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.
(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.
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