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Cal. FAC § 75502 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 13.5 / Article 1 / Section 75502
Section 75502
Status: in_force

The maintenance of the apple industry of California is necessary to assure the public of a continuous supply of this vital food product and the maintenance of needed levels of income for those persons engaged in the industry.
Cal. EVID § 115 — California Code / Code evid / Division 2 / Section 115
Section 115
Status: in_force

“Burden of proof” means the obligation of a party to establish by evidence a requisite degree of belief concerning a fact in the mind of the trier of fact or the court. The burden of proof may require a party to raise a reasonable doubt concerning the existence or nonexistence of a fact or that he establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact by a preponderance of the evidence, by clear and convincing proof, or by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Except as otherwise provided by law, the burden of proof requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
Cal. FAC § 55601 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 55601
Section 55601
Status: in_force

Every processor shall pay for any farm product which is delivered to the processor at the time and in the manner which is specified in the contract with the producer. If no time is set by such contract, or at the time of delivery, then the processor shall pay for the farm product within 30 days of the delivery or taking possession of such farm product.
Cal. PUC § 103396 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 103396
Section 103396
Status: in_force

Any public works project that is contracted for pursuant to this article shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code.
Cal. WAT § 12727.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 12727.3
Section 12727.3
Status: in_force

The Sonoma County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, in conjunction with the Department of the Army, shall execute the plans and projects referred to in Section 12727.1, and may make modifications and amendments to the plans as may be necessary to execute them for the purposes of Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of this part.
Cal. PRC § 14304 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 14304
Section 14304
Status: in_force

Projects shall be directed toward providing opportunities to the public for their education or the use of these natural resources and environmentally important public lands and waters, while at the same time providing young adults with an opportunity for personal development in a variety of basic skills. Projects shall be undertaken in both urban and rural areas and shall be selected on the basis of the environmental and natural resource benefits each offers, the opportunities for public education or use each offers, and the on-the-job training value of each.
Cal. PUC § 101300 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 101300
Section 101300
Status: in_force

If the board has appointed a treasurer of the district pursuant to Section 101166, then the word “treasurer” as used in this chapter shall refer to such treasurer of the district so appointed. If the board has not so appointed a treasurer of the district, then the word “treasurer” as used in this chapter shall refer to the county treasurer.
Cal. PUC § 28871 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 28871
Section 28871
Status: in_force

The district may maintain its own retirement fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and employees, or their beneficiaries, by means of group insurance or other insurance, or by such means as in the opinion of the board will satisfactorily provide an adequate and sure method of meeting the payments contemplated by the retirement system.
Cal. FAC § 78258 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 21 / Article 4 / Section 78258
Section 78258
Status: in_force

The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins and other communications for the dissemination of information to producers.
Cal. HSC § 51401 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 8 / Section 51401
Section 51401
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, as used in this chapter:

(a)  “Mortgage loan” means any residential mortgage loan or multifamily rental housing loan.

(b)  “Multifamily rental housing” means any existing structure of more than four dwelling units or any work or undertaking of more than four units of new construction, improvement, or rehabilitation for the provision of housing.

(c)  “Multifamily rental housing loan” means a mortgage loan secured by a mortgage on multifamily rental housing.

(d)  “Residence” means any existing structure of one to four dwelling units or any work or undertaking of one to four dwelling units of new construction, improvement, or rehabilitation for the provision of housing.

(e)  “Residential mortgage loan” means a mortgage loan secured by a mortgage on a residence.

(f)  “Taxable securities” means securities bearing interest that is otherwise taxable under the personal income tax provisions of federal tax law and which are issued to finance the purchase or making of mortgage loans pursuant to this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 96222 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 6 / Article 8 / Section 96222
Section 96222
Status: in_force

The board shall, in addition to the general tax levy as set forth in Section 96220, levy and collect annually until the district’s bonds are paid, or until there is a sum in the treasury of the district set apart for that purpose to meet all sums coming due for principal and interest on the bonds as they become due a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on the bonds and such part of the principal thereof as becomes due before the proceeds of a tax levied at the next general tax levy will be available. If the maturity of the indebtedness created by the issue of bonds begins more than one year after the date of the issuance thereof, the tax shall be levied and collected annually at the time and in the manner aforesaid, sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due and to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or before maturity.
Cal. LAB § 7309.1 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 7309.1
Section 7309.1
Status: in_force

(a) On and after June 30, 2003, no conveyance subject to this chapter shall be reinspected by any person unless the person is a conveyance inspector employed by the division or certified as qualified by the division.

(b) Before March 1, 2003, the division shall establish an application procedure and all requirements for the certification of conveyance inspectors. Each application for certification shall include information as the division may require and the applicable fee. At a minimum, the applicant shall present proof of certification as a qualified conveyance inspector by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or proof of education and experience equivalent to what is required to obtain that certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Cal. MVC § 430 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 430
Section 430
Status: in_force

As used in this article, “armory” means and includes any building or portion thereof, rifle range, camp site, airport, arsenal, vessel, quarters, accommodations, or training facilities devoted to the use of the militia.
Cal. HSC § 25180.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.5 / Article 8 / Section 25180.5
Section 25180.5
Status: in_force

(a)  The department, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California regional water quality control boards shall notify the local health officer and director of environmental health of a county, city, or district, and the CUPA for the jurisdiction as specified in subdivision (b), within 15 days after any of the following occur:

(1)  The department’s or board’s employees are informed or discover that a disposal of hazardous waste has occurred within that county, city, or district and that the disposal violates a state or local law, ordinance, regulation, rule, license, or permit or that the disposal is potentially hazardous to the public health or the environment.

(2)  The department or board proposes to issue an abatement order or a cease and desist order, to file a civil or criminal action, or to settle a civil or criminal action, concerning a disposal of hazardous waste within that county, city, or district.

(b)  The notice given by the department or board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all test results and any relevant information which the department or board has obtained and which do not contain trade secrets, as defined by Section 25173, as determined by the department or board. If the department or board determines that the test results or information cannot be disseminated because of current or potential litigation, the department or board shall inform the local health officer, the director of environmental health, and the CUPA for the jurisdiction that the test results and information shall be used by the local health officer, the director of environmental health, and the unified program agencies, only in connection with their statutory responsibilities and shall not otherwise be released to the public.

(c)  The department, the State Water Resources Control Board, and the California regional water quality control boards shall coordinate with the unified program agencies regarding violations of this chapter, or violations of regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, at a unified program facility.
Cal. BPC § 5130 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 5130
Section 5130
Status: in_force

The board shall charge and collect a fee from each applicant for the certificate of certified public accountant. The fee shall accompany the application, which must be made on a form provided by the board.
Cal. WAT § 11250 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 9 / Section 11250
Section 11250
Status: in_force

The unit designated as the Tehama-Butte Conduit consists of a conduit or canal, equipped with all necessary dams, pumping plants, and other appurtenant works, extending from the Sacramento River at or near Red Bluff southerly through Tehama, Butte, and Sutter counties.
Cal. WAT § 1227.3 — California Code / Code wat / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 2.6 / Section 1227.3
Section 1227.3
Status: in_force

This article does not apply to uses involving the appropriation of water by any person, including any agency of the United States, pursuant to the Federal Reclamation Law, as amended or supplemented, or any other federal statute which authorizes projects for the development of water for uses other than uses upon reserved federal lands.
Cal. FAC § 19242 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 19242
Section 19242
Status: in_force

The secretary, after notice and hearing, shall refuse to issue a license unless he or she finds that the applicant satisfies all of the following:

(a) Is qualified to operate a slaughterhouse.

(b) Is properly equipped to engage in the business of slaughtering in a clean and sanitary manner.

(c) Has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food.
Cal. PROB § 21135 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 21135
Section 21135
Status: in_force

(a) Property given by a transferor during his or her lifetime to a person is treated as a satisfaction of an at-death transfer to that person in whole or in part only if one of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The instrument provides for deduction of the lifetime gift from the at-death transfer.

(2) The transferor declares in a contemporaneous writing that the gift is in satisfaction of the at-death transfer or that its value is to be deducted from the value of the at-death transfer.

(3) The transferee acknowledges in writing that the gift is in satisfaction of the at-death transfer or that its value is to be deducted from the value of the at-death transfer.

(4) The property given is the same property that is the subject of a specific gift to that person.

(b) Subject to subdivision (c), for the purpose of partial satisfaction, property given during lifetime is valued as of the time the transferee came into possession or enjoyment of the property or as of the time of death of the transferor, whichever occurs first.

(c) If the value of the gift is expressed in the contemporaneous writing of the transferor, or in an acknowledgment of the transferee made contemporaneously with the gift, that value is conclusive in the division and distribution of the estate.

(d) If the transferee fails to survive the transferor, the gift is treated as a full or partial satisfaction of the gift, as the case may be, in applying Sections 21110 and 21111 unless the transferor’s contemporaneous writing provides otherwise.
Cal. WAT § 12929.46 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 6 / Chapter 7.7 / Article 5 / Section 12929.46
Section 12929.46
Status: in_force

All loan repayments received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the fund from which the loan was made.
Cal. RTC § 30241 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 13 / Chapter 4 / Article 4 / Section 30241
Section 30241
Status: in_force

If the board believes that the collection of any amount of tax required to be paid by any person under this part will be jeopardized by delay, it shall thereupon make a determination of the amount of tax, noting that fact upon the determination. The amount determined is immediately due and payable.
Cal. UIC § 144 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 144
Section 144
Status: in_force

“Worker contributions,” “contributions by workers,” “employee contributions,” or “contributions by employees” mean contributions to the Disability Fund.
Cal. RTC § 43443 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 22 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 43443
Section 43443
Status: in_force

All persons so notified shall immediately, after receipt of the notice, advise the board of all credits, other personal property, or debts in their possession, under their control, or owing by them. If the notice seeks to prevent the transfer or other disposition of a deposit in a bank or other credits or personal property in the possession or under the control of a bank, the notice, to be effective, shall state the amount, interest, and penalty due from the person and shall be delivered or mailed to the branch or office of the bank at which the deposit is carried or at which the credits or personal property is held. Notwithstanding any other provision, with respect to a deposit in a bank or other credits or personal property in the possession or under the control of a bank, the notice shall only be effective with respect to an amount not in excess of the amount, interest, and penalty due from the person.
Cal. PRC § 37040 — California Code / Code prc / Division 28 / Chapter 7 / Section 37040
Section 37040
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall notify the Controller, the Treasurer, and the relevant department of the information listed in subdivision (b) after the board receives notification from the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section 19560 of the Revenue and Taxation Code that a person is claiming a tax credit under this chapter.

(b) The board shall provide all of the following information:

(1) The bond fund and specific provision of the bond act under which the credit is being claimed.

(2) The project name, appropriation under which the credit was encumbered, and, if applicable, the related local government.

(3) The department that will transfer the appropriate bond funds to the Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Reimbursement Account.

(4) The amount of the tax credit for that tax year.
Cal. PRC § 5700 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 3.7 / Article 1 / Section 5700
Section 5700
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Community Parklands Act of 1986.
Cal. PROB § 9250 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 4 / Chapter 6 / Section 9250
Section 9250
Status: in_force

(a) When a claim is filed, the personal representative shall allow or reject the claim in whole or in part.

(b) The allowance or rejection shall be in writing. The personal representative shall file the allowance or rejection with the court clerk and give notice to the creditor as provided in Part 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 3, together with a copy of the allowance or rejection.

(c) The allowance or rejection shall contain the following information:

(1) The name of the creditor.

(2) The total amount of the claim.

(3) The date of issuance of letters.

(4) The date of the decedent’s death.

(5) The estimated value of the decedent’s estate.

(6) The amount allowed or rejected by the personal representative.

(7) Whether the personal representative is authorized to act under the Independent Administration of Estates Act (Part 6 (commencing with Section 10400)).

(8) A statement that the creditor has 90 days in which to act on a rejected claim.

(d) The Judicial Council may prescribe an allowance or rejection form, which may be part of the claim form. Use of a form prescribed by the Judicial Council is deemed to satisfy the requirements of this section.

(e) This section does not apply to a demand the personal representative elects to treat as a claim under Section 9154.
Cal. HSC § 17991 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 17991
Section 17991
Status: in_force

(a) The sale or other transfer of property to a third party shall not render moot an administrative or judicial action or proceeding pursuant to this article, including an action under Section 17982, instituted by an enforcement agency, or a receiver on behalf of an enforcement agency, against the owner of record on the date a citation for, or other notice of, a violation of this part was issued.

(b) In the event of any sale or other transfer of property to a third party during the period between the issuance of the notice of violation and the abatement of the violation, or any administrative or judicial actions related thereto, within five days after the sale or transfer occurs, the transferor shall record a Notice of Conveyance of Substandard Property with the county recorder where the property is located, identifying the name and address of the buyer or transferee and executed with a signature that the information is true and correct, under penalty of perjury.

(c) In the event of any sale of other transfer of property to a third party during the period between the issuance of the notice of violation and the abatement of the violation, or any administrative or judicial actions related thereto, the transferor shall provide all of the following information to the enforcement agency within five days after the sale or transfer occurs:

(1) If the seller or transferor is not an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification card number of each individual who has an interest in excess of 5 percent in the entity which is selling or transferring the property.

(2) If the buyer or transferee is an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification number of that individual.

(3) If the buyer or transferee is not an individual person, the name, address, and driver’s license number or identification card number of each individual who has an interest in excess of 5 percent in the entity that is the buyer or transferee of the property.
Cal. RTC § 744 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 744
Section 744
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall notify the petitioner of its decision on a petition for reassessment by mail and shall make written findings and conclusions if requested at or prior to the commencement of the hearing. The board shall send a periodic report of its decisions and any written findings and conclusions thereon to each county in which affected state-assessed property is situated. The findings shall fairly disclose the board’s determination of material factual issues and shall contain a statement of the method or methods of valuation used by the board in valuing the property. Notwithstanding the requirement for a statement of method or methods, the board’s approval of a settlement of a lawsuit contesting the value of state-assessed property shall be sufficient disclosure when value is determined in accordance with a board-approved settlement. Decisions of the board on petitions for reassessment of state-assessed property shall be completed on or before December 31.

(b) When the value of an assessee’s state-assessed property is determined, after a hearing on a petition for reassessment, to be different from the value originally adopted by the board, the board shall determine the year in which the corrected value is to be entered on the roll. The correct value may be entered on the roll for the fiscal year in which the determination is made, or the difference between the original and the corrected value may be entered as an increase or decrease in the assessment for the succeeding fiscal year. If the corrected value is entered on the roll for the fiscal year in which it is determined, and the board roll has been transmitted to the county auditors, the board shall make the corresponding changes in allocations and transmit the roll corrections to the county auditor.

(c) If the amount of the correction is to be entered on the roll for the succeeding fiscal year, an amount is to be added in lieu of interest. If the correction results in a reduction in assessed value, there shall be added to the reduction, in lieu of interest, 9 percent of the difference between the original assessed value and the reduced assessed value. If the correction results in an increase in assessed value, there shall be added to the increase, in lieu of interest, 9 percent of the difference between the original assessed value and the increased assessed value.
Cal. FAC § 42821 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 42821
Section 42821
Status: in_force

An enforcing officer may enter and inspect any place or conveyance within the county or district over which he has jurisdiction, where any fresh or dried fruits, nuts, or vegetables are produced, stored, packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, being transported, or sold.

He may inspect all fresh or dried fruits, nuts, and vegetables and their containers and equipment found in any such place or conveyance. He may also take for inspection, such representative samples of the produce and such containers, as may be necessary to determine whether or not this division has been violated and may subject such samples of produce to any method of inspection or testing.
Cal. PRC § 3754 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3754
Section 3754
Status: in_force

Any owner or operator, or employee thereof, who refuses to permit the supervisor or the district deputy, or his or her inspector, to inspect a well or appurtenant facilities, or who willfully hinders or delays the enforcement of this chapter, and every person, whether as principal, agent, servant, employee, or otherwise, who violates, fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with this chapter, or who fails or neglects or refuses to furnish any report or record which may be required pursuant to this chapter, or who willfully renders a false or fraudulent report, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100), nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment for not exceeding six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment, for each offense.