Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The department shall complete all of the following roadmap activities on or before July 1, 2032, unless otherwise specified: (a) Ensure the system is technically optimized and secure based on infrastructure, platform, and software industry best practices, whether on-premise techn…

(a) In its independent monitoring of the system, the California State Auditor’s Office shall do, but is not limited to doing, both of the following: (1) (A) Monitor and report annually to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, regarding the Controller’s progress toward transi…

The board, its executive officer, or any appointing power shall not adopt any rule, either written or unwritten, prohibiting the employment of any person in any state position who is otherwise qualified therefor, solely because of his or her age, except as provided in Section 189…

A person shall not be discriminated against under this part because of total or partial blindness unless normal eyesight is absolutely indispensable to do the physical acts to be performed. It shall be an unlawful employment practice, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qu…

(a) A person shall not be discriminated against in the terms, conditions, and privileges of his or her employment with the state under this section based on his or her medical condition, mental disability, or physical disability as those terms are defined in subdivisions (i), (j)…

Hiring and promotion pursuant to this part shall conform to the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 915.)

Educational prerequisites or testing or evaluation methods which are not job-related shall not be employed as part of hiring practices or promotional practices conducted pursuant to this part unless there is no adverse effect. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to limit…

(a) An appointing authority shall not refuse to hire, and shall not discharge, suspend, expel, or discriminate against, any individual because of any of the following: (1) An individual’s exercise of the right to family care leave provided by subdivision (a) of Section 12945.2. (…

(a) The Department of Human Resources shall provide to the Fair Employment and Housing Commission a copy of each affirmative action plan, and all subsequent amendments of such plans, adopted by each state agency, department, office, or commission. (b) The department shall annuall…

A recommendation, question, or inquiry under this part shall not relate to the political or religious opinions or affiliations of any person, and an appointment to, change in, or removal from any position under this part or by rule shall not be in any manner affected or influence…

(a) It is unlawful to require, permit, or suffer any notation or entry to be made upon or in any application, examination paper, or other paper, book, document, or record used under this part indicating or in any way suggesting or pertaining to any basis listed in subdivision (a)…

Notwithstanding Section 19704, the Department of Human Resources may, after public hearing, adopt a system in which applicants for employment in the state civil service shall be asked to provide, voluntarily, ethnic data about themselves where such data is determined by the depar…

It is unlawful to require or permit any notation or entry to be made upon or in any state civil service application form for examination regarding the date of birth of an applicant, unless the class for which the examination is being given has established minimum or maximum age l…

As a necessary adjunct to aerial transportation and the use of aerial highways, the board of supervisors may provide and maintain public airports and landing places for aerial traffic for the use of the public. For those purposes the board of supervisors may: (a) Acquire by purch…

By a resolution adopted by a four-fifths vote of its members, the board may determine that the acquisition by purchase, condemnation, lease, or otherwise of real or personal property for the construction and completion of improvements necessary and convenient for any of the follo…

The board by resolution shall specify the general nature of the improvement proposed, the nature of the aid to be furnished by the county, and any funds from which the aid is to be paid. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The county may give aid in one or more of the following ways: (a) Contribute money. (b) Acquire and deliver material. (c) Furnish labor or engineering services. (d) Loan its road building machinery. (e) Sell any county property to any city within the county, without bid and upon …

The expense of the aid may be paid from the county general fund and any other fund available for the purpose. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The city shall use all aid which it receives for the activities described in the resolution and shall return to the county any portion which is not so used. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

The board of supervisors, by a four-fifths vote, may contribute money to the United States for the acquisition or improvement by the United States or any of its authorized agencies of airports in the county, when, in the judgment of the board it is in the interest of the county s…

Any zoning ordinance adopted after October 1, 1949, by any county, shall not be effective, nor shall any zoning ordinance previously adopted remain effective six months after the effective date of this act unless: (a) A provision is made in the ordinance for suitable areas in whi…

The finding required by Section 26027 shall not be made without notice and opportunity to be heard being given to all interested persons. Notice shall be given by publication pursuant to Section 6064 in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or, if there is n…

The coroner shall hold inquests pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)

(a) It shall be the duty of the coroner to inquire into and determine the circumstances, manner, and cause of all violent, sudden, or unusual deaths; unattended deaths; deaths where the deceased has not been attended by either a physician or a registered nurse, who is a member of…

In all cases in which a person has died under circumstances that afford a reasonable ground to suspect that the person’s death has been occasioned by the act of another by criminal means, the coroner, upon determining that those reasonable grounds exist, shall immediately notify …

(a) The coroner or the coroner’s appointed deputy, on being informed of a death and finding it to fall into the classification of deaths requiring his or her inquiry, may immediately proceed to where the body lies, examine the body, make identification, make inquiry into the circ…

(a) The coroner or medical examiner, or their appointed deputy, on being notified of a death occurring while the deceased was driving or riding in a motor vehicle, or as a result of the deceased being struck by a motor vehicle, shall take blood and other biological samples, when …

(a) In any death into which the coroner is to inquire, the coroner may take charge of any and all personal effects, valuables, and property of the deceased at the scene of death or related to the inquiry and hold or safeguard them until lawful disposition thereof can be made. The…

(a) For purposes of inquiry the coroner shall, within 24 hours or as soon as feasible thereafter, where the suspected cause of death is sudden infant death syndrome and, in all other cases, the coroner may, in his or her discretion, take possession of the body, which shall includ…

(a) For purposes of this section, “sudden infant death syndrome” means the sudden death of any infant that is unexpected by the history of the infant and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequate cause of death. (b) The Legislature finds and declare…

(a) For purposes of this section, “sudden unexplained death in childhood” means the sudden death of a child one year of age or older but under 18 years of age that is unexplained by the history of the child and where a thorough postmortem examination fails to demonstrate an adequ…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, except as otherwise provided in this section, in any case in which the coroner, before the beginning of an autopsy, dissection, or removal of corneal tissue, pituitary glands, or any other organ, tissue, or fluid, has received a certificate …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the coroner is authorized to do all of the following: (a) Assist the people of this state, as appropriate, in the implementation of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act contained in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Div…

(a) (1) The coroner shall have the right to retain parts of the body, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 7150.1 of the Health and Safety Code, removed at the time of autopsy or acquired during a coroner’s investigation as may, in the opinion of the coroner, be necessary or …

(a) The coroner shall have the right to retain pituitary glands solely for transmission to a university, for use in research or the advancement of medical science, in those cases in which the coroner has required an autopsy to be performed pursuant to this chapter, and during a 4…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the coroner may, in the course of an autopsy, authorize the removal and release of corneal eye tissue from a body within the coroner’s custody, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The autopsy has otherwise been authorized. (2) The co…

The cause of death appearing on a certificate of death signed by the coroner shall be in conformity with facts ascertained from inquiry, autopsy and other scientific findings. In case of death without medical attendance and without violence, casualty, criminal or undue means, the…

In any case where a coroner is required to inquire into a death pursuant to Section 27491, the coroner may delegate his or her jurisdiction over the death to an agency of another county or the federal government when all of the following conditions have been met: (a) The other ag…

(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Forensic Accountability, Custodial Transparency, and Safety (FACTS) Act of 2025. (b) In any county where the offices of the sheriff and the coroner are combined, the sheriff-coroner shall not determine the circumstances, m…

The coroner may also, in his discretion, if the circumstances warrant, hold an inquest, and he shall hold an inquest if requested to do so by the Attorney General, the district attorney, sheriff, city prosecutor, city attorney, or a chief of police of a city in the county in whic…

The coroner, his authorized deputy, or a hearing officer shall conduct the inquest. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1220.)

(a) When the coroner seeks a confidential communication of a deceased person that is privileged under Article 6 (commencing with Section 990) or Article 7 (commencing with Section 1010) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, by means of a subpoena or subpoena duces tecu…

The coroner shall summon, or cause to be summoned by any sheriff or policeman, not less than nine nor more than 15 persons, qualified by law to serve as jurors, to appear before him forthwith, either at the place where the body of the deceased is or at some other convenient place…

No person summoned is exempt from jury duty except at the discretion of the coroner. No person shall be summoned as juror who is related to the decedent or is charged with or suspected of the killing, nor shall anyone be summoned who is known to be prejudiced for or against him. …

After the jury has been sworn and charged by the coroner it may, if deemed necessary and so ordered by him, go with him to view and examine the body of the deceased person. On order of the coroner the jury shall retire to any convenient place specified by him to hear the testimon…

(a) The coroner may issue subpoenas for witnesses, returnable forthwith or at such time and place as the coroner appoints, which may be served by any competent person. The coroner may also require any such witness to bring with him or her any books, records, documents, or other t…