CA AB1791

Department of General Services must add a provision to state contracts requiring contractors to certify they have appropriate systems and controls in place to ensure computer software use complies with applicable copyright laws.

Contracts between state agencies and contractors must require contractors to certify that state funds will not be used to acquire, operate, or maintain computer software in violation of copyright laws.

Certifications are not considered false or fraudulent if software violations arise from causes beyond the contractor's control and without their fault or negligence.

If disputes arise regarding a contractor's certification, the contract's dispute provisions apply and serve as the sole avenue for challenging a certification.

Applies only to contractors' own computer software use, not to products or software supplied to the state under the contract.