§ 68054 Secretary Expense Reimbursement Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•The commission must pay back the secretary for any money spent while doing their job.
•If the secretary unfairly limits what the commission can do, the court can say the commission doesn’t have to pay the secretary’s legal fees.

Example

The secretary spends money on travel for meetings but then stops the commission from doing important work without a good reason.

The commission has to pay the secretary back for the travel costs. But if the court decides the secretary was being unfair, the commission might not have to pay the secretary’s lawyer fees.

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§ 68054 Secretary Expense Reimbursement Rules

The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities under this chapter. However, the court may, if it finds that the secretary acted arbitrarily or capriciously in restricting the activities or functions of the commission, relieve the commission of responsibility for payment of the secretary’s legal costs with regard to the action. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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commission secretary responsibility

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 68054.

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