Government Code section 53896

An officer of a local agency wilfully refusing to make such a report is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 53896, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53896. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_53896

Original Source: Section 53896, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=53896. (last accessed May 12, 2025).