Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The department may enter into a memorandum of understanding or other interagency agreement with another state agency to administer and enforce provisions of this chapter as they relate to inhalable products, including, but not limited to, testing provisions, advertising and label…

This article shall become operative upon the effective date of a measure passed by the Legislature that establishes a tax on inhalable products and states the intent of the Legislature to fulfill the requirements of this section. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 576, Sec. 10. (AB 45) E…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2028, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 248, Sec. 46. (AB 8) Effective January 1, 2026. Conditionally operative as prescribed by Section 111929.4 Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisi…

(a) The state board shall assist districts with developing procedures to monitor whether the emission reductions projected in successful grant applications are actually achieved. Monitoring procedures may include project audits, and may also include requirements, as part of the c…

(a) Not later than March 1, 2001, and each March 1 thereafter, through March 1, 2003, the state board in cooperation with participating districts, and assisted by the commission with regard to projects funded from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program and the Advanced Technolo…

Beginning January 1, 2023, any program funded by the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program that provides grants, loans, vouchers, or other incentives shall comply with the reporting requirements in Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2. The …

(a) All program funds shall be encumbered prior to January 1, 2002. No grants shall be made by districts using money reserved within the fund after that date, and no technology or infrastructure project may be funded by the commission after that date. (b) On January 1, 2002, all …

(a) The state board, acting within its existing authority, shall, at its first opportunity following January 1, 2005, revise the grant criteria and guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 44287 to incorporate projects described in subdivision (c). (b) The guidelines may define eli…

(a) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from pollution sources, any moneys deposited in the fund for use by the program or appropriated to the program shall be segregated and administered as follows: (1) Not more than 2.5 percent of the moneys in the fund fo…

Funds shall be allocated to districts, and shall be subject to administrative terms and conditions as follows: (a) Available funds shall be distributed to districts taking into consideration the population of the area, the severity of the air quality problems experienced by the p…

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 applicabl…

All permanent food facilities shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapters 1 to 8, inclusive, and Chapter 13, unless specifically exempted from any of these provisions. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by…

The district attorney, or any person designated by him, of the county in which any violation of this division is committed shall conduct all actions and prosecutions for the violation. However, the Attorney General, or special counsel employed by the Attorney General for that pur…

The State of California, or any political subdivision thereof, may maintain an action against any person or persons engaged in the unlawful sale of controlled substances for the recovery of any public funds paid over to such person or persons in the course of any investigation of…

(a) All moneys, forfeited bail, or fines received by any court under this division shall as soon as practicable after the receipt thereof be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which the court is situated. Amounts so deposited shall be paid at least once a month …

Judges and magistrates who collect fines or forfeitures under this division shall keep a record thereof, and, upon the imposition of any such fine or forfeiture, shall at least monthly transmit a record of it to the county auditor. The county auditor shall transmit a record of th…

When an imprisonment has been imposed for a violation of this division, and before the termination of the sentence, the defendant is released by the vacation of the sentence of imprisonment and the imposition of a fine or forfeiture instead, the fine or forfeiture shall be record…

Whenever a fine has been imposed for violation of this division, and before the full payment of the fine a sentence of imprisonment is imposed instead, the imprisonment shall be recorded and accounted for to the county auditor. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

The State Controller shall check the reports and records received by him with the transmittals of fines and forfeitures and whenever it appears that fines or forfeitures have not been transmitted the county auditor shall and the State Controller may bring suit to enforce their co…

The official bond of any judge or magistrate is liable for his failure to transmit the fines or forfeitures imposed by him under this division. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

The records kept by a judge or magistrate under this division are open to public inspection, and may be checked by the State Controller, the Attorney General, the district attorney of the particular county, or the state bureau. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

It is the intent of the Legislature that in the event of a nuclear accident timely and effective communications between the operators of nuclear powerplants in California and those state and local officials charged with nuclear emergency response activities be assured. (Added by …

(a) Each privately owned and publicly owned public utility operating a nuclear powerplant with a generating capacity of 50 megawatts or more shall install an automated alert system that will activate alarms in the California State Warning Center of the Office of Emergency Service…

Nothing in this chapter shall relieve nuclear powerplant operators of their responsibilities to notify local authorities as otherwise provided by law. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Failure to comply with any provision of this chapter shall not constitute the basis for an action in a court of law or administrative proceeding to enjoin or prevent the operation or start-up of a nuclear facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996…

If the Humboldt Bay Nuclear Generating Station is not in operation on the effective date of this section, the local emergency plan for it shall not be required to meet the revised emergency response plan requirements of Section 8610.5 of the Government Code until the Nuclear Regu…

(a) To containerize or store medical waste, at the point of generation and while collected in that room, a person shall do all of the following: (1) Medical waste, as defined in Section 117690, shall be contained separately from other waste at the point of origin in the producing…

To containerize biohazard bags, a person shall do all of the following: (a) The bags shall be tied to prevent leakage or expulsion of contents during all future storage and handling. When containers are prepared for transport offsite from the facility, they shall be prepared in c…

To containerize sharps waste, a person shall do all of the following: (a) Place all sharps waste into a sharps container. (b) Tape closed or tightly lid full sharps containers ready for disposal to preclude loss of contents. (c) Store sharps containers ready for disposal for not …

(a) A person shall not knowingly place home-generated sharps waste in any of the following containers: (1) Any container used for the collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, or greenwaste. (2) Any container used for the commercial collection of solid waste or recyclable …

Any small quantity generator who has properly containerized the medical waste according to the requirements of this article may store the waste in a permitted common storage facility. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

A person shall thoroughly wash and decontaminate reusable rigid containers for medical waste by a method approved by the enforcement agency each time they are emptied, unless the surfaces of the containers have been completely protected from contamination by disposable liners, ba…

Any leak or spill of a medical waste by a medical waste generator, hazardous waste hauler, or treatment facility shall be decontaminated by procedures adopted by the department. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

A person shall not use reusable pails, drums, dumpsters, or bins used for medical waste for the containment of solid waste, or for other purposes, except after being decontaminated by the procedures specified in Section 118295 and removal of all medical waste labels. (Added by St…

Medical waste that is stored in an area prior to transfer to the designated accumulation area, as defined in Section 118310, shall be stored in an area that is either locked or under direct supervision or surveillance. Intermediate storage areas shall be marked with the internati…

A designated accumulation area used for the storage of medical waste containers prior to transportation or treatment shall be secured so as to deny access to unauthorized persons and shall be marked with warning signs on, or adjacent to, the exterior of entry doors, gates, or lid…

A person shall not use a trash chute to transfer medical waste. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), compactors or grinders shall not be used to process medical waste until after the waste has been treated pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 118215) and rendered solid waste. (b) (1) Grinding or compacting may be used when it …

(a) The department shall have the sole authority to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a driving-under-the-influence program. As used in this chapter, “program” means any firm, partnership, association, corporation, local governmental entity, agency, or place that has…

No person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or local governmental entity shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a driving-under-the-influence program in this state without a current and valid license issued pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. …

The department shall require license renewal on a biennial basis. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1219, Sec. 3.)

Criteria for licensure of new or existing programs shall include all of the following: (a) Completion of a written application containing necessary and pertinent information describing the applicant program. (b) Demonstration by the applicant that it possesses adequate administra…

An initial license shall not be issued until all requirements identified in this chapter and in regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter have been met. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1219, Sec. 5.)

The department shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter, in accordance with the purposes and process required in Section 11835, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Application requirements. (b) Service requirements. (c) Reporting requirements. …

The State Department of Health Care Services shall adopt regulations for satellite offices of driving-under-the-influence programs. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, any limitations on where a satellite office may be located and the minimum and maximum number …

(a) Pursuant to the provisions of law relating to suspension of a person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle upon conviction for driving while under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and any drug, as set …