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CA Pub Cont Code § 10409 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 7.6 - Recycled Oil Markets|Section 10409.

10409.  Every local agency, as defined in Section 17518 of the Government Code, shall purchase lubricating oil and industrial oil from the seller whose oil product contains the greater percentage of recycled oil, if the availability, fitness, quality, and price of the recycled oil product is otherwise equal to, or better than, virgin oil products. This section shall not prohibit a local agency from purchasing virgin oil products for exclusive use in vehicles whose warranties expressly prohibit the use of products containing recycled oil.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1101, Sec. 2. Effective September 29, 1992.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10410 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 8 - Conflict of Interest|Section 10410.

10410.  No officer or employee in the state civil service or other appointed state official shall engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise from which the officer or employee receives compensation or in which the officer or employee has a financial interest and which is sponsored or funded, or sponsored and funded, by any state agency or department through or by a state contract unless the employment, activity, or enterprise is required as a condition of the officer’s or employee’s regular state employment. No officer or employee in the state civil service shall contract on his or her own individual behalf as an independent contractor with any state agency to provide services or goods.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 154, Sec. 12.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10411 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 8 - Conflict of Interest|Section 10411.

10411.  (a) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person of any state agency or department employed under the state civil service or otherwise appointed to serve in state government may enter into a contract in which he or she engaged in any of the negotiations, transactions, planning, arrangements, or any part of the decisionmaking process relevant to the contract while employed in any capacity by any state agency or department. The prohibition of this subdivision shall apply to a person only during the two-year period beginning on the date the person left state employment.(b) For a period of 12 months following the date of his or her retirement, dismissal, or separation from state service, no person employed under state civil service or otherwise appointed to serve in state government may enter into a contract with any state agency, if he or she was employed by that state agency in a policymaking position in the same general subject area as the proposed contract within the 12-month period prior to his or her retirement, dismissal, or separation. The prohibition of this subdivision shall not apply to a contract requiring the person’s services as an expert witness in a civil case or to a contract for the continuation of an attorney’s services on a matter with which he or she was involved prior to leaving state service.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 156. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10412 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 8 - Conflict of Interest|Section 10412.

10412.  Each contractor who enters into a state contract with the state for ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, shall be assigned an identification number by the department. Each contractor who has been assigned a number, shall list it on each contract he or she enters into with the state, regardless of the amount of the contract. In the case of a corporation or firm, the president’s assigned number shall be used exclusively on each contract. The assigned number shall remain unchanged regardless of future name changes.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10413 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 8 - Conflict of Interest|Section 10413.

10413.  Notwithstanding Section 10410, an employee or state officer, not including a member of the board of directors, of a district agricultural association formed pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 3801) of Division 3 of the Food and Agricultural Code, subject to the approval of the board of directors of that association, may receive compensation or have a financial interest as described in Section 10410 for purposes of contracting or employment with another district agricultural association. Nothing in this section shall preclude the applicability of Sections 1090, 18000, and 19990 of the Government Code to officers and employees of a district agricultural association.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 215, Sec. 1. (AB 2396) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10420 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10420.

10420.  Every contract or other transaction entered in violation of any provision of this chapter is void, unless the violation is technical or nonsubstantive.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10421 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10421.

10421.  The state, or any person acting on behalf of the state, may bring a civil action seeking a determination by the Superior Court that a contract or other transaction has been entered in violation of any provision of this chapter. If the court finds substantial evidence of such a violation, it may issue a temporary injunction to prevent any further dealings upon the contract or other transaction, pending a final determination on the merits of the case. If the action results in a final determination that the contract or other transaction has been entered in violation of this chapter, it shall be void, and the state or person bringing the action shall be awarded costs and attorney’s fees. This section shall not be construed to permit an award of costs and attorney fees to the person or entity contracting or otherwise transacting with the state.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10422 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10422.

10422.  Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act under this chapter to the injury of the state is guilty of a felony.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10423 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10423.

10423.  Any person contracting with the state by oral or written contract who corruptly permits the violation of any contract made under this chapter is guilty of a felony.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10424 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10424.

10424.  Persons convicted under Section 10422 or 10423 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.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10425 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10425.

10425.  Willful violation of any other provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10426 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 9 - Remedies and Penalties|Section 10426.

10426.  (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally disclose proprietary information obtained in the negotiation, execution, or performance of a consulting services contract, as defined in Section 10335.5, or an information technology contract, as defined in Section 11702 of the Government Code, with a state agency when the contracting party knew or should have known that the disclosure was likely to cause harm.(b) A violation of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor and may be prosecuted by the Attorney General or by a local district attorney in the district in which the disclosure took place.(c) (1) For the purposes of this section “proprietary information” shall include any information agreed by the contracting parties to be proprietary or any information that is designated by a contracting state agency to be proprietary. A contracting state agency shall specifically identify in the contract any information that is considered to be proprietary. The state agency shall make this designation only in cases where the state agency has reason to believe that the release of this information poses an immediate threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public or the state agency has reason to believe that the contracting party intends to sell the information. If the state agency makes a designation of proprietary information subsequent to the execution of the contract, the state agency shall make a good faith effort to amend the contract to incorporate the subsequent designation of proprietary information. A contracting state agency shall provide written notification to a contracting party of any information that, subsequent to the execution of the contract, is identified to be proprietary. A contracting party is not in violation of this section if that party discloses information prior to the receipt of the written notification.(2) Any information that is required to be released or disclosed by a contracting party pursuant to a legal requirement, including an order of a court or regulatory agency, shall not be considered a violation of this section.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1097, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10470 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 12 - Minority Business Participation|Section 10470.

10470.  As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Awarding department” means any state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer of an entity empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of California.(b) “Contract” includes any agreement or joint development agreement to provide labor, services, materials, supplies, or equipment in the performance of a contract, franchise, concession, or lease granted, let, or awarded for and on behalf of the State of California.(c) “Contractor” means any person or persons, firm, partnership, corporation, or combination thereof which submits a bid and enters into a contract with a representative of a state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of California.(d) “Goal” means a numerically expressed objective which awarding departments and contractors are required to make efforts to achieve.(e) “Minority business enterprise” means a business concern which is all of the following:(1) At least 51 percent owned by one or more minorities, or in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more minorities.(2) Managed by, and the daily business operations are controlled by, one or more minorities.(3) A domestic corporation with its home office located in the United States. (f) “Women business enterprise” means a business concern which is all of the following:(1) At least 51 percent owned by a woman or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women.(2) Managed by, and the daily business operations are controlled by, one or more women.(3) A domestic corporation with its home office located in the United States.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1450, Sec. 8.5.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10471 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 12 - Minority Business Participation|Section 10471.

10471.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all contracts awarded pursuant to Section 2910 of the Penal Code or Section 1753.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by any state agency, department, officer, or governmental entity for construction, professional services, materials, supplies, equipment, alteration, repair, or improvement shall have statewide participation goals of not less than 15 percent for minority business enterprises, and not less than 5 percent for women business enterprises. These goals are also applicable to the overall dollar amount expended each year by the awarding department designated for those purposes.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1450, Sec. 8.5.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10472 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 12 - Minority Business Participation|Section 10472.

10472.  In awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the awarding department shall consider the responsiveness of a bidder to minority business enterprise and women business enterprise goals set forth in Section 10471.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 19, Sec. 4. Effective July 28, 2009.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10473 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 12 - Minority Business Participation|Section 10473.

10473.  (a) Each awarding department shall establish a method for monitoring compliance with the minority business enterprise and women business enterprise goals required in this article.(b) Each awarding department shall adopt rules and regulations for purposes of implementing this article. Emergency regulations consistent with the requirements of this article may be adopted without the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law if they are adopted within 90 days of the effective date of this article.(c) In implementing the requirements of this article, the awarding department shall utilize existing resources such as the Office of Small and Minority Business, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the federal Small Business Administration.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1450, Sec. 8.5.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10474 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 12 - Minority Business Participation|Section 10474.

10474.  Commencing on January 1, 1989, and on January 1st of each year thereafter, each awarding department shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the level of participation by minority or women business enterprises in contracts identified in this article. If the established goals are not being met, the awarding department shall report the reasons for its inability to achieve these goals and shall identify remedial steps to be undertaken.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1450, Sec. 8.5.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10475 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 13 - Darfur Contracting Act of 2008|Section 10475.

10475.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) On September 21, 2004, in addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President George W. Bush affirmed the Secretary of State’s finding and stated, “At this hour, the world is witnessing terrible suffering and horrible crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, crimes my government has concluded are genocide.”(b) The federal government has imposed sanctions against the Government of Sudan since 1997. These sanctions are monitored through the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).(c) Since 1993, the United States Secretary of State has determined Sudan is a country whose government has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, thereby restricting United States assistance, defense exports and sales, and financial and other transactions with the Government of Sudan.(d) On December 31, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (Public Law 110-174). The legislation passed the Senate and the House of Representatives unanimously. That act authorizes state and local governments to adopt policies to divest from, and prohibit, contracts with problematic companies operating in Sudan’s oil, power, mineral, and military sectors. That act also prohibits the federal government from contracting with these companies.(e) On September 25, 2006, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stated, “Divesting will show our defiance of a government that murders” when signing Assembly Bill 2941 into law enabling the nation’s two largest pension funds to divest from investments in Sudan.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009. Note: Section 10480 suggests conditions for future repeal action.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10476 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 13 - Darfur Contracting Act of 2008|Section 10476.

10476.  As used in this article, the following definition applies:“Scrutinized company” means a company in Sudan that is involved in power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, but excludes a company that can demonstrate any of the following:(a) Its business operations are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan.(b) Its business operations are conducted under a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, or are expressly exempted under federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such a license.(c) Its business operations consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan.(d) Its business operations exclusively consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization.(e) Its business operations consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education.(f) Its business operations with the Government of Sudan will be voluntarily suspended for the entire duration of the contract for goods or services for which they have bid on, or submitted a proposal for, a contract with a state agency.(g) It has adopted, publicized, and is implementing a formal plan to cease business operations within one year and to refrain from conducting any new business operations.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009. Note: Section 10480 suggests conditions for future repeal action.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10477 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 13 - Darfur Contracting Act of 2008|Section 10477.

10477.  (a) A scrutinized company is ineligible to, and shall not, bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services.(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Director of General Services may permit a scrutinized company, on a case-by-case basis, to bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services, if it is in the best interests of the state to permit the scrutinized company to bid on or submit a proposal for one or more contracts with a state agency for goods or services.(2) In making this determination, the Director of General Services may utilize the following resources:(A) Verification by an independent third party or nonprofit organization that a company is doing either of the following:(i) Undertaking significant humanitarian efforts in conjunction with an international organization, the Government of Sudan, the regional government of southern Sudan, or a nonprofit organization to benefit one or more marginalized populations of Sudan. The party or organization providing the verification or an independent third party must evaluate and certify that the significant humanitarian efforts are substantial in relation to the company’s Sudan business operations.(ii) Through engagement with the Government of Sudan, materially improving conditions for the genocidally victimized population in Darfur.(B) Consideration of a National Interest Waiver issued by the President of the United States excluding a company from the federal contract prohibitions provisions of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act (Public Law 110-174).(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009. Note: Section 10480 suggests conditions for future repeal action.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10478 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 13 - Darfur Contracting Act of 2008|Section 10478.

10478.  (a) A state agency shall require a company that submits a bid or proposal with respect to a contract for goods or services, that currently or within the previous three years has had business activities or other operations outside of the United States, to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company.(b) A state agency shall not require a company that submits a bid or proposal with respect to a contract for goods or services, and that currently or within the previous three years has had business activities or other operations outside of the United States, to certify that the company is not a scrutinized company, if the company has obtained permission to bid on or submit a proposal for a contract with a state agency for goods or services pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10477.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 272, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009. Note: Section 10480 suggests conditions for future repeal action.)