{"code":"LAB","codeName":"Labor Code","section":"1779","citation":"Lab. Code, § 1779","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200. - 2699.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 7. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES [1720. - 1964.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Public Works [1720. - 1861.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-7/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Wages [1770. - 1785.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/division-2/part-7/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Any person or agent or officer thereof who charges, collects, or attempts to charge or collect, directly or indirectly, a fee or valuable consideration for registering any person for public work, or for giving information as to where such employment may be procured, or for placing, assisting in placing, or attempting to place, any person in public work, whether the person is to work directly for the State, or any political subdivision or for a contractor or subcontractor doing public work is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Any person or agent or officer thereof who charges, collects, or attempts to charge or collect, directly or indirectly, a fee or valuable consideration for registering any person for public work, or for giving information as to where such employment may be procured, or for placing, assisting in placing, or attempting to place, any person in public work, whether the person is to work directly for the State, or any political subdivision or for a contractor or subcontractor doing public work is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/labor-code/wages-1779","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}