Pen. Code, § 88 · Title 6. OF CRIMES AGAINST THE LEGISLATIVE POWER
Pen. Code, § 88
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Every Member of the Legislature, and every member of a legislative body of a city, county, city and county, school district, or other special district convicted of any crime defined in this title, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his or her office and is forever disqualified from holding any office in this state or a political subdivision thereof.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 435, Sec. 3. Effective September 24, 2006.
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- Official file
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