California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 766

Introduced by Assembly Member Beth Gaines

February 21, 2013

An act to add Section 12532 to the Government Code, relating to the Attorney General.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 766, as introduced, Beth Gaines. Attorney General: investigations.

Existing law provides that each officer of the state, or of any county, city, town, or district of this state, and every other person charged with the receipt, safekeeping, transfer, or disbursement of public moneys who takes certain actions concerning those moneys is guilty of a felony. Existing law deems it the duty of the Attorney General to see that the laws of the state are adequately enforced.

This bill would prohibit the Attorney General from offering a promise of use immunity during the course of an investigation into the misuse of public funds.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 12532 is added to the Government Code,
to read:

12532.  

The Attorney General may not offer a promise of use
immunity during the course of an investigation into the misuse of
public funds.