{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"18679","citation":"Gov. Code, § 18679","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 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Administration [18650. - 18720.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Investigations and Hearings [18670. - 18683.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-2/division-5/part-2/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 123.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The board and any person authorized by it to conduct a hearing or investigation is the head of a department within the meaning of Article 2, Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2.</p>","text":"The board and any person authorized by it to conduct a hearing or investigation is the head of a department within the meaning of Article 2, Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/investigations-and-hearings-18679","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}