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Cal. Penal Code § 74
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Title 5: Of Crimes by and Against the Executive Power of the State, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 74
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
Every public officer who, for any gratuity or reward, appoints another person to a public office, or permits another person to exercise or discharge any of the duties of his office, is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), and, in addition thereto, forfeits his office and is forever disqualified from holding any office in this state.
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