For purposes of this article, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission, including the California State University, the University of California, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the superior courts, and the Administrative Office of the Courts.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 328, Sec. 9. (AB 1102) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 8548

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18