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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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties › Section 12529.5.

12529.5. (a) All complaints or relevant information concerning licensees that are within the jurisdiction of the Medical Board of California, the California Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Psychology, or the Physical Therapy Board of California shall be made available to the Health Quality Enforcement Section.
(b) The Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Health Quality Enforcement Section shall assign attorneys to work on location at the intake unit of the boards described in subdivision (a) to assist in evaluating and screening complaints and to assist in developing uniform standards and procedures for processing complaints.
(c) The Senior Assistant Attorney General or the Senior Assistant Attorney General’s deputy attorneys general shall assist the boards in designing and providing initial and in-service training programs for staff of the boards, including, but not limited to, information collection and investigation.
(d) The determination to bring a disciplinary proceeding against a licensee of the boards shall be made by the executive officer of the boards as appropriate in consultation with the senior assistant.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 99. (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 12529.7.

12529.7. By March 1, 2016, the Medical Board of California, in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall report and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on the vertical enforcement and prosecution model created under Section 12529.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 287, Sec. 2. (SB 396) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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 12530.

12530. The Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Justice. Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to support the investigation and prosecution of any matter within the authority of the Department of Justice’s Public Rights Division.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 159, Sec. 5. Effective August 2, 2003.)
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 12533.

12533. (a) The Attorney General may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance, in lieu of a stipulated judgment, to resolve an action brought in the name of the people of the State of California.
(b) An assurance of voluntary compliance accepted by the Attorney General shall be filed with and subject to approval by the court.
(c) An assurance of voluntary compliance filed with and approved by the court shall be enforceable in the same manner, with the same remedies, and to the same extent, as a stipulated judgment and permanent injunction.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 97, Sec. 1. (AB 669) 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 3 - Escheated Property › Section 12540.

12540. The Attorney General shall institute investigations for the discovery of all real and personal property to which the state may be entitled by escheat. For that purpose the Attorney General may cite any person before any superior court of this state to answer investigations and render accounts concerning that property, and the Attorney General may examine all books and papers of any corporation.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 101. (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 3 - Escheated Property › Section 12541.

12541. The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute actions on behalf of the State pursuant to Title 10, Part 3, of the Code of Civil Procedure, for the purpose of having it adjudged that title to real or personal property, to which the State has become entitled by escheat, is vested in the State.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 597.)
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 3 - Escheated Property › Section 12542.

12542. The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in the Attorney General’s place and stead for the investigation for discovery and the recovery of any such property. In those proceedings counsel so employed have the authority of the Attorney General.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 102. (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 3 - Escheated Property › Section 12543.

12543. The compensation for services of such counsel shall be determined by the Department of General Services and paid only out of the sums found to be escheated and recovered to the state. The Attorney General may pay to such counsel a sum not in excess of 10 percent of the sums actually received, and the balance shall be paid into the estates of Deceased Persons Fund.
(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 3 - Escheated Property › Section 12544.

12544. If an escheat proceeding is prosecuted by the staff of the Attorney General’s office, the Attorney General shall recover, by presenting a claim to the Controller, all costs and charges of commencing and prosecuting the suit, from the funds so escheated. Those claims shall be paid from the Abandoned Property Account in the Unclaimed Property Fund and credited to and in augmentation of any support appropriation of the Attorney General. The costs and charges may not in any case exceed 10 per cent of the sum or sums actually escheated to the State in those suits.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 626, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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 4 - Supervision of District Attorneys › Section 12550.

12550. The Attorney General has direct supervision over the district attorneys of the several counties of the state and may require of them written reports as to the condition of public business entrusted to their charge.
When the Attorney General deems it advisable or necessary in the public interest, or when directed to do so by the Governor, the Attorney General shall assist any district attorney in the discharge of the district attorney’s duties, and may, if deemed necessary, take full charge of any investigation or prosecution of violations of law of which the superior court has jurisdiction. In this respect the Attorney General has all the powers of a district attorney, including the power to issue or cause to be issued subpoenas or other process.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 103. (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 4 - Supervision of District Attorneys › Section 12552.

12552. The powers and duties of the Attorney General with respect to grand juries are prescribed in Sections 913 and 923 of the Penal Code.
The Attorney General may also file informations.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 501.)
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 4 - Supervision of District Attorneys › Section 12553.

12553. If a district attorney is disqualified to conduct any criminal prosecution within the county, the Attorney General may employ special counsel to conduct the prosecution. The attorney’s fee in such case is a legal charge against the State.
(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 5 - Supervision of Sheriffs › Section 12560.

12560. The Attorney General has direct supervision over the sheriffs of the several counties of the state, and may require of them written reports concerning the investigation, detection, and punishment of crime in their respective jurisdictions. Whenever the Attorney General deems it necessary in the public interest the Attorney General shall direct the activities of any sheriff relative to the investigation or detection of crime within the jurisdiction of the sheriff, and may direct the service of subpoenas, warrants of arrest, or other processes of court in connection therewith.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 104. (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 5 - Supervision of Sheriffs › Section 12561.

12561. Whenever the Attorney General deems it necessary in the public interest, the Attorney General may appoint some competent person to perform the duties of sheriff with respect to the investigation or detection of a particular crime and cause the arrest of persons in connection therewith. Any person so appointed has all the powers of a sheriff with respect to the particular matter.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 105. (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 6 - Special Agents and Investigators › Section 12570.

12570. For the purpose of enabling the Attorney General to perform the duties imposed by Section 13 of Article V of the Constitution the Attorney General may appoint and fix the compensation of special agents and investigators not exceeding 10 in number as deemed necessary. The Attorney General shall not be required to divulge their identities. They may be employed either on a monthly basis or by the day. Each special agent or investigator shall take an oath of office, the record of which shall be kept in the private files of the Attorney General.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 106. (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 6 - Special Agents and Investigators › Section 12571.

12571. When serving under the direction of the Attorney General each special agent or investigator is a peace officer of this State.
(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 6 - Special Agents and Investigators › Section 12572.

12572. Whenever the Attorney General deems it advisable to keep secret the identity of any special agent or investigator, claims for compensation and expenses of the special agent or investigator may be presented by the Attorney General in the Attorney General’s own name with the statement that the charges have been incurred under this article. When so presented the claims shall be paid out of any fund in the State Treasury allocated for the use of the Attorney General. Such claims are exempt from Section 925.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 107. (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 6 - Special Agents and Investigators › Section 12573.

12573. Upon the completion of each secret investigation and, in any event, within not more than one year after the payment of any claim, the Attorney General shall file with the Controller vouchers in support of the claim. The Controller shall not divulge any information conveyed by the vouchers, except upon order of a court of record in cases where the information is relevant and material evidence or upon order of the Legislature.
(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 6 - Special Agents and Investigators › Section 12574.

12574. The Attorney General may employ additional special agents and investigators not exceeding 10 in number, to enable the Attorney General to carry out the Attorney General’s duties relative to sabotage and subversive activities. The special agents and investigators are exempt from civil service.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 108. (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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12580.

12580. This article may be cited as the Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 445, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12581.

12581. This article applies to all charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, trustees, and other legal entities holding property for charitable purposes, commercial fundraisers for charitable purposes, fundraising counsel for charitable purposes, commercial coventurers, charitable fundraising platforms, and platform charities over which the state or the Attorney General has enforcement or supervisory powers. This article shall not apply to any committee as defined in Section 82013 that is required to and does file any statement pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of Chapter 4 of Title 9.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 616, Sec. 2. (AB 488) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12581.2.

12581.2. As used in this article, “solicitation” or “soliciting” for charitable purposes means any request, plea, entreaty, demand, or invitation, or attempt thereof, to give money or property, in connection with which any of the following applies:
(a) Any appeal is made for charitable purposes.
(b) The name of any charity, philanthropic or charitable organization, is used or referred to in any such appeal as an inducement for making any such gift.
(c) Any statement is made to the effect that the gift or any part thereof will go to or be used for any charitable purpose or organization.
(d) The name of any organization of law enforcement personnel, firefighters or other persons who protect the public safety is used or referred to as an inducement for transferring any money or property, unless the only expressed or implied purpose of the solicitation is for the sole benefit of the actual active membership of the organization.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 445, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12582.

12582. “Trustee” means (a) any individual, group of individuals, corporation, unincorporated association, or other legal entity holding property in trust pursuant to any charitable trust, (b) any corporation or unincorporated association which has accepted property to be used for a particular charitable purpose as distinguished from the general purposes of the corporation or unincorporated association, and (c) a corporation or unincorporated association formed for the administration of a charitable trust, pursuant to the directions of the settlor or at the instance of the trustee.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 919, Sec. 3. 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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12582.1.

12582.1. “Charitable corporation” means any nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this State for charitable or eleemosynary purposes and any similar foreign corporation doing business or holding property in this State for such purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12583.

12583. The filing, registration, and reporting provisions of this article do not apply to the United States, any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or to any of their agencies or governmental subdivisions, to any religious corporation sole or other religious corporation or organization that holds property for religious purposes, or to any officer, director, or trustee thereof who holds property for like purposes, to a cemetery corporation regulated under Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 7600) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, or to any committee as defined in Section 82013 that is required to and does file any statement pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 84200) of Chapter 4 of Title 9, or to a charitable corporation or unincorporated association organized and operated primarily as a religious organization, educational institution, hospital, or a health care service plan licensed pursuant to Section 1349 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 96. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12584.

12584. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a register of charitable corporations, unincorporated associations, and trustees subject to this article and of the particular trust or other relationship under which they hold property for charitable purposes and, to that end, may conduct whatever investigation is necessary, and shall obtain from public records, court officers, taxing authorities, trustees, and other sources, whatever information, copies of instruments, reports, and records are needed for the establishment and maintenance of the register.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 919, 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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12585.

12585. (a) Every charitable corporation, unincorporated association, and trustee subject to this article shall file with the Attorney General an initial registration form, under oath, setting forth information and attaching documents prescribed in accordance with rules and regulations of the Attorney General, within 30 days after the corporation, unincorporated association, or trustee initially receives property. A trustee is not required to register as long as the charitable interest in a trust is a future interest, but shall do so within 30 days after any charitable interest in a trust becomes a present interest.
(b) The Attorney General shall adopt rules and regulations as to the contents of the initial registration form and the manner of executing and filing that document or documents.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 567, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12586.1.

12586.1. In addition to a registration fee, a charitable corporation or trustee, commercial fundraiser, fundraising counsel, coventurer, charitable fundraising platform, or platform charity may be assessed a late fee or an additional fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) for each month or part of the month after the date on which the registration statement and financial report were due to be filed or after the period of extension granted for the filing, if the charitable corporation or trustee, commercial fundraiser, fundraising counsel, coventurer, charitable fundraising platform, or platform charity does any of the following:
(a) Exists and operates in California without being registered.
(b) Solicits contributions in California without being registered or, if applicable, bonded.
(c) Fails to file its first report no later than four months and 15 days following the close of each calendar or fiscal year and has not requested an extension of time to file the annual report.
(d) Fails to file its subsequent annual report no later than four months and 15 days following the close of each calendar or fiscal year subsequent to the filing of the first report and has not requested an extension of time to file the annual report.
(e) Fails to file its annual registration/renewal form within the time specified by the Attorney General irrespective of other report filing requirements.
(f) Fails to correct the deficiencies in its registration or annual report within 10 days of receipt of written notice of those deficiencies.
This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 616, Sec. 4. (AB 488) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12586.2.

12586.2. All fines, penalties, attorney’s fees, if any, as authorized by law, and costs of investigation paid to the Attorney General pursuant to Section 12598 shall be used by the Department of Justice solely for the administration of the Attorney General’s charitable trust enforcement responsibilities.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 475, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12587.

12587. The Attorney General may make additional rules and regulations necessary for the administration of this article, provided that any assessment of an annual registration or renewal fee from charitable trustees and corporations, commercial fundraisers, fundraising counsel, commercial coventurers, charitable fundraising platforms, and platform charities subject to this article, authorized by statute or regulation, shall be used by the Department of Justice solely to operate and maintain the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers and provide public access via internet website to reports filed with the Attorney General.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 27. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12587.1.

12587.1. (a) The Registry of Charities and Fundraisers Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Justice.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, all registration fees, registration renewal fees, and late fees or other fees paid to the Department of Justice pursuant to this article, former Section 2850 of the Probate Code, or Section 320.5 of the Penal Code, shall be deposited in the Registry of Charities and Fundraisers Fund.
(c) Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to operate and maintain the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers and provide public access via the internet to reports filed with the Attorney General.
(d) Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to enforce the registration and reporting provisions.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 28. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12588.

12588. The Attorney General may investigate transactions and relationships of corporations and trustees subject to this article for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the purposes of the corporation or trust are being carried out in accordance with the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation or other instrument. The Attorney General may require any agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or corporation, or other person to appear, at a named time and place, in the county designated by the Attorney General, where the person resides or is found, to give information under oath and to produce books, memoranda, papers, documents of title, and evidence of assets, liabilities, receipts, or disbursements in the possession or control of the person ordered to appear.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 79. (AB 1516) 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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12589.

12589. When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any person, as provided in Section 12588, the Attorney General shall issue an order setting forth the time when and the place where attendance is required and shall cause the same to be delivered to or sent by registered mail to the person at least 14 days before the date fixed for attendance. Such order shall have the same force and effect as a subpoena and, upon application of the Attorney General, obedience to the order may be enforced by the superior court in the county where the person receiving it resides or is found, in the same manner as though the notice were a subpoena. The court, after hearing, for cause, and upon application of any person aggrieved by the order, shall have the right to alter, amend, revise, suspend or postpone all or any part of its provisions.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 80. (AB 1516) 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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12590.

12590. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Attorney General, the register, copies of instruments, and the reports filed with the Attorney General shall be open to public inspection. The Attorney General shall withhold from public inspection any instrument so filed whose content is not exclusively for charitable purposes.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.)
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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12591.

12591. The Attorney General may institute appropriate proceedings to secure compliance with this article and to invoke the jurisdiction of the court. The powers and duties of the Attorney General provided in this article are in addition to the Attorney General’s existing powers and duties. This article does not impair or restrict the jurisdiction of any court with respect to any of the matters covered by it, except that a court shall not have jurisdiction to modify or terminate any trust of property for charitable purposes unless the Attorney General is a party to the proceedings.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 81. (AB 1516) 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 6 - Attorney General › ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12591.2.

12591.2. In any case in which the Attorney General has authority to institute an action or proceeding under this article, the Attorney General may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance through which any person alleged to be engaged in any method, act, or practice in violation of this article agrees to discontinue that method, act, or practice. The assurance may, among other terms, include a stipulation of a voluntary payment by the person of the cost of the investigation or of an amount to be held in escrow pending the outcome of an action or as restitution to aggrieved persons, or both. The assurance of voluntary compliance shall not be considered an admission of a violation for any purpose. The assurance of compliance shall be in writing and shall be filed with a superior court in this state for approval and if approved shall thereafter be filed with the clerk of the court. Matters closed may at any time be reopened by the court for further proceedings in the public interest. In the event of an alleged violation, the Attorney General may, in the Attorney General’s discretion, either initiate contempt proceedings or proceed as if the assurance of voluntary compliance has not been accepted.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 110. (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 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act › Section 12592.

12592. This article shall apply regardless of any contrary provisions of any instrument.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.)
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12593. Every person who offers for probate any instrument which establishes a testamentary trust of property for charitable purposes or who records in any county or city and county any inter vivos transfer of property for charitable purposes shall furnish a copy of the document to the Attorney General. The custodian of the records of a court having jurisdiction of probate matters or of charitable trusts shall furnish copies of papers, records, and files of the custodian’s office relating to the subject of this article as the Attorney General requires.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 111. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12594. Every officer, agency, board, or commission of this State receiving applications for exemption from taxation of any corporation, charitable trust or similar relationship in which the corporation or trustee is subject to this article shall annually file with the Attorney General a list of all applications received during the year.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.)
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12595. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.)
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12596. (a) A civil action brought by the Attorney General against trustees or other persons holding property in trust for charitable purposes or against any charitable corporation or any director or officer thereof to enforce a charitable trust or to impress property with a trust for charitable purposes or to recover property or the proceeds thereof for and on behalf of any charitable trust or corporation, may be brought at any time within 10 years after the cause of action accrued.
(b) A civil action brought by the Attorney General for a violation of this article, pursuant to Section 2223 or 2224 of the Civil Code, or pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 5000) of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, may be brought at any time within 10 years after the cause of action accrued.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 12581, the Attorney General may bring a civil action against a person who aids or abets a violation of this article, Section 2223 or 2224 of the Civil Code, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 5230) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, at any time within 10 years after the cause of action accrued.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 299, Sec. 3. (AB 556) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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12597. In any proceeding brought by the Attorney General to secure compliance with the provisions of Sections 12584 to 12587, inclusive, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, the judgment, if in favor of the state, shall provide that the person having the responsibility or duty to comply with such provisions on behalf of any charitable trust or charitable corporation, shall pay the reasonable expense necessarily incurred by the state in the investigation and prosecution of such action.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 490.)
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12599.5. Each application for registration or renewal of registration under subdivision (b) of Section 12599 shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or by a bond issued by an admitted surety in favor of the State of California and in a form acceptable to the Attorney General. The cash deposit or bond shall be in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and shall be for the benefit of any person damaged as a result of malfeasance or misfeasance in the conduct of the activities specified in subdivision (a) of Section 12599. The bond may be in the form of a rider to a larger blanket liability bond.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 569, Sec. 1.)
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12599.7. (a) A commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes shall maintain during each solicitation campaign and for not less than 10 years following the completion of each solicitation campaign records, including any electronic records, containing the following information, which shall be available for inspection upon demand by the Attorney General:
(1) The date and amount of each contribution received as a result of the solicitation campaign and, for noncash contributions, the name and mailing address of each contributor.
(2) The name and residence address of each employee, agent, or other person involved in the solicitation campaign.
(3) Records of all revenue received and expenses incurred in the course of the solicitation campaign.
(4) For each account into which the commercial fundraiser deposited revenue from the solicitation campaign, the account number and the name and location of the bank or other financial institution in which the account was maintained.
(b) If a commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes sells tickets to an event and represents that tickets will be donated for use by another, the commercial fundraiser shall maintain for not less than 10 years following the completion of the event records containing the following information, which shall be available for inspection upon demand by the Attorney General:
(1) The number of tickets purchased and donated by each contributor.
(2) The name and address of all organizations receiving donated tickets for use by others, including the number of tickets received by each organization.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 919, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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12599.8. For any year that the balance sheet of a charitable organization shows that it holds restricted net assets, while reporting negative unrestricted net assets, the organization shall provide an explanation of its compliance with its charitable trust responsibilities and proof of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage to the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 35. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 8 - Environmental Actions › Section 12600.

12600. The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
(a) It is the policy of this state to conserve, protect, and enhance its environment. It is the policy of this state to prevent destruction, pollution, or irreparable impairment of the environment and the natural resources of this state.
(b) It is in the public interest to provide the people of the State of California through the Attorney General with adequate remedy to protect the natural resources of the State of California from pollution, impairment, or destruction.
(c) Conservation of natural resources and protection of the environment are pursuits often beyond the scope of inquiry, legislation, or enforcement by local government; several local public entities existing in the same ecological community have acted in differing and, sometimes, conflicting manners; uniform, coordinated, and thorough response to the questions of protection of environment and preservation of natural resources must be assured; and these matters are of statewide concern.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12601. The provisions of this article are not exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this article shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other law or available under common law.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12602. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12603. This article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12604. As used in this article, “person” includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, company, district, county, city and county, city, town, the state, and any of the agencies and political subdivisions of such entities.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 140. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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12605. As used in this article, “natural resource” includes land, water, air, minerals, vegetation, wildlife, silence, historic or aesthetic sites, or any other natural resource which, irrespective of ownership contributes, or in the future may contribute, to the health, safety, welfare, or enjoyment of a substantial number of persons, or to the substantial balance of an ecological community.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12606. The Attorney General shall be permitted to intervene in any judicial or administrative proceeding in which facts are alleged concerning pollution or adverse environmental effects which could affect the public generally.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12607. The Attorney General may maintain an action for equitable relief in the name of the people of the State of California against any person for the protection of the natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12608. In any action maintained under Section 12607, the defendant may also show, by way of an affirmative defense, that there is no more feasible and prudent alternative to the defendant’s conduct, and that such conduct is consistent with the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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12609. Any action brought pursuant to Section 12607 to review, set aside, void or annul any decision in any zoning matter of an administrative body or of a legislative body, or concerning any of the proceedings, acts or determinations taken, done or made prior to such decision, or to determine the reasonableness, legality or validity of any such decision shall not be maintained unless such action is commenced within 180 days after the date of such decision.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)
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 8 - Environmental Actions › Section 12610.

12610. In granting temporary and permanent equitable relief, the court may impose such conditions upon the defendant as are required to protect the natural resources of the state from pollution, impairment, or destruction.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1518.)