Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

Any nuisance maintained in violation of this article may be abated or enjoined in an action brought by a local health officer, or the department, or it may be summarily abated in the manner provided by law for the summary abatement of other public nuisances dangerous to health. (…

(a) As used in this section the following words have the following meanings: (1) (A) “Public wading pool” means a pool that meets all of the following criteria: (i) It has a maximum water depth not exceeding 18 inches. (ii) It is a pool other than a pool that is located on the pr…

(a) As used in this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) “ANSI/APSP performance standard” means a standard that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and published by the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP). (2) “A…

Every person who violates any provision of this article, building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to swimming pools, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions of this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine…

Each day that a violation of this article continues is a separate offense. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The State Fire Marshal shall establish and collect the original and annual renewal fees for fireworks licenses required by this chapter. The fees shall not exceed the amount necessary to cover the costs incurred in the administration and enforcement of this part. (Repealed and ad…

The original and annual renewal license fee to manufacture, import, export, or wholesale, or any combination thereof, agricultural and wildlife fireworks shall be established and collected by the State Fire Marshal. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1313, Sec. 3.)

The original and annual renewal license fee to manufacture, import, export, or wholesale, or any combination thereof, model rocket motors shall be established and collected by the State Fire Marshal. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 106, Sec. 5. (AB 467) Effective January 1, 2016.)

The original and annual renewal application for registration of each model of emergency signaling devices shall be made to the State Fire Marshal. A registration fee established and collected by the State Fire Marshal for each model of signaling device shall accompany each applic…

When a license to manufacture, wholesale, or import and export fireworks has been issued pursuant to Section 12571, 12572, or 12573, respectively, a separate license for the same person to manufacture, wholesale, import, or export agricultural and wildlife fireworks or model rock…

All of the moneys collected pursuant to this part shall be deposited in the State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund established pursuant to Section 13137 and shall be available, when appropriated by the Legislature, to the State Fire Marshal to carry out this part. (A…

(a) A charter city, city, county, fire protection district, or city and county that adopts an ordinance or resolution pursuant to Section 12599 may, through adoption of an ordinance or resolution by the governing body, require each applicant receiving a permit to pay a fee to the…

Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Fire Marshal shall charge a fee in the amount of five dollars ($5) for each certified copy of any record, document, or paper in his custody, or for certification of any document representing the content of any such record, document, …

All fireworks or pyrotechnic devices intended for sale in this state, which are products of nonlicensed manufacturers, shall be examined and classified by the State Fire Marshal upon written application on forms provided by him. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee as f…

(a) There is hereby established within the Department of Health Care Access and Information the California Physician Corps Program. (b) Commencing July 1, 2006, both of the following programs shall be transferred from the Medical Board of California to the California Physician Co…

It is the intent of this article that the department provide the ongoing program management of the two programs identified in subdivision (b) of Section 128550 as a part of the California Physician Corps Program. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 594, Sec. 1. (SB 909) Effective Januar…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Account” means the Medically Underserved Account for Physicians established within the Health Professions Education Fund pursuant to this article. (b) “Fund” means the Health Professions Education Fund. (c)…

(a) Program applicants shall possess a current valid license to practice medicine in this state issued pursuant to Section 2050 of the Business and Professions Code or pursuant to the Osteopathic Act. (b) The department shall develop guidelines using the criteria specified in sub…

(a) The Medically Underserved Account for Physicians is hereby established within the Health Professions Education Fund. The primary purpose of this account is to provide funding for the ongoing operations of the Steven M. Thompson Physician Corps Loan Repayment Program provided …

The terms of loan repayment granted under this article shall be established by the department. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 190. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2006. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 317, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date (July 1, 2006) for Article 5, commencing with Section 128550.)

An annual fee, to be employed for the enforcement of this act, shall accompany each application for approval. The fee shall be determined by the director by regulations based on the number of animals used for the purposes of this chapter and in an amount sufficient to cover the c…

Annual fees payable under this chapter shall become due and payable by each person approved by the board 12 months from the date of its issuance. Such fees shall be paid by the department into the General Fund in the State Treasury. It is the intention of the Legislature that the…

The department shall adopt regulations for toilet, shower, and laundry facilities in parks. The department shall propose and submit building standards for approval pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 for the purposes described in this section. The bu…

A regional district may borrow money and incur indebtedness in anticipation of the revenue for the current year in which the indebtedness is incurred or for the ensuing year. Such indebtedness shall not exceed the total amount of the estimate of the tax income for either the curr…

Before the 15th day of June of each year, the regional district board shall estimate and determine the amount of money required by the regional district for its purposes during the ensuing fiscal year and shall apportion this amount to the counties included within the regional di…

On or before the 15th day of June of each year, the regional district board shall inform the board of supervisors of each county of the amount apportioned to the county. Each board of supervisors shall levy an ad valorem tax on the taxable property, but not including intangible p…

Taxes levied by a board of supervisors for the benefit of a regional district shall be a lien upon all property within such county, or that portion thereof, lying within the regional district and shall have the same force and effect as other liens for taxes. Their collection may …

(a) (1) At any time prior to the first receipt by a regional district of revenues from taxation, the counties within the regional district may loan any available money to the regional district for purposes of organization and operation, and such expenditures shall constitute a pr…

The treasurers of the counties included, in whole or in part, within a regional district shall pay into the regional district treasury all funds held by them to the credit of the regional district. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1063.)

A regional district treasury shall be in the custody of the county treasurer of a county in the regional district designated by the regional district board, and such treasurer shall be the regional district treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

A regional district board shall, in carrying out the provisions of this article, comply as nearly as possible with the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 29000), Division 3, Title 3 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

(a) The department shall prescribe the form of the certificate of compliance or noncompliance, repair cost waivers, and economic hardship extensions. (b) The certificates, repair cost waivers, and economic hardship extensions shall be in the form of an electronic entry filed with…

(a) Beginning July 1, 2008, the smog abatement fee described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 44060 shall be increased by eight dollars ($8). (b) Revenues generated by the increase described in this section shall be distributed as follows:…

The fees and penalties collected by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund in accordance with the procedures established by the department, and is available to the department, as specified by Section 9886.2 of the Busi…

The Vehicle Inspection Fund and the Automotive Repair Fund are hereby abolished. The balances in those funds are hereby transferred to the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund. All fees collected by the department under this chapter and Chapter 20.3 (commencing with Section 9880) o…

(a) The department shall offer a repair assistance program through entities authorized to perform referee functions. (b) (1) The repair assistance program shall be available to an individual who is a low-income motor vehicle owner, and who is either or both of the following: (A) …

(a) The state board shall adopt, by regulation, procedures to establish an emissions credit exchange program whereby persons may contribute to the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund, and receive equitable emission reduction credits for those contributions. (b) Districts may estab…

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle that has been registered without substantial lapse, as defined by the department, in the state for at least two years prior to vehicle retirement, and that has failed the most recent smog check inspection for that vehicle, may retire the vehicle f…

(a) There may be transferred into the Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund the proceeds of the litigation known as M.D.L. Docket No. 150 AWT, as adjudicated in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. (b) The money transferred pursuant to subdivision…

Any district may acquire, construct, and operate works within or without its limits. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

It may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all lands, rights of way, or other property necessary therefor. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

It may issue and sell bonds for the acquisition and construction of works. (Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1124.)

The governing body shall have supervision and control over the construction, acquisition, and operation of the works, and the collection of rates for their use. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The governing body may take all steps and proceedings and make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary, convenient, or incidental to the performance of its duties or the execution of its powers under this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

It may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, a manager, collectors, attorneys, and such other employees as in its judgment are necessary or convenient in the execution of its powers and duties, and may fix their compensation. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)…