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TITLE 7.97. RECYCLING, RESOURCE RECOVERY, AND LITTER PREVENTION 68055-68055.9›CHAPTER 2. Definitions 82000-82054

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California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

(a) (1) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or consultant of a state or local government agency.

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 6001 of the Business and Professions Code, “public official” includes a designated employee of, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of, the State Bar of California.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), “public official” does not include the following:

(1) A judge or court commissioner in the judicial branch of government.

(2) A member of the Judicial Council.

(3) 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.

(4) A federal officer or employee serving in an official federal capacity on a state or local government agency.

(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 489, Sec. 2. (SB 1476) Effective January 1, 2025. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.)

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