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Cal. FIN § 22105 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 22105
Section 22105
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of an application pursuant to Section 22101 and the payment of the fees, the commissioner shall investigate the applicant and its general partners and persons owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the outstanding interests or any person responsible for the conduct of the applicant’s lending or program administration activities in this state, if the applicant is a partnership. If the applicant is a corporation, trust, limited liability company, or association, including an unincorporated organization, the commissioner shall investigate the applicant, its principal officers, directors, managing members, and persons owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the outstanding equity securities or any person responsible for the conduct of the applicant’s lending activities or for administering PACE programs for the applicant in this state. Upon the filing of an application pursuant to Section 22102 and the payment of the fees, the commissioner shall investigate the person responsible for the lending activity of the licensee, or for administering one or more PACE programs for the licensee, at the new location described in the application. The investigation may be limited to information that was not included in prior applications filed pursuant to this division. If the commissioner determines that the applicant has satisfied this division and does not find facts constituting reasons for denial under Section 22109, the commissioner shall issue and deliver a license to the applicant.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “principal officers” shall mean president, chief executive officer, treasurer, and chief financial officer, as may be applicable, and any other officer with direct responsibility for the conduct of the applicant’s lending activities or for PACE program administration for the applicant within the state.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2019.
Cal. PUC § 12853 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 6a / Section 12853
Section 12853
Status: in_force

When bonds are issued under this article, the preliminary resolution of the board adopted pursuant to this article shall take effect upon its adoption by the board subject to the right of referendum provided for in this article. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized under this article from time to time and the authority herein contained shall not be limited to any particular issue.
Cal. HSC § 1358.20 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 3.5 / Section 1358.20
Section 1358.20
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer, directly or through solicitors or other representatives, shall do each of the following:

(1) Establish marketing procedures to ensure that any comparison of Medicare supplement coverage by its solicitors or other representatives will be fair and accurate.

(2) Establish marketing procedures to ensure that excessive coverage is not sold or issued.

(3) Display prominently by type, stamp, or other appropriate means, on the first page of the outline of coverage and contract, the following:

“Notice to buyer: This Medicare supplement contract may not cover all of your medical expenses.”

(4) Inquire and otherwise make every reasonable effort to identify whether a prospective applicant for a Medicare supplement contract already has health care coverage and the types and amounts of that coverage.

(5) Provide, on the application form for Medicare supplement contracts, a statement that reads as follows: “A rate guide is available that compares the policies sold by different insurers. You can obtain a copy of this rate guide by calling the Department of Managed Health Care’s consumer toll-free telephone number (1-888-466-2219), by calling the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) toll-free telephone number (1-800-434-0222), or by accessing the Department of Managed Health Care’s internet website (www.dmhc.ca.gov).”

(6) Establish auditable procedures for verifying compliance with this subdivision.

(b) In addition to the practices prohibited by this code or any other law, the following acts and practices are prohibited:

(1) Twisting, which means knowingly making any misleading representation or incomplete or fraudulent comparison of any coverages or issuers for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce, any person to lapse, forfeit, surrender, terminate, retain, pledge, assign, borrow on, or convert any coverage or to take out coverage with another plan or insurer.

(2) High pressure tactics, which means employing any method of marketing having the effect of or tending to induce the purchase of coverage through force, fright, threat, whether explicit or implied, or undue pressure to purchase or recommend the purchase of coverage.

(3) Cold lead advertising, which means making use directly or indirectly of any method of marketing that fails to disclose in a conspicuous manner that a purpose of the method of marketing is the solicitation of coverage and that contact will be made by a health care service plan or its representative.

(c) The terms “Medicare supplement,” “Medigap,” “Medicare Wrap-Around” and words of similar import shall not be used unless the contract is issued in compliance with this article.
Cal. PUC § 11927 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 11927
Section 11927
Status: in_force

All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager some person who has had experience in municipal engineering or in the construction or management of public utilities.
Cal. BPC § 10472 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 10472
Section 10472
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant against whom the commissioner has rendered a decision denying an application pursuant to Section 10471 may, within six months after the mailing of the notice of the denial, file a verified application in superior court for an Order Directing Payment Out of the Consumer Recovery Account based upon the grounds set forth in the application to the commissioner. If the underlying judgment is a California state court judgment, the application shall be filed in the court in which the underlying judgment was entered. If the underlying judgment is a federal court judgment, the application shall be filed in the superior court of any county within California that would have been a proper venue if the underlying lawsuit had been filed in a California state court, or in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento.

(b) A copy of the verified application shall be served upon the commissioner and upon the judgment debtor. A certificate or affidavit of service shall be filed by the claimant with the court. Service on the commissioner may be made by certified mail addressed to the headquarters office of the bureau. Service upon a judgment debtor may be made in accordance with Section 10471.1. The notice served upon the judgment debtor shall read as follows:

“NOTICE: An application has been filed with the court for a payment from the Consumer Recovery Account that was previously denied by the Real Estate Commissioner.

“If the Department of Real Estate makes a payment from the Consumer Recovery Account pursuant to a court order, all of your licenses and license rights under the Real Estate Law may be suspended until the Consumer Recovery Account has been reimbursed for the amount paid plus interest at the prevailing rate.

“If you wish to defend in court against this application, you must file a written response with the court within 30 days after having been served with a copy of the application. If you do not file a written response, you will have waived your right to defend against the application.”
Cal. PRC § 50002 — California Code / Code prc / Division 31 / Section 50002
Section 50002
Status: in_force

(a) The California Integrated Waste Management Board may, by regulation, specify classifications of solid waste facilities that are exempt from the requirements of Sections 50000, 50000.5, and 50001. The regulation may be adopted only if the board makes all of the following findings:

(1) The exemption is not contrary to the public interest.

(2) The quantity of solid wastes to be disposed of at each site is insignificant.

(3) The nature of the solid wastes poses no significant threat to the public health, the public safety, or the environment.

(b) The application to land of agricultural products derived from municipal sewage sludge for use as a fertilizer material, based on a finding by the board that the nature of the solid waste poses no significant threat to the public health, the public safety, or the environment, is exempt from the requirements of Sections 50000 and 50000.5.
Cal. WAT § 74830 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 6 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 74830
Section 74830
Status: in_force

The manner of holding and conducting the bond election, the selection of officers to conduct the election, the designation of precincts and polling places, the preparation, receipt, counting, and return of ballots, and the canvassing and determining of the results of the election shall be as provided for the election of directors as nearly as practicable, and in particulars not so provided shall be in accordance with the general laws of the state relative to elections whereat propositions are submitted and voted upon.
Cal. RTC § 17077 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 17077
Section 17077
Status: in_force

Section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to overall limitation on itemized deductions, shall apply, except as otherwise provided.

(a) “Six percent” shall be substituted for “3 percent” in Section 68(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(b) Section 68(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code shall not apply and in lieu thereof the term “applicable amount” in each place it appears in Section 68(a) of the Internal Revenue Code means one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the case of a single individual, or a spouse filing a separate return, one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in the case of a head of household, and two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in the case of a surviving spouse, or spouses filing a joint return.

(c) Section 68(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to inflation adjustments, shall not apply. However, for any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 1992, the applicable amounts specified in subdivision (b) shall be recomputed annually in the same manner as the recomputation of income tax brackets under subdivision (h) of Section 17041.

(d) Section 68(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to phaseout of limitation, shall not apply.

(e) Section 68(g) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to termination, shall not apply.
Cal. BPC § 25686 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 9 / Chapter 16 / Article 4 / Section 25686
Section 25686
Status: in_force

Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand the existing duties of a licensee in connection with the sale and service of alcoholic beverages. An alcohol server shall continue to be subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 25602.
Cal. BPC § 4512 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 4512
Section 4512
Status: in_force

An applicant for a psychiatric technician’s license shall, upon the filing of the application, pay to the board the application fee prescribed by this chapter.
Cal. SHC § 31504 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 31504
Section 31504
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, “city” includes city, county, and city and county.
Cal. HSC § 128140 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 107 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 128140
Section 128140
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a trainee in an approved project may perform health care services under the supervision of a supervisor where the general scope of the services has been approved by the department.
Cal. WAT § 41363 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 41363
Section 41363
Status: in_force

Before opening the polls, each member of the election board must take and subscribe an oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon him by law. Any voter of the precinct may administer and certify such oath.
Cal. HSC § 123815 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 123815
Section 123815
Status: in_force

The department shall have possession and control of all records, papers, equipment, and supplies held for the benefit or use of the Director of Benefit Payments in the performance of his duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction that are vested in the department by Section 123810.
Cal. SHC § 8322 — California Code / Code shc / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 8322
Section 8322
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), notice of the hearing on the proposed vacation shall be published for at least two successive weeks prior to the hearing in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the local agency conducting the proceeding and which is selected by the legislative body for that purpose or by the clerk or other officer responsible for the publication where the legislative body has not selected any newspaper for that purpose.

(b) If the proceeding is conducted by a city and there is no daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be published in some newspaper published in the county in which the city is located.

(c) Notice need not be published under this section where there is no daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulating in the county in which the local agency conducting the proceeding is located.
Cal. CIV § 3518 — California Code / Code civ / Division 4 / Part 4 / Section 3518
Section 3518
Status: in_force

A person who has fraudulently dispossessed themselves of a thing may be treated as if they still had possession.
Cal. HSC § 25993.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 13.8 / Section 25993.1
Section 25993.1
Status: in_force

It shall be a defense to any action to enforce subdivision (b) of Section 25990 that a business owner or operator relied in good faith upon a written certification by the supplier that the whole veal meat, whole pork meat, shell egg, or liquid eggs at issue was not derived from a covered animal who was confined in a cruel manner, or from the immediate offspring of a breeding pig who was confined in a cruel manner.
Cal. FAM § 7649.5 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1.5 / Section 7649.5
Section 7649.5
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a distribution from the estate of a decedent or payment made by a trustee, insurance company, pension fund, or any other person or entity that was made in good faith reliance on a judgment establishing paternity that is final for purposes of direct appeal, may not be set aside or subject to direct or collateral attack because of the entry of an order setting aside or vacating a judgment under this article. An estate, trust, personal representative, trustee, or any other person or entity that made that distribution or payment may not incur any liability to any person because of the distribution or payment or because of the entry of an order under this article.
Cal. WIC § 9566 — California Code / Code wic / Division 8.5 / Chapter 8 / Section 9566
Section 9566
Status: in_force

The department may, where necessary to ensure the effective operation of a multipurpose senior services program, advance to the program’s local government and private nonprofit administering agency, an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the estimated annual allocation to the program, under this chapter, as determined by the department pursuant to the estimated annual budget submitted by the program. Subsequent payments to the local government and private nonprofit administering agency for the Multipurpose Senior Services Program shall be prorated to reflect any advance payment made under this section.
Cal. HSC § 18015.7 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 18015.7
Section 18015.7
Status: in_force

Subdivision (p) of Section 18062.8 shall not apply to a sale to a city, county, city and county, or any other public agency for the purpose of providing housing for low- and moderate-income households, as defined in Section 50093.
Cal. PROB § 19403 — California Code / Code prob / Division 9 / Part 8 / Chapter 12 / Section 19403
Section 19403
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter affects the rights of a purchaser or encumbrancer of property in good faith and for value from a person who is personally liable under this section.
Cal. RTC § 6051.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 6051.5
Section 6051.5
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the taxes imposed by Section 6051 and any other provision of this part, for the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers at the rate of one-quarter of 1 percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in this state.

(b) All revenues, net of refunds, received pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Fiscal Recovery Fund, as established pursuant to Section 99008 of the Government Code.

(c) Revenues received pursuant to this section accruing to the Fiscal Recovery Fund shall not be considered to be “State General Fund proceeds of taxes appropriated pursuant to Article XIII B” within the meaning of either Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution or Section 41202 of the Education Code.

(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2004, and shall cease to be operative on the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 90 days following a notification to the board by the Director of Finance pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 99006 of the Government Code.
Cal. PUC § 50203 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 6 / Section 50203
Section 50203
Status: in_force

The district may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this part requiring approval of indebtedness, contributions or loans from the United States, this State, or any department, instrumentality, or agency of either thereof, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of transit facilities, and may enter into contracts and co-operate with, and accept co-operation from, the United States, this State, or any department, instrumentality, or agency of either thereof, in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation, and in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of any such transit facilities in accordance with any legislation which Congress or the Legislature of the State of California may have heretofore adopted or may hereafter adopt, under which aid, assistance, and co-operation may be furnished by the United States or this State in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation or in financing the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of any such transit facilities. The district may do any and all things necessary in order to avail itself of such aid, assistance, and co-operation under any federal or state legislation now or hereafter enacted. Any evidence of indebtedness issued under this section shall constitute a negotiable instrument.
Cal. PRC § 6111 — California Code / Code prc / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 6111
Section 6111
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or of law and except as provided in the State Building Standards Law, Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code, on and after January 1, 1980, the State Lands Commission or the Division of State Lands shall not adopt nor publish a building standard as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the statute under which the authority to adopt rules, regulations, or orders is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted before January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.
Cal. PROB § 4695 — California Code / Code prob / Division 4.7 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 4695
Section 4695
Status: in_force

(a) A patient having capacity may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health care provider.

(b) A patient having capacity may revoke all or part of an advance health care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke.
Cal. PRC § 3211 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 3211
Section 3211
Status: in_force

The log shall show the character and depth of the formation passed through or encountered in the drilling of the well. The log shall show completely the amounts, kinds, and size of casing used, the depth at which oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata are encountered, the depth and character of the strata, and whether all water overlying and underlying the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata was successfully and permanently shut off so as to prevent the percolation or penetration of water into the oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata; and whether strata bearing water that might be suitable for irrigation or domestic purposes are properly protected from the infiltration or addition of detrimental substances from the well.
Cal. SHC § 35480 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 4 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 2 / Section 35480
Section 35480
Status: in_force

Failure of the officer with whom the assessment is recorded to give notice by mailing, or of the person addressed to receive the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings or the validity of the lien of any assessment or of any bond issued on the assessment.