Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) There is in the Department of Justice the Health Quality Enforcement Section. The primary responsibility of the section is to investigate and prosecute proceedings against licensees and applicants within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Boar…

(a) All complaints or relevant information concerning licensees that are within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Psychology, or the Physical Therapy Board of California shall be made available to the Hea…

By March 1, 2016, the Medical Board of California, in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall report and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on the vertical enforcement and prosecution model created under Sect…

The Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Justice. Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to support the investigation and prosecuti…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Forced labor or services” means labor or services that are performed or provided by a person and are obtained or maintained through force, fraud, duress, coercion, or equivalent conduct that would reasonably …

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that California, represented by the California Attorney General, entered a national multistate settlement with the country’s five largest loan servicers. This agreement, the National Mortgage Settlement stemmed from successful resolution of …

(a) Until July 1, 2027, the Attorney General, or the Attorney General’s designee, shall engage in reviews of county, local, or private locked detention facilities in which noncitizens are being housed or detained for purposes of civil immigration proceedings in California, includ…

(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2026, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, the Attorney General shall publish model policies for state and local agencies relating to interaction with immigration authorities consistent with federal and state law. (2) On or before January 1,…

(a) The Attorney General may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance, in lieu of a stipulated judgment, to resolve an action brought in the name of the people of the State of California. (b) An assurance of voluntary compliance accepted by the Attorney General shall be filed …

(a) The Opioid Settlements Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. (b) Upon order of the Director of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds received in the Litigation Deposits Fund from the settlement of People v. McKinsey & Company, Inc. (Alameda County Superior Cour…

(a) The Electronic Cigarette Settlements Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. (b) The State Department of Public Health shall administer the Electronic Cigarette Settlements Fund. (c) Upon order of the Department of Finance, the Controller shall transfer funds received i…

The Attorney General shall institute investigations for the discovery of all real and personal property to which the state may be entitled by escheat. For that purpose the Attorney General may cite any person before any superior court of this state to answer investigations and re…

The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute actions on behalf of the State pursuant to Title 10, Part 3, of the Code of Civil Procedure, for the purpose of having it adjudged that title to real or personal property, to which the State has become entitled by escheat, is vest…

The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such property. In those proceedings counsel so employed have the authority of the Attorney General.

The compensation for services of such counsel shall be determined by the Department of General Services and paid only out of the sums found to be escheated and recovered to the state. The Attorney General may pay to such counsel a sum not in excess of 10 percent of the sums actua…

If an escheat proceeding is prosecuted by the staff of the Attorney General’s office, the Attorney General shall recover, by presenting a claim to the Controller, all costs and charges of commencing and prosecuting the suit, from the funds so escheated. Those claims shall be paid…

The Attorney General has direct supervision over the district attorneys of the several counties of the state and may require of them written reports as to the condition of public business entrusted to their charge. When the Attorney General deems it advisable or necessary in the …

The powers and duties of the Attorney General with respect to grand juries are prescribed in Sections 913 and 923 of the Penal Code. The Attorney General may also file informations.

If a district attorney is disqualified to conduct any criminal prosecution within the county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel to conduct the prosecution. The attorney’s fee in such case is a legal charge against the State.

The Attorney General has direct supervision over the sheriffs of the several counties of the state, and may require of them written reports concerning the investigation, detection, and punishment of crime in their respective jurisdictions. Whenever the Attorney General deems it n…

Whenever the Attorney General deems it necessary in the public interest, the Attorney General may appoint some competent person to perform the duties of sheriff with respect to the investigation or detection of a particular crime and cause the arrest of persons in connection ther…

For the purpose of enabling the Attorney General to perform the duties imposed by Section 13 of Article V of the Constitution the Attorney General may appoint and fix the compensation of special agents and investigators not exceeding 10 in number as deemed necessary. The Attorney…

When serving under the direction of the Attorney General each special agent or investigator is a peace officer of this State.

Whenever the Attorney General deems it advisable to keep secret the identity of any special agent or investigator, claims for compensation and expenses of the special agent or investigator may be presented by the Attorney General in the Attorney General’s own name with the statem…

Upon the completion of each secret investigation and, in any event, within not more than one year after the payment of any claim, the Attorney General shall file with the Controller vouchers in support of the claim. The Controller shall not divulge any information conveyed by the…

The Attorney General may employ additional special agents and investigators not exceeding 10 in number, to enable the Attorney General to carry out the Attorney General’s duties relative to sabotage and subversive activities. The special agents and investigators are exempt from c…

This article may be cited as the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.

This article applies to all charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, trustees, and other legal entities holding property for charitable purposes, commercial fundraisers for charitable purposes, fundraising counsel for charitable purposes, commercial coventurers, char…

As used in this article, “solicitation” or “soliciting” for charitable purposes means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give money or property, in connection with which any of the following applies: (a) Any appeal is made for charitable pu…

“Trustee” means (a) any individual, group of individuals, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity holding property in trust pursuant to any charitable trust, (b) any corporation or unincorporated association which has accepted property to be used for a part…

“Charitable corporation” means any nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this State for charitable or eleemosynary purposes and any similar foreign corporation doing business or holding property in this State for such purposes.

The filing, registration, and reporting provisions of this article do not apply to the United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions, to …

The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a register of charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, and trustees subject to this article and of the particular trust or other relationship under which they hold property for charitable purposes and, to that end, ma…

(a) Every charitable corporation, unincorporated association, and trustee subject to this article shall file with the Attorney General an initial registration form, under oath, setting forth information and attaching documents prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations o…

(a) Except as otherwise provided and except corporate trustees which are subject to the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of the State of California under Division 1 (commencing with Section 99) of the Financial Code or to the Comptroller of the Currency …

In addition to a registration fee, a charitable corporation or trustee, commercial fundraiser, fundraising counsel, coventurer, charitable fundraising platform, or platform charity may be assessed a late fee or an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each month or part…

All fines, penalties, attorney’s fees, if any, as authorized by law, and costs of investigation paid to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 12598 shall be used by the Department of Justice solely for the administration of the Attorney General’s charitable trust enforcement r…

The Attorney General may make additional rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this article, provided that any assessment of an annual registration or renewal fee from charitable trustees and corporations, commercial fundraisers, fundraising counsel, commercia…

(a) The Registry of Charities and Fundraisers Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Justice. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, all registration fees, registration renewal fees, and late fees or other fees paid to the Department…

The Attorney General may investigate transactions and relationships of corporations and trustees subject to this article for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the purposes of the corporation or trust are being carried out in accordance with the terms and provisions of th…

When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any person, as provided in Section 12588, the Attorney General shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be delivered to or sent by registered mail t…

Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Attorney General, the register, copies of instruments, and the reports filed with the Attorney General shall be open to public inspection. The Attorney General shall withhold from public inspection any instrument so filed…

The Attorney General may institute appropriate proceedings to secure compliance with this article and to invoke the jurisdiction of the court. The powers and duties of the Attorney General provided in this article are in addition to the Attorney General’s existing powers and duti…

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article with intent to deceive or defraud any charity or individual is liable for a civil penalty not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000). (b) The Attorney General may issue a cease and desist order whenever the Attorney Gene…

In any case in which the Attorney General has authority to institute an action or proceeding under this article, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance through which any person alleged to be engaged in any method, act, or practice in violation of thi…

This article shall apply regardless of any contrary provisions of any instrument.

Every person who offers for probate any instrument which establishes a testamentary trust of property for charitable purposes or who records in any county or city and county any inter vivos transfer of property for charitable purposes shall furnish a copy of the document to the A…

Every officer, agency, board, or commission of this State receiving applications for exemption from taxation of any corporation, charitable trust or similar relationship in which the corporation or trustee is subject to this article shall annually file with the Attorney General a…

This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

(a) A civil action brought by the Attorney General against trustees or other persons holding property in trust for charitable purposes or against any charitable corporation or any director or officer thereof to enforce a charitable trust or to impress property with a trust for ch…