California § 20 - A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elect
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 20 — A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elect, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20. A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elect
(a) A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elected to, any state or local elective office if the person has been convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes. (b) For purposes of this section, âconviction of a felonyâ includes a conviction of a felony in this state and a conviction under the laws of any other state, the United States, or any foreign government or country of a crime that, if committed in this state, would be a felony, and for which the person has not received a pardon from the Governor of this state, the governor or other officer authorized to grant pardons in another state, the President of the United States, or the officer of the foreign government or country authorized to grant pardons in that foreign jurisdiction.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 20
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 20 cover?
Section 20 ("A person shall not be considered a candidate for, and is not eligible to be elect") 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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