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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 4 - Reports › Section 12463.4.

12463.4. On or before July 1, 2019, the Controller shall publish on the Controller’s Internet Web site a comprehensive list of special districts. The Controller shall update the list every year thereafter. For purposes of this section, the term “special district” means an “independent district” or “independent special district” as those terms are defined in Section 56044.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 334, Sec. 1. (SB 448) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 4 - Reports › Section 12464.

12464. (a) If the county, city, or district reports are not made in the time, form, and manner required or there is reason to believe that a report is false, incomplete, or incorrect, the Controller shall appoint a qualified accountant to make an investigation and to obtain the information required. The accountant appointed shall report to the Controller the results of investigation, and a copy shall be filed with the legislative body of the county, city, or district, the accounts of which were investigated. If a similar investigation has to be made of the accounts of any county, city, or district, for two successive years, a certified copy of the results of the investigation last made shall be transmitted to the grand jury of the county that was investigated or in which the city or district investigated is situated, or, if the district is situated in more than one county, in the county in which any portion of the district is situated.
(b) Any costs incurred by the Controller pursuant to subdivision (a), including contracts with, or employment of, certified public accountants or public accountants, in compiling a financial report pursuant to Section 12463 or 12463.3 shall be borne by the county, city, district, or redevelopment agency, and shall be a charge against any unencumbered funds of the county, city, district, or redevelopment agency. Any forfeiture imposed by Section 53895 or 53895.5 may be offset up to the total costs incurred by the Controller. Any remaining balance shall be forfeited in accordance with Sections 53895 and 53895.5. Any costs incurred by the Controller in excess of the forfeiture imposed shall be a charge against any unencumbered funds of the county, city, district, or redevelopment agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 520, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 4 - Reports › Section 12465.

12465. (a) When they are in excess of five years old, reports from county and city officials and individuals, claims, canceled and paid warrants, payroll documents, and other records may be destroyed by the Controller, with the concurrence of the Director of General Services.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), original reports, claims, canceled and paid warrants, payroll documents and other records may be destroyed after one year if they are reproduced in accordance with Section 14756 and the reproduction is preserved for the required period.
(c) Records relating to the annual Controller’s report on the revenues and expenditures of state government shall not be destroyed pursuant to subdivision (b) for at least three years.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 221.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 4 - Reports › Section 12466.

12466. On the first business day of each month, the Controller shall furnish the Department of Finance with a statement of the amount of money in each fund of the Treasury, and the total amount as it appears upon the books of the Controller’s office, together with the amount of warrants issued by the Controller but not paid by the Treasurer, and for the payment of which there is money in the Treasury.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 84. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 4 - Reports › Section 12468.

12468. The Controller shall regularly audit the apportionment and allocation by counties of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 75) of, and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of, Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) For counties with a population in excess of 5,000,000 the audit shall be performed annually.
(b) For counties with a population greater than 200,000 and less than 5,000,000, the audit shall be performed on a three-year cycle.
(c) For counties with a population of 200,000 or less, the audit shall be performed on a five-year cycle.
(d) The Controller may, at the Controller’s discretion, perform audits more frequently than provided in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(e) The Controller shall annually submit a report to the Legislature containing a description of the audit findings for each county that was audited during the prior year. The report shall contain recommendations to the Legislature for legislation to correct any errors in the apportionment and allocation of property tax revenues that were determined as a result of these audits.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 85. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12470.

12470. In conformity with the accounting system prescribed by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 13300, the Controller shall install and operate a uniform state payroll system for all state agencies except the California Exposition and State Fair and the University of California. The Controller may provide for the orderly inclusion of state agencies into the system, and may make exceptions from the operation thereof for the periods as the Controller determines necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 86. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12471.

12471. The uniform state pay roll system shall provide adequate accounting procedures to enable each state agency to properly account salary and wage expenditures under the uniform state accounting system.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1146.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12472.

12472. The uniform state payroll system may provide for the fixing of staggered payroll periods, and designated days of the month on which permanent monthly salaried employees shall be paid for the preceding payroll period. These pay dates shall not be more than 10 calendar days following the close of the payroll period for monthly salaried employees and not more than 15 calendar days following the close of the payroll period for semimonthly and biweekly payroll systems. No change shall be made pursuant to this section in the existing payroll periods of a bargaining unit unless the change is authorized or approved in the memorandum of understanding for that unit.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 28, Sec. 2. Effective May 26, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12473.

12473. The pay roll period of employees of a state agency shall not be changed by inclusion of the agency into the uniform state pay roll system or by any revision or modification of the system unless notice of the proposed change has been given to each employee who will be affected by such change in the form and manner prescribed by the Controller not less than 60 days prior to the effective date of the change.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1146.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12474.

12474. The Controller shall establish and maintain a payroll roster of all persons employed by every state agency except the University of California and may establish and maintain a roster of all established positions. The payroll roster shall include both civil service and exempt employees, but shall not necessarily include emergency appointees or the equivalent.
With the agreement of the Controller, any modification, addition, or deletion to the payroll roster may be done electronically and the data base entry shall be certified notification of the appointing powers’ action for disbursement, or other acts in reliance, by the Controller.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1270, Sec. 25.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12475.

12475. Each appointing power shall correctly and promptly certify to the Controller all changes, modifications, additions and deletions to the pay roll roster in compliance with all applicable civil service, fiscal, and other pertinent laws, rules, and regulations. The Controller shall disburse or otherwise act in reliance upon all pay roll roster certifications and attendance reports certified to the Controller by the respective appointing powers.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1146.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12476.

12476. The Controller may audit the uniform state pay roll system, the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund, and related records of state agencies within the uniform state pay roll system, in such manner as the Controller may determine.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1146.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12477.

12477. Rules and regulations adopted under this article or Section 1153 are excepted from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act and shall be distributed in the form and manner as the Controller determines.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1270, Sec. 26.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12478.

12478. Upon receipt of proof, satisfactory to the Controller, that a payroll warrant issued by the Controller has been lost or destroyed prior to its delivery to the employee to whom it is payable, the Controller shall, upon certification by the payee’s appointing power, issue a replacement warrant in payment of the same amount, without requiring a bond from the payee, and any loss incurred in connection therewith shall be charged against the account from which the payment was derived. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, a payroll warrant shall be considered to have been lost if it has been sent to the payee but not received by him within a reasonable time, consistent with the policy of prompt payment of employees or if it has been sent to a state officer or employee for delivery to the payee or for forwarding to another state officer or employee for such delivery, and has not been received within such reasonable time.
A replacement warrant is void if not presented for payment to the Treasurer within the same time limit provided by law for the original warrant.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 26. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12479.

12479. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an employee of the state may file with their appointing power a designation of a person or persons for receipt of employee warrants upon death. The designation shall control who is entitled to receive the warrants that would have been payable to the decedent had they survived.
(b) An employee may designate a primary person and up to three contingent persons pursuant to this section. The first-designated person shall be the designated person that receives the warrants. If the first-designated person predeceases the employee, the next-listed designated person who survives the employee shall be the designated person that receives the warrants.
(c) The appropriate designated person shall claim the warrants from the appointing power. Upon sufficient proof of identity, the appointing power shall endorse and deposit the warrants in the manner provided in Section 17051 and shall issue a revolving fund check in the original amount payable to the designated person.
(d) The employee may change the designation from time to time.
(e) For purposes of this section, “person” includes, but is not limited to, a corporation, a trust, or an estate.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 55, Sec. 1. (AB 444) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12480.

12480. Officers and employees of the state may authorize the direct deposit by electronic fund transfer of their salary or wages, after any withholding required by law and authorized deductions, into an account at the financial institution of their choice under a program for direct deposit by electronic transfer established pursuant to Section 12481. The direct deposit shall discharge the obligation of the Controller with respect to the drawing and issuance of warrants for the salaries or wages of the state officers and employees authorizing the direct deposit.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1317, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12481.

12481. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller shall make an agreement with one or more financial institutions participating in the Automated Clearing House pursuant to the local rules, and shall establish a program, for direct deposit by electronic fund transfer of the salary or wages, after any withholding required by law and authorized deductions, of officers and employees of the state who authorize the direct deposit thereof by electronic fund transfer into the person’s account at the financial institution of the person’s choice.
(b) The direct deposit of state payroll pursuant to this section shall be known as the State of California Sure Pay Plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 88. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 5 - Controller › ARTICLE 5 - Uniform State Pay Roll System › Section 12482.

12482. (a) On or before February 1, 2023, the Controller, in consultation with the Department of Human Resources, shall submit a report to each of the relevant budget subcommittees of the Legislature on the proposed California State Payroll System information technology project. The report shall include all of the following:
(1) A detailed summary of project planning efforts up to the report’s publication, particularly project team outreach to state entities impacted by the future system to gather business and system requirements and design future business processes.
(2) A complete governance plan for the project and future system, including all of the roles and responsibilities for each state entity in the governance plan. The plan shall identify all state entities in the governance plan with decisionmaking authority. Any state entity that is not included in the governance structure, but that is significantly affected by the development and implementation of the system, shall also be identified. The plan shall provide further detail on the project’s outreach to each of these affected state entities, including all training conducted with executive leadership or employees.
(3) A comprehensive list of each state entity engaged by the project’s Department Agency Readiness Team (DART) up to the report’s publication, including the total number of DART engagements by state entity and a detailed summary for each engagement. Each engagement summary shall describe any resistance from state entity leadership or employees and outline the project’s next steps to mitigate resistance during development and implementation of the project.
(4) A detailed summary of the activities of the Business Process Owners (BPO) Group up to the report’s publication. The summary shall include any business process modifications identified by the BPO Group as a result of new system requirements.
(5) An updated version of the project’s risk register and issue log as of the report’s publication.
(b) Any confidential procurement information that cannot be shared with the Legislature until the primary system integrator contract is awarded is exempt from the reporting requirements of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 26. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 12500.

12500. The annual salary of the Attorney General includes all services rendered ex officio as member of any board or commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 142, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 12502.

12502. (a) The Attorney General may appoint and fix the salaries of Assistant Attorneys General, Deputy Attorneys General, service agents, experts, and technical and clerical employees as the Attorney General deems necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the Attorney General’s office. Each appointee is a civil executive officer.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, but consistent with Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution, the Governor, with the recommendation of the Attorney General, shall appoint two directors and two associate directors of the Attorney General’s office who shall be exempt from state civil service. Appointments to these exempt positions shall not result in any net increase in the expenditures of the Department of Justice.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 311, Sec. 1. (AB 894) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 12503.

12503. No person shall be eligible to the office of Attorney General unless that person has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the state for a period of at least five years immediately preceding that person’s election or appointment to this office.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 89. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 12504.

12504. The Attorney General shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor shall the Attorney General be associated directly or indirectly with any attorney in private practice, but instead shall devote the Attorney General’s entire time to the service of the state.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 90. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12510.

12510. The Attorney General is head of the Department of Justice.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12511.

12511. The Attorney General has charge, as attorney, of all legal matters in which the State is interested, except the business of The Regents of the University of California and of such other boards or officers as are by law authorized to employ attorneys.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12511.5.

12511.5. The Attorney General may defend a public or private provider of health care, as defined in Section 56.05 of the Civil Code, and its officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors against any claim that the civil rights of a person in state custody were violated in the provision of health care services, where those services were provided under contract with, or under the control of, the Department of Corrections. Defense of the provider of health care is conditioned upon the provider maintaining insurance for professional negligence.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 749, Sec. 5. Effective October 10, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12511.7.

12511.7. Defense of the California Legislature Transparency Act. If an action is brought challenging, in whole or in part, the validity of the California Legislature Transparency Act, the following shall apply:
(a) The Legislature shall continue to comply with the act unless it is declared unconstitutional pursuant to a final judgment of an appellate court.
(b) Except as set forth in subdivision (c), the Attorney General shall defend against any action challenging, in whole or in part, the validity of the act, and shall have an unconditional right to intervene in any action addressing the validity of the act.
(c) If the Attorney General declines to defend the validity of the act in any action, the Attorney General shall nonetheless file an appeal from, or seek review of, any judgment of any court that determines that the act is invalid, in whole or in part, if necessary or appropriate to preserve the state’s standing to defend the law in conformity with the Attorney General’s constitutional duty to see that the laws of the state are adequately enforced.
(d) The official proponents of the act have an unconditional right to participate, either as interveners or real parties in interest, in any action affecting the validity or interpretation of the act. Where the Governor and Attorney General have declined to defend the validity of the act, the official proponents are also authorized to act on the state’s behalf in asserting the state’s interest in the validity of the act in any such action and to appeal from any judgment invalidating the act.
(e) Nothing in this section precludes other public officials from asserting the state’s interest in the validity of the act.
(Added November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 54, Sec. 6.1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12512.

12512. The Attorney General shall attend the Supreme Court and prosecute or defend all causes to which the state, or any state officer, is a party in the state officer’s official capacity.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 91. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12513. After judgment in any of the causes referred to in Section 12512, the Attorney General shall direct the issuing of such process as may be necessary to carry the judgment into execution.
(Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12513.1.

12513.1. Any person who fails to pay on a timely basis any liability or penalty imposed by or on behalf of any state agency or official, the People of the State of California, the State of California, or any liability or penalty otherwise imposed in any matter prosecuted by the Attorney General, shall be required to pay, in addition to that liability or penalty, interest, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and costs for any collection proceedings to enforce payment.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 69, Sec. 3. Effective July 12, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12514.

12514. The Attorney General shall keep a docket of all causes in which the Attorney General is required to appear. The docket shall be open to the inspection of the public during business hours, and shall show:
(a) The county and court in which the causes have been instituted and tried.
(b) Whether they are civil or criminal.
(c) The stage of the proceedings.
(d) If civil, the nature of the demand and judgment, any process issued thereon, and satisfaction of the judgment or the return of the sheriff.
(e) If criminal, the nature of the crime, the mode of prosecution, the sentence, the execution of the sentence, or the reasons for the delay or prevention of execution.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 92. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12515.

12515. The Attorney General shall bid upon and purchase, in the name of the state and under the direction of the Department of General Services, any property offered for sale under execution issued upon judgments in favor or for the use of the state, and enter satisfaction in whole or in part, of such judgments as the consideration for such purchase.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12516.

12516. Whenever the property of a judgment debtor in any judgment in favor or for the use of the state has been sold under a prior judgment, or is subject to any prior judgment, lien, or encumbrance, the Attorney General shall, under the direction of the Department of General Services, redeem the property from the prior judgment, lien, or encumbrance. Upon order of the Department of General Services, the money necessary for redemption shall be paid out of any appropriation for that purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12517.

12517. When in the Attorney General’s opinion it may be necessary for the collection or enforcement of any judgment in favor or for the use of the state, the Attorney General shall institute and prosecute, on behalf of the state, actions or proceedings to set aside and annul all conveyances fraudulently made by judgment debtors. When allowed by the Department of General Services, the necessary cost shall be paid out of any available appropriation.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 93. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12518.

12518. Whenever any action is brought against the state or any state agency involving the title, or right to possession or the boundaries of any lands belonging to the state or in which it has any interest, the Attorney General may, when in the Attorney General’s judgment the public interest so requires, upon the Attorney General’s own motion or upon the request of any state agency, appear as attorney in defense of the state or state agency.
Upon the Attorney General’s own motion or upon the request of any state agency, the Attorney General may institute such an action in the name of the people of the state or on behalf of any state agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 94. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12519.

12519. The Attorney General shall give the Attorney General’s opinion in writing to any Member of the Legislature, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, State Lands Commission, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Insurance Commissioner, any state agency, and any county counsel, district attorney, or sheriff when requested, upon any question of law relating to their respective offices.
The Attorney General shall give the Attorney General’s opinion in writing to a city prosecuting attorney when requested, upon any question of law relating to criminal matters.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 95. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12520.

12520. (a) The Attorney General may not employ special counsel in any case except pursuant to either of the following:
(1)  Article 3 (commencing with Section 12540).
(2)  Article 4 (commencing with Section 12550).
(b) Subdivision (a) does not affect the right of the Attorney General to employ counsel to represent, or to assist in the representation of, a state agency as defined in Section 11000, including the Attorney General or the Department of Justice, or to represent a state employee if that representation meets any of the standards set forth in paragraph (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), or (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 19130.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 626, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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12521. The Attorney General shall account for and pay over to the proper officer all money which may come into the Attorney General’s possession belonging to the state or to any county.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 96. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12522. On or before the 15th day of September in each even-numbered year, the Attorney General shall report to the Governor the condition of the affairs of the Attorney General’s office and of the reports the Attorney General has received from district attorneys.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 97. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12523. The Attorney General may appear for and represent the Indians of the State of California before the Indian Claims Commission created by an act of Congress approved August 13, 1946 (Public Law 726).
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 84.)
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12524. The Attorney General may, from time to time, and as often as occasion may require, call into conference the district attorneys and sheriffs of the several counties and the chiefs of police of the several municipalities of this state, or such of them as the Attorney General deems advisable, for the purpose of discussing the duties of their respective offices, with the view of uniform and adequate enforcement of the laws of this state as contemplated by Section 13 of Article V of the Constitution of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 98. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12525. In any case in which a person dies while in the custody of any law enforcement agency or while in custody in a local or state correctional facility in this state, the law enforcement agency or the agency in charge of the correctional facility shall report in writing to the Attorney General, within 10 days after the death, all facts in the possession of the law enforcement agency or agency in charge of the correctional facility concerning the death. These writings are public records within the meaning of Section 7920.530 of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), and are open to public inspection pursuant to Sections 7922.500 to 7922.545, inclusive, 7923.000, and 7923.005. Nothing in this section shall permit the disclosure of confidential medical information that may have been submitted to the Attorney General’s office in conjunction with the report except as provided in Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 56) of Division 1 of the Civil Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 174. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
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12525.3. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Deadly weapon” includes, but it not limited to, any loaded weapon from which a shot, readily capable of producing death or other serious physical injury, may be discharged, or a switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife, dagger, billy, blackjack, plastic knuckles, or metal knuckles.
(2) “Unarmed civilian” includes anyone who is not in possession of a deadly weapon.
(b) (1) A state prosecutor shall investigate incidents of an officer-involved shooting resulting in the death of an unarmed civilian. The Attorney General is the state prosecutor unless otherwise specified or named.
(2) The state prosecutor is authorized to do all of the following:
(A) Investigate and gather facts in an incident involving a shooting by a peace officer that results in the death of a civilian if the civilian was unarmed or if there is a reasonable dispute as to whether the civilian was armed.
(B) For all investigations conducted, prepare and submit a written report. The written report shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
(i) A statement of the facts.
(ii) A detailed analysis and conclusion for each investigatory issue.
(iii) Recommendations to modify the policies and practices of the law enforcement agency, as applicable.
(C) If criminal charges against the involved officer are found to be warranted, initiate and prosecute a criminal action against the officer.
(3) The state prosecutor shall post and maintain on a public internet website each written report prepared by the state prosecutor pursuant to this subdivision, appropriately redacting any information in the report that is required by law to be kept confidential.
(c) (1) Commencing on July 1, 2023, the Attorney General shall operate a Police Practices Division within the Department of Justice to, upon request of a local law enforcement agency, review the use of deadly force policies of that law enforcement agency.
(2) The program described in paragraph (1) shall make specific and customized recommendations to any law enforcement agency that requests a review pursuant to paragraph (1), based on those policies identified as recommended best practices.
(d) This section does not limit the Attorney General’s authority under the California Constitution or any applicable state law.
(e) Subject to an appropriation for this purpose by the Legislature, the department shall implement this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 250, Sec. 2. (SB 715) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12526. The Attorney General antitrust account is hereby created in the General Fund. All money in the account is available to the Department of Justice for expenditure in carrying out the antitrust activities of the department and for the refund, in accordance with law, of any moneys erroneously paid in to the account. Money in the account shall be available for expenditure only upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Bill. Such appropriation may be augmented by executive order issued by the Director of Finance, provided that within 30 days after such augmentation the Director of Finance shall notify the Chairman of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the chairman of the committee in each house which consider appropriations of any additional allocations. It is the intent of the Legislature that any augmentation shall be limited to the amount required to meet specific unbudgeted workload needs. Any continuing increase in the level of antitrust activity shall be subject to legislative review through the appropriation process. The expenses of the antitrust section in excess of the funds available in the Attorney General antitrust account within the General Fund shall be paid out of the regular appropriation for the support of the Department of Justice.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 45, Sec. 35. (AB 127) Effective July 10, 2023.)
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12527.5. For purposes of this article, any property which is obtained in connection with any deceptive or misleading statements or conduct shall be deemed obtained through constructive fraud.
(Added by renumbering Section 12528 (as added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 445) by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1360, Sec. 55.)
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12527.6. (a) The court may, in an action brought by the Attorney General under the unfair competition laws (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code) or false advertising laws (Article 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), and in addition to the remedies provided for in those statutes, award the remedy of disgorgement.
(b) In determining whether to award disgorgement pursuant to subdivision (a), and the amount thereof, the court shall take into account, in addition to any other appropriate factors, the amount of civil penalties and restitution ordered by the court.
(c) Funds recovered by the Attorney General under this section shall be deposited into the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund.
(d) The Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund is established in the State Treasury. Funds in the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund may, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used by the Attorney General to provide restitution to victims of acts or practices for which consumer restitution has been ordered but not paid in an action brought by the Attorney General under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 17200) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code or Article 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code. If the Attorney General pays restitution from the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund and then recovers restitution from a defendant in the underlying action or from another source, those recoveries may be used by the Attorney General to reimburse the Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund.
(e) The Attorney General may promulgate regulations in furtherance of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 1366) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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12528.1. (a) An agent, investigator, or auditor of the Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse within the office of the Attorney General shall have the authority to inspect, at any time, the business location of any Medi-Cal provider for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the division as set forth in Section 12528. For purposes of this subdivision, “provider” includes an applicant as defined in Section 14043.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and a billing agent, as defined in Section 14040.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) The department shall provide all investigators and auditors assigned to lead a facility inspection team of a health facility licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code with basic training on the relevant statutes and regulations governing the types of facilities to be inspected. Unless it is impracticable, the training shall include a facility tour, unrelated to an actual inspection, to observe the operations of the type of facilities to be inspected.
(c) The Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse shall develop protocols to ensure that inspections conducted pursuant to this section are conducted during normal business hours and are completed in the least intrusive manner possible.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 554, Sec. 5. (SB 823) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12529. (a) There is in the Department of Justice the Health Quality Enforcement Section. The primary responsibility of the section is to investigate and prosecute proceedings against licensees and applicants within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Psychology, the Physical Therapy Board of California, or any committee under the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California.
(b) The Attorney General shall appoint a Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforcement Section. The Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforcement Section shall be an attorney in good standing licensed to practice in the State of California, experienced in prosecutorial or administrative disciplinary proceedings and competent in the management and supervision of attorneys performing those functions.
(c) The Attorney General shall ensure that the Health Quality Enforcement Section is staffed with a sufficient number of experienced and able employees that are capable of handling the most complex and varied types of disciplinary actions against the licensees of the boards.
(d) Funding for the Health Quality Enforcement Section shall be budgeted in consultation with the Attorney General from the special funds financing the operations of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Psychology, the Physical Therapy Board of California, and the committees under the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, with the intent that the expenses be proportionally shared as to services rendered.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 332, Sec. 112) by Stats. 2013, Ch. 515, Sec. 30. (SB 304) Effective January 1, 2014.)