{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"11430.20","citation":"Gov. Code, § 11430.20","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES [11000. - 11908.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4.5. Administrative Adjudication: General Provisions [11400. - 11475.70.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-1/chapter-4.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 7. Ex Parte Communications [11430.10. - 11430.80.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-3/part-1/chapter-4.5/article-7"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 938, Sec. 21.   Effective January 1, 1996.   Operative July 1, 1997, by Sec. 98 of Ch. 938 and Section 11400.10.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>A communication otherwise prohibited by Section <a href=\"/gov/11430.10\">11430.10</a> is permissible in any of the following circumstances:</p><p>(a) The communication is required for disposition of an ex parte matter specifically authorized by statute.</p><p>(b) The communication concerns a matter of procedure or practice, including a request for a continuance, that is not in controversy.</p>","text":"A communication otherwise prohibited by Section 11430.10 is permissible in any of the following circumstances: (a) The communication is required for disposition of an ex parte matter specifically authorized by statute. (b) The communication concerns a matter of procedure or practice, including a request for a continuance, that is not in controversy.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/ex-parte-communications-11430-20","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}