Gov. Code, § 9149.34 · Article 11. Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act

Gov. Code, § 9149.34

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is subject to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 2, Sec. 1. (AB 403) Effective February 5, 2018.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=9149.34.
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