Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

No officer or employee of the district, or of the county in the case of a county district, shall be a member of the district hearing board. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

The terms of the members of a hearing board shall be three years. In the case of the initial members of a hearing board appointed subsequent to January 1, 1974, two shall serve for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years. (Added by Stats…

Within 30 days after a regional district begins to function and exercise its powers, the regional district board shall appoint a hearing board. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

A hearing board shall select a chairman from its members. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

A hearing board may adopt rules for the conduct of its hearings. The rules shall be consistent with this division and, so far as practicable, shall conform to the rules for administrative adjudication by state agencies in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Divisio…

Except as provided for in Section 42359, no abatement order, permit, or variance may be issued, modified, or revoked by a hearing board, unless a public hearing thereon has been held by the hearing board pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 957.)

(a) The office of the county counsel may represent both the district and the hearing board on a matter relating to a hearing before the hearing board as long as the same individual attorney does not represent both the district and the hearing board. (b) This section does not appl…

(a) A cost incurred by the department or regional board in carrying out or overseeing a response or a corrective action under this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 shall be recoverable pursuant to state or federal law by the Attorney General, upo…

(a) (1) Until June 30, 2021, except as provided in subdivision (b), a monetary obligation to the department pursuant to this part or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20 shall be subject to interest from the date of the demand at an interest rate of 7 percen…

The entry of judgment against any party to the action shall not be deemed to bar any future action by the state account against any person who is later discovered to be potentially liable for costs and expenditures paid by the state account. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2…

The standard of liability for costs recoverable pursuant to this part is strict liability. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257.)

(a) A person who has incurred response or corrective action costs in accordance with this part, Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 25100) of Division 20, or the federal act may seek contribution or indemnity from any person who is liable pursuant to this part. (b) An action to …

(a) In implementing the program, the department and the agency shall establish a Scientific Guidance Panel. The panel shall be composed of nine members, whose expertise shall encompass the disciplines of public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental medicine, risk ana…

(a) The panel shall provide scientific peer review and make recommendations regarding the design and implementation of the program, including specific recommendations for chemicals that are priorities for biomonitoring in California, as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), with…

(a) As appropriate, the program shall utilize the principles of the agency’s Environmental Justice Strategy and Environmental Justice Action Plan developed pursuant to Sections 71110 to 71113, inclusive, of the Public Resources Code, so that the activities of the panel and the im…

The Attorney General, any district attorney, or any city attorney to whom the department reports any violation of this part shall begin appropriate proceedings in the proper court. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The department is not required to institute proceedings under this part for minor violations of this part, if the department believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, S…

When the state asserts a violation of this part, the state need not negative any exemption or exception from the requirements of this part in any pleading or in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. The burden of proof with respect to any exemption or exception rests upon the …

(a) If any person violates any provision of this part, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this part, the department may assess a civil penalty against that person as provided by this section. (b) The penalty may be in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per d…

There is in the state government a Cannery Inspection Board consisting of the following six members: (a) The director of the state department, who shall act as chairperson. (b) One person appointed by the director who shall have had at the time of his or her appointment at least …

Each appointed member holds office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is appointed. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Members of the board serve without compensation. The board shall meet at least quarterly. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The Cannery Inspection Board shall, subject to the approval of the department, estimate the cost of the separate inspection and laboratory control required to be made for each food product subject to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.…

The estimate shall be made prior to the opening of the canning season for each product having a canning season of less than three consecutive months, and prior to each quarter for each product having a canning season of more than three consecutive months. (Added by Stats. 1995, C…

For the purpose of prorating the estimated cost of inspection and laboratory control, the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, shall estimate the number of cases to be packed, the number of tons to be packed, or the number of man-hours necessary to…

Based on the estimates required by the last three sections, the Cannery Inspection Board, subject to the approval of the department, shall determine the probable cost of inspection and laboratory control per thousand cases, per ton, or per man-hour, whichever in its discretion is…

The cost of laboratory control and research on products subject to this chapter shall be prorated by the Cannery Inspection Board in the same manner as the costs of inspection are prorated by it. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

If the delegation of discretion to determine whether the case, ton, or man-hour basis is most equitable as a basis of prorating the cost of inspection and laboratory control is held invalid as an unlawful delegation of legislative power, the invalidity shall not affect the validi…

In every room and area in which any food is prepared, manufactured, processed, or prepackaged, or in which equipment or utensils are cleaned, sufficient natural or artificial lighting shall be provided to produce the following light intensity, while the area is in use: (a) At lea…

(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), light bulbs shall be shielded, coated, or otherwise shatter-resistant in areas where there is nonprepackaged ready-to-eat food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, or unwrapped single-use articles. (b) Shielded, coated, or otherwise …

The commission shall review and approve regulations, standards, and guidelines to be developed by the authority for implementation of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 138.)

The commission shall advise the authority on the development of an emergency medical data collection system. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

The commission shall advise the director concerning the assessment of emergency facilities and services. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

The commission shall advise the director with regard to communications, medical equipment, training personnel, facilities, and other components of an emergency medical services system. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

The commission shall review and comment upon the emergency medical services portion of the State Health Facilities and Service Plan developed pursuant to Section 127155. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 175. Effective September 29, 1996.)

Based upon evaluations of the EMS systems in the state and their coordination, the commission shall make recommendations for further development and future directions of the emergency medical services in the state. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

The commission may utilize technical advisory panels established pursuant to the provisions of Section 1797.133 as are needed to assist in developing standards for emergency medical services. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)

Ownership registration and title to a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, or truck camper, or floating home subject to registration may be held by two or more coowners as follows: (a) A manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home m…

The registration of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home may be held in the name of a company, an estate, a trust, a conservatorship, a guardianship, or an individual owner’s name, as follows: (a) In the case of an individual owner, th…

(a) Ownership registration and title to a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home subject to registration may be held in beneficiary form that includes a direction to transfer ownership of the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach…

(a) For the purposes of registration of manufactured homes and mobilehomes pursuant to this chapter, a manufactured home or mobilehome shall include as a single unit with one registration, two or more sections that are manufactured, fabricated, or altered for use as a single manu…

(a) Every registered owner, upon receipt of a registration card, shall maintain the card or a copy thereof with the manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home for which it is issued. (b) This section does not apply when a registration card is …

(a) A numbered report of sale, lease, or rental form issued by the department shall be submitted each time the following transactions occur by or through a dealer: (1) Whenever a manufactured home, mobilehome, or commercial coach previously registered pursuant to this part is sol…

(a) Each person acquiring or retaining a security interest in a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home subject to registration under this part, unless the collateral is inventory, shall forward or cause to be forwarded to the department th…

(a) An owner of a mobilehome park who obtains a final money judgment for unpaid rent against the registered owner of a manufactured home or mobilehome registered with the department may, subject to subdivision (b), perfect a lien against the manufactured home or mobilehome pursua…

(a) Any person may request, and the department shall furnish, information regarding the current registration and title status of a manufactured home, mobilehome, commercial coach, truck camper, or floating home. The department shall provide forms for these requests, shall establi…