Gov. Code, § 8548 · Article 3.5. Whistleblower Information

Gov. Code, § 8548

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

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.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

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

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=8548.
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