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Cal. WIC § 14051 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 14051
Section 14051
Status: in_force

[Amended (as amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 120) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 89.   (AB 116)   Effective June 30, 2025.   Operative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]
(a) “Medically needy person” means any of the following:

(1) An aged, blind, or disabled person who meets the definition of aged, blind, or disabled under the Supplemental Security Income program and whose income and resources are insufficient to provide for the costs of health care or coverage.

(2) A child in foster care for whom public agencies are assuming financial responsibility, in whole or in part, or a person receiving aid under Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 16115) of Part 4.

(3) A child who is eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits pursuant to interstate agreements for adoption assistance and related services and benefits entered into under Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 16170) of Part 4, to the extent federal financial participation is available.

(b) “Medically needy family person” means a parent or caretaker relative of a child or a child under 21 years of age or a pregnant woman of any age with a confirmed pregnancy, exclusive of those persons specified in subdivision (a), whose income and resources are insufficient to provide for the costs of health care or coverage.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.

[Amended (as added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 42, Sec. 121) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 21, Sec. 90.   (AB 116)   Effective June 30, 2025.   Inoperative January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.   Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.   See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 89 of Stats. 2025, Ch. 21.]
(a) “Medically needy person” means any of the following:

(1) An aged, blind, or disabled person who meets the definition of aged, blind, or disabled under the Supplemental Security Income program and whose income is insufficient to provide for the costs of health care or coverage.

(2) A child in foster care for whom public agencies are assuming financial responsibility, in whole or in part, or a person receiving aid under Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 16115) of Part 4.

(3) A child who is eligible to receive Medi-Cal benefits pursuant to interstate agreements for adoption assistance and related services and benefits entered into under Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 16170) of Part 4, to the extent federal financial participation is available.

(b) “Medically needy family person” means a parent or caretaker relative of a child or a child under 21 years of age or a pregnant woman of any age with a confirmed pregnancy, exclusive of those persons specified in subdivision (a), whose income is insufficient to provide for the costs of health care or coverage.

(c) This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.
Cal. FAC § 64309 — California Code / Code fac / Division 22 / Part 2 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 64309
Section 64309
Status: in_force

(a) Any money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in a bank or other depository that is approved by the Director of Finance. Those funds shall be deposited and disbursed in conformity with appropriate regulations prescribed by the secretary and may be allocated to pay for expenses generated by the auditing requirement imposed by subdivision (b). The expenditure of those funds shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 925.6 of the Government Code.

(b) All expenditures by the council shall be audited at least annually by one of the following means:

(1) By contract with a certified public accountant.

(2) By contract with a public accountant holding a valid permit issued by the California Board of Accountancy.

(3) By contract with a public accounting firm.

(4) By agreement with the Department of Finance.

(c) A copy of the audit shall be delivered within 30 days after its completion to the Governor, the secretary, and the Controller.
Cal. PROB § 44 — California Code / Code prob / Division 1 / Part 2 / Section 44
Section 44
Status: in_force

“Heir” means any person, including the surviving spouse, who is entitled to take property of the decedent by intestate succession under this code.
Cal. LAB § 4157 — California Code / Code lab / Division 4 / Part 1 / Chapter 8 / Section 4157
Section 4157
Status: in_force

Where any employer has made an election pursuant to this chapter to include under the compensation provisions of this division an independent contractor engaged in vending, selling, offering for sale, or delivering directly to the public any newspaper, magazine, or periodical, the status of such person as an independent contractor for all other purposes shall not be affected by such election.
Cal. WIC § 16525.13 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 4 / Chapter 5.3 / Article 2 / Section 16525.13
Section 16525.13
Status: in_force

(a) A participating county shall provide special training to recruited foster parents to care for eligible children and shall certify that the training has been provided.

(b) Participating counties may provide the same special training to relative caretakers of project-eligible children, if classroom space permits and the cost of providing the training does not exceed the county’s allocation for project training.
Cal. PRC § 33009 — California Code / Code prc / Division 23 / Chapter 1 / Section 33009
Section 33009
Status: in_force

In order to avoid the continuing problems identified in Section 33008, each local government’s implementation of the plan shall be a necessary condition of that local government receiving any money pursuant to this division.
Cal. LAB § 2666 — California Code / Code lab / Division 2 / Part 10 / Section 2666
Section 2666
Status: in_force

The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement shall enforce the provisions of this part. The division and the authorized representatives of the Department of Industrial Relations are authorized and directed to make all inspections and investigations necessary for the enforcement of this part. Every employer shall permit authorized employees of the division free access to his place of business for the purpose of making investigations authorized by this part or necessary to carry out its provisions and permit them to inspect and copy his payroll or other records or documents relating to the enforcement of this part, or interview his employees or agents. The division may make, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, such rules and regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. The violation of any such rule or regulation shall be deemed a violation of this part.

Every law enforcement officer of the state, any county, municipality, or other government entity who has reason to suspect any violation of this part shall have all the powers of an authorized representative of the Department of Industrial Relations, in the investigation of such suspected violation.
Cal. FGC § 8756 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 6 / Part 3 / Chapter 3 / Article 7 / Section 8756
Section 8756
Status: in_force

Salmon, steelhead, striped bass, or shad may not be taken with round haul nets.
Cal. BPC § 7582.21 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 3 / Chapter 11.5 / Article 3 / Section 7582.21
Section 7582.21
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee shall not advertise or conduct business from any location other than that shown on the records of the bureau as their principal place of business unless they have received a branch office certificate for the location after compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any additional requirements necessary for the protection of the public as the director may by regulation prescribe. A licensee shall notify the bureau in writing within 10 days after closing or changing the location of a branch office.

(b) The director may assess a fine of five hundred dollars ($500) for the first violation of subdivision (a) and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation thereafter.

(c) The branch office certificate shall be posted below the private patrol operator’s license. The qualified manager certificate shall be posted below the branch office certificate.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2025.
Cal. COM § 8201 — California Code / Code com / Division 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 8201
Section 8201
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, an “issuer” includes a person that does any of the following:

(1) Places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate.

(2) Creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security.

(3) Directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate.

(4) Becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.

(b) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.

(c) With respect to a registration of a transfer, issuer means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.
Cal. PROB § 10004 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 1 / Section 10004
Section 10004
Status: in_force

(a) Where the personal representative determines in his or her discretion that, by use or relationship, any assets of the estate, whether real or personal, constitute a unit for purposes of sale, the personal representative may cause the property to be appraised as a unit.

(b) Whether or not the property is appraised as a unit, the personal representative may sell all the assets described in subdivision (a) as a unit and under one bid if the court finds the sale of the assets as a unit to be to the advantage of the estate.

(c) No private sale of the assets as a unit may be made for less than 90 percent of the sum of the appraised values of the personal property and the sum of the appraised values of the real property, appraised separately, or for less than 90 percent of the appraised value if appraised as a unit.

(d) If the assets to be sold as a unit include any real property, the sale shall be made in the manner provided for the sale of real property, and the bid and sale are subject to the limitations and restrictions established for the sale of real property. If the assets to be sold as a unit are entirely personal property, the property shall be sold in the manner provided for the sale of personal property.
Cal. FGC § 2003.6 — California Code / Code fgc / Division 3 / Chapter 1 / Section 2003.6
Section 2003.6
Status: in_force

The department may implement the “Adopt a Lake Program” to facilitate private groups’ and associations’ undertaking volunteer efforts to rehabilitate and improve fisheries, fish habitat, and resources. In implementing this program, the department shall prepare and periodically update a plan for the volunteer efforts to be undertaken. The plan shall be prepared cooperatively by the department, the private group or association, and the public agency with jurisdiction over the inland water to be affected by the plan. The plan shall be consistent with the management plan and management objectives of the department and the public agency with jurisdiction over the inland water.
Cal. PRC § 5788.19 — California Code / Code prc / Division 5 / Chapter 4 / Article 9 / Section 5788.19
Section 5788.19
Status: in_force

A local agency may loan any of its available funds to a district.
Cal. WAT § 8666 — California Code / Code wat / Division 5 / Part 4 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 8666
Section 8666
Status: in_force

Notice of the adoption of the resolution and of the time and place for holding the meeting shall be given by publishing a notice containing the resolution not less than once a week for three successive weeks before the meeting, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the drainage district or any part thereof is situated.
Cal. FAM § 1601 — California Code / Code fam / Division 4 / Part 5 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 1601
Section 1601
Status: in_force

This chapter is effective on and after January 1, 1986, and applies to any premarital agreement executed on or after that date.
Cal. PCC § 21472 — California Code / Code pcc / Division 2 / Part 3 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 112 / Section 21472
Section 21472
Status: in_force

In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the agency shall respond to the emergency pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
Cal. WAT § 55586 — California Code / Code wat / Division 16 / Part 4 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 55586
Section 55586
Status: in_force

If at the election a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the issuance of the refunding bonds, the board shall be authorized to issue refunding bonds of the district not exceeding the maximum amount set forth in the resolution, payable out of the funds of the district to be provided as prescribed in Section 55591.
Cal. PRC § 41791.2 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 2 / Chapter 6 / Article 2 / Section 41791.2
Section 41791.2
Status: in_force

In reviewing, commenting upon, and approving or disapproving integrated waste management plans and the elements thereof, the board shall assist local agencies, to the extent that local agencies request this assistance within the same region, in developing regional cooperative approaches to source reduction, public information and education, and market development, if the approaches result in more efficient and cost-effective implementation of this division.
Cal. PROB § 10257 — California Code / Code prob / Division 7 / Part 5 / Chapter 18 / Article 5 / Section 10257
Section 10257
Status: in_force

(a) Personal property may be sold for cash or on credit.

(b) Except as may otherwise be ordered by the court pursuant to Section 10258, if a sale is made on credit, not less than 25 percent of the purchase price shall be paid in cash at the time of sale, and the personal representative shall do one of the following:

(1) Take the note of the purchaser for the balance of the purchase money, with a security interest in the personal propery sold, to secure the payment of the balance.

(2) Enter into a conditional sale contract under which title is retained until the balance is paid.

(c) The terms of the note and security interest or conditional sale contract shall be approved by the court at the time of confirmation of sale.

(d) Where property sold by the personal representative for part cash and part deferred payments consists of an undivided interest in personal property or any other interest therein less than the entire ownership and the owner or owners of the remaining interests therein join in the sale, the note and security interest may be made to the personal representative and such others having an interest in the property. The interest of the personal representative in the note and security interest shall be in the same interest and in the same proportions as the estate’s interest in the property prior to the sale.
Cal. HSC § 19991.1 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 13 / Part 6 / Chapter 4 / Section 19991.1
Section 19991.1
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city, county, or city and county may by ordinance elect to have its building department assume responsibility, for in-plant inspections of all factory-built housing in all places of manufacture within the political limits of the jurisdiction of such city, county, or city and county. If certified by the department as qualified to perform such inspections, the building department shall be the local inspection agency within the city, county, or city and county. The governing body of any city, county, or city and county having a local inspection agency may, by ordinance, establish a reasonable inspection fee for in-plant inspections to defray the actual cost of inspections.
Cal. HSC § 111050 — California Code / Code hsc / Division 104 / Part 5 / Chapter 5 / Article 11 / Section 111050
Section 111050
Status: in_force

If the examination or analysis is found to be correct, or if any party fails to appear after notice has been duly given, the health officer may certify the facts found to the district attorney of the county. No publication shall be made until after the hearing is concluded.
Cal. WIC § 14006.7 — California Code / Code wic / Division 9 / Part 3 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 14006.7
Section 14006.7
Status: in_force

(a) At the time of application for Medi-Cal benefits, the department shall provide to any applicant who is aged, blind, or disabled, other than an individual applying for, or receiving, aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200), Article 5 (commencing with Section 12200) of Chapter 3, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3, and to the applicant’s spouse, legal representative, or agent, if any, a clear and simple statement, in writing, in a form and language specified by the department, that explains the circumstances under which an interest in a home may be transferred for less than fair market value without affecting Medi-Cal eligibility.

(b) The statement required by subdivision (a) shall be in the following form:

“NOTICE REGARDING TRANSFER OF A HOME FOR BOTH A MARRIED AND AN UNMARRIED APPLICANT/BENEFICIARY

A transfer of property interest for less than fair market value in a Medi-Cal beneficiary’s home will not cause ineligibility for Medi-Cal benefits if at the time of the transfer, the home would have been considered an exempt resource.

This is only a brief description of the Medi-Cal eligibility rules. For more detailed information, you should call your county welfare department. You will probably want to consult with an attorney, your local legal services program for seniors, or the local branch of the long-term care ombudsman program.

I have read the above notice and have received a copy.

Dated: ______  Signature: _________”

(c) The statement required by subdivision (a) shall be printed in at least 12-point type, shall be clearly separate from any other document or writing, and may be signed by the applicant, the applicant’s spouse, legal representative, or agent, if any. Failure to sign this form shall not result in ineligibility for medical assistance.

(d) The department may revise this statement as necessary to maintain its consistency with state and federal law.

(e) In the case of an applicant applying for Medi-Cal reimbursement for nursing facility care, the statements required under Sections 14006.2 and 14006.3 shall apply, and the statement required by subdivision (a) shall not be provided.
Cal. PRC § 9204 — California Code / Code prc / Division 9 / Chapter 3 / Article 4 / Section 9204
Section 9204
Status: in_force

In the case of a district which contains unincorporated territory and the territory of one or more cities, the district board may be elected or appointed by the county board of supervisors and the city councils in which the district is located. If the district board is to be appointed, the board of supervisors and the city council or councils shall appoint directors according to the proportionate share of population of that portion of the county and each city within the district, provided that the board of supervisors and each city council shall appoint at least one director.
Cal. BPC § 1646.11 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 2 / Chapter 4 / Article 2.75 / Section 1646.11
Section 1646.11
Status: in_force

A general anesthesia permitholder who has a permit that was issued before January 1, 2022, may follow the terms of that existing permit until it expires. Any permit issued or renewed pursuant to this article on or after January 1, 2022, shall require the permitholder to follow the new requirements of this article.
Cal. BPC § 19081 — California Code / Code bpc / Division 8 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 19081
Section 19081
Status: in_force

The form and size of labels, the fabric of which they are made and the wording and statements thereon necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, shall be approved by the chief.
Cal. PRC § 42892 — California Code / Code prc / Division 30 / Part 3 / Chapter 17 / Article 6 / Section 42892
Section 42892
Status: in_force

In bids in which the state has reserved the right to make multiple awards, the recycled tire product preference cost shall be applied, to the extent possible, so as to maximize the dollar participation of recycled tire product businesses in the contract award.
Cal. VEH § 9863 — California Code / Code veh / Division 3.5 / Chapter 2 / Section 9863
Section 9863
Status: in_force

(a) Except as required under subdivisions (b) and (c), and except moneys collected under Section 9875, fees received pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, for the administration of this chapter by the department. Funds in the Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund derived pursuant to this chapter in excess of the amount determined by the Director of Finance, from time to time, to be necessary for expenditure for the administration of this chapter, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the Department of Boating and Waterways, without regard to fiscal years, for expenditure in accordance with Section 663.7 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.

(b) Funds derived from imposition of the biennial registration fee under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 9853, or under subdivision (b) of Section 9860, shall be distributed as follows:

(1) One-half shall be continuously appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a).

(2) One-half shall be allocated, upon appropriation, to the Department of Boating and Waterways for expenditure in support of programs under the department’s jurisdiction.

(c) Funds derived from the imposition of the invasive mussel prevention fee under subdivision (c) of Section 9853, or under subdivision (d) of Section 9860, shall be distributed as specified in Section 676 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
Cal. WAT § 74645 — California Code / Code wat / Division 21 / Part 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 74645
Section 74645
Status: in_force

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.
Cal. FAC § 7421 — California Code / Code fac / Division 4 / Part 4 / Chapter 1.5 / Article 4 / Section 7421
Section 7421
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a recommendation from the board for the adoption of regulations, the secretary shall do one of the following:

(a) Initiate appropriate action to implement the recommendation of the board.

(b) Decline to initiate action on the recommendation of the board and provide the board with a written statement of reasons for the decision.

(c) Request that the board provide additional information regarding the recommendation.