California § 50501 - Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 50501 — Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50501. Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under
(a) Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under this division, shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. This penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the commissioner in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) As applied to the penalties for acts in violation of this division, the remedies provided by this section and by other sections of this division are not exclusive, and may be sought and employed in any combination to enforce the provisions of this division.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 50501 cover?
Section 50501 ("Any person who violates a provision of this division, or any rule or order under") 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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Is this the official text of California law?
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