Public Utilities Code section 856

Every officer, agent, or employee of a public utility, or of a subsidiary or affiliate of, or a corporation holding a controlling interest in, a public utility, and every other person subject to the requirements of this article, who violates or fails to comply with, or procures, aids, or abets any violation of, this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Source: Section 856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=856. (accessed Jun. 2, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 856’s source at ca.gov

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Original Source: Section 856, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=856. (last accessed May 12, 2025).