Fair Process

Looking for an Overview of Fair Process Laws?

Check out Understanding the Basics of Public Service Ethics: Fair Process Laws and Merit-Based Decision-Making for plain-language explanations of laws relating to: 

• The public’s right to fair and unbiased decision-makers
• The prohibition against vote-trading
• Restrictions on personal loans to public officials
• Restrictions on participation in decisions that may benefit an official’s family
• Disqualification from decision-making based on receipt of campaign contributions
• Restrictions on campaign support from agency staff
• Restrictions on holding multiple public offices
• Requirements for competitive bidding processes for public contracts
• Protections for whistle-blowers

This publication is part of a series of resources designed to help California local officials meet both the law's and the public's expectations for public service.

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