Pub. Contract Code, § 102 · Division 1. PURPOSE AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS

Pub. Contract Code, § 102

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To encourage competition for public contracts and to aid public officials in the efficient administration of public contracting, to the maximum extent possible, for similar work performed for similar agencies, California’s public contract law should be uniform.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 42, Sec. 1.

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=PCC&sectionNum=102.
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Public Contract Code

Pub. Contract Code, § 19202Printed as Sections 100, 101, and 102

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