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Cal. VEH § 4853 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 4853
Section 4853
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue one or more stickers, tabs, or other suitable devices in lieu of the license plates provided for under this code. Except when the physical differences between the stickers, tabs, or devices and license plates by their nature render the provisions of this code inapplicable, all provisions of this code relating to license plates may apply to stickers, tabs, or devices.

(b) The department may establish a pilot program to evaluate the use of alternatives to the stickers, tabs, license plates, and registration cards authorized by this code, subject to all of the following requirements:

(1) The alternative products shall be approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(2) The pilot program shall be limited to no more than 0.5 percent of registered vehicles for the purpose of road testing and evaluation.

(3) The alternative products to be evaluated shall be provided at no cost to the state.

(4) Any pilot program established by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to vehicle owners who have voluntarily chosen to participate in the pilot program.

(c) In the conduct of any pilot program pursuant to this section, any data exchanged between the department and any electronic device or the provider of any electronic device shall be limited to those data necessary to display evidence of registration compliance. The department shall not receive or retain any information generated during the pilot program regarding the movement, location, or use of a vehicle participating in the pilot program.

(d) In the conduct of any pilot program pursuant to this section, the department may evaluate the inclusion of participants in the Business Partner Automation Program, pursuant to Section 1685.

(e) Subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, shall become inoperative on the effective date of any regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 4854.
Cal. PUC § 12874 — California Code / Code puc / Division 6 / Chapter 6 / Article 7 / Section 12874
Section 12874
Status: in_force

Sales of any bonds, treasury notes, or obligations purchased and held by the district shall from time to time be made in season so that the proceeds may be applied to the purposes for which the money with which the bonds, treasury notes, or obligations were originally purchased was placed in the treasury of the district.
Cal. FAC § 77953 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 77953
Section 77953
Status: in_force

The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all its dealings which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of the director. A summary of the audit shall be reported to all producers and a copy of the summary shall also be submitted to the department. In addition, the director may, as he or she determines necessary, conduct or cause to be conducted a fiscal and compliance audit of the commission.
Cal. FIN § 18438 — California Code / Code fin / Division 7 / Chapter 6 / Section 18438
Section 18438
Status: in_force

If a loan is made or other thing is purchased or discounted in violation of Section 18271, 18272, 18273, 18274, or 18437, the officers, directors and shareholders of the industrial loan company, its holding company, or its affiliates participating therein or knowingly approving the same shall be personally liable for any loss suffered by the industrial loan company by reason thereof.
Cal. WAT § 80804 — California Code / Code wat / Division 29.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 80804
Section 80804
Status: in_force

This division shall be liberally construed in a manner so as to effectuate its purposes and objectives.
Cal. WAT § 51697 — California Code / Code wat / Division 15 / Part 7 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 51697
Section 51697
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of parcels acquired by the county treasurer at delinquency sale for bonded assessments as trustee for the district, shall be deposited in the bond fund.
Cal. WIC § 2106 — California Code / Code wic / Division 2.5 / Chapter 3 / Section 2106
Section 2106
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that all youth mentoring programs shall be afforded all of the following:

(a) The adoption of quality assurance standards by school- and community-based mentor programs.

(b) The provision of mentor program technical assistance.

(c) The provision of technical assistance to any organization that wishes to improve youth-adult relationships.

(d) The provision of a mentor program clearinghouse and library service.

(e) The preparation and periodic updating of a statewide directory of mentor program services.

(f) The provision of mentor program referrals to the general public.

(g) The coordination of the state employee mentor recruitment campaign.

(h) The development of a coordinated and coherent reporting form and requirements.

(i) (1) In order to obtain funding appropriated by the Legislature, mentor programs shall have adopted the California Mentor Initiative Quality Assurance Standards and shall provide data regarding mentee outcomes as requested by the state funding agencies consistent with subdivision (h).

(2) Adopted in 1997, the Quality Assurance Standards can be found in the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Publication Number 99-1121. The requirements of these standards are summarized as follows:

(A) A statement of purpose and a long-range plan.

(B) A recruitment plan for both mentors and mentees.

(C) An orientation for mentors and mentees.

(D) Eligibility screening for mentors and mentees.

(E) A readiness and training curriculum for all mentors and mentees.

(F) A strategy that matches the provider program’s purpose.

(G) A monitoring program that includes ongoing assessment.

(H) A support, recognition, and retention component, including ongoing peer support, training, and development.

(I) Closure steps that include confidential exit interviews.

(J) An evaluation process based on an outcome analysis of the mentor program, program criteria, and statement of purpose.

(j) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2013.
Cal. PUC § 120670 — California Code / Code puc / Division 11 / Chapter 6 / Article 3 / Section 120670
Section 120670
Status: in_force

The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to the board.
Cal. VEH § 31408 — California Code / Code veh / Division 13 / Chapter 5 / Article 2 / Section 31408
Section 31408
Status: in_force

No person may operate a farm labor vehicle on a highway unless both headlamps required under Section 24400 are lighted, regardless of the time of day.
Cal. HSC § 1534.5 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 1534.5
Section 1534.5
Status: in_force

The state department shall provide the office, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 9701 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with copies of inspection reports for community care facilities upon request.
Cal. FGC § 1050.5 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 2 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 1050.5
Section 1050.5
Status: in_force

The department may accept a credit card charge as a method of payment. Any contract executed by the department with credit card issuers or draft purchasers shall be consistent with Section 6159 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Title 1.3 (commencing with Section 1747) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, the department may impose a surcharge in an amount to cover the cost of providing the credit card service, including reimbursement for any fee or discount charged by the credit card issuer.
Cal. HNC § 1182 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 1182
Section 1182
Status: in_force

If, after a hearing, the board finds that the pilot is guilty of misconduct sufficient for deprivation of the license, the board shall revoke or suspend the license of the pilot. The order shall be entered in the minutes and placed in the record of the pilot maintained pursuant to Section 1157. The proceedings 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 board shall have all the powers granted pursuant to that chapter.
Cal. HSC § 32310 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 23 / Chapter 4 / Section 32310
Section 32310
Status: in_force

Bonds shall be sold for at least par value. Before making any sales, the board of directors of the district shall, by resolution entered on its minutes, declare its intention to sell a specified amount of bonds, and the day, hour, and place at which bids will be received for such bonds. Notice of the sale shall be given by publication, once, not less than 10 days prior to the date of sale, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and shall state that sealed proposals for the purchase of bonds will be received at the place designated for the receipt of bids until the day and hour named in the resolution.
Cal. HSC § 109505 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 4 / Chapter 4 / Article 5 / Section 109505
Section 109505
Status: in_force

DMSO sold in California other than by prescription shall be labeled by the manufacturer, distributor, or seller to contain a description of all of the contents in the solution, statement of purity, the percent of DMSO in the solution, and the manufacturer’s name and address.

The label shall contain (a) the name and address of the distributor of the DMSO, if any, (b) the name and address of the manufacturer of the finished DMSO, and (c) the manufacturer’s lot or control number. Finished DMSO means DMSO that requires no further manufacture prior to retail sale other than packaging or labeling. Whenever DMSO is sold or otherwise supplied, other than by prescription, the seller or supplier shall give additional printed material to the person receiving the DMSO that provides adequate warning against use that may be dangerous to the health of the user, and information that prescriptive DMSO is available from a physician.

The label of DMSO sold pursuant to this section shall contain the following statement: “It is unlawful to represent in any way that this product is useful or safe to use for medicinal purposes.” The label shall include appropriate precautionary measures for proper handling and first aid treatment and a warning statement to keep the product out of reach of children.
Cal. BPC § 2443 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 20 / Section 2443
Section 2443
Status: in_force

The following fees apply to fictitious-name permits issued under Section 2415:

(a) The initial permit fee shall be seventy dollars ($70). If the permit will expire less than one year after its issuance, then the initial permit fee is an amount equal to 50 percent of the fee in effect at the beginning of the current renewal cycle.

(b) For permits that expire on or after January 1, 2022, the biennial renewal fee shall be fifty dollars ($50).

(c) The delinquency fee is twenty dollars ($20).

(d) The duplicate permit fee shall be forty dollars ($40).
Cal. HNC § 1268 — California Code / Code hnc / Division 5 / Chapter 6 / Article 4 / Section 1268
Section 1268
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a petition, the executive director shall do all of the following:

(a) Schedule an item for the next regular meeting of the board for the purposes of providing notice to the public and for the executive director to publish the signed submission and request for a hearing on the petition into the record.

(b) Provide all copies of all filed materials to the administrative law judge assigned upon the request of the board pursuant to Section 1261 for the purpose of administering the hearing on the petition.

(c) Provide notification to the petitioner and to every stakeholder who requested to participate in prepetition meetings pursuant to Section 1262 of all of the following:

(1) The name and contact information of the administrative law judge assigned to administer the hearing on the petition.

(2) The official date of the filing of the petition with the board.

(3) The requirement of interested stakeholders to file a request to intervene within 20 calendar days of petition filing pursuant to Section 1269.
Cal. PUC § 17301 — California Code / Code puc / Division 7 / Chapter 8 / Article 1 / Section 17301
Section 17301
Status: in_force

Unincorporated territory contiguous or noncontiguous to a district may be annexed to the district in the manner provided in the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (commencing with Section 56000 of the Government Code).
Cal. PCC § 10710 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 2.5 / Article 1 / Section 10710
Section 10710
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the trustees may award annual contracts that do not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) for repair or other repetitive work, or renovation or modification, to be done according to unit prices. The contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and shall be based primarily on plans and specifications for typical work. No project shall be performed under a contract of this type except by order of the trustees. No annual contracts may be awarded under these provisions for capital outlay projects, where the total cost of the project exceeds the value of a minor capital outlay project for which, pursuant to Section 10108, the services of the Department of General Services are not required and a state agency or department is authorized to carry out its own project.

(b) For purposes of this section, “unit price” means the amount paid for a single unit of an item of work, and “typical work” means a work description applicable universally or applicable to a large number of individual projects, as distinguished from work specifically described with respect to an individual project.
Cal. WAT § 79716 — California Code / Code wat / Division 26.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 79716
Section 79716
Status: in_force

Each state agency that receives an appropriation of funding made available by this division shall be responsible for establishing metrics of success and reporting the status of projects and all uses of the funding on the state’s bond accountability Internet Web site, as provided by statute.
Cal. MVC § 1259 — California Code / Code mvc / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1259
Section 1259
Status: in_force

Territory forming a part of any existing district at the time of presentation of a petition for annexation, shall not be annexed pursuant to this article.
Cal. FIN § 11 — California Code / Code fin / Section 11
Section 11
Status: in_force

The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.
Cal. PRC § 35024 — California Code / Code prc / Division 25 / Chapter 2 / Section 35024
Section 35024
Status: in_force

“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
Cal. INS § 882.5 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 882.5
Section 882.5
Status: in_force

(a) A home protection company proposing to issue a contract bearing the name of itself as well as another name which is the name of a person, persons, or organization of persons licensed pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) of Division 4 of the Business and Professions Code, or a franchised name therefor, shall first file an application with the commissioner for approval of the other name. The commissioner may reject any name so submitted when it is an interference with, or too similar to, one already appropriated or when it is likely to mislead the public in any respect. However, the name shall not be rejected, except pursuant to subdivision (b), if the name was used by the same entity for a similar offering in this state prior to May 3, 1978. In case of any rejection of a name pursuant to this subdivision, the application may be amended to submit another or other names.

(b) No such name shall be approved unless all power to transact home protection business (except as authorized in Section 771.1) and other powers specified by the commissioner by regulation, are specifically retained by the home protection company and the home protection contracts prominently disclose that fact.

The commissioner, pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may adopt reasonable regulations to implement this section.
Cal. WAT § 42329 — California Code / Code wat / Division 14 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 42329
Section 42329
Status: in_force

At the time of calling the election, the board shall in its order designate voting places and appoint three landholders of the district to act as a board of election at each voting place.
Cal. ELEC § 6906 — California Code / Code elec / Division 6 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 6906
Section 6906
Status: in_force

The electors, when convened, shall vote by ballot for a person for President and a person for Vice President of the United States, one of whom, at least, is not an inhabitant of this state.
Cal. INS § 10511 — California Code / Code ins / Division 2 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 1 / Section 10511
Section 10511
Status: in_force

If authorized by its charter, such an incorporated life insurer may, except as provided in Section 700.03, transact, in addition to life insurance, any of the following classes of insurance if its total paid-in capital is at least two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000) in excess of the sum of the amounts set forth opposite the classes of insurance transacted:

Number and name of class  Amount of capital
class transacted  to be added
6. Disability 250,000
8. Liability
9.  Workers’
compensation
10. Common carrier
liability ⎫

⎪

⎬

⎪

⎭ 300,000
for all or any
of them
Cal. FAM § 3806 — California Code / Code fam / Division 9 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 3806
Section 3806
Status: in_force

The court may make an order specifying the parties’ respective responsibilities for the payment of the costs of routine maintenance and capital improvements.
Cal. BPC § 2257 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 5 / Article 12 / Section 2257
Section 2257
Status: in_force

The violation of Section 109275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to informed consent for the treatment of breast cancer, constitutes unprofessional conduct.
Cal. FAM § 3177 — California Code / Code fam / Division 8 / Part 2 / Chapter 11 / Article 3 / Section 3177
Section 3177
Status: in_force

Mediation proceedings pursuant to this chapter shall be held in private and shall be confidential. All communications, verbal or written, from the parties to the mediator made in the proceeding are official information within the meaning of Section 1040 of the Evidence Code.
Cal. INS § 1858.01 — California Code / Code ins / Division 1 / Part 2 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 1858.01
Section 1858.01
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a written complaint has been filed with the commissioner, the commissioner shall review and investigate the matter complained of as provided by Section 1858 and shall make a determination whether there is probable cause to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred. This determination shall be made within a reasonable time, but in no event more than 60 days after the complaint regarding a policy in a personal line of insurance or 90 days in the case of a policy in a class of commercial insurance is filed unless the complainant consents to a greater time or unless the complainant enters into informal conciliation of the complaint. The time and location of the conciliation shall be mutually agreeable to the complainant and to the insurer.

(b) Whenever a written complaint is accompanied by written request for a public hearing, the commissioner shall review and investigate the matter complained of as provided in Section 1858 and shall grant or deny the request for a public hearing within a reasonable time, but in no event more than 90 days when the complaint is regarding a policy in a personal line of insurance or 120 days in the case of a policy in a class of commercial insurance, unless the complainant consents to a greater time or unless the complainant enters into informal conciliation of the complaint. The time and location of the conciliation shall be mutually agreeable to the complainant and to the insurer.

(c) In the event the complainant enters into informal conciliation of the complaint, the time set forth in subdivisions (a) and (b) for making a determination or for granting or denying a request for a public hearing shall be tolled for up to 10 working days until informal conciliation results in resolution of the complaint or informal conciliation is ended without resolution of the complaint. Should informal conciliation fail to result in resolution of the complaint, the commissioner shall review the facts presented by the complainant and the insurer or rating organization, together with the facts alleged in the complaint and any response to the complaint, to determine whether probable cause exists to believe that a violation of this chapter has occurred.

(d) For purposes of this subdivision, “personal insurance” means all coverages combined in private passenger automobile insurance policies as those policies are described in Section 660 and all forms combined in property or multiperil insurance policies as those policies are described in Section 675.

(e) For purposes of this subdivision, “commercial insurance” means any class, as defined by the Insurance Services Office of commercial insurance and any class of insurance designated under subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 1857.9.
Cal. SHC § 2704.17 — California Code / Code shc / Division 3 / Chapter 20 / Article 3 / Section 2704.17
Section 2704.17
Status: in_force

For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, less any amount borrowed pursuant to Section 2704.16. Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
Cal. PRC § 5080.09 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 1.2 / Article 1 / Section 5080.09
Section 5080.09
Status: in_force

All bids shall be presented under sealed cover.