{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-19760","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 19760","heading":"","body":"It is unlawful for any State officer or employee to draw, sign, issue, or authorize the drawing, signing, or issuing of any warrant or check payable out of State funds, to pay any salary or compensation to any one holding a position in the State civil service, if such person does not lawfully hold such position.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 5. PERSONNEL [18000. - 22980.]","PART 2. STATE CIVIL SERVICE [18500. - 19799.]","CHAPTER 10. Prohibitions and Offenses [19680. - 19765.]","ARTICLE 3. Unlawful Employment [19760. - 19765.]"],"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":"2d57eb23574ecafe0d03084694ee5e78de344ac87ade9fca1a2bb3c54b425c31","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-19706","next":"us-ca/gov-19762"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}