{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-53243.4","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 53243.4","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, “abuse of office or position” means either of the following:\n(a) An abuse of public authority, including, but not limited to, waste, fraud, and violation of the law under color of authority.\n(b) A crime against public justice, including, but not limited to, a crime described in Title 5 (commencing with Section 67), Title 6 (commencing with Section 85), or Title 7 (commencing with Section 92) of Part 1 of the Penal Code.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","CHAPTER 2. Officers and Employees [53200. - 53299.]","ARTICLE 2.6. Abuse of Office [53243. - 53244.]"],"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":"948d780b09f8da4aaf594a74d19529831817e7fe09bc1c6468a4abc5822cdf1f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-53243.3","next":"us-ca/gov-53244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}