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Cal. PRC § 26215 — California Code / Code prc / Division 16.3 / Chapter 3 / Section 26215
Section 26215
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish committees as it deems necessary and appropriate. The chair may, with board approval, define and limit a committee’s scope and authority, and establish rules of operation for the committees.

(b) Each committee shall meet and shall make recommendations and reports as deemed necessary or appropriate by the chair or the board.

(c) In the absence of the committee chair, the vice chair shall conduct routine business matters and meetings of the committee.

(d) The status, purpose, and authority of a committee shall be determined by the chair and approved by the board at the time the committee is established by the board. The board may modify a committee’s status, purpose, or authority at any time.

(e) A committee may act within its delegated authority without further approval of the board. Committees and committee members shall not make or issue policy statements, recommendations, or media releases without prior approval of the board. A committee activity that implies action by the board or is outside the committee’s delegated authority is prohibited without specific board approval.
Cal. FGC § 3002 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 3002
Section 3002
Status: in_force

It is unlawful to shoot at any game bird or mammal, including a marine mammal as defined in Section 4500, from a powerboat, sailboat, motor vehicle, or airplane.
Cal. WAT § 75593 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 75593
Section 75593
Status: in_force

Different rates may be established in different zones; provided, however, that in each zone the rate for agricultural water shall be fixed and uniform and the rate for water other than agricultural water shall be fixed and uniform.
Cal. FAC § 55493 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 55493
Section 55493
Status: in_force

Each agent shall show his license upon the request of any interested person.
Cal. HSC § 129975 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 129975
Section 129975
Status: in_force

The director of the department may conduct studies relating to the implementation of this chapter to ensure that the implementation of its provisions results in the least amount of increases in costs, staffing, and regulation.
Cal. FAC § 74867 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.7 / Article 3 / Section 74867
Section 74867
Status: in_force

Each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member. An alternate member shall, in the absence of the member of whom he or she is an alternate, serve in place of the member on the commission and have and be able to exercise all the rights, privileges, and powers of the member when serving on the commission. In the event of death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member, the alternate shall serve as a member on the commission until a successor is elected and has qualified.
Cal. FAC § 11503 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Section 11503
Section 11503
Status: in_force

The commissioner of any county may adopt regulations applicable in his or her county which are supplemental to those of the director which govern the conduct of pest control operations and records and reports of those operations. The regulations may include provisions pertaining to any matter related to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 11737. The provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall be followed insofar as practicable in the adoption of the regulations by the commissioner. The regulations shall be filed with the director who shall compile them.

Each regulation of the commissioner shall be approved by the director before it becomes operative. The director, in his or her review of the commissioner’s regulations, shall consider, but not be limited to considering, the necessity, authority, clarity, and consistency of the regulations, as these terms are defined in Section 11349 of the Government Code.
Cal. INS § 1810 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 1810
Section 1810
Status: in_force

(a) Natural persons can be licensed under this chapter.

(b) A license may be held by a corporation, in which case all of the following requirements shall be met:

(1) The application shall set forth the names of all officers and employees of the licensee who will be authorized to exercise the powers of the licensee under this chapter. Each of those persons shall be required to meet the requirements for licensure under this chapter, and disciplinary action may be taken against any of those persons, and the licensee, if any of those persons does any act that would be grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee.

(2) The corporation may solicit or negotiate the execution or delivery of bail on behalf of surety insurers only through natural persons who hold individual licenses as bail agents.

(3) One hundred percent of the shares of the corporation shall be held by licensed bail agents.

(4) All shareholders, officers, and directors of the corporation shall be licensed bail agents, and shall be disclosed to the department.

(5) Any sale or transfer of stock or other interest in the corporation shall require the prior approval of the department. The department shall approve or disapprove a request for approval within 60 days of receiving the completed request.
Cal. FAC § 15071 — California Code / Code fac / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Article 12 / Section 15071
Section 15071
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary may, after a hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license for any violation of this chapter or any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(b) A person against whom a licensing action is initiated may appeal to the secretary by requesting a hearing. If a hearing is not requested, the licensing action shall constitute a final and nonreviewable order.

(c) An appeal pursuant to this section shall be submitted in accordance with subdivision (d) of Section 15071.1 and with Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. LAB § 7611 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 5 / Section 7611
Section 7611
Status: in_force

Nothing in the foregoing sections of this part shall limit the authority of the division to prescribe or enforce general or special safety orders.
Cal. BPC § 21642 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 21642
Section 21642
Status: in_force

(a) A license granted pursuant to Section 21641 shall be renewable the second year from the date of issue, and every other year thereafter, upon the filing of a renewal application and the payment of a license renewal fee specified by the licensing authority, as described in this subdivision. The Department of Justice shall also charge a fee, as specified in Section 21642.5. The licensing authority shall collect the fee and transmit the fee and a copy of the renewed license to the Department of Justice. The police chief, sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission may charge a fee not to exceed the actual costs incurred to process the renewal application of the licensee and to collect and transmit the fee charged by the Department of Justice.

(b) The license shall be subject to forfeiture by the licensing authority and the licensee’s activities as a secondhand dealer shall be subject to being enjoined pursuant to Section 21646 for breach of any of the following conditions:

(1) The business shall be carried on only at the location designated on the license. The license shall designate all locations where property belonging to the business is stored. Property of the business may be stored at locations not designated on the license only with the written consent of the local licensing authority.

(2) The license or a copy thereof, certified by the licensing authority, shall be displayed on the premises in plain view of the public.

(3) The licensee shall not engage in any act which the licensee knows to be in violation of this article.

(4) The licensee shall not be convicted of an attempt to receive stolen property or any other offense involving stolen property. For the purposes of this paragraph, “convicted” means a plea or verdict of guilty or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere. Any action which the chief of police, the sheriff, or, where appropriate, the police commission is permitted to take following the establishment of a conviction may be taken when the time for appeal has elapsed, or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal, or when an order granting probation is made suspending the imposition of sentence, irrespective of a subsequent order under the provisions of Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), no person shall have his or her renewal application for a secondhand dealer’s license denied, nor shall his or her secondhand dealer’s license be forfeited solely on the grounds that he or she violated any provision contained in this article or Article 5 (commencing with Section 21650), or any provision contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21200) of Division 8 of the Financial Code, unless the violation demonstrates a pattern of conduct.
Cal. FIN § 14959 — California Code / Code fin / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14959
Section 14959
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union may do either or both of the following:

(1) Purchase, in whole or in part, from any source, loans made to its members.

(2) Sell, in whole or in part, to any source, loans made to its members.

(b) A credit union may purchase, in whole or in part, either or both of the following:

(1) A loan originated by another credit union, which is made to a member of the originating credit union even though the member is not also a member of the credit union purchasing the loan.

(2) A loan from any source, if the purchase will facilitate the purchasing credit union’s packaging of a pool of those loans to be sold or pledged on the secondary market.

(c) A loan purchase that is authorized by this section shall not be an obligation with a nonmember within the meaning of Section 14750.
Cal. EVID § 1292 — California Code / Code evid / Division 10 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 1292
Section 1292
Status: in_force

(a) Evidence of former testimony is not made inadmissible by the hearsay rule if:

(1) The declarant is unavailable as a witness;

(2) The former testimony is offered in a civil action; and

(3) The issue is such that the party to the action or proceeding in which the former testimony was given had the right and opportunity to cross-examine the declarant with an interest and motive similar to that which the party against whom the testimony is offered has at the hearing.

(b) The admissibility of former testimony under this section is subject to the same limitations and objections as though the declarant were testifying at the hearing, except that former testimony offered under this section is not subject to objections based on competency or privilege which did not exist at the time the former testimony was given.
Cal. BPC § 22585 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 22.2 / Section 22585
Section 22585
Status: in_force

This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 2016.
Cal. WAT § 60017 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 60017
Section 60017
Status: in_force

“Production” or “producing” means the extraction or extracting of ground water, by pumping or any other method, from shafts, tunnels, wells (including, but not limited to, abandoned oil wells), excavations, or other sources of such ground water, for domestic, municipal, irrigation, industrial, or other beneficial use, except that such terms shall not mean or include the extraction or extracting of ground water incidentally produced with oil in the production of oil or gas nor the extraction or extracting of ground water incidentally produced in a bona fide mining operation or in the bona fide construction of a tunnel for railroad, highway, aqueduct, pipeline, or other useful purpose (except the production of ground water for use or sale) unless the ground water so extracted shall be used or sold by the producer for domestic, municipal, irrigation, industrial, or other beneficial purpose.
Cal. PRC § 25710 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 8.1 / Section 25710
Section 25710
Status: in_force

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

(a) “Electric Program Investment Charge” means the surcharge instituted by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Decision 11-12-035 or any subsequent decisions to collect funds for renewable energy programs and research, development, and demonstration programs.

(b) “Fund” means the portion of the Electric Program Investment Charge Fund created by Section 25711.
Cal. BPC § 10148 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 10148
Section 10148
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed real estate broker shall retain for three years copies of all listings, deposit receipts, canceled checks, trust records, and other documents executed by the broker or obtained by the broker in connection with any transactions for which a real estate broker license is required. The retention period shall run from the date of the closing of the transaction or from the date of the listing if the transaction is not consummated. After notice, the books, accounts, and records shall be made available for examination, inspection, and copying by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designated representative during regular business hours; and shall, upon the appearance of sufficient cause, be subject to audit without further notice, except that the audit shall not be harassing in nature. This subdivision shall not be construed to require a licensed real estate broker to retain electronic messages of an ephemeral nature, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 1624 of the Civil Code.

(b) The commissioner shall charge a real estate broker for the cost of any audit, if the commissioner has found, in a final desist and refrain order issued under Section 10086 or in a final decision following a disciplinary hearing held in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code that the broker has violated Section 10145 or a regulation or rule of the commissioner interpreting Section 10145.

(c) If a broker fails to pay for the cost of an audit as described in subdivision (b) within 60 days of mailing a notice of billing, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the broker’s license or deny renewal of the broker’s license. The suspension or denial shall remain in effect until the cost is paid or until the broker’s right to renew a license has expired.

(d) The commissioner may maintain an action for the recovery of the cost of an audit in any court of competent jurisdiction. In determining the cost incurred by the commissioner for an audit, the commissioner may use the estimated average hourly cost for all persons performing audits of real estate brokers.

(e) The department may suspend or revoke the license of any real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or corporation licensed as a real estate broker, if the real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or any director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation licensed as a real estate broker knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, mutilates, or falsifies any of the books, papers, writings, documents, or tangible objects that are required to be maintained by this section or that have been sought in connection with an investigation, audit, or examination of a real estate licensee by the commissioner.
Cal. FAM § 7637 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 7637
Section 7637
Status: in_force

The judgment or order may contain any other provision directed against the appropriate party to the proceeding, concerning the duty of support, the custody and guardianship of the child, visitation privileges with the child, the furnishing of bond or other security for the payment of the judgment, or any other matter in the best interest of the child. The judgment or order may direct the parent to pay the reasonable expenses of the mother’s pregnancy and confinement.
Cal. HSC § 114740 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 114740
Section 114740
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain surveillance over the storage, packaging, transporting, and loading of radioactive material within this state regardless of the material’s ultimate destination. In carrying out its duties under this section, the department may enter into an agreement with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health and other state and local agencies to conduct any appropriate inspection and enforcement activities. Any agreement with state and local agencies shall not duplicate work to be done pursuant to agreement with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, nor shall work done by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health duplicate work agreed to be done by other state and local agencies. Licensees of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the facilities of the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense are exempt from this section.
Cal. VEH § 2100 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 2100
Section 2100
Status: in_force

There is in the Transportation Agency the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
Cal. WIC § 15822 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3.3 / Chapter 2 / Section 15822
Section 15822
Status: in_force

Health care services under the program shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) Preventive, screening, diagnostic, and treatment services furnished directly by a licensed clinic, either onsite or by formal written contract, on a case-managed basis, to patients who remain less than 24 hours at the clinic for an illness or injury, advice, counseling, outreach, and translation as needed.

(b) Physician services.

(c) Emergency first aid, perinatal, obstetric, radiology, laboratory, and nutrition services.

(d) Services of advanced practice nurses or mid-level practitioners who are authorized to perform any of the services listed in this section within the scope of their licensure.

(e) All services and benefits set forth in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3.
Cal. FAC § 3334 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Section 3334
Section 3334
Status: in_force

All records of the California Exposition and State Fair for entries in any of its events are public records, except entries in events which are scheduled for future judging or overnight entries in races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events, judging, or races.
Cal. SHC § 2107.4 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 2107.4
Section 2107.4
Status: in_force

Not more than one-quarter of the funds allocated to a city or county from the Highway Users Tax Account in the Transportation Tax Fund for the construction of streets therein may be used to make principal and interest payments on bonds issued for such construction, if the issuance of such bonds is authorized by a proposition approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. The term of any such bonds shall not exceed 25 years.
Cal. FAC § 6940 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6940
Section 6940
Status: in_force

This article shall apply only to citrus nursery source propagative trees. For purposes of this article, a “citrus nursery source propagative tree” means a citrus tree registered by the department that meets the following criteria:

(a) Is not planted, grown, or maintained under the auspices of the California Citrus Clonal Protection Program.

(b) Is planted, grown, or maintained to serve as a source of material for the propagation of citrus trees, including seeds, cuttings, buds, budsticks, tissue-cultured materials, or graft sticks.

(c) Was tested in accordance with prescribed testing protocols of the department and determined to be negative for specific pathogens.

(d) Is in compliance with all provisions of Section 3060.2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.

(e) Falls within the department’s prescribed registration timeframes.
Cal. VEH § 2901 — California Code / Code veh / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 2901
Section 2901
Status: in_force

The Governor may appoint a highway safety representative who shall serve in the Transportation Agency and who shall, in consultation with the Governor and Secretary of Transportation, prepare the California Traffic Safety Program. The Governor is responsible for the administration of the program, and has final approval of all phases of the program, and may take all action necessary to secure the full benefits available to the program under the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966, and any amendments thereto. The highway safety representative serves at the pleasure of the secretary.
Cal. CIV § 6624 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 5.3 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 6624
Section 6624
Status: in_force

A condominium plan shall contain all of the following:

(a) A description or survey map of a condominium project, which shall refer to or show monumentation on the ground.

(b) A three-dimensional description of a condominium project, one or more dimensions of which may extend for an indefinite distance upwards or downwards, in sufficient detail to identify the common area and each separate interest.

(c) A certificate consenting to the recordation of the condominium plan pursuant to this act that is signed and acknowledged as provided in Section 6626.
Cal. INS § 10168.93 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3b / Section 10168.93
Section 10168.93
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the form of any annuity contract that is subject to this article shall be filed by the obligor under the contract with the commissioner before it is marketed, issued, delivered, or used in this state.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as requiring or providing for the prior approval by the commissioner of forms of individual annuity contracts prior to the time the forms are marketed, issued, delivered, or used in this state.
Cal. PRC § 9457 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 10 / Section 9457
Section 9457
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall adopt purchasing policies and procedures governing the purchase of supplies and equipment as required by Sections 54201 through 54204, inclusive, of the Government Code. The policies shall be in writing, copies of which shall be available for public distribution.
Cal. HSC § 20005 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 14 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 20005
Section 20005
Status: in_force

No tax levied, assessed, or collected, and no election held, pursuant to this chapter is illegal, void, or voidable on account of any error, omission, or informality, or failure to comply strictly with this chapter.
Cal. VEH § 25257.5 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 25257.5
Section 25257.5
Status: in_force

To warn other motorists or pedestrians on a roadway during a backing maneuver, the operator of a schoolbus may flash turn signal lamps if the front turn signal lamps at each side are flashed simultaneously and the rear signal lamps at each side are flashed simultaneously.