BILL NUMBER: AB 287INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Buchanan FEBRUARY 8, 2011 An act to amend Section 275.2 of the Government Code, relating to public officers. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 287, as introduced, Buchanan. Public officers: minors. Existing law provides that a public officer who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to that public officer's official duties, and a candidate for nomination or election to public office who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to that candidate's activities as a candidate. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 275.2 of the Government Code is amended to read: 275.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public officer who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to his or her official duties, and a candidate for nomination or election to public office who is a minor shall have the rights and liabilities of an adult, both civil and criminal, with regard to his or her activities as a candidate.