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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Hurtado</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add Section 16763 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business regulation.</ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the Attorney General as the head of the Department of Justice, with charge of all legal matters in which the state is interested, except as specified. Existing law imposes various requirements on the Attorney General related to consumer protection, including, among others, the supervision of charitable trusts and the enforcement of antitrust laws. Existing law, commonly known as the Cartwright Act, identifies certain acts that are unlawful restraints of trade and unlawful trusts.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would authorize the Department of Justice to examine all records, files, documents, accounts, and data related to contracts with a public entity that concern a contract amount over $100,000 to identify bid rigging and other violations, as provided. The
bill would require a public entity to permit the examination and, upon demand, produce within 30 days, in complete and unredacted form, all books, records, data, contracts, contract proposals, specified electronic communications, and papers in its offices, as prescribed. The bill would define “public entity” to include certain local public entities. By imposing new duties on local public entities, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the department to pay a fee to the public entity limited to the direct cost of duplication under these provisions, or a statutory fee, if applicable. The bill would require the department to maintain the confidentiality of the documents or information received to the greatest extent required by law.</html:p>
<html:p>The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for
making that reimbursement.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.</html:p>
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Section 16763 is added to the
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, to read:
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(a)
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The Department of Justice may examine all records, files, documents, accounts, and data related to contracts with any public entity, as defined by Section 1100 of the Public Contract Code, that concern a contract amount over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to identify bid rigging and other violations under California law. The department may request or enter any public office or institution in this state and examine any records, files, books, data, papers, or documents contained therein or belonging thereto for the purpose of making the examination.
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(b)
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A public entity shall permit the examination under subdivision (a) and, upon demand, shall produce within 30 days, in complete and unredacted form, all books, records, data,
contracts, contract proposals, specified electronic communications, including, but not limited to, emails, and papers in its offices and furnish information touching books, papers, contracts, and other matters pertaining to the public entity.
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(c)
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The department shall pay a fee to the public entity limited to the direct cost of duplication under this section, or a statutory fee, if applicable. Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so. The cost of duplication of an electronic record shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of a record in an electronic format.
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(d)
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The department shall maintain the confidentiality of the documents or information received to the greatest extent required by law.
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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII
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B of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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