California · Government Code

GOV §8951: Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint wit

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This statute establishes a procedural requirement: a person must file a complaint with a committee before pursuing criminal prosecution for Article 2 violations, and must wait for the committee's determination or 120 days before contacting the district attorney.

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Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint with the committee concerning the violation, in which case that person may not file a complaint with the district attorney of the appropriate county to institute a criminal prosecution for the violation until the committee has made its determination of the matter or a period of 120 days has elapsed since the filing of the complaint with the committee.

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