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CA AB2116
Bill
Status
8/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Noreen Evans
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AI Summary
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Extends gift and honorarium restrictions to subordinate judicial officers, in addition to judges of superior courts and justices of appellate and Supreme Courts.
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Maintains the $250 annual gift limit per source (adjusted biennially by the Commission on Judicial Performance) and absolute prohibition on judges accepting honorariums.
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Establishes enforcement structure: employing courts have initial jurisdiction over subordinate judicial officers' violations, while the Commission on Judicial Performance retains discretionary enforcement authority.
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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