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Cal. PUC § 216.8 — California Code / Code puc / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Section 216.8
Section 216.8
Status: in_force

“Commercial mobile radio service” means “commercial mobile service,” as defined in subsection (d) of Section 332 of Title 47 of the United States Code and as further specified by the Federal Communications Commission in Parts 20, 22, 24, and 25 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and includes “mobile data service,” “mobile paging service,” “mobile satellite telephone service,” and “mobile telephony service,” as those terms are defined in Section 224.4.
Cal. RTC § 7286.59 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 1.7 / Chapter 2.98 / Section 7286.59
Section 7286.59
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the tax levied pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200), and any other tax authorized by this part, a board of supervisors of a county may impose a transactions and use tax in lieu of, and not in addition to, a tax imposed under Section 7285.5 for the purposes described in paragraph (4), by the adoption of an ordinance in accordance with this part if each of the following conditions are met:

(1) The ordinance imposing the tax is submitted to and approved by the voters of the county by a two-thirds vote of those voters voting on the ordinance in accordance with Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 53720) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

(2) The ordinance includes an expenditure plan describing the specific purposes for which the revenues from the tax may be expended.

(3) The tax is imposed at a rate of 0.125 or 0.25 percent for a period not to exceed 16 years.

(4) The revenues collected from the tax are used only for funding public library construction, acquisition, programs, and operations within the county. These revenues shall be used only to supplement existing expenditures for public libraries and shall not be used to supplant existing funding for the support of public libraries.

(5) The transactions and use tax conforms to Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251).

(b) “Public library” means a library, or two or more libraries that are operated as a single entity by one or more public jurisdictions, that serve the general public and are required to report appropriations to the State Librarian under the provisions of Section 18023 of the Education Code.

(c) The board of supervisors may impose a transactions and use tax in any succeeding period not to exceed 16 years per period if all of the conditions specified in subdivision (a) are met for that succeeding period.
Cal. BPC § 14235 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 6 / Chapter 2 / Article 7 / Section 14235
Section 14235
Status: in_force

The classification of goods and services shall conform to the classifications adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. When a single application includes goods or services that fall within multiple classes, the secretary may require payment of a fee for each class.
Cal. HSC § 11305 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 11305
Section 11305
Status: in_force

Utilizing a controlled substance checking service shall not serve as the basis for, or a fact contributing to the existence of, reasonable suspicion or probable cause for a law enforcement officer to conduct a search or seizure.
Cal. FAC § 19227 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 19227
Section 19227
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the license fee required pursuant to Section 19225, the department may charge each licensed renderer and collection center an additional fee necessary to cover the reasonable costs of administering Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) and Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310). The additional fees authorized to be imposed by this section shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year per each licensed rendering plant or collection center.

(b) The secretary may, based upon the findings and recommendation of the Rendering Industry Advisory Board, determine the additional fee amounts necessary to provide the revenue needed to carry out the provisions of this chapter specified in subdivision (a). The secretary and the Rendering Industry Advisory Board shall not exceed the maximum amount for additional fees authorized pursuant to subdivision (a). Setting the additional fee or fees shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The secretary shall only have the authority to raise an additional fee pursuant to this section upon recommendation of the Rendering Industry Advisory Board.

(c) The secretary shall fix the additional fee amounts established pursuant to this section and may fix different fees for renderers and collection centers. If an additional fee is imposed on licensed renderers pursuant to subdivision (a) and an additional fee is imposed on registered transporters pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 19315, only one additional fee may be imposed on a person or firm that is both licensed as a renderer pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) and registered as a transporter of inedible kitchen grease pursuant to Article 6.5 (commencing with Section 19310), which fee shall be the higher of the two fees.

(d) If the additional fee established pursuant to this section is not paid within one calendar month of the date it is due, a penalty shall be imposed in the amount of 10 percent per annum on the amount of the unpaid fee.

(e) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2030, and, as of January 1, 2031, is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that becomes operative on or before January 1, 2031, deletes or extends the dates on which it becomes inoperative and is repealed.
Cal. SHC § 22 — California Code / Code shc / Section 22
Section 22
Status: in_force

Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, “commission” means the California Transportation Commission.

Any reference in any law or regulation to the California Highway Commission shall be deemed to refer to the California Transportation Commission.
Cal. WAT § 46755 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 46755
Section 46755
Status: in_force

The date of the sale of assessed property shall not be less than 10 days after the date of the last publication of the notice of sale.
Cal. PUC § 99646 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 11.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 99646
Section 99646
Status: in_force

Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be allocated to the City of Vallejo for expenditure on water-borne ferry vessels and terminal improvements.
Cal. WAT § 81456.5 — California Code / Code wat / Division 31 / Chapter 6 / Section 81456.5
Section 81456.5
Status: in_force

San Francisco may become a member of the agency pursuant to Section 81456.
Cal. HSC § 11159 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 10 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11159
Section 11159
Status: in_force

An order for controlled substances for use by a patient in a county or licensed hospital shall be exempt from all requirements of this article, but shall be in writing on the patient’s record, signed by the prescriber, dated, and shall state the name and quantity of the controlled substance ordered and the quantity actually administered. The record of such orders shall be maintained as a hospital record for a minimum of seven years.
Cal. FAC § 80104 — California Code / Code fac / Division 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 80104
Section 80104
Status: in_force

Any person in possession of a valid permit for the removal of dead plants or wood issued by the United States Forest Service, the National Park Service, or the Bureau of Land Management, or any person in compliance with appropriate federal regulations and policies allowing the removal of dead plants or wood from lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, is not required to obtain a permit pursuant to this division for the removal or possession of those dead plants or wood.
Cal. FAC § 11412 — California Code / Code fac / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 11412
Section 11412
Status: in_force

“Sustainable pest management” means a holistic, whole system approach applicable to agricultural and other managed ecosystems and urban and rural communities that builds on the concept of integrated pest management to include the wider context of the three sustainability pillars: human health and social equity; environmental protection; and, economic vitality.
Cal. MVC § 1002.3 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 4 / Chapter 7 / Article 3 / Section 1002.3
Section 1002.3
Status: in_force

A resolution of issuance may provide for date or dates for the payment of interest on debentures and the interest rate or rates, fixed or variable, or the method of determining such rate or rates. For any authorized issuance of debentures, the resolution may provide the department with discretion to determine the interest rates and payment dates, subject to the maximum rate of interest and the method of determination authorized in the resolution. The first interest payment may be at any time on or before one year from the date of the debenture. The resolution may also provide the department with discretion to obtain credit enhancement or liquidity support for the authorized debentures and to determine the form of any such agreement.
Cal. WAT § 50751 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 50751
Section 50751
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors fails to appoint an election board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the election board.
Cal. RTC § 465 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 465
Section 465
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the assessor may destroy any document when six years have elapsed since the lien date for the tax year for which that document was obtained. Documents may be destroyed immediately upon preservation in a medium that provides access to the documents such as microfilm, microfiche, electronic document imaging, or other media that captures a true image of the document that may later be retrieved.

(b) Affidavits claiming an exemption, for the first time, pursuant to Sections 254.5, 257, and 277 may be destroyed by the assessor as follows:

(1) Six years after the lien date of the tax year for which the exemption was last granted.

(2) Upon preservation in a medium that provides access to the documents such as microfilm, microfiche, electronic document imaging, or other media that captures a true image of the document that may later be retrieved.
Cal. PROB § 21133 — California Code / Code prob / Division 11 / Part 1 / Chapter 3 / Section 21133
Section 21133
Status: in_force

A recipient of an at-death transfer of a specific gift has a right to the property specifically given, to the extent the property is owned by the transferor at the time the gift takes effect in possession or enjoyment, and all of the following:

(a) Any balance of the purchase price (together with any security agreement) owing from a purchaser to the transferor at the time the gift takes effect in possession or enjoyment by reason of sale of the property.

(b) Any amount of an eminent domain award for the taking of the property unpaid at the time the gift takes effect in possession or enjoyment.

(c) Any proceeds unpaid at the time the gift takes effect in possession or enjoyment on fire or casualty insurance on or other recovery for injury to the property.

(d) Property owned by the transferor at the time the gift takes effect in possession or enjoyment and acquired as a result of foreclosure, or obtained in lieu of foreclosure, of the security interest for a specifically given obligation.
Cal. INS § 791.27 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 6.6 / Section 791.27
Section 791.27
Status: in_force

(a) A disability insurer that provides coverage for hospital, medical, or surgical expenses shall not release any information to an employer that would directly or indirectly indicate to the employer that an employee is receiving or has received services from a health care provider covered by the plan unless authorized to do so by the employee. An insurer that has, pursuant to an agreement, assumed the responsibility to pay compensation pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 3750) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, shall not be considered an employer for the purposes of this section.

(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a disability insurer from releasing relevant information described in this section for the purposes set forth in Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 1871) of Part 2 of Division 1.

(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a disability insurer from releasing relevant information described in this section for the purposes set forth in Section 10181.10.
Cal. PROB § 6224 — California Code / Code prob / Division 6 / Part 1 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 6224
Section 6224
Status: in_force

If more than one property disposition clause appearing in paragraphs 2 or 3 of a California statutory will is selected, no gift is made. If more than one property disposition clause in paragraph 5 of a California statutory will form is selected, or if none is selected, the residuary estate of a testator who signs a California statutory will shall be distributed to the testator’s heirs as if the testator did not make a will.
Cal. WAT § 35454 — California Code / Code wat / Division 13 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 35454
Section 35454
Status: in_force

If the available water is inadequate to serve all of the land as to which applications for water are filed pursuant to Section 35450, the district may require the owners of land which is proposed to be planted to annual crops or to new plantings to take a proportionate percentage reduction in the water they would normally use thereon and may require the owners of land which is planted to permanent crops to take a reasonable proportionate percentage reduction in the water they would normally use in an amount not exceeding the percentage reduction required of plantings to annual crops and new plantings.

The provisions of this section shall be effective only if more than one-half of the district’s revenue for that year will be derived from charges made for the sale of water.
Cal. HSC § 131220 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 112 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 131220
Section 131220
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but to the extent consistent with applicable federal law or regulation, the director may, after a request by a board of supervisors of an affected county and after a public hearing held in accordance with Section 11346 of the Government Code, waive regulations pertaining to the provision of hospital services in a hospital operated by a county or under contract to a county for a county with a population of 200,000 or less on January 1, 1980, if the director makes a finding that the waiver would not affect adversely the health and safety of persons in the county. The authority contained in this section shall be in addition to, and shall not supersede or limit, any other provision of law authorizing the waiver by the department of requirements contained in regulations adopted by the department relating to health facilities.
Cal. SHC § 107 — California Code / Code shc / Division 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 107
Section 107
Status: in_force

Any such agreement may be:

(a) With any person for the construction of a new bridge and the use of any such bridge thereafter jointly by such person and the public.

(b) With the owner of any existing bridge for the reconstruction thereof, or for the replacement thereof by a new bridge, and the use of any such bridge thereafter jointly by such owner and the public.
Cal. LAB § 253 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 253
Section 253
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner shall hear and decide all wage disputes arising in connection with seasonal labor and shall allow or reject any deductions made from such wages. He shall reject all deductions made for gambling and liquor debts incurred by the employee during such employment.
Cal. FAC § 7532 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 7532
Section 7532
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue the certificate if all of the following requirements are complied with:

(a) The applicant is the grower of any crop seed within this state.

(b) The applicant notifies the commissioner who has jurisdiction where such crop seed is being grown of his intention to harvest the crop seed for planting purposes not less than 10 days prior to the date of harvest of such crop seed.

(c) The applicant, after notice to him of such requirement, has complied with any requirement of the commissioner with respect to the removal of any pest which is growing in the crop and which may be harvested with the crop seed.
Cal. WAT § 60251 — California Code / Code wat / Division 18 / Part 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 60251
Section 60251
Status: in_force

The board shall determine the amounts necessary to be raised by taxation during the fiscal year and shall fix the rate or rates of tax to be levied which will raise the amounts of money required by the district, and within a reasonable time previous to the time when the board of supervisors is required by law to fix its tax rate, the board shall certify to the board of supervisors a statement in writing containing the following: (a) an estimate of the minimum amount of money required to be raised by taxation during the fiscal year for the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonded debt of the district as it becomes due; (b) a statement that the entire district was benefited by incurring the bonded indebtedness; (c) an estimate of the minimum amount of money required to be raised by taxation during the fiscal year for all other purposes of the district.
Cal. FAC § 18812 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 6 / Section 18812
Section 18812
Status: in_force

The director shall exempt from inspection the slaughtering and preparation by any person of any livestock or poultry of his own raising, exclusively for use by him, members of his household, his nonpaying guests, or employees, and may exempt any other operation which the director determines would best be exempted to further the purposes of this chapter, to the extent such exemption conforms to the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act and the regulations thereunder.
Cal. HSC § 125118 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 106 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 125118
Section 125118
Status: in_force

(a) The State Department of Public Health shall develop guidelines for research involving the derivation or use of human embryonic stem cells in California.

(b) In developing the guidelines specified in subdivision (a), the department may consider other applicable guidelines developed or in use in the United States and in other countries, including, but not limited to, the Guidelines for Research Using Human Pluripotent Stem Cells developed by the National Institutes of Health and published in August 2000, and corrected in November 2000, and the Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research issued by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in 2005.
Cal. HSC § 9011 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 8 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Section 9011
Section 9011
Status: in_force

(a)  A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition. The petition shall do all of the things required by Section 56700 of the Government Code. In addition, the petition shall:

(1)  Set forth the methods by which the district will be financed, including but not limited to special taxes, special benefit assessments, and fees.

(2)  Propose a name for the district.

(3)  Specify the size of the initial board of trustees and the method of their appointment.

(b)  The petitions, the proponents, and the procedures for certifying the sufficiency of the petitions shall comply with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 56700) of Part 3 of Division 3 of Title 5 of the Government Code. In the case of any conflict between that chapter and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.

(c)  The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission.
Cal. FIN § 30605 — California Code / Code fin / Division 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 30605
Section 30605
Status: in_force

The licensed securities depository has 10 days after an order is made final in which to commence action to restrain enforcement of such order, and unless such action is commenced, and the enforcement of such order is enjoined within 10 days by the court in which the suit is brought, the licensed securities depository shall comply with the order.
Cal. WAT § 10608.35 — California Code / Code wat / Division 6 / Part 2.55 / Chapter 3 / Section 10608.35
Section 10608.35
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in coordination with the board, shall conduct necessary studies and investigations and make a recommendation to the Legislature, by January 1, 2020, on the feasibility of developing and enacting water loss reporting requirements for urban wholesale water suppliers.

(b) The studies and investigations shall include an evaluation of the suitability of applying the processes and requirements of Section 10608.34 to urban wholesale water suppliers.

(c) In conducting necessary studies and investigations and developing its recommendation, the department shall solicit broad public participation from stakeholders and other interested persons.
Cal. HSC § 26153 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 18 / Article 4 / Section 26153
Section 26153
Status: in_force

Neither the transferor nor any listing or selling agent shall be held liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information delivered pursuant to this article if the error, inaccuracy, or omission was not within the personal knowledge of the transferor, or the listing or selling agent, or was based on information timely provided by public agencies, or by other persons providing relevant information by delivery of a report or opinion prepared by an expert dealing with matters within the relevant scope of the professional’s license or expertise, and ordinary care was exercised in obtaining and transmitting it.
Cal. RTC § 2280.01 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 2280.01
Section 2280.01
Status: in_force

(a) A local agency may levy, or have levied on its behalf, a rate in addition to the maximum property tax rate established pursuant to this chapter for purposes authorized by this section.

(b) In the event that a local agency desires to levy a property tax rate for a specified purpose, it shall submit a proposal to levy such a tax to the qualified voters thereof for approval. The proposal shall specify the maximum rate to be levied.

(c) An election held pursuant to this section shall be called, held and conducted in the same manner as required by Article 6 (commencing with Section 2285).

(d) In the event that the qualified voters of a local agency approve an additional property tax rate as provided in this section, such tax rate may be levied for the purpose specified in the ballot proposition.

(e) Once the purpose for which the additional property tax rate was authorized has been accomplished, the additional rate shall terminate.

(f) The proposal may specify a date on which the special property tax rate shall terminate.