California · Government Code

GOV §16305.2: (a) All money in the possession of or collected by any state agency or department, except for money in the Local Agency Investment Fund, is subject to Sections 16305.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A state employee who knowingly transfers, spends, or uses state money outside the State Treasury System without authorization commits a misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail, a $2,500 fine, or both.

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(a) All money in the possession of or collected by any state agency or department, except for money in the Local Agency Investment Fund, is subject to Sections 16305.3 to 16305.7, inclusive, and is hereafter referred to as state money. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or authorized by statute, any transfer, expenditure, or other use of state money knowingly committed by a state employee, outside of the State Treasury System is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in a county jail, or a two-thousand-five-hundred-dollar ($2,500) fine, or both.

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