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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 1Ch. 4§ 9411 State Employee Contempt Discharge

§ 9411 State Employee Contempt Discharge

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§ 9411 State Employee Contempt Discharge

Key Takeaways

  • •If you refuse to answer questions in front of a government committee, you can lose your job if you work for the state.
  • •The state won’t hire or pay anyone who has ever refused to answer questions in front of a committee.
  • •The committee will tell the state’s hiring and pay offices about the refusal, and those offices will notify all state employers.

Example

A state employee is called to answer questions in front of a government committee but refuses to speak.

The committee will report this refusal, and the employee will be fired immediately. They won’t get paid for any work done after refusing to answer. Also, they can never work for the state again.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 9411 State Employee Contempt Discharge

Every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall discharge any person who commits a contempt before any committee. Such person shall receive no compensation from the State or any agency thereof for services rendered after the date of such refusal. No State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, shall ever employ or compensate for services any person who has at any time prior to the proposed employment or compensation committed a contempt before any committee. The committee shall read this section to the person so refusing, and shall certify the refusal to the State Personnel Board and to the State Controller. Upon receipt of such certificate, the State Personnel Board shall immediately notify every State department, office, board, commission or bureau, including The Regents of the University of California, by whom such person is or has at any time been employed. (Enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

contemptemploymentfirecommissionportstate personnel boardthe regentsuniversity

Related Statutes

  • § 26909 Special District Audit Requirements
  • § 56430 Service Review Requirements
  • § 65850.52 Residential Energy Storage Systems
  • § 17562 State Mandate Cost Reporting
  • § 20423.6 Local Prosecutor Retirement Eligibility

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 9411.
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