Title GOV — California Gov. Code

If at any time, in carrying out any agreement made pursuant to Section 14081, the required payment of reimbursements becomes a matter in dispute that cannot be resolved by the governing body and the director, it shall be brought before the Controller, who may conduct the necessar…

Whenever any public entity is to receive state or federal funds for the purposes of project planning, design, rights-of-way, construction, acquisition, or improvement of exclusive public mass transit guideways (and their related fixed facilities, power systems, passenger faciliti…

With respect to the review and approval of policies, procedures, and performance standards pursuant to Section 14085, the department’s authority shall be directed at such matters as the requirements, criteria, process methods, and project management control systems to be used for…

The department shall adopt guidelines for purposes of Section 14085. The guidelines and the department’s review and approval required pursuant to Section 14085 shall be based on the best contemporary practices and any applicable state or federal laws or regulations for an effecti…

Before approving an overall project financing plan and an overall project development schedule, the department shall obtain the finding of the California Transportation Commission, and the commission shall transmit its finding to the department within a reasonable time, that the …

If the governing body of a public entity wishes to appeal an action of the department taken under Section 14085 the matter shall be appealed to the Secretary of Transportation. Within a reasonable time after receiving the appeal, the secretary shall hear all parties involved and …

For emergency conditions, and for those minor improvement projects which are not interrelated to proposed projects of greater scope, the director may waive any or all of the requirements of Section 14085 when such action is in the public interest.

Nothing in this article shall be construed to make the receipt of state or federal funds by public entities for the purpose of project planning, design, rights-of-way, construction, acquisition, or improvement of exclusive public mass transit guideways (and their related fixed fa…

There is in the State Government a Department of Justice. The department is under the direction and control of the Attorney General.

The department is composed of the Office of the Attorney General and those other divisions, bureaus, branches, sections, or other units as the Attorney General may create within the department pursuant to Section 15002.5.

The Department of Justice is responsible for investigation and enforcement of controlled gambling activity in this state as set forth in the Gambling Control Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code).

Any process issued by the Department of Justice for purposes of implementing and enforcing the Gambling Control Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code) may be issued in the name of the department. Any hearing conducted by…

The civil service status, positions and rights of officers and employees of the Department of Justice who were members of the State civil service prior to May 1, 1944 shall not be affected by their transfer to the Department of Justice and their status, positions and rights shall…

The Attorney General may arrange and classify the work of the Department of Justice, and consolidate, abolish, or create divisions, bureaus, branches, sections, or units within the department. Any statutory or other reference to the Office of the Attorney General, the State Burea…

(a) By no later than June 1, 2025, the department shall develop and implement a policy and procedure for employees assigned to the Bureau of Gambling Control to formally track those hours and other expenses that can be charged to the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund. (b) T…

There is in the Department of Justice the office of deputy director. The deputy director shall be appointed by the Attorney General. The deputy director shall be a civil executive officer and shall be exempt from civil service.

The department may prepare and publish every two years a compilation of the laws of this State relating to crimes and criminal law enforcement, which are of general interest to peace officers throughout the State. The department may distribute copies of such compilation at cost t…

Notwithstanding Section 18932, the minimum age limit for appointment to the position of special or narcotic agent shall be 18 years. Any examination for the position of special or narcotic agent shall require a demonstration of the physical ability to effectively carry out the du…

The Department of Justice shall maintain a continuing investigation on a statewide basis of investment frauds and business crimes and shall assist district attorneys of the various counties in the prosecution thereof.

For potential litigation involving the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (Title 21 (commencing with Section 100000), the state shall be represented by attorneys who possess a comprehensive knowledge of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.…

The Department of Justice shall seek to control and eradicate organized crime in California by: (a) Gathering, analyzing and storing intelligence pertaining to organized crime. (b) Providing this intelligence to local, state and federal law enforcement units. (c) Providing traini…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department focus its investigative and prosecutive endeavors with regard to organized crime in controlling crime which is of a conspiratorial and organized nature and which seeks to supply illegal goods and services such as narcotics, …

The department’s functions concerning organized crime shall be divided among five programs as follows: (a) Operations and training. (b) Intelligence. (c) Long-range intelligence research. (d) Investigation. (e) Prosecution.

The department shall annually report on its activities and accomplishments to the Legislature and to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as to other interested groups. The first report to the Legislature shall be made no later than July 1, 1972, and shall …

(a) The Crack Down Task Force Program is hereby created within the Department of Justice with responsibility for establishing, conducting, supporting, and coordinating crack down task forces composed of state and local law enforcement agencies targeting the investigation and appr…

The Attorney General shall study, in conjunction with representatives of the States of Nevada, Arizona, and Oregon, the necessity and desirability of an interstate compact relative to the control and suppression of organized crime.

No compact proposed pursuant to this article is binding on the State of California until it has been approved by the Legislature of this state and the Legislature of Nevada, Oregon or Arizona, and the Congress of the United States.

The line run and marked by the United States Government under the Act of June 10, 1872, 17 Stat. 358 (1872) from the southern boundary of the State of Oregon to the 39th degree of north latitude and the line established and marked by the United States coast and geodetic survey, a…

To give greater precision to the boundary of the State of California as defined in Article XXI of the Constitution, it is hereby declared that the part of the boundary which is described as “running in a northwesterly direction and following the direction of the Pacific Coast to …

Every warrant shall be drawn by the Controller upon the fund out of which it is payable, and such fund shall be designated thereon.

Before delivering a warrant to the payee, the Controller shall, upon request, permit the Treasurer to endorse upon or attach to the warrant an order designating the place where it may be paid. At the option of the Treasurer, warrants may be made payable at his office or at some b…

Unless otherwise requested, the Controller may mail a warrant to the last known address of the claimant, and the signature of the payee on the warrant is a sufficient receipt.

Each warrant issued by the Controller payable pursuant to Sections 21235, 21236, and 21237 from the Investment Dividend Disbursement Account in the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund to a retiree or beneficiary of the Public Employees’ Retirement System shall be accompanied by a s…

Each warrant issued by the Controller payable pursuant to Section 24701 or 24702 of the Education Code to a retirant or beneficiary of the State Teachers’ Retirement System, shall be accompanied by a statement in at least 10-point print that shall advise at a minimum that: (a) Th…

The Controller shall keep a register of warrants showing the fund upon which each is drawn, its number, in whose favor, and the appropriation applicable to its payment. He shall preserve all warrants delivered to him by the Treasurer.

The Controller shall, on each business day, furnish the Treasurer with a report of the total number and amount of warrants drawn by him upon each fund in the State Treasury since the date of his last report.

The Controller may, from time to time, provide that funds shall be designated by name, code number, letter, or combination of number and letter, on warrants issued by him, and in reports, statements, lists or tabulations furnished by him to the Treasurer, or by the Treasurer to h…

Whenever any state officer or employee accepts payment from a revolving fund of a state agency pursuant to Section 16401, the person authorized to make payments from such revolving fund may indorse any warrant of the Controller drawn in payment of a claim submitted by such state …

Whenever any warrant is drawn in favor of a payee having a claim against the State and is delivered to a State agency for delivery to a payee, and prior to delivery to the payee any facts or circumstances exist which would affect the validity or alter the amount of the claim, the…

A state agency shall notify the Treasurer not to pay a warrant drawn by the Controller upon that agency’s request whenever that agency has reason to believe that the Controller has drawn or is about to draw his or her warrant without legal authority, for a larger amount than is o…

The indorsements authorized by this article may be accepted by the Treasurer and he may pay such warrants.

Whenever any warrant issued by the Controller is unpaid for one year after it becomes payable, sufficient unapplied moneys having been available for the payment of the warrant and for the payment of all senior obligations, the Controller shall cancel it.

Any warrant issued prior to January 1, 1998, shall be governed by the law effective on the date of issue of the warrant. Any warrant issued on or after January 1, 1998, shall be governed by the one-year period of negotiability specified in Section 17070.

The Controller shall keep a record of all canceled warrants.

The face amount of each warrant canceled under this article shall revert and be credited by the Controller to the fund against which the warrant was drawn. Amounts reverted to the Special Deposit Fund shall be credited to and augment the account, within the fund, against which th…

Warrants canceled under this article are void.

Whenever any warrant lawfully drawn by the Controller is lost or destroyed before it is paid by the Treasurer, the owner or custodian may, prior to the time the warrant becomes void, procure the issuance of a replacement warrant upon compliance with this article.

Application for a replacement warrant shall be made by filing with the Controller: (a) An affidavit setting forth the fact of its loss or destruction, giving the number, date, amount, and name of the payee, together with all material facts relative to the loss or destruction. (b)…

In the case of a lost or destroyed warrant issued by the Controller payable to a retirant, beneficiary, or disabilitant of a state retirement system, for a monthly allowance, the Controller may accept an application and affidavit filed by the state retirement system on behalf of …

The indemnity agreement shall be in a form as approved by the Attorney General. The Controller shall examine and pass upon the sufficiency of the application, including the agreement, and approve or reject it within 30 days after it is filed with the Controller.