California Government Code

§ 11349

GOV § 11349 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 3.5 · Art. 6

Statute text

The following definitions govern the interpretation of this chapter:

(a)“Necessity” means the record of the rulemaking proceeding demonstrates by substantial evidence the need for a regulation to effectuate the purpose of the statute, court decision, or other provision of law that the regulation implements, interprets, or makes specific, taking into account the totality of the record. For purposes of this standard, evidence includes, but is not limited to, facts, studies, and expert opinion.

(b)“Authority” means the provision of law which permits or obligates the agency to adopt, amend, or repeal a regulation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1060, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2001.