Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) An officer shall not be deemed to be interested in a contract entered into by a body or board of which the officer is a member within the meaning of this article if the officer has only a remote interest in the contract and if the fact of that interest is disclosed to the bod…

The prohibition against an interest in contracts provided by this article or any other provision of law shall not be deemed to prohibit any public officer or member of any public board or commission from subdividing lands owned by him or in which he has an interest and which subd…

Section 1090 shall not apply to any contract or grant made by local workforce investment boards created pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 except where both of the following conditions are met: (a) The contract or grant directly relates to services to be pro…

Section 1090 shall not apply to any contract or grant made by a county children and families commission created pursuant to the California Children and Families Act of 1998 (Division 108 (commencing with Section 130100) of the Health and Safety Code), except where both of the fol…

(a) As used in Section 1091, “remote interest” also includes a person who has a financial interest in a contract, if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The agency of which the person is a board member is a special district serving a population of less than 5,000 that is…

(a) An officer or employee shall not be deemed to be interested in a contract if his or her interest is any of the following: (1) The ownership of less than 3 percent of the shares of a corporation for profit, provided that the total annual income to him or her from dividends, in…

An officer who is also a member of the governing body of an organization that has an interest in, or to which the public agency may transfer an interest in, property that the public agency may acquire by eminent domain shall not vote on any matter affecting that organization.

(a) Every contract made in violation of any of the provisions of Section 1090 may be avoided at the instance of any party except the officer interested therein. No such contract may be avoided because of the interest of an officer therein unless the contract is made in the offici…

Notwithstanding Section 1092, no lease or purchase of, or encumbrance on, real property may be avoided, under the terms of Section 1092, in derogation of the interest of a good faith lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer where the lessee, purchaser, or encumbrancer paid value and ac…

(a) The Treasurer and Controller, county and city officers, and their deputies and clerks shall not purchase or sell, or in any manner receive for their own or any other person’s use or benefit any state, county or city warrants, scrip, orders, demands, claims, or other evidences…

Every officer whose duty it is to audit and allow the accounts of other state, county, or city officers shall, before allowing such accounts, require each of such officers to make and file with him an affidavit or certificate under penalty of perjury that he has not violated any …

Officers charged with the disbursement of public moneys shall not pay any warrant or other evidence of indebtedness against the State, county, or city when it has been purchased, sold, received, or transferred contrary to any of the provisions of this article. (Enacted by Stats. …

Upon the officer charged with the disbursement of public moneys being informed by affidavit that any officer, whose account is about to be settled, audited, or paid by him, has violated any of the provisions of this article, the disbursing officer shall suspend such settlement or…

(a) Every officer or person prohibited by the laws of this state from making or being interested in contracts, or from becoming a vendor or purchaser at sales, or from purchasing scrip or other evidences of indebtedness, including any member of the governing board of a school dis…

(a) The Commission shall have the jurisdiction to commence an administrative action, or a civil action, as set forth within the limitations of this section and Sections 1097.2, 1097.3, 1097.4, and 1097.5, against an officer or person prohibited by Section 1090 from making or bein…

(a) Upon the sworn complaint of a person or on its own initiative, the Commission shall investigate possible violations of Section 1090, as provided in Section 1097.1. After complying with subdivision (b) of Section 1097.1, the Commission shall provide a written notification to t…

(a) Subject to the requirements of Section 1097.1, the Commission may file a civil action for an alleged violation of Section 1090. A person held liable for such a violation shall be subject to a civil fine payable to the Commission for deposit in the General Fund of the state in…

In addition to any other remedies available, the Commission may obtain a judgment in superior court for the purpose of collecting any unpaid monetary penalties, fees, or civil penalties imposed pursuant to Section 1097.1, 1097.2, or 1097.3. Penalties shall be collected in accorda…

(a) If the time for judicial review of a final Commission order or decision issued pursuant to Section 1097.2 has lapsed, or if all means of judicial review of the order or decision have been exhausted, the Commission may apply to the clerk of the superior court for a judgment to…

(a) (1) For a public entity that has entered into a contract with an independent contractor to perform one phase of a project and seeks to enter into a subsequent contract with that independent contractor for a later phase of the same project, the independent contractor is not an…

(a) Any current public officer or employee who willfully and knowingly discloses for pecuniary gain, to any other person, confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of his or her official duties, or uses any such information for the purpose of pecuniary gain, i…

(a) A public officer, including, but not limited to, an appointed or elected member of a governmental board, commission, committee, or other body, shall not simultaneously hold two public offices that are incompatible. Offices are incompatible when any of the following circumstan…

The sovereignty and jurisdiction of this State extends to all places within its boundaries as established by the constitution. The extent of such jurisdiction over places that have been or may be ceded to, purchased, or condemned by the United States is qualified by the terms of …

As used in this article, “public securities” means any issue of bonds, notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness and the interest coupons, if any, attached thereto, issued by any public body.

(a) As used in this title, “state agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. As used in any section of this title that is added or amended effective on or after January 1, 1997, “state agency” does not include the California…

(a) (1) Any state agency, including, but not limited to, a district agricultural association, or a joint powers agency that includes a district agricultural association, that seeks to hold an event with an expected attendance level over 10,000 participants on property that is eit…

(a) A state agency shall not permit an evaluator to review a discretionary grant application submitted by an organization or a person for which the evaluator was a representative, voting member, or staff member within the two-year period preceding receipt of that application. (b)…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every state agency shall establish the license periods and renewal dates for all licenses issued by the agencies in the manner as best to distribute the renewal work of all agencies throughout each year and permit the most efficient and…

Any state agency may make exhibits descriptive or illustrative of any activity or pursuit relating to its work or affairs at any international, state, district, county or municipal fair, exposition or exhibit, authorized or recognized by the laws of the state or acts of Congress …

If a remittance to cover a payment required by law to be made to the state or to a state agency on or before a specified date is sent through the United States mail or through a bona fide commercial delivery service, as determined by the state or the state agency addressee, prope…

If an application, tax return or claim for credit or refund required by law to be filed with the state or state agency on or before a specified date is filed with a state agency through the United States mail or through a bona fide commercial delivery service, as determined by th…

Sections 11002 and 11003 do not apply to: (a) Applications or other documents required or permitted to be filed under the Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (b) Applications to appropriate water under Division 2 (commencing with S…

(a) (1) Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval is not required, every gift or dedication to the state of personal property, or every gift to the state of real property in fee or in any lesser estate or interest, shall be approved by the Director of Finance. (2…

The Director of Finance may accept on behalf of the State any gift of real or personal property whenever he deems such gift and the terms and conditions thereof to be in the best interest of the State.

(a) Unless the Legislature specifically provides that approval by the Director of General Services is not required, every conveyance, contract, or agreement whereby an interest of the state in any real property is conveyed, demised, or let to any person, shall, before the conveya…

Any state department, board, or commission may lease any real property for the use of the state agency for storage, warehouse, or office purposes provided that the lease term does not exceed three years and the annual rental does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Prior…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Accepted nutritional guidelines” as used in this section means the following: (A) Beverages that are the following or meet the following standards: (i) Water. (ii) Milk, including, but not lim…

After January 1, 1983, if property is to be constructed, purchased, or leased, or any interest is acquired in the property, for a period of five years firm term or more, for the conduct of state business and the property is located in a standard metropolitan statistical area (SMS…

Any lease of property by a state agency for warehouse or office uses which is entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1991, shall contain all of the following: (a) The state agency leasing space through any contract shall have access at all times to the leased facilities f…

The Department of General Services on or before July 1, 1991, shall develop procedures and policies to expedite normal procedures for purchasing, leasing, and contracting during a business interruption.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state agency that requires fingerprinting for any non-law-enforcement purpose shall not require the use of specified live scan fingerprinting service providers certified by the Department of Justice to roll fingerprint impressions…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that Year 2000 Problem identification and remediation be the top information technology priority for all state agencies and departments as specified by executive order of the Governor. (b) It is the further intent of the Legislature to esta…

(a) Except as expressly authorized by law or as specifically authorized by the Director of General Services, property belonging to the state shall not be insured against risk of damage or destruction by fire, and the policies of fire insurance upon any property belonging to the s…

(a) The Department of Transportation, when it has acquired title to any real property for highway purposes and leases that property for commercial or business uses to the former owner for a term exceeding six months, may secure insurance against the risk of damage or destruction …

(a) As used in this section: (1) “Employee” includes an officer, employee, or servant, whether or not compensated, but does not include an independent contractor. (2) “Employment” includes office or employment. (3) “Injury” means death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of pr…

Any state agency, with the approval of the Department of General Services, may secure insurance protecting the state against loss by burglary, robbery, theft, or embezzlement of funds or securities belonging to the state which are in the possession or control of the agency.

Any state agency may, subject to rules and regulations of the Department of General Services, insure its officers and employees not covered by Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 19815) of Division 5 against injury or death incurred while flying on state business in any, except reg…

(a) The procurement of insurance or official bonds by any state agency shall be subject to approval of the Department of General Services. Any procurement of this type, upon request of the state agency concerned, may be made by the Department of General Services on behalf of the …

(a) If a state agency is authorized to procure insurance, that agency may operate and administer a self-insurance program. The agency may contract with the Department of General Services for the development and administration of a self-insurance program. (b) The department may de…

Whenever any State agency except the State Compensation Insurance Fund has drawn against any bank account for the payment of any claim and payment of the claim has not been made for a period of six months by reason of the failure of the claimant to present the instrument to the b…