California Government Code

§ 14842

GOV § 14842 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 5.5 · Ch. 6.5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)A business that has obtained classification as a small business or microbusiness by reason of having furnished incorrect supporting information or by reason of having withheld information, and that knew, or should have known, the information furnished was incorrect or the information withheld was relevant to its request for classification, and that by reason of that classification has been awarded a contract to which it would not otherwise have been entitled, shall do all of the following:

(1)Pay to the state any difference between the contract amount and what the state’s costs would have been if the contract had been properly awarded.

(2)Pay to the awarding state agency and the department an amount that is equal to the costs incurred for investigating the small business or microbusiness certification that led to the finding that the contract had been improperly awarded. Costs incurred shall include, but are not limited to, costs and attorney’s fees paid by the awarding state agency or the department related to hearings and court appearances.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. (AB 177) Effective January 1, 2011.