California Government Code

§ 15626

GOV § 15626 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 9 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Quentin L. Kopp Conflict of Interest Act of 1990.

(b)Prior to rendering any decision in any adjudicatory proceeding pending before the State Board of Equalization, each member who knows or has reason to know that the member received a contribution or contributions within the preceding 12 months in an aggregate amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more from a party or party’s agent, or from any participant or participant’s agent, shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding.

(c)No member shall make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the member’s official position to influence, the decision in any adjudicatory proceeding pending before the board if the member knows or has reason to know that that member received a contribution or contributions in an aggregate amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) or more within the preceding 12 months from a party or party’s agent, or from any participant or participant’s agent, and if the member knows or has reason to know that the participant has a financial interest in the decision, as that term is used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 87100) of Chapter 7 of Title 9.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 123. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.