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Cal. ELEC § 15307 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 15307
Section 15307
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the 13th day following the election, an elections official shall finish counting all ballots, except those described in subdivision (b), and shall release the vote count for those ballots.

(b) The requirement to finish counting all ballots and release the vote count for those ballots on or before the 13th day following the election does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A duplicate ballot prepared pursuant to Section 15210 or subdivision (c) of Section 3106.

(2) A vote by mail ballot that is forwarded to the county elections official who issued the ballot pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 3017.

(3) A vote by mail ballot for which a voter has the opportunity either to verify a signature pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 3019 or to provide a signature pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 3019.

(4) A provisional ballot.

(5) A ballot cast by a person who completes a conditional voter registration pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 2170) of Chapter 2 of Division 2.

(6) A ballot received by an elections official after the fourth day following the election.

(c) If an elections official will not meet the deadline set forth in subdivision (a), the elections official shall file a notice of extension with the Secretary of State and include the reason for the extension. Both the Secretary of State and the elections official shall post the extension filing on their respective websites.

(d) Nothing in this section alters the statutory obligations imposed by Sections 3019, 15320, 15321, and 15342 regarding counties completing their respective vote canvasses.
Cal. BPC § 5641.4 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 3.5 / Article 3 / Section 5641.4
Section 5641.4
Status: in_force

A landscape contractor licensed under the statutes of this state, insofar as they work within the classification for which the license is issued, may design systems and facilities for work to be performed and supervised by that landscape contractor and is exempt from this chapter, except that a landscape contractor shall not use the title “landscape architect” unless they hold a license as required under this chapter.
Cal. PUC § 30227 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 30227
Section 30227
Status: in_force

Within ten (10) days after the Secretary of State has received certified copies of the resolutions appointing a majority of the directors, he shall call the first meeting of the board of directors at an appropriate time within twenty (20) days thereafter. The meeting shall be held in the City of Los Angeles.
Cal. HSC § 4796 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 5 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 4796
Section 4796
Status: in_force

Bonds and the interest thereon shall be paid by revenue derived from an annual tax upon the real property in the district, and all the real property in the district shall be and remain liable to be taxed for such payments. Said bonds and the interest thereon shall not be taxable in this State.
Cal. PRC § 25524.5 — California Code / Code prc / Division 15 / Chapter 6 / Section 25524.5
Section 25524.5
Status: in_force

The commission shall not certify any facility which adds generating capacity to a potential multiple-facility site in excess of the maximum allowable capacity established by the commission pursuant to Section 25516.5, unless the commission finds that exceeding the maximum allowable capacity will not increase adverse environmental impacts or create technological, seismic, or other difficulties beyond those already found acceptable in the commission’s findings on the notice for that site pursuant to Sections 25516 and 25516.5.
Cal. RTC § 2502 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 2502
Section 2502
Status: in_force

Taxes may be paid in legal tender or in money receivable in payment of taxes by the United States. The tax collector shall have the right to refuse the payment in coins of property taxes, penalties and interest, and any other charges associated with the payment of property taxes.
Cal. PCC § 10245.3 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 7.2 / Section 10245.3
Section 10245.3
Status: in_force

The committee may establish standards and qualifications for the certification of arbitrators and certify as arbitrators persons meeting such standards and qualifications. The committee may remove persons from its list of certified arbitrators.
Cal. SHC § 36602 — California Code / Code shc / Division 18 / Part 7 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 36602
Section 36602
Status: in_force

The purpose of this part is to supplement previously enacted provisions of law that authorize cities to levy assessments within property and business improvement districts, to ensure that those assessments conform to all constitutional requirements and are determined and assessed in accordance with the guidance set forth in this act. This part does not affect or limit any other provisions of law authorizing or providing for the furnishing of improvements or activities or the raising of revenue for these purposes.
Cal. HSC § 1568.29 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3.15 / Section 1568.29
Section 1568.29
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to licensure, the following individuals shall be subject to and complete a background check pursuant to Section 1522:

(1) An applicant.

(2) An adult residing or regularly present in an applicant or licensee’s home.

(3) Additional individuals who have contact with a client, as determined necessary by the department by rules, regulations, or written directives.

(b) Subsequent to initial licensure, a person specified in subdivision (a) who is not exempted from fingerprinting under subdivision (f) shall obtain either a criminal record clearance or an exemption from disqualification pursuant to Section 1522 prior to employment, residence, or initial presence in a medical foster home for veterans.

(c) A person initiating a background examination pursuant to subdivision (a) shall submit their fingerprints to the Department of Justice by electronic transmission in a manner approved by the department, unless exempt under subdivision (f).

(d) A law enforcement agency or other local agency authorized to take fingerprints may charge a reasonable fee to offset the costs of fingerprinting for the purposes of this chapter.

(e) The Department of Justice shall use the fingerprints to search state and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal offender record information pursuant to Section 1522.

(f) A person who is a current licensee or employee in a facility licensed by the department, a certified administrator, or a registered TrustLine provider need not submit fingerprints to the Department of Justice and may transfer their current criminal record clearance or exemption pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (h) of Section 1522.

(g) Before issuing a criminal record clearance or exemption to an individual described in subdivision (a), the department shall review the individual’s state summary criminal offender record information and the records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to Section 1522.

(h) The department shall not prohibit a person from being employed or having contact with a veteran resident in a medical foster home for veterans on the basis of a denied criminal record exemption request or arrest information unless the department complies with the requirements of Section 1568.295.

(i) The department shall hold criminal record clearances and exemptions in its active files for a minimum of three years in order to facilitate a transfer request.

(j) Other than the applicant or licensee, a member of a United States Department of Veterans Affairs interdisciplinary home care team who provides medical, rehabilitative, or preventive services to a veteran resident in a medical foster home for veterans, including, but not limited to, Home-Based Primary Care and Spinal Cord Injury-Home Care, is exempt from requirements applicable under this section.
Cal. BPC § 17511.6 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 7 / Part 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 1.4 / Section 17511.6
Section 17511.6
Status: in_force

Every telephonic seller shall file with the Attorney General, in the form prescribed by the Attorney General, an irrevocable consent appointing the Attorney General to act as the seller’s attorney to receive service of any lawful process in any noncriminal suit, action, or proceeding against the seller or the seller’s successor, executor, or administrator, which may arise under this article, when the agent designated pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 17511.4 has resigned and has not been replaced or if the agent so designated cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the address designated pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 17511.4 or if no agent has been designated pursuant thereto. When service is made upon the Attorney General in conformance with this section, it shall have the same force and validity as if served personally on the seller. Service may be made by leaving a copy of the process in the office of the Attorney General, but it shall not be effective unless both of the following are done:

(a) When service is effected pursuant to this section, the plaintiff shall forthwith send by first-class mail a notice of the service and a copy of the process to the defendant or respondent at the last address on file with the department.

(b) The plaintiff’s affidavit of compliance with this section shall be filed in the case on or before the return date of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court allows.
Cal. FIN § 23012 — California Code / Code fin / Division 10 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 23012
Section 23012
Status: in_force

The proceedings for denial of a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the commissioner has all the powers granted therein.
Cal. PRC § 29510 — California Code / Code prc / Division 19 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 29510
Section 29510
Status: in_force

Not later than two years following certification of the local protection program, the commission shall report to the Legislature regarding the operation of the appellate procedure in the secondary management area, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 29504. Not less than 60 days prior to the date on which the report is required to be submitted to the Legislature, the report shall be made available, for review and comment, to each local government having jurisdiction within the marsh. Not later than 30 days prior to the date on which the report is required to be submitted to the Legislature, any comments by a local government shall be submitted to the commission. Each such comment shall be included in the commission’s report, together with the commission’s response thereto.
Cal. HSC § 40468 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 26 / Part 3 / Chapter 5.5 / Article 5 / Section 40468
Section 40468
Status: in_force

The state board shall not require as a condition of approval of the plan or subsequent revisions, any indirect source review program or other land use control measures.
Cal. PUC § 30406 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 3 / Chapter 4 / Article 1 / Section 30406
Section 30406
Status: in_force

The board may classify and determine the officers and employees who shall be included as members in the retirement system and may change the classification from time to time. Membership of all officers and employees so classified and included in the retirement system is compulsory.
Cal. WAT § 8840 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 5 / Article 5 / Section 8840
Section 8840
Status: in_force

The map when approved by the board, shall be certified by the secretary of the board as having been so approved.
Cal. WIC § 14005.255 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14005.255
Section 14005.255
Status: in_force

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 14005.25, subject to paragraph (2) and subdivision (d), a child shall be continuously eligible for Medi-Cal up to, five years of age.

(2) A redetermination of Medi-Cal eligibility shall not be conducted before the child reaches five years of age, unless the department or county possesses facts indicating that the family has requested the child’s voluntary disenrollment, the child is deceased, the child is no longer a state resident, or the child’s original enrollment was based on a state or county error or on fraud, abuse, or perjury attributed to the child or the child’s representative.

(b) (1) Implementation of this section is contingent on all of the following conditions:

(A) All necessary federal approvals have been obtained by the department pursuant to subdivision (c).

(B) The Legislature has appropriated funding to implement this section after a determination that ongoing General Fund resources are available to support the ongoing implementation of this section in the 2024–25 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years.

(C) The department has determined that systems have been programmed to implement this section.

(2) The department shall issue a declaration certifying the date that all conditions in paragraph (1) have been met. The department shall post the declaration on its internet website and provide a copy of the declaration to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the Legislative Counsel.

(c) This section shall be implemented only to the extent that any necessary federal approvals are obtained, and federal financial participation is available and not otherwise jeopardized.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section, in whole or in part, through all-county letters or similar instructions, without taking any further regulatory action.

(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025, or the date certified by the department pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), whichever is later.
Cal. FIN § 22345 — California Code / Code fin / Division 9 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 22345
Section 22345
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who violates any provision of Section 987 of Title 10 of the United States Code, as amended by 126 Stat. 1785 (Public Law 112-239), or any provision of Part 232 (commencing with Section 232.1) of Subchapter M of Chapter I of Subtitle A of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as published on July 22, 2015, on page 43560 in Number 140 of Volume 80 of the Federal Register, violates this chapter.

(b) A person that does not market consumer loans to, or does not extend those loans to, covered borrowers, as that term is defined under Part 232 (commencing with Section 232.1) of Subchapter M of Chapter I of Subtitle A of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as amended on the date described in subdivision (a), shall not be in violation of Section 394 of the Military and Veterans Code.
Cal. ELEC § 16462 — California Code / Code elec / Division 16 / Chapter 5 / Article 4 / Section 16462
Section 16462
Status: in_force

No service other than as provided in this section need be made upon the defendant. The affidavit shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court within five days after the completion of the official canvass. Upon the filing of the affidavit the county elections official shall forthwith post, in a conspicuous place in the official’s office, a copy of the affidavit. Upon the filing of the affidavit and its posting, the superior court of the county shall have jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties to the contest. The contestant on the date of filing the affidavit shall send by certified mail a copy thereof to the defendant in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid, addressed to the defendant at the place of residence named in the affidavit of registration of the defendant, and shall make and file an affidavit of mailing with the county elections official, which shall become a part of the records of the contest.
Cal. PUC § 101341 — California Code / Code puc / Division 10 / Part 13 / Chapter 9 / Section 101341
Section 101341
Status: in_force

Whenever a majority of the employees employed by the district in a unit appropriate for collective bargaining indicate a desire to be represented by a labor organization, the district, upon determining as provided in Section 101344 that the labor organization represents the employees in the appropriate unit, shall enter into a written contract with the accredited representative of the employees governing wages, salaries, hours, and working conditions. In case of a dispute over wages, salaries, hours, or working conditions, which is not resolved by negotiations in good faith between the district and the labor organization, the district and the labor organization may submit the dispute to the decision of the majority of an arbitration board, and the decision of the majority of the arbitration board shall be final.

The arbitration board shall be composed of two representatives of the district, and two representatives of the labor organization, and they shall endeavor to agree upon the selection of the fifth member. If they are unable to agree, the names of five persons experienced in labor arbitration shall be obtained from the California State Mediation and Conciliation Service. The labor organization and the district shall, alternately, strike a name from the list so supplied, and the name remaining after the labor organization and the district have stricken four names, shall be designated as the arbitrator. The labor organization and the district shall determine by lot who shall first strike from the list. The decision of a majority of the arbitration board shall be final and binding upon the parties. The expenses of arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Each party shall bear his or her own costs.
Cal. BPC § 4999.100 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 16 / Article 6 / Section 4999.100
Section 4999.100
Status: in_force

(a) An associate registration shall expire one year from the last day of the month in which it was issued.

(b) To renew a registration, the registrant, on or before the expiration date of the registration, shall do the following:

(1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.

(2) Pay a renewal fee prescribed by the board.

(3) Notify the board whether they have been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other state, subsequent to the registrant’s last renewal.

(4) Participate in the California law and ethics examination pursuant to Section 4999.53 each year until successful completion of this examination.

(5) Certify under penalty of perjury their compliance with the continuing education requirements set forth in Section 4999.76.

(c) An expired registration may be renewed by completing all of the actions described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (b).

(d) The associate registration may be renewed a maximum of five times. Registration shall not be renewed or reinstated beyond six years from the last day of the month during which it was issued, regardless of whether it has been revoked. When no further renewals are possible, an applicant may apply for and obtain a subsequent associate registration number if the applicant meets the educational requirements for registration in effect at the time of the application for a subsequent associate registration number and has passed the California law and ethics examination described in Section 4999.53. An applicant who is issued a subsequent associate registration number pursuant to this subdivision shall not be employed or volunteer in a private practice.
Cal. HSC § 50096 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 31 / Part 1 / Chapter 2 / Section 50096
Section 50096
Status: in_force

“Rehabilitation” means repairs and improvements to a substandard residential structure necessary to make it meet rehabilitation standards. As used in this section, “substandard residential structure” has the same meaning as the term “substandard building,” as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 17920.
Cal. SHC § 8740.4 — California Code / Code shc / Division 10 / Part 10.5 / Section 8740.4
Section 8740.4
Status: in_force

When the street superintendent has ascertained that the application is signed by all the necessary persons, and that no request for a hearing has been received, he shall thereupon amend the recorded diagram and assessment to conform to such division and apportionment and assign new assessment numbers to each separate part of the original lot or parcel of land.
Cal. BPC § 22388 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 17 / Article 4.5 / Section 22388
Section 22388
Status: in_force

Failure to make the disclosure required by Article 4 (commencing with Section 22380) shall render any contract subsequently entered into between the customer and the invention developer voidable by the customer.
Cal. ELEC § 15623 — California Code / Code elec / Division 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 3 / Section 15623
Section 15623
Status: in_force

Any time during the conduct of a recount and for 24 hours thereafter, any other voter may request the recount of any precincts in an election for the same office, slate of presidential electors, or measure not recounted as a result of the original request.
Cal. HNC § 6074 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 8 / Part 3 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 6074
Section 6074
Status: in_force

It may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease or otherwise acquire, hold and enjoy and lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind, within or without the district, necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its power.