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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.5 - Buildings With Concrete or Reinforced Masonry Column or Wall Construction › Section 8894.3.

8894.3. For purposes of this chapter, the term “in consultation with” means the meaningful and open solicitation of suggestions, ideas, and comments, and the response to these suggestions, ideas, and comments, and the opportunity to participate in meetings by the organizations named in this chapter. Consultation shall include consideration of what constitutes seismic deficiencies and the appropriate measures to correct the deficiencies.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1079, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.8 - Residential Strengthening Seismic Safety › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions and Legislative Findings › Section 8897.

8897. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(1) There exists a serious threat to homes in the State of California from damage during earthquakes. Over 23,000 homes were damaged or destroyed during the Loma Prieta earthquake of October 17, 1989, due to the lack of adequate foundation anchoring or as a result of cripple wall failure.
(2) The building codes used in the State of California did not require homes to be bolted to their foundations until on or about 1949, and some of California’s local jurisdictions did not enforce the anchor bolting requirements until as late as 1958.
(3) There are approximately 1,200,000 homes in the State of California which may not be bolted or anchored to their foundations or do not have adequate cripple wall bracing.
(4) There also exists a serious threat of gas leaks followed by fire and explosion from water heaters that overturn, damaging the plumbing or electrical wiring during an earthquake due to the lack of adequate anchoring, strapping, or bracing.
(b) Therefore, it is the goal of the Legislature to ensure that all homes be anchored to their foundations, have adequately braced cripple walls, and have the water heaters braced, strapped, or anchored, and that deficiencies be disclosed by the seller to prospective buyers.
(c) The Legislature finds and declares that the disclosure of earthquake deficiencies should provide a prospective buyer with information on the possible vulnerability of the dwelling being purchased. It is the intent of the Legislature that the seller be able to complete the report without having to consult with any design professional.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 307, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.8 - Residential Strengthening Seismic Safety › ARTICLE 2 - Earthquake Evaluations › Section 8897.2.

8897.2. (a) The transferor shall disclose any of the following deficiencies which are within the transferor’s actual knowledge and material to the transaction, and which may increase a dwelling’s vulnerability to earthquake damage:
(1) The absence of anchor bolts securing the sill plate to the foundation.
(2) The existence of perimeter cripple walls that are not braced with plywood, blocking, or diagonal metal or wood braces.
(3) The existence of a first-story wall or walls that are not braced with plywood or diagonal metal or wood braces.
(4) The existence of a perimeter foundation composed of unreinforced masonry.
(5) The existence of unreinforced masonry dwelling walls.
(6) The existence of a habitable room or rooms above a garage.
(7) The existence of a water heater which is not anchored, strapped, or braced.
(b) The transferor shall be required to disclose any material information within the transferor’s actual knowledge regarding any corrective measures or improvements taken to address the items listed in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 307, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.8 - Residential Strengthening Seismic Safety › ARTICLE 2 - Earthquake Evaluations › Section 8897.3.

8897.3. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, if it is determined that retrofit work is appropriate to address potential deficiencies listed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8897.2, the following standards shall be used:
(1) The foundation anchor bolt requirements of subdivision (f) of Section 2907 of Chapter 29 of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code of the International Conference of Building Officials, or any local government modification which establishes equivalent or higher requirements.
(2) The cripple wall bracing requirements of paragraph (4) of subdivision (g) of Section 2517 of Chapter 25 of the 1991 Edition of the Uniform Building Code of the International Conference of Building Officials, or any local government modification which establishes equivalent or higher requirements.
(3) The water heater bracing, anchoring, or strapping requirements to resist falling or horizontal displacement due to earthquake motion of Section 19215 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b) Any qualified historical building or structure, as defined pursuant to Section 18955 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be permitted to utilize alternatives to the requirements of this section, as provided by the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code) and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 307, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.8 - Residential Strengthening Seismic Safety › ARTICLE 2 - Earthquake Evaluations › Section 8897.4.

8897.4. No transfer of title shall be invalidated on the basis of a failure to comply with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 699, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 13.8 - Residential Strengthening Seismic Safety › ARTICLE 2 - Earthquake Evaluations › Section 8897.5.

8897.5. For the purposes of this chapter, the duty of the real estate licensee shall be limited to providing to the seller a copy of the Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety for delivery to the prospective transferee pursuant to Section 2079.8 of the Civil Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 307, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 16 - California Catastrophe Response Council › Section 8899.70.

8899.70. (a) There is hereby created in state government the California Catastrophe Response Council to oversee the California Earthquake Authority to the extent provided in Section 10089.6 of the Insurance Code and the Wildfire Fund Administrator.
(b) The council shall consist of the following nine members.
(1) The Governor or the Governor’s designee.
(2) The Treasurer or the Treasurer’s designee.
(3) The Insurance Commissioner or the Insurance Commissioner’s designee.
(4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency or the secretary’s designee.
(5) Three members of the public appointed by the Governor.
(6) A member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(7) A member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(c) The members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the three members appointed by the Governor shall have four-year staggered terms. The Governor’s initial appointees shall serve two-year terms.
(d) Until a majority of the council is appointed, the governing board of the California Earthquake Authority shall assume the authorities and duties of the council.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 1. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 16 - California Catastrophe Response Council › Section 8899.71.

8899.71. For purposes of conducting the business of the council, a quorum shall be five members.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 81, Sec. 1. (AB 111) Effective July 12, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 16 - California Catastrophe Response Council › Section 8899.72.

8899.72. The council shall appoint the Wildfire Fund Administrator and oversee the administrator’s operation, management, and administration of the Wildfire Fund created pursuant to Section 3284 of the Public Utilities Code. The administrator shall have relevant experience in claims administration, the management of claims trusts, or other relevant experience. Until the administrator is appointed, the California Earthquake Authority shall exercise the powers of the administrator.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 396, Sec. 2. (AB 1513) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 17 - Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions › Section 8899.90.

8899.90. The purpose of this chapter includes all of the following:
(a) To prohibit the use of the word “squaw” for geographic features and place names within the State of California.
(b) To establish a process for the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive names in the State of California and, as necessary, submit formal requests to the United States Board on Geographic Names to render decisions on proposed name changes.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (AB 2022) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 17 - Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions › Section 8899.91.

8899.91. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Advisory Committee” or “committee” means the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names, or appointees thereof, as established within the Natural Resources Agency.
(b) “Formal consultation” means the meaningful and timely process of seeking, discussing, and considering carefully the views of others, in a manner that is cognizant of all parties’ cultural values and, where feasible, seeking agreement. Consultation between government agencies and Native American tribes shall be conducted in a way that is mutually respectful of each party’s sovereignty. Consultation shall also recognize the tribes’ potential needs for confidentiality with respect to places that have traditional tribal cultural significance.
(c) “Geographic feature” means any location or publicly owned structure in this state, including, but not limited to, navigable waters of the state, geographic features, parks, state or local roads, bridges, and publicly owned buildings.
(d) “Place” means any natural geographic feature or street, alley, or other road within the jurisdiction of the state or political subdivision of the state.
(e) “Public agency” means a state agency, local governing body, and any other political subdivision of the state.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (AB 2022) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 17 - Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions › Section 8899.92.

8899.92. The Natural Resources Agency shall direct the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names to revise its existing charter and amend it to include the execution of the duties, powers, and responsibilities listed under Section 8899.94.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (AB 2022) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 17 - Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions › Section 8899.93.

8899.93. (a) A public agency shall no longer replace any sign, interpretive marker, or any other marker or printed material with the discontinued name containing the word “squaw.” A public agency shall ensure that whenever it updates a map, or replaces a sign, interpretive marker, or any other marker because of wear or vandalism, the new name adopted pursuant to Section 8899.94 is used.
(b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, the word “squaw” shall be removed from all geographic features and place names in the State of California.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (AB 2022) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 17 - Geographic Feature and Place Name Prohibitions › Section 8899.95.

8899.95. (a) Beginning on January 1, 2025, the committee shall annually report to the Legislature regarding implementation of this chapter. The report shall identify, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) Each geographic feature and place name in the State of California containing the word “squaw” and the relevant public agency with jurisdiction over that geographic feature or place name.
(2) The replacement name proposed for that geographic feature or place name and the process to select that replacement name.
(3) The number and location of any markers, signs, or maps that shall be or have been changed to reflect the name change.
(4) The date that requests to change names were filed with the United States Board of Geographic Names and whether those changes have been made.
(5) All work completed to date for the purposes of this chapter.
(6) Any other relevant information that the committee finds appropriate.
(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (AB 2022) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Compensation › Section 8902.

8902. During those times that a Member of the Legislature is required to be in Sacramento to attend a session of the Legislature and during those times that a member is traveling to and from, or is in attendance at, any meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member or is attending to any other legislative function or responsibility as authorized or directed by the rules of the house of which he or she is a member or by the joint rules, he or she shall be entitled to reimbursement of his or her living expenses at a rate established by the Department of General Services that is not less than the rate provided to federal employees traveling to Sacramento.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 64. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Legislative Compensation › Section 8903.

8903. When traveling to and from a session of the Legislature, or when traveling to and from a meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member, or when traveling pursuant to any other legislative function or responsibility as authorized or directed by the rules of the house of which he or she is a member or by the joint rules, when that travel is by a common carrier of passengers, a Member of the Legislature shall be entitled to reimbursement for the actual costs of travel by the common carrier. If the member travels by other means and common carrier service is available and feasible he or she shall be reimbursed in the amount of the fare of available common carrier service. If common carrier service is unavailable or not feasible, a member shall be reimbursed at a rate not to exceed the rate established by the Department of Human Resources for the reimbursement of officers and employees of the state pursuant to Section 19820. No mileage shall be allowed or paid for travel in a conveyance owned or provided by and at the expense of a public agency. As used in this section, “common carrier” means carrier by aircraft, railroad, bus, or vessel.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 45. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics › Section 8921.

8921. A person subject to this article has an interest that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest and of his or her responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state or a personal interest, arising from any situation, within the scope of this article, if he or she has reason to believe or expect that he or she will derive a direct monetary gain or suffer a direct monetary loss, as the case may be, by reason of his or her official activity. He or she does not have an interest that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest and of his or her responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state or a personal interest, arising from any situation, within the scope of this article, if any benefit or detriment accrues to him or her as a member of a business, profession, occupation, or group to no greater extent than any other member of that business, profession, occupation, or group.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 74. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics › Section 8922.

8922. A person subject to this article is not engaged in any activity that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest and of his or her responsibilities as prescribed in the laws of this state, or does not have a personal interest, arising from any situation, within the scope of this article, solely by reason of either of the following:
(a) His or her relationship to any potential beneficiary of any situation is one that is defined as a remote interest by Section 1091 or is otherwise not deemed to be a prohibited interest by Section 1091.1 or 1091.5.
(b) Receipt of a campaign contribution regulated, received, reported, and accounted for pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000), so long as the contribution is not made on the understanding or agreement, in violation of law, that the person’s vote, opinion, judgment, or action will be influenced by the contribution.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 75. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics › Section 8924.

8924. (a) An employee of either house of the Legislature shall not, during the time he or she is so employed, commit any act or engage in any activity prohibited by this article. The provisions of this article and Article 3 (commencing with Section 8940) that are applicable to a Member of the Legislature are also applicable to any employee of either house of the Legislature.
(b) This part shall not be construed to prohibit an employee of either house of the Legislature from serving in an elective or appointive office of a regional or local public agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 76. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics › Section 8925.

8925. No person shall induce or seek to induce any Member of the Legislature to violate any provision of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 4.2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics › Section 8926.

8926. Every person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who conspires to violate any provision of this article is guilty of a felony.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 4.4.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8940.

8940. The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of three Members of the Senate and three Members of the Assembly who shall be selected in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. Of the three members appointed from each house, at least one from each house shall be a member of the political party having the largest number of members in that house and at least one from each house shall be a member of the political party having the second largest number of members in that house. The committee shall elect its own chairman. Vacancies occurring in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. A vacancy shall be deemed to exist as to any member of the committee whose term is expiring whenever such member is not reelected at the general election.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8941.

8941. The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own proceedings. The provisions of Rule 36 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly relating to investigating committees shall apply to the committee.
Prior to the issuance of any subpoena by the committee with respect to any matter before the committee, it shall by a resolution adopted by a vote of two members of the committee from each house of the Legislature define the nature and scope of its investigation in the matter before it.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8942.

8942. Funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and the Senate in the same manner that such funds are made available to other joint committees of the Legislature.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8943.

8943. (a) The committee shall have power, pursuant to the provisions of this article, to investigate and make findings and recommendations concerning alleged violations by Members of the Legislature of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920).
(b) The committee may, on its own action, initiate an investigation of a Member of the Legislature. The action may be taken only if the requirements of Section 8954 are satisfied.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8944.

8944. (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) with the committee.
(b) To constitute a valid complaint, the statement shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) It shall be in writing.
(2) It shall state the name of the Member of the Legislature alleged to have committed a violation.
(3) It shall set forth allegations which, if true, would constitute a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920). These allegations shall be stated with sufficient clarity and detail to enable the committee to make a determination pursuant to Section 8945.
(4) It shall be signed by the complainant under penalty of perjury.
(5) It shall include a statement that the facts are true of the complainant’s own knowledge or that the complainant believes them to be true.
(c) As used in this article, the term “complaint” means a valid complaint as specified in subdivision (b).
(d) If a complaint is filed with the committee, the committee shall promptly send a copy of the complaint to the Member of the Legislature alleged to have committed the violation complained of, who shall thereafter be designated as the respondent, and the committee may send a copy of the complaint to the house in which the respondent serves, the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred.
(e) No complaint may be filed with the committee after the expiration of 12 months from the date upon which the alleged violation occurred.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8946.

8946. After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall be entitled to examine and make copies of all evidence in the possession of the committee relating to the complaint.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8947.

8947. If a hearing is to be held pursuant to Section 8945 the committee, before the hearing has commenced, shall issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum at the request of any party in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9400) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2. All of the provisions of Chapter 4, except Section 9410, apply to the committee and the witnesses before it.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 56.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8948.

8948. At any hearing held by the committee:
(a) Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation.
(b) Each party shall have these rights: to be represented by legal counsel; to call and examine witnesses; to introduce exhibits; and to cross-examine opposing witnesses.
(c) The hearing shall be open to the public.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8949.

8949. Any official or other person whose name is mentioned at any investigation or hearing of the committee and who believes that testimony has been given which adversely affects him, shall have the right to testify or, at the discretion of the committee, to file a statement of facts under oath relating solely to the material relevant to the testimony of which he complains.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8950.

8950. (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its findings of fact. If the committee finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920), it shall order the action dismissed, and shall notify the respondent and complainant thereof and shall also transmit a copy of the complaint and the fact of dismissal to the house in which the respondent serves, the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the appropriate county. The complaint and the fact of dismissal transmitted pursuant to this subdivision are public records and open to public inspection.
(b) If the committee finds that the respondent has violated any provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920), it shall state its findings of fact and submit a report thereon, which may include any recommendations as to actions which the committee believes would be appropriate to take against the respondent, to the house in which the respondent serves, send a copy of the findings and report to the complainant and respondent, and the committee shall also report thereon to the Attorney General, the Fair Political Practices Commission, and the district attorney of the appropriate county. The report submitted pursuant to this subdivision is a public record and open to public inspection.
(c) The house in which the respondent serves shall have 90 days after the receipt of a copy of the findings and report described in subdivision (b) within which to take action with respect to the respondent and may take no action against a respondent after that time regarding the allegations in the complaint which resulted in the findings and report described in subdivision (b).
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 740, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8951.

8951. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint with the committee concerning the violation, in which case that person may not file a complaint with the district attorney of the appropriate county to institute a criminal prosecution for the violation until the committee has made its determination of the matter or a period of 120 days has elapsed since the filing of the complaint with the committee.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 58.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 2 - LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 1 - LEGISLATURE › CHAPTER 1 - Legislative Organization › ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee › Section 8952.

8952. The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant to this article suspends the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any violation of the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) while the complaint is pending.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 59.)
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8953. The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations, inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents, reports filed with or submitted to or made by the committee, and all records and transcripts of any investigations, inquiries or hearings of the committee under this article shall be deemed confidential and shall not be open to inspection by any person other than a member of the committee, an employee of the committee, or a state employee designated to assist the committee, except as otherwise specifically provided in this article. The committee may, by adoption of a resolution, authorize the release to the Attorney General or to the district attorney of the appropriate county of any information, records, complaints, documents, reports, and transcripts in its possession material to any matter pending before the Attorney General or the district attorney. All matters presented at a public hearing of the committee and all reports of the committee stating a final finding of fact pursuant to Section 8950 shall be public records and open to public inspection. Any employee of the committee who divulges any matter which is deemed to be confidential by this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
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8954. All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence of two members of the committee from each house.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.)
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8955. The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of the Legislature with respect to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) and their application and construction. The committee may secure an opinion from the Legislative Counsel for this purpose or issue its own opinion.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 60.)
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8956. (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing official conduct. The curriculum and presentation of the course shall be established by house rules.
(b) The committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course on the relevant ethical issues and laws relating to lobbying, in consultation with the Fair Political Practices Commission. The course shall also include information on each house of the Legislature’s policies against harassment, including sexual harassment, in connection with lobbying activities. One of the semiannual courses shall be held prior to June 30 of each year. This course may be combined with the course described in subdivision (a).
(c) At least once in each biennial session, each Member of the Legislature and each designated employee of the Legislature shall attend one of these courses.
(d) The committees shall impose fees on lobbyists for attending the course described in subdivision (b). The fees shall be set at an amount that will enable the lobbyists’ participation in the course to be funded from those fees to the fullest extent possible.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 964, Sec. 1. (AB 2055) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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9000. The Legislature consists of:
(a) Forty Senators.
(b) Eighty members of the Assembly.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9001. The term of office of a Senator is four years. The term of office of a Member of the Assembly is two years.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9002. At the general election in every fourth year after 1908 a Senator shall be elected in each odd-numbered senatorial district. At the general election in every fourth year after 1910 a Senator shall be elected in each even-numbered district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9003. At the general election in every even-numbered year a Member of the Assembly shall be elected in each of the Assembly districts.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9004. When the Legislature convenes or is convened in regular or extraordinary session during or following a war or enemy-caused disaster and vacancies exist to the extent of one-fifth or more of the membership of either house caused by such disaster, either by death, disability or inability to serve, the vacancies shall be temporarily filled as provided in this section. The remaining members of the house in which the vacancies exist, regardless of whether they constitute a quorum of the entire membership thereof, shall by a majority vote of such members appoint a qualified person as a pro tempore member to fill each such vacancy. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate or the persons designated to perform their duties, as the case may be, shall certify a statement of each such appointment to the Secretary of State, who shall thereupon issue commissions to such appointees designating them as pro tempore members of the house by which they were appointed.
The appointments shall be so made that each assembly or senatorial district in which a vacancy exists shall be represented, if possible, by a pro tempore member who is a resident of that district and a registered elector of the same political party as of the date of the disaster as the last duly elected member from such district.
Where an elected member is temporarily disabled or unable to serve, such elected member shall resume his office when able, and the pro tempore member appointed in his place under this section shall cease to serve. In other cases, each pro tempore member appointed under this section shall serve until the next election of a member to such office as provided by law.
(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 60.)
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9020. The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the City of Sacramento at noon on the first Monday in December of each even-numbered year, and each house shall immediately organize.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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9021. The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of the right to membership.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9022. At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the President of the Senate, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member present, shall take the chair, call the members and members elect to order, and have the secretary call over the senatorial districts, in their order, from which members have been elected at the preceding election. As the districts are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If a quorum is present, the Senate may then elect its officers.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9023. At the day and hour appointed for the assembling of any regular session of the Legislature, the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, or in case of his absence or inability, the senior member elect present, shall take the chair, call the members elect to order, and call over the roll of counties in alphabetical order. As the counties are called the members elect shall present their certificates, take the constitutional oath of office, and assume their seats. If there is more than one senior member elect present and the senior members are unable to agree as to who shall call the session to order, the Attorney General or one of his deputies shall call the session to order.
If a quorum is present, the Assembly shall then elect its officers, and there shall be no other business, motion or resolution considered before the election of the Speaker, save and except a motion to adjourn or a motion for a call of the house.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9024. Members of the Legislature who did not take the oath of office at the assembling of the Legislature may take the oath at any time during the term for which they were elected.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9025. An entry of the oath taken by members of the Legislature shall be made on the journals of the proper house.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9026. All standing committees of either the Senate or Assembly shall be appointed by the presiding officer of their respective house if the house by resolution or its rules does not direct otherwise.
(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)
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9026.5. Televised or other audiovisual recordings of public proceedings.
(a) Televised or other audiovisual recordings of the public proceedings of each house of the Legislature and the committees thereof may be used for any legitimate purpose and without the imposition of any fee due to the State or any public agency or public corporation thereof.
(b) The Legislature’s costs of complying with paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 7 and of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8 of Article IV of the California Constitution shall be included as part of the total aggregate expenditures allowed under Section 7.5 of Article IV of the California Constitution.
(Amended November 8, 2016, by initiative Proposition 54, Sec. 5.1. Note: A prior version of Section 9026.5 was repealed on September 22, 2016, by Stats. 2016, Ch. 441. The current version was effectively added when the amendment by Proposition 54 took effect on November 9, 2016.)
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9027. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all meetings of a house of the Legislature or a committee thereof shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend the meetings. As used in this article, “meeting” means a gathering of a quorum of the members of a house or committee in one place for the purpose of discussing legislative or other official matters within the jurisdiction of the house or committee. As used in this article, “committee” includes a standing committee, joint committee, conference committee, subcommittee, select committee, special committee, research committee, or any similar body.
(Repealed (by Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
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9028. Any meeting that is required to be open and public pursuant to this article, including any closed session held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 9029, shall be held only after full and timely notice to the public as provided by the Joint Rules of the Assembly and Senate.
(Repealed (by Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
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9029. (a) A house of the Legislature or a committee thereof may hold a closed session solely for any of the following purposes:
(1) To consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, to consider or hear complaints or charges brought against a Member of the Legislature or other public officer or employee, or to establish the classification or compensation of an employee of the Legislature.
(2) To consider matters affecting the safety and security of Members of the Legislature or its employees or the safety and security of any buildings and grounds used by the Legislature.
(3) To confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending or reasonably anticipated, or whether to initiate, litigation when discussion in open session would not protect the interests of the house or committee regarding the litigation.
(b) A caucus of the Members of the Senate, the Members of the Assembly, or the Members of both houses, which is composed of members of the same political party, may meet in closed session.
(Repealed (by Sec. 4) and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1235, Sec. 2.)
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9030. Each Member of the Legislature who attends a meeting of the Assembly, the Senate, or any committee or subcommittee thereof, where action is taken in violation of Section 9027, with knowledge of the fact that the meeting is in violation thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1148.)