California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - General

• Section 11150.
  It is the policy of this State to vest in the Governor the civil administration of the laws of the State and for the purpose...
• Section 11151.
  Each department shall maintain an office and the director of each department who is a member of the Governor’s council shall reside at Sacramento. Each...
• Section 11152.
  Subject to the approval of the Governor, the head of each department may arrange and classify the work of the department and consolidate, abolish, or...
• Section 11152.5.
  Wherever, pursuant to this code, any state department, officer, board, agency, committee, or commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations, such rules and regulations...
• Section 11153.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, each division of a department shall be in charge of a chief who shall be appointed by the head...
• Section 11154.
  Except as otherwise provided by law, the head of each department may, with the approval of the Governor, appoint such officers and employees as are...
• Section 11155.
  The head of a department has no authority to obligate the State for salaries in excess of money available by law for that purpose.(Added by...
• Section 11156.
  In addition to any bonds required by the Director of General Services the head of each department may require any officer or employee in his...
• Section 11157.
  The Attorney General is the legal adviser of each department in all matters relating to the department and to the powers and duties of its...
• Section 11158.
  The sheriffs in the several counties shall execute all lawful orders of a department in their counties.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 39. Effective...
• Section 11159.
  Whenever a department succeeds to and is vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities and jurisdiction of a State agency, deputy, employee, or employment, the...
• Section 11160.
  Whenever a department is invested with the power and is charged with the duty of administering and enforcing any law which imposes a duty or...
• Section 11161.
  Every person is subject to the same obligations and duties, and has the same rights as if the rights, powers and duties imposed upon and...
• Section 11162.
  Every State officer, deputy and employee is subject to the same penalties, civil or criminal, for any offense as are prescribed by existing law for...

Last modified: October 22, 2018