{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"1303","citation":"Gov. Code, § 1303","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Appointments, Nominations, Commissions, and Oaths [1300. - 1369.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General [1300. - 1306.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-4/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Every person who exercises any function of a public office without taking the oath of office, or without giving the required bond, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p><p>This section does not affect the validity of acts done by a person exercising the functions of a public office in fact, where other persons than himself are interested in maintaining the validity of such acts.</p>","text":"Every person who exercises any function of a public office without taking the oath of office, or without giving the required bond, is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not affect the validity of acts done by a person exercising the functions of a public office in fact, where other persons than himself are interested in maintaining the validity of such acts.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-1303","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}