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CA Govt Code § 7284.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.25 - Cooperation with Immigration Authorities|Section 7284.8.

7284.8.  (a) The Attorney General, by October 1, 2018, in consultation with the appropriate stakeholders, shall publish model policies limiting assistance with immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law at public schools, public libraries, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, courthouses, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement facilities, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the Division of Workers Compensation, and shelters, and ensuring that they remain safe and accessible to all California residents, regardless of immigration status. All public schools, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and courthouses shall implement the model policy, or an equivalent policy. The Agricultural Labor Relations Board, the Division of Workers’ Compensation, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, shelters, libraries, and all other organizations and entities that provide services related to physical or mental health and wellness, education, or access to justice, including the University of California, are encouraged to adopt the model policy.(b) For any databases operated by state and local law enforcement agencies, including databases maintained for the agency by private vendors, the Attorney General shall, by October 1, 2018, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, publish guidance, audit criteria, and training recommendations aimed at ensuring that those databases are governed in a manner that limits the availability of information therein to the fullest extent practicable and consistent with federal and state law, to anyone or any entity for the purpose of immigration enforcement. All state and local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to adopt necessary changes to database governance policies consistent with that guidance.(c) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2), the Department of Justice may implement, interpret, or make specific this chapter without taking any regulatory action.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 495, Sec. 3. (SB 54) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7284.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.25 - Cooperation with Immigration Authorities|Section 7284.10.

7284.10.  (a) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall:(1) In advance of any interview between the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an individual in department custody regarding civil immigration violations, provide the individual with a written consent form that explains the purpose of the interview, that the interview is voluntary, and that he or she may decline to be interviewed or may choose to be interviewed only with his or her attorney present. The written consent form shall be available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean.(2) Upon receiving any ICE hold, notification, or transfer request, provide a copy of the request to the individual and inform him or her whether the department intends to comply with the request.(b) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall not:(1) Restrict access to any in-prison educational or rehabilitative programming, or credit-earning opportunity on the sole basis of citizenship or immigration status, including, but not limited to, whether the person is in removal proceedings, or immigration authorities have issued a hold request, transfer request, notification request, or civil immigration warrant against the individual.(2) Consider citizenship and immigration status as a factor in determining a person’s custodial classification level, including, but not limited to, whether the person is in removal proceedings, or whether immigration authorities have issued a hold request, transfer request, notification request, or civil immigration warrant against the individual.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 495, Sec. 3. (SB 54) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7284.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.25 - Cooperation with Immigration Authorities|Section 7284.12.

7284.12.  The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 495, Sec. 3. (SB 54) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.3 - Enforcement Actions|Section 7285.

7285.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) All protections, rights, and remedies available under state law, except any reinstatement remedy prohibited by federal law, are available to all individuals regardless of immigration status who have applied for employment, or who are or who have been employed, in this state.(b) For purposes of enforcing state labor, employment, civil rights, consumer protection, and housing laws, a person’s immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability, and in proceedings or discovery undertaken to enforce those state laws no inquiry shall be permitted into a person’s immigration status unless the person seeking to make the inquiry has shown by clear and convincing evidence that the inquiry is necessary in order to comply with federal immigration law.(c) The provisions of this section are declaratory of existing law.(d) The provisions of this section are severable. If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 160, Sec. 2. (AB 1690) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7285.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.3 - Enforcement Actions|Section 7285.1.

7285.1.  (a) Except as otherwise required by federal law, an employer, or a person acting on behalf of the employer, shall not provide voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to enter any nonpublic areas of a place of labor. This section does not apply if the immigration enforcement agent provides a judicial warrant.(b) An employer who violates subdivision (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation and five thousand dollars ($5,000) up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation. If a court finds that an immigration enforcement agent was permitted to enter a nonpublic area of a place of labor without the consent of the employer or other person in control of the place of labor, the civil penalty shall not apply. “Violation” means each incident when it is found that subdivision (a) was violated without reference to the number of employees, the number of immigration enforcement agents involved in the incident, or the number of locations affected in a day.(c) This section shall not preclude an employer or person acting on behalf of an employer from taking the immigration enforcement agent to a nonpublic area, where employees are not present, for the purpose of verifying whether the immigration enforcement agent has a judicial warrant, provided no consent to search nonpublic areas is given in the process.(d) The exclusive authority to enforce this section is granted to the Labor Commissioner or the Attorney General and enforcement shall be through civil action. Any penalty recovered shall be deposited in the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund.(e) This section applies to public and private employers.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 492, Sec. 1. (AB 450) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7285.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.3 - Enforcement Actions|Section 7285.2.

7285.2.  (a) (1) Except as otherwise required by federal law, and except as provided in paragraph (2), an employer, or a person acting on behalf of the employer, shall not provide voluntary consent to an immigration enforcement agent to access, review, or obtain the employer’s employee records without a subpoena or judicial warrant. This section does not prohibit an employer, or person acting on behalf of an employer, from challenging the validity of a subpoena or judicial warrant in a federal district court.(2) This subdivision shall not apply to I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification forms and other documents for which a Notice of Inspection has been provided to the employer.(b) An employer who violates subdivision (a) shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand dollars ($2,000) up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a first violation and five thousand dollars ($5,000) up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each subsequent violation. If a court finds that an immigration enforcement agent was permitted to access, review, or obtain the employer’s employee records without the consent of the employer or other person in control of the place of labor, the civil penalty shall not apply. “Violation” means each incident when it is found that subdivision (a) was violated without reference to the number of employees, the number of immigration enforcement agents involved in the incident, or the number of employee records accessed, reviewed, or obtained.(c) The exclusive authority to enforce this section is granted to the Labor Commissioner or the Attorney General and enforcement shall be through civil action. Any penalty recovered shall be deposited in the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund.(d) This section applies to public and private employers.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 492, Sec. 2. (AB 450) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7285.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.3 - Enforcement Actions|Section 7285.3.

7285.3.  In accordance with state and federal law, nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted, construed, or applied to restrict or limit an employer’s compliance with a memorandum of understanding governing the use of the federal E-Verify system.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 492, Sec. 3. (AB 450) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 7286.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.4 - Law Enforcement Use of Force Policies|Section 7286.5.

7286.5.  (a) (1) A law enforcement agency shall not authorize the use of a carotid restraint or choke hold by any peace officer employed by that agency.(2) A law enforcement agency shall not authorize techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia.(b) As used in this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) “Carotid restraint” means a vascular neck restraint or any similar restraint, hold, or other defensive tactic in which pressure is applied to the sides of a person’s neck that involves a substantial risk of restricting blood flow and may render the person unconscious in order to subdue or control the person.(2) “Choke hold” means any defensive tactic or force option in which direct pressure is applied to a person’s trachea or windpipe.(3) “Law enforcement agency” means any agency, department, or other entity of the state or any political subdivision thereof, that employs any peace officer described in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.(4) “Positional asphyxia” means situating a person in a manner that compresses their airway and reduces the ability to sustain adequate breathing. This includes, without limitation, the use of any physical restraint that causes a person’s respiratory airway to be compressed or impairs the person’s breathing or respiratory capacity, including any action in which pressure or body weight is unreasonably applied against a restrained person’s neck, torso, or back, or positioning a restrained person without reasonable monitoring for signs of asphyxia.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 407, Sec. 1. (AB 490) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 7290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7290.

7290.  This chapter may be known and cited as the Dymally-Alatorre Bilingual Services Act.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
CA Govt Code § 7291 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7291.

7291.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the effective maintenance and development of a free and democratic society depends on the right and ability of its citizens and residents to communicate with their government and the right and ability of the government to communicate with them.The Legislature further finds and declares that substantial numbers of persons who live, work and pay taxes in this state are unable, either because they do not speak or write English at all, or because their primary language is other than English, effectively to communicate with their government. The Legislature further finds and declares that state and local agency employees frequently are unable to communicate with persons requiring their services because of this language barrier. As a consequence, substantial numbers of persons presently are being denied rights and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled.It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide for effective communication between all levels of government in this state and the people of this state who are precluded from utilizing public services because of language barriers.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
CA Govt Code § 7292 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7292.

7292.   (a) Every state agency, as defined in Section 11000, except the State Compensation Insurance Fund, directly involved in the furnishing of information or the rendering of services to the public whereby contact is made with a substantial number of non-English-speaking people, shall employ a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions to ensure provision of information and services to the public, in the language of the non-English-speaking person.(b) For the purposes of this chapter, the furnishing of information or rendering of services includes, but is not limited to, providing public safety, protection, or prevention, administering state benefits, implementing public programs, managing public resources or facilities, holding public hearings, and engaging in any other state program or activity that involves public contact.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 259, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 7293 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7293.

7293.  Every local public agency, as defined in Section 54951, serving a substantial number of non-English-speaking people, shall employ a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions or as interpreters to assist those in such positions, to ensure provision of information and services in the language of the non-English-speaking person. The determination of what constitutes a substantial number of non-English-speak ing people and a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons shall be made by the local agency.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
CA Govt Code § 7294 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7294.

7294.  An employee of a state or local agency, as defined by Sections 11000 and 54951, may not be dismissed to carry out the purposes of this chapter. A state or local public agency need only implement this chapter by filling employee public contact positions made vacant by retirement or normal attrition.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)
CA Govt Code § 7295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7295.

7295.  Any materials explaining services available to the public shall be translated into any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the agency. Whenever notice of the availability of materials explaining services available is given, orally or in writing, it shall be given in English and in the non-English language into which any materials have been translated. The determination of when these materials are necessary when dealing with local agencies shall be left to the discretion of the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 259, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 7295.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7295.2.

7295.2.  Every state agency which serves a substantial number of non-English-speaking people and which provides materials in English explaining services shall also provide the same type of materials in any non-English language spoken by a substantial number of the public served by the agency. Whenever notice of the availability of materials explaining services available is given, orally or in writing, it shall be given in English and in the non-English language into which any materials have been translated. This section shall not be interpreted to require verbatim translations of any materials provided in English by a state agency.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1035.)
CA Govt Code § 7295.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7295.4.

7295.4.  Whenever a state agency finds that the factors listed in both subdivisions (a) and (c) or (b) and (c) exist, it shall distribute the applicable written materials in the appropriate non-English language through its statewide and local offices or facilities to non-English-speaking persons, or, as an alternative, the state agency may instead elect to furnish translation aids, translation guides, or provide assistance, through use of a qualified bilingual person, at its statewide and local offices or facilities in completing English forms or questionnaires and in understanding English forms, letters, or notices:(a) The written materials, whether forms, applications, questionnaires, letters, or notices solicit or require the furnishing of information from an individual or provide that individual with information.(b) The information solicited, required, or furnished affects or may affect the individual’s rights, duties, or privileges with regard to that agency’s services or benefits.(c) The statewide or local office or facility of the agency with which the individual is dealing, serves a substantial number of non-English-speaking persons.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 1. (AB 2253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 7296 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7296.

7296.  (a) As used in this chapter, a “qualified bilingual person,” “qualified bilingual employee,” or “qualified interpreter” is a person who is proficient in both the English language and the non-English language to be used. For any state agency, “qualified” means one of the following:(1) A bilingual person or employee who the Department of Human Resources has tested and certified as proficient in the ability to understand and convey in English and a non-English language commonly used terms and ideas, including terms and ideas regularly used in state government.(2) A bilingual employee who was tested and certified by a state agency or other approved testing authority as proficient in the ability to understand and convey in English and a non-English language commonly used terms and ideas, including terms and ideas regularly used in state government.(3) An interpreter who has met the testing or certification standards for outside or contract interpreters, as proficient in the ability to communicate commonly used terms and ideas between the English language and the non-English language to be used and has knowledge of basic interpreter practices, including, but not limited to, confidentiality, neutrality, accuracy, completeness, and transparency.(b) The determination of what constitutes “qualified” for local agencies, shall be left to the discretion of the local agency.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 1. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 7296.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7296.2.

7296.2.  As used in Sections 7292, 7295.2, 7295.4, 7299.3, and 7299.4, a “substantial number of non-English-speaking people” are members of a group who either do not speak English, or who are unable to effectively communicate in English because it is not their native language, and who comprise 5 percent or more of the people served by the statewide or any local office or facility of a state agency.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 2. (AB 2253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 7296.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7296.4.

7296.4.  As used in Section 7292, “a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons in public contact positions” is the number required to provide the same level of services to non-English-speaking persons as is available to English-speaking persons seeking these services. However, where the statewide or local office or facility of the state employs the equivalent of 25 or fewer regular, full-time employees, it shall constitute compliance with the requirements of this chapter if a sufficient number of qualified bilingual persons are employed in public contact positions, or as qualified interpreters to assist those in those positions, to provide the same level of services to non-English-speaking persons as is available to English-speaking persons seeking the services from the office or facility.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 469, Sec. 3. (AB 2253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 7297 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7297.

7297.  As used in this chapter, a “public contact position” is a position determined by the agency to be one which emphasizes the ability to meet, contact and deal with the public in the performance of the agency’s functions.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1035.)
CA Govt Code § 7298 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 1 - GENERAL|DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS|CHAPTER 17.5 - Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services|Section 7298.

7298.  The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to school districts, county boards of education, or the office of a county superintendent of schools.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1182.)