California § 8546.7 - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expendit
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 8546.7 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expendit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8546.7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expendit
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expenditure of public funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) entered into by any state agency, board, commission, or department or by any other public entity, including a city, county, city and county, or district, shall be subject to the examination and audit of the California State Auditor, at the request of the public entity or as part of any audit of the public entity, for a period of three years after final payment under the contract. Every contract shall contain a provision stating that the contracting parties shall be subject to that examination and audit. The failure of a contract to contain this provision shall not preclude the California State Auditor from conducting an examination and audit of the contract at the request of the public entity entering into the contract or as part of any audit of the public entity. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California include in contracts involving the expenditure of state funds in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) a provision stating that the contracting parties shall be subject to the examination and audit of the California State Auditor, at the request of the regents or as part of any audit of the university, for a period of three years after final payment under the contract. The examinations and audits under this section shall be confined to those matters connected with the performance of the contract, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the contract.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 8546.7 cover?
Section 8546.7 ("Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every contract involving the expendit") 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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