(a) (1) A local official, whether elected or appointed, shall not make available to an immediate family member a public vehicle owned or operated by, or a credit card issued by, the local agency that the local official represents except in the case of medical emergency.

(2) For purposes of this section, “immediate family member” means a spouse, child, in-law, parent, or sibling of the local official.

Terms Used In California Government Code 50084.5

  • Legislative body: as used in this division , means board of supervisors in the case of a county or city and county, and city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50002
  • Local agency: as used in this division means county, city, or city and county, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 50001
  • Spouse: includes "registered domestic partner" as required by §. See California Government Code 12.2
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(b) This section shall not apply to a local official if the legislative body of the local agency that the local official represents has adopted an ordinance, resolution, or other measure that prohibits the conduct described in subdivision (a).

(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 128, Sec. 1. (AB 1399) Effective January 1, 2011.)