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Cal. PRC § 4295.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 4295.5
Section 4295.5
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 4295, a person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains an electrical transmission or distribution line may traverse land as necessary, regardless of land ownership or express permission to traverse land from the landowner, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to the landowner, to prune trees to maintain clearances pursuant to Section 4293, and to abate, by pruning or removal, any hazardous, dead, rotten, diseased, or structurally defective live trees. The clearances obtained when the pruning is performed shall be at the full discretion of the person that owns, controls, operates, or maintains any electrical transmission or distribution line, but shall be no less than what is required in Section 4293. This section shall apply to both high fire threat districts, as determined by the California Public Utilities Commission pursuant to its rulemaking authority, and to state responsibility areas.

(b) Subdivision (a) does not exempt a person who owns, controls, operates, or maintains an electrical transmission or distribution line from liability for damages for the removal of vegetation that is not covered by an easement granted to the person for the electrical transmission or distribution line.
Cal. WAT § 75165.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 75165.3
Section 75165.3
Status: in_force

At the time fixed for the hearing, the board of directors shall hear all persons appearing for and against the matter, and at the conclusion of the hearing the board shall determine whether or not it is for the best interests of the district and of the special improvement district that the latter be governed by a board of trustees.
Cal. FIN § 22004 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 22004
Section 22004
Status: in_force

“Broker” includes any person who is engaged in the business of negotiating or performing any act as broker in connection with loans made by a finance lender.
Cal. FAC § 3964 — California Code / Code fac / Division 3 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 3964
Section 3964
Status: in_force

The directors shall also select a secretary, a manager, and a treasurer from among persons who are not members of the board. One person may be the secretary, the manager, and the treasurer. The secretary, manager, and treasurer are state officers.
Cal. RTC § 681 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 681
Section 681
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts for the performance of appraisal work for assessors by any person who is not an employee of the state, any county, or any city shall be entered into only after at least two competitive bids and shall be entered into either on a fixed fee basis or on the basis of an hourly rate with a maximum dollar amount.

(b) In addition to any provision in the Real Estate Appraisers’ Licensing and Certification Law (Part 3 (commencing with Section 11300) of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code), a contractor shall maintain the confidentiality of assessee information and records as provided in Sections 408, 451, and 481 that is obtained in performance of the contract.

(1) A request for information and records from an assessee shall be made by the assessor. The assessor may authorize a contractor to request additional information or records, if needed. However, a contractor shall not request that information or records without the written authorization of the assessor.

(2) A contractor shall not provide appraisal data in his or her possession to the assessor or a contractor of another county who is not a party to the contract. An assessor may provide that data to the assessor of another county as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 408.

(c) A contractor may not retain information contained in, or derived from, an assessee’s confidential information and records after the conclusion, termination, or nonrenewal of the contract. Within 90 days of the conclusion, termination, or nonrenewal of the contract, the contractor shall:

(1) Purge and return to the assessor any assessee records, whether originals, copies, or electronically stored, provided by the assessor or otherwise obtained from the assessee.

(2) Provide a written declaration to the assessor that the contractor has complied with this subdivision.

(d) All contracts entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include a provision incorporating the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c). This provision of the contract shall use language that is prescribed by the State Board of Equalization.

(e) For purposes of this section, a “contractor” means any person who is not an employee of the state, any county, or any city who performs appraisal work pursuant to a contract with an assessor.
Cal. LAB § 1192 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 1192
Section 1192
Status: in_force

For any occupation in which a minimum wage has been established, the commission may issue to an apprentice or learner a special license authorizing the employment of such apprentice or learner for the time and under the conditions which the commission determines and at a wage less than the legal minimum wage. The commission shall fix a special wage for such apprentice or learner.
Cal. PROB § 15411 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 15411
Section 15411
Status: in_force

If the terms of two or more trusts are substantially similar, on petition by a trustee or beneficiary, the court, for good cause shown, may combine the trusts if the court determines that administration as a single trust will not defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the trust purposes or the interests of the beneficiaries.
Cal. HSC § 124965.14 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 4.6 / Section 124965.14
Section 124965.14
Status: in_force

This part shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. HSC § 78650 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 45 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 78650
Section 78650
Status: in_force

When the director determines that a release of a hazardous substance has occurred or is about to occur, the director may do any or all of the following:

(a) Undertake those investigations, monitoring, surveys, testing, and other information gathering necessary to identify the existence, source, nature, and extent of the hazardous substances involved and the extent of danger to the public health or environment.

(b) Undertake those planning, legal, fiscal, economic, engineering, architectural, and other studies or investigations that are necessary or appropriate to plan and direct response actions, to recover the cost of those actions, and to enforce this part.
Cal. WAT § 13897.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 7 / Chapter 10.7 / Section 13897.3
Section 13897.3
Status: in_force

The department shall annually establish the interest rate for loans made pursuant to this chapter at 50 percent of the average interest rate, computed by the true interest cost method, paid by the state on general obligation bonds for the prior calendar year. All loans made pursuant to this chapter shall carry the established interest rate for the calendar year in which the funds are committed to the loan, as of the date of the letter of commitment from the department, and shall remain at that interest rate for the duration of the loan.
Cal. BPC § 7640 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 7640
Section 7640
Status: in_force

An embalmer is one who is duly qualified to disinfect or preserve human remains by the injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; to prepare human bodies for transportation which are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; and to use derma surgery or plastic art for restoring mutilated features; and who is duly licensed as an embalmer under the laws of the State of California.
Cal. FAC § 75081 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 75081
Section 75081
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the commission, subject to Sections 75054 and 75055, shall include, but are not limited to, all of the powers and duties specified in this article.
Cal. HSC § 4717 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 4717
Section 4717
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the hearing, or if an election is held and the canvass of the election returns shows that a majority of all the votes cast in the entire proposed district and that a majority of the votes cast on the question in each city or part thereof in the proposed district were in favor of the formation of the district, the board of supervisors may, if it deems best, make an order forming the district.
Cal. FAC § 74602 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.5 / Article 4 / Section 74602
Section 74602
Status: in_force

The commission may undertake appropriate research relating to the production and processing of wine and winegrapes, including the development of new wine-related products and uses for these products.
Cal. FAM § 7610 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7610
Section 7610
Status: in_force

The parent and child relationship may be established as follows:

(a) Between a child and the natural parent, it may be established by proof of having given birth to the child, or under this part.

(b) Between a child and an adoptive parent, it may be established by proof of adoption.
Cal. WAT § 34741 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 34741
Section 34741
Status: in_force

Until their compensation is fixed by the adoption of bylaws, the officers shall receive the following compensation for their services:

(a) The secretary, tax collector, treasurer, and assessor, such sums as shall be fixed by the board.

(b) Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
Cal. RTC § 96.21 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 96.21
Section 96.21
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, in the County of Solano, the apportionment of property tax revenues made pursuant to Section 96.2 or its predecessor section, for the 1987–88 fiscal year only, shall be modified as follows:

(1) The auditor shall increase by the sum of two hundred sixty-three thousand dollars ($263,000) the total amount of property tax revenues apportioned to the City of Suisun.

(2) The auditor shall reduce by the sum of ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) the total amount of property tax revenue apportioned to the Solano County General Fund.

(3) The auditor shall reduce by the total sum of one hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($173,000) the total amount of property tax revenue apportioned to all of the following: the Solano County Free Library; the Greater Vallejo Recreation District; the Solano County Water Conservation District; the Solano County Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund; the Solano County Aviation; the Solano County Recreation; the Solano County Zone of Benefit 1; the Solano County Library Special Tax Zone 1; the Fairfield-Suisun Cemetery District; the Solano County portion of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and the Cities of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Vacaville, Rio Vista, and Vallejo. The reduction required by this paragraph shall be made by the auditor by computing that percentage of the total amount of property tax revenue allocated to all of the jurisdictions and funds specified in this paragraph which equals one hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($173,000) and by reducing the total amount of property tax revenue allocated to each of those jurisdictions and funds by that percentage.

(b) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the auditor shall increase the total amount of property tax revenue apportioned to the City of Suisun pursuant to Section 96.2 by the same percentage by which the total amount of property tax revenue to be apportioned to the city pursuant to Section 96.2 in the 1987–88 fiscal year was increased by the application of subdivision (a).

(c) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the auditor shall reduce the total amount of property tax revenue apportioned to each jurisdiction and fund specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) as follows:

(1) The auditor shall compute for each jurisdiction and fund that percentage of the total amount of the property tax revenue reduction required by subdivision (a) for the 1987–88 fiscal year which is equal to the total amount of its property tax revenue reduction for that fiscal year.

(2) The auditor shall reduce the total amount of the property tax revenue apportioned to each jurisdiction and fund for the applicable fiscal year by the amount determined by multiplying the percentage computed for the jurisdiction or fund in paragraph (1) by the total amount of the increase computed in subdivision (b).
Cal. PUC § 1756.2 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 1756.2
Section 1756.2
Status: in_force

In any proceeding reviewing an order or decision of the commission in the Supreme Court or court of appeal, the commission may appear and be heard as a party.
Cal. CIV § 1714.3 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 3 / Section 1714.3
Section 1714.3
Status: in_force

Civil liability for any injury to the person or property of another proximately caused by the discharge of a firearm by a minor under the age of 18 years shall be imputed to a parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor for all purposes of civil damages, and such parent or guardian shall be jointly and severally liable with such minor for any damages resulting from such act, if such parent or guardian either permitted the minor to have the firearm or left the firearm in a place accessible to the minor.

The liability imposed by this section is in addition to any liability otherwise imposed by law. However, no person, or group of persons collectively, shall incur liability under this section in any amount exceeding thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for injury to or death of one person as a result of any one occurrence or, subject to the limit as to one person, exceeding sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) for injury to or death of all persons as a result of any one such occurrence.
Cal. FAC § 9153 — California Code / Code fac / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 9153
Section 9153
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a laboratory that provides services in the examination, diagnosis, analysis, testing, quantifying, or identification of any emergency or regulatory condition of poultry and livestock unless the person obtains a certificate from the department pursuant to this article authorizing the person to establish, operate, and maintain a laboratory that provides these services, except as specified in Section 9152.5.

(b) A person who desires a certificate pursuant to this section shall file an application with the department for a certificate accompanied by the application fee required pursuant to Section 9154.

(c) The application shall be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department.

(d) The department shall issue a certificate to an applicant if the department is satisfied that the applicant is documented and verified to have full accreditation and to be in good standing with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians or International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 17025 current general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories.

(e) A certificate shall expire one year after the date of issuance. A certificate shall be renewed upon payment of the renewal application fee required pursuant to Section 9154 if the applicant is in compliance with this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to this article.

(f) A certified laboratory shall use an official nationally approved or validated diagnostic test for diseases of regulatory importance. A certified laboratory may request permission from the department to use a nonapproved or nonvalidated test.

(g) A certified laboratory shall report positive and suspect positive test results only to the party who provided the original sample and shall also report the test results as required by Section 9101 or any other law.
Cal. FAC § 6722 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 6722
Section 6722
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 6761, the director, upon receipt of the total license fee which is established pursuant to Section 6723, shall issue a license to sell nursery stock for the appropriate period as established pursuant to Section 6724 to any person that sells or seeks to sell plants, as defined in Section 5007, for planting, propagation, or ornamentation. Plants for ornamentation shall include cut flowers and cut greens. The applicant shall further satisfy the director of his character and good faith in seeking to carry on the business of selling nursery stock.
Cal. PUC § 102402 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 14 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 102402
Section 102402
Status: in_force

(a) A contract or agreement shall not be made, or assumed under this article, with any employee organization, association, or group that denies membership to, or in any manner discriminates against, any employee on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code. However, the organization may preclude from membership any individual who advocates the overthrow of the government by force or violence.

(b) The district shall not discriminate with regard to employment against any person on any basis listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined in Sections 12926 and 12926.1 of the Government Code, except as otherwise provided in Section 12940 of the Government Code.
Cal. FIN § 18642 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 5 / Section 18642
Section 18642
Status: in_force

If the maturity of a loan made under Section 18636 is accelerated for any reason, the company shall make the same refund or credit as would be required if the loan contract was paid in full on the date of acceleration and the unpaid balance shall be treated as the unpaid principal balance and thereafter the unpaid balance of the loan contract shall bear charges at the agreed rate of charge if the loan contract so provides.
Cal. INS § 12386 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 3.5 / Section 12386
Section 12386
Status: in_force

In the event that reinsurance is not obtained, as authorized by Section 12385, the unearned premium reserve and assets constituting the guarantee fund of the title insurer, or so much as remains thereof after outstanding claims have been paid, shall constitute a trust fund to be held by the commissioner for twenty (20) years, out of which claims of policyholders shall be paid as they arise. The balance, if any, of such fund shall, at the expiration of twenty (20) years, constitute general assets of the title insurer.
Cal. BPC § 6140.16 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 8 / Section 6140.16
Section 6140.16
Status: in_force

(a) To align its staffing with its mission to protect the public as provided in Section 6001.1 and to provide guidance to the State Bar and the Legislature in allocating resources, the State Bar shall develop and implement a workforce plan for its discipline system and conduct a public sector compensation and benefits study. The workforce plan and compensation study shall be used to reassess the numbers and classifications of staff required to conduct the activities of the State Bar’s disciplinary activities.

(b) The workforce planning shall include the development and recommendation of an appropriate backlog goal, an assessment of the staffing needed to achieve that goal while ensuring that the discipline process is not compromised, and the creation of policies and procedures sufficient to provide adequate guidance to the staff of each unit within the discipline system.

(c) In addition to the requirements in subdivisions (a) and (b), the State Bar shall conduct a thorough analysis of its priorities and necessary operating costs and develop a spending plan, which includes its fund balances, to determine a reasonable amount for the annual license fee that reflects its actual or known costs and those to implement its workforce plan.

(d) The State Bar shall submit a report on its workforce plan and spending plan to the Legislature by May 15, 2016, so that the plans can be reviewed in conjunction with the bill that would authorize the imposition of the State Bar’s license fee. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. The State Bar shall complete and implement its workforce plan by December 31, 2016.