ARTICLE 1. General
Article 1 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.
§§ 10200–10211 · 13 sections
- § 10200 There is in the State Government the Legislative Counsel Bureau. The bureau is in charge of a chief, who is a civil executive officer and who shall be known as…
- § 10201 The Legislative Counsel shall be selected by concurrent resolution at the beginning of each regular session and shall serve until his or her successor is…
- § 10202 If a vacancy occurs while the Legislature is not in session, a committee consisting of the Speaker of the Assembly, the Speaker pro Tempore of the Assembly,…
- § 10203 The Legislative Counsel shall be chosen without reference to party affiliations and solely on the ground of fitness to perform the duties of his or her office.
- § 10204 The annual salary of the Legislative Counsel is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or such greater amount as may be prescribed by the Joint Rules…
- § 10205 (a) The Legislative Counsel may employ and fix the compensation, in accordance with law, of such professional assistants and clerical and other employees as he…
- § 10205.1 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 18523, 18900, 18901, 18930, 18930.5, 18931, 18933, 18936, 18937, 18938.5, 18939,
- § 10206 The permanent office of the Legislative Counsel shall be in the State Capitol in Sacramento, where he or she shall be provided with suitable and sufficient…
- § 10207 (a) The Legislative Counsel shall maintain the attorney-client relationship with each Member of the Legislature with respect to communications between the…
- § 10208 Neither the Legislative Counsel nor any other employee of the bureau shall reveal to any person outside thereof the contents or nature of any matter which has…
- § 10209 The material, including books and other publications, of the State Library shall be made available to the bureau. The University of California, all State…
- § 10210 Subject to Article 3 (commencing with Section 10270), neither the Legislative Counsel nor any employee of the bureau shall oppose or urge legislation.
- § 10211 The Legislative Counsel, or any deputy legislative counsel, may administer and certify oaths.