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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 2. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT 8902-10606›PART 1. LEGISLATURE 8902-9937›CHAPTER 1. Legislative Organization 8902-8956›ARTICLE 3. Joint Legislative Ethics Committee 8940-8956

§ 8951

California Government Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Nothing in this chapter shall preclude any person from instituting a prosecution for violation of any provision of Article 2 (commencing with Section 8920) unless that person has filed a complaint with the committee concerning the violation, in which case that person may not file a complaint with the district attorney of the appropriate county to institute a criminal prosecution for the violation until the committee has made its determination of the matter or a period of 120 days has elapsed since the filing of the complaint with the committee.

(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 58.)

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