California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §25372: Any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control who disposes of any alcoholic beverages or other property seized under this division in any manner other than as directe

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control officer who improperly disposes of seized alcoholic beverages or property—not as ordered by court or statute—commits a felony and faces civil liability to the state.

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Any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control who disposes of any alcoholic beverages or other property seized under this division in any manner other than as directed by order of the court or the provisions of this division is liable to the State in a civil action and is guilty of a felony.

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