# Cal. UIC § 13005: Section 13005

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## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. UIC § 13005
- **Heading:** Section 13005
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code uic / Division 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 13005

## Text

(a) “Employer” means any individual, person, corporation, association, partnership, or limited liability company, or any agent thereof, doing business in this state, deriving income from sources within this state, or in any manner whatsoever subject to the laws of this state, the State of California or any political subdivision or agency thereof, including the Regents of the University of California, any city organized under a freeholders’ charter, or any political body not a subdivision or agency of the state, and any person, officer, employee, department, or agency thereof, making payment of wages to employees for services performed within this state, except as provided in subdivision (b).

(b) If the employer, as defined in subdivision (a), for whom the employee performs or performed the service does not have control of the payment of wages for such services, “employer” (except for purposes of Section 13009) means the person having control of the payment of such wages, whether or not the person having control of the payment of such wages is subject to the jurisdiction of the laws of this state.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. UIC § 13000 Section 13000](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13000.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13001 Section 13001](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13001.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13002 Section 13002](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13002.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13003 Section 13003](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13003.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13004 Section 13004](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13004.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13004.1 Section 13004.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13004.1.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13004.5 Section 13004.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13004.5.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13004.6 Section 13004.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13004.6.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13005 Section 13005](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13005.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13005.7 Section 13005.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13005.7.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13006 Section 13006](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13006.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13007 Section 13007](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13007.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13008 Section 13008](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13008.md)
- [Cal. UIC § 13009 Section 13009](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cuic_D6_C1_S13009.md)

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