California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 2 - Administration

• Section 19810.
  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any power or authority of the department described in this chapter may be exercised by the Attorney General...
• Section 19811.
  (a) There is in state government the California Gambling Control Commission, consisting of five members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. The...
• Section 19812.
  (a) Each member of the commission shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state.(b) No Member of the Legislature, no person...
• Section 19813.
  (a) Of the members initially appointed, two shall be appointed for a term of two years, two shall be appointed for a term of three years,...
• Section 19814.
  (a) During their terms of office, the members of the commission shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment.(b) Before entering upon the duties of...
• Section 19815.
  (a) The members of the commission shall receive the salary provided for by Section 11553.5 of the Government Code.(b) The chairperson of the commission shall receive the...
• Section 19816.
  (a) The commission shall have an executive director appointed by the commission. A person is ineligible for appointment as executive director or deputy executive director if,...
• Section 19817.
  The commission shall establish and appoint a Gaming Policy Advisory Committee of 10 members. The committee shall be composed of representatives of controlled gambling licensees...
• Section 19818.
  (a) The commission shall investigate the following matters:(1) The consequences, benefits, and disadvantages of imposing a state tax on revenue generated by licensed gambling establishments.(2) Regulation of advertising...
• Section 19819.
  (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a general office for the transaction of its business in Sacramento. The commission may hold meetings at any place...
• Section 19820.
  The commission may employ not more than eight attorneys. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt the commission from the operation of Section...
• Section 19821.
  (a) The commission shall cause to be made and kept a record of all proceedings at regular and special meetings of the commission. These records shall...
• Section 19822.
  (a) All files, records, reports, and other information in possession of any state or local governmental agency that are relevant to an investigation by the department...
• Section 19823.
  (a) The responsibilities of the commission include, without limitation, all of the following:(1) Assuring that licenses, approvals, and permits are not issued to, or held by, unqualified...
• Section 19824.
  The commission shall have all powers necessary and proper to enable it fully and effectually to carry out the policies and purposes of this chapter,...
• Section 19824.5.
  The executive director and members of the commission may administer oaths and certify official acts in connection with the business of the commission. (Added by...
• Section 19825.
  The commission may require that any matter that the commission is authorized or required to consider in a hearing or meeting of an adjudicative nature...
• Section 19826.
  The department shall perform all investigatory functions required by this chapter, as well as auditing functions under tribal gaming compacts, and shall have all of...
• Section 19827.
  (a) The department has all powers necessary and proper to enable it to carry out fully and effectually the duties and responsibilities of the department specified...
• Section 19828.
  (a) Without limiting any privilege that is otherwise available under law, any communication or publication from, or concerning, an applicant, licensee, or registrant, in oral, written,...
• Section 19829.
  Every district attorney, and every state and local law enforcement agency, shall furnish to the department, on forms prepared by the department, all information obtained...
• Section 19830.
  There is an investigative account within the Gambling Control Fund. All funds received for the purpose of paying expenses incurred by the department for investigation...

Last modified: October 22, 2018