Government Code section 19760

It is unlawful for any State officer or employee to draw, sign, issue, or authorize the drawing, signing, or issuing of any warrant or check payable out of State funds, to pay any salary or compensation to any one holding a position in the State civil service, if such person does not lawfully hold such position.

Source: Section 19760, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=19760. (updated Jan. 1, 1945; accessed Oct. 12, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_19760

Original Source: Section 19760, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=19760. (last accessed May 12, 2025).