(a) The legislative body of a city or county may delegate to a county or city official or department head its authority to issue subpoenas and to report noncompliance thereof to the judge of the superior court of the county, in order to enforce any local law or ordinance, including, but not limited to, local wage laws.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares that these provisions do not constitute a change in, but are declaratory of, existing law.

Terms Used In California Government Code 53060.4

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • legislative body: means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board of directors or other governing body in the case of a district or other public agency, unless the context otherwise requires. See California Government Code 53000

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 115, Sec. 2. (SB 1342) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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