Any officer or employee of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation designated in writing by the secretary, shall have the power of a head of a department pursuant to Article 2 (commencing at Section 11180) of Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 10, Sec. 39. Effective May 10, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 99 of Ch. 10.)