Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The disclosures for the reporting of loan information required by this chapter shall provide for the reporting of loans and similar transactions in a manner that does not result in substantial overstatement or understatement of total contributions and expenditures. (Amended by St…

(a) A candidate or state measure proponent shall verify the candidate’s or proponent’s campaign report and the campaign report of each committee subject to the candidate or state measure proponent’s control. The verification shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 8…

Committees and candidates shall terminate their filing obligation pursuant to regulations adopted by the commission which insure that a committee or candidate will have no activity which must be disclosed pursuant to this chapter subsequent to the termination. Such regulations sh…

Campaign reports shall be filed at the following places: (a) Statewide elected officers, including members of the State Board of Equalization; Members of the Legislature; Supreme Court justices, court of appeal justices, and superior court judges; candidates for those offices and…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 82015, a loan received by a candidate or committee is a contribution unless the loan is received from a commercial lending institution in the ordinary course of business, or it is clear from the surrounding circumstances that it is not made for politic…

A loan of campaign funds, whether or not there is a written contract for the loan, made by a candidate or committee shall be reported as provided in Section 84211. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 853, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2001.)

When the Secretary of State receives any campaign statement filed pursuant to the federal Election Campaign Act, (52 U.S.C.A. Section 30101 et seq.) the Secretary of State shall send a copy of the statement to the following officers: (a) Statements of candidates for President, Vi…

(a) A slate mailer organization shall file semiannual campaign reports no later than July 31 for the period ending June 30, and no later than January 31 for the period ending December 31. (b) In addition to the semiannual reports required by subdivision (a), a slate mailer organi…

Whenever a slate mailer organization is required to file campaign reports pursuant to Section 84218, the campaign report shall include the following information: (a) The total amount of receipts during the period covered by the campaign report and the total cumulative amount of r…

If a slate mailer organization receives a payment of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) or more for purposes of supporting or opposing any candidate or ballot measure in a slate mailer, and the payment is received at a time when, if the payment were a contribution it woul…

Slate mailer organizations shall terminate their filing obligations in the same manner as applies to committees qualifying under subdivision (a) of Section 82013. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 905, Sec. 7.)

(a) For purposes of this title, “multipurpose organization” means an organization described in Sections 501(c)(3) to 501(c)(10), inclusive, of the Internal Revenue Code and that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, a federal or out-of-state p…

(a) A publicly funded nonprofit organization that makes contributions or expenditures, either directly or through the control of another entity, shall establish and deposit into a separate bank account all funds that will be used to make contributions and expenditures, and those …

(a) For a committee primarily formed to support or oppose a state ballot measure or state candidate that raises one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more for an election, the Secretary of State shall maintain an accurate list of the committee’s top 10 contributors, as specified by…

(a) A behested payment described in subdivision (b) shall be reported within 30 days following the date on which the payment or payments equal or exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) in the aggregate from the same source in the same calendar year in which they are made. The repo…

The provisions of this title apply to candidates for election to the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System or the Teachers’ Retirement Board, and to committees formed or existing primarily to support or oppose those candidates. The Commission may adop…

(a) This section applies to any elected local government officer or candidate for elective local government office who meets both of the following criteria: (1) The officer or candidate is required to file a report or other document required by this chapter, with their local fili…

(a) (1) The office shall hear and render a decision on any appeal filed by a business, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14775, in the event the business contests the certification by a state agency head that reporting requirements meet established criteria and shall not be …

(a) The commission may from time to time select and designate eligible projects to be funded from the proceeds of notes, if financing of the project from the proceeds of notes has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the regional transportation planning agency,…

On or before October 1 of each year, the commission shall report to the Governor, the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst, and the Chairs of the transportation committees in the Assembly and Senate on the amount of notes that the commission intends to issue for the sub…

The commission, in cooperation with the department and regional transportation planning agencies, shall establish guidelines for eligibility for funding allocations under this chapter. The guidelines shall be nondiscriminatory and shall be designed to allow as many counties as po…

The Treasurer may not authorize the issuance of notes if the annual repayment obligations of all outstanding notes in any fiscal year would exceed 15 percent of the total amount of federal transportation funds deposited in the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fun…

Funds allocated to a State Transportation Improvement Program project under this chapter, including cost overruns and financing costs, shall be counted against the interregional improvement program share in the case of a project in the interregional improvement program and the co…

In order to provide security for repayment of the notes, the commission shall adopt a resolution dedicating and pledging any future receipts of federal transportation funds received by the state to the payment of principal of, and interest and premium on the notes, for as long as…

Before notes are issued under this chapter, the commission, in cooperation with the department and the Department of Finance, shall consider and determine the appropriateness of the mechanism authorized by this chapter in comparison to other funding mechanisms, including, but not…

(a) Upon taking the actions authorized under this article, the commission may request the Treasurer to issue notes to provide funds for the eligible projects. (b) On or before April 1 of each year, the commission shall prepare and submit an annual report regarding the preceding c…

As used in this article, “qualified trust company” means the trust department of any State or National bank in this State or a trust company authorized to act as such in this State. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 120.)

With the consent of the bank owning securities deposited or to be deposited with him or her as security, the Treasurer may: (a) Authorize any qualified trust company, other than the depositor bank, or any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof or any state or national bank lo…

The Treasurer shall take from the qualified trust company or from any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof a receipt for any securities received by it under this article. Neither the Treasurer nor the state is responsible for the custody and safe return of such securities u…

Any qualified trust company or any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof to which securities are delivered, either as agent or depositary for the Treasury, shall make such disposition of the securities as the Treasurer directs and is responsible only for strict compliance wi…

The charges of any qualified trust company or of any federal reserve bank or any branch thereof for the handling and safekeeping of such securities are not a charge against the Treasurer but shall be paid by the owner. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 25, Sec. 26. (SB 84) Effective J…

After the adoption by the committee of any resolution in conformity with Section 16731, 16731.5, or 16731.6, the Treasurer shall arrange for the preparation of the requisite number of suitable bonds or notes, in accordance with the resolution, and in so doing shall arrange for th…

All bonds shall bear the facsimile signature of the Governor, the facsimile signature of the Controller, and the facsimile signature of the Treasurer, and each of the bonds shall bear an impress or a facsimile of the Great Seal of the State of California. Each such signature shal…

Whenever the committee may determine by resolution that for any reason any bonds which have been prepared and executed under the foregoing provisions should not be sold or issued, the State Treasurer shall cancel them by perforation with a suitable device in a manner to indicate …

If the right to do so has been reserved in the resolution adopted in conformity with Section 16731, 16731.5, or 16731.6, temporary or interim bonds, notes, certificates, or receipts may be issued and delivered in lieu of definitive bonds or notes, and shall be exchangeable for de…

(a) At least twice each calendar year the commission shall report to the Legislature on the number of mandates it has found pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 17550) and the estimated statewide costs of these mandates. This report shall identify the statewide costs es…

The commission shall report to the Legislature on January 15, 1986, and each January 15 thereafter, on the number of claims it denied during the preceding calendar year and the basis on which the particular claims were denied. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1459, Sec. 1.)

On or before January 15, 2007, and on or before each January 15 thereafter, the commission shall report to the Legislature the number of individual and consolidated incorrect reduction claims decided during the preceding calendar year and whether and why the reduction was upheld …

(a) The Department of Finance, in collaboration with the Secretary of State and the Legislative Analyst’s Office, shall convene a working group to evaluate alternatives for funding election-related state mandates. The working group shall commence no later than September 1, 2015. …

(a) Vacancies in positions shall be filled insofar as consistent with the best interests of the state from among employees holding positions in appropriate classes, and appropriate promotional lists shall be established to facilitate this purpose, except as provided in Section 18…

Notwithstanding any other law, full-time employees of the state who are exempt from state civil service pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, shall be eligible to receive three career credits, except when competing for managerial p…

The board, department, and each state agency and employee shall encourage economy and efficiency in and devotion to state service by encouraging promotional advancement of employees showing willingness and ability to perform efficiently services assigned them, and every person in…

(a) In an examination held on an open, nonpromotional basis under Section 18950, a competitor who has served at least one full year in, or who is a graduate of, the California Conservation Corps, and who attains the passing mark established for the examination, shall have three c…

Any employee who feels aggrieved at any action taken by any superior or fellow employee in discouraging or in any manner hindering or preventing him from taking any examination or any other action which he deems beneficial to himself may appeal to the board in writing. Any such a…

In any promotional examinations for positions in the California Highway Patrol, there shall be allowed to each competitor an additional credit for merit, efficiency and fitness of one-quarter of a point for each year which he has served in the grade next lower than that for which…

Examinations for those classes designated as supervisory level peace officers in the Department of Corrections and Youth Authority, with respect to those peace officers enumerated in Section 830.5 of the Penal Code, shall be job related and shall include measurable examination co…