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GOV §14886: The volumes shall be distributed as follows: to each Member of the Senate and Assembly as determined by the Rules Committee of each house; to the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembl

Misdemeanor

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This statute prescribes distribution of official volumes to government officials and makes it a misdemeanor to publish or sell materials with titles falsely suggesting they are the official State Blue Book.

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The volumes shall be distributed as follows: to each Member of the Senate and Assembly as determined by the Rules Committee of each house; to the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly, 15 copies; to the Governor, 25 copies; to the Lieutenant Governor, 15 copies; to the Secretary of State, the Controller, the Attorney General, the Legislative Counsel, and the Treasurer, each 10 copies; to each member of the State Board of Equalization, five copies; to the director of each state department, two copies; to the two United State Senators from California and the members of the California congressional delegation, each one copy; to the Chief Justice and Associate Justices, each one copy; to the presiding justices and associate justices of the courts of appeal, each one copy; and copies as provided in Section 14901 of this code. All other volumes shall be sold for such price as may be fixed by the department. Any person who publishes or sells any publication whose title contains the words “State Blue Book,” “California Blue Book,” or any similar words which tend to confuse the publication with the State Blue Book authorized by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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