Offenses Under the State Contract Act

In the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 9, there are specified offenses under the State Contract Act.

Section 10280 provides that any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.

Section 10281 specifies that any contractor or his agent or employee who corruptly permits the violation of any contract awarded under this part to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.

Section 10282 states that any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor or subcontractor, who has knowledge of any work being done in violation of any contract under this part and does not immediately notify the department or the inspector or resident engineer upon the project of the violation, is guilty of a felony.

Section 10283 specifies that the felonies under this law are punishable by imprisonment under Penal Code Section 1170(h).

Section 10284 provides that persons convicted under this law are also liable to the state for double the amount the state may have lost, or be liable to lose by reason of the acts made crimes by this article.