CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 412

Introduced by Assembly Member Soria

February 02, 2023

An act to amend Section 275.2 of the Government Code, relating to public officers.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 412, as introduced, Soria. Public officers: minors.
Existing law requires a public officer who is a minor to have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to that public officer’s official duties, and a candidate for nomination or election to public office who is a minor to have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to that candidate’s activities as a candidate.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 275.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:

275.2.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public officer who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to his that public officer’s official duties, and a candidate for nomination or election to public office who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to his that candidate’s activities as a candidate.