Imputation of Knowledge and Conduct
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.0810
in effect§22.0810 Imputation of Knowledge and Conduct
(a) The fraudulent, criminal, or other serious misconduct of any officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee, or other individuals associated with a bidder or contractor may be imputed to the bidder or contractor when the conduct occurred in connection with the individual’s performance of duties for, or on behalf of, the bidder or contractor, or with the bidder’s or contractor’s knowledge, approval, or acquiescence. Acceptance of the benefits derived from the conduct shall be evidence of such knowledge, approval, or acquiescence.
(b) The fraudulent, criminal, or other serious misconduct of a bidder or contractor may be imputed to any officer, director, shareholder, partner, employee, or other individual associated with the bidder or contractor who participated in, knew of, or had reason to know of the bidder’s or contractor’s conduct.
(c) The fraudulent, criminal, or other serious misconduct of one bidder or contractor participating in a joint venture or similar arrangement may be imputed to other participating bidders or contractors if the conduct occurred for, on approval of, or acquiescence of these bidders or contractors. Acceptance of the benefits derived from the conduct shall be evidence of such knowledge, approval, or acquiescence.
(“Appeals to City Council from Certain Decisions of Debarment Hearing Board” added 9-3-2002 by O-19093 N.S.)
(Retitled from “Appeals to City Council from Certain Decisions of Debarment Hearing Board” to “Imputation of Knowledge and Conduct” and amended 8-10-2016 by O-20715 N.S.; effective 9-9-2016.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division08.pdf#page=11Fetched: 10/28/2026