California § 44037.2 - The department may enter into a contract for telecommunication, programming, data
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 44037.2 — The department may enter into a contract for telecommunication, programming, data, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44037.2. The department may enter into a contract for telecommunication, programming, data
(a) The department may enter into a contract for telecommunication, programming, data analysis, data processing, and other services necessary to operate and maintain the centralized computer data base and computer network specified in Section 44037.1. (b) The department may, for each transmittal of data to the centralized data base, charge a licensed smog check station a transaction fee established by the department. The transaction fee shall be sufficient to cover the actual costs of operating and maintaining the current data base and network. (c) Any contract made pursuant to this section may authorize compensation to the contractor from the transaction fees established by the department. The contractor shall maintain the transaction fees, which may be collected directly by the contractor from the licensed smog check stations, in a separate custodial account that the contractor shall account for and manage in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards and principles.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 44037.2 ("The department may enter into a contract for telecommunication, programming, data") 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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