The head of a department may delegate the powers conferred upon him by this article to any officer of the department he authorizes to conduct the investigation or hearing.
Cal. Gov. Code § 11182
Investigations and Hearings
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 14 Cal. 4th 4 - Arnett v. Dal Cielo (1996)
Most recently applied in 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 564 - Grafilo v. Wolfsohn (April 2019)
Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111.
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