Government Code section 6044

State, county or city officers, officers of political subdivisions, and officers of courts who violate or disregard the provisions of this article, or of Article 1, are responsible personally and on their official bonds for all damages occasioned thereby, together with one hundred dollars ($100) liquidated damages in each case, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by the person aggrieved or interested.

Source: Section 6044, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=6044.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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