Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) In connection with surveillance of emissions from new motor vehicles prior to their retail sale, the state board may, by regulation, impose fees on manufacturers of these vehicles to recover the state board’s costs in conducting this surveillance. (b) A manufacturer who fails…

The state board shall adopt, by regulation, a certification program for new direct import vehicles, as defined by Sections 39024.6, and 39042, which are less than two years old. The state board shall issue a certificate of conformance to each new direct import vehicle which meets…

(a) The manufacturer of each motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine manufactured prior to the 1990 model-year shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine is: (1) Designed, built, and equipped so as to conform…

(a) Commencing with the 1990 model-year, the manufacturer of each light-duty and medium-duty motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine meets all of the following requ…

Commencing with the 1990 model-year, the manufacturer of each motor vehicle and motor vehicle engine, other than a light-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, shall warrant to the ultimate purchaser and each subsequent purchaser that the motor vehicle or moto…

Commencing January 1, 1982, and annually thereafter, every person who manufactures new motor vehicles for sale in California shall file with the state board a report as to the person’s efforts and progress in meeting state standards adopted pursuant to Section 43101 and federal s…

The state board may revoke outstanding certification of new motor vehicles for sale in California if the manufacturer thereof willfully fails to file any semiannual report required by Section 43206 or files a report which is deemed by the state board to inadequately describe the …

Factory assembly line test procedures shall not apply to light-duty motor vehicles, if (a) the manufacturer thereof advises the state board in writing that the manufacturer does not intend to sell more than 1,000 motor vehicles in California in a given model year, and (b) the man…

No manufacturer or distributor who pays a penalty pursuant to Section 43212 shall add the amount of such penalty to the cost of any motor vehicles sold by such manufacturer, and any provision of any contract of sale including such penalty as part of the cost of a motor vehicle sh…

(a) The state board shall provide, by regulation, for the testing of motor vehicles on factory assembly lines or in a manner which the state board determines best suited to carry out the purpose of this part and this section. (b) If a motor vehicle does not meet the prescribed as…

The state board shall, by regulation, require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines to determine the extent to which emissions-related defects exist in each engine family and to recommend the diagnostic and repair procedures that can result in the identificati…

(a) A new motor vehicle sold in California shall meet the emission standards adopted by the state board, and a manufacturer who sells, attempts to sell, or causes to be offered for sale a new motor vehicle that fails to meet the applicable emission standards shall be subject to a…

(a) (1) A manufacturer or distributor who does not comply with the emission standards or the test procedures adopted by the state board shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($37,500) for each vehicle that does not comply wit…

Sections 43211 and 43212 shall be enforced by the state board, and may be enforced by the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and the bureau. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 85. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The state board may order a manufacturer of motor vehicles to bring its vehicles into compliance with the emissions configuration to which they were certified. Compliance with the order may be required by the executive officer of the state board as a condition for the continued s…

(a) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply: (1) “California-headquartered zero-emission vehicle company” means a corporation or other business form organized for the transaction of business that has its headquarters in California and the fleet of ve…

At the time designated the board of supervisors shall hear the petition, and may adjourn the hearing from time to time. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The board of supervisors shall not modify the boundaries of the proposed district as set forth in the petition so as to exclude from the proposed district any land which would be benefited by the formation of the district, nor shall there be included in the proposed district any …

If the board of supervisors concludes that any land has been improperly omitted from the proposed district and the owner has not appeared at the hearing, it shall continue the further hearing of the petition, and shall order notice given to the nonappearing owner, requiring him t…

The notice shall be given either by publication in the same manner as the original petition and for the same period, or by personal service on each nonappearing owner. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

If the notice is given by personal service, it shall be given at least three days prior to the date fixed for the further hearing. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The board of supervisors may grant further continuances, by order entered in its minutes, to the end that a full hearing may be had. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Upon the final hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors, if it approves the petition as originally presented or in a modified form, shall make an order containing: (a) A description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as determined by the board of superv…

The order shall: (a) Fix the day of the election, which shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of the order. (b) State that at the election there shall be elected a district assessor, and five members of the board. (Amended by Stat…

The order shall be entered in the minutes of the board of supervisors, and is conclusive evidence of the due presentation of a proper petition, and of the fact that each of the petitioners was, at the time of the signature and presentation of the petition, a resident and freehold…

(a) For the purposes of this section, an “externally-funded position” means either of the following: (1) A direct or indirect position that provides oversight and related support of remediation and hazardous substance management at a military base, including a closed military bas…

(a) A cemetery authority may make, adopt, amend, add to, revise, or modify, and enforce rules and regulations for the use, care, control, management, restriction and protection of all or any part of its cemetery and for the other purposes specified in this article. (b) The cemete…

(a) Nothing in Section 8301 shall be construed to permit a cemetery authority to discriminate against any person based upon race or gender regarding the use of any property within the cemetery. (b) The Legislature recognizes, however, that although discrimination against persons …

The rules and regulations shall be plainly printed or typewritten and maintained subject to inspection in the office of the cemetery authority or in such place or places within the cemetery as the cemetery authority may prescribe. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

(a) The department may adopt and enforce regulations for the execution of its duties. (b) All regulations heretofore adopted by the department or its predecessors relating to public health, the licensing and certification of health facilities, except the licensing of community ca…

(a) The director shall adopt emergency regulations pursuant to Section 1267.7 implementing Chapter 327 of the Statutes of 1982, effective July 1, 1983, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The ad…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 11346.1 of the Government Code regarding the duration of emergency regulations, any regulations adopted by the director pursuant to Section 100280 and in effect on June 27, 1984, shall remain in effect until emergency regulations adopted pursuant to su…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall submit all of its regulations on matters related to statutory responsibilities delegated to or enforced by local health departments, except emergency regulations, to the California Conference of Local Health Officer…

The department, after consultation with and approval by the Conference of Local Health Officers, shall by regulation establish standards of education and experience for professional and technical personnel employed in local health departments and for the organization and operatio…

When a dispute arises as to the interpretation or enforcement of regulations of the department that are being enforced by a city, city and county, county, or district, a request for clarification or interpretation may be submitted to the department. The department shall make a de…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department by regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department. The department may by reg…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, but to the extent consistent with applicable federal law or regulation, the director may, after a request by a board of supervisors of an affected county and after a public hearing held in accordance with Section 11346 of the Government…

(a) The department and as applicable, the California Department of Aging, the State Department of Public Health, and the State Department of Social Services, may grant to a PACE program, as defined in Chapter 8.75 (commencing with Section 14591) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Wel…

The governing body of a city may employ one or more public health nurses, each of whom shall be a registered nurse possessing qualifications prescribed by the department on the date of his or her employment. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The public health nurse shall attend to matters pertaining to the health and sanitary conditions of the city as the governing body may assign. Compensation for the public health nurse shall be determined by that body. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1…

The board of supervisors in each county may employ one or more public health nurses, each of whom shall be a registered nurse possessing qualifications prescribed by the department on the date of employment. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The public health nurse shall attend to matters pertaining to the health and sanitary conditions of the county as the board of supervisors may assign. Compensation for the public health nurse shall be determined by that board. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 3. Effective Jan…

The authority is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic and shall have power: (a) To have perpetual succession. (b) To sue and be sued in the name of the authority in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (c) To adopt a sea…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) The state or any state agency may enter into contracts with the authority for the authority to obtain or arrange for health care under the authority’s health care systems, for all persons who are eligible to receive medical benefits…

All claims for money or damages against the authority 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 or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable. (Added by Stats. 1995, C…

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey may by ordinance or resolution order the dissolution of the authority by declaring that there is no need for the authority to function in the county. The dissolution shall become effective 180 days after the date of adoption of t…