Government Code section 9149.34

An individual who intentionally retaliates against a legislative employee for having made a protected disclosure is subject to a fine not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and imprisonment in a county jail for a period not to exceed one year.

Source: Section 9149.34, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=9149.34. (updated Feb. 5, 2018; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_9149.34

Original Source: Section 9149.34, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=9149.34. (last accessed May 12, 2025).