Title GOV, California Gov. Code

The Legislature declares it to be the purpose of this article to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a Governor and the inauguration of a new Governor. The interest of the state requires that such transiti…

The Governor may appoint for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days after the conclusion of the Governor’s term of office persons to assist the Governor in concluding matters arising out of the Governor’s official duties during the Governor’s last term. (Amended by Stats. 2021, …

At each session the Governor shall report to the Legislature each reprieve, pardon, and commutation granted, stating the name of the convict, the crime of which the convict was convicted, the sentence, its date, the date of the pardon, reprieve, or commutation, and the reasons fo…

Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Governor may designate which single state agency shall be responsible for each federal program in which federal money is given to the state with the requirement that it be handled by a single state agency. Whenever the Governor designa…

(a) The Director of e-Government in the office of the Governor shall direct the development of, and shall make operational by July 1, 2003, an interactive Internet-based information site and inventory of all publicly assisted or publicly financed multiunit low-income rental housi…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, general or special, the Legislature of California, acting through the State Lands Commission, hereby cedes concurrent criminal jurisdiction to the United States within lands identified and held by the United States upon and subject …

In addition to other records maintained by the State Lands Commission, the commission shall prepare and maintain an adequate index or record of documents with description of the lands over which the United States acquired jurisdiction pursuant to Section 126 of this code or pursu…

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a) Fails or neglects to make, verify and file with the Department of Finance any report required by this part. (b) Fails or neglects to follow the directions of the Department of Finance in keeping the accounts of his office. (c) Refu…

The department shall annually require each department head or designee whose duty it is to audit the accounts of a state agency, department, office, bureau, or other state entity to provide a certification, signed under penalty of perjury, to the department that the budgeting and…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter. (a) “Appointed commissioner” means a commissioner appointed by the Governor pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13995.40. (b) “Assessed business” me…

There is in the Transportation Agency a Department of Transportation. Any reference in any law or regulation to the Department of Public Works shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Transportation. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 285. (AB 1317) Effective September 2…

The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Transportation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (b) “Director” means the Director of Transportation. (c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation. (d) “Board” or “commission” means the California Trans…

The director is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550), Part 1 of this division. (Repealed and added by Stat…

The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the department, except as otherwise expressly provided by law. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 12…

There shall be within the department the position of Deputy Director of Transportation. The deputy director is appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the director, and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The annual salary shall be fixed by the director in acco…

For the purpose of administration, the director shall organize the department with the approval of the Governor and the secretary in the manner that they deem necessary properly to segregate and conduct the work of the department. The work of the department shall be divided into …

(a) There is in the Department of Transportation the Division of Rail, which is responsible for the development of a comprehensive rail passenger system and the preparation of the rail passenger development plan required pursuant to Section 14036. (b) An undersecretary of the age…

(a) There is in the Department of Transportation a unit, known as the Spaceport Office, whose primary responsibility is to seek and obtain federal funding for the commercialization of private space activities in California. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the respons…

(a) The director shall appoint a Chief Advisor on Bicycling and Active Transportation, who shall serve as the department’s primary advisor on all issues related to bicycle transportation, safety, and infrastructure. (b) The Chief Advisor on Bicycling and Active Transportation sha…

The department succeeds to and is vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department of Aeronautics, the Department of Public Works, and the Office of Transportation Planning and Research, with the exceptions of those functio…

The department shall have the possession and control of all licenses, permits, leases, agreements, contracts, orders, claims, judgments, records, papers, equipment, supplies, bonds, moneys, funds, appropriations, buildings, land and other property, real or personal, held for the …

The department may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the enforcement of which is committed to the department. The department may expend such money for the use, support, or maintenance of any appropriate state agency within the department. Such expenditu…

(a) The director may sell or lease excess right-of-way parcels to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may accept as all or part of the consideration for such sale or lease any substantial benefits the state will derive from the municipality or other lo…

The director may lease nonoperating right-of-way areas to municipalities or other local agencies for public purposes, and may contribute toward the cost of developing local parks and other recreational facilities on such areas. The director may accept as all or part of the consid…

The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of fees, licenses, permits, tools, or for rentals, property or services, wherein the license, permit, rental, property or service cannot lawfully be issued, furnished, or transferre…

(a) The Director of General Services, as agent for the Department of Transportation, may enter into an agreement to purchase, lease-purchase, or lease with an option to purchase real property in the San Francisco Bay area for the purpose of financing, refinancing, and acquiring o…

(a) The Director of General Services, as agent for the Department of Transportation, may enter into an agreement to purchase, lease-purchase, or lease with an option to purchase or exchange real property in the City of San Bernardino for the purpose of providing office and parkin…

The department shall work in partnership with the California Workforce Development Board to support California’s high road construction careers program. The department shall reserve a minimum aggregate total of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) of state transportation funds to…

The Department of Justice shall seek to control and eradicate organized crime in California by: (a) Gathering, analyzing and storing intelligence pertaining to organized crime. (b) Providing this intelligence to local, state and federal law enforcement units. (c) Providing traini…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department focus its investigative and prosecutive endeavors with regard to organized crime in controlling crime which is of a conspiratorial and organized nature and which seeks to supply illegal goods and services such as narcotics, …

The department’s functions concerning organized crime shall be divided among five programs as follows: (a) Operations and training. (b) Intelligence. (c) Long-range intelligence research. (d) Investigation. (e) Prosecution. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1795.)

The department shall annually report on its activities and accomplishments to the Legislature and to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as to other interested groups. The first report to the Legislature shall be made no later than July 1, 1972, and shall …

(a) The Crack Down Task Force Program is hereby created within the Department of Justice with responsibility for establishing, conducting, supporting, and coordinating crack down task forces composed of state and local law enforcement agencies targeting the investigation and appr…

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions hereinafter set forth govern the construction of this part and the rules adopted hereunder. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)

“Board” means the agency created by Section 2 of Article VII of the California Constitution and includes the “State Personnel Board” provided in Section 2(a) and the “executive officer” provided in Section 2(c) thereof. The board shall be within the Government Operations Agency. …

“Department” means the Department of Human Resources. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 11. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)

“Position” means any office or employment in the “state civil service” as the phrase is defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution. “Former position” means either of the following: (a) A position in the classification to which an employee was last appointed as a prob…

“Class” means a group of positions sufficiently similar with respect to duties and responsibilities that the same title may reasonably and fairly be used to designate each position allocated to the class and that substantially the same tests of fitness may be used and that substa…

“Appointing authority” or “appointing power” means a person or group having authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 13. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)

“Appointment” means the offer to and acceptance by a person of a position in the State civil service in accordance with this part. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)

“Promotion” means the appointment of an employee to a position in a different class with a higher salary range, unless the appointment is by transfer, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 18525.3. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 103, Sec. 1.)

“Demotion” means the appointment of an employee to a position in a different class with a lower salary range, as provided by Section 19253 if voluntary, by Section 19253.5 if for medical reasons, or by Section 19570 if by adverse action. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 103, Sec. 2.)

“Transfer” means both of the following: (a) The appointment of an employee to another position in the same class but under another appointing power. (b) The appointment of an employee to a different class to which the employee satisfies the minimum qualifications and that has sub…

“Employee” means a person legally holding a position in the State civil service. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)

“Probationer” means an employee who has probationary status. “Probationary status” means the status of an employee who has been certified and appointed from an employment list, or has been reinstated after resignation, or has been transferred or demoted but who has not completed …