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Cal. HSC § 125345 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 125345
Section 125345
Status: in_force

Pursuant to guidelines adopted by the Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, researchers shall offer subjects an opportunity to document their preferences regarding future uses of their donated materials. The consent process shall fully explore whether subjects have objections to any specific forms of research to ensure that their wishes are honored.
Cal. PUC § 95161 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 95161
Section 95161
Status: in_force

The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolution presented to the board of supervisors under this chapter, including the description of the boundaries, and declare that, in the opinion of the petitioners, public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of the metropolitan transit district.
Cal. WAT § 74507 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 74507
Section 74507
Status: in_force

A district may vote bonds, cause assessments to be levied, cause elections to be held for the voting of bonds, or on the question of special assessments.

If special assessments are voted, the district may cause them to be levied, as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 75390) of Part 8 of this division, for the purpose of paying any obligation of the district, and for the purpose of raising money to further accomplish the purposes of this division in the manner provided in this division.
Cal. HSC § 40152.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Section 40152.5
Section 40152.5
Status: in_force

(a)  Section 40152 shall not apply to a unified district if each city in the district consents, by the adoption of an ordinance or resolution, to the exclusion of the district from the requirements of Section 40152.

(b)  Within 60 days from the date of the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by all cities in the district to exclude the district from the requirements of Section 40152, if requested by a majority of the cities in the district, the district shall establish an advisory committee consisting of a mayor, or a city council member, from each city in the district. Each city shall select its representative to the advisory committee.

(c)  Subdivision (a) shall become inapplicable, and Section 40152 shall apply, if, at any time after the condition prescribed in subdivision (a) has been met, a majority of the cities which contain a majority of the population in the incorporated areas of the district, as established by the most recent census data, have adopted resolutions requesting the application of Section 40152.
Cal. HSC § 43654 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 43654
Section 43654
Status: in_force

(a)  Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), every 1966 through 1970 light-duty motor vehicle, subject to registration in this state, shall be equipped with a certified device to control its exhaust emission of oxides of nitrogen upon initial registration, upon transfer of ownership and registration, and upon registration of a motor vehicle previously registered outside this state.

(b)  Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a 1966 through 1970 light-duty motor vehicle (1) which is registered to, or subject to registration by, an elderly low-income person, (2) which was purchased from a person other than a dealer or a person holding a retail seller’s permit, and (3) which is used principally by or for the benefit of the elderly low-income person. However, only one vehicle described above shall be registered to, or subject to registration by, the elderly low-income person at any one time.

(c)  For purposes of subdivision (b), the Department of Motor Vehicles may require satisfactory proof (1) of the age of the transferee of the motor vehicle, (2) of the combined adjusted gross income of the household in which the transferee resides, and (3) that the transferor of the motor vehicle is a person other than a dealer or a person holding a retail seller’s permit.
Cal. COM § 2604 — California Code / Code com / Division 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2604
Section 2604
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding section on perishables if the seller gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection the buyer may store the rejected goods for the seller’s account or reship them to him or resell them for the seller’s account with reimbursement as provided in the preceding section. Such action is not acceptance or conversion.
Cal. WAT § 81305 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 81305
Section 81305
Status: in_force

“Eligible public entities” means the 24 public entities in San Mateo County, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County that purchase water from San Francisco pursuant to the July 2009 Water Supply Agreement, or any subsequent water supply contract, that include Alameda County Water District, City of Brisbane, City of Burlingame, Coastside County Water District, City of Daly City, City of East Palo Alto, Estero Municipal Improvement District, Guadalupe Valley Municipal Improvement District, City of Hayward, Town of Hillsborough, City of Menlo Park, Mid-Peninsula Water District, City of Millbrae, City of Milpitas, City of Mountain View, North Coast County Water District, City of Palo Alto, Purissima Hills Water District, City of Redwood City, City of San Bruno, City of San Jose, City of Santa Clara, City of Sunnyvale, and Westborough Water District.
Cal. VEH § 25257.7 — California Code / Code veh / Division 12 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 25257.7
Section 25257.7
Status: in_force

(a) A schoolbus may be equipped with a white strobe light mounted so as to be visible from the front, sides, or rear of the bus. The strobe light may only be lighted when visibility is reduced to 500 feet or less due to atmospheric conditions including, but not limited to, fog, rain, snow, smoke, or dust. Reduced visibility due to atmospheric conditions does not include the time of darkness from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.

(b) The type and mounting requirements of strobe lights authorized by subdivision (a) shall be established by regulations adopted by the department by April 1, 1991. No schoolbus shall be equipped with a strobe light until the regulations are adopted.
Cal. ELEC § 9280 — California Code / Code elec / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 9280
Section 9280
Status: in_force

Whenever a city measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the governing body may direct the city elections official to transmit a copy of the measure to the city attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the city attorney are affected. The city attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the governing body of the city. If the measure affects the organization or salaries of the office of the city attorney, the governing board may direct the city elections official to prepare the impartial analysis. The analysis shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. The analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length.

If the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point bold type, a legend substantially as follows:

“The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure ____. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the elections official’s office at (insert telephone number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.”
Cal. FGC § 10913 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 7 / Chapter 2 / Article 6 / Section 10913
Section 10913
Status: in_force

The land and ocean waters within the following boundaries constitute the City of Encinitas Marine Life Refuge:

All those submerged lands lying between the mean high tide line in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, and a line which is 600 feet westerly of and parallel and concentric with that mean high tide line and lying southerly of the westerly prolongation of the northerly right-of-way line of “D” Street as shown on Map No. 148, in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, and lying northerly of the following described line:

Beginning at the southeasterly corner of Lot N in Block 3 of Resubdivision of Sea Cliff Villa, in the City of Encinitas, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the San Diego County Recorder’s office, December 10, 1914; thence southwesterly along the southwesterly prolongation of the southeasterly line of said Lot N, South 36°36´30″ west, to a point on that line which is 600 feet westerly of and parallel and concentric with the mean high tide line.
Cal. WIC § 4420 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 4420
Section 4420
Status: in_force

In order to assure an adequate number of qualified psychiatric technicians, psychiatrists, physicians and surgeons, psychologists, nurses, social workers, laboratory and other technicians, and ancillary workers, the department shall negotiate with any or all of the following: the University of California, the state colleges, the community colleges, private universities and colleges, and public and private hospitals, and arrange such affiliations or make such contracts for educational or training programs and awards training grants or stipends as may be necessary. Arrangements may be made in the hospitals and clinics operated by the department for the clinical experience essential to such educational and training programs, and positions in the department as interns and residents may be established.
Cal. HSC § 1293.2 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 1293.2
Section 1293.2
Status: in_force

It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any of the following:

(a)  Willfully prevent, interfere with, or attempt to impede in any way the work of any duly authorized representative of the state department in the lawful enforcement of this chapter.

(b)  Willfully prevent or attempt to prevent the representative from examining any relevant books or records in the conduct of his or her official duties under this chapter.

(c)  Willfully prevent or interfere with the representative in the preserving of evidence of any violation of this chapter or of the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter.

(d)  For purposes of this section, “willfully” means the person doing an act or omitting to do an act, intends the act or omission and knows the relevant circumstances connected therewith.
Cal. HSC § 112715 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 6 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 112715
Section 112715
Status: in_force

Based on the estimates required by the last three sections, the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, shall determine the probable cost of inspection and laboratory control per thousand cases, per ton, or per man-hour, whichever in its discretion is most equitable.
Cal. FAC § 57027 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 8.5 / Article 4 / Section 57027
Section 57027
Status: in_force

An association may provide for watchman service to protect and give a receipt for any farm product which is delivered to a market at times when the market is not otherwise in operation.
Cal. BPC § 19214 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 9 / Section 19214
Section 19214
Status: in_force

Any person who violates or proposes to violate any provision of this chapter relating to insulation standards may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may make those orders or judgments, including the appointment of a receiver, as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by any person of any practices which violate this chapter, or which may be necessary to restore to any person in interest any money or property, real or personal, which may have been acquired by means of any practice which violates any provision of this chapter.

Actions for injunction under this section may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in this state in the name of the people of the State of California upon their own motion or upon the complaint of any board, officer, person, corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, or by any person acting for the interests of itself, its members, or the general public.

(a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General or by any district attorney, county counsel, city attorney, or city prosecutor in any court of competent jurisdiction. The unit for a separate and distinct offense regarding insulation in violation of this chapter is each and every bag, bale, package, roll, or other container sold, offered for sale, or possessed with intent to sell or install contrary to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) If the action is brought by the Attorney General, one-half of the penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered, and one-half to the Treasurer. If brought by a district attorney or county counsel, the entire amount of penalty collected shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the judgment was entered. If brought by a city attorney or city prosecutor, one-half of the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county and one-half to the city.

(c) If the action is brought at the request of the bureau, the court shall determine the reasonable expenses incurred by the bureau in the investigation and prosecution of the action.

Before any penalty collected is paid out pursuant to subdivision (b), the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the bureau shall be paid to the Treasurer.
Cal. BPC § 4071 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 4071
Section 4071
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescriber may authorize his or her agent on his or her behalf to orally or electronically transmit a prescription to the furnisher. The furnisher shall make a reasonable effort to determine that the person who transmits the prescription is authorized to do so and shall record the name of the authorized agent of the prescriber who transmits the order.

This section shall not apply to orders for Schedule II controlled substances.
Cal. SHC § 887.6 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 8 / Article 2 / Section 887.6
Section 887.6
Status: in_force

Upon the request of a public agency, as defined by Section 6500 of the Government Code, the department may enter into an agreement with the agency for the construction and maintenance of nonmotorized transportation facilities which generally follow a state highway right-of-way where the department has determined that the facility will improve safety and convenience for bicyclists.

The department’s contribution, if any, to the cost of constructing the nonmotorized facilities shall be based upon a finding that the traffic safety or capacity of the highway will be increased. The agreements may provide for the handling and accounting of funds, the acquisition or conveyance of right-of-way, maintenance, and any other phase of the project.
Cal. WIC § 5003 — California Code / Code wic / Division 5 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 5003
Section 5003
Status: in_force

Nothing in this part shall be construed in any way as limiting the right of any person to make voluntary application at any time to any public or private agency or practitioner for mental health services, either by direct application in person, or by referral from any other public or private agency or practitioner.
Cal. SHC § 6511 — California Code / Code shc / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 6511
Section 6511
Status: in_force

The treasurer, before delivering any certificate of sale, shall enter the following data in a book kept in his office for that purpose:

(a) The date, number, and series of the bond.

(b) A description of the land sold corresponding with the description of the certificate of sale.

(c) The date of sale, the purchaser’s name, and the amount paid.

He shall regularly number the descriptions on the margin of the book, and put a corresponding number on each certificate. He shall enter on the record of the bond the words: “Canceled by sale of the property,” giving the date of such sale.
Cal. RTC § 1022 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 1022
Section 1022
Status: in_force

Every person who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. BPC § 4173 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 12 / Section 4173
Section 4173
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent the dispensing of drugs or devices by registered nurses functioning pursuant to Section 2725.1.
Cal. WIC § 4343 — California Code / Code wic / Division 4 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 4343
Section 4343
Status: in_force

The Legislature recognizes that prevention and early intervention services have long been slighted in the community mental health programs and has identified, as a goal of the Bronzan-McCorquodale program, the prevention of serious mental disorders and psychological problems. It is the intent of the Legislature to establish throughout the state a school-based primary intervention program designed for the early detection and prevention of emotional, behavioral, and learning problems in primary grade children with services provided by child aides or unpaid volunteers under the supervision of mental health professionals. The Legislature recognizes the documented significant improvement of children who have participated in the program over time. The goal of the primary intervention program is to help young children derive maximum profit from the school experience and, in so doing, prevent later-life problems of school failure, unemployment, delinquency, criminal behavior, and substance abuse.
Cal. WAT § 79540 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 79540
Section 79540
Status: in_force

(a) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund to the board for competitive grants for the following purposes:

(1) Water pollution prevention.

(2) Water reclamation.

(3) Water quality improvement.

(4) Water quality blending and exchange projects.

(5) Drinking water source protection projects.

(6) Projects to mitigate pathogen risk from recreational uses at drinking water storage facilities.

(b) Priority shall be given to projects that assist in meeting water quality standards established by the board.

(c) The Legislature may enact such legislation as is necessary to implement this section.
Cal. FAC § 56351 — California Code / Code fac / Division 20 / Chapter 7 / Article 10 / Section 56351
Section 56351
Status: in_force

A claim may not be made against the seller of any farm product by a licensee pursuant to this chapter, and no credit may be allowed to such licensee against another licensee or a producer of any farm product by reason of damage to or loss, dumping, or disposal of any farm product which is sold to such licensee, in any payment, accounting, or settlement which is made by the licensee to the producer or other licensee, unless the licensee has secured and is in possession of a certificate issued by a county agricultural commissioner, a county health officer, the director, a duly authorized officer of the State Board of Health, or by some other official now or hereafter authorized by law. The certificate shall state that the farm product which is involved has been damaged, dumped, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of as unfit for human consumption or as in violation of the fruit and vegetable standards which are contained in Division 17 (commencing with Section 42501) of this code.

A private third-party inspection based on the standards prescribed in the United States Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 may be substituted for such certificate if the director determines that an inspection certificate cannot be reasonably obtained. Where the director determines that neither an inspection certificate nor a private third-party inspection can be reasonably obtained, the signed statement of two or more disinterested or otherwise independent parties who have sufficient knowledge acquired through education or experience to evaluate the farm product involved may be used to describe the type and extent of the quality and condition factors present upon inspection.
Cal. RTC § 23802.5 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 11 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 23802.5
Section 23802.5
Status: in_force

(a) Section 1366(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to determination of shareholder’s tax liability, is modified to apply to the final taxable year of a trust or estate that terminates before the end of the corporation’s taxable year.

(b) Section 1366(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to losses and deductions that cannot exceed shareholder’s basis in stock and debt, is modified to additionally provide that the adjusted basis of a shareholder’s stock in the “S corporation” is to be decreased by distributions by the corporation that were not includable in the income of the shareholder by reason of Section 1368 of the Internal Revenue Code.

(c) Section 1366(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to carryover of disallowed losses and deductions to post-termination transition period, is modified to provide that to the extent that any increase in adjusted basis described in Section 1366(d)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code would have increased the shareholder’s amount at risk under Section 465 if the increase had occurred on the day preceding the commencement of the post-termination transition period, rules similar to the rules described in Section 1366(d)(3)(A) to (C), inclusive, of the Internal Revenue Code shall apply to any losses disallowed by reason of Section 465(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Cal. BPC § 19002 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 19002
Section 19002
Status: in_force

“Person” includes any individual, partnership, association, firm, auctioneer, trust, limited liability company, and corporation, and the agents, servants, and employees of any of them.
Cal. WAT § 6203 — California Code / Code wat / Division 3 / Part 1 / Chapter 5 / Article 1 / Section 6203
Section 6203
Status: in_force

The department may also require the following:

(a) Data concerning subsoil and foundation conditions and the materials entering into construction of the dam or reservoir.

(b) Investigations of, and reports on, subsurface conditions, involving such matters as exploratory pits, trenches and adits, drilling, coring, geophysical surveys, tests to determine leakage rates, and physical tests to measure in place the properties and behavior of foundation materials at the dam or reservoir site.

(c) Investigations of, and reports on, the geology of the dam or reservoir site and its vicinity, possible geologic hazards, availability and quality of construction materials, and other pertinent features.

(d) Such other appropriate information as may be necessary in a given instance.