California Code
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...

Section 8903. - 8903. When traveling to and from a session of the...

ARTICLE 2 - Code of Ethics

Section 8920. - 8920. (a) A Member of the Legislature, state elective or...

Section 8921. - 8921. A person subject to this article has an interest...

Section 8922. - 8922. A person subject to this article is not engaged...

Section 8924. - 8924. (a) An employee of either house of the Legislature...

Section 8924.5. - 8924.5. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the California...

Section 8925. - 8925. No person shall induce or seek to induce any...

Section 8926. - 8926. Every person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision...

ARTICLE 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee

Section 8940. - 8940. The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee is hereby created. The...

Section 8941. - 8941. The committee is authorized to make rules governing its...

Section 8942. - 8942. Funds for the support of the committee shall be...

Section 8943. - 8943. (a) The committee shall have power, pursuant to the...

Section 8944. - 8944. (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a...

Section 8945. - 8945. (a) If the committee determines that the complaint does...

Section 8946. - 8946. After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall...

Section 8947. - 8947. If a hearing is to be held pursuant to...

Section 8948. - 8948. At any hearing held by the committee: (a) Oral...

Section 8949. - 8949. Any official or other person whose name is mentioned...

Section 8950. - 8950. (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its...

Section 8951. - 8951. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from...

Section 8952. - 8952. The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant...

Section 8953. - 8953. The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations,...

Section 8954. - 8954. All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence...

Section 8955. - 8955. The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of...

Section 8956. - 8956. (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at...

CHAPTER 1.5 - General

ARTICLE 1 - Numbering and Election of Legislators

Section 9000. - 9000. The Legislature consists of: (a) Forty Senators. (b) Eighty...

Section 9001. - 9001. The term of office of a Senator is four...

Section 9002. - 9002. At the general election in every fourth year after...

Section 9003. - 9003. At the general election in every even-numbered year a...

Section 9004. - 9004. When the Legislature convenes or is convened in regular...

ARTICLE 2 - Meeting and Organization of the Legislature

Section 9020. - 9020. The Legislature shall convene in regular session at the...

Section 9021. - 9021. The certificate of election is prima facie evidence of...

Section 9022. - 9022. At the day and hour appointed for the assembling...

Section 9023. - 9023. At the day and hour appointed for the assembling...

Section 9024. - 9024. Members of the Legislature who did not take the...

Section 9025. - 9025. An entry of the oath taken by members of...

Section 9026. - 9026. All standing committees of either the Senate or Assembly...

Section 9026.5. - 9026.5. Televised or other audiovisual recordings of public proceedings. (a)...

ARTICLE 2.2 - Open Meetings

Section 9027. - 9027. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all meetings...

Section 9028. - 9028. Any meeting that is required to be open and...

Section 9029. - 9029. (a) A house of the Legislature or a committee...

Section 9029.5. - 9029.5. (a) A closed session may be held pursuant to...

Section 9030. - 9030. Each Member of the Legislature who attends a meeting...

Section 9031. - 9031. Any interested person may commence an action by mandamus,...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Legislative Session After War or Enemy-Caused Disaster

Section 9035. - 9035. As used in this article, “disaster” means a war...

Section 9036. - 9036. If a disaster occurs, the Legislature shall convene itself...

Section 9037. - 9037. If the Legislature is convened in special session pursuant...

ARTICLE 3 - Crimes Against the Legislative Power

Section 9050. - 9050. Every person who wilfully, and by force or fraud,...

Section 9051. - 9051. Every person who wilfully disturbs the Legislature, or either...

Section 9051.5. - 9051.5. As used in this article, “bill or resolution” includes...

Section 9052. - 9052. Every person who fraudulently alters the draft of any...

Section 9053. - 9053. Every person who fraudulently alters the enrolled copy of...

Section 9053.5. - 9053.5. (a) Every person who intentionally, maliciously, with knowledge of...

Section 9054. - 9054. Every person who obtains, or seeks to obtain, money...

Section 9055. - 9055. Every member of the Legislature convicted of any crime...

Section 9056. - 9056. Any person who shall secure through his influence, knowingly...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Legislative Open Records Act

Section 9070. - 9070. The Legislature finds and declares that access to information...

Section 9071. - 9071. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 9072. - 9072. As used in this article: (a) “Person” includes any...

Section 9073. - 9073. Legislative records are open to inspection at all times...

Section 9074. - 9074. All requests to inspect any legislative record shall be...

Section 9075. - 9075. Nothing in this article shall be construed to invalidate...

Section 9076. - 9076. Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative...

Section 9077. - 9077. Whenever it is made to appear by verified petition...

Section 9078. - 9078. The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney...

Section 9079. - 9079. If the court finds that the plaintiff’s case is...

Section 9080. - 9080. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that legislative records...

ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Offices

Section 9100. - 9100. Legislative offices for the use of the Members of...

Section 9101. - 9101. The legislative offices provided for in this article shall...

Section 9103. - 9103. The Department of General Services shall provide suitable office...

Section 9104. - 9104. Appropriations for the support of the offices provided for...

ARTICLE 5 - The State Capitol Building Annex

Section 9105. - 9105. The State Capitol Building Annex is the annex to...

Section 9105.5. - 9105.5. (a) Any work of construction, restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or...

Section 9106. - 9106. The State Capitol Building Annex is intended primarily for...

Section 9107. - 9107. There is hereby created the Joint Rules Committee which...

Section 9107.5. - 9107.5. Any reference in any code or statute to the...

Section 9108. - 9108. The first floor of the State Capitol Building Annex...

Section 9109. - 9109. The determination of the Joint Rules Committee as to...

Section 9110. - 9110. (a) The maintenance and operation of all of the...

Section 9111. - 9111. The Joint Rules Committee may participate in the work...

ARTICLE 5.2 - State Capitol Building Annex Act of 2016

Section 9112. - 9112. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 9108,...

Section 9112.5. - 9112.5. It is the intent of the Legislature that available...

Section 9113. - 9113. An amount of space proportional to the amount of...

Section 9113.5. - 9113.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys transferred from the...

Section 9114. - 9114. The work performed pursuant to this article represents a...

Section 9114.5. - 9114.5. (a) There is hereby appropriated, without regard to fiscal...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Legislative Office Facilities

Section 9115. - 9115. (a) In order to adequately provide for the proper...

Section 9117. - 9117. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 9118. - 9118. (a) The lessee may lease the project from the...

Section 9119. - 9119. (a) The State Public Works Board may issue bonds...

Section 9120. - 9120. The terms of the lease financing are those specified...

Section 9121. - 9121. (a) This article shall be deemed and construed to...

Section 9122. - 9122. The State of California does pledge to, and agree...

Section 9123. - 9123. (a) Title to the buildings and property bounded by...

Section 9124. - 9124. (a) The determination of the Senate Committee on Rules...

ARTICLE 5.6 - State Office Building Act of 2018

Section 9125. - 9125. (a) (1) In order to adequately provide for the...

Section 9125.5. - 9125.5. (a) (1) The State Public Works Board may issue...

Section 9125.6. - 9125.6. It is the intent of the legislative and executive...

ARTICLE 6 - Legislative Funds and Administration

Section 9126. - 9126. Unless specifically exempted from this section, all appropriations for...

Section 9127. - 9127. Unless specifically exempted from this section, all appropriations for...

Section 9128. - 9128. Any money appropriated for legislative printing shall be disbursed...

Section 9129. - 9129. Appropriations deposited in and credited to the Senate Contingent...

Section 9130.5. - 9130.5. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, on any claim...

Section 9131. - 9131. For the period ending on November 30 of each...

Section 9131.5. - 9131.5. When expenditures are made from the appropriate contingent fund...

Section 9132. - 9132. The Assembly Committee on Rules and Senate Committee on...

Section 9133. - 9133. (a) The Joint Rules Committee shall annually contract for...

Section 9133.5. - 9133.5. No funds from the Assembly Operating Fund, the Senate...

Section 9134. - 9134. Any reference in any code or statute to the...

ARTICLE 7 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Section 9140. - 9140. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee is hereby created. The...

Section 9141. - 9141. The committee shall consist of eight Members of the...

Section 9142. - 9142. The committee is authorized to make rules governing its...

Section 9143. - 9143. The committee shall have authority to appoint a legislative...

Section 9144. - 9144. The Legislative Analyst shall prepare a judicial impact analysis,...

Section 9146. - 9146. Any state agency which is required or permitted by...

Section 9147. - 9147. If a state agency finds that there is imminent...

ARTICLE 7.5 - Sunset Review

Section 9147.7. - 9147.7. (a) For the purpose of this section, “eligible agency”...

ARTICLE 7.6 - Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Section 9147.10. - 9147.10. (a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies...

ARTICLE 8 - Legislative Oversight of State Board Formation and Licensed Professional Practice

Section 9148. - 9148. Any state board or category of licensed professional proposed...

Section 9148.2. - 9148.2. For purposes of this article, “state board” means any...

Section 9148.4. - 9148.4. Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating...

Section 9148.6. - 9148.6. Prior to consideration by the Legislature of legislation creating...

Section 9148.8. - 9148.8. (a) The appropriate policy committee of the Legislature may...

ARTICLE 8.5 - Legislative Review of State Boards

Section 9148.50. - 9148.50. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 9148.51. - 9148.51. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 9148.52. - 9148.52. (a) The Joint Sunset Review Committee established pursuant to...

ARTICLE 9 - The Historic State Capitol Commission

Section 9149. - 9149. The Legislature finds and declares that the historic State...

Section 9149.1. - 9149.1. As used in this article, the following terms have...

Section 9149.2. - 9149.2. (a) There is in state government, the Historic State...

Section 9149.3. - 9149.3. The appointees of both the Speaker of the Assembly...

Section 9149.4. - 9149.4. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation,...

Section 9149.5. - 9149.5. The Joint Rules Committee shall appoint a Subcommittee on...

Section 9149.6. - 9149.6. (a) Four members of the commission shall constitute a...

Section 9149.7. - 9149.7. The commission shall have the following powers and duties:...

Section 9149.8. - 9149.8. In carrying out its duties and responsibilities under this...

Section 9149.9. - 9149.9. The commission shall maintain and may utilize all historic...

Section 9149.10. - 9149.10. The commission may request and shall receive assistance and...

Section 9149.11. - 9149.11. The commission shall maintain complete records of its proceedings...

Section 9149.12. - 9149.12. The commission shall use any funds appropriated to its...

Section 9149.13. - 9149.13. The commission shall review and advise on any interagency...

Section 9149.14. - 9149.14. The commission shall employ an executive officer, who shall...

Section 9149.15. - 9149.15. The commission may contract with any agency, public or...

Section 9149.16. - 9149.16. The commission annually shall report to the Legislature on...

Section 9149.17. - 9149.17. The commission shall be supported by allocations by the...

ARTICLE 10 - Whistleblower Protection Act

Section 9149.20. - 9149.20. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 9149.21. - 9149.21. It is the intent of the Legislature that state...

Section 9149.22. - 9149.22. For the purposes of this article, the following words...

Section 9149.23. - 9149.23. (a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use...

ARTICLE 11 - Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act

Section 9149.30. - 9149.30. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 9149.31. - 9149.31. The Legislature finds and declares that, in addition to...

Section 9149.32. - 9149.32. For the purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 9149.33. - 9149.33. (a) A Member of the Legislature or legislative employee...

Section 9149.34. - 9149.34. An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee...

Section 9149.35. - 9149.35. (a) In addition to all other penalties, rights, and...

Section 9149.36. - 9149.36. (a) This article does not limit the application of...

ARTICLE 12 - Legislative Discriminatory Harassment Retaliation Prevention Act

Section 9149.38. - 9149.38. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 9149.39. - 9149.39. For purposes of this article, the following terms have...

Section 9149.40. - 9149.40. (a) A house of the Legislature shall not discharge,...

Section 9149.41. - 9149.41. Each house of the Legislature shall implement a system...

CHAPTER 2 - Officers and Employees of the Legislature

ARTICLE 1 - Temporary Officers and Employees

Section 9150. - 9150. The Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of...

Section 9151. - 9151. The Secretary of the Senate may appoint such temporary...

ARTICLE 2 - Permanent Officers and Employees

Section 9170. - 9170. The officers and employees of the Senate are: (a)...

Section 9171. - 9171. The officers and employees of the Assembly are: (a)...

Section 9172. - 9172. All permanent officers and employees of the Senate or...

Section 9173. - 9173. Any officer or employee appointed or elected by the...

ARTICLE 3 - Powers and Duties

Section 9190. - 9190. The President or President pro tempore of the Senate...

Section 9191. - 9191. The Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of...

Section 9191.5. - 9191.5. The Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of...

Section 9192. - 9192. The assistant secretaries of the Senate and the assistant...

Section 9193. - 9193. The Minute Clerk of the Senate and the Minute...

Section 9194. - 9194. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and of the Assembly...

Section 9194.5. - 9194.5. The Sergeant at Arms and Assistant Sergeants at Arms...

Section 9195. - 9195. The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of each house shall perform the...

Section 9196. - 9196. The secretary and assistant secretaries, the chief clerk and...

ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Employee Benefits

Section 9200. - 9200. Each employee of the Legislature may elect to receive...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Speaker of the Assembly

Section 9220. - 9220. The Speaker is responsible for the efficient conduct of...

Section 9221. - 9221. Every member, officer, and employee of the Assembly shall,...

Section 9222. - 9222. Neither the Speaker nor any Member of the Assembly...

Section 9223. - 9223. Whenever the Speaker incurs expenses in connection with the...

ARTICLE 5 - Child Care

Section 9225. - 9225. (a) The Joint Rules Committee shall include, in planning...

CHAPTER 3 - Compensation of Officers and Employees of the Legislature

Section 9320. - 9320. The compensation of each officer and employee of the...

Section 9321. - 9321. The Secretary of the Senate, the Chief Clerk of...

Section 9322. - 9322. (a) Notwithstanding Part 6 (commencing with Section 22950) of...

CHAPTER 3.5 - Retirement of Legislators

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 9350. - 9350. This chapter may be cited as the Legislators’ Retirement...

Section 9350.1. - 9350.1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general...

Section 9350.2. - 9350.2. “Retirement system” or “this system” means the Legislators’ Retirement...

Section 9350.3. - 9350.3. “Board of Administration” or “board” means the Board of...

Section 9350.4. - 9350.4. “Retirement Fund” or “fund” means the Legislators’ Retirement Fund...

Section 9350.5. - 9350.5. “Member” means any person who is a member of...

Section 9350.55. - 9350.55. “Legislative statutory officer” means any of the following officers...

Section 9350.56. - 9350.56. “State service,” within the meaning of Sections 9350.55, 9356.15,...

Section 9350.6. - 9350.6. (a) “Compensation” and “salary” mean the remuneration paid in...

Section 9350.7. - 9350.7. “Regular interest” means interest at the annual rate fixed...

Section 9350.8. - 9350.8. “Contributions” means contributions made by a member at the...

Section 9350.9. - 9350.9. “Accumulated contributions” means the sum of all contributions standing...

Section 9350.10. - 9350.10. “Net earnings” means the earnings of the retirement fund...

Section 9351. - 9351. “Service” means the period of time, computed in years...

Section 9351.1. - 9351.1. “Retirement” means withdrawal from membership in this system with...

Section 9351.2. - 9351.2. “Benefit” means the retirement or survivor allowance granted under...

Section 9351.3. - 9351.3. “Legislator” means a Member of the Assembly or a...

Section 9351.4. - 9351.4. All references to “spouse,” “surviving spouse,” or “marriage” in...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 9353. - 9353. This system shall be administered by the Board of...

Section 9353.1. - 9353.1. The board may make such rules as it deems...

Section 9353.2. - 9353.2. The board shall determine who are members of this...

Section 9353.3. - 9353.3. From time to time the board shall determine the...

Section 9353.4. - 9353.4. At the end of each fiscal year the board...

Section 9353.5. - 9353.5. Each member of this system shall file with the...

Section 9353.6. - 9353.6. The Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall give the...

Section 9353.7. - 9353.7. If it is impracticable for the board to determine...

Section 9353.8. - 9353.8. If more or less than the correct amount of...

Section 9354. - 9354. The Legislators’ Retirement Fund in the State Treasury is...

Section 9354.1. - 9354.1. The board has the exclusive control of the administration...

Section 9354.2. - 9354.2. In addition to other records and accounts, the board...

Section 9354.3. - 9354.3. As soon as practicable after the close of each...

Section 9354.5. - 9354.5. The board shall keep in convenient form such data...

Section 9354.6. - 9354.6. When there is insufficient data upon which to establish...

Section 9354.7. - 9354.7. (a) Whenever a person entitled to payment of a...

ARTICLE 3 - Membership

Section 9355. - 9355. Any Member of the Senate or Assembly may file...

Section 9355.1. - 9355.1. A person ceases to be a member of this...

Section 9355.16. - 9355.16. Any member of this system who is charged, by...

Section 9355.2. - 9355.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the...

Section 9355.3. - 9355.3. Any member may resign from this system at any...

Section 9355.4. - 9355.4. (a) Every elective officer of the state whose office...

Section 9355.41. - 9355.41. (a) The Insurance Commissioner may become a member of...

Section 9355.45. - 9355.45. (a) Every legislative statutory officer may become a member...

Section 9355.5. - 9355.5. Membership in this system is exclusive of membership in...

Section 9355.6. - 9355.6. A member is absent on military service while serving...

Section 9355.7. - 9355.7. Any member who, while serving a term of office...

Section 9355.8. - 9355.8. For purposes of Section 9355.7, “public office” includes, but...

ARTICLE 4 - Service

Section 9356. - 9356. Each member of this system shall receive credit for...

Section 9356.1. - 9356.1. Each member who rendered service prior to the date...

Section 9356.15. - 9356.15. Any person who is a member of the system...

Section 9356.16. - 9356.16. Any person who is a member of the system...

Section 9356.2. - 9356.2. Each member shall receive credit for service while absent...

Section 9356.21. - 9356.21. Each member or former member who has 10 years...

Section 9356.3. - 9356.3. This section applies to any member heretofore or hereafter...

Section 9356.5. - 9356.5. Any member whose service is discontinued but whose membership...

ARTICLE 5 - Contributions

Section 9357. - 9357. For each year of service rendered after the date...

Section 9357.01. - 9357.01. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9357 or 9357.05, the...

Section 9357.05. - 9357.05. Each person who is a member of the system...

Section 9357.1. - 9357.1. Immediately upon receipt of the written election of a...

Section 9357.15. - 9357.15. With respect to each person who is a member...

Section 9357.2. - 9357.2. Any member who rendered service prior to the date...

Section 9357.3. - 9357.3. If the membership of a member is terminated, except...

Section 9357.4. - 9357.4. A member may redeposit in the Legislators’ Retirement Fund,...

Section 9357.45. - 9357.45. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a person...

Section 9357.46. - 9357.46. Any person who was a member and who withdrew...

Section 9357.5. - 9357.5. Upon reentering this system after a termination of his...

Section 9358. - 9358. (a) On and after January 1, 2000, the state’s...

Section 9358.01. - 9358.01. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state may...

Section 9358.1. - 9358.1. The board shall report annually to the Joint Rules...

ARTICLE 6 - Benefits

Section 9359. - 9359. Upon his or her written application to the Board...

Section 9359.01. - 9359.01. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the...

Section 9359.02. - 9359.02. (a) The amount of compensation used to compute benefits...

Section 9359.03. - 9359.03. If a person qualifies to retire as a legislative...

Section 9359.05. - 9359.05. The amount of compensation that is taken into account...

Section 9359.06. - 9359.06. (a) The cost-of-living adjustments under Section 415(d) of the...

Section 9359.1. - 9359.1. (a) The retirement allowance for a member all of...

Section 9359.10. - 9359.10. The retirement allowance for a legislative statutory officer is...

Section 9359.11. - 9359.11. Any contrary provisions of Section 9359.1 notwithstanding, in computing...

Section 9359.12. - 9359.12. (a) Any contrary provisions of Section 9359.1 or Section...

Section 9359.13. - 9359.13. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Section 9359.1 the retirement...

Section 9359.15. - 9359.15. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no retirement...

Section 9359.16. - 9359.16. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9359, a member of...

Section 9359.17. - 9359.17. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9359, a legislative statutory...

Section 9359.2. - 9359.2. A retirement allowance granted by this chapter is payable...

Section 9359.3. - 9359.3. The right of a person to any benefit or...

Section 9359.4. - 9359.4. A member may at any time designate a beneficiary...

Section 9359.5. - 9359.5. The designation of a beneficiary under this system, other...

Section 9359.6. - 9359.6. The designation of a beneficiary by a member is...

Section 9359.7. - 9359.7. If any person entitled to a benefit of not...

Section 9359.8. - 9359.8. Upon the death of any member before retirement, the...

Section 9359.83. - 9359.83. Retired members of the system, and beneficiaries, who are...

Section 9359.85. - 9359.85. Upon the death of any person, after retirement and...

Section 9359.9. - 9359.9. (a) If a beneficiary is not designated, or if...

Section 9359.95. - 9359.95. In addition to any other benefits provided for in...

Section 9360. - 9360. No payment shall be made to persons included in...

Section 9360.1. - 9360.1. If the estate of the deceased member is his...

Section 9360.2. - 9360.2. As used in this chapter, “disability” and “incapacity for...

Section 9360.3. - 9360.3. Application to the board for retirement of a member...

Section 9360.4. - 9360.4. The board may require any recipient of a disability...

Section 9360.5. - 9360.5. If any recipient of a disability retirement allowance under...

Section 9360.6. - 9360.6. The disability allowance for other than legislative statutory officers...

Section 9360.7. - 9360.7. (a) Any Member of the Senate or Assembly who,...

Section 9360.9. - 9360.9. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the provisions...

Section 9360.10. - 9360.10. On or before January 15, 1968, and on or...

Section 9360.11. - 9360.11. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any member...

ARTICLE 7 - Optional Settlements

Section 9361. - 9361. In lieu of the retirement allowance for his life...

Section 9361.1. - 9361.1. (a) The election, revocation, or change of election set...

Section 9361.12. - 9361.12. Notwithstanding any provision of this part, a retired member...

Section 9361.15. - 9361.15. A member may designate one or more persons as...

Section 9361.2. - 9361.2. Optional Settlement 1 consists of the right to have...

Section 9361.3. - 9361.3. Optional Settlement 2 consists of the right to have...

Section 9361.4. - 9361.4. Optional Settlement 3 consists of the right to have...

Section 9361.5. - 9361.5. Optional Settlement 4 consists of such other benefits as...

ARTICLE 8 - Survivor s Allowances

Section 9371. - 9371. (a) This article applies to members who elect to...

Section 9372. - 9372. “Survivor allowance” means the allowance provided for in Section...

Section 9373. - 9373. “Disability,” “disabled” or “incapacitated” means, with respect to qualification...

Section 9374. - 9374. Upon the death of a member before retirement (a)...

Section 9375. - 9375. For the purposes of Section 9374, a person shall...

Section 9376. - 9376. When the survivor is entitled to receive a monthly...

Section 9377. - 9377. The rate of contribution of a member subject to...

Section 9378. - 9378. A person who in any month is an eligible...

CHAPTER 4 - Witnesses

Section 9400. - 9400. As used in this chapter, “committee” means a committee...

Section 9401. - 9401. A subpoena requiring the attendance of any witness before...

Section 9402. - 9402. A subpoena is sufficient if it: (a) States whether...

Section 9403. - 9403. The service of a subpena may be made by...

Section 9404. - 9404. (a) The members of any committee may administer oaths...

Section 9405. - 9405. If any witness neglects or refuses to obey a...

Section 9406. - 9406. If the contempt is committed before the Senate or...

Section 9407. - 9407. If the contempt is committed before a committee during...

Section 9408. - 9408. If the contempt is committed before a committee when...

Section 9409. - 9409. Any witness neglecting or refusing to attend in obedience...

Section 9409.5. - 9409.5. No witness is privileged to refuse to testify to...

Section 9410. - 9410. (a) If, in response to a question posed, or...

Section 9411. - 9411. Every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including...

Section 9412. - 9412. Every person who, being summoned to attend as witness...

Section 9414. - 9414. (a) Any person who does any of the following...

CHAPTER 5 - Enactment of Statutes and Adoption of Resolutions

Section 9500. - 9500. As used in this chapter, “clerk” means the engrossing...

Section 9501. - 9501. As used in this chapter, “committee” means the engrossing...

Section 9501.5. - 9501.5. The enacting clause of every law shall be “The...

Section 9502. - 9502. All bills and other documents ordered engrossed or enrolled...

Section 9503. - 9503. The clerk shall deliver the bills and documents without...

Section 9504. - 9504. The State Printer shall receipt for the bills or...

Section 9505. - 9505. The State Printer shall deliver the engrossed or enrolled...

Section 9506. - 9506. All bills and documents that have been printed shall...

Section 9507. - 9507. If the enrolled copy of a bill or other...

Section 9508. - 9508. Enrolled bills shall be transmitted to the Governor for...

Section 9509. - 9509. As soon as an enrolled bill is delivered to...

Section 9510. - 9510. When the Governor approves a bill, he shall affix...

Section 9510.5. - 9510.5. There shall be two series of bill chapter numbers...

Section 9511. - 9511. If a bill presented to the Governor contains an...

Section 9512. - 9512. When a bill has passed both houses of the...

Section 9513. - 9513. The certificate shall be indorsed on or attached to...

Section 9514. - 9514. The bill or statement so authenticated shall then be...

Section 9515. - 9515. If on the day the Governor desires to return...

Section 9516. - 9516. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every bill...

Section 9517. - 9517. The Legislature shall finish its actions on the budget...

CHAPTER 6 - Operation of Statutes and Resolutions

Section 9600. - 9600. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a statute...

Section 9602. - 9602. Every concurrent and joint resolution takes effect upon the...

Section 9603. - 9603. The general rules for the construction of statutes are...

Section 9604. - 9604. When the provisions of one statute are carried into...

Section 9605. - 9605. (a) (1) When a section or part of a...

Section 9606. - 9606. Any statute may be repealed at any time, except...

Section 9607. - 9607. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no statute...

Section 9608. - 9608. The termination or suspension (by whatsoever means effected) of...

Section 9609. - 9609. A statute amending a section of a repealed statute...

Section 9610. - 9610. The fixing or authorizing the fixing of the salary...

Section 9611. - 9611. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, whenever a...

Section 9612. - 9612. Unless the context otherwise requires whenever the terms United...

CHAPTER 7 - Legislative Printing and Publications

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 9700. - 9700. All printing ordered by the Legislature or the Senate...

Section 9701. - 9701. The receipt of the Secretary of the Senate or...

Section 9702. - 9702. The Secretary of the Senate, in the case of...

Section 9703. - 9703. The State Printing Office shall print the laws, including...

Section 9704. - 9704. Proceeds from sales of all documents, the cost of...

Section 9705. - 9705. The general officers of the Assembly whose names and...

Section 9706. - 9706. The Legislative Printing Fund in the State Treasury is...

Section 9708. - 9708. Whenever the Senate or the Assembly undertakes to publish...

ARTICLE 2 - Daily Journals

Section 9720. - 9720. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk...

Section 9721. - 9721. A sufficient number of copies, with proper repaging, as...

Section 9722. - 9722. Each daily Journal and the Journals of the Senate...

Section 9723. - 9723. One copy of the daily Journal of each house,...

Section 9724. - 9724. Upon final adjournment of the Legislature, the authenticated copy...

ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Manual

Section 9740. - 9740. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk...

Section 9741. - 9741. The legislative manual shall be uniform in size and...

Section 9742. - 9742. The manual shall be distributed as follows: (a) To...

Section 9743. - 9743. The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk...

Section 9744. - 9744. The remainder shall be sold at a price to...

ARTICLE 4 - Preparation and Printing of Statutes

Section 9760. - 9760. Whenever a law is signed by the Governor, official...

Section 9761. - 9761. Upon the receipt of the notice, the State Printing...

Section 9762. - 9762. When a new or a revised code is established,...

Section 9763. - 9763. The Department of General Services shall direct the preparation...

Section 9764. - 9764. The statutes of each session shall be prepared for...

Section 9765. - 9765. Preparation of the statutes shall include the making of...

Section 9766. - 9766. At the beginning of each volume of the statutes...

Section 9767. - 9767. The Office of State Printing shall print the number...

Section 9768. - 9768. The statutes shall be bound in law buckram binding....

ARTICLE 5 - Distribution of Statutes and Legislative Publications

Section 9790. - 9790. The Department of General Services shall maintain a bill-filing...

Section 9791. - 9791. The laws, resolutions and journals of the Legislature shall...

Section 9792. - 9792. All other copies of the laws, resolutions and journals...

ARTICLE 6 - Reports to the Legislature

Section 9795. - 9795. (a) (1) (A) Any report required or requested by...

CHAPTER 8 - Legislative Reform

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 9900. - 9900. Short title This chapter shall be known and may...

Section 9901. - 9901. Findings and declaration. The people find and declare: (a)...

Section 9902. - 9902. Purposes of chapter The people enact this chapter to...

Section 9903. - 9903. Construction of chapter This chapter shall be liberally construed...

Section 9904. - 9904. Amendment or repeal of chapter; procedures This chapter may...

Section 9905. - 9905. Imposition of additional requirements; law governing Nothing in this...

Section 9906. - 9906. Severability If any provision of this chapter, or the...

Section 9907. - 9907. Effective date This chapter shall go into effect immediately....

ARTICLE 2 - Legislative Powers and Duties

Section 9910. - 9910. Speaker of the Assembly The Speaker is responsible for...

Section 9911. - 9911. Assembly Committee on Rules There is hereby created in...

Section 9912. - 9912. Powers of the Assembly Committee on Rules (a) The...

Section 9913. - 9913. Appointments by the speaker; confirmation by Assembly Committee on...

Section 9914. - 9914. President pro tempore of the senate The President pro...

Section 9915. - 9915. Senate Committee on Rules There is hereby created in...

Section 9916. - 9916. Powers of the Senate Committee on Rules (a) The...

Section 9917. - 9917. Joint rules committee (a) There is hereby created the...

ARTICLE 3 - Legislative Rules and Procedures

Section 9920. - 9920. Rules Each house of the Legislature shall adopt rules...

Section 9921. - 9921. Joint Rules The Senate and Assembly shall adopt rules...

Section 9922. - 9922. Standing committees All standing committees of both the Senate...

Section 9923. - 9923. Special and select committees; subcommittees No special or select...

Section 9924. - 9924. Joint committees No joint committee shall be established except...

Section 9925. - 9925. Member voting Each house of the Legislature shall provide...

ARTICLE 4 - Legislative Funds and Administration

Section 9930. - 9930. Legislative contingent funds All appropriations for contingent expenses of...

Section 9931. - 9931. Disbursements from Senate Contingent Fund and Assembly Contingent Fund...

Section 9932. - 9932. Disbursements from Contingent Funds of the Senate and Assembly...

Section 9933. - 9933. Disbursement of money appropriated for legislative printing Any money...

Section 9934. - 9934. Limits upon public expenditure Notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 9935. - 9935. Continuous availability of funds; special accounts Except as described...

Section 9936. - 9936. Reports to public on expenditures made from contingent funds;...

Section 9937. - 9937. Independent audit of contingent funds The Joint Rules Committee...