Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The Department of Finance shall direct the manner and form in which each state department, board, commission, or other agency maintains the records incidental to withholding funds pursuant to this article. The Department of Finance shall prescribe the forms to be used in making a…

All funds withheld pursuant to this article by any state unit whose funds are deposited in the State Treasury shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the Director of Finance, and shall be withdrawn therefro…

All funds withheld by any county pursuant to this article shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the board of supervisors of the county, and shall be withdrawn therefrom in the manner prescribed by such bo…

All funds withheld pursuant to this article by any public agency not within the provisions of Sections 1174 or 1175 of this code shall, immediately upon such withholding, be deposited in such depositary or depositaries as may be prescribed by the governing body of such public age…

The State consents to the use by the United States of the territorial waters of the State adjacent to any land on the coast of the State now or hereafter owned by or under the control of the United States, and occupied for military purposes, in connection with conducting target p…

Exclusive jurisdiction shall be and the same is hereby ceded to the United States over and within all of the territory which is now or may hereafter be included in those several tracts of land in the State of California set aside and dedicated for park purposes by the United Stat…

All assistants, deputies, and other subordinate officers, whose appointments are not otherwise provided for, shall be appointed by the officer or body to whom they are respectively subordinate. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

When not otherwise provided for, the appointment of deputies and other subordinate officers shall be made in writing and filed in the office of the appointing power or the office of its clerk. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

When not otherwise provided for, within 10 days after receiving notice of their appointment, deputies and other subordinate officers shall take and file an oath in the manner required of their principals. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

When the number of deputies or other subordinate officers is not fixed by law, it is limited only by the discretion of the appointing power. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

When not otherwise provided for, each deputy possesses the powers and may perform the duties attached by law to the office of his principal. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Every officer of the state, or of any county, city, or judicial district who accepts, keeps, retains or diverts for his own use or the use of any other person any part of the salary or fees allowed by law to his deputy, or other subordinate officer, is guilty of a felony punishab…

The Governor may appoint and fix the salaries of such assistants and other personnel as the Governor deems necessary for the Governor’s office. No salary fixed under this section shall exceed the annual salary paid state officers pursuant to Section 11552, except the salary of th…

The Governor shall appoint a person to represent the state in Washington, D.C. to identify revenue sources available to the state in connection with the closure and conversion of military bases in the state. The representative shall be appointed or selected by, and report to, the…

The person appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 12001.5 shall furnish the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly an annual report of that person’s activities related to the appointed position.

Every law of this state relating to the powers and duties of the Governor and to acts and duties to be performed by others toward the Governor extends to the person performing for the time being the duties of Governor.

The Governor shall supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers.

Notwithstanding any other provision of statutory law, the Governor shall determine the distribution in the executive agencies of deputies or employees selected pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution by civil-service-exempt officers …

(a) The purpose of this section is to increase the Governor’s managerial flexibility without increasing costs. It is the intent of the Legislature that positions designated as exempt from civil service by this section shall be filled by a Governor’s appointment only after they ar…

The Governor shall see that all offices are filled and their duties performed. If default occurs, the Governor shall apply such remedy as the law allows. If the remedy is imperfect, the Governor shall so advise the Legislature at its next session.

(a) In the event of a vacancy in a judicial office to be filled by appointment of the Governor, or in the event that a declaration of candidacy is not filed by a judge and the Governor is required under subdivision (d) of Section 16 of Article VI of the California Constitution to…

The Governor is the sole official organ of communication between the government of this State and the government of any other State or of the United States.

Whenever a treaty is in force providing for the transfer of offenders between the United States and a foreign country, the Governor or the Governor’s designee is authorized to give the approval of the state to a transfer as provided in the treaty, upon the application of a person…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Hoopa Valley Tribe, executed on October 19, 2018…

(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State of California and the …

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of Californ…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of Cali…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, executed …

(a) The following amendments to the tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), which are for the sole purpose of extending the terms of t…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Redding Rancheria, California, executed on March…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Tejon Indian Tribe, executed on August 17, 2022,…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Ra…

(a) The amendment between the State of California and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, executed on May 15, 2023, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 27…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of Californ…

(a) The following amendments to the tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), which are for the sole purpose of extending the terms of t…

(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State of California and the…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of C…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Table Mountain Rancheria, executed on November 1…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Tule River Indian Tribe of California, executed …

(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts and amended compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State …

(a) (1) The third amendment between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California, executed on December 12, 2024, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive,…

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of C…

(a) The fourth amendment between the State of California and the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California, executed on June 4, 2025, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S…

(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts and amended compacts entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, inclusive, and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.), are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State …

(a) The second amendment to the tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California, executed on December 18, 2025, entered into in accordance with the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1…

(a) The following tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1166 to 1168, incl., and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) are hereby ratified: (1) The compact between the State of California and the Alturas Ranch…

(a) There is within the office of the Governor, the office of the Governor’s Tribal Advisor, which shall be headed by the Governor’s Tribal Advisor. (b) The Governor’s Tribal Advisor shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. (c) The Governor’s Tribal Advi…

The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, incl., and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, executed on August 12, …

(a) The tribal-state gaming compact entered into in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Secs. 1166 to 1168, incl., and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) between the State of California and the La Posta Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the La Posta In…

(a) The following amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts entered into in accordance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (18 U.S.C. Sec. 1166 to 1168, incl., and 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq.) are hereby ratified: (1) The amendment of the compact between the State of C…