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TITLE 1. GENERAL

DIVISION 1. SOVEREIGNTY AND PEOPLE OF THE STATE

CHAPTER 1. Sovereignty of the State

ARTICLE 1. Residence of Sovereignty

ARTICLE 2. Territorial Jurisdiction

ARTICLE 3. State Boundaries

ARTICLE 3.5. Colorado River Boundary Compact

ARTICLE 3.6. Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact

ARTICLE 3.7. Emergency Management Assistance Compact

ARTICLE 4. Rights Over Property

ARTICLE 5. Rights Over Persons

CHAPTER 2. People of the State

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Political Rights and Duties

DIVISION 2. STATE SEAL, FLAG, AND EMBLEMS

CHAPTER 1. Great Seal of the State

CHAPTER 2. State Flag and Emblems

CHAPTER 3. Display of Flags

CHAPTER 4. Seal of the Senate

CHAPTER 5. Seal of the Assembly

DIVISION 3. SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL DIVISIONS, AND LEGAL DISTANCES

CHAPTER 1. Seat of Government

CHAPTER 2. Counties

CHAPTER 6. Legal Distances

DIVISION 3.5. COSTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS RESULTING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS

DIVISION 3.6. CLAIMS AND ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

PART 1. DEFINITIONS

PART 2. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions Relating to Liability

ARTICLE 1. Scope of Part

ARTICLE 2. Liability of Public Entities

ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

ARTICLE 4. Indemnification of Public Employees

ARTICLE 5. Indemnification of Certain State Agents

CHAPTER 2. Dangerous Conditions of Public Property

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Liability of Public Entities

ARTICLE 3. Liability of Public Employees

CHAPTER 3. Police and Correctional Activities

CHAPTER 4. Fire Protection

CHAPTER 4.5. Unmanned Aircraft

CHAPTER 5. Medical, Hospital and Public Health Activities

CHAPTER 6. Administration of Tax Laws

CHAPTER 7. Use of Pesticides

CHAPTER 8. Activities to Abate an Impending Peril

CHAPTER 21. Tort Liability Under Agreements Between Public Entities

PART 3. CLAIMS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES

CHAPTER 1. General

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Presentation and Consideration of Claims

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Manner of Presentation and of Giving Notice

CHAPTER 3. Proceedings to Determine Constitutionality of Claims Against the State

CHAPTER 4. Presentation of Claims to State Controller

CHAPTER 4.5. Prompt Payment of Claims

CHAPTER 5. Claims Procedures Established by Agreement

CHAPTER 6. Claims Procedures Established by Public Entities

PART 4. ACTIONS AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 1. General

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. Construction

CHAPTER 2. Actions Against Public Entities

CHAPTER 3. Actions Against Public Employees

CHAPTER 4. Special Provisions Relating to Actions Against the State

CHAPTER 5. Special Provisions Relating to Actions Against Local Public Entities

CHAPTER 6. Postjudgment Settlement Conference

PART 5. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND JUDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1. Payment of Claims and Judgments Against the State

CHAPTER 2. Payment of Judgments Against Local Public Entities

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Funding Judgments With Bonds

CHAPTER 3.7. Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities

CHAPTER 4. Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities

CHAPTER 4. Procedures Applicable to State and Local Public Entities

PART 6. INSURANCE

PART 7. DEFENSE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

PART 8. SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE AND I-880 CYPRESS STRUCTURE DISASTER RELIEF

PART 9. LAKE DAVIS NORTHERN PIKE ERADICATION PROJECT RELIEF ACCOUNT

DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 1. General

ARTICLE 1. Classification of Officers

ARTICLE 2. Disqualifications for Office or Employment

ARTICLE 3. Residence Restrictions and Absence from State

ARTICLE 4. Prohibitions Applicable to Specified Officers

ARTICLE 4.5. Sales of Public Securities

ARTICLE 4.7. Incompatible Activities

ARTICLE 5. Withholding Salary on Contest of Title

ARTICLE 6. Salary and Wage Deductions

ARTICLE 6.5. Withholding Tax Deductions

ARTICLE 7. Deputies and Subordinates

ARTICLE 8. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 2. Appointments, Nominations, Commissions, and Oaths

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Nominations by Governor

ARTICLE 3. Commissions

ARTICLE 4. Oath of Office

CHAPTER 3. Official Bonds

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Bonds Not Required by Statute

ARTICLE 3. Form and Conditions

ARTICLE 4. Qualifications of Sureties

ARTICLE 8. Payment of Premiums

CHAPTER 4. Resignations and Vacancies

ARTICLE 1. Resignations

ARTICLE 2. Vacancies

CHAPTER 5. Obtaining Possession of Office

CHAPTER 7. Removal from Office

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Impeachment

ARTICLE 3. Removal Other Than by Impeachment

CHAPTER 8. Oath or Affirmation of Allegiance for Disaster Service Workers and Public Employees

CHAPTER 8.5. Volunteers

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 3. Volunteers

ARTICLE 4. Senior Volunteers

CHAPTER 9. Travel Insurance of Officers and Employees

CHAPTER 9.1. Public Transit Employer Obligations

CHAPTER 9.4. Public Employee Health Protection Act

CHAPTER 9.5. Political Activities of Public Employees

CHAPTER 9.6. Firefighters

CHAPTER 9.7. Public Safety Officers

CHAPTER 9.8. Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act

CHAPTER 9.9. California Golden Shield Act

CHAPTER 10. Local Public Employee Organizations

CHAPTER 10.1. Local Agency Executives

CHAPTER 10.3. State Employer-Employee Relations

CHAPTER 10.4. Judicial Council Employer-Employee Relations

3524.50-3524.81

CHAPTER 10.5. Excluded Employees Bill of Rights

CHAPTER 10.7. Meeting and Negotiating in Public Educational Employment

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Administration

ARTICLE 3. Judicial Review

ARTICLE 4. Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Practices

ARTICLE 5. Employee Organizations: Representation, Recognition, Certification, and Decertification

ARTICLE 6. Unit Determinations

ARTICLE 7. Organizational Security

ARTICLE 8. Public Notice

ARTICLE 9. Impasse Procedures

ARTICLE 10. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 11. Prohibition on Public Employers Deterring or Discouraging Union Membership

CHAPTER 11.5. Public Employee Communication

CHAPTER 12. Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Administration

ARTICLE 3. Judicial Review

ARTICLE 4. Rights, Obligations, Prohibitions, and Unfair Labor Practices

ARTICLE 5. Employee Organizations: Representation, Recognition, Certification and Decertification

ARTICLE 6. Unit Determinations

ARTICLE 6.5. Supervisors

ARTICLE 7. Organizational Security

ARTICLE 8. Rights-Disputes Arbitration

ARTICLE 9. Impasse Procedure

ARTICLE 10. Public Notice

ARTICLE 11. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 12.5. Legislature Employer-Employee Relations

3599.50-3599.84

DIVISION 4.5. Mediation and Conciliation Service

CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

CHAPTER 2. Succession to Functions and Responsibilities

CHAPTER 3. Public Transportation Labor Disputes

DIVISION 5. PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES

CHAPTER 1. Cost Records to be Kept

CHAPTER 3. Backfilling Excavations With Native Spoil

CHAPTER 3.1. Protection of Underground Infrastructure

ARTICLE 1. Public Utility Protection in Public Contracts

ARTICLE 2. Regional Notification Center System

CHAPTER 3.2. Energy Conservation Contracts

4217.10-4217.19

CHAPTER 3.3. Regional Interoperable Communications System in Los Angeles County

CHAPTER 4. Preference for Materials

ARTICLE 1. American-Made Materials

ARTICLE 2. California-Made Materials

ARTICLE 3. Services and Supplies of Agricultural Aircraft Operators

CHAPTER 5. Emergency Termination of Public Contracts

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Termination

CHAPTER 6. Unfair and Coercive Insurance Requirements

CHAPTER 7. Access to Public Buildings by Physically Handicapped Persons

CHAPTER 7.5. Disability Access and Education

CHAPTER 8. Purchases

CHAPTER 9. Rapid Transit

CHAPTER 10. Contracts with Private Architects, Engineering, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms

CHAPTER 10.1. [Architectural and Engineering Services]

4529.10-4529.20

CHAPTER 10.5. Target Area Contract Preference Act

CHAPTER 11. Antitrust Claims

CHAPTER 12. Child Care Facilities for State Employees

DIVISION 6. PUBLIC BONDS AND OBLIGATIONS

CHAPTER 1. Registration of Bonds

CHAPTER 1.5. Registered Public Obligations

CHAPTER 2. Protection of Bond Guarantors

CHAPTER 4. Signatures

CHAPTER 5. Tax or Assessment Levy for Unsold Bonds

CHAPTER 5.5. Collateral Security for Bonds

CHAPTER 6. Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act

CHAPTER 7. Denominations

CHAPTER 8. Contracts Concerning Public Securities

CHAPTER 9. Sale of State Bonds

CHAPTER 9.5. California Savings Bond Program

CHAPTER 10. Sale of Local Securities

CHAPTER 10.5. General Bond Provisions

CHAPTER 10.7. Conduit Financing Transparency and Accountability

CHAPTER 11. Public Financing

CHAPTER 12. Public Finance Contracts

CHAPTER 13. Fractional Interest in Local Agency Obligations

CHAPTER 14. Infrastructure Financing

CHAPTER 14.5. Awarding of Contracts

CHAPTER 15. Long Beach Civic Center

DIVISION 7. MISCELLANEOUS

CHAPTER 1. Publications and Official Advertising

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Establishing Standing as Newspaper of General Circulation

ARTICLE 3. Publications

ARTICLE 4. Manner of Publication

ARTICLE 5. Foreign Language Newspapers

CHAPTER 1.1. Publication of Notice in Public Notice Districts

ARTICLE 1. Public Notice Districts, Generally

ARTICLE 2. Public Notice Districts by County

6085.100-6085.670

CHAPTER 1.5. News Coverage of Governmental Agencies

CHAPTER 2. Fees

CHAPTER 2.5. Medium of Payment

CHAPTER 2.6. State Payment Card Act

CHAPTER 3. Crimes Relating to Public Records, Documents, and Certificates

CHAPTER 3.01. Public Records Protection and Recovery

CHAPTER 3.1. Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse

CHAPTER 3.2. Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity

CHAPTER 3.25. Online Privacy for Reproductive Health Services Providers, Employees, Volunteers, and Patients

CHAPTER 3.3. Governmental Linguistics

CHAPTER 3.4. Recording of Documents

CHAPTER 4. Foreign Trade Zones

CHAPTER 4.1. International Genocide Memorial

CHAPTER 5. Joint Exercise of Powers

ARTICLE 1. Joint Powers Agreements

ARTICLE 2. Power to Issue Revenue Bonds

ARTICLE 3. Joint County Park Boards

ARTICLE 4. Local Bond Pooling

CHAPTER 5.5. Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority

6599.01-6599.41

ARTICLE 1. Organization and Powers

6599.01-6599.10

ARTICLE 2. Amounts of Insurance

6599.21-6599.23

ARTICLE 3. Reports and Statements

ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 6. Benefit Funds

CHAPTER 6.5. State Supported Bands or Orchestras

CHAPTER 7. Holidays

CHAPTER 8. Computation of Time

CHAPTER 9. Money of Account

CHAPTER 10. Farm Loan Bonds

CHAPTER 11. Governmental Shareholders

CHAPTER 11.5. Governmental Investors

CHAPTER 12. Purchase of Interests and Rights in Real Property

CHAPTER 12.5. Scenic Conservation

CHAPTER 12.7. Dedication of Real Property for Public Purposes

CHAPTER 12.75. Residential Real Property

CHAPTER 12.76. Local Tenant Preferences to Prevent Displacement Act

CHAPTER 12.78. Certification for Enterprise Zones, Targeted Tax Areas, and Local Agency Military Base Recovery Areas Hiring Credits

CHAPTER 12.8. Funding, Acquisition, and Use of Military Equipment

CHAPTER 13. Dental Discrimination

CHAPTER 14. State Tax Liens

ARTICLE 1. Definitions

ARTICLE 2. State Tax Liens

ARTICLE 3. Transitional Provisions

CHAPTER 14.5. Registration of State Tax Liens

CHAPTER 15. Facilities for Handicapped Persons

CHAPTER 16. Relocation Assistance

CHAPTER 17. Employment of Veterans

CHAPTER 17.1. Standards for Responding to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Holds

CHAPTER 17.2. Standards for Participation in United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Programs

CHAPTER 17.25. Cooperation with Immigration Authorities

CHAPTER 17.3. Enforcement Actions

CHAPTER 17.4. Law Enforcement Use of Force Policies

CHAPTER 17.5. Use of a Foreign Language in Public Services

CHAPTER 17.7. Open-Space Land Dedication

CHAPTER 17.8. Housing Contracts

CHAPTER 17.95. Private Detention Facilities

CHAPTER 18. Bidding and Outreach Programs

CHAPTER 18.1. Electronic and Information Technology

CHAPTER 19. Retirement System Stock Proxy Voting

CHAPTER 20. Governmental Access to Financial Records

ARTICLE 1. Declaration of Policy

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Confidentiality of, and Access to, Financial Records

ARTICLE 4. Exceptions

ARTICLE 5. Penalties and Remedies

ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous

CHAPTER 21. Public Pension and Retirement Plans

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. Joint Retirement System Investment Information Sharing

ARTICLE 3. Deposits of Public Pension and Retirement Funds

ARTICLE 4. California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013

CHAPTER 22. Letters and Correspondence

CHAPTER 23. Public Agency Name Reform

CHAPTER 24. Documents and Written Reports

CHAPTER 25. Commemorative “California Gold” Medallions

CHAPTER 26. Federal Funding

CHAPTER 26.5. Interagency Responsibilities for Providing Services to Children with Disabilities

CHAPTER 28. Olympic Training Center

CHAPTER 29. Selective Service Cooperation

CHAPTER 29.5. Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle

CHAPTER 30. Youth Achievement

CHAPTER 30.5. Braille Week

CHAPTER 31. Public Offices Hours

CHAPTER 32. Smoking in Public Buildings

CHAPTER 32.5. The 4th Amendment Protection Act

CHAPTER 33. Creation of Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund

CHAPTER 34. Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa

7599.100-7599.104

CHAPTER 35. Online Marketplace Suspected Stolen Goods Act

7599.110-7599.113

CHAPTER 36. Funding for the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act

DIVISION 8. SECURITIES OWNED BY STATE AGENCIES

CHAPTER 1. Investment of Securities Owned by State Agencies

ARTICLE 1. General

ARTICLE 2. Security Loans

DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS

DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

7920.000-7931.000

PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

7920.000-7920.545

CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions

7920.000-7920.200

ARTICLE 1. Short Titles

7920.000-7920.005

ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification

7920.100-7920.120

ARTICLE 3. Effect of Division

CHAPTER 2. Definitions

7920.500-7920.545

PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY

7921.000-7922.210

CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records

7921.000-7921.010

CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure

7921.300-7921.710

ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination

7921.300-7921.310

ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure

7921.500-7921.505

ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters

7921.700-7921.710

CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure

7922.000-7922.210

ARTICLE 1. Justification for Withholding of Record

ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters

7922.200-7922.210

PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS

7922.500-7922.725

CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record

7922.500-7922.605

ARTICLE 1. General Principles

7922.500-7922.505

ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally

7922.525-7922.545

ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format

7922.570-7922.585

ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request

7922.600-7922.605

CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters

7922.630-7922.725

ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines

7922.630-7922.640

ARTICLE 2. Internet Resources

ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems

7922.700-7922.725

PART 4. ENFORCEMENT

7923.000-7923.500

CHAPTER 1. General Principles

7923.000-7923.005

CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure

7923.100-7923.500

ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court

7923.100-7923.115

ARTICLE 2. Writ Review and Contempt

PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS

7923.600-7929.610

CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement

7923.600-7923.805

ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally

7923.600-7923.630

ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records

7923.650-7923.655

ARTICLE 3. Records of Emergency Communications to Public Safety Authorities

ARTICLE 4. Records Specifically Relating to Crime Victims

7923.750-7923.755

ARTICLE 5. Firearm Licenses and Related Records

7923.800-7923.805

CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions

7924.000-7924.110

ARTICLE 1. Voter Information

7924.000-7924.005

ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials

7924.100-7924.110

CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements

7924.300-7924.900

ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

7924.300-7924.335

ARTICLE 2. Pollution

7924.500-7924.510

ARTICLE 3. Building Standards and Safety Requirements

ARTICLE 4. Enforcement Orders

CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records

7925.000-7925.015

CHAPTER 5. Health Care

7926.000-7926.500

ARTICLE 1. Accreditation

ARTICLE 2. Advance Health Care Directive and Related Matters

ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations

7926.200-7926.235

ARTICLE 4. In-Home Supportive Services and Personal Care Services

ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility

7926.400-7926.430

ARTICLE 6. Websites and Related Matters

CHAPTER 6. Historically or Culturally Significant Matters

7927.000-7927.005

CHAPTER 7. Library Records and Similar Matters

7927.100-7927.105

CHAPTER 8. Litigation Records and Similar Matters

7927.200-7927.205

CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Public Records

7927.300-7927.305

CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records

7927.400-7927.430

CHAPTER 11. Preliminary Drafts and Similar Materials

CHAPTER 12. Private Industry

7927.600-7927.605

CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure

7927.700-7927.705

CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official

7928.000-7928.410

ARTICLE 1. The Governor

7928.000-7928.015

ARTICLE 2. The Legislature

ARTICLE 3. Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official

7928.200-7928.230

ARTICLE 4. Personal Information of Agency Employee

ARTICLE 5. Employment Contracts of Government Employees and Related Matters

7928.400-7928.410

CHAPTER 15. Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight

7928.700-7928.801

ARTICLE 1. Access in General

7928.700-7928.720

ARTICLE 2. Requirements Specific to Online Access

7928.800-7928.801

CHAPTER 16. Regulation of Financial Institutions and Securities

7929.000-7929.011

CHAPTER 17. Security Measures and Related Matters

7929.200-7929.215

CHAPTER 18. State Compensation Insurance Fund

7929.400-7929.430

CHAPTER 19. Test Materials, Test Results, and Related Matters

7929.600-7929.610

PART 6. OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE

7930.000-7930.215

CHAPTER 1. Introductory Provisions

7930.000-7930.005

CHAPTER 2. Alphabetical List

7930.100-7930.215

PART 7. Operative Date