Title GOV, California Gov. Code

It shall be unlawful for a member of the commission to receive a gift of ten dollars ($10) or more per month. “Gift” as used in this section means a gift made directly or indirectly by a state candidate, an elected state officer, a legislative official, an agency official, or a l…

The Commission may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance and testimony, administer oaths and affirmations, take evidence and require by subpoena the production of any books, papers, records or other items material to the performance of the Commission’s duties or exercise of…

The Commission may refuse to excuse any person from testifying, or from producing books, records, correspondence, documents, or other evidence in obedience to the subpoena of the Commission notwithstanding an objection that the testimony or evidence required of that person may te…

An interested person may seek judicial review of any action of the Commission. (Added June 4, 1974, by initiative Proposition 9.)

If judicial review is sought of any action of the Commission relating to a pending election, the matter shall be advanced on the docket of the court and put ahead of other actions. The court may, consistent with due process of law, shorten deadlines and take other steps necessary…

There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund of the state to the Fair Political Practices Commission the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) during the fiscal year of 1974–1975, and the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000), adjusted for cost-of-living changes…

(a) (1) Upon mutual agreement between the Commission and the governing body of a local government agency, the Commission may assume primary responsibility for the impartial, effective administration, implementation, and enforcement of a local campaign finance or government ethics…

The commission shall adjust the contribution limitations and voluntary expenditure limitations provisions in Sections 85301, 85302, 85303, and 85400 in January of every odd-numbered year to reflect any increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index. Those adjustments shall be r…

As used in this chapter, “prisoner” includes an inmate of a prison, jail, or penal or correctional facility. For the purposes of this chapter, a lawfully arrested person who is brought into a law enforcement facility for the purpose of being booked, as described in Section 7 of t…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, except as provided in this section and in Sections 814, 814.2, 845.4, and 845.6, or in Title 2.1 (commencing with Section 3500) of Part 3 of the Penal Code, a public entity is not liable for: (1) An injury proximately caused b…

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to establish a police department or otherwise to provide police protection service or, if police protection service is provided, for failure to provide sufficient police protection service. A police department sh…

Except as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 830), neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for failure to provide a prison, jail or penal or correctional facility or, if such facility is provided, for failure to provide sufficient equipment, personnel …

Neither a public entity nor a public employee acting within the scope of his employment is liable for interfering with the right of a prisoner to obtain a judicial determination or review of the legality of his confinement; but a public employee, and the public entity where the e…

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury proximately caused by the failure of the employee to furnish or obtain medical care for a prisoner in his custody; but, except as otherwise provided by Sections 855.8 and 856, a public employee, and the public ent…

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for: (a) Any injury resulting from determining whether to parole or release a prisoner or from determining the terms and conditions of his parole or release or from determining whether to revoke his parole or release. (b) An…

Neither a public entity nor a public employee is liable for injury caused by the failure to make an arrest or by the failure to retain an arrested person in custody. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

As used in this chapter, “omnibus claim appropriation” means an act of appropriation, or an item of appropriation in a budget act, by which the Legislature appropriates a lump sum to pay the claim of the Department of General Services or its secretary against the state in an amou…

Promptly following the effective date of an omnibus claim appropriation, the board or its secretary shall submit to the Controller a claim covering the full amount of the appropriation made in the omnibus claim appropriation. Any such claim is exempt from the provisions of Chapte…

If the Controller believes or has reason to believe that the payment of any portion of the omnibus claim appropriation may violate the provisions of the Constitution, he shall withhold payment of the questioned portion and shall issue his warrant for the remainder of the appropri…

Unless the Joint Legislative Budget Committee within 60 days after receipt of such notice advises the board in writing that the Legislature desires to reconsider any part of the withheld portion, the board shall institute proceedings to compel the Controller to issue his warrant …

If the Joint Legislative Budget Committee advises the board that the Legislature desires to reconsider any part of the omnibus claim appropriation withheld by the Controller, no further action shall be taken with respect to that part and the money appropriated therefor shall reve…

The commission may charge reasonable application and project fees to reimburse the commission for costs incurred in administering applications for financing pursuant to this title. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)

The commission may determine the projects to be financed under this title; lend financial assistance to any participating party to construct, reconstruct, renovate, replace, lease, as lessor or lessee, and regulate a project; and enter into contracts for the sale of any rapid rai…

The commission may issue bonds, notes, bond anticipation notes (including commercial paper), and other obligations of the commission for any of its corporate purposes, and to fund or refund them, pursuant to this title. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)

The commission may do all of the following: (a) Fix fees and charges for project facilities and revise, from time to time, those fees and charges. (b) Collect rates, rents, fees, and charges for the use of and for any facilities or service furnished, or to be furnished, by a proj…

The commission may contract for engineering, architectural, accounting, or other services of appropriate agencies as may be necessary, in its judgment, for the successful development of any project and pay the reasonable costs of consulting engineers, architects, accountants, and…

(a) The agency has all of the following powers: (1) To acquire, own, operate, and lease real and personal property reasonably related to the furtherance of the purposes of this title. (2) To operate railroads. (3) To accept grants or loans from state or federal agencies. (4) To e…

(a) The agency may acquire, own, lease, and operate railroad lines and equipment, including, but not limited to, real and personal property, tracks, rights-of-way, equipment, and facilities, to further the purposes of this title. (b) Any railroad track and tie owned by the agency…

(a) To the extent funding is available, the agency shall do all of the following: (1) Initiate, complete, or initiate and complete the federal Surface Transportation Board’s railbanking process on its rail rights-of-way. The federal Surface Transportation Board’s railbanking proc…

Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 shall not apply to the agency, except with respect to the development of any projects on properties that are not owned or directly controlled by the agency. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 424, S…

The agency shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this title, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) To enter into and perform all necessary contracts. Any public works contract,…

Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 54221, the use of agency real property by third parties via lease, license agreement, or concession agreement for uses ancillary to the operation or maintenance of a trail pursuant to paragraph (4) of…

Notwithstanding Section 93004.5, the state is not liable for any contracts, debts, or other obligations of the North Coast Railroad Authority, its predecessor in interest, or the agency. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 424, Sec. 8. (SB 727) Effective January 1, 2026.)

(a) The agency shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5) and the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1). (b) This section shall become operative on M…

On or before July 1, 2022, the agency shall hire or contract for professional staff necessary to fulfill the requirements of this title, including by exercising its authority pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 93024. This subdivision does not limit the authority granted elsew…

(a) At the direction of the board, the executive director shall submit a recommended budget to the board on or before June 30 of each year. The board shall adopt an annual budget by a resolution adopted by a majority of the board of directors. (b) The board shall not make any inc…

(a) For purposes of this section, “work” means the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any public structure, building, road, or other public improvement of any kind. (b) For any work done by agency personnel, the estimated cost of the work shall not exce…

The compensation of each officer and employee of the Senate or Assembly shall be fixed, insofar as such compensation is fixed, by the Senate or Assembly, respectively, by resolution. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 597.)

The Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, and the minute clerks and Sergeant-at-Arms of each house, and no others, shall be allowed mileage. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

(a) Notwithstanding Part 6 (commencing with Section 22950) of Division 5, or any other law, the Legislature shall provide dental care plan coverage, pursuant to this section, for a person who is (1) a former Member of the Assembly or Senate or former legislative employee and who …

The authority has all of the following powers: (a) To acquire, own, operate, and lease real and personal property reasonably related to the operation and maintenance of railroads. (b) To issue revenue bonds pursuant to Section 93316 for any purpose of the authority. (c) To acquir…

The authority may acquire, own, lease, and operate railroad lines and equipment, including, but not limited to, real and personal property, tracks, rights-of-way, equipment, and facilities. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 234, Sec. 1. (SB 325) Effective January 1, 2012.)

The authority may prepare a plan for the acquisition and operation of any railroad line specified in Section 93301, at no expense to the state, to achieve the purposes set forth in Section 93302. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 234, Sec. 1. (SB 325) Effective January 1, 2012.)

After preparation of a plan pursuant to Section 93314, the authority may do any of the following: (a) Conduct engineering and other studies related to the acquisition of any railroad line. (b) Evaluate alternative plans from the private sector to acquire, finance, and operate a r…

(a) The authority may issue bonds, payable from revenues of any facility or enterprise to be acquired or constructed by the authority, in the manner provided by the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5). However, a…

The state is not liable for any contracts, debts, or other obligations of the authority. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 234, Sec. 1. (SB 325) Effective January 1, 2012.)