California § 29550 - Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who willfully violates any prov
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 29550 — Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who willfully violates any prov, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29550. Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who willfully violates any prov
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who willfully violates any provision of this law, or who willfully violates any rule or order under this law, shall upon conviction be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for not more than one year, or be punished by both a fine and imprisonment; but no person may be imprisoned for the violation of any rule or order if that person proves that he or she had no knowledge of the rule or order. (b) Any person who willfully violates Section 29536 shall upon conviction be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or imprisoned pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years, or be punished by both that fine and imprisonment. (c) One-half of the fines collected under this section shall be paid to the State Corporations Fund to be used for the support of this division. The remainder of the fines collected under this section shall be paid to the state or local agency which brought the criminal prosecution.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 29550 cover?
Section 29550 ("Except as provided in subdivision (b), any person who willfully violates any prov") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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