California § 654.3 - Violation of Section 654.1 shall be a misdemeanor, and upon first conviction the
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§ 654.3. Violation of Section 654.1 shall be a misdemeanor, and upon first conviction the
Violation of Section 654.1 shall be a misdemeanor, and upon first conviction the punishment shall be a fine of not over five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in jail for not over 90 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Upon second conviction the punishment shall be imprisonment in jail for not less than 30 days and not more than 180 days. Upon a third or subsequent conviction the punishment shall be confinement in jail for not less than 90 days and not more than one year, and a person suffering three or more convictions shall not be eligible to probation, the provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 654.3 cover?
Section 654.3 ("Violation of Section 654.1 shall be a misdemeanor, and upon first conviction the") 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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