{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12853","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12853","heading":"","body":"The secretary of each agency and any other officer or employee within the agency designated in writing by the secretary shall have the power of a head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2.5. AGENCIES [12800. - 12896.]","CHAPTER 2. Powers [12850. - 12856.]"],"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":"8a10b7ed4fd16485ad820ad615ef51bf9c88fcc09f40ac229af3b21b74d22fbf","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12852","next":"us-ca/gov-12854"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}