California § 115.2 - No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and inte
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 115.2 — No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and inte, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 115.2. No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and inte
(a) No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and intent to deceive, any campaign advertisement containing false or fraudulent depictions, or false or fraudulent representations, of official public documents or purported official public documents. (b) For purposes of this section, âcampaign advertisementâ means any communication directed to voters by means of a mass mailing as defined in Section 82041.5 of the Government Code, a paid newspaper advertisement, an outdoor advertisement, or any other printed matter, if the expenditures for that communication are required to be reported by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100) of Title 9 of the Government Code. (c) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail, or by a fine not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or both.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 115.2
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 115.2 cover?
Section 115.2 ("No person shall publish or cause to be published, with actual knowledge, and inte") 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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