{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-1303","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 1303","heading":"","body":"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.\nThis 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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [1000. - 3599.84.]","CHAPTER 2. Appointments, Nominations, Commissions, and Oaths [1300. - 1369.]","ARTICLE 1. General [1300. - 1306.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"6ecdfe35c3333bda34486f69b05ae918f0549c6e876ecd154dbfcb21c590b00e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-1302","next":"us-ca/gov-1304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}