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Section 856

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California Code › Code puc › Division 1 › Part 1 › Chapter 4 › Article 6 › Section 856

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Every officer, agent, or employee of a public utility, or of a subsidiary or affiliate of, or a corporation holding a controlling interest in, a public utility, and every other person subject to the requirements of this article, who violates or fails to comply with, or procures, aids, or abets any violation of, this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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