Government Code section 1303

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.

Source: Section 1303, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=1303.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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