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Cal. VEH § 35708 — California Code / Code veh / Division 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 35708
Section 35708
Status: in_force

In the event any person protests in writing to the clerk of the board of supervisors within 15 days after the adoption of an ordinance reducing the permissible gross weight upon an improved highway, the reduction in weight shall not become final until the Department of Transportation after a hearing approves the action of the board of supervisors in making such reduction.
Cal. PRC § 13075 — California Code / Code prc / Division 11 / Chapter 5 / Section 13075
Section 13075
Status: in_force

(a) No district shall engage in any activity or provide any service not already engaged in or provided, or budgeted for, as of July 1, 1970. Whenever any activity or service of a district is terminated, it shall not be reactivated.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), any obligations of a district which are outstanding as of the effective date of this section shall be considered exceptions to subdivision (a) and may be fully performed, and the provisions of this section shall not be construed in any manner so as to impair the contractual rights of any person.

(c) On or before January 1, 1972 the district board shall certify in writing to the Secretary of State any and all activities and services being engaged in or provided, or budgeted for, as of July 1, 1970, and all outstanding obligations of the district as of the effective date of this section, and shall transmit a copy of such certification to the State Controller, which shall be presumptive evidence of the activities authorized to be performed by the district.
Cal. MVC § 998.206 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 5v / Section 998.206
Section 998.206
Status: in_force

For purposes of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of a sum of money not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold pursuant to this article. Any sums withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. All money made available under this section to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this article.
Cal. RTC § 423.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 1.5 / Section 423.3
Section 423.3
Status: in_force

Any city or county may allow land subject to an enforceable restriction under the Williamson Act or a migratory waterfowl habitat contract to be assessed in accordance with one or more of the following:

(a) Land specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 16142 of the Government Code shall be assessed at the value determined as provided in Section 423, but not to exceed a uniformly applied percentage of its base year value pursuant to Section 110.1, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the cost of living not to exceed 2 percent per year. In no event shall that percentage be less than 70 percent.

(b) Prime commercial rangeland shall be assessed at the value determined as provided in Section 423, but not to exceed a uniformly applied percentage of its base year value pursuant to Section 110.1, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the cost of living not to exceed 2 percent per year. In no event shall that percentage be less than 80 percent.

For purposes of this subdivision, “prime commercial rangeland” means rangeland that meets all of the following physical-chemical parameters:

(1) Soil depth of 12 inches or more.

(2) Soil texture of fine sandy loam to clay.

(3) Soil permeability of rapid to slow.

(4) Soil with at least 2.5 inches of available water holding capacity in profile.

(5) A slope of less than 30 percent.

(6) A climate with 80 or more frost-free days per year.

(7) Ten inches or more average annual precipitation.

(8) When managed at potential, the land generally requires less than 17 acres to support one animal unit per year.

Property owners of land specified in this subdivision shall demonstrate that their land falls within the above definition when requested by the city or county.

(c) Land specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 16142 of the Government Code shall be assessed at the value determined as provided in Section 423, but not to exceed a uniformly applied percentage of its base year value pursuant to Section 110.1, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the cost of living not to exceed 2 percent per year. In no event shall that percentage be less than 90 percent.

(d) Waterfowl habitat shall be assessed at the value determined as provided in Section 423.7 but not to exceed a uniformly applied percentage of its base year value pursuant to Section 110.1, adjusted to reflect the percentage change in the cost of living not to exceed 2 percent per year. In no event shall that percentage be less than 90 percent.
Cal. EVID § 920 — California Code / Code evid / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Section 920
Section 920
Status: in_force

Nothing in this division shall be construed to repeal by implication any other statute relating to privileges.
Cal. FAC § 73114 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 73114
Section 73114
Status: in_force

Any handler member or his or her alternate shall be an individual, partner, or employee of a handler who has a financial interest in handling navel oranges for market.

A handler member or alternate shall meet this requirement during the entire term of office.
Cal. ELEC § 2272 — California Code / Code elec / Division 2 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 2272
Section 2272
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall designate an employee, known as the department’s National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) coordinator, who shall be responsible for the department’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code. The responsibilities of the department’s NVRA coordinator include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Ensuring the accurate processing and timely transmission of voter registration applications submitted to the department.

(2) Ensuring employees are trained pursuant to Section 2273.

(3) Coordinating with the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator to ensure the department’s compliance with this chapter and with Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.

(4) Ensuring that the interagency agreement required by Section 2265 is updated as necessary.

(5) Preparing monthly reports pursuant to Section 2274.

(6) Notifying the Secretary of State within three days of identifying any violations of this chapter or Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.

(7) Assisting with the preparation of the annual report required by Section 2276.

(b) The Secretary of State shall appoint an employee, known as the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator, who shall be responsible for the Secretary of State’s compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the requirements of Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code. The responsibilities of the Secretary of State’s NVRA coordinator include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Monitoring voter registration records received from the department and identifying untimely registrations or other irregularities.

(2) Ensuring the accurate processing and timely transmission of voter registration applications received from the department.

(3) Ensuring employees are trained pursuant to Section 2273.

(4) Coordinating with the department’s NVRA coordinator to ensure the Secretary of State’s compliance with this chapter and with Section 20504 of Title 52 of the United States Code.

(5) Ensuring the interagency agreement required by Section 2265 is updated as necessary.

(6) Publishing the monthly reports required by Section 2274 on the Secretary of State’s internet website.

(7) Preparing the annual report required by Section 2276.
Cal. FAC § 78228 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 21 / Article 3 / Section 78228
Section 78228
Status: in_force

When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall concur, refuse to concur, or request additional information from the commission within 15 working days from the date the secretary receives notification of the decision.
Cal. RTC § 40 — California Code / Code rtc / Section 40
Section 40
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The board shall publish on its Internet Web site a written formal opinion, a written memorandum opinion, or a written summary decision for each decision of the board in which the amount in controversy is five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more, within 120 days of the date upon which the board rendered its decision.

(2) A decision of the board shall not include consent calendar actions taken by the board.

(b) Each formal opinion, memorandum opinion, and summary decision as described in subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) Findings of fact.

(2) The legal issue or issues presented.

(3) Applicable law.

(4) Analysis.

(5) Disposition.

(6) Names of adopting board members.

(c) (1) A board member may submit a dissenting opinion setting forth his or her rationale for disagreeing with the memorandum opinion or formal opinion.

(2) A board member may submit a concurring opinion setting forth the board member’s rationale for agreeing with the result reached in the memorandum opinion or formal opinion, if different than the rationale set forth in the memorandum opinion or formal opinion.

(3) A dissenting opinion and a concurring opinion shall be published in the same manner as prescribed in subdivision (a) for a formal opinion or memorandum opinion.

(d) A formal opinion or memorandum opinion adopted by the board may be cited as precedent in any matter or proceeding before the board, unless the opinion has been depublished, overruled, or superseded. A summary decision may not be cited as precedent in any matter or proceeding before the board.
Cal. WIC § 14087.9665 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2.81 / Section 14087.9665
Section 14087.9665
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may borrow or receive funds from any person or entity as necessary to cover development costs and other actual or projected obligations of the local initiative.

(b) The county may lend funds to the commission upon such terms as the board of supervisors may establish.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, both the county and the commission shall be eligible to receive funding under subdivision (p) of Section 14163, and the local initiative shall be considered for all purposes to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (p) of Section 14163.
Cal. INS § 1063.9 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 14.2 / Section 1063.9
Section 1063.9
Status: in_force

(a) The operation of the association shall at all times be subject to the regulation of the commissioner. The commissioner, or any deputy or examiner, or any person whom the commissioner shall appoint, shall have the power of visitation and examination into the affairs of the association and free access to all books, papers, and documents that relate to the business of the association, may summon and qualify witnesses under oath, and may examine officers, agents or employees, or any other person having knowledge of the affairs, transactions, or conditions of the association.

(b) Any member insurer aggrieved by any action or decision of the association may appeal to the commissioner within 30 days after the action or decision of the association and after exhaustion of administrative remedies may seek court relief as provided in Section 12940.
Cal. HSC § 36001 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 24 / Part 6.5 / Section 36001
Section 36001
Status: in_force

The Legislature further finds that certainty as to the validity of actions previously taken by state public bodies and local public entities, as well as the actions to be taken in the future, requires the validation of actions previously taken and the establishment of means for determining the validity of those actions to be taken in the future.
Cal. BPC § 22175 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 12 / Article 3 / Section 22175
Section 22175
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply exclusively to gold and to its alloys.
Cal. WAT § 46758 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 46758
Section 46758
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall pay to the owner of the property any surplus remaining after the deposit to the credit of the district, after first deducting any expense of sale.
Cal. RTC § 4831 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 4831
Section 4831
Status: in_force

Incorrect entries on a roll may be corrected under this article as follows:

(a) (1) Any error or omission not involving the exercise of assessor value judgment may be corrected within four years after the making of the assessment being corrected.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the four-year limit shall not apply to escape assessments caused by the assessee’s failure to report the information required by Article 2 (commencing with Section 441) of Chapter 3 of Part 2.

(b) Any error or omission not involving the exercise of assessor value judgment that is discovered as a result of any audit may be corrected within six months after the completion of the audit.

(c) Any error or omission involving the exercise of assessor value judgment that arises solely from a failure to reflect a decline in the taxable value of real property, floating homes subject to taxation pursuant to Section 229, and manufactured homes subject to taxation under Part 13 (commencing with Section 5800), as required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 51 shall only be corrected within one year after the making of the assessment that is being corrected.

(d) Taxes that are not a lien or charge on the property assessed may be transferred from the secured roll to the unsecured roll of the corresponding year by the county auditor. These taxes shall be collected in the same manner as other delinquent taxes on the unsecured roll and shall be subject to delinquent penalties in the same manner as taxes transferred to the unsecured roll under Section 5090. The statute of limitations for the collection of those taxes shall commence to run from the date of transfer.
Cal. LAB § 8001 — California Code / Code lab / Division 5 / Part 9 / Chapter 3 / Section 8001
Section 8001
Status: in_force

The division shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the direct and indirect costs of the division to administer the examination and certification of gas testers and safety representatives for tunnels and mines. Renewals shall be made every five years.
Cal. WAT § 34707 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 34707
Section 34707
Status: in_force

If any office becomes vacant from any cause it shall be filled by appointment by the board.
Cal. PRC § 3320.3 — California Code / Code prc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 5.5 / Section 3320.3
Section 3320.3
Status: in_force

In determining, as required by Section 3320.2, whether the estimated cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations will exceed the estimated value of the increased production resulting from such operations, the supervisor shall exclude from consideration that portion of the cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations which any interested person or persons agree to bear, in addition to the portion of the cost of such operations which such person or persons would otherwise be obligated to bear pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (e) of Section 3322 under arrangements for the conditional repayment of such excess portion from increased production as follows:

(a) Each person bearing a part of such excess portion of the cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations shall recover the amount so borne, plus interest on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate of 3 1/2 percent per annum compounded semiannually by receiving, until fully repaid, his pro rata share, based upon his proportionate contribution from an amount not less than 60 percent or more than 90 percent, which, in the judgment of the supervisor, shall from time to time be determined to be fair and reasonable to all persons concerned, of that proportion of the increased production thereafter produced that the said excess portion of the cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations bears to the total cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations.

(b) If the supervisor shall find the offer of such person or persons to bear the excess portion of the cost of initiating and conducting such repressuring operations to be feasible, fair and reasonable, any order for repressuring operations made by the supervisor, in addition to its other provisions, shall set forth the time, manner and terms upon which such excess portion of the cost of initiating and conducting repressuring operations shall be borne by such person or persons until repaid to such person or persons from increased production as above provided.
Cal. FIN § 1211 — California Code / Code fin / Division 1.1 / Chapter 6 / Section 1211
Section 1211
Status: in_force

A bank at any time may, with the approval of its board, issue, sell or hypothecate its capital notes or debentures which may be payable upon such terms and may bear such rate of interest, if any, as may be provided therein or which may be convertible into shares. Such capital notes and debentures shall be subordinate to the claims of creditors and depositors and it shall be provided in any such capital notes or debentures that in the event of liquidation all depositors and other creditors of the bank shall be entitled to be paid in full with such interest as may be provided by law before any payment shall be made on account of principal of or interest on such capital notes or debentures and it may be provided in any such capital notes or debentures that after payment in full of all sums owing to such depositors and creditors the holders of such capital notes or debentures shall be entitled to be paid from the remaining assets of the bank the unpaid principal amount of the capital notes or debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon before any payment or other distribution, whether in cash, property or otherwise, shall be made on account of any shares of the bank. It shall be provided in such capital notes or debentures that no payment shall at any time be made on account of the principal thereof, unless following such payment the aggregate of the shareholders’ equity and capital notes or debentures thereafter outstanding shall be the equal of such aggregate at the date of the original issue of such capital notes or debentures, or as may be otherwise authorized by the commissioner.
Cal. SHC § 19004 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 4 / Chapter 1 / Section 19004
Section 19004
Status: in_force

“Street lighting system” or “system” includes any system of illumination by means of street lights which are set upon poles or suspended in the air and use gas, electricity or any other feasible means of illumination.
Cal. PCC § 21361 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 101 / Section 21361
Section 21361
Status: in_force

All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, when the cost according to the estimate of the engineer will exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders as provided in this article. The board shall first determine whether the contract shall be let as a single unit, or divided into severable parts. The board shall advertise for bids by three insertions in a daily newspaper of general circulation or by two insertions in a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the agency’s jurisdiction, inviting sealed proposals for the construction or performance of the improvement or work. The call for bids shall state whether the work shall be performed in one unit or divided into parts. The work may be let under a single contract or several contracts, as stated in the call. The board shall require the successful bidders to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of their claims for labor and material. The bonds shall comply with Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code. The board may reject any bid. In the event all proposals are rejected or no proposals are received, or the estimated cost of the work does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or the work consists of channel protection, maintenance work, or emergency work, the board of supervisors may have the work done by force account without advertising for bids. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). The district may purchase in the open market without advertising for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work, either under contract or by force account.
Cal. COM § 7502 — California Code / Code com / Division 7 / Chapter 5 / Section 7502
Section 7502
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 7205 and 7503, a holder to which a negotiable document of title has been duly negotiated acquires thereby:

(1) title to the document;

(2) title to the goods;

(3) all rights accruing under the law of agency or estoppel, including rights to goods delivered to the bailee after the document was issued; and

(4) the direct obligation of the issuer to hold or deliver the goods according to the terms of the document free of any defense or claim by the issuer except those arising under the terms of the document or under this division, but in the case of a delivery order, the bailee’s obligation accrues only upon the bailee’s acceptance of the delivery order and the obligation acquired by the holder is that the issuer and any indorser will procure the acceptance of the bailee.

(b) Subject to Section 7503, title and rights acquired by due negotiation are not defeated by any stoppage of the goods represented by the document of title or by surrender of the goods by the bailee and are not impaired even if:

(1) the due negotiation or any prior due negotiation constituted a breach of duty;

(2) any person has been deprived of possession of a negotiable tangible document or control of a negotiable electronic document by misrepresentation, fraud, accident, mistake, duress, loss, theft, or conversion; or

(3) a previous sale or other transfer of the goods or document has been made to a third person.