82048. (a) (1) 'Public official' means every member, officer, employee, or consultant of a state or local government agency.(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.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), 'public official' does not include the following:(1) A judge or court commissioner in the judicial branch of government.(2) A member of the Judicial Council.(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.(4) A federal officer or employee serving in an official federal capacity on a state or local government agency.(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 489, Sec. 2. (SB 1476) Effective January 1, 2025. Note: This section was added on June 4, 1974, by initiative Prop. 9.)
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