California Government Code Section 1303

CA Govt Code § 1303 (2017)  

Every person who exercises any function of a public office without taking the oath of office, or without giving the required bond, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

This section does not affect the validity of acts done by a person exercising the functions of a public office in fact, where other persons than himself are interested in maintaining the validity of such acts.

(Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018