Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The Attorney General shall be the legal counsel for the commission, but with the approval of the Attorney General, the commission may employ legal counsel as, in its judgment, is necessary or advisable to enable it to carry out the duties and functions imposed upon it by this tit…

The Treasurer shall be the treasurer for the commission. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)

On behalf of the commission, the Treasurer may employ and fix the compensation of bond counsel, financial consultants, and advisers as may be necessary, in his judgment, in connection with the issuance and sale of any bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes, or other obligations of…

The commission may do all of the following: (a) Adopt an official seal. (b) Sue and be sued in its own name. (c) Do all things generally necessary or convenient to carry out its powers and the purposes under this title. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)

(a) The North Coast Railroad Authority is hereby created, having a service area comprising the Counties of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Trinity. (b) On March 1, 2022, the North Coast Railroad Authority shall be renamed the Great Redwood Trail Agency. (c) Whenever the t…

(a) The agency shall be governed by a board of directors, composed as follows: (1) Two persons appointed by each of the boards of supervisors of the Counties of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma. (2) A city representative, selected by the cities served by the rail line. The …

(a) The Central California Railroad Authority is hereby created, having a service area comprised of the Counties of Kern, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, and Merced, to provide rail freight service within those counties. (b) The Counties of Madera, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin may elect to…

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, composed as follows: (1) One member appointed by the Kern Council of Governments. (2) One member appointed by the Kings County Association of Governments. (3) One member appointed by the Tulare County Association of Gov…

(a) The authority shall do all of the following: (1) Adopt an annual budget. (2) Adopt an administrative code, by ordinance, which prescribes the powers and duties of the authority officers, the method of appointment of the authority employees, and methods, procedures, and system…

The authority shall conduct its first meeting no later than 120 days after abandonment or discontinuance of service on any railroad line specified in Section 93301, provided the member regional transportation agencies or councils of governments have formed a joint exercise of pow…

The regional transportation planning agencies or councils of governments for the Counties of Fresno, Merced, Kern, Kings, and Tulare, and any regional transportation planning agencies of other counties that may elect to join the authority, may operate freight rail service within …

A public entity may sue and be sued. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

Except as otherwise provided by law, the rules of practice in civil actions apply to actions brought against public entities. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

No person charged by indictment, information, complaint, or other accusatory pleading charging a criminal offense may bring a civil action for money or damages against a peace officer or the public entity employing a peace officer based upon conduct of the peace officer relating …

Except as provided in Sections 946.4 and 946.6, no suit for money or damages may be brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section…

(a) Except as provided in Sections 946.4 and 946.6 and subject to subdivision (b), any suit brought against a public entity on a cause of action for which a claim is required to be presented in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with…

Except where a different statute of limitations is specifically applicable to the public entity, and except as provided in Sections 930.6 and 935, any action against a public entity upon a cause of action for which a claim is not required to be presented in accordance with Chapte…

(a) A claim arising out of an alleged sexual assault by a law enforcement officer if the alleged assault occurred while the officer was employed by a law enforcement agency is exempted from all state and local government claim presentation requirements. (b) Notwithstanding any ot…

Where a claim that is required to be presented to a public entity in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 900) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 910) of Part 3 of this division is so presented and action thereon is taken by the board: (a) If the claim is allowe…

(a) Where provision is made by or pursuant to law that no suit may be brought against a public agency as defined in Section 53050 unless and until a claim is presented to the agency, the failure to present a claim does not constitute a bar or defense to the maintenance of a suit …

(a) If an application for leave to present a claim is denied or deemed to be denied pursuant to Section 911.6, a petition may be made to the court for an order relieving the petitioner from Section 945.4. The proper court for filing the petition is a superior court that would be …

(a) The head of the state agency concerned, upon recommendation of the Attorney General or other attorney authorized to represent the state, may settle, adjust, or compromise any pending action where the Director of Finance certifies that a sufficient appropriation for the paymen…

The Judicial Council may settle, adjust, or compromise any pending action arising out of the activities of a judicial branch entity or judge thereof. The Judicial Council may adopt rules of court authorizing any committee of the Judicial Council or employee of the Administrative …

The governing body of a local public entity may compromise, or may delegate the authority to its attorney or an employee to compromise, any pending action. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

This title shall be administered under the shared direction of the Secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of the statewide system of early intervention services shal…

The State Department of Developmental Services shall serve as the lead agency responsible for administration and coordination of the statewide system. The specific duties and responsibilities of the State Department of Developmental Services shall include, but are not limited to,…

The State Department of Education shall be responsible for administering services and programs for infants with solely visual, hearing, and severe orthopedic impairments, and any combination thereof, who meet the criteria in Sections 56026 and 56026.5 of the Education Code, and i…

The development of joint regulations for meeting the requirements of this title shall be the shared responsibility of the State Department of Developmental Services on behalf of the Secretary of the Health and Welfare Agency, and the State Department of Education on behalf of the…

(a) A California Indian tribe that is party to a current ratified tribal-state gaming compact, or that is party to current secretarial procedures pursuant to Chapter 29 of Title 25 of the United States Code, may bring an action in superior court, filed solely against licensed gam…

(a) The California Fiscal Recovery Financing Authority is hereby created in state government solely for the purpose of the issuance and sale of the bonds and ancillary obligations authorized by this title and the performance of any necessary obligations related thereto. The autho…

The authority may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Issue taxable or tax-exempt bonds for the purpose of funding the accumulated budget deficit and paying costs related thereto, including, but not limited to, reserves, capitalized interest, costs of obtaining or e…

(a) The Director of Finance shall, as chairperson of the authority, take all actions necessary to have included in the annual Governor’s Budget for each fiscal year in which the Fiscal Recovery Fund is in existence and any bonds or ancillary obligations remain outstanding, an app…

Section 10295 of, and Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of, the Public Contract Code do not apply to agreements entered into by the authority or any individual to whom the authority delegates contracting authority in connection with th…

(a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this title and the making of those determinations and the taking of other actions as are authorized by this title, the Economic Recovery Fi…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The United States and Mexican economies have become increasingly integrated, particularly since the 1994 adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA. (b) As the second largest United States exporter to Mexico…

The following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Border” means the line of demarcation between California and Mexico. (b) “Council” means the California-Mexico Border Relations Council. (c) “Public agency” means a city, county, city and county, distri…

(a) The California-Mexico Border Relations Council is hereby established in state government. (b) The council shall consist of eight voting members as follows: (1) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. (2) The Secretary of the Natural Resourc…

The council shall do all of the following: (a) Coordinate activities of state agencies that are related to cross-border programs, initiatives, projects, and partnerships that exist within state government, to improve the effectiveness of state and local efforts that are of concer…

Beginning January 1, 2008, the council shall submit a report to the Legislature on the council’s activities annually. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 716, Sec. 3. (AB 690) Effective January 1, 2015.)