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Cal. ELEC § 9103 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 9103
Section 9103
Status: in_force

(a) Before circulating any initiative petition in a county, or any petition relating to the annexation of territory by a county, the consolidation of counties, or the dissolution of a county, its proponents shall file with the county elections official a notice of intention to do so. The notice shall include the names and business or residence addresses of at least one but not more than five proponents of the petition, and shall be accompanied by the written text of the initiative and a request that a ballot title and summary be prepared.

(b) Any person filing a notice of intent with the county elections official shall pay a fee to be established by the board of supervisors not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) to be refunded to the filer if, within one year of the date of filing the notice of intent, the county elections official certifies the sufficiency of the petition.
Cal. FAC § 20404 — California Code / Code fac / Division 10 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 20404
Section 20404
Status: in_force

The chief is responsible to the director for the proper administration and enforcement of this division.
Cal. HSC § 1363.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2.2 / Article 4 / Section 1363.1
Section 1363.1
Status: in_force

Any health care service plan that includes terms that require binding arbitration to settle disputes and that restrict, or provide for a waiver of, the right to a jury trial shall include, in clear and understandable language, a disclosure that meets all of the following conditions:

(a)  The disclosure shall clearly state whether the plan uses binding arbitration to settle disputes, including specifically whether the plan uses binding arbitration to settle claims of medical malpractice.

(b)  The disclosure shall appear as a separate article in the agreement issued to the employer group or individual subscriber and shall be prominently displayed on the enrollment form signed by each subscriber or enrollee.

(c)  The disclosure shall clearly state whether the subscriber or enrollee is waiving his or her right to a jury trial for medical malpractice, other disputes relating to the delivery of service under the plan, or both, and shall be substantially expressed in the wording provided in subdivision (a) of Section 1295 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

(d)  In any contract or enrollment agreement for a health care service plan, the disclosure required by this section shall be displayed immediately before the signature line provided for the representative of the group contracting with a health care service plan and immediately before the signature line provided for the individual enrolling in the health care service plan.
Cal. HSC § 7737 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 7 / Part 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 7737
Section 7737
Status: in_force

Copies of the notice shall within ten days after the first publication be posted in at least three conspicuous places in the cemetery or the portion from which removals are to be made.
Cal. UIC § 1956 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 1956
Section 1956
Status: in_force

Witnesses subpoenaed pursuant to this division shall be allowed the same fees which are prescribed in Section 68093 of the Government Code relative to proceedings in the superior court. Such fees and all expenses incurred in any proceeding, hearing, review or investigation by the director or the Appeals Board or the representative of either, except charges for services by counsel or other agent representing claimant, employer, or other interested person, shall be part of the expenses of administering this division, and no individual claiming benefits shall be charged by the Appeals Board, or its representative, fees of any kind in any procedure under this division.
Cal. HSC § 50665 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 2 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 50665
Section 50665
Status: in_force

In residential rehabilitation areas designated pursuant to Section 37921, or in conjunction with financing of residential rehabilitation outside such areas as provided in Section 37922.1 or 37924.5, a person or family of low or moderate income that is the owner of an owner-occupied one-to-four dwelling unit property may receive a deferred-payment rehabilitation loan for the excess of the cost of meeting rehabilitation standards over the amount of financing the local agency is able to provide without exceeding the owner’s ability to afford the monthly payments required. Owners of rental residences may receive deferred-payment rehabilitation loans if they have agreed to limit rent increases as provided in Section 37922.5, and if such loans are necessary in addition to financing otherwise provided in order to avoid increases in monthly debt service which would result in rent increases causing permanent displacement of persons of low income residing in the residence prior to rehabilitation. Such owners may also receive deferred-payment rehabilitation loans in the amount, if any, necessary to avoid such increases in monthly debt service as would make it economically infeasible to accept subsidies available to provide affordable rents to persons of low income, if the owner agrees to accept such subsidies.
Cal. PRC § 4438 — California Code / Code prc / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 4438
Section 4438
Status: in_force

Flammable forest product waste material may be disposed of by means of fire in an enclosed device effective in preventing the spread of sparks or fire, situated in an area cleared of grass, grain, brush, slash, litter, and snags for a distance of 30.5 meters (100 feet) surrounding the device or by landfill or other methods which meet applicable state and local fire safety, air, and water quality standards.

A burning permit shall be obtained for the use of the device pursuant to Section 4423 and all other provisions of law.
Cal. VEH § 5500 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 5500
Section 5500
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, other than a licensed dismantler, desiring to disassemble a vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, either partially or totally, with the intent to use as parts only, to reduce to scrap, or to construct another vehicle shall deliver to the department the certificate of ownership, the registration card, and the license plates last issued to the vehicle before dismantling may begin.

(b) Any person who is convicted of violating subdivision (a) shall be punished upon a first conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than five days or more than six months, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) or more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by both that fine and imprisonment; and, upon a second or any subsequent conviction, by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days or more than one year, or by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
Cal. BPC § 2586.8 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5.65 / Section 2586.8
Section 2586.8
Status: in_force

A person may engage in the activities set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 2586 for six months from the date he or she completed the academic requirements for dietetic technicians specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 2585, or until the person receives notice that he or she has failed the examination specified in subdivision (c), whichever occurs first, if all of the following conditions apply:

(a) The person performs under the direct and immediate supervision of a registered dietitian.

(b) The person has written verification, including the program director’s original signature, that the person has completed the educational program and possesses an associate’s degree or higher.

(c) The person has applied to take the dietetic technician, registered examination specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 2585 and is waiting for an examination date.
Cal. PUC § 50165 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 50165
Section 50165
Status: in_force

The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part.
Cal. VEH § 373 — California Code / Code veh / Division 1 / Section 373
Section 373
Status: in_force

A “lessor-retailer” is a lessor or renter who, except under the circumstances described in subdivision (a) of Section 286, makes a retail sale or sales of a previously leased or rented vehicle or vehicles to other than any of the following:

(a) The lessee of the vehicle, or the person who, for a period of at least one year, has been designated by the lessee as the driver of the vehicle covered by a written lease agreement.

(b) A buyer for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes.

(c) A government or governmental agency or instrumentality.
Cal. BPC § 3704 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 8.3 / Article 1 / Section 3704
Section 3704
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, these terms shall be defined as follows:

(a) “Board” means the Respiratory Care Board of California.

(b) “Department” means the Department of Consumer Affairs.

(c) “Medical director” means a physician and surgeon who is a member of a health care facility’s active medical staff and who is knowledgeable in respiratory care.

(d) “Respiratory care” includes “respiratory therapy” or “inhalation therapy,” where those terms mean respiratory care.

(e) “Respiratory therapy school” means a program reviewed and approved by the board.

(f) “State agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, authority, and commission.
Cal. PCC § 6970 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 6.7 / Section 6970
Section 6970
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter provides for an alternative procurement procedure for certain transportation projects performed by a regional transportation agency.

(b) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method allows the regional transportation agency to engage a construction manager during the design process to provide input on the design. During the design phase, the construction manager provides advice including, but not limited to, scheduling, pricing, and phasing to assist the agency to design a more constructible project.

(c) The Legislature finds and declares that utilizing a Construction Manager/General Contractor method requires a clear understanding of the roles and responsibilities of each participant in the process. The Legislature also finds and declares that cost-effective benefits are achieved by shifting the liability and risk for cost containment and project schedule to the construction manager and by permitting the coherent phasing of projects into discrete contract increments.
Cal. MVC § 988.1 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 6 / Article 3.5 / Section 988.1
Section 988.1
Status: in_force

The money paid by purchasers shall be deposited in the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943 and be available for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article.
Cal. FAC § 65671 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 65671
Section 65671
Status: in_force

In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of the Cartwright Act (Section 16700, Business and Professions Code, and following), the Unfair Practices Act (Section 17000, Business and Professions Code, and following), the Fair Trade Act (Section 16900, Business and Professions Code, and following), Section 1673 of the Civil Code, or any rule of statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade, proof that the act complained of was done in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or a rule or regulation of the commission issued under this chapter and in furtherance of purposes and provisions of this chapter, shall be a complete defense to such action or proceeding.
Cal. COM § 2104 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2104
Section 2104
Status: in_force

(1) “Merchant” means a person who deals in goods of the kind or otherwise by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to the practices or goods involved in the transaction or to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment of an agent or broker or other intermediary who by his occupation holds himself out as having such knowledge or skill.

(2) “Financing agency” means a bank, finance company or other person who in the ordinary course of business makes advances against goods or documents of title or who by arrangement with either the seller or the buyer intervenes in ordinary course to make or collect payment due or claimed under the contract for sale, as by purchasing or paying the seller’s draft or making advances against it or by merely taking it for collection whether or not documents of title accompany or are associated with the draft. “Financing agency” includes also a bank or other person who similarly intervenes between persons who are in the position of seller and buyer in respect to the goods (Section 2707).

(3) “Between merchants” means in any transaction with respect to which both parties are chargeable with the knowledge or skill of merchants.
Cal. PUC § 5378.6 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 5378.6
Section 5378.6
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall deny a new or renewal application for a charter-party carrier certificate or permit upon receipt of a written recommendation from the Department of the California Highway Patrol that specifically indicates compliance with subdivision (b), and indicates that the applicant has failed to do either of the following:

(1) Maintain any vehicle used in transportation for compensation in a safe operating condition or to comply with the Vehicle Code or the regulations contained in Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations relative to motor carrier safety. This paragraph does not apply to a charter-party carrier of passengers engaged in the provision of a hired driver service when a rented motor vehicle is being operated by the hired driver.

(2) Enroll all drivers in the Department of Motor Vehicles’ Employer Pull Notice Program implementing Section 1808.1 of the Vehicle Code.

(b) Before transmitting a recommendation pursuant to subdivision (a) to the commission, the Department of the California Highway Patrol shall notify the applicant for the charter-party carrier certificate or permit of all of the following in writing:

(1) That the department has determined that the applicant’s safety record is unsatisfactory, furnishing a copy of any documentation or summary of any other evidence supporting the determination.

(2) That the determination may result in a denial of the applicant’s certificate or permit by the commission.

(3) That the applicant may request a review of the determination by the department within five days of its receipt of the notice required under this subdivision. The department shall, upon request, conduct and evaluate that review prior to transmitting any notification to the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) Whenever the commission denies an application for renewal pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall furnish the charter-party carrier written notice of the denial and shall hold a hearing within a reasonable time, not to exceed 21 days, after a written request is filed with the commission, with a copy thereof furnished to the Department of the California Highway Patrol. At the hearing, the carrier shall show cause why the denial was improper or unwarranted. At the conclusion of the hearing, the commission may, in addition to any other remedy provided in this part, reverse the denial, or sustain the denial.

(d) Any applicant for a charter-party carrier certificate or permit denied pursuant to subdivision (a), whose denial has not been reversed as a result of the hearing provided for in subdivision (c), that wishes to obtain a certificate or permit shall reapply for the desired authority.
Cal. CCP § 31 — California Code / Code ccp / Section 31
Section 31
Status: in_force

The Penal Code defines and provides for the prosecution of a criminal action.
Cal. HSC § 42363 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 42363
Section 42363
Status: in_force

Prior to revoking or modifying a variance pursuant to Section 42362, the state board shall conduct a hearing pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 40800) of Part 3 on the matter. The person to whom the variance was granted shall be given immediate notice of any such hearing by the hearing board, and shall be afforded an opportunity to appear at the hearing, to call and examine witnesses, and to otherwise partake as if he were a party to the hearing.
Cal. WAT § 10011 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 1.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 10011
Section 10011
Status: in_force

(a) In preparing the California Water Plan, the director shall conduct at least one public hearing within the boundaries of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and shall solicit the comments of water agencies within the delta, agricultural groups representative of delta agricultural activity, environmental groups concerned with protecting delta wildlife habitat, and groups representative of those who utilize water exported from the delta.

(b) The California Water Plan shall include a discussion of various alternatives, including their advantages and disadvantages, for improving and protecting the current uses and configuration of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be implemented only to the extent money is appropriated in the annual Budget Act to carry out this section.
Cal. FAC § 79155.5 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 25.5 / Article 2 / Section 79155.5
Section 79155.5
Status: in_force

“Commission” means the California Spiny Lobster Commission.
Cal. WAT § 72675 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 11 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 72675
Section 72675
Status: in_force

Within 10 days of the date of the filing of the petition for annexation, the secretary shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the required number of property owners. Upon request of the secretary, the board shall authorize him to employ persons specially for this purpose, in addition to the persons regularly employed in his office, and shall provide for their compensation.
Cal. PRC § 80066 — California Code / Code prc / Division 46 / Chapter 3 / Section 80066
Section 80066
Status: in_force

The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available to the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for grants, awarded proportionally based on populations served, to local agencies that have obtained voter approval between November 1, 2012, through November 30, 2018, inclusive, for revenue enhancement measures aimed at improving and enhancing local or regional park infrastructure. A recipient of a grant under this section shall receive at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the purposes of the revenue enhancement measure.
Cal. HSC § 4816 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 6 / Section 4816
Section 4816
Status: in_force

The tax shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as the general tax levy for county purposes, and the revenue derived from the tax shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the operating fund of the district, unless the board has designated a depository or depositories pursuant to Section 4730.5 or Section 4730.7 in which case the revenue shall be paid into the depository or depositories, as directed by the board, and the district board shall control and order its expenditure.
Cal. SHC § 18733 — California Code / Code shc / Division 14 / Part 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 18733
Section 18733
Status: in_force

Each year at the time of making the special assessment tax levy the city council shall appropriate from the fund designated in the resolution of intention or from any other available fund a sum sufficient to pay that percentage of the total expenses of the maintenance and operation which is to be paid by the city.
Cal. PRC § 42035.4 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 42035.4
Section 42035.4
Status: in_force

Upon a written finding that a covered entity, program operator, stewardship organization, or authorized collector has not met a material requirement of this chapter, in addition to any other penalties authorized under this chapter, the department may take one or both of the following actions to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter, after affording the covered entity, stewardship organization, or authorized collector a reasonable opportunity to respond to, or rebut, the finding:

(a) Revoke the program operator’s stewardship plan approval or require the program operator to resubmit the plan.

(b) Require additional reporting relating to compliance with the material requirement of this chapter that was not met.
Cal. HSC § 4873 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 4873
Section 4873
Status: in_force

The board shall direct the clerk to give notice of the hearing. The notice shall have the heading “Notice of the proposed formation of ____ sewer maintenance district”, stating the name of the proposed district. It shall:

(a)  State the time and place for the hearing.

(b)  Set forth the exterior boundaries of the territory proposed to be organized into a district.
Cal. WAT § 55331 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 55331
Section 55331
Status: in_force

The district may do all things necessary or proper to accomplish the purposes of this division.
Cal. HSC § 9590 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 9590
Section 9590
Status: in_force

When the work is completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and statements previously made and upon which the permit or approval was issued, the owner or contractor shall notify the department.
Cal. FAC § 74739 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 12.6 / Article 3 / Section 74739
Section 74739
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 74738, the initial term of members and alternates shall be divided by lot into three terms of one year, three terms of two years, and three terms of three years. At the end of each of these initial terms, the terms of office of all board members and alternates shall be three years. Terms of office of each board member and alternate board member of the commission shall be limited to three consecutive terms. However, members and alternates who serve initial one-year and two-year terms shall be eligible for three additional three-year terms.
Cal. FAC § 8606 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 8606
Section 8606
Status: in_force

The tax so levied shall be computed and entered upon the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the supervisors fail to levy the tax as required, the auditor shall do so. The tax shall be collected at the same time, and in the same manner as, and together with and not separate from, general county taxes, and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the district.