Title GOV, California Gov. Code

Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)

Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a state or local agency may adopt requirements for itself that allow for faster, more efficient, or greater access to records than prescribed by the minimum standards set forth in this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 47…

(a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the Attorney General and…

(a) This division does not require the disclosure in response to a request for records filed under the California Public Records Act, of peace officer personnel files and background investigation files gathered by law enforcement agencies pursuant to Section 1031 that are in the …

(a) Notwithstanding Section 7923.600, a state or local law enforcement agency shall disclose the names and addresses of persons involved in, or witnesses other than confidential informants to, the incident, the description of any property involved, the date, time, and location of…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public all of the following information, except to the extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investiga…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public the information described in paragraph (2), except to the extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involv…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the requester declares under penalty of perjury that the request is made for a scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose, or that the request is made for investigation purposes by a licensed private inv…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, commencing July 1, 2019, a video or audio recording that relates to a critical incident, as defined in subdivision (e), may be withheld only as follows: (a) (1) During an active criminal or administrative investigation, disclos…

(a) Immediately before the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the other provisions in this article comprised a single subdivision of former Section 6254 (subdivision (f) of Section 29 of Chapter 385 of the Statutes of 2019). (b) Dividing the substance of those provisions into multi…

Nothing in this part affects liability based on contract or the right to obtain relief other than money or damages against a public entity or public employee. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

Nothing in this part shall be construed to impliedly repeal any provision of Division 4 (commencing with Section 3201) or Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 6100) of the Labor Code. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1681.)

During those times that a Member of the Legislature is required to be in Sacramento to attend a session of the Legislature and during those times that a member is traveling to and from, or is in attendance at, any meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member or is attend…

When traveling to and from a session of the Legislature, or when traveling to and from a meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member, or when traveling pursuant to any other legislative function or responsibility as authorized or directed by the rules of the house of wh…

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

“Board” means: (a) In the case of a local public entity, the governing body of the local public entity. (b) In the case of the state, except as provided by subdivisions (c) and (d), the Department of General Services. (c) In the case of a judicial branch entity or judge of one of…

A “judicial branch entity” is a public entity and means any superior court, court of appeals, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, or the Administrative Office of the Courts. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1007, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Local public entity” includes a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State, but does not include the State. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

“State” means the State and any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency of the State claims against which are paid by warrants drawn by the Controller. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

For the purpose of computing the time limits prescribed by Sections 911.2, 911.4, 945.6, and 946.6, the date of the accrual of a cause of action to which a claim relates is the date upon which the cause of action would be deemed to have accrued within the meaning of the statute o…

This title may be cited as the California Industrial Development Financing Act. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1358.)

The Legislature hereby finds that it is necessary and essential that the state, in cooperation with the federal government, use all practical means and measures to promote and enhance economic development and increase opportunities for useful employment. The Legislature further f…

It is the purpose of this title to carry out and make effective the findings of the Legislature, and to that end, to provide business with an alternative method of financing in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities, including, but not limited to, equipment and fur…

(a) The Legislature declares that it is the policy of this state, consistent with environmental, resource conservation, and other policies, to facilitate for and on behalf of private enterprise the acquisition of property, either suitable for or evidencing an obligation respectin…

The property acquired pursuant to this article shall be suitable for, or shall evidence an obligation respecting, certain activities or uses. The activities or uses shall include one or more of the activities or uses described in subdivision (a) and, unless incidental to those ac…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article shall govern the construction of this title, as follows: (a) “Acquire” and its variants means acquire, construct, improve, furnish, equip, repair, reconstruct, or rehabilitate. (b) “Administration expenses” me…

This title may be cited as the California Passenger Rail Financing Commission Act. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1553, Sec. 2.)

The Legislature hereby finds that it is necessary and essential that the state use all means and measures to promote rapid rail transit systems within the state in order to reduce air pollution and reduce congestion on freeways, streets, and highways. The Legislature further find…

It is the purpose of this title to carry out and make effective the findings of the Legislature and, to that end, to provide an alternative method of financing in acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating facilities to be used as part of rapid rail systems, all to the mutual ben…

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this part. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

“Board” means: (a) In the case of a local public entity, the governing body of the local public entity. (b) In the case of the state, except as provided by subdivisions (c) and (d), the Department of General Services. (c) In the case of a judicial branch entity or a judge thereof…

A “judicial branch entity” is a public entity and means any superior court, court of appeals, the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, or the Administrative Office of the Courts. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1007, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2003.)

“Local public entity” includes a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State, but does not include the State. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

“State” means the State and any office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission or agency of the State claims against which are paid by warrants drawn by the Controller. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)

The Legislature finds that disabled and high-risk infants now survive the newborn period due to greatly improved surgical and medical care services. However, in many communities, services that provide the careful nurturing and stimulation that these infants need to develop to the…

It is the intent of the Legislature that those agencies which possess the greatest expertise in providing early intervention services to infants and their families in the past continue to provide these services. It is the further intent of the Legislature that existing early inte…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Developmental Services, the State Department of Social Services, and the State Department of Education work together to provide coordinated, interagency services to high…

This title shall become operative upon the repeal of Title 14 (commencing with Section 95000) as added by Section 2 of Chapter 945 of the Statutes of 1993. (Amended (as added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 945, Sec. 4) by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 86. Effective January 1, 1995.)

(a) A person is eligible to hold an elective civil office if, at the time of election, the person is 18 years of age and a citizen of the state. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person, regardless of citizenship or immigration status, is eligible to hold an appointed civil of…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1020 or any other provision of law, no person shall be incapable of holding any office in a youth services bureau solely by reason of being under 18 years of age. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “youth services bureau” means a state or local…

A person is disqualified from holding any office upon conviction of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and laws of the State. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

(a) If a public employee is convicted of any felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, conflict of interest, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes arising directly out…

(a) A city manager or city attorney, including an individual acting under contract with the city for those services, who is convicted of any felony set forth in Section 1021.5, shall be disqualified from any future public employment in an equivalent role. (b) For purposes of this…

Other provisions respecting disqualification for particular offices are contained in the Constitution and in the laws concerning the various offices. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

A person is ineligible to hold office or employment of any kind under the State, any county, city, district or other political or governmental unit of the State if he, while either a citizen or resident of the United States, has by oath bound himself to support, maintain or furth…

The Legislative Counsel shall be in attendance upon all regular and special sessions of the Legislature. (Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 7.)