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CA AB2116

Bill

Status

Passed

8/27/2010

Primary Sponsor

Noreen Evans

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Origin

State Assembly

2009-2010 Session

AI Summary

  • Extends gift and honorarium restrictions to subordinate judicial officers, in addition to judges of superior courts and justices of appellate and Supreme Courts.

  • Maintains the $250 annual gift limit per source (adjusted biennially by the Commission on Judicial Performance) and absolute prohibition on judges accepting honorariums.

  • Establishes enforcement structure: employing courts have initial jurisdiction over subordinate judicial officers' violations, while the Commission on Judicial Performance retains discretionary enforcement authority.

  • Preserves existing exceptions for travel reimbursements, wedding gifts, gifts between family members, informational materials, and personalized plaques under $250.

Legislative Description

Judges: gifts and honoraria.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 206, Statutes of 2010.

8/27/2010

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/10/2010
Judiciary5/20/2010
Rules5/6/2010
Appropriations4/20/2010
Judiciary4/5/2010

Full Bill Text

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