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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 8 - Environmental Actions › Section 12611.

12611. (a) Whenever proceedings before an administrative agency are pending or available to determine the legality of the defendants’ conduct, program, or product, the court shall stay the action brought pursuant to Section 12607 pending the completion of such proceedings unless such stay will result in irreparable pollution, impairment or destruction to any natural resource.
(b) In the order staying the proceedings under subdivision (a), the court may grant temporary equitable relief where appropriate to prevent irreparable pollution, impairment or destruction of any natural resource.
(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 12612.

12612. (a) In any administrative, licensing, or other such proceeding or in any proceeding for judicial review thereof which is made available by law, the Attorney General shall be permitted to intervene upon showing that the proceeding or action for judicial review involves conduct, programs, or products which may have the effect of impairing, polluting, or destroying the natural resources of the state.
(b) In any proceeding described in subdivision (a), in which the Attorney General is a party, the agency or court shall consider the alleged impairment, pollution, or destruction of the natural resources of the state, and no conduct, program, or product shall be authorized or approved which does, or will have such effect unless it is consistent with the protection of the public health, safety, or welfare.
(c) In any judicial review under this section, the evidence before the court shall consist of the record before the agency and any other relevant evidence which, in the judgment of the court, should be considered to effectuate and implement the policies of this article.
(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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12620.

12620. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Supervision of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations Act of 1994.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12621.

12621. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) “International student exchange visitor placement organization” or “organization” means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that regularly arranges the placement of international student exchange visitors for the purpose, in whole or in part, of providing the students with the opportunity to attend a school that maintains kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in the United States.
(b) “International student exchange visitor” or “student” means any person 18 years of age or under, or up to 21 years of age if enrolled or to be enrolled in high school in this state, who enters the United States on a nonimmigrant visa and who is placed by an international student exchange visitor placement organization in an elementary or secondary school or other educational program in this state.
(c) “Nonimmigrant visa” means a visa category assigned by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to Section 1101 of Title 8 of the United States Code to nonresident students whose primary purpose for visiting the United States is to study at the elementary or secondary school level or participate in any other educational program.
(d) “USIA” means the United States Information Agency designated to administer the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. Sec. 2451; 22 C.F.R. 514.1 et seq.).
(e) “Registry” means the Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations established pursuant to Section 12622.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 31. (AB 1096) 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12622.

12622. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a register of organizations subject to this article. The registry shall be known as the Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12623.

12623. (a) Each organization shall, prior to arranging the placement of any international student exchange visitor in any school in California, register with the Attorney General’s Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations on the registration form prescribed by the Attorney General. Renewals of registration shall be filed with the registry by January 15 of each calendar year in which the organization does business and shall be effective for one year.
(b) The fee for registration and renewal shall be calculated as follows:
(1) All organizations designated by the USIA shall remit the following:
(A) A registration fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) shall be required for the initial registration of an organization and shall be payable by certified or cashier’s check to the Attorney General’s Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations at the time of registration.
(B) An annual renewal fee of fifty dollars ($50) shall be required for renewal of registration of an organization payable as specified in subparagraph (A).
(C) The Attorney General may seek legislative approval to adjust the registration or renewal fee. Upon petition by the Attorney General, the Legislature may adjust the fees in the annual Budget Act. In no event shall the fees exceed the costs necessary to administer this article.
(2) All organizations not designated by the USIA shall remit the following:
(A) A registration fee shall be required for the initial registration of an organization and shall be payable by certified or cashier’s check to the Attorney General’s Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations at the time of registration. The Attorney General shall establish the registration fee described in this subparagraph.
(B) An annual renewal fee shall be required for renewal of registration of an organization payable as specified in paragraph (1). The Attorney General shall establish the renewal fee described in this subparagraph.
(C) In no event shall the fees enumerated in this paragraph exceed the costs necessary to administer this article.
(c) The Attorney General may grant an extension of time to file annual registration.
(d) Failure to register is a violation of this chapter.
(e) Registration pursuant to this article shall not be considered or be represented as an endorsement of the organization by the Attorney General or this state.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12624.

12624. The Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. All fees collected by the Attorney General pursuant to this article shall be deposited into that fund. All money in the Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations Fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended by the Attorney General for the exclusive purpose of administering this article.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12625.

12625. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Attorney General, the registry and copies of instruments and the documents filed with the Attorney General pursuant to this article shall be open to public inspection.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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12626. (a) An application for registration pursuant to this article shall be submitted in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Attorney General. The application shall include all of the following:
(1) Evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the Attorney General pursuant to Section 12627.
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the organization, its chief executive officer, and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising placements within the state.
(3) If the organization has been designated by the USIA pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. Sec. 2451); 22 C.F.R. 514.1 et seq.), the designation number provided to the organizations pursuant to that act.
(4) Whether the organization is exempt from federal income tax.
(5) A list of the organization’s placements in California for the previous academic year, including the number of students placed, their home countries, the school district in which they were placed, and the length of their placements.
(6) Any other information required by the Attorney General to carry out the regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12627.
(b) The application shall be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising placements of international student exchange visitors within California. If the Attorney General determines that the application is complete, the Attorney General shall file the application and the applicant shall then be registered.
(c) Each organization registered pursuant to this article shall inform the Attorney General of any changes in the information required by subdivision (a) within 30 days of the change.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12627.

12627. The Attorney General shall adopt regulations pursuant to the portion of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2) pertaining to rulemaking, as follows:
(a) Regulations on the standards and requirements that organizations must meet that are consistent with the regulations adopted by the USIA pursuant to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. Sec. 2451) as set forth in Section 514.1 and following of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations as those regulations existed on March 19, 1993. If the federal regulations adopted by the USIA at a minimum require the same standards and requirements of this article, the Attorney General shall permit organizations designated by the USIA pursuant to those regulations to, in lieu of documentation that would otherwise be required by this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision, provide evidence of designation by the USIA.
(b) Any regulations that are necessary for the administration of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 121. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12628.

12628. Each organization shall provide an informational document, in English, to each student, host family, and designated school official in which the student is being placed. The informational document shall be provided before placement of the student in any host family or school district and shall include the following:
(a) An explanation of services to be performed by the organization for the student, host family, and the school district in which the student will be enrolled.
(b) A summary of the requirements of this chapter and any regulations adopted thereto.
(c) Telephone numbers that the student, host family, and school district may call for assistance. The telephone numbers shall include, at a minimum, a telephone number in this state for the organization and the telephone numbers of the organization’s national headquarters, if any, the USIA, and the Attorney General.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12629.

12629. (a) If the Attorney General has probable cause to believe that the organization is not complying with this article, the Attorney General may conduct whatever investigation is necessary, and may seek a subpoena to obtain from public records, court officers, taxing authorities, trustees, officers and employees of an organization, and other sources, whatever information, copies of instruments, documents, reports, and records that are needed for the establishment and maintenance of the register.
(b) The Attorney General may, upon receipt of a complaint regarding an international student exchange organization, report the matter to the organization involved, the USIA, or the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel, as the Attorney General deems appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations › Section 12630.

12630. Any person or organization who violates any provision of this article or who willfully and knowingly provides false or incorrect information to the Attorney General in filing documents required by this article, whether or not the documents are verified, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 825, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12650.

12650. (a) This article shall be known and may be cited as the False Claims Act.
(b) For purposes of this article:
(1) “Claim” means any request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money, property, or services, and whether or not the state or a political subdivision has title to the money, property, or services that meets either of the following conditions:
(A) Is presented to an officer, employee, or agent of the state or of a political subdivision.
(B) Is made to a contractor, grantee, or other recipient, if the money, property, or service is to be spent or used on a state or any political subdivision’s behalf or to advance a state or political subdivision’s program or interest, and if the state or political subdivision meets either of the following conditions:
(i) Provides or has provided any portion of the money, property, or service requested or demanded.
(ii) Reimburses the contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money, property, or service that is requested or demanded.
(2) “Claim” does not include requests or demands for money, property, or services that the state or a political subdivision has paid to an individual as compensation for employment with the state or political subdivision or as an income subsidy with no restrictions on that individual’s use of the money, property, or services.
(3) “Knowing” and “knowingly” mean that a person, with respect to information, does any of the following:
(A) Has actual knowledge of the information.
(B) Acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information.
(C) Acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.
Proof of specific intent to defraud is not required.
(4) “Material” means having a natural tendency to influence, or be capable of influencing, the payment or receipt of money, property, or services.
(5) “Obligation” means an established duty, whether or not fixed, arising from an express or implied contractual, grantor-grantee, or licensor-licensee relationship, from a fee-based or similar relationship, from statute or regulation, or from the retention of any overpayment.
(6) “Political subdivision” includes any city, city and county, county, tax or assessment district, or other legally authorized local governmental entity with jurisdictional boundaries.
(7) “Political subdivision funds” means funds that are the subject of a claim.
(8) “Prosecuting authority” refers to the county counsel, city attorney, or other local government official charged with investigating, filing, and conducting civil legal proceedings on behalf of, or in the name of, a particular political subdivision.
(9) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business, or trust.
(10) “State funds” mean funds that are the subject of a claim.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 647, Sec. 1. (AB 2492) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12652.5.

12652.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the University of California shall be considered a political subdivision, and the General Counsel of the University of California shall be considered a prosecuting authority for the purposes of this article, and shall have the right to intervene in an action brought by the Attorney General or a private party or investigate and bring an action, subject to Section 12652, if it is determined that the claim involves the University of California.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 652, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12653.

12653. (a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled to all relief necessary to make that employee, contractor, or agent whole, if that employee, contractor, or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of that employee’s, contractor’s, or agent’s employment because of lawful acts done by the employee, contractor, agent, or associated others in furtherance of an action under this section or other efforts to stop one or more violations of this article.
(b) Relief under this section shall include reinstatement with the same seniority status that the employee, contractor, or agent would have had but for the discrimination, two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, and, where appropriate, punitive damages. The defendant shall also be required to pay litigation costs and reasonable attorney’s fees. An action under this section may be brought in the appropriate superior court of the state.
(c) A civil action under this section shall not be brought more than three years after the date when the retaliation occurred.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 113. (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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12654.

12654. (a) A civil action under Section 12652 shall not be filed more than six years after the date on which the violation of Section 12651 is committed, or more than three years after the date when facts material to the right of action are known or reasonably should have been known by the Attorney General or prosecuting authority with jurisdiction to act under this article, but in no event more than 10 years after the date on which the violation is committed, whichever of the aforementioned occurs last.
(b) A civil action under Section 12652 may be brought for activity prior to January 1, 1988, if the limitations period set in subdivision (a) has not lapsed.
(c) In any action brought under Section 12652, the state, the political subdivision, or the qui tam plaintiff shall be required to prove all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a guilty verdict rendered in a criminal proceeding charging false statements or fraud, whether upon a verdict after trial or upon a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, except for a plea of nolo contendere made prior to January 1, 1988, shall estop the defendant from denying the essential elements of the offense in any action which involves the same transaction as in the criminal proceeding and which is brought under subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 12652.
(e) Subdivision (b) of Section 47 of the Civil Code shall not be applicable to any claim subject to this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 647, Sec. 6. (AB 2492) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12654.5.

12654.5. For statute of limitations purposes as provided herein, any pleading filed by the Attorney General or prosecuting authority pursuant to this article shall relate back to the filing date of the complaint of the person who originally brought the action, to the extent that the claim of the state or political subdivision arises out of the conduct, transactions, or occurrences set forth, or attempted to be set forth, in the prior complaint of that person.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 647, Sec. 7. (AB 2492) Effective January 1, 2013.)
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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12655.

12655. (a) 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.
(b) If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the article and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
(c) This article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the public interest.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1420, Sec. 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 9 - False Claims Actions › Section 12656.

12656. (a) If a violation of this article is alleged or the application or construction of this article is in issue in any proceeding in the Supreme Court of California, a state court of appeal, or the appellate division of a superior court, the person or political subdivision that commenced that proceeding shall serve a copy of the notice or petition initiating the proceeding, and a copy of each paper, including briefs, that the person or political subdivision files in the proceeding within three days of the filing, on the Attorney General, directed to the attention of the False Claims Section in Sacramento, California.
(b) Timely compliance with the three-day time period is a jurisdictional prerequisite to the entry of judgment, order, or decision construing or applying this article by the court in which the proceeding occurs, except that within that three-day period or thereafter, the time for compliance may be extended by the court for good cause.
(c) The court shall extend the time period within which the Attorney General is permitted to respond to an action subject to this section by at least the same period of time granted for good cause pursuant to subdivision (b) to the person or political subdivision that commenced the proceeding.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 69, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
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 10 - Securities and Commodities › Section 12657.

12657. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Securities law” shall mean the Corporate Securities Law of 1968 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 25000) of Title 4 of the Corporations Code) and any other rule or order issued by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation under this law.
(b) “Commodities law” shall mean the California Commodity Law of 1990 (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 29500) of Title 4 of the Corporations Code) and any other rule or order issued by the Commissioner of Financial Protection and Innovation under this law.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 181. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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 10 - Securities and Commodities › Section 12658.

12658. (a) Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of the securities law or the commodities law, the Attorney General may, in the Attorney General’s discretion, bring an action in the name of the people of the State of California in the superior court to enjoin the acts or practices or to enforce compliance with the securities law or the commodities law. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or preliminary injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandate shall be granted and a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court may be appointed for the defendant or the defendant’s assets, or any other ancillary relief may be granted as appropriate. A receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court appointed by the superior court pursuant to this section may, with the approval of the court, exercise any or all of the powers of the defendant’s officers, directors, partners, trustees, or persons who exercise similar powers and perform similar duties, including the filing of a petition for bankruptcy. No action at law or in equity may be maintained by any party against the Attorney General, or a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court, by reason of their exercising these powers or performing these duties pursuant to the order of, or with the approval of, the superior court.
(b) If the Attorney General determines it is in the public interest, the Attorney General may include in any action authorized by subdivision (a) a claim for ancillary relief, including, but not limited to, a claim for restitution or disgorgement or damages on behalf of the persons injured by the act or practice constituting the subject matter of the action, and the court shall have jurisdiction to award additional relief.
(c) In any case in which a defendant is ordered by the court to pay restitution to a victim, the court may in its order require the payment as a money judgment, which shall be enforceable by a victim as if the restitution order were a separate civil judgment, and enforceable in the same manner as is provided for the enforcement of any other money judgment. Any order issued under this subdivision shall contain provisions that are designed to achieve a fair and orderly satisfaction of the judgment.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 114. (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 10 - Securities and Commodities › Section 12660.

12660. (a) Any person who violates any provision of the securities law or the commodities law shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of the securities law or the commodities law, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this article are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce the provisions of this article.
(c) No action shall be maintained to enforce any liability created under subdivision (a) unless brought before the expiration of four years after the act or transaction constituting the violation.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
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 10 - Securities and Commodities › Section 12661.

12661. (a) The Attorney General may take any actions as are authorized by Section 6d of the federal Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 1 et seq.) as amended before or after the effective date of this section.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed as a limitation on the powers of the Attorney General under this division or any other law administered by the Attorney General.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 876, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 7 - Succession to Constitutional Offices in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster › Section 12700.

12700. As used in this chapter “disaster” means a war or enemy-caused calamity, such as an attack by nuclear weapons, which renders unavailable the Lieutenant Governor, or the Attorney General, or the Secretary of State, or the Treasurer, or the Controller. “Unavailable” means that any such officer is either killed, missing, or so seriously injured as to be unable to perform that officer’s duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 115. (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 7 - Succession to Constitutional Offices in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster › Section 12701.

12701. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this chapter, and thereafter as soon as practicable after election and qualification to office, each of the constitutional officers named in Section 12700 shall appoint and designate by filing with the Secretary of State the names of at least three and not more than seven citizens qualified to become candidates to the office as their respective successors in the event that such officer is unavailable as a result of disaster. Any such appointee may be replaced by the appointing officer at any time and for any reason. The appointees of the Attorney General may include persons holding the Office of Assistant Attorney General. The appointees of the Controller, Secretary of State, and Treasurer may include persons holding office as their deputies or assistants.
In making appointments each constitutional officer shall give consideration to the places of residence and employment of the officer’s appointees and shall appoint from different parts of the state so that for each office for which appointments are made there shall be the greatest probability of survival in the event of a disaster of some or all of the appointees.
The names of the persons designated pursuant to this section shall be submitted to, and be subject to confirmation by, the Senate as soon as possible after that designation is made.
Each person appointed as provided in this section shall take the oath of office and shall deliver to the Secretary of State within 30 days after appointment a written declaration under oath that the appointee accepts the appointment and will faithfully perform the obligations imposed upon the appointee thereby.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 116. (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 7 - Succession to Constitutional Offices in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster › Section 12702.

12702. If a constitutional officer who has appointed successors as provided in this chapter becomes unavailable because of a disaster, the powers and duties of the officer’s office shall devolve upon one of the officer’s appointees in the order specified in making the appointments and that person shall declare that that person is undertaking the duties of the office and take and subscribe the oath therefor; provided, however, that an appointee so designated may declare that the appointee is undertaking the office and take the prescribed oath if no person prior in such order of succession enters upon the office within seven days after the incumbent thereof becomes unavailable.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 117. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12703. The Attorney General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, and Controller shall, in addition to the appointments required to be made by Section 12701, designate the order in which persons holding office as their deputies or assistants, and not appointed under Section 12701, shall serve as their respective successors in the event that such officer and the successors appointed by the officer under Section 12701 are unavailable as a result of disaster. If any such officer and the successors appointed by the officer under Section 12701 are unavailable as a result of disaster, the powers and duties of the officer’s office shall devolve upon one of those deputies or assistants in the order designated and that person shall declare that that person is undertaking the duties of the office and take and subscribe the oath therefor; provided, however, that any such deputy or assistant may declare that that deputy or assistant is undertaking the office and take the prescribed oath if none prior in order of succession enters upon the office within seven days after the incumbent thereof becomes unavailable.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 118. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12704. Any such person shall, while holding the office, be known as Acting Lieutenant Governor, Acting Attorney General, Acting Secretary of State, Acting Treasurer, and Acting Controller, as the case may be, and shall perform the duties of the office and receive the salary and perquisites thereof while so serving, but shall not be deemed to hold that office within the meaning of Section 21 of Article IV of the Constitution relating to succession to the governorship. An acting constitutional officer shall continue to serve as such until the disabled officer resumes office, or a person prior in the order of succession declares that that person is undertaking the office and takes the oath therefor, or until the office is filled at the next election that is held for that office and a person is elected and qualifies for the particular constitutional office.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 119. (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 8 - Farmworker Resource Center Grant Program › Section 12710.

12710. In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares:
(a) Agriculture is both a major industry and employer in California.
(b) Farmworkers are an essential component of a successful and sustainable agricultural industry.
(c) There are approximately 420,000 farmworkers in California.
(d) It is important for California to address the challenges faced by farmworkers and the agricultural industry.
(e) California has long been an agricultural model for modern agriculture, adapting to meet 21st century challenges and needs with broadly shared benefits for consumers, agricultural employers, and workers.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 941) 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 8 - Farmworker Resource Center Grant Program › Section 12711.

12711. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Center” means a farmworker resource center.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Community Services and Development.
(c) “Program” means the grant program established and administered by the department pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 941) 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 8 - Farmworker Resource Center Grant Program › Section 12712.

12712. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the department shall establish and administer a grant program for eligible counties to establish and fund farmworker resource centers that provide information and access to services described in subdivision (b) to farmworkers and their families.
(b) Services provided at a center may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Assistance in filing with all state or local agencies that serve farmworkers, including in filing paperwork with state or local agencies, if deemed appropriate by the county.
(2) Referrals to organizations, including legislative offices and community-based organizations.
(3) Providing resources and answering questions regarding programs related to labor and employment rights, education, housing, utilities, immigration, and health and human services, including, but not limited to, food security, mental health, and childcare assistance.
(c) A center may provide services to farmworkers at a brick and mortar location that is in an area accessible to the farmworker community being served in the county or through a mobile center to conduct outreach where farmworkers live and work.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 941) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12713. To be eligible for funding under the program a county shall do all of the following:
(a) Work with local or statewide community-based organizations in order to develop the center.
(b) Provide 25 percent of the center’s program funding under this chapter.
(c) Require the center to provide services in at least English and Spanish. Centers funded through the program are encouraged to provide services in additional languages as requested by the relevant community-based organizations.
(d) Require the center to provide an assessment of the population the center would serve, including, but not limited to, an assessment of languages other than English or Spanish that would be accommodated by the center.
(e) Require the center to maintain a cost-effective database to track the number and type of calls received, referrals made, and claims filed, and to monitor local trends.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 941) Effective January 1, 2022.)
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12714. (a) To help inform the establishment and administration of the program, the department shall convene and facilitate a workgroup that includes, but is not limited to, the following representatives:
(1) A nonmanagement representative from an existing farmworker resource center.
(2) Three representatives from community-based organizations with a history of serving the farmworker communities.
(3) A representative from a community-based organization that works with indigenous farmworkers.
(4) A representative from the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
(5) A representative from a local public health department.
(6) A representative from the County Welfare Directors Association of California.
(7) A representative from the farming community.
(b) The working group and the department shall do both of the following:
(1) Develop common indicators and metrics for the evaluation of grant applications.
(2) Develop standards and metrics for the evaluation of awardees for the purpose of ensuring that awardees use grant funds pursuant to this chapter.
(c) The department shall do all of the following:
(1) Determine and approve awardees based on the metrics and indicators established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(2) Ensure that initial grants are awarded to counties in different regions of the state.
(3) Using the standards and metrics established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), evaluate awardees within 18 months after an awardee has established a center.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. (AB 941) 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 9 - Community Services Block Grant Program › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12725.

12725. This chapter may be cited as the California Community Services Block Grant Program.
(Added by Stats. 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 3. Effective October 18, 1983. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS › CHAPTER 9 - Community Services Block Grant Program › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 12726.

12726. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide authorization for the Governor of the State of California to assume responsibility for the Community Services Block Grant (Subtitle B, Title VI, Public Law 97-35, as amended), and to further provide for the state to implement this block grant in conformity with the principles, purposes, and policies of the California Community Services Block Grant Program set forth herein.
(b) The Legislature intends that the California Community Services Block Grant Program shall be governed by the principle of community self-help, thereby promoting new economic opportunities for Californians living in poverty through well planned, broadly based and locally controlled programs of community action.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1436, Sec. 1. Repealed conditionally as prescribed by Section 12790.)