{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-82048","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 82048","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) “Public official” means every member, officer, employee, or consultant of a state or local government agency.\n(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 6001 of the Business and Professions Code, “public official” includes a designated employee of, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of, the State Bar of California.\n(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), “public official” does not include the following:\n(1) A judge or court commissioner in the judicial branch of government.\n(2) A member of the Judicial Council.\n(3) A member of the Commission on Judicial Performance, provided that the member is subject to the provisions of Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 6035) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code as provided in Section 6038 of that article.\n(4) A federal officer or employee serving in an official federal capacity on a state or local government agency.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 9. POLITICAL REFORM [81000. - 91014.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [82000. - 82054.]"],"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":"16ffd783eed78edd6e4e9cb8e00ddd60f07b467ce06be6453e859aeb320c13b5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-82047.7","next":"us-ca/gov-82048.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}