Gov. Code, § 1097.3 · Article 4. Prohibitions Applicable to Specified Officers
Gov. Code, § 1097.3
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Subject to the requirements of Section 1097.1, the Commission may file a civil action for an alleged violation of Section 1090. A person held liable for such a violation shall be subject to a civil fine payable to the Commission for deposit in the General Fund of the state in an amount not to exceed the greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the value of the financial benefit received by the defendant for each violation.
(b) The Commission shall not commence a civil action pursuant to this section alleging a violation of Section 1090 if the Commission has commenced an administrative action pursuant to Section 1097.1 against the person for the same violation.
(c) A civil action brought by the Commission pursuant to this section shall not be filed more than four years after the date the violation occurred.
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History
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 650, Sec. 4. (AB 1090) Effective January 1, 2014.
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