwise applicable to those allocations and apportionments.
Cal. PUC § 12773 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 12773
Section 12773
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, “security” has the same meaning as defined in Section 25019 of the Corporations Code.

(b) The Sacramento Municipal Utility District may operate a program under which the board of directors of the district may hold nonstock security in a corporation or other private entity if acquired as part of a procurement of goods or services from that entity, or as full or partial consideration for providing that entity services or access to district facilities, if separate funding is not expended solely for the nonstock security. The board of directors of the district may sell or otherwise dispose of the nonstock security when, in its judgment, it is in the best interests of the district to do so.

(c) Before exercising the authority described in subdivision (b), the district’s board of directors shall do all of the following:

(1) Make all of the following findings:

(A) The acquisition furthers the purposes of the district, pursuant to this division.

(B) The acquisition is in the interest of the district’s ratepayers and the public.

(2) Establish a policy governing acquisitions that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Procedures for preventing conflicts of interest and violations of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(B) Procedures for determining how much of an acquisition to accept in lieu of, or in addition to, other forms of remuneration, in order to ensure the district secures a reasonable return on any intellectual property or other resources it provides the private entity.

(C) Procedures governing the approval process for accepting any acquisitions.

(D) Procedures that ensure acquisition of a nonstock security does not unduly influence the amount paid for the associated goods and services.

(3) Post the policy described in paragraph (2) on the district’s internet website.

(4) Adopt a resolution at a regular meeting of the board stating the intent of the board to exercise the authority described in subdivision (b).

(d) The authority described in subdivision (b) shall be limited to a total of six acquisitions. Any profit or other gain earned by an acquisition shall be used to benefit the district’s ratepayers.

(e) The value, at the time of acquisition, of any single nonstock security acquired pursuant to the authority described in subdivision (b) shall be limited to no more than 3 percent of the district’s annual revenue in the fiscal year the district makes the acquisition.

(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. PROB § 3091 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 3091
Section 3091
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Judicial Council may provide by rule for the practice and procedure in proceedings under this article.
Cal. WIC § 14094.4 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.985 / Section 14094.4
Section 14094.4
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “CCS provider” means any of the following:

(1) A medical provider that is paneled by the CCS program to treat a CCS-eligible condition pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 123800) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) A licensed acute care hospital approved by the CCS program to treat a CCS-eligible condition.

(3) A special care center approved by the CCS program to treat a CCS-eligible condition.

(b) “County organized health system” or “COHS” means:

(1) A county organized health system contracting with the department to provide Medi-Cal services to beneficiaries pursuant to Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 14087.5).

(2) A regional health authority.

(c) “Medi-Cal managed care plan” means a COHS, or, commencing no sooner than January 1, 2024, an alternate health care service plan contracted with the department pursuant to Section 14197.11 in any county described in Section 14094.5.
Cal. PROB § 2431 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 2431
Section 2431
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (d), the guardian or conservator may petition the court under Section 2403 for instructions when there is doubt whether a wage claim should be paid under this section.

(b) The guardian or conservator shall promptly pay wage claims for work done or services rendered for the ward or conservatee within 30 days prior to the date the petition for appointment of the guardian or conservator was filed. The payments made pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed nine hundred dollars ($900) to each claimant. If there is insufficient money to pay all the claims described in this subdivision up to nine hundred dollars ($900), the money available shall be distributed among such claimants in proportion to the amount of their respective claims.

(c) After the payments referred to in subdivision (b) have been made, the guardian or conservator shall pay wage claims for work done or services rendered for the ward or conservatee within 90 days prior to the date the petition for appointment of the guardian or conservator was filed, excluding the claims described in subdivision (b). The payments made pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100) to each claimant. If there is insufficient money to pay all the claims described in this subdivision up to one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100), the money available shall be distributed among such claimants in proportion to the amounts of their respective claims.

(d) The guardian or conservator may require sworn claims to be presented. If there is reasonable cause to believe that the claim is not valid, the guardian or conservator may refuse to pay the claim in whole or in part but shall pay any part thereof that is not disputed without prejudice to the claimant’s rights as to the balance of the claim. The guardian or conservator shall withhold sufficient money to cover the disputed portion until the claimant has had a reasonable opportunity to establish the validity of the claim by bringing an action, either in the claimant’s own name or through an assignee, against the guardian or conservator.

(e) If the guardian or conservator neglects or refuses to pay all or any portion of a claim which is not in dispute, the court shall order the guardian or conservator to do so upon the informal application of any wage claimant or the assignee or legal representative of such claimant.
Cal. ELEC § 8226 — California Code / Code elec / Division 8 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 8226
Section 8226
Status: in_force

If it appears by the certificate that the petition has not the required number of signatures, the elections official shall so notify the person designated as the person to whom notification of the insufficiency of the petition is to be sent. The petitioners shall have 30 days from and after the date of receiving the notice of insufficiency to present and file a supplement bearing additional signatures. Upon the receipt of the supplement, the elections official shall proceed forthwith to examine it. He or she shall complete his or her examination within 10 days from the date of its receipt by him or her. If it appears that the additional signatures and those which have not been legally rejected upon the original petition total the requisite number, the county elections official shall forthwith attach to the petition his certificate, duly dated, showing that the petition has been signed by the requisite number of voters, and shall immediately present it to the board of supervisors if it is in session, otherwise at its next meeting.
Cal. FAM § 7602 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 7602
Section 7602
Status: in_force

The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.
Cal. VEH § 21221.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 21221.5
Section 21221.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 21221, it is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized scooter upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug. Any person arrested for a violation of this section may request to have a chemical test made of the person’s blood or breath for the purpose of determining the alcoholic or drug content of that person’s blood pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 23612, and, if so requested, the arresting officer shall have the test performed. A conviction of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
Cal. VEH § 21250 — California Code / Code veh / Division 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 21250
Section 21250
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this article, a low-speed vehicle means a vehicle as defined in Section 385.5. A “low-speed vehicle” is also known as a “neighborhood electric vehicle.”