Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Improper governmental activities reporting, confidentiality of identity of person providing information, Section 8547.5, this code. Improper governmenta…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Joint Legislative Ethics Committee, confidentiality of reports and records, Section 8953, this code. Judicial candidates, confidentiality of communicati…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board, negotiations with entities contracting or seeking to contract with the board, Sections 7926.225 and 7926.230, this…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Narcotic and drug abuse patients, confidentiality of records, Section 11845.5, Health and Safety Code. Native American graves, cemeteries, and sacred pl…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Parole revocation proceedings, confidentiality of information in reports, Section 3063.5, Penal Code. Passenger fishing boat licenses, records, Section …

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Pregnancy tests by local public health agencies, confidentiality of, Section 123380, Health and Safety Code. Pregnant women, confidentiality of blood te…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Radioactive materials, dissemination of information about transportation of, Section 33002, Vehicle Code. Railroad infrastructure protection program, di…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Safe surrender site, confidentiality of information pertaining to a parent or individual surrendering a child, Section 1255.7, Health and Safety Code. S…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: State agency activities relating to unrepresented employees, Section 7928.405, this code. State agency activities relating to providers of health care, …

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Taxpayer information, confidentiality, local taxes, Section 7925.000, this code. Tax preparer, disclosure of information obtained in business of prepari…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Unclaimed property, Controller records of, disclosure, Section 1582, Code of Civil Procedure. Unemployment compensation, disclosure of confidential info…

The following provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division: Wards and dependent children, inspection of juvenile court documents, Section 827, Welfare and Institutions Code. Wards, petition for sealing records, S…

The Governor shall execute for, in behalf of, and in the name of the State of California, a compact or agreement with the State of Nevada for the purpose of: (a) Promoting, fostering, and encouraging a spirit of comity and good will between the people of the State of California a…

No compact or agreement is binding on the State of California until it has been approved by the Legislature of this State. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in this chapter shall govern the interpretation of this title. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Adjusting an amount for cost-of-living changes” means adjusting the amount received the previous year by an amount determined at the beginning of each fiscal year by the Director of Finance corresponding to amounts authorized from the salary and price increase items as set forth…

(a) “Administrative action” means any of the following: (1) The proposal, drafting, development, consideration, amendment, enactment, or defeat by any state agency of any rule, regulation, or other action in any ratemaking proceeding or any quasi-legislative proceeding, including…

“Agency” means any state agency or local government agency. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Agency official” means any member, officer, employee, or consultant of any state agency who as part of that person’s official responsibilities participates in any administrative action in other than a purely clerical, secretarial, or ministerial capacity. (Amended by Stats. 2021…

“Arrangement for prospective employment” means an agreement pursuant to which a prospective employer’s offer of employment has been accepted by the prospective employee, including through verbal or written acceptance. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 186, Sec. 1. (AB 1286) Effective Ja…

“Behested payment” means a payment that is made at the behest of a committee, an elected officer, a member of the Public Utilities Commission, or an agent thereof, under any of the following circumstances: (a) Full and adequate consideration is received from the committee or elec…

“Business entity” means any organization or enterprise operated for profit, including but not limited to a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation or association. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Campaign report” means an itemized report that is prepared in a manner prescribed by the Commission and that provides the information required by Chapters 4 and 5 of this title. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 662, Sec. 7) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 278, Sec. 5. (AB 808) Effec…

(a) “Candidate” means any of the following: (1) Anyone who is listed on a ballot or is qualified to have write-in votes cast on their behalf counted by elections officials for nomination or election to any elective office. (2) Anyone who receives a contribution, makes an expendit…

“City” means a general law or a chartered city. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Clerk” refers to the city or county clerk unless the city council or board of supervisors has designated any other agency to perform the specified function. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Closing date” means the date through which any report or statement filed under this title is required to be complete. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Code reviewing body” means all of the following: (a) The commission, with respect to the conflict of interest code of a state agency other than an agency in the judicial branch of government, or any local government agency with jurisdiction in more than one county. (b) The board…

“Commission” means the Fair Political Practices Commission. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Committee” means any person or combination of persons who directly or indirectly does any of the following: (a) Receives contributions totaling two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year. (b) Makes independent expenditures totaling one thousand dollars ($1,000) or …

“Conflict of Interest Code” means a set of rules and regulations adopted by an agency pursuant to Chapter 7 of this title. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

(a) “Contribution” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, except to the extent that full and adequate consideration is received or if it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that the paym…

(a) To determine when contributions are aggregated under this title, “entity” means any person other than an individual, and “majority owned” means ownership of more than 50 percent. (b) If an individual directs or controls an entity’s contributions, the entity’s contributions sh…

(a) “Controlled committee” means a committee that is controlled directly or indirectly by a candidate or state measure proponent or that acts jointly with a candidate, controlled committee, or state measure proponent in connection with the making of expenditures. A candidate or s…

“County” includes a city and county. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), “cumulative amount” means the amount of contributions received or expenditures made in the calendar year. (b) For a filer required to file a campaign report or independent expenditure report in one year in connection with …

(a) “Designated employee” means any officer, employee, member, or consultant of any agency whose position with the agency: (1) Is exempt from the state civil service system by virtue of subdivision (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (m) of Section 4 of Article VII of the Constituti…

“Elected officer” means any person who holds an elective office or has been elected to an elective office but has not yet taken office. A person who is appointed to fill a vacant elective office is an elected officer. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Elected state officer” means any person who holds an elective state office or has been elected to an elective state office but has not yet taken office. A person who is appointed to fill a vacant elective state office is an elected state officer. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiati…

“Election” means any primary, general, special or recall election held in this state. The primary and general or special elections are separate elections for purposes of this title. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

“Election-related activities” include, but are not limited to, the following with respect to candidate-based elections: (a) Communications that contain express advocacy of the nomination or election of a candidate or the defeat of a candidate’s opponent. (b) Communications that c…

“Elective office” means any state, regional, county, municipal, district or judicial office that is filled at an election. “Elective office” also includes membership on a county central committee of a qualified political party, and membership through election on the Board of Admi…

“Elective state office” means the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Controller, Secretary of State, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Member of the Legislature, member elected to the Board of Administration of the Pu…

(a) “Expenditure” means a payment, a forgiveness of a loan, a payment of a loan by a third party, or an enforceable promise to make a payment, unless it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for political purposes. “Expenditure” does not include a candid…

(a) “External manager” means either of the following: (1) A person who is seeking to be, or is, retained by a state public retirement system in California or an investment vehicle to manage a portfolio of securities or other assets for compensation. (2) A person who manages an in…

“Fair market value” means the estimated fair market value of goods, services, facilities or anything of value other than money. Whenever the amount of goods, services, facilities, or anything of value other than money is required to be reported under this title, the amount report…