Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) The director shall prepare the following: (1) A budget for the International Trade and Investment Program that includes a separately stated budget for each international trade and investment office. The budget shall provide all the following: (A) A description of how the Inte…

The Controller shall not allocate any state funds to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for international trade and investment activities if the strategy for international trade and investment has not been submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivisi…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Justice shall commence to operate under this chapter as soon as feasible, but until such time, the department shall continue to operate under Article 8 (commencing with Section 13240) of Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 3,…

The maintenance of law and order is, and always has been, a primary function of government and is so recognized in both Federal and State Constitutions. The state has an unmistakable responsibility to give full support to all public agencies of law enforcement. This responsibilit…

The Department of Justice shall maintain a statewide telecommunications system of communication for the use of law enforcement agencies. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The system shall be under the direction of the Attorney General, and shall be used exclusively for the official business of the state, and the official business of any city, county, city and county, or other public agency. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, hereinafter referred to as the committee, to advise and assist him in the management of the system with respect to operating policies, service evaluation, and sys…

The committee shall consist of representatives from the following organizations: (a) Two representatives from the California Peace Officers’ Association. (b) One representative from the California State Sheriffs’ Association. (c) One representative from the League of California C…

The Department of Justice shall provide an executive secretary to the committee. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The committee shall elect a chairman for a term to be determined by the committee. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The committee shall meet at least twice each year at a time and place to be determined by the Attorney General and the chairman. Special meetings may be called by the Attorney General or the chairman by giving at least 14 days’ notice to the members. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 15…

All meetings of the committee and all hearings held by the committee shall be open to the public. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

(a) The Attorney General shall, upon the advice of the committee, adopt and publish for distribution to the system subscribers and other interested parties the operating policies, practices and procedures, and conditions of qualification for membership. (b) (1) Commencing on Janu…

The Department of Justice shall provide a basic telecommunications communications network consisting of no more than two relay or switching centers in the state and circuitry and terminal equipment in one location only in each county in the state. The system shall be consistent w…

The system may connect and exchange traffic with compatible systems of adjacent states and otherwise participate in interstate operations. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The system shall provide service to any law enforcement agency qualified by the committee which, at its own expense, desires connection through the county terminal. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

The system shall be maintained at all times with equipment and facilities adequate to the needs of law enforcement. The committee shall recommend to the Attorney General any improvements of the system to meet the future requirements of the subscribers and to take advantage of adv…

(a) The person designated as a county’s “control agent” as defined by the policies, practices, and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 15160, or the chief officer of any other agency that has been granted direct access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications Syste…

Any subscriber to the system shall file with the Attorney General an agreement to conform to the operating policies, practices and procedures approved by the committee under penalty of suspension of service or other appropriate discipline by the committee. (Added by Stats. 1965, …

The Director of General Services shall fix the charge to be paid by any state department, officer, board or commission to the Department of Justice. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

In the case of a state agency, the charge shall be paid from the money available by law for the support of the state agency using the system. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1595.)

(a) Notwithstanding Section 15153, the system may connect and exchange traffic with the compatible systems of a tribal government, as provided in this section. (b) A law enforcement agency or court of a tribe may apply to the Attorney General for access to the system. The Attorne…

Notwithstanding any other law, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or other persons identified in subdivision (a) of Section 13503.1 of the Penal Code for whom background checks have been completed pursuant to that section and whose duties require access, may …

The funds appropriated by Section 16100 shall be used for any advances authorized by Section 17401.5 of the Education Code. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1406.)

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Bergeson-Costa-Nielsen County Revenue Stabilization Act of 1987.” (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 375, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The provision of basic social welfare and public health programs by counties is a matter of statewide interest. (b) In some cases, the costs of these programs have grown more quickly than the counties’ own general purpo…

As used in this chapter: (a) “County” means a county and a city and county. (b) “County costs of eligible programs” means the amount of money other than federal and state funds, as reported by the State Department of Social Services to the Department of Finance or as derived from…

(a) On or before October 31 of each year, the Director of Finance shall do all of the following: (1) Determine for each county the county costs of eligible programs and each county’s general purpose revenues for the 1981−82 fiscal year. (2) Determine a percentage for each c…

If a statute appropriates more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) for the purposes of this chapter in a fiscal year, then Section 16265.4 shall not apply to the allocation of that amount of money which is greater than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). It is the inten…

(a) The state’s liability under this chapter shall be limited to the amounts appropriated for this purpose. (b) Moneys distributed to counties pursuant to this chapter may be used for any lawful purposes, and shall not be considered in the determination of eligible counties in su…

Any officer of a county who is not specifically authorized by statute so to do may be authorized by the board of supervisors of the county to accept negotiable paper in payment for any license, permit, or fee, in payment of any other obligation owing to such county, or in payment…

As used in this chapter, “negotiable paper” means bank checks and drafts and express and post-office money orders. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1471.)

Any local officer, office, agency or unit which collects or receives taxes, fees, charges or any funds for public services may, when payment is acceptable in the form of a negotiable instrument, be paid by check, draft or money order payable to the office, agency, board or unit w…

The acceptance of negotiable paper pursuant to this chapter constitutes payment of any amount owing to a county as of the date of acceptance when, but not before, the negotiable paper is duly paid. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 561.)

(a) If, pursuant to another provision of law, a bank account has been authorized for the use of the officer, he shall deposit in that account as soon as practicable any negotiable paper accepted by him pursuant to this chapter. (b) If a bank account has not been authorized for th…

Any negotiable paper redeemed by or charged back to the county treasurer by reason of nonpayment shall be returned to the officer who deposited it with him. Upon notification from the county treasurer a memorandum charging the officer who made the deposit and crediting the county…

If any negotiable paper is not paid on due presentment for any reason, any record of payment made by the officer receiving such paper shall be canceled. Any receipt issued in acknowledgment of such payment shall also be deemed to be canceled. The license fee, permit fee, fine or …

When a cancellation is made, the officer making it shall enter it in the accounting records of his office. He shall immediately send a notice to the person who attempted payment by the negotiable paper of the cancellation of the payment. The validity of any license fee, permit fe…

(a) The state, and each city, whether general law or chartered, county, and district, each subdivision, department, board, commission, body, or agency of the foregoing, shall accept personal checks, in addition to any other authorized form of payment, drawn in its favor or in fav…

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Local agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 54951. (2) “Payment” means any tax, fee, or charge paid to the local agency, or other funds tendered to the local agency for any license, permit, or public service, or in payment of any tru…

(a) The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (1) “Credit card” means a card, plate, coupon book, or other credit device existing for the purpose of being used from time to time upon presentation to obtain money, property, labor, or services on credit. (2) “Ca…

(a) Each transportation planning agency designated under Section 29532 or 29532.1 shall prepare and adopt a regional transportation plan directed at achieving a coordinated and balanced regional transportation system, including, but not limited to, mass transportation, highway, r…

The following definitions apply to terms used in Section 65080: (a) “Resource areas” include (1) all publicly owned parks and open space; (2) open space or habitat areas protected by natural community conservation plans, habitat conservation plans, and other adopted natural resou…

(a) A city located within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission may develop and implement a traffic signal optimization plan intended to reduce travel times, the number of stops, and fuel use. (b) The Department of Transportation and a city that develops …

Once preparation of a regional transportation plan has been commenced by or on behalf of a designated transportation planning agency, the Secretary of Transportation shall not designate a new transportation planning agency pursuant to Section 29532 for all or any part of the geog…

A transportation planning agency which has within its area of jurisdiction a transit development board established pursuant to Division 11 (commencing with Section 120000) of the Public Utilities Code shall include, in the regional transportation improvement program prepared purs…