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Cal. FAM § 7842 — California Code / Code fam / Division 12 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 7842
Section 7842
Status: in_force

A single petition may be filed under this part to free a child, or more than one child if the children are biological siblings, from the custody and control of both parents. A petition filed in accordance with this section may be granted in whole or in part in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter. The court shall retain discretion to bifurcate any case in which the petition was filed in accordance with this section, and shall do so whenever it is necessary to protect the interests of a party or a child who is the subject of the proceeding.
Cal. RTC § 40181 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 19 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 40181
Section 40181
Status: in_force

All amounts required to be paid to the state under this part shall be paid to the board in the form of remittances payable to State Board of Equalization of the State of California. The board shall transmit the payments to the State Treasurer to be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Energy Resources Surcharge Fund, which fund is hereby created.
Cal. INS § 925.1 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 925.1
Section 925.1
Status: in_force

(a) All supplemental information, work papers and other relevant documents of the independent certified public accountant, or independent actuary, or other independent professional financial person and the insurer relevant to information provided to the commissioner pursuant to Sections 925 to 925.2, inclusive, shall be made available by the insurer for review by the commissioner upon request at the insurer’s office, at the commissioner’s office, or any other reasonable place designated by the commissioner.

(b) All supplemental information, relevant work papers and other relevant documents of the certified public accountant or actuary shall be retained for a period of not less than five years from the date of the report. The certified public accountant or the actuary shall make that information available to the insurer upon the reasonable request of the commissioner made to the insurer, except when that information is subject to the right against self-incrimination or other relevant privileges.

(c) Every insurer shall authorize, in writing, the independent certified public accountant, independent actuary, or other independent professional financial person retained or engaged by it to provide to the commissioner all information subject to Section 925 to 925.2, inclusive.
Cal. FAC § 42501 — California Code / Code fac / Division 17 / Chapter 1 / Section 42501
Section 42501
Status: in_force

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
Cal. HSC § 51320 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 3 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 51320
Section 51320
Status: in_force

The agency may make or purchase loans for the following purposes:

(a)  To finance the acquisition, construction, or development of mobilehome parks that meet either of the following criteria:

(1)  Are cooperatively owned by persons and families of low and moderate income.

(2)  Consist of lots that will be purchased or rented primarily by persons and families of low and moderate income. However, if subsidies are available, the costs of renting spaces and making mortgage payments on manufactured housing shall be affordable to those persons of low income residing within the park. In the event of a mobilehome park owned by a nonprofit corporation which will own the lots and the mobilehomes, the loans may include financing of park acquisition, construction, or development and manufactured housing acquisition.

(b)  To finance the purchase of manufactured housing to be placed in a mobilehome park which is financed pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c)   For the purposes of this chapter, “loan” shall include lease-purchase financing.
Cal. WAT § 70240 — California Code / Code wat / Division 19 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Section 70240
Section 70240
Status: in_force

The tax collector shall sell to the district, for the nonpayment of taxes, the property assessed at the same time and in the same manner as property assessed for state and county taxes is sold. If the delinquent property is not redeemed within the period provided for the redemption of property sold to the State, then the tax collector shall deed the property to the district in the same manner as property is deeded to the State for nonpayment of taxes.
Cal. HSC § 1797.178 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 1797.178
Section 1797.178
Status: in_force

No person or organization shall provide advanced life support or limited advanced life support unless that person or organization is an authorized part of the emergency medical services system of the local EMS agency or of a pilot program operated pursuant to the Wedworth-Townsend Paramedic Act, Article 3 (commencing with Section 1480) of Chapter 2.5 of Division 2.
Cal. FAC § 18666 — California Code / Code fac / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 18666
Section 18666
Status: in_force

“Misbranded” means any livestock product or poultry product which is in violation of Article 5 (commencing with Section 18781) of this chapter.
Cal. FAC § 65085 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 7 / Section 65085
Section 65085
Status: in_force

Any action by the secretary for any penalty or other remedy that is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation. Any action against the council by any person shall be commenced within three years from the date of the alleged violation.
Cal. BPC § 12727 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 12727
Section 12727
Status: in_force

The secretary may, at any time, require a vehicle to proceed to the nearest vehicle scale for the purpose of weight verification.
Cal. PUC § 98395 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 10 / Chapter 8 / Section 98395
Section 98395
Status: in_force

After making all necessary and proper changes in the boundaries, by a resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of the members, the board shall order the annexation of the territory so described. The resolution together with the names of the members of the board voting for and against the same shall be spread upon the minutes of the board.
Cal. VEH § 12517.4 — California Code / Code veh / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 12517.4
Section 12517.4
Status: in_force

This section governs the issuance of a certificate to drive a schoolbus, school pupil activity bus, youth bus, general public paratransit vehicle, or farm labor vehicle.

(a) The driver certificate shall be issued only to applicants meeting all applicable provisions of this code and passing the examinations prescribed by the department and the Department of the California Highway Patrol. The examinations shall be conducted by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, pursuant to Sections 12517, 12519, 12522, 12523, and 12523.5.

(b) A temporary driver certificate shall be issued by the Department of the California Highway Patrol after an applicant has cleared a criminal history background check by the Department of Justice and, if applicable, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has passed the examinations and meets all other applicable provisions of this code.

(c) A permanent driver’s certificate shall be issued by the department after an applicant has passed all tests and met all applicable provisions of this code. Certificates are valid for a maximum of five years and shall expire on the fifth birthday following the issuance of an original certificate or the expiration of the certificate renewed.

(d) A holder of a certificate may not violate any restriction placed on the certificate. Depending upon the type of vehicle used in the driving test and the abilities and physical condition of the applicant, the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the department may place restrictions on a certificate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle and safe transportation of passengers. These restrictions may include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Automatic transmission only.

(2) Hydraulic brakes only.

(3) Type 2 bus only.

(4) Conventional or type 2 bus only.

(5) Two-axle motor truck or passenger vehicle only.

(e) A holder of a certificate may not drive a motor vehicle equipped with a two-speed rear axle unless the certificate is endorsed: “May drive vehicle with two-speed rear axle.”

(f) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
Cal. PUC § 4463 — California Code / Code puc / Division 2 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 4463
Section 4463
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter, as added by Chapter 388 of the Statutes of 1994, shall not be implemented unless sufficient federal funding has been annually appropriated to the Public Utilities Commission to ensure that only those charges specifically fixed by law, and no additional charges shall, directly or indirectly, be passed on to California consumers.
Cal. UIC § 1872 — California Code / Code uic / Division 1 / Part 1 / Chapter 7 / Article 8 / Section 1872
Section 1872
Status: in_force

A determination by the director that it would not be in the best interest of the state to accept partial payment in satisfaction of a tax liability shall not be subject to administrative appeal or judicial review.
Cal. PRC § 40117 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 40117
Section 40117
Status: in_force

“Gasification” means a technology that uses a noncombustion thermal process to convert solid waste to a clean burning fuel for the purpose of generating electricity, and that, at minimum, meets all of the following criteria:

(a) The technology does not use air or oxygen in the conversion process, except ambient air to maintain temperature control.

(b) The technology produces no discharges of air contaminants or emissions, including greenhouse gases, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 38505 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) The technology produces no discharges to surface or groundwaters of the state.

(d) The technology produces no hazardous waste.

(e) To the maximum extent feasible, the technology removes all recyclable materials and marketable green waste compostable materials from the solid waste stream prior to the conversion process and the owner or operator of the facility certifies that those materials will be recycled or composted.

(f) The facility where the technology is used is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

(g) The facility certifies to the board that any local agency sending solid waste to the facility is in compliance with this division and has reduced, recycled, or composted solid waste to the maximum extent feasible, and the board makes a finding that the local agency has diverted at least 30 percent of all solid waste through source reduction, recycling, and composting.
Cal. WAT § 71270 — California Code / Code wat / Division 20 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 71270
Section 71270
Status: in_force

The board is the governing body of the district.
Cal. LAB § 4658.6 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 4658.6
Section 4658.6
Status: in_force

The employer shall not be liable for the supplemental job displacement benefit pursuant to Section 4658.5 if the employer meets either of the following conditions:

(a) Within 30 days of the termination of temporary disability indemnity payments, the employer offers, and the employee rejects, or fails to accept, in the form and manner prescribed by the administrative director, modified work, accommodating the employee’s work restrictions, lasting at least 12 months.

(b) Within 30 days of the termination of temporary disability indemnity payments, the employer offers, and the employee rejects, or fails to accept, in the form and manner prescribed by the administrative director, alternative work meeting all of the following conditions:

(1) The employee has the ability to perform the essential functions of the job provided.

(2) The job provided is in a regular position lasting at least 12 months.

(3) The job provided offers wages and compensation that are within 15 percent of those paid to the employee at the time of injury.

(4) The job is located within reasonable commuting distance of the employee’s residence at the time of injury.
Cal. WAT § 47180 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 9 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 47180
Section 47180
Status: in_force

For the purpose of the care, operation, management, or improvement of such portions of the project as are in use, including salaries of officers and employees, and all other operating expenses, the board may in lieu (either in part or in whole) of levying assessments as in this chapter provided for, fix rates of tolls and charges for irrigation or available irrigation and other services rendered by the district, including the use of ground water, and collect the same from all persons receiving the benefit of the irrigation or other services. The tolls and charges shall be proportional as nearly as possible to the service rendered.
Cal. RTC § 8996 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 8996
Section 8996
Status: in_force

(a) If any person fails to pay any amount imposed under this part at the time that it becomes due and payable, the amount thereof, including penalties and interest, together with any costs in addition thereto, shall thereupon be a perfected and enforceable state tax lien. Such a lien is subject to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 7150) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(b) For the purpose of this section, amounts are “due and payable” on the following dates:

(1) For amounts disclosed on a return received by the board before the date the return is delinquent, the date the return would have been delinquent;

(2) For amounts disclosed on a return filed on or after the date the return is delinquent, the date the return is received by the board;

(3) For amounts determined under Section 8826 (pertaining to jeopardy assessments), the date the notice of the board’s finding is mailed or issued;

(4) For all other amounts, the date the assessment is final.
Cal. FAC § 80057 — California Code / Code fac / Division 23 / Chapter 2 / Section 80057
Section 80057
Status: in_force

“Tag” means a paper or cloth label that can be attached to a native plant or a commercial load by means of a string and a seal, which tag specifies, among other things, a serial number, type of plant, fee required, location of origin, date of removal, witnessing authority, applicant, destination, and proposed use, including, but not limited to, commercial processing or landscaping.
Cal. HSC § 120121 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 105 / Part 1 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 120121
Section 120121
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, including Sections 120130, 120140, and 120145, when the department issues a statewide order or mandatory guidance related to preventing the spread of COVID-19 or protecting public health against a threat of COVID-19, the department shall do both of the following:

(a) Publish, on its internet website, the order or mandatory guidance and the date that the order or mandatory guidance takes effect.

(b) Create an opportunity for local communities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and others to sign up for an email distribution list relative to changes to the department’s order or mandatory guidance.
Cal. INS § 10205 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 10205
Section 10205
Status: in_force

A policy of group life insurance shall not be issued or delivered in this State nor, except as otherwise provided in Section 10205.5, shall an insurer provide or agree to provide group life coverage until a copy of the form of the policy is filed with the commissioner and approved by him. Except as provided in Section 10211, such policy shall not be so issued or delivered unless it contains in substance the provisions set forth in Sections 10206 to 10210 hereof.
Cal. WIC § 403 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Article 13.5 / Section 403
Section 403
Status: in_force

An advocate shall not be assigned to assist any minor in foster care placement who has been appointed a surrogate parent.
Cal. PUC § 21690.5 — California Code / Code puc / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 4 / Article 4.5 / Section 21690.5
Section 21690.5
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a) The proper operation of California’s publicly owned or operated airports is essential to the welfare of the state and its people.

(b) California’s publicly owned or operated airports establish a vital transportation link between the state and the economic systems of the nation and the world, and enable the state to enjoy and provide the benefits of an international tourist and commercial center.

(c) The economic validity and stability of California’s publicly owned or operated airports is, consequently, a matter of statewide importance.

(d) The policy of this state is to promote the development of commerce and tourism to the end of securing to the people of this state the benefits of these activities conducted in the state.

(e) Therefore, since the proper operation of the state’s publicly owned or operated airports is essential to the welfare of the state and its people, the Legislature recognizes and affirms such operation as a governmental function to be discharged in furtherance of the policy of securing the benefits of commerce and tourism for the state and its people.
Cal. HSC § 25534.06 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 20 / Chapter 6.95 / Article 2 / Section 25534.06
Section 25534.06
Status: in_force

(a) A city or county that adopts, amends, or repeals an ordinance related to the regulation of regulated substances pursuant to this article shall do so at a public meeting for which notice has been given in a newspaper of general circulation that is published and circulated in the affected city or county, and the city or county shall state in the ordinance the reasons for adopting, amending, or repealing the ordinance.

(b) A city or county required to provide notice pursuant to subdivision (a) may, in addition to publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation, submit the notice to the agency, which shall post that notice on the internet at a location established for notices that may be posted pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) A city or county required to provide notice pursuant to subdivision (a) may also submit the full text of the ordinance and a summary of any violations of the ordinance to the agency, which shall post the full text of the ordinance and the summary of any violations of the ordinance, or a link to the full text of the ordinance and the summary of any violations of the ordinance, on the agency’s internet website.
Cal. PRC § 14573.1 — California Code / Code prc / Division 12.1 / Chapter 6 / Section 14573.1
Section 14573.1
Status: in_force

(a) (1) In addition to other payments authorized by this division, the department shall pay to a recycling center that is a rural region recycler, as defined in Section 14525.5.1, or that is located in a rural county, as defined in Section 40184, a transportation, operations, and logistics payment of sixty dollars ($60) per ton for glass containers.

(2) If the department determines that there are insufficient funds to make the payments described in paragraph (1) and the payments described in Sections 14575 and 14581, then the department shall reduce the payments described in paragraph (1) before making any reductions to the payments described in Sections 14575 and 14581.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the department for expenditure without regard to fiscal year for the purposes described in this subdivision.

(b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
Cal. BPC § 22255 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 14 / Section 22255
Section 22255
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall issue a “certificate of completion,” as part of the education registration requirements described in Section 22251.3, to the tax preparer when the tax preparer demonstrates that he or she has (1) completed not less than 60 hours of instruction in basic personal income tax law, theory, and practice by an approved curriculum provider within the previous 18 months; and (2) provides evidence of compliance with the bonding requirement of Section 22250.1, including the name of the surety company, the bond number, and the bond expiration date. Of the required 60 hours, 45 hours shall be concerned with federal tax curriculum and 15 hours shall be concerned with state tax curriculum.

(b) A tax preparer shall complete on an annual basis not less than 20 hours of continuing education, including 15 hours in federal taxation and 5 hours in California taxation from an approved curriculum provider. The council shall issue annually a “statement of compliance” when the tax preparer demonstrates that he or she has (1) completed the required 20 hours of continuing education, and (2) provides evidence of compliance with the bonding requirement of Section 22250.1, including the name of the surety company, the bond number, and the bond expiration date.

(c) An individual who possesses a minimum of two recent years’ experience in the preparation of personal income tax returns may petition the council to review the experience and determine if it is the equivalent of the required qualifying education described in subdivision (a). The council may provide that individual with a “certificate of completion” if it is determined that the experience is the equivalent of the required hours. Tax preparation performed in situations that violate this chapter, by an individual who is neither registered nor exempted, may not be used toward the qualifying experience needed for registration as a tax preparer.
Cal. INS § 936.8 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 10.8 / Section 936.8
Section 936.8
Status: in_force

Any insurer or insurer group failing, without just cause, to timely file the CGAD as required in this article shall be subject to the late filing fees set forth in Section 924. The commissioner may reduce the penalty if the insurer or insurer group demonstrates to the commissioner that the imposition of the penalty would constitute a financial hardship to the insurer or insurer group.
Cal. INS § 11782 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 11782
Section 11782
Status: in_force

All business and affairs of the fund shall be conducted in the name of the State Compensation Insurance Fund, and in that name, without any other name or title, the board of directors may perform the acts authorized by this chapter.
Cal. INS § 1922 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 1 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 1922
Section 1922
Status: in_force

An implied warranty of seaworthiness is complied with if the ship is seaworthy at the time of the commencement of the risk, except in the following cases:

(a) When the insurance is made for a specified length of time, the implied warranty is not complied with unless the ship is seaworthy at the commencement of every voyage it undertakes during that time.

(b) When the insurance is upon the cargo and, by the terms of the policy, description of the voyage, or established custom of the trade, the cargo is to be transshipped at an intermediate port, the implied warranty is not complied with unless each vessel upon which the cargo is shipped or transshipped is seaworthy at the commencement of its particular voyage.