California Government Code 9414 – (a) Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a …
(a) Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a misdemeanor:
(1) Coerces or attempts to coerce any person not to appear as a witness before any committee.
Terms Used In California Government Code 9414
- committee: means a committee of either the Senate or Assembly, a joint committee of both houses, or, when any of the foregoing committees is authorized to create subcommittees, a subcommittee. See California Government Code 9400
- Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
- Person: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
(2) Deprives, attempts to deprive, or threatens to deprive any other person, or requests any employer to deprive any employee, of lawful employment, when such deprivation, attempt, threat, or request is motivated by the fact that the other person or employee is, was, or may become a witness before a committee.
(b) Any employer or person acting on behalf of an employer who, directly or indirectly, harasses any person employed by that employer, when the harassment is motivated by the fact that the employee is, was, or may be a witness before a committee, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) This section shall not be construed to prevent any employer from discharging an employee for cause nor shall it be construed to prevent a labor union or an agent thereof from requesting the dismissal of an employee when the request is motivated by a cause other than that specified herein.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1512, Sec. 1.)