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CA Govt Code § 18672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18672.

18672.  (a) Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum may be issued for attendance at a hearing and for production of documents at any reasonable time and place. However, a subpoena shall not be issued to compel attendance of any witness who does not reside within 100 miles of the place where the hearing or investigation is held unless it is shown to the satisfaction of a member of the board, the executive officer, or the person authorized to conduct the investigation or hearing, by affidavit stating the facts, that the witness is a material witness. That statewide subpoena shall be served at least five days prior to the date of hearing.(b) Subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum shall be issued by the board or its authorized representative at the request of a party.(c) The process extends to all parts of the state and shall be served in accordance with Sections 1987 and 1988 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the service provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 68097.1 of the Government Code. A subpoena or subpoena duces tecum may also be delivered by certified mail return receipt requested or by messenger. Service by messenger shall be effected when the witness acknowledges receipt of the subpoena to the sender, by telephone, by mail, or in person, and identifies himself or herself either by reference to date of birth and driver’s license number or Department of Motor Vehicles identification number, or the sender may verify receipt of the subpoena by obtaining other identifying information from the recipient. The sender shall make a written notation of the acknowledgment. A subpoena issued and acknowledged pursuant to this section has the same force and effect as a subpoena personally served. Failure to comply with a subpoena issued and acknowledged pursuant to this section may be punished as a contempt and the subpoena may so state.(d) No witness is obliged to attend unless the witness is a resident of the state at the time of service.(e) The custodian of documents that are the subject of a subpoena duces tecum may satisfy the subpoena by delivery of the documents or a copy of the documents, or by making the documents available for inspection or copying, together with an affidavit in compliance with Section 1561 of the Evidence Code.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 20. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18672.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18672.1.

18672.1.  (a) A person served with a subpoena or a subpoena duces tecum may object to its terms by a motion for a protective order, including a motion to quash made orally to the board or its authorized representative or in writing.(b) The objection shall be resolved by the board or its authorized representative on terms and conditions that he or she declares. The board or its authorized representative may make any other order that is appropriate to protect the parties or the witness from unreasonable or oppressive demands, including violations of the right to privacy.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 577, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 18673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18673.

18673.  If a witness does not reside within 100 miles of the place where the hearing or investigation is held, is out of the state or is too infirm to attend the hearing or investigation, any party thereto at his or her own expense may cause his or her deposition to be taken.If a “statewide” subpoena has been issued and served on a witness, his or her deposition shall not be used as evidence, but he or she shall be personally present at any hearing or investigation at which he or she is a witness. If the presence of any other witness cannot be procured at the time of the hearing or investigation, the deposition of that witness may be used in evidence by either party or the board.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 577, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 18674 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18674.

18674.  Witnesses at a hearing or investigation are entitled to the same fees as are allowed witnesses in civil cases in courts of record.An officer serving a subpoena to secure the attendance of those witnesses shall receive the same mileage as for the service by him or her of a writ or paper for the state. The fees and mileage, except in dismissal or other punitive proceedings where the service is requested by the accused, need not be prepaid.If a witness is subpoenaed by a state agency or its representative, the Controller shall draw his or her warrant for payment of fees and mileage when the amount is duly proved by affidavit or otherwise to the satisfaction of the Controller. The Controller may charge such warrant against any proper fund of that state agency. If a witness is subpoenaed by the accused or any person other than a state agency, his or her fees and mileage shall be paid by that person and are not proper charges against any state fund.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 21. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18675 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18675.

18675.  (a) All hearings and investigations authorized by this part shall be governed by this part and by rules of practice and procedure adopted by the board. In the conduct of any hearing or investigation any informality in any proceeding or in the manner of taking testimony shall not invalidate any order, decision, or rule made, approved, or confirmed by the board.(b) During the investigation or hearing of a complaint of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation of a state employee, the board hearing officer, the departmental hearing officer, the board investigator, or the departmental investigator shall give due consideration to current laws and decisions applicable to the state civil service in arriving at a recommended decision. The recommended decisions of the hearing officer and the board shall include references to those laws and decisions applied.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1154, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 18676 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18676.

18676.  When ordered to do so, a witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing any documentary evidence in that investigation or hearing upon the ground that the testimony or documentary evidence required of the witness may tend to incriminate or subject the witness to penalty or forfeiture, provided the witness has been granted use and derivative use, or transactional immunity by the appropriate law enforcement authority.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 22. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18677 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18677.

18677.  A person who claims and is granted immunity prior to testimony or the production of books or papers, shall not be prosecuted, punished, or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he or she shall, under oath, have testified or produced documentary evidence in any such hearing or investigation, except for perjury committed in so testifying.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 577, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Govt Code § 18678 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18678.

18678.  Any person served with a subpena to appear and testify or to produce books or papers issued in the course of any such investigation or hearing who disobeys or neglects to obey such subpena is guilty of a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
CA Govt Code § 18679 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18679.

18679.  The board and any person authorized by it to conduct a hearing or investigation is the head of a department within the meaning of Article 2, Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2.(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.)
CA Govt Code § 18680 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18680.

18680.  The remedy provided in Sections 11186 to 11188 inclusive is cumulative, and does not impair or interfere with either the power of the board or its authorized representative to conduct the hearing or investigation to enforce the attendance of witnesses and the production of books or papers or the power of any party to seek court enforcement of a subpoena issued by the board or its authorized representative.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 310, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 18681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18681.

18681.  Whenever any matter is pending before the board involving a dispute between one or more employees and an appointing power and the parties to such dispute agree upon a settlement or adjustment thereof, the terms of such settlement or adjustment may be submitted to the board, and if approved by the board, the disposition of the matter in accordance with the terms of such adjustment or settlement shall become final and binding upon the parties.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 23. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18682.

18682.  Whenever any employee, department, or other person, actively interested in a matter before the board and in connection with which it is holding a hearing, requests that the board make findings, then the board shall make findings if the request is made at any time prior to the time the board takes the matter under submission.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 427, Sec. 24. (AB 1062) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Govt Code § 18683 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 2 - Investigations and Hearings|Section 18683.

18683.  (a) Whenever any employee, department, or other person actively interested in a matter before the board and for which a hearing will be or has been held, requests that the board prepare a transcript, the board may establish reasonable fees for the preparation, production, and dissemination of that transcript. (b) The fee established by the board pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not exceed the prevailing rate or cost for a transcript, but shall in no event exceed the actual cost of preparation, production, and dissemination of a transcript.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 370, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 18701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18701.

18701.  The board shall prescribe, amend, and repeal rules in accordance with law for the administration and enforcement of this part and other sections of this code over which the board is specifically assigned jurisdiction. Due notice of the contents of the rules shall be given to appointing powers and employees. Within a reasonable time after adoption, such rules and amendments shall be published in such manner as the board determines, and distributed free or at a reasonable cost.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 527, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 18702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18702.

18702.  The board shall create and adjust classes of positions in the state civil service in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution and this part.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 794, Sec. 15.)
CA Govt Code § 18703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18703.

18703.  The board shall provide for dismissals, demotions, suspensions, and other adverse action for or in the state civil service in accordance with Article VII of the Constitution and this part.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 478, Sec. 6.)
CA Govt Code § 18706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18706.

18706.  The board may make agreements with personnel agencies in other jurisdictions, political subdivisions, and state agencies excepted from the state civil service.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 57. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18707.

18707.  The board and the Department of Human Resources may enter into agreements to make available their services and facilities, upon request, to any county, city, district or other subdivision of the state recognized by law, and to state agencies excepted from the state civil service, and they may enter into agreements for the exchange of personnel services or the utilization of the services and facilities. The agreements shall be approved by the Director of General Services.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 58. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18708.

18708.  The board shall cooperate with the Director of Finance, the Department of Human Resources, the Controller, and other state agencies in matters not covered by this part and not inconsistent with this part to promote the efficient and economical administration of the state’s business.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 146. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 18710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18710.

18710.  All orders and decisions of the board made pursuant to Article VII of the California Constitution or this part shall be obeyed by and are binding upon all parties to a proceeding before it, including, but not limited to, appointing powers and all their employees, including their personnel officers, regardless of whether an appointing power or other party agrees or disagrees with a decision or order of the board.All orders and decisions, other than orders or decisions of the board itself, shall be reviewed by the executive officer or an employee of the board designated by the executive officer.If any appointing power or other party refuses or neglects to comply with any such order or decision, the board may , in its sole discretion, after investigation with or without a hearing, do any of the following:(a) Issue further findings interpreting or clarifying the order or decision.(b) Issue further findings as to whether an appointing power or other party has or has not complied with the order or decision.(c) Issue an order to show cause, directed to the appointing power, why the board should not file a petition for a writ of mandate to compel the appointing power to comply with the order or decision.If the board finds that no good cause exists for the refusal or neglect of the appointing power or other party to comply with the order or decision, the board may issue a further order or decision consistent with its findings. Alternatively, the board may file a petition for a writ of mandate in the manner and in the court provided for by law to compel the appointing power or other party to comply with the order or decision.This procedure for the enforcement of the orders and decisions of the board is in addition to any other means or procedure which may be provided by law. Nothing in this section shall preclude a party to a proceeding before the board from seeking judicial enforcement of an order or decision of the board.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 310, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 18711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18711.

18711.  The board and the Department of Human Resources may join associations of personnel agencies having as their purpose the interchanging or supplying of information relating to the technique of personnel administration.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 60. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18714.

18714.  (a) Nothing in this part shall preclude the Department of Human Resources from providing by rule for a system of adjusting employee grievances which shall be administered within the departments before recourse to any remedy provided in this part.(b) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 61. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18717 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3 - General Powers and Duties|Section 18717.

18717.  (a) The board shall develop objective criteria for determining the application of the state safety category of membership in the Public Employees’ Retirement System to positions in the state civil service. Upon the request of the Department of Human Resources or an employee organization, the board shall then determine which classes of positions meet all or part of the elements of the criteria and shall list the positions in order based upon the degree in which their duties meet the criteria. An employee organization that requests a determination with respect to a class of position previously determined not to meet the criteria shall submit a written argument supporting the assertion that the class of position meets the criteria. The board, if it finds the written argument to be unpersuasive, may refuse to commence determination proceedings unless and until either the Department of Human Resources requests a determination with respect to that class of position or the employee organization submits to the board a supporting argument which the board finds persuasive. The board shall indicate to the department whether the classes qualify for state safety membership. The Public Employees’ Retirement System and employing agencies shall assist and cooperate with the board in preparation of the report.(b) The board shall transmit the report directly to the department, which shall make a copy available to the exclusive representative of any employee organization upon its written request.(c) The department may use the results of the study in subsequent negotiations with the exclusive employee representatives; however, the report shall in no way obligate the department to take any action or make any recommendations as it relates to state safety membership.(d) The department shall not recommend safety membership for any class of employees who have not been determined by the board to meet the established criteria.(e) For classes of employees recommended for state safety membership by a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Section 3517.5, a copy of the report authorized under this section shall be submitted to the Legislature with the signed memorandum of understanding.(f) This section does not apply to state employees who are subject to Sections 19816.20 and 20405.1.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 62. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 18720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 5 - PERSONNEL|PART 2 - STATE CIVIL SERVICE|CHAPTER 2 - Administration|ARTICLE 3.5 - Employment Procedures|Section 18720.

18720.  The employment procedures of the department and of each state agency shall conform to the federal and state laws governing employment practices, including the use of employment forms. The department and the Department of Fair Employment and Housing shall work cooperatively to develop uniform employment forms where possible pursuant to the provisions of this article and shall coordinate their enforcement of this article.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 360, Sec. 18. (SB 1309) Effective January 1, 2013.)