Pub. Util. Code, § 16043 · Article 3. Powers and Duties of Directors
Pub. Util. Code, § 16043
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
No director or other officer of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived from it. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor and a director or officer convicted shall forfeit his office, and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 363. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.
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