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CA Govt Code § 11158 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 11158.

11158.  The sheriffs in the several counties shall execute all lawful orders of a department in their counties.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 11159 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 11159.

11159.  Whenever a department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities and jurisdiction of a State agency, deputy, employee, or employment, the name or designation of the State agency, deputy, employee, or employment and of its several members, officers, deputies and employees, when used in any law then in force or thereafter enacted, shall be construed to mean the department, as though the title of the department had been specifically set forth in the law.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 11160.

11160.  Whenever a department is invested with the power and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing any law which imposes a duty or jurisdiction or confers an authority upon any State agency, deputy or employee, to administer its provisions, the duty, jurisdiction, and authority are hereby imposed upon and transferred to the department and its officers, deputies and employees with the same effect as if the name of the department occurred in the law in each instance in lieu of the name of the State agency, the member, officer, deputy or employee, as the case may be.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 11161.

11161.  Every person is subject to the same obligations and duties, and has the same rights as if the rights, powers and duties imposed upon and transferred to a department were exercised by the State agency, deputy or employee designated in the laws administered by departments created in conformity with this chapter. Every person is subject to the same penalties, civil or criminal, for failure to perform any obligation, or duty, or for doing a prohibited act as if the obligation or duty arose from or was prohibited by the State agency, deputy or employee, designated in the laws administered by the department.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 1 - General|Section 11162.

11162.  Every State officer, deputy and employee is subject to the same penalties, civil or criminal, for any offense as are prescribed by existing law for the same offense by any officer, deputy or employee whose powers or duties are devolved upon him under any law creating a new department. No law creating a new department affects any act done, ratified, or confirmed, or any right accrued or established, or any offense committed, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in a civil or criminal cause before such law takes effect; but such right may be enforced, offense punished and action or proceeding prosecuted and continued by the department having or acquiring jurisdiction of the subject matter to which such litigation or proceeding pertains, with the same effect as if the transfer of such rights powers, duties, responsibilities and jurisdiction had not been made to the department.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11180 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11180.

11180.  The head of each department may make investigations and prosecute actions concerning:(a) All matters relating to the business activities and subjects under the jurisdiction of the department.(b) Violations of any law or rule or order of the department.(c) Such other matters as may be provided by law.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11180.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11180.5.

11180.5.  At the request of a prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General, any agency, bureau, or department of this state, any other state, or the United States may assist in conducting an investigation of any unlawful activity that involves matters within or reasonably related to the jurisdiction of the agency, bureau, or department. This investigation may be made in cooperation with the prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General. The prosecuting attorney or the Attorney General may disclose documents or information acquired pursuant to the investigation to another agency, bureau, or department if the agency, bureau, or department agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the documents or information received to the extent required by this article.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11181.

11181.  In connection with any investigation or action authorized by this article, the department head may do any of the following:(a) Inspect and copy books, records, and other items described in subdivision (e).(b) Hear complaints.(c) Administer oaths.(d) Certify to all official acts.(e) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, any writing as defined by Section 250 of the Evidence Code, tangible things, and testimony pertinent or material to any inquiry, investigation, hearing, proceeding, or action conducted in any part of the state.(f) Promulgate interrogatories pertinent or material to any inquiry, investigation, hearing, proceeding, or action.(g) Divulge information or evidence related to the investigation of unlawful activity discovered from interrogatory answers, papers, books, accounts, documents, and any other item described in subdivision (e), or testimony, to the Attorney General or to any prosecuting attorney of this state, any other state, or the United States who has a responsibility for investigating the unlawful activity investigated or discovered, or to any governmental agency responsible for enforcing laws related to the unlawful activity investigated or discovered, if the Attorney General, prosecuting attorney, or agency to which the information or evidence is divulged agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information received to the extent required by this article.(h) Present information or evidence obtained or developed from the investigation of unlawful activity to a court or at an administrative hearing in connection with any action or proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11182.

11182.  The head of a department may delegate the powers conferred upon him by this article to any officer of the department he authorizes to conduct the investigation or hearing.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11183 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11183.

11183.  Except in a report to the head of the department or when called upon to testify in any court or proceeding at law or as provided in Section 11180.5 or subdivisions (g) and (h) of Section 11181, an officer shall not divulge any information or evidence acquired by the officer from the interrogatory answers or subpoenaed private books, documents, papers, or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 of any person while acting or claiming to act under any authorization pursuant to this article, in respect to the confidential or private transactions, property or business of any person. An officer who divulges information or evidence in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and disqualified from acting in any official capacity in the department.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11184 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11184.

11184.  (a) In any hearing in any part of the state or in any investigation conducted under this article, the head of the department shall issue process and subpoenas in a manner consistent with the California Constitution and the United States Constitution, and the process and subpoenas shall be served in the same manner as provided for the service of a summons as described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Service of process and subpoenas may be effectuated by any person designated for that purpose by the head of the department. The person serving any process or a subpoena may receive compensation as is allowed by the head of the department not to exceed the fees prescribed by law for similar service. This compensation shall be paid in the manner provided in this article for the payment of the fees of witnesses.(b) If the subpoena requires oral testimony from a witness who is not a natural person, the subpoena shall describe, with reasonable particularity, the matters on which examination is requested. In that event, the subpoenaed witness shall designate and produce at the hearing those natural persons who are most qualified to testify on behalf of the subpoenaed witness about those matters to the extent of any information known or reasonably available to the subpoenaed witness. The subpoena shall notify the witness named in the subpoena of its duty to designate and produce natural persons to testify as described in this subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11185 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11185.

11185.  (a) If the witness named in the subpoena is a natural person, the person is not obliged to attend as a witness in any matter under this article at a place out of the county in which he or she resides, unless the distance is less than 75 miles from his or her place of residence.(b) If the witness named in the subpoena is not a natural person and has an office within this state, the subpoena may provide that the testimony of the persons designated to appear on behalf of the witness, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 11184, shall be given in the county in which the witness named in the subpoena has its principal executive or business office in this state or within 150 miles of that location.(c) If the witness conducts business in this state but does not reside or have an office within this state, the subpoena may provide that oral testimony shall be given at a location that is within 75 miles of the residence or executive or business office of the witness.(d) If the witness does not reside, have an office, or conduct business in this state, the testimony shall be given and documents and other items produced at a location set by a court.(e) The department head may require any person who resides or conducts business in this state to produce the documents and other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 at a location in the county in which the department head or the Attorney General maintains an office.(f) Nothing in this section prevents the department head and subpoenaed person from agreeing that testimony may be given or production made at any location.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11186 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11186.

11186.  The superior court in the county in which any hearing is held or any investigation is conducted under the direction of the head of a department or the county in which testimony is designated to be given or documents or other items are designated to be produced, has jurisdiction to compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony, the answering without objection of interrogatories, and the production, inspection, and copying of papers, books, accounts, documents, and other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 as required by any subpoena issued by the department head.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11187 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11187.

11187.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if any witness refuses to answer any interrogatory or to attend or testify or produce or permit the inspection or copying of any papers or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 required by subpoena, the head of the department may petition the superior court in the county in which the hearing or investigation is pending or the county in which testimony is designated in the subpoena to be given or documents or other items are designated in the subpoena to be produced, for an order compelling the person to answer the interrogatories or to attend and testify or produce and permit the inspection and copying of the papers or other items required by the subpoena before the officer named in the subpoena.(b) The petition shall set forth all of the following:(1) That due notice of the time and place for answering the interrogatories or testifying or the attendance of the person or the production of the papers or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 was given.(2) That the person was subpoenaed or required to answer interrogatories in the manner prescribed in this article.(3) That the person failed and refused to answer the interrogatories or to attend or testify or produce or permit the inspection or copying of the papers or other items required by subpoena before the officer in the cause or proceeding named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to him or her in the course of the investigation or hearing.(c) If the witness named in the subpoena does not reside or conduct business in this state, the department head may seek to compel the witness’ testimony and production, inspection, and copying of documents or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 in the manner provided for the enforcement of a deposition notice to a nonparty as described in Section 2026.010 or 2027.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure or in any other manner authorized by any law.(d) If any witness objects and based on that objection refuses to answer any interrogatory or to attend or testify or produce or permit the inspection or copying of any papers or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 as required by a subpoena, the witness shall state the objection and the validity of the objection shall be determined exclusively in a proceeding brought by the head of the department to compel compliance as provided in this section.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
CA Govt Code § 11188 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11188.

11188.  Upon the filing of the petition the court shall enter an order directing the person to appear before the court at a specified time and place and then and there show cause why he or she has not attended, testified, answered interrogatories, or produced or permitted the inspection or copying of the papers or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 as required. A copy of the order shall be served upon him or her in the manner provided for the service of a summons described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 413.10) of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued, or the interrogatories were regularly promulgated, by the head of the department, the court shall enter an order that the person appear before the officer named in the subpoena at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce and permit the inspection and copying of the required papers or other items described in subdivision (e) of Section 11181 as required or answer the interrogatories without objection. At the request of the department head, the court may issue any additional order to aid the implementation of the order enforcing compliance with the subpoena, including the issuance of a commission or letters rogatory in the manner provided for the enforcement of a deposition notice to a nonparty as described in Section 2026 or 2027 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Upon failure to obey the order, the person shall be dealt with as for contempt of court.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 11189 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11189.

11189.  In any matter pending before a department head, the department head may cause the deposition of persons residing within or without the state to be taken by causing a petition to be filed in the Superior Court in the County of Sacramento reciting the nature of the matter pending, the name and residence of the person whose testimony is desired, and asking that an order be made requiring the person to appear and testify before an officer named in the petition for that purpose. Upon the filing of the petition the court may make an order requiring the person to appear and testify in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the superior courts of this state under Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In the same manner the superior courts may compel the attendance of persons as witnesses, and the production of papers, books, accounts, and documents, under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1985) of Title 3 of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and may punish for contempt.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.)
CA Govt Code § 11190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11190.

11190.  Any party to any departmental hearing has the right to the attendance of witnesses in his behalf at the hearing or upon deposition upon making request therefor to the head of the department, designating the persons sought to be subpenaed, and depositing with the officer before whom the hearing is to be had the necessary fees and mileage.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 11191.

11191.  Each witness, other than an officer or employee of the State or of a political subdivision of the State, who appears by order of the head of a department shall receive for his attendance the same fees and all witnesses shall receive the same mileage allowed by law to a witness in civil cases. The amounts shall be paid by the party at whose request the witness is subpenaed. The mileage, and fees, if any, of a witness subpenaed by the head of a department, but not at the request of a party, shall be paid from the funds appropriated for the use of the department in the same manner as other expenses of the department are paid.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
CA Govt Code § 11200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 3 - Staff|Section 11200.

11200.  The Governor, upon recommendation of the director of the following state departments, may appoint not to exceed two chief deputies for the Directors of the Departments of Finance, Transportation, and General Services, and not to exceed one chief deputy for the Directors of the Departments of Employment Development, Food and Agriculture, Motor Vehicles, Consumer Affairs, Water Resources, and Parks and Recreation.The deputies provided for in this section shall be in addition to those authorized by any other law.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1239, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 11200.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 3 - Staff|Section 11200.1.

11200.1.  The Governor, upon nomination by the Insurance Commissioner, shall appoint the nominees as one chief deputy, and as one deputy director of the Department of Insurance to serve at the pleasure of the Insurance Commissioner. Absent an affirmative appointment by the Governor, the nominee or nominees submitted by the Insurance Commissioner shall be deemed appointed by the Governor 30 days following their nomination by the commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 598, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 11200.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT|PART 1 - STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Departments|ARTICLE 3 - Staff|Section 11200.4.

11200.4.  The Governor, upon recommendation of the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations may appoint not to exceed one chief deputy for the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations.The deputy provided for in this section shall be in addition to those which may be authorized by any other law.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 993.)