Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Within 30 days after the day a copy of the decision rendered by the board in a proceeding under this article is served by the board upon the parties to the decision, either party may petition the board for rehearing of the decision. The petition for rehearing shall be in writing …

If the petition for rehearing is granted, the matter shall be set down for rehearing by the board or its authorized representative. If the matter is set for hearing before an authorized representative, the hearing shall be conducted as to the matters on which granted in substanti…

The right to petition a court for writ of mandate, or to bring or maintain any action or proceeding based on or related to any civil service law of this State or the administration thereof shall not be affected by the failure to apply for rehearing by filing written petition ther…

Letters of reprimand shall be removed from the personnel file of the state employee and destroyed not later than three years from the date the letters were issued. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 618, Sec. 1.)

The tenure of every permanent employee holding a position is during good behavior. Any such employee may be temporarily separated from the state civil service through layoff, leave of absence, or suspension, permanently separated through resignation or removal for cause, or perma…

(a) Resignations from the state civil service are subject to department rules. A resignation, except as provided in this section, does not jeopardize any rights and privileges of the employee except those pertaining to the position from which he or she resigns. A written resignat…

(a) Absence without leave, whether voluntary or involuntary, for five consecutive working days is an automatic resignation from state service, as of the last date on which the employee worked. A permanent or probationary employee may within 90 days of the effective date of such s…

By a four-fifths vote the board of supervisors may designate as wild flower reserves, during appropriate times of the year for not to exceed ninety (90) days at any one time, any portion of the public domain of the United States, any unsold or unleased public State land, and any …

The board may protect any land designated as wild flower reserves by prohibiting any person from driving, herding, or grazing herbivorous animals in groups of sizes designated by the board on or over such lands during such periods. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 30.)

This article does not apply to any public grazing land within the scope of an act of Congress entitled “An act to stop injury to the public grazing lands by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration, to provide for their orderly use, improvement and development, to stabilize …

An officer forfeits his office upon conviction of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and laws of the State. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Any State, county, or city officer who is intoxicated while in discharge of the duties of his office, or by reason of intoxication is disqualified for the discharge of, or neglects his duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. On conviction of such misdemeanor he forfeits his office, a…

Whenever the Governor is authorized to appoint a person to an office with the advice and consent of, or subject to confirmation by, the Senate, and no fixed term has been provided by law for such office, the Governor may at any time, without cause and without hearing, remove the …

(a) An elected officer of the state or a city, county, city and county, or district in this state forfeits his or her office upon the conviction of a crime pursuant to the federal Stolen Valor Act of 2013 (18 U.S.C. Sec. 704) or the California Stolen Valor Act (as specified in Se…

This chapter shall be known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 or as the Williamson Act. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1371.)

As used in this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Agricultural commodity” means any and all plant and animal products produced in this state for commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, plant prod…

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, land devoted to recreational use or land within a scenic highway corridor, a wildlife habitat area, a saltpond, a managed wetland area, or a submerged area may be included within an agricultural preserve pursuant to …

Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, land within a scenic highway corridor, as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 51201, shall, upon the request of the owner, be included in an agricultural preserve pursuant to this chapter. When such land is include…

The Department of Conservation may meet with and assist local, regional, state, and federal agencies, organizations, landowners, or any other person or entity in the interpretation of this chapter. The department may research, publish, and disseminate information regarding the po…

(a) On or before May 1 of every other year, the Department of Conservation shall post on its internet website the following information: (b) The information shall contain the number of acres of land under contract and the number of acres of land which were removed from contract t…

(a) No person shall sell, lease, or finance any parcel or parcels of real property or commence construction of any building for sale, lease or financing thereon, except for model homes, or allow occupancy thereof, for which a final map is required by this division or local ordina…

Each violation of this division by a person who is the subdivider or an owner of record, at the time of the violation, of property involved in the violation shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison, by a fine not exceedi…

This chapter may be cited as the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1010, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2001.)

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Appointment” means the offer to and acceptance by a person of a position in the trial court in accordance with this chapter and the trial court’s personnel policies, procedures, and plans. (b) “Employee org…

Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the enactment of this act shall not be a cause for the modification or elimination of any existing wages, hours, or terms and conditions of employment of trial court employees. However, except as to those procedures, rights,…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the interpretation or operation of Sections 70210 to 70218, inclusive, for purposes of unification of the trial courts. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 117, Sec. 8. (AB 414) Effective January 1, 2022.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the effective date of this section shall be January 1, 2004. (b) Representatives of a trial court and representatives of recognized employee organizations may mutually agree to an implementation date of this section later than January 1,…

If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof, to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end t…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the status, rights, and protections provided to court employees under this chapter constitute a matter of statewide concern. Therefore, this chapter is applicable to all counties, notwithstanding charter provisions to the contrary. I…

The state has long recognized its responsibility to mitigate the effects of natural, manmade, or war-caused emergencies that result in conditions of disaster or in extreme peril to life, property, and the resources of the state, and generally to protect the health and safety and …

This chapter may be cited as the “California Emergency Services Act.” (Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1454.)

A public official at any level of state or local government shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the public official’s official position to influence a governmental decision in which the official knows or has reason to know the official has a financ…

(a) A registered professional engineer or licensed land surveyor who renders professional services as a consultant to a state or local government, either directly or through a firm in which the consultant is employed or is a principal, does not have a financial interest in a gove…

Section 87100 does not prevent any public official from making or participating in the making of a governmental decision to the extent the official’s participation is legally required for the action or decision to be made. The fact that an official’s vote is needed to break a tie…

The requirements of Section 87100 are in addition to the requirements of Articles 2 (commencing with Section 87200) and 3 (commencing with Section 87300) and any Conflict of Interest Code adopted thereunder. Except as provided in Section 87102.5, the remedies provided in Chapters…

(a) The remedies provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 83100) apply to any Member of the Legislature who makes, participates in making, or in any way attempts to use the Member’s official position to influence any of the following governmental decisions in which the Memb…

(a) “Nongeneral legislation” means legislation as to which both of the following apply: (1) It is reasonably foreseeable that the legislation will have direct and significant financial impact on one or more identifiable persons, or one or more identifiable pieces of real property…

(a) An elected state officer, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 14 of Article V of the California Constitution, shall not make or participate in the making of, or use the officer’s official position to influence, any governmental decision before the agency in which the ele…

A public official has a financial interest in a decision within the meaning of Section 87100 if it is reasonably foreseeable that the decision will have a material financial effect, distinguishable from its effect on the public generally, on the official, a member of the official…

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, a retail customer of a business entity engaged in retail sales of goods or services to the public generally is not a source of income to an official who owns a 10-percent or greater interest in the entity if the retail custome…

Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 87103, any person who makes a payment to a state agency or local government agency to defray the estimated reasonable costs to process any application, approval, or any other action, including but not limited to, holding public hearings …

(a) A public official of a state agency shall not, for compensation, act as an agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person by making any formal or informal appearance before, or any oral or written communication to, the official’s state agency or any officer o…

(a) A public official who holds an office specified in Section 87200 who has a financial interest in a decision within the meaning of Section 87100 shall, upon identifying a conflict of interest or a potential conflict of interest and immediately prior to the consideration of the…

All printing ordered by the Legislature or the Senate or Assembly, and all printing to be charged to legislative printing shall be governed by the joint rules and by the rules of the respective houses insofar as applicable. After final adjournment, the rules in effect at the time…

The receipt of the Secretary of the Senate or Chief Clerk of the Assembly is a sufficient voucher for printing for any work done for the house of which the person issuing the receipt is an officer. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 7.)

The Secretary of the Senate, in the case of Members and Members-elect of the Senate, and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, in the case of Members and Members-elect of the Assembly, shall, prior to the convening of any session of the Legislature, order the printing of all legislati…