California · Public Contract Code - PCC

PCC §10872: Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor or subcontractor, who has knowledge of any work being done in violation of any contract under this chapter and does not immediately notify the

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A subcontractor, agent, or employee who knows of contract violations on a project but fails to immediately notify trustees or inspectors commits a felony.

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Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor or subcontractor, who has knowledge of any work being done in violation of any contract under this chapter and does not immediately notify the trustees or the inspector or resident engineer upon the project of the violation, is guilty of a felony.

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