California Government Code 82048 – (a) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or …
(a) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or consultant of a state or local government agency.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), “public official” does not include the following:
Terms Used In California Government Code 82048
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(1) A judge or court commissioner in the judicial branch of government.
(2) A member of the Board of Governors and designated employees of the State Bar of California.
(3) A member of the Judicial Council.
(4) A member of the Commission on Judicial Performance, provided that the member is subject to the provisions of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 6035) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code as provided in Section 6038 of that article.
(5) A federal officer or employee serving in an official federal capacity on a state or local government agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 146. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.)