California Code
PART 2 - CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
CHAPTER 6 - Attorney General

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 12500. - 12500. The annual salary of the Attorney General includes all...

Section 12502. - 12502. (a) The Attorney General may appoint and fix the...

Section 12503. - 12503. No person shall be eligible to the office of...

Section 12504. - 12504. The Attorney General shall not engage in the private...

ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties

Section 12510. - 12510. The Attorney General is head of the Department of...

Section 12511. - 12511. The Attorney General has charge, as attorney, of all...

Section 12511.5. - 12511.5. The Attorney General may defend a public or private...

Section 12511.7. - 12511.7. Defense of the California Legislature Transparency Act. If an...

Section 12512. - 12512. The Attorney General shall attend the Supreme Court and...

Section 12513. - 12513. After judgment in any of the causes referred to...

Section 12513.1. - 12513.1. Any person who fails to pay on a timely...

Section 12514. - 12514. The Attorney General shall keep a docket of all...

Section 12515. - 12515. The Attorney General shall bid upon and purchase, in...

Section 12516. - 12516. Whenever the property of a judgment debtor in any...

Section 12517. - 12517. When in the Attorney General’s opinion it may be...

Section 12518. - 12518. Whenever any action is brought against the state or...

Section 12519. - 12519. The Attorney General shall give the Attorney General’s opinion...

Section 12520. - 12520. (a) The Attorney General may not employ special counsel...

Section 12521. - 12521. The Attorney General shall account for and pay over...

Section 12522. - 12522. On or before the 15th day of September in...

Section 12523. - 12523. The Attorney General may appear for and represent the...

Section 12524. - 12524. The Attorney General may, from time to time, and...

Section 12525. - 12525. In any case in which a person dies while...

Section 12525.2. - 12525.2. (a) Each law enforcement agency shall monthly furnish to...

Section 12525.3. - 12525.3. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions...

Section 12525.5. - 12525.5. (a) (1) Each state and local agency that employs...

Section 12525.5. - 12525.5. (a) (1) Each state and local agency that employs...

Section 12526. - 12526. The Attorney General antitrust account is hereby created in...

Section 12527. - 12527. (a) This section applies to every action brought in...

Section 12527.5. - 12527.5. For purposes of this article, any property which is...

Section 12528. - 12528. (a) There is in the Office of the Attorney...

Section 12528.1. - 12528.1. (a) An agent, investigator, or auditor of the Division...

Section 12529. - 12529. (a) There is in the Department of Justice the...

Section 12529.5. - 12529.5. (a) All complaints or relevant information concerning licensees that...

Section 12529.7. - 12529.7. By March 1, 2016, the Medical Board of California,...

Section 12530. - 12530. The Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund is hereby...

Section 12531. - 12531. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California, represented...

Section 12532. - 12532. (a) Until July 1, 2027, the Attorney General, or...

Section 12533. - 12533. (a) The Attorney General may accept an assurance of...

Section 12534. - 12534. (a) The Opioid Settlements Fund is hereby created in...

ARTICLE 3 - Escheated Property

Section 12540. - 12540. The Attorney General shall institute investigations for the discovery...

Section 12541. - 12541. The Attorney General shall commence and prosecute actions on...

Section 12542. - 12542. The Attorney General may employ counsel to act in...

Section 12543. - 12543. The compensation for services of such counsel shall be...

Section 12544. - 12544. If an escheat proceeding is prosecuted by the staff...

ARTICLE 4 - Supervision of District Attorneys

Section 12550. - 12550. The Attorney General has direct supervision over the district...

Section 12552. - 12552. The powers and duties of the Attorney General with...

Section 12553. - 12553. If a district attorney is disqualified to conduct any...

ARTICLE 5 - Supervision of Sheriffs

Section 12560. - 12560. The Attorney General has direct supervision over the sheriffs...

Section 12561. - 12561. Whenever the Attorney General deems it necessary in the...

ARTICLE 6 - Special Agents and Investigators

Section 12570. - 12570. For the purpose of enabling the Attorney General to...

Section 12571. - 12571. When serving under the direction of the Attorney General...

Section 12572. - 12572. Whenever the Attorney General deems it advisable to keep...

Section 12573. - 12573. Upon the completion of each secret investigation and, in...

Section 12574. - 12574. The Attorney General may employ additional special agents and...

ARTICLE 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act

Section 12580. - 12580. This article may be cited as the Supervision of...

Section 12581. - 12581. This article applies to all charitable corporations, unincorporated associations,...

Section 12581.2. - 12581.2. As used in this article, “solicitation” or “soliciting” for...

Section 12582. - 12582. “Trustee” means (a) any individual, group of individuals, corporation,...

Section 12582.1. - 12582.1. “Charitable corporation” means any nonprofit corporation organized under the...

Section 12583. - 12583. The filing, registration, and reporting provisions of this article...

Section 12584. - 12584. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a register...

Section 12585. - 12585. (a) Every charitable corporation, unincorporated association, and trustee subject...

Section 12586. - 12586. (a) Except as otherwise provided and except corporate trustees...

Section 12586.1. - 12586.1. In addition to a registration fee, a charitable corporation...

Section 12586.2. - 12586.2. All fines, penalties, attorney’s fees, if any, as authorized...

Section 12587. - 12587. The Attorney General may make additional rules and regulations...

Section 12587.1. - 12587.1. (a) The Registry of Charitable Trusts Fund is hereby...

Section 12588. - 12588. The Attorney General may investigate transactions and relationships of...

Section 12589. - 12589. When the Attorney General requires the attendance of any...

Section 12590. - 12590. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the...

Section 12591. - 12591. The Attorney General may institute appropriate proceedings to secure...

Section 12591.1. - 12591.1. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this...

Section 12591.2. - 12591.2. In any case in which the Attorney General has...

Section 12592. - 12592. This article shall apply regardless of any contrary provisions...

Section 12593. - 12593. Every person who offers for probate any instrument which...

Section 12594. - 12594. Every officer, agency, board, or commission of this State...

Section 12595. - 12595. This act shall be so construed as to effectuate...

Section 12596. - 12596. (a) A civil action brought by the Attorney General...

Section 12597. - 12597. In any proceeding brought by the Attorney General to...

Section 12598. - 12598. (a) The primary responsibility for supervising charitable trusts in...

Section 12599. - 12599. (a) “Commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes” means any individual,...

Section 12599.1. - 12599.1. (a) “Fundraising counsel for charitable purposes” is defined as...

Section 12599.2. - 12599.2. (a) “Commercial coventurer” is defined as any person or...

Section 12599.3. - 12599.3. (a) A contract between a charitable organization and a...

Section 12599.5. - 12599.5. Each application for registration or renewal of registration under...

Section 12599.6. - 12599.6. (a) Charitable organizations and commercial fundraisers for charitable purposes...

Section 12599.7. - 12599.7. (a) A commercial fundraiser for charitable purposes shall maintain...

Section 12599.8. - 12599.8. For any year that the balance sheet of a...

Section 12599.9. - 12599.9. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Charitable fundraising...

Section 12599.10. - 12599.10. (a) The Attorney General shall establish rules and regulations...

ARTICLE 8 - Environmental Actions

Section 12600. - 12600. The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) It...

Section 12601. - 12601. The provisions of this article are not exclusive, and...

Section 12602. - 12602. If any provision of this article or the application...

Section 12603. - 12603. This article shall be liberally construed and applied to...

Section 12604. - 12604. As used in this article, “person” includes any person,...

Section 12605. - 12605. As used in this article, “natural resource” includes land,...

Section 12606. - 12606. The Attorney General shall be permitted to intervene in...

Section 12607. - 12607. The Attorney General may maintain an action for equitable...

Section 12608. - 12608. In any action maintained under Section 12607, the defendant...

Section 12609. - 12609. Any action brought pursuant to Section 12607 to review,...

Section 12610. - 12610. In granting temporary and permanent equitable relief, the court...

Section 12611. - 12611. (a) Whenever proceedings before an administrative agency are pending...

Section 12612. - 12612. (a) In any administrative, licensing, or other such proceeding...

ARTICLE 8.2 - International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations

Section 12620. - 12620. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 12621. - 12621. For the purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 12622. - 12622. The Attorney General shall establish and maintain a register...

Section 12623. - 12623. (a) Each organization shall, prior to arranging the placement...

Section 12624. - 12624. The Registry of International Student Exchange Visitor Placement Organizations...

Section 12625. - 12625. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the...

Section 12626. - 12626. (a) An application for registration pursuant to this article...

Section 12627. - 12627. The Attorney General shall adopt regulations pursuant to the...

Section 12628. - 12628. Each organization shall provide an informational document, in English,...

Section 12629. - 12629. (a) If the Attorney General has probable cause to...

Section 12630. - 12630. Any person or organization who violates any provision of...

ARTICLE 9 - False Claims Actions

Section 12650. - 12650. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 12651. - 12651. (a) Any person who commits any of the following...

Section 12652. - 12652. (a) (1) The Attorney General shall diligently investigate violations...

Section 12652.5. - 12652.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the University of...

Section 12653. - 12653. (a) Any employee, contractor, or agent shall be entitled...

Section 12654. - 12654. (a) A civil action under Section 12652 shall not...

Section 12654.5. - 12654.5. For statute of limitations purposes as provided herein, any...

Section 12655. - 12655. (a) The provisions of this article are not exclusive,...

Section 12656. - 12656. (a) If a violation of this article is alleged...

ARTICLE 10 - Securities and Commodities

Section 12657. - 12657. For purposes of this article, the following terms shall...

Section 12658. - 12658. (a) Whenever it appears to the Attorney General that...

Section 12659. - 12659. (a) The Attorney General, in their discretion, (1) may...

Section 12660. - 12660. (a) Any person who violates any provision of the...

Section 12661. - 12661. (a) The Attorney General may take any actions as...