California · Penal Code

PEN §74: 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

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A public officer who appoints someone to office or lets them perform the officer's duties in exchange for payment faces fines up to $10,000, forfeiture of office, and permanent disqualification from state office.

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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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