Title PEN, California Penal Code

It is a misdemeanor for the Inspector General or any employee or former employee of the Inspector General to divulge or make known in any manner not expressly permitted by law to any person not employed by the Inspector General any particulars of any record, document, or informat…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Inspector General during regular business hours or at any other time determined necessary by the Inspector General, shall have access to and authority to examine and reproduce any and all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence fi…

(a) Prior to filling a vacancy for warden by appointment pursuant to Section 6050, or superintendent pursuant to Section 1049 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Governor shall first submit to the Inspector General the names of candidates for the position of warden or super…

The Inspector General shall be deemed to be a department head for the purpose of Section 11189 of the Government Code in connection with any duties authorized by this chapter. The Inspector General shall have authority to hire or retain counsel to provide confidential advice. If …

(a) In connection with duties authorized pursuant to this chapter, the Office of the Inspector General may do any of the following: (1) Administer oaths. (2) Certify to all official acts. (3) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, acc…

(a) The superior court in the county in which any interview is held under the direction of the Inspector General, or his or her designee, pursuant to duties authorized by this chapter has jurisdiction to compel the attendance of witnesses, the making of oral or written sworn stat…

(a) The Office of the Inspector General may receive communications from any individual, including those employed by any department, board, or authority who believes he or she may have information that may describe an improper governmental activity, as that term is defined in subd…

(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “employee” means any person employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (2) For purposes of this section, “retaliation” means intentionally engaging in acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats, coercion, or similar acts agains…

(a) (1) The Office of the Inspector General shall post the Centralized List of Disapproved Publications maintained by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on its internet website. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall notify the Office of the Inspecto…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the Inspector General shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature a summary of its reports. The summary shall be posted on the office’s internet website and otherwise made available to the public upon i…

(a) (1) The Office of the Inspector General shall be responsible for contemporaneous public oversight of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigations and staff grievance inquiries conducted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of Interna…