Los Angeles County Fraud Hotline

Laws & Policies

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California Government Code

• 26883 Requires district attorney notification of fraud or gross negligence
• 53087.6 Authorizes local governments to create whistleblower hotlines

California Penal Code

• 830.13 Provides OCI with certain law enforcement authority

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Policy Manual

• 3.054 Board Ordered Investigations Pertaining to Confidential Information
• 5.060 Reporting of Improper Solicitations
• 6.100 Information Security Policy
• 6.101 Use of County Information Assets
• 6.102 Endpoint Security Policy
• 6.103 Information Security Incident Reporting and Response
• 6.104 Information Classification Policy
• 6.105 Information Technology Audit and Risk Assessment Policy
• 9.020 Employee Accountability
• 9.040 Investigations of Possible Criminal Activity within County Government

Board Resolution

• Resolution Establishing a Fraud Reward Program (1992)

Department of Human Resources Guidance

• Outstanding Auditor-Controller Fraud Hotline Cases Regarding Pending Discipline For Employees On Leave
• Countywide Discipline Guidelines: For Employees

Los Angeles County Code

• 2.175 Postgovernment Employment and Lobbying Activities of County Officials
• 4.50 Reward for Information on Crimes
• 5.02.060 Retaliation for reporting fraud, waste, or misuse of resources prohibited
• 5.09 Policy of Equity

Chief Executive Office Directive

• Guidelines for Administrative Investigations

U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines

• 2015 Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual Chapter 8 – provides for consideration of an organization’s compliance and ethics program and/or program to prevent and detect violations of law when determining sentencing

Public Law Enacted by the 104th United States Congress

• Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996