CHAPTER 1. Legislative Organization

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 163.

§§ 8902–8956 · 28 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Legislative Compensation §§ 8902–8903 · 2 sections

   • § 8902 During those times that a Member of the Legislature is required to be in Sacramento to attend a session of the Legislature and during those times that a member…
   • § 8903 When traveling to and from a session of the Legislature, or when traveling to and from a meeting of a committee of which he or she is a member, or when…
2. ARTICLE 2. Code of Ethics §§ 8920–8926 · 9 sections

   • § 8920 (a) A Member of the Legislature, state elective or appointive officer, or judge or justice shall not, while serving as such, have any interest, financial or…
   • § 8921 A person subject to this article has an interest that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public interest and of…
   • § 8922 A person subject to this article is not engaged in any activity that is in substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties in the public…
   • § 8923 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c), a Member of the Legislature acting in their official capacity shall not enter into, or request that…
   • § 8924 (a) An employee of either house of the Legislature shall not, during the time he or she is so employed, commit any act or engage in any activity prohibited by…
   • § 8924.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the California Council on Science and Technology was organized as a nonprofit corporation pursuant to Section…
   • § 8924.8 (a) The services of a policy fellow provided by an association are not compensation, a reward, or a gift to a Member of the Legislature for purposes of…
   • § 8925 No person shall induce or seek to induce any Member of the Legislature to violate any provision of this article.
   • § 8926 Every person who knowingly and willfully violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who conspires to violate any provision…
3. ARTICLE 3. Joint Legislative Ethics Committee §§ 8940–8956 · 17 sections

   • § 8940 The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of three Members of the Senate and three Members of the Assembly who…
   • § 8941 The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own proceedings. The provisions of Rule 36 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly relating to…
   • § 8942 Funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the Contingent Funds of the Assembly and the Senate in the same manner that such funds are made…
   • § 8943 (a) The committee shall have power, pursuant to the provisions of this article, to investigate and make findings and recommendations concerning alleged…
   • § 8944 (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a violation of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) with the committee. (b) To constitute a valid complaint,…
   • § 8945 (a) If the committee determines that the complaint does not allege facts, directly or upon information and belief, sufficient to constitute a violation of any…
   • § 8946 After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall be entitled to examine and make copies of all evidence in the possession of the committee relating to…
   • § 8947 If a hearing is to be held pursuant to Section 8945 the committee, before the hearing has commenced, shall issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum at the…
   • § 8948 At any hearing held by the committee: (a) Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. (b) Each party shall have these rights: to be represented…
   • § 8949 Any official or other person whose name is mentioned at any investigation or hearing of the committee and who believes that testimony has been given which…
   • § 8950 (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its findings of fact. If the committee finds that the respondent has not violated any provisions of Article 2…
   • § 8951 Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920)…
   • § 8952 The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant to this article suspends the running of the statute of limitations applicable to any violation of the…
   • § 8953 The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations, inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents, reports filed with or submitted to…
   • § 8954 All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence of two members of the committee from each house.
   • § 8955 The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of the Legislature with respect to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) and their…
   • § 8956 (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct at least semiannually an orientation course of the relevant statutes and regulations governing…