{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-10309","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 10309","heading":"","body":"Except as provided in Sections 10332 and 10333, no state agency may acquire goods in the open market, unless permission has been given by the department, upon a showing of the necessity therefor.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 2. CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES [10100. - 19150.]","CHAPTER 2. State Acquisition of Goods and Services [10290. - 10490.]","ARTICLE 3. Competitive Bidding and Other Acquisition Procedures [10300. - 10334.]"],"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":"0479a4a32da6777633dea313cd0d3a2d76601b0ec903a533521e0bcf83dd2a67","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-10308","next":"us-ca/pcc-10310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}