§ 8940 The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee is hereby created. The …
§ 8941 The committee is authorized to make rules governing its own …
§ 8942 Funds for the support of the committee shall be provided from the …
§ 8943 (a) The committee shall have power, pursuant to the provisions …
§ 8944 (a) Any person may file a statement alleging a violation of …
§ 8945 (a) If the committee determines that the complaint does not …
§ 8946 After the complaint has been filed the respondent shall be entitled …
§ 8947 If a hearing is to be held pursuant to Section 8945 the committee, …
§ 8948 At any hearing held by the committee:(a) Oral evidence shall be …
§ 8949 Any official or other person whose name is mentioned at any …
§ 8950 (a) After the hearing the committee shall state its findings of …
§ 8951 Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a …
§ 8952 The filing of a complaint with the committee pursuant to this article …
§ 8953 The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations, …
§ 8954 All actions of the committee shall require the concurrence of two …
§ 8955 The committee may render advisory opinions to Members of the …
§ 8956 (a) The appropriate legislative ethics committees shall conduct …

Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 2 > Division 2 > Part 1 > Chapter 1 > Article 3 - Joint Legislative Ethics Committee

  • Bureau: means the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau. See California Business and Professions Code 7601
  • Commission: means the Fish and Game Commission, and "commissioner" means a member of the Fish and Game Commission. See California Fish and Game Code 30
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • complaint: means a valid complaint as specified in subdivision (b). See California Government Code 8944
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Day: means calendar day, and "week" means calendar week. See California Fish and Game Code 35
  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • license: means license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Section 1000 or 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.7
  • Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
  • Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
  • Person: means any natural person or any partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust, or other type of association. See California Fish and Game Code 67
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Fish and Game Code 83
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Take: means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill. See California Fish and Game Code 86
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.