{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-11440.60","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 11440.60","heading":"","body":"(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meaning:\n(1) “Quasi-judicial proceeding” means any of the following:\n(A) A proceeding to determine the rights or duties of a person under existing laws, regulations, or policies.\n(B) A proceeding involving the issuance, amendment, or revocation of a permit or license.\n(C) A proceeding to enforce compliance with existing law or to impose sanctions for violations of existing law.\n(D) A proceeding at which action is taken involving the purchase or sale of property, goods, or services by an agency.\n(E) A proceeding at which an action is taken awarding a grant or a contract.\n(2) “Written communication” means any report, study, survey, analysis, letter, or any other written document.\n(b) Any person submitting a written communication, which is specifically generated for the purpose of being presented at the agency hearing to which it is being communicated, to a state agency in a quasi-judicial proceeding that is directly paid for by anyone other than the person who submitted the written communication shall clearly indicate any person who paid to produce the written communication.\n(c) A state agency may refuse or ignore a written communication submitted by an attorney or any other authorized representative on behalf of a client in a quasi-judicial proceeding, unless the written communication clearly indicates the client on whose behalf the communication is submitted to the state agency.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 1. STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES [11000. - 11908.]","CHAPTER 4.5. Administrative Adjudication: General Provisions [11400. - 11475.70.]","ARTICLE 9. General Procedural Provisions [11440.10. - 11440.60.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0a750b4749d265a55209b7e4b82eaca3c9a1db6711c60a3e5d8cb27dd774de46","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-11440.50","next":"us-ca/gov-11445.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}