Government Code section 9055

Every member of the Legislature convicted of any crime defined in this article, in addition to the punishment prescribed, forfeits his office and is forever disqualified from holding any office in the State.

Source: Section 9055, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=9055. (updated Jan. 1, 1943; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_9055

Original Source: Section 9055, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=9055. (last accessed May 12, 2025).